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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
ELEVATOR BOYS HEROES
OF NEW YORK FIRE SCARE

NEW YORK, Dec. i3-~Doapite clouds
OF smoke which filled the elevator shaft,
two elevator boys stuck TO their posts
and carried hundreds OF persons to the
street safely late yesterday, when fire
broke out on the eighth floor of the
S0-story Bush Terminal building, For.
ty-second street, near Broadway, The
fire occurred at the height OF the eve
ming rush hour and mounted police and
reserves were called to hold In check
the crowd which assembled about the
building.
The fire Is believed to have started
from candles being used to illuminate
q furniture display, as all electric lights
have been turned of In compliance
with the fuel conservation order. Two
alarms brought ont greater part of
the Manhattan fire apparatus and the
flames were eNtingutshcd after hard
fight
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13

Don't lose steep with deep colds try
Fununld SalNe, breathe easy ruv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
DEATHS FROM BOOZE"
START BOOTLEG PROBE

WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.--"Bootleg-
gers are coming in for the particular
attention of the bureau of internal rev
thue IA the result Of the reported wide
spread traffic In liquors containing de
natured and wood alcohol Revenue of.
ficials in New York alone have reported
IA deaths recently in that city in ono
week from drinking bootleg" concoc
ttons. Some Of the liquor was said TO
have sold for as much as SEQ quart
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
HUNT BOY OF FIVE
KIDNAPPED BY BLACKS

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. IA
The police today still were searching for
the five year-old son of Mrs. James
Blake, OF ,n,s city, who disappeared
last night and who is believed to have
been kidnapped by two negroes in sol
diers' uniform after they had attacked
the woman and robbed her of her hand
bag, No trace OF the boy or the ne
groes has been discovered.
The attack took place in Nentner,
where Mrs, Blake and her son had been
visiting friends They were about to
board trolley car when the negroes
sprang from shrubbery along the side
walk, one of them seized Mrs. Blake
by the throat and she tainted. The
other man took the child and when
Mrs. Blake regained consciousness the
negroes and the boy had disappeared,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
POSTAL EXAMINATIONS

sixty applications for positions as
clerks aid carriers in the Memphls
postotfice were examined Saturday
morning under civil service supervision.
There are n larger number of vacancies
particularly as clerks TO be filled IN the
local office, and appointments viii b.
made from those who successfully stood
the examination Saturday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
LADY ASTOR WARNS U. s.

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec, 1S.-~Ad.
dressing Plymouth audience yester
day for the first time since her cleo
ton to parliament, Lady Astor said she
could not believe America is going to
pull out OF the league of nations. "
would like to go to America" she
said and warn American women that
II they really knew from first HAND
knowledge what war means they would
not allow tho United States to pun out !"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09

New Wisconsin Cream Cheese at
Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
FRIENDS SEND MAN
OUTSIDE FOR CURE

Alex Soapof, who had been con-
fined to the Government hospital
for several months with an injured
hip, has been sent by his friends to
DR.. Fred H. Able, a New York
specialist. The injured man took
passage this morning on the Douse
launch Victory for Fairbanks, from
which point he will go to the coast
by way of the Richardson trail. and
thence East
When it was made known that
Soapoff's physical condition demand
ed urgent action, his countrymen,
headed by Alex Kalisoff, quietly and
quickly raised over $3.50 by popular
subscription, and the sufferer was
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
LET ALBERT DO 1T

Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
e-s. Leave word at Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
A CHILLY REMINDER

is that bighting 6rst-frost. Look
over your last years underwear;
give attention to partly worn mack
inaws, jackets and fur coats, caps
and robes. Have them mended and
cleaned at moderate prices, before
x,ipt~r cate in bv
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09

New Puritan and Premium Hams
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
STAGE BRINGS MAIL;
is DUE HERE TODAY

First class mail was received at
Fairbanks on Sunday night on a
Gibson mail stage, and the portion
of the shipment consigned to Ne
mana will arrive here this afternoon
on the steamer Alaska. .s*.5. ~
The passengers reaching Fair
banks on the stage were Ben Simson
and Gus E. Beraud.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
MRS. D'ORSAY

