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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA,
ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918
NUMBER 136
AMERICANS START
BIG DRIVE IS LAUNCHED IN LORRAINE
, LLOYD GEORGE SAYS VICTORY IS NOW CERTAIN
ST. M1HIEL SALIENT
POINT OF ATTACK
WITH THE AMERICANS.—On
the Lorrain front the combined
French and American forces have de
livered a powerful attack on the
positions held by the Germans on
both sides of the St. Mihiel salient.
The infantry advanced to the attjrk
at the conclusion of a four-hour
barrage fire. The enemy positions
were very strongly held and the ;t
tack which was a very daring <ne
has, so far, been very successful.
On the southern side of the salient
the attack covered a front of twelve
r miles, the operations on the western
side was over an eight-mile front
and fierce fighting is now in prog
ress. The attack was commenced in
fine weather and there was the
greatest concentration of Franco
American artillery in the barrage
fire preceding the advance of the
infantry. The German batteries at
some points along the line attacked
replied vigorously to the barrage,
but, as a whole, the reply was weak.
Entente airplanes in large numbers
assisted in the operations.
AMERICANS PROGRESS
WITH THE AMERICANS.—The
first wave of the American infantry
attack went forward at eight o’clock
this morning and met with little re
sistance and they succeeded in press
ing back the enemy and also took
many prisoners. An hour later the
v second wave of the attack went
forward, and contrary to expecta
tions, met with stubborn resistance,
their advance being held along sev
eral parts of the German front line.
NEW KIND OF GAS
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
Germans are using a new variety
of gas shells on the Americans in
the fighting now in progress. They
are shot out of an ordinary rifle
and contain pumice stone and Phos
gene gas. The pumice stone greatly
increases the length of the time the
fumes of the phosgene gas remain
in the vicinity and the American
troops have been warned that it
may become necessary to keep on
their gas masks for a period of
twelve hours after the shells have
fallen.
r BRITISH CROSS CANAL
LONDON.—According to official
reports received by the war office
today, the British forces have cross
ed the canal Du Nord, southeast of
Havricourt, and to the east and
north of Moevres, and have estab
lished themselves firmly on the west
erly side of the canal to the north
west of St. Quentin. In their ad
vance the British encountered very
stiff resistance in the Havrincourt
and Moeuvres region and much stub
born fighting had to be done. The
British captured the towns of Ver
mand, Attilly and Vendelles.
GERMANS RETIRING
WITH THE AMERICANS—As a
y result of the attacks made by our
troops along the St. Mihiel salient,
the Germans are retiring on each
side of the salient. The Germans
are undoubtedly suspicious of the
American^, following this new of
fensive and believe that the Ameri
cans are preparing to attack on a
large scale, but they are unaware
of the direction of the attack. The
Americans, who are intensely eager
are fighting magnificently ,
PARSIFAL LINE
PARIS.—It is reported today that
the Germans are constructing a su
preme line of defense from Ant
werp to Metz which will known as
the Parsifal line. Elaborate forti
fications are reported to be in the
course of construction and the forts
guarding Antwerp are being put
into the best possible condition for
defense.
RAIDS REPORTED
PARIS.—It is officially reported
today that on the French front con
siderable raiding was in progress
with some artillery activity.
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SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
present offensive undertaken by the
French and American forces along
a twenty-mile front is evidently
aimed at the elimination of the St.
: Mihiel salient, which was projected
■ into the Allied line to the southeast
i of Verdun four years ago. It is
probable that the powerful German
citadel of Metz is the objective in
the present Franco-American offens
ive. Metz is fifteen miles distant
in a northeasterly direction from the
! easterly edge of the St. Mihiel
salient.
VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS
SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY
In response to a telegram sent
on the 9th inst, requesting informa
tion regarding voluntary enlistments
under the new man power act, E.
J. Cronin, president of the Nenana
Local Board, received the following
reply from the governor’s office:
“Yours ninth; unable to furnish
information beyond fact all enlist
ments temporarily suspended.”
Information was received in Ne
nana some time ago and made pub
lic in these columns that both the
army and navy had decided to close
enlistments, owing to the fact that
necessary industries were being
crippled as a result of the large
number of men offering their ser
vices to the country.
