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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
VETERAN SIGNS
PENSION CHECKS
WITH HIS THUMB

SAWTELLE, Call. NJ. Lank-
ston, a Civil war veteran, who is
bedridden at his home here, will
sign the pension checks he receives
from the Government with his
thumb print, he has announced, to
prevent anyone from defrauding
him.
A copy of his thumb-print has
been filed with Sergeant A Nc
Lain, in charge of the branch of
the Los Angeles police department
here. Lankston signs his checks
and endorses his pension check with
his thumb, and Sergeant McLain
compares it with the original on file
in his office before the bank here
will honor the paper.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
WAR PREPARATION
IS ADVOCATED BY
ADMIRAL JELL|COE

+ SYDNEY, Australia. Admiral
Viscount Jellicoe preached policy
of preparation for war in some of
the speeches he has delivered here
while visiting Australia to inform
the Australian government concern
ing matters of naval policy.
when discussions take place on
such subjects as the League of Ma
tions or the question of limitation of
armament, l trust it will never be
forgotten that the existence of the
British Empire depends absolutely
upon the safety of its sea COM
munications, said Admiral Jellicoe
at Sydney, where he addressed the
Navy League. Before the war, he
said, Great Britain suffered from a
lack of sufficient ships to guard the
long lines of communication be-
tween London and Australia, and,
he added sit is up to the British
Empire to see that we are never in
want of sufficient policemen afoat
in the future"
| Speaking of the deadly risks
run in the last five years." the ad-
miral said, lone can only hope that
in the future sufficient provisions
will be made both by the mother
country and by the overseas do
minions to insure the impossibility
, of defeat of the British navy"
After giving some information to
show how long it took Great Brit
ain to prepare for Germany's sub
marine campaign, Viscount Jellicoe
said: 1.-The lesson I am trying to
preach is preparation for war.
would like to say very seriously that
it seems to me the conclusion is
forced upon US that the British En-
pire depends now more than ever
upon naval supremacy"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
MOE D|STURBS
BROOKS STILLS;
PRICE SOARING

The price of moonshine in the
Tolovana district has advanced con-
siderably as a result of the recent
visit of Special Liquor Officer John
Moe, and the arrest by him of two
of the camps alleged leading pro-
ducers of the stuff that cheers.
When Moe went into the district, it
was possible to buy the homemade
brand for $3.50 per bottle, but now
it is hard to get at any price, the
lowest quotation being $40.
The former Fairbanks saloonman,
who turned sleuth after the terri
tory went dry, went into the Tolo-
vana several weeks ago, and after
he had been there awhile, rounded
up two offenders-Cy Noble and
Eddie Brown-both of whom ad-
mitted their guilt and paid fines,
the former being assessed $500 and
the latter a couple of hundred less.
The stills were stlled.
Moe was passenger on the
steamer Carl White, arriving from
the Tolovana last night on his way
to Fairbanks to take the rest cure.
And while there he will prepare for
another invasion Of the district for
the purpose of continuing his in
vestigations.
Noble is said to have sold his es-
Enlistment at West Fork and the
place is now being conducted under
the management of Henry Klein
schmidt, who recently returned to
the Tolovana from Nenana.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
AVIATOR SEES FIRE;
NOTIFIES FIREMEN;
BUILDINGS ARE SAVED

ONTARIO, Cal-An army aviator
who discovered a big brush fire as
he was flying over the ranch of ].
c. Smyth, near here, recently,
turned his plane back to the city
and by signals informed the On
tario fire department of the blaze.
Mr.. Smyth, whose home was in
danger, had tried several times to
summon the fire department by tele-
phone, but, owing to a strike Of
operators, was unable to do So A
chemical engine responded to the
aviator's appeal and the ranch
house and other buildings were
saved.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
TEXAS WHEAT CROPS
WORTH TWICE THE
VALUE OF THE LAND

AMARILLO, Tex.-Bumper wheat
crops, which are assured in this
district, are causing a unique stu
alton as regards crop values and
the present prices of land. In many
instances the crop will yield as much
as twice the value of the land. One
farmer near here recently purchased
120 acres, which was planted IN
wheat, and his yield. as now esti-
mated, will more than double the
price paid for the farm and i'm
provements. Some farmers are as
sured of SO bushels to the acre,
an almost unheard of yield in this
district.
Although for time it was
thought that a shortage of labor in
harvesting the crop would entail
great losses, this question seems
to have been solved. The United
States employment Office here has
secured the necessary number of
men from the East to handle the
situation, it is said, and with con-
ditions remaining normal the full
yield will be saved. The crop in
the 80 counties comprising the Pan
handle of Texas is valued at be-
tween fifty and sixty millions.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
TRANSPORTATION LAWYER
cONFERS WITH GOVERNOR