Tailor Shop, Third and A Street.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
PRINTING, DEVELOPING AND
MRS. c. w. ADAMS.
MEARS is RETURNING
ON STEAMER ALASKA

Colonel Frederick Mears, chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, is a passenger on the
steamer Alaska, enroute TO Nenana
to confer with Engineer in Charge
Browne. 1t is not known how long
he will remain here before return
ing to the coast by way of the
Broad Pass trail. - ...."
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09

Immediately furnished with the nee
essary funds to regain his health.
DR.. NJ. E. Smith holds high hopes
of the recovery of Soapoff, when
placed in the hands of this emf
nent physician; in fact, DR.. Smith
says that in three months he doubt
less will recover completely.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09

tude of 500 feet, also has occupied
the time of Mr.. Summers since his
arrival here. The bureau, he says,
was unwilling to accept the regis
tered altitude of the army town
when it was known positively that
Nenana, which is several hundred
miles upstream, has an altitude of
only 352 feet. The bureau esti-
mate of the Tanana altitude is ap-
proximately 200 feet. The read
ings were taken at Nenana, Tanana
and several other stations stimuli
.taneously, for the purpose of de
Itermining the real air pressure at
the desired point, and when this
data has been worked over by the
bureau the altitude of Tanana will
be known for certainty.
Accuracy and regularity in max
ing observations are the watchwords
of the bureau, Mr.. Summers says
There are about four thousand sta
tons in the United States, and most
of the observers are unframed, many
Of them unpaid, and still others
paid only a small amount monthly
ample for the actual work required,
but hardly enough to be attractive
as a remuneration. Yet, notwith-
standing the necessity for depend
ing so largely upon voluntary serv-
ices, the bureau records are re-
markably complete and accurate,
due to the interest displayed by the
observers entrusted with the work
Many of the observers have splen-
did records, covering many years
of service, but the peer of them all,
says Mr.. Summers, is a resident Of
Westchester, Pa, DR.. Jesse c..
Green, who has kept daily record
of precipitation and temperatures,
without miss, since 1857, the OBJ
servations having been made at the
same spot every day during that
entire period-62 years.
The records were started by DR..
Green long before the weather bu-
reau was organized, but the work
is now done as part of the regular
service.
The veteran observer is a retired
Quaker dentist and, although he is
now more than 100 years Of age.
he still looks after the station when
he is at home, and sees that the
records are kept properly when he
is absent. In order that there might
be no mistaken when he left home,
he long ago saw to it that some
one of the members of his family
could read the instruments properly.
Mr.. Summers had planned to
leave for Fairbanks this morning,
but, owing to a misunderstanding,
the launch got away without him.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
LEAVING
FOR OUTSIDE TODAY

A special Gibson stage was
scheduled to leave Fairbanks some
time this afternoon with John W.
Hallowell, assistant to Secretary
Lane. and DR.. Alfred Brooks, who
have completed their inspection of
Interior conditions.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
NOTICE.

Anyone wanting to record ground
or desiring information about the
kantisha, c. Herbert Wilson, Kan
tishna Commissioner, at DR.. J. r.
Bowen's Office. k-10
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
DAUGHTER OF EDITOR
BREAKS COLLARBONE

Marion, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Thompson, of
Fairbanks, fell into a hole at the
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09

upper town yesterday and broke
her collarbone. The little one was
attended by DR.. J. A. Sutherland.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-09
BUREAU TRYING
TO SHOW NORTH
IN TRUE LIGHT