Some of the boys who had left
Alaska for the Outside for the pur
pose of enlisting have not been able
to do so and have been advised to
wait until they have been called
under the selective service regula
tions.
Dr. J. R. Bowen returned to Ne
nana from Hot Springs on the
steamer Reliance last night.
COMMISSION 10
CUT TRAIL OVER
HUMPTHIS FALL
M. J. Cooney with Men and Pack
Train Will Leave on Monday
For Broad Past.
According to the present plans of
the Alaskan Engineering commission
the building of the governent road
to the coast is to be pushed for
ward with all speed, and for the pur
pose of establishing supply depots
along the line and to afford a
means of communication for those
who will be engaged in the work
of extending the railroad, a service
able trail from the end of steel at
the coast end of the road to Ne
nana Crossing, some 43 miles from
town, is to be established imme
diately.
M. J. Cooney, who will be in
charge of the work will leave on
Monday morning with men and a
j pack train and will go on to Cant
well Crossing, in the Broad Pass
country, and commencing operations
from this point will continue the
building of the trail towards Ne
nana. The distance intervening be
tween Cantwell Crossing and the
I end of steel at Nenana Crossing is
approximately 120 miles.
| The Broad Pass is 1200 feet
lower than any other pass through
the Alaska range and a very good
level double-ender trail will be es
tablished between steel.
It is expected that a gang of men
from the other end will have al
ready commenced the building of
the trail towards Xenana. Cooney’s
men will meet this party before
commencing operations.
ILLINOIS NAMES
MEN £R OFFICE
CHICAGO.—At the primaries held
throughout the state, Representative
Medill McCormick was nominated
to contest the Illinois senatorship
with Senator James Hamilton Lewis.
McCormick won the nomination
from Wm. Hale Thompson, Mayor
of Chago, by a plurality of sixty
two thousand votes.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and
Minority Leader James R. Mann
were renominated.
TOLOVANA LAUNCH
LEFT THIS MORNING
The launch Helen M, which Carl
White is using until his big launch
is repaired and ready for service
again arrived from Fairbanks late
yesterday evening. She brought one
locked pouch of mail for this town,
but had no passengers for Nenana.
The passengers on board in transit
bound for the Tolovana country
were Pat O’Connor Frank Miller
and Henry Johnson.
The launch sailed for her destina
tion this morning.
I
Kaiser Bill Tries to Fool the People
Again and Lets Loose Some
More Peace Talk.
AMSTERDAM.— According to e
report received in this city toda>
from German sources, speaking re
cently at the Krupp works in Essen
the kaiser told his hearers tha1
everybody in the Fatherland knows
that he left no stone unturned ir
his efforts to shorten the war foi
the Germans as well as for the En
tire civilized world.
DEATH TUMMONS
PIONEER CAM
SEATTLE—Captain J. C. Hunter
I well known to all those who have
I traveled to Alaska, and who was
! for a great many years, a ship
j master in the North Pacific coast
trade, died in this city yesterday
death resulting from shock follow
ing an operation.
Captain Hunter, who was seventy
five years of age, was taken ill
in command of the steamer North
western on her last trip, and sought
medical aid on arrival at Seattle.
He was a very popular pioneer
skipper of the North and counts a
host of friends among the people
who traveled on ships under his
command.
I
on BUDS
CALL LOCAL BOVS
Three more Alaskans residing in
this district have been called to the
colors by the local boards where
they have been registered. These
men will be sent to the training
camp at Fort Gibbon as soon as they
can be got together.
Thomas Lake, a teamster in the
employ of the A. E. C., has been
called by the local board of Jackson,
Michigan.
Charles Amos Wheeler, who is,
at present, on the way into the
Kantishna country with Joe Van
Orsdel, has been called by the local
board of Tacoma, Wash., and will
be inducted on his return to Ne
nana.
William Thomas, who is conduct
ing a barber shop on upper A street
in partnership with Ira Ball, has
been called by the local board of
Coffey County, Kansas.
The government is searching the
territory for lead burners, and R. E.
Robertson, of Juneau is directing
the search. A call has been issued
by the government for fifty men.
Timber Cruiser H. K. Carlisle
went up to Fairbanks on the Land
Office launch Alaska, concluding a
summer’s trip on the Yukon and her
tributaries.