Maurice D. Leehey. selected by
the Alaska Territorial Shipping
Board to conduct an investigation
into the transportation situation in
Alaska under the terms of the re-
cent act of the territorial legisla-
ture. and Richard NJ. Semmes, traf-
fc expert employed by him, arrived
at Juneau recently to consult with
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., and
Territorial Treasurer Walstein G..
Smith, members of the shipping
board. The data and information
gathered by Mr.. Leehey and Mr..
Semmes and their recommendations
were presented to the board for
consideration. "-.~
Mr.. Semmes is an old steamship
traffic man and is regarded as a
very capable expert in his line. His
home is in Seattle, where he was
actively connected with shipping un-
ii he joined the army during the
war.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
MARINE BULLETIN
yxsy1HHIHH11111s I

Washburn, up Kkrines, 6 a. m.
Tanana, Kelly. and Yukon. at
Cinema this morning.
Jacobs. in sight of Richardson this
morning.
Reliance, down Nulato, $50 p. m,
.31st.
Sibilla, at Tanana.
Alaska, down Fortymile, a, m,
31st, last report.
No report from Dawson this morn
ing.
ko-lik, Julia B, and Davis, at St.
Michael. .. .- ..
Seattle No. 3, down Nulato, noon,
list.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02
PERSONAL
y e1HHxx1sHsssssss I.


The S. & ". tinshop, of Fair
banks, has moved from its old loca-
ton at the corner of Second and
Lacy streets, 10 the building for
merly occupied by the Tanana Sheet
Metal works.
Margaret Delaney, daughter Of
D. II. Delaney, who came to Ne
mana to have her tonsils removed
at the Government hospital, return
ed on the steamer Yukon to her
home in Fairbanks.
New Puritan and Premium Hams
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02

New Wisconsin Cream Cheese a
Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-02

Birth Announcement Cards at the
News Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18

JESSE VOGDES,
PARK CHIEF, DIES
Engineer Succumbs at Uni
versity Hospital After
Short Illness
WAS 6l YEARS OLD
Children Were Especial
Friends of Big Fairgrounds
Engineer
WAS 6l YEARS OLD

Jesse T. Nogdes, known TO thousands
of Philadelphians as the boss" of Fair
mount Park is dead
He died early today at the University
Hospital after an illness of three weeks,
He was sixty-one years old and wa
born in this city. Mr.. vogdes was
stricken i'll at his home. Ridgeland. in
Paramount Park. His conditionNbecame
gradnally worse and he was removed
TO the hospital yesterday.
Although he was. officially, chief
engineer of the park, most of those who
visited Fairmount regarded him as the
general superintendent. He was familiar
with every nook and spot of its vast
area and took keen. pride in having
charge of the best park in the world.
Thousands Of automobilists and horse
men know the chief personally and the
Riddles, too, were also his stanch
friends.
ON leaving school, Mr.. Vogdes became
a civil engineer. He was appointed chief
engineer ands superintendent of Fair
mount Park February II. 1898. AL
though Republican. he never took ac-
tive part in politics. He was member
Of, the Merton Cricket. Bachelors Boat
and Columbia Clubs, also of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
He is survived by a widow. three sons
and two daughters. ArrangerSarts for
the funeral have not been combieted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18
La PROMOZTONE DEL
X. CONSOLE ITALIANO