The department of agriculture,
through its weather bureau, is try
ing to correct the erroneous i'm
preston prevailing throughout a
| large part of the United States re-
garding weather conditions in Alas
ka. Under the direction of Melvin
B. Summers, meteorologist, in charge
of the Alaska section, Genealogical
data is gathered from many sta
tons throughout the territory, as
sembled in monthly and yearly re-
ports. and distributed throughout
the States for the enlightenment OF
those Outsiders who believe the sun
jnever shines in Alaska.
Mr.. Summers, who has had charge
of the work in the North during
the past three years, is now in
Nenana on his annual tour of the
territory, establishing new and re-
opening old stations and looking
after the work generally He reach
ed Nenana on the steamer Alaska,
and will return to the coast by way
of Fairbanks and the Richardson
trail.
In a conversation with a repre-
sentative Of The News last evening
at the Southern hotel, Mr.. Summers
spoke very highly of the manner in
which the stations of the bureau
Throughout the territory are con-
Quoted. Accuracy and regularity in
making observations are of the high
est importance to the bureau, he
| says, and the results thus far have
been very satisfactory, particularly
so in view of the fact that much
of the work is voluntary.
The bureau now has about so
cooperative and special observers
throughout the territory, who sup
ply the bureau with reports for the
compilation Of Genealogical data.
For the purpose of weather fore
casting. tvo reports daily are re-
| CURED of eleven of the stations. at
widely separated points. These re-
ports are flashed TO Juneau and to
Washington, D. c., at a. m. and
Is p. NJ, Juneau time, and from
them the weather conditions of the
next day are determined
! Forecasting was not a huge sue
cess last winter, Mr.. Summers ad-
mits, but he hopes to be able to
improve the service greatly during
the coming winter, as a result OF
having established new stations COW
ering a sufficient area to insure
fairly accurate calculations. Still
better results would be insured by
J the establishment Of a station in
! Siberia, because of the air move
ment from west 10 east, but that,
Mr.. Summers says, is out of the
question al present. The stations
making these special reports, which
are available at number of points
/ in the States along the route taken
by the messages forwarded to Wash
ington twice daily, include Sitka.
Eagle, Tanana, Nome, Noorvik,
Aklak, Aka, Dutch Harbor, Kodiak,
St. Paul, Valdez, and Juneau. The
stations at Noorvik, in the Kobuk
country, and Aka, in the Aleutian
islands, were established this sum-
mer.
The forecasting service will be-
gin on October Is, but it will not
include daily reports as was the
case last winter. The intention Of
the bureau, Mr.. Summers says, is
TO supply Interior Alaska with ad-
vance information only when mark
ed weather changes are indicated
Variations of a few degrees will
not be taken into account.
| Since coming to the Interior, Mr..
/
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13
The American Commander-in-
Chief Confirms Announce
ment That He VIII Return
to the United States in July
or August - Believes Ger.
mans VIII Sign Peace Pact
axUuRuR FORREST.

Copyright 1913 n. Z. Tribune Tno3
COE1.ENZ. May 10.-Gcneral Pershing
today confirmed for the Tribune Secre-
tary Bakers announcement that the Cen
eral will leave for the United States late
in July or August. ccding command OF
the American forces in Europe to Major
General Hunter Liggett.
General Pcrshing arrived here at nine
o'clock this morning and will remain
until May II. He was greeted by cav
airy guard of honor in front OF the Cob
lrnzezrhoft hotel. adjoining General
Liggctts headquarters. facing the Rhine
With his inspection of the troops here
completed, General Pershing will have
pcrsonally inspected the entire American
Expcditionary forces of more than two
million men who came 10 participate IN
the war in Europe. :.
Formal inspection Of the Seventh di-
visoin took place yesterday at Colombey
les Bellies.
General Pershing has reviewed more
than thirty complete divisions since re-
viewing the first division near Gondre-
court eighteen months ago. II was esti-
matda on General PerShlngS arrival mere
TODAY that about two thousand men re-
main uninspected and General Pershtng
plunged into his task few minutes
after his arrival.
While on his visit to the Rhine, Cen
oral Pcrshing will lunch with General
Mangin at Mayence tomorrow and will
visit the British commander at Cologne.
later motoring to Spa and comforting
with the American delegation there.
Returning to Coblcnz. General PERISH
ing will also inspect informally tho
picked regiment now drilling for the pa
rade in London on Empire Day.
General Pershing is accompanied BY
three aides and his it'll" son. warren.
Il suppose you will be glad to return
: oAmerica." I suggested to the general
oh yes. but am in no special hurry
to GO, back while there is something TO
bc dom, here" he replied.
Contrary to reports from certain quar-
tors, General Pcrshing has cvinced no
interest in American politics. although
ne is extremely interested in tho discus
sion as to whether or NOT the Germans
will sign tho peace treaty.
II is his belief that they will sign
after jockcying around in an effort to
obtain some notifications OF the allied
demands.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13

