The Nenana news., 1918-03-09


 addressing the convention, declared that there existed no justification for the bill except in the fancy of its promoters, as a means of beating the beef trust He added that no claim had been made by the people of Alaska that they are starving or even hard pressed for food. He con cluded by characterizing the plan as a big waste of game.
 Washington-Conscription of labor for farm work, the shipyards and intuition factories was brought near CT realization today when the house military committee favorably report ed the measure giving the president authority to draw workers from any class of draft registrants. Chair man Rainey, of the house ways and means committee, declared in dis cussing the measure, that the con scription of labor in this country is inevitable.
 London.-Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, asserted, in a state ment made before the house of com mons yesterday, that England and America are sinking submarines about as fast as the Germans can build them, resulting in a steadily decreasing loss to Allied shipping. He also called attention to the fact that strikes and labor disturbances had interfered to some extent with the production of merchant ships. Cooperation between England and the United States, he said, is nearly complete as possible. In conclusion, he said that Brazil would soon send a fleet of warships to aid the Allies.
 Washington.-The Austrian pre- meir is reported to have informed Rumania that unless she submits to the Teutonic peace terms without further barley, she will be crushed. The terms include the cession of Donribja and the ratification of cer- tain boundaries. If Rumania yields, her integrity and dynasty will be guaranteed by the Central powers.
 London.-John Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, died yesterday morning of heart failure Death is attributed, indirectly, to an opera tion which he underwent recently. ,. Washington-Members of the cab 9net deny that the American govern ruent has taken any action with re- gard to the suggested intervention of Japan in Siberia. Beyond that, they refuse to discuss the question, say ing that when a statement is ready for the public, it will be made by President Wilson. It is intimated that should the United States decide to communicate with Japan on the Siberian issue, the communication will be forwarded through England.
 Washington,-The name of Thos. Riggs, Jr. was sent to the senate this morning by President Wilson, for confirmation as governor to to succeed Governor J. F. A. Strong, who has already held the office a year beyond the expiration of his term. There does not appear to be any opposition to the nomina- tion of Riggs and it is expec ted that the senate will act favorably at an early date.
 R. A. Jackson, former Fairbanks has been in Washington the greater part of the winter for the purpose, it is stated, of securing the appointment as a member of the Alaskan Engineering commission, to succeed Mr Riggs, in case the latter becomes governor.
 Washington.-The council of na- sional defense has issued a state nent in which it is shown that the fire losses in the United States dur ng the past year were heavier than turing any previous year in the his ;ory of the country, except the year If the San Francisco fire. The 1917 osses totalled two hundred thirty million. The majority of the fires were of incendiary origin.