Con rivo compiacimento apprendiamo
che lillustre Regio Console di Philadel-
phia. Cav. tff. Gaetano Poccardi con
recente Decreto Reale e. state pron1osso
console Generate con altrettanta sod
dlsiazione sapplamo che rintegerrimo
iunZlohario restYa nell'Cfficia di
guesta citta' che. Consequentemente. per
la promozone del titolare verra' eieva
TO Consolato Generate
u cav Poccardi e. nato in Torna mel
100 81 laureo' in Legge nella delta
cltta mel 1897. In seguito au esame
al conCorso entro, mel MARIO del 1899.
al Ministero degl AFFAIR." E,steri in Roma
fer lie spiccate qualita' che fanno del
gay. Poccard un funzionario apprez-
zatissimo' ii Patrio Governo gil affido'
senpre Important incarichi ed ufficl
ru vice Console in Alessandria d'Egitto
a Marsiglia. a Trieste. Nallona Janina.
fromosso Console fu inviate nella inn
p0rtahte sede di Boston posca a La
Plata. Argentina. Chiamato nuova-
mente al Ministero degli Esteri, vi RI
hlase qualcne tempo poscia venne
nominate all'importante Consolato di
Philadelphia. e. state reggente del Con-
solato Generate d New York nell-epoca
dellarrivo della Missione Italiana con
capo ;. A. r. IL Principe di Udne. IL
CAV. Poccardi e. cavaliere uf1iciale del
IOOrdine della Corona d'Italia dol
fOrdine del Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro,
Tutta la parte sana della Colonia
italiana di Philadelphia ha affresso con
soddis, fazione vivissm a la fromozione
di lui.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18

New York. II marzo.-Da un comuni-
cato dallUficio Italiano di Informazioni.
redatta in base ad un cablogramma uffi-
ciale. 81 apprende che lie aspiration
italiane sulle Alpi rAdriatico sono
state presentate ala Conferenza della
Pace. Mel presentare lie sue aspirazfoni
lltalia non scltanto ha spiegato ragioni
sulfe quail tall aspirazioni Sono fon-
date. ma ha dimostrato che esse sono
,ispirate da giustizia, legalitae modera
zione. L'Itala vuole che tuttt i. suoi
figli oppressi dal giogo straniero siano
ltberati, vuole la rcostituzone del
l'unita' nazionale geogra aficamente e stori-
camente avere Indispensable garanzie
per la sua sicureZZa in terra ed in mare,
L1talia mel presentare lie sue aspira-
zione ha anche dmostrato che esse pos
sono realizzarsi senZa urtare vitali in
teressi d altri popoli.
Parigi, II marzo-n Temps pub
blica un articolo editoriale circa lie ri
rendicaztoni italiane il cui scope rap
presenta la protezione delle frontiere
contro invasioni germaniche. la stu
azione Stable sull' 'Adriatico per ASST
curare la pace ira italiani slaN
contribuendo garantire lequlibrio
del Mediterraneo. Trattasi--dice il
giornale-di dare al popolo italiano
soddisfazione meritata al suoi sacrifci e
prova materiale che non ingannavasi
nellentrare in guerra a fianco degli
Alleati.
Le domarde dellItalia sono fondate
su argomenti etnici. geografici, storici
n OF tfat DiO mt, Vii
n'opinione pubblca francese, senza
dubbio l'inglese. vi e. resistenza di due
trattati che devono essere rispettati.
I'll Siornale ricorda come IItalia NAL
grado lusinghe e concessioni degli I'M
peri Central abba f1rmato il trattato
di Londra il 25 aprile 1915. che In legava
all'Intesa. Nonostante la catastrofe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18
CIGARETTE RISE Low
Revenue Officials Say Cost Should
Not Increase Over I Cent

Following the report that controversy
had started in retail tobacco shopsNoyer
prices resulting from the increased tax
on smoking materials. officials OF the
to offset the new tax any increase be.
yond one cent in the cost of a box con
tanning ten cigarettes would be profiteer-
ing.
In the matter of cigarette revenue t,x
alton II was said that previous to Octo-
ber 3, 1917, the tax was s1o5 on IO0O
After that date 1t was raised To s2oS
and under the recently enacted law II
was increased to SO per 1000, or an
increase of ninety-five cents on eyerW
! 900 cigarettes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18

russa Iitalia mantenne il suo impegno
ed attacco' fAustria mel termine fssato
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18
LTTALIA DICHIARA
lie SUE ASPIRATION
LIE Richieste Sono State Pre-
senate all Conferenza
Della Pace

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT NO. 34I
Authorized by the act of October a.
19l7 on file at the Postoflce Of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
BY order Of the President
A. 8. BURLESON
Postma ster General
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

try. Dias delivered this message to Co
lumbus. who Immediately ordered an ex-
ploration of that part of the island to
ascertain the truth of the Spaniard's re-
port.
The sequel to this little love affair is
also interesting. but most pathetic, Fam
caca, after giving her all to her lover,
who was thereby promoted to high honors
in the colony, being the first alcalde of
the new city. was SO disheartened by the
crGei treatment accorded her people that
sne fled from civilization and affluence
to the wilds of the forests, leaving her
two children and still faithful husband to
from again
From this origin, so casual and do
nestle. arose the first permanent city of
the new world
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
BERLIN PALACES
TO AID HOUSIN
Movement on Foot to Rent Them
to Relieve Pressing
Problem
BY Associated Press


