Alaskans Are Urged 1 o Save More rood ror Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA. ALASKA, MONDAY, JUL> 22. 1918. NLMbLR 92
ALLIES TAKE CHATEAU THIERRY
GERMANS RETREAT ACROSS THE MARNE
FIRST U-BOA T SHELLS FALL ON AMERICAN SOIL
CRITICS SAY BOCHES
HAVE BEEN DEFEATED
“ PARIS.—Official reports received
today state that the strong counter
attacks delivered by the enemy
troops last night on the positions
held by the Allies between the Arcq
and the Marne were broken up and
the enemy hurled back with heavy
losses, the Allies maintaining their
positions.
The Germans have also launched
^ powerful counter attacks near Gri
solles, seven miles northwest of
Chateau Thierry, and Beaust Ger
aaaine, four miles north of Chateau
Thierry, in a desperate attempt to
regain the commanding positions
they lost. A fierce battle is now
in progress, which it is believed will
result in an Allied victory.
PERSHING REPORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A com
munique received today from Gen
eral Pershing reports that our troops
in conjunction with the French forces
have gained fresh successes in th(
big drive between the Aisne and the
Marne. The American troops are
driving ahead with undiminishec
vigor and spirit and are steadilj
pushing back the Hun forces.
Capture* Made
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days of the present drive have takei
over six thousand prisoners, over s
hundred cannon of large size, a grea
many trench mortars and machim
guns. It is believed that the an
nouncement made on Saturday o
the capture of 17,000 German pris
oners included the captures mad
by both French and American troops
Former Near Yorker Taken
Among the prisoners taken by th
Americans was a German who wa
formerly a baker in New York citj
He stated that up to Thursday las
^ the Germans didn’t believe ther
were a mililon Americans among th
Allied troops, but, since then
rumor is current among the Gei
mans that there are ten millio
Americans in France now.
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
LONDON.—According to officii
despatches received today from th
British field headquarters in Flam
ers, the British forees have pushc
forward in the sector between A
bert and Arras and have gains
much ground. The British ar
French forces operating to the soul
of Villers Brettonneaux and east <
^ Amiens have made a further a
vance and entered the Germs
trenches, ejecting the enemy fro
these positions. They also capturi
many prisoners.
t AMERICANS CROSS MARNE
LONDON.—Reports received
the fighting on the Aisne-Man
front are to the effect that t
American forces crossed the Mar
yesterday at a point between Chs
taves and Gland, to the east
Chateau Thierry and advancing
the enemy captured the Barbillion
woods.
This capture by our troops is most
important, as it means that the
American line has advanced between
three and four miles from the old
| positions on the Marne front.
Germans Counter.
The Germans are again violently
countering between the Arcq and the
Aisne but the French forces against
whom the attack is directed, are
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holding the line intact, and a stub
born battle is now raging.
Germans Resist
The crossing of the Marne by the
French troops is being stubbornly
resisted by the Germans, who are
pouring a heavy artillery fire in
their efforts to hold back the French
but in spite of the heavy fire, the
French have secured the advantage
over them and at two places are
i constructing foot bridges under the
ineffective fire of the German bat
teries.
Along the Marne yesterday, the
French forces advanced for a dis
tance of eight miles and capturec
1 over a hundred prisoners.
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS
WITH THE FRENCH.—The Ger
■ man crown prince, whose army ha
i, been badly beaten all along the lim
i of the big offensive by the Frenel
: :and Americans between the Aisne am
; the Marne, has sent an urgent cal
- for reinforcement* to his cousin, th
f: crown prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
- i to protect the western flank of hi
;! defeated army, which has been driv
. | en back across the Marne and late
I ejected from Chateau Thierry an
;; several German divisions are bein;
31 rushed to the aid of this sorel
. pressed army from the north.
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PARIS.—Military critics, review
ing the situation since the beginnia
of the advance of the French an
American troops over a twenty-fiv
mile front between the Aisne an
the Marne, believe that the result
achieved so far puts the offensiv
in the lighg of a great victory fc
the Allied cause, despite whatev<
else may happen later.
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French and American troops, coi
tinuing their advance, have broke
through the German lines to tl
northwest of Chateau Thierry ai
have driven in a spearhead form
tion toward the northwest for thri
miles and have taken many pri
oners.
Three German officers among ti
prisoners taken said that their loss
have been terrible and that thi
are all tired of the war.
CHATEAU THIERRY FALLS
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)n | Thierry, the corner-stone of the f«
thest German advance on the Aisne
Marne sector, fell early this morn
ing, when the French troops occu
pied the city, driving the Germans
before them in disorder. The Ger
mans have begun a general retreat
j northwards under heavy pressure
j from the French and Americans.
British troops have also arrived on
the scene and all of the Allied troops
are now participating in the great
thrust which is pushing back the
German hordes.