BRITISH PREMIER
VERYJPTIMISTIC
British Premier Predicts A Real
Victory of the Allied Forces
On Western Front.
MANCHESTER, England-In the
course of a speech delivered in this
city today, Premier Lloyd George
of England said: “Nothing but heart
failure on the part of the British
nation can prevent our achieving
real victory.”
The casualtiy list during the last
offensive, he said, showed that the
losses sustained by the British
amounted to about one-fifth of the
'losses sustained during the 1916
drive.
IN PORT TODAY
WITH BIG CARGO
Barge Camille with Freight ex Str.
Alaska Is Towed to Port
By Str. Tanana.
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j The A. Y. N. company’s steamer
Tanana with the barge Camille in
, tow arrived in Nenana this morn
j ing from Tanana where she made
I connections with the steamer Alaska.
All of the freight n the barge
amounting to some 400 tons, as well
as about 80 tons of freight on the
boat is destined for this port. She
has about 7 tons of freight for
j Fairbanks.
She landed thirty sacks of mail
and the following passengers for
Nenana: Miss Margaret McKenzie,
C. E. Taylor, Captain Spaulding and.
P. O. Wrenstedt. The passengers
on board, in transit, bound for Fair
banks are: C. W. Pyne, C. C.
Gleaner, George Rissman, J. W.
J Foley, Mrs. J. W. Foley and two
children.
She sailed for Fairbanks this
afternoon, taking the barge McNab
brought here by the steamer Re
liance and the following passengers
from Nenana: Bishop Crimont, trans
ferred from the steamer Reliance,
Frederick D. Browne, Mrs. Browne,
W. A. Ryan, Mrs. Ryan, J. E. Kinally
O. R. Smith, J. F. Struthers, Mrs.
James Duke and Joseph Cunningham.
pen rent
BT W_ RIOTERS
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today a great
many Russian peasants who re
volted against the Bolsheviki rule
have entered Petrograd.
They were joined, on their en
trance to the city by a large part
of the city’s population, and severe
fighting with the Bolsheviki soldiers
is in progress in several parts of
the town. , ,
The city is also reported still
on fire in several places.
DATE SUGGESTED
FOR REGISTERING
MEN OF NEW CALL
Supplies Are on the Way to Take
Care of Registrants Under New
Man Power Bill.
j Local Board No. IS), of Nenana,
has received a telegram from the
governor’s office reading:
“Have recommended period of
| registration October 15 to December
15.”
The telegram refers to registra
tion under the new man power bill
and the dates recommended are for
registration in Alaska. The regis
tration regulations are practical'.;.’
the same as the regulations covering
the 1918 class. This class is formed
of youths coming of age after the
first draft regulations went into
force.
Supplies relative to the new man
power act, as well as supplies for
the use of the 1918 class of regis
trants, are now on the way in. The
local board has been requested to
be prepared to appoint the neces
sary registars and to forward them
the necessary supplies.
The 1918 class of registrants in
| this district are composed of Guy
| Barmore Abbey, George Zuroff.
George Hupprich, George Kudzoff,
Solomon Elisei Batagoff and Her
man Bauer.
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WASHINGTON, I). C—President
Wilson today affixed his signature
to a joint resolution of Congress,
empowering him to establish prohibi
bition zones around shipyards, muni
tion factories and other war in
dustries. i
CONTRACTS AWARDED
FOR GRADING WORK
George Gotto & Co., who had re
cently finished a large grading con
tract on the D line, have been
awarded a contract to grade a sec
tion of the old right of way from
Station 18005 to Station 18021, a
distance of 1600 feet. There are
eight partners to this contract, and
October 15th has been set as the
date for the completion of the con
tract. This contract is within the
limits of residency 3 under the sup
ervision of Resident Engineer How
ard G. Haslem.
G. F. Dunbar, of the Joyce lake
roadhouse, has been awarded a con
tract for the grading of a section
of the right of way near his road
house, from Station No. 20430 to
Station No. 20446 plus 50, a dis
tance of 750 feet. October 20th
being the date set for the comple
tion of the work. This piece of
grading work is the farthest out on
the Nenana-Fairbanks line from this
end, and is under the supervision
of Resident Engineer J. J. Kestley.