Berlin, October 5.-There is a wide
spread demand that the former royal ano
princely palaces and castles of this city
be utilized to allay the need of dwell
ings during the coming winter by rent
ing parts of them TO people in need oil
homes. Mayor Wermuth has sent a tele
gram to the imperial dwelling commits
sioner calling his attention to this situa+
ton.
The commissioner, in reply. says there.
are in Berlin only six of these build \
ings that are large and notable. OF
these the former Emperor's palace, in
which troops were housed for sometime.
will be occupied by state employees as
rapidly as its rooms are vacated and
eventually will be made into a museum
for works of art.
The Marshall. the formerly royal stables
also have been occupied by troops, b'
will be turned over to the city of Be
lin for administration offices.
Montbijou Chateau was and is a mn
cum, and its big hall is used for trial l.
The palace of Crown Prince Frederick
is being used by the government for an
exposition of modern painting and as
headquarters for the safety police
The palace OF the Crown Princess Ce-
ciIe is occupied as private residences
rented from the government and has a
few military bureaus in one section.
Charlottenburg castle has been used
since December last as an orthopedic hos
pital, except the middle section, which
is extraordinarily artistic and historic
ally valuable.
The palace of Prince August Wilhelm
is rented to two state bureaus and its IL
brary is used for charitable purposes
Bellevue castle now houses state and
government authorities.
The finance ministry which has been
seking space in some of these palaces
found that all the available room had
been taken as long ago as last March.
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with the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
Copyrigh by Harper & Bros. All rights
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by Hutchinson & Co and the London
Times, in Spain by Messrs, SEEK and
BARREL, in Italy by Fratelli Treves, in
Canada and Australia. All rights re-
served for France. Belgium, Holland,
Russia and the Scandinavian countries)
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Much Wanted German efficiency IN
war matters and government IS biuntly
treated by Ludendorff tomorrow. RE
shows how authority was divided IN
such way as5to make for friction and
misunderstanding among the higher
leaders So far as the allies of Germany
were concerned. he found he could not
exercise full command, but was COM
PEELED to deal with conflicting inter-
ests the best way he could.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
CARUSO SINGS
IN transform
Mexican Audience Assembled in Bull
Ring Insists on Proceeding
With Opera

Mexico City, October 5.-The unusual
spectacle was presented today of 1900
persons sitting under their umbrellas in
Mexico City's famous bull ring listening
to Enrico Caruso, wearing a heavy rub
Der cape as protection against the rain,
sing the role of Don Jose" in Carmen. 3"
1t was a picturesque setting for this opera
in bull ring, which until a few years
ago attracted the worlds best matadors
and picadores.
The performance started under dark
skies and during the third act a heavy
rain began falling. At the end of the
act the management announced that
because of the rain the performance
would be suspended. Fifteen thousand
persons rose in their seats and shouted
in opposition, until -the arena shook.
They demanded that the opera proceed,
and inasmuch as by this time the rain
had ceased the fourth act was started
and completed although occasional
flashes of lightning and low-lying clouds
forecast the. storm that broke shortly
after the finale.
+. Next in popularity to Caruso was Cab
rielle Besanzoni, italian contralto, who
sang Carmen Nine Besanzoni makes
her debut this fall with the Metropolitan
Opera company in New York.
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y
The important mountain passes fell
into the enemys hands without shot
being fired Kranstadt and Petros
zeny. with thei rcoal mines. were occu
pied as early as August >. Bumania
patrols were soon seen in Hermann
stadt. Orsova was taken by the enemy.
If the I;umauians advance were not
stopped. not only would Archduke
Charles army group Gin Galicta) he
enveloped but the way into the heart
of Hungary and to our lines Of COM
munication with the Balkan peninsula
would be free. That would mean our
defeat
We Were now faced with the difficult
problem Of holding both the western
and eastern fronts against all hostile
attacks. supporting Archduke Charles,
army and effeetne concentration
against Rumania, which would be not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

merely a guarantee of defense, but en-
able us to pass to the offensive. TIL
execution of this task was made al
the more difficult by the appeals o
the Archduke Charles group for rein
forcements, which ought really to hav
heen sent TO Transatlantic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Germany Lacked Troops
to Punish Run1ania
Forced Thin Lines in East Still Further to Meet New
Danger-Bulgaria Proved to Be Selfish Ally

belief that
would
been dictated
the she side ruled
in and
KnqN the English
The of in the knowledge
of the defeat Yer
to swing he on
in this
He rickey of
nation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
by GEN. ERICH ON LuDENDoRFF