WASHINGTON. May 12.--Offcia1 an
nounccmcnt was made by the navy de-
partmcnt today that upon the outcome
Of the proposed test flight of the new
navy dirEihlc ca from tho air naval
station. Montauck. New York. to St.
Johns, Newfoundland, would depend
the future plans in regard |" tho possi-
hili,y Of attempting later il transatlantic
flight by drigiblc."
The night 10 Newfoundland. II distance
Of Approximately 1000 miles. it was said.
would "bc made whenever weather con-
ditions wrrc favorable"
In making this announcement. tho
navy department closed much regarding
the CO not heretofore disclosed.
The dirigihle. which was commissions
cd only n week ago. is commanded by
Commander f.. W. Coil and tho members
Of the crew arc LicuicnHntS ]. V. Law
renee and A. r. Eus,rrly. Ensign y. 7.
Campbell and Chief Machnist'S Mates
r. Norman and :. II. blackburn.
The c., is twin engine. non-riEid
airShip with two 12J horsepower on
rincs. The diriGihc has an envelope
displacement nf approximately l1S.nn0
feet. an envelope length Of H." feet and
envelope diameter OF nearly 4" feet,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13

rARIS. May 1".--(By Tho Associated
Press, )--Thc LcaEnc of Red Cross Socl-
ritcs Of the World. which has been
formed to unite relief efforts. is inspired
by tho same purpos" that moved the
formation Of the LcaEu" "f Nations
President Wilson declared in a lctter
written to IT. i. Dawson. who worked
out the plans for tho Rcd Cross League
Tho letter. which was made public to-
day. reads
NV Dear Mr.. DAWSON: Permit me- To
congratulate you and your associates
rrprrscntinE the Rcd Cross societies or
tho United States. Great Britain. France.
italy and Japan upon the formation Of Il
league Of Red Cross societies. designed
10 unite the Red Cross societies Of tho
world in active cooperation against Inc
miscrics which arise from disras" and
disaster. l know that the formation or
tho league marks the achievement "f Il
nlan cherished by YOU for many M" g.hs.
n rlan with which ! had An instructive
sympathy when you hrnach"d IL tn nc
upon It's inception in your thoughts, not
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13
OPPOSITION To 4
.PENR0SE AND
WARREN CROWS
SENATE ORGANIZERS 5;
ENCOUNTER TROUPE;
So-called Progressives Object
to Stated Ones For Big
Chairmanships 4

WASHINGTON. May 12.-R' publicAAss
senators continued today to- di0cuktsess
plans for the organization OF theIpeN6s
Senate. preparatory 10 the meeting 5oEs
tho marty caucus Wednesday Thctconss
ferenccs. Of which there were aSnun1bekl
during the day. centcred aboutythat topposE
sition of the progressive group OF 6enSsa
ators TO the selection Of Senator'S 5Renss
rose Of Pennsylvania and Warren,aWXrG
oming. as chairmen Of the finance and !
appropriations committees respectiYelys!
Leaders Of both the regular and pro-
rressive groups tonight said the situa-:
ton apparently was unchanged, except
as to the number of the latter group VIII;
ling to carry their oppositions to. Sens:
tors Penrosc and Warren to the Moor OF
the Senate. ~: ,Sty.es5S
Several Senator's. considered as tbes
longing to the regular group, assefte6
that hut two or three progfessivesi9at4.,
thcy did not know how many Iofrthefns
would go the limit" Senator Boraars
Idaho, leader Of the forces opposing Sens
ators Penrose and Warren. said he Swoui4s
"ncver vote for Penrosc." but added that
he was unable to speak for the otherHfs
who declined to say whether they HouldS
gc beyond the party conference. .asai
The progressives were said to; hay9
admitted their willingness to support
Senator Smoot. Utah. for the approprta-t
tions committee. but refused to favor
him as president pro tenn. Tho Utah
Senator was understood. among both;
groups:@s willing not to seek election
as president pro TEN. Senator Johnson
California, and Lenroot, Wisconsin. were:
mentioned by the progressives as accept
able to them for president nro tenn. but
neither has signifed willingnessst1s
seek tho office. ~
Formal notice Of the attitude of the.
progressive group was given to senAtoE
Lodge. Massachusetts,. Republicans
leader. by Senators Borah and Johnson.
and it was understood that they3WelAS
told by the party leader. that their dght,
was solely one for consideraticn71ts
Wednesdays conference. Later,stha
progrcssives met to canvass tho 1ttUS!
tion, but adjourned after brief meet;
ing until tomorrow, without reaching
any decision so far as could be leaned.s.
| Senator Moses. Of New Hampshire aftsrs
! talking with Mr.. Lodge. met with :the
! progressives, but he refused to discuss
| his mission. ~ ls;;
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LancerS). was successfully engaged All
the morning on the left flank. There
appeared to be Il considerable fore" "l
tho enemy IN the woods lying 10 inc
south Of Lizy. north Of the harn" ana
later reports stated that. some ninety
against the right flank of the Sixth
French army.
impressed on pultrncy the necessity
for pushing on to IN" utmost "t MS
ability in aid Of tho sixth army.
looked as If ne would have considerable
opposition at Changis and La Ferte-
s0us-Jouarrr. Tho Germans retiring
over the Marnc at tho latter place oc-
up the bridge.
Although the Third Corps were not
able to pass tho Marnc till daybreak
on tho 10th. there could be no doubt
that the vigor Of Pultcneys attack took
considerable pressure of tho right OF
the Sixth French army. The British
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13
Lord French'S Expose
Sets Britain AfIanle;
altOKnOW All
BY ROBERT ". CHAMPION.
Special Correspondent Of the N.
Herald and Wheeling Intelltgencer.