Capathans
southern
carry the Dnester and Mdava for the
Of
railway
of
But Hun
o
hastily concentrated
In
Walacha the Danube and into
IrI nrs Lr
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merely a guarantee of defense, but en-
able us to pass to the offensive. The
execution of this task was made all
the Archduke Charles group for rein
forcements, which ought really to have
been sent to Pennsylvania.
RUSSIAN FRONT Trimmed
Gneral headquarters found itself COM
PEELED to withdraw more and more di-
visions from other fronts. The concen-
tratton against Rumania was deferred
Not single man more could be spared
from the western front. The comman
der-in- chief in the east received in
rious points of his already thinly- held
front and to form new divisions.
tRumania, afterward. in charging
that the Russian government betrayed
it to Germany, pointed to the fact
stated by Ludendorff that the Russian
high command had not taken advan-
tage of the thinning of the northern
German front and charged that an un-
Outstanding was reached that this
movement should be permitted)
Everything was staked on our de-
cision to make the most of our SUI
perior mobility in comparison to the
entente and deal with Rumania in one
great strategic maneuyer; but how and
when this could be accomplished could
not be seen at the beginning of Sep
TENDER.
The first step to be taken in the
carrying out of our plans was to stop
the advance of the whole front on
both sides of tho n
left to the right wing. The front had
to be extended into Pennsylvania,
whilst We attacked the Rumanians
from Bulgaria, although we were not
i'll strength there, in accordance with
the plan of the former chief of the
general staff (Falkenhayn)
MACKENSEN'S FORCE WEAK
After the campaign against Serbia had
been brought to an end, Field Marshal
Won Mackensen had handed over the
command of the Bulgarian Ma cedonian
front to the Bulgarian general staff. al
though he himself remained in the Bal
kans When relations with Rumania be-
came increasingly acute he had made
preparations for the opening of hostili-
ties, and on the 18th of August had taken
over command of the German, Austro-
hungarian. Bulgarian and Ottoman
troops on the Danube and the Dobrudta
frontier. The portion of Rumania to the
east and south of the Danube border
ing on the Black Sea-
The only forces he had at his dis
posal were: West OF Orsova, the Aus
trian Danube flotilla. very weak Bull
garan Landsturm of the older class,
employed in watching the Danube; at
Rustchul<, Colonel Bodies mixed German
detachment drawn from the German
troops in Macedonia, and Bulgarian
infantry division. Other weak Bulgar-
ian forces were posted to the east of the
railway line from Bulgaria into the
Dobrudja. Several heavy German bat
atries and a Turkish division were on
their way, but only at the rate of two
to four trains a day, as the railways of
more.
Bulgaria's attitude to Rumania was
most uncertain. While Germany and
Turkey declared their solidarity with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Iceland proposes to design a new flag
as a symbol of the independence which
states now number over 100000. large
percentage of which were brought into
it has not yet got A Danish ensign
has hitherto been in use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

Lieutenant Cortinez in a British air
plane. flew over the Andes from San
tiago, Chile, at q height of 5000 meters
dS000 feet.
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The population of Japan increased IA
per cent in one year, from December
II, 1916, to December 81 1917. The popu-
lation then was 57,9S,373.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-18

First. Harold purvIance. second joe
waldman; third. Henry Sears
Honey
First. Roy iIaighi.
6iRls' CANNING cLua.
First. Edah Ilockaday; second. lpe2
Raird: third. Lola Gllkianson.
Better Uread.n
First. Edah Hockaday: second. lone
Clarey. third. Dowa chappelI
prsservss.
First, Eiah Ilookaday.
Wtsermslor Preserves.
First, Edah Hockaday.
Sewing Club.
First, 0pan Gordon: second. Oral
Gray: third. Inez Baird