(copyrighi. 1919, by y. Y. Herald Coz
LONDON. Monday. May 1@.-l-ord
Frcnch's revelations concerning Great
Brilain's military campaign in 1914 no"
arc second only 10 tho Versailles peace
news in the British mind. since the en-
tire British press has Joined in the de-
bate and has decided that whether his
remarks are good or bad they should DC
permitted TO continue.
Tho best and faircst minds here are
overwhelmingly in favor OF punllshihg
his revelations broadcast. The only re-
crct expressed is that Lord French viii
no, 20 right head and tell about the la1o
campaign.
Tho constructive British press is IN
siSting that the public has ocen spooi,
fed long enough. that grave issues anu
oven military mistakes. can DC "hile.
washed and covered up for timc. Due
must eventually become known. TINS
nrcss also insists that the day for mill
tary fairy tales has passed. and thae
tbn orficial crop of hush" must itself
b. huShed.
Tho Sunday Pictorial. in the strongest
kind of commcndation for Lord Frcncn'
conciselv analyZcs the objections OF MS
critics. placing them in three groups
The FIRST group is composed of Asquith
supnortcrs. who il declares, arc con-
science stricken. fearing accusation al
though Lord French has as yet barely
mentioned them. The second group. u
saws, is composed Of men who want 'he
public TO believe Lard Kitchener was
infalRblc.
Tho third is composed OF those VINO
have pcrsiStcntly tried 10 make inc pup
lie believe thai SIR Horace smlth-DoF-
rcn did e. brilliant thing in hghtins Inc
much discussed Lc Catcau be ilc'
There is no doubt that Mr.. asQu'th !
dofcn6crs have excellent reason for cry
inr before they arc hurt because they
krnw an inquiry means the widest kind
Of exposure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-13
VILLA TAKES.
PARRAL WITH
ITS GARRISON
Frees Prisoners, Tells Them to
Go to Work - Villa Com
manded Attack in Person

III. PASO. May l2.-Acccrding 10 IN.
formation RECEIVED here from l'arral
to-day. Francisco villa rctook that city
Thursday and made prisoners OF the
rurrlson OF 260 men under Coloncl
Gu,ncz. vino had occupied the town but
two days before.
The garrison was nutnumhcred and
,,1adc little resistance. Repeating his
action when he took ParraI on Faster
Sunday. Villa freed tho prisoners ana
told thcm Ia go TO work Casualties
were light on both sides.
Colonel Gcmcz. commander Of IN" gar
rison Of Parral. escaped during the en-
gagcmcnt. villa commanded tho al
lack in person. The exact numhrr or
men in his command was mol known.