ROAD CAPTURED
PARIS.—Pressing the attack to
the south of Soissons, the French
forces have succeeded in crossing
the Soissons- Chateau Thierry road
I north of Ville Montoir and opposite
Buzancy and are now advancing far
: ther, driving the Germans before
them.
BERLIN REPORTS
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BERLIN.—Official reports re
! ceived by the German war office
state that the Americans suffered
particulary heavy casualties in the
sector between the Aisne and Orcq
■ and between the Aisne and the
Marne. All of the French attacks
in this neighborhood being unsuc
cessful.
ADDITIONAL CAPTURES
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! Pershing reported today that tht
• Ameriacn troops have captured si>
5 thousand additional prisoners anc
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RETREAT IMPERATIVE
WITH THE AMERICANS—Pris
oners captured near Chateau Thierry
declare that a general retreat wa
imperative on account of the largi
numbers that have been killed an<
a serious shortage of supplies am
that orders had been issued by the:
commanding officer for a retreat t
a point ten miles to the north of th
Marne.
The American troops are not
astride the Soissons-Villers Cotteret
railroad, leaving only one railroa
line leading to Rheims in the hand
of the enemy.
NO GERMANS SOUTH OFMARN1
LONDON—Reuters corresponder
cabling from the French headquari
! ers, says that the only Germans no'
remaining south of the Marne ai
the dead and the prisoners capture
| by the Allied forces.
FURTHER BRITISH GAINS
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LONDON.—Field Marshal Hai|
in a report made to the war offi<
this morning, states that the forci
under his comamnd have made fu:
ther advances in the Pebtru regioi
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BERLIN AGAIN
BERLIN.—In an official stat
ment issued by the war office yes
terday, the Germans, while admit
ting that the French and British
have made costly gains, declare that
the enemy's thrust to the southwest
I of Soissons and northwest of Chateau
j Thierry have been repulsed. The
' statement adds that the German
i troops were withdrawn from the
e south bank of the Marne without
! being noticed by the Allies.
EXPLORER WILL
UNTIL THE FALL
Stefansson Expects to Remain At
Fort Yukon Until August and
Then Go Outside.
NOME.—Explorer Stefansson has
' sent a wire to the Nome Nugget, in
forming that paper that he intends
, to remain at Fort Yukon until Aug
ust, when he will leave for the Out
side, via Nome.
The explorer expects to go on an
extensive lecturing tour for the bene
fit of the Red Cross, beginning with
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lecture at Carnegie Hall, New
Y’ork, on October 6th.
The schooner Polar Bear is now
enroute to Nome with the records
and equipment belonging to the ex
pedition headed by Stefansson.
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SEATTLE.—Judge James Wicker
sham arrived here today, enroute to
Alaska. He will eave for the North
on the first Northbound boat and
will probably go on to Fairbanks
after a few days spent on the coast.
Wickersham will immediately com
mence his political campaign for
election as the Republican candidate
for delegate to congress from Alaska
making a tour of all the Interioi
towns and settlements.
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Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt Burie<
With Military Honors By the
German Troops.
AMSTERDAM.—A despatch re
ceived in this city today from Ber
lin says that Lieutenant Quentii
Roosevelt, after a brave and stub
bom fight in the air, fell near Cham
brey, north of the Marne.
He was buried on the spot wher
he fell by the Germans, the enem;
according the gallant airman ful
military honors, befitting his rank
Such personal belongings as wer
found on bis person when he fel
are being saved and will be sen
to his relatives.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SINKS THREE BARGES
ORLEANS, Mass —A German sub-'t
marine made its appearance suddenly f
; off Cape Cod yesterday and opened '
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i fire with her batteries on the tup
| Pethamboy, which had four barges .
I in tow at the time and was in con- ^
! sequence proceeding at a slow rate
i of speed.
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| The fire of the submarine caused
j three of the barges to sink and the (
I remaining barge as well as the tug ,
was set afire. After accomplishing j
this the submarine turned her guns
to the mainland and commenced a ,
bombardment.
The action of the submarine con-: <
tinued unchallenged for an hour,
when two hydroplanes from the
Chatham aviation station came along
and circling over the diver, forced
: her to submerge. This was done im
| mediately, but she remained sub
: merged for a few moments only.
. I Reappearing on the surface, the
! submarine resumed her bombard
i ment, directing her fire this time on
fie burning tug and barge and on
le lifeboats in which the crews
f the tug and barges, composed
f forty-one souls, including three
•omen and five children were mak
•lg their escape.
John Botovichuan, one of the
tien on a lifeboat, had his arm torn
way by a shell fired from the sub
narine. The lifeboats managed to
nake the land, however, without
urther casualties.
BOSTON. — Warships and sub
narine chasers are now searching
be waters off the New England
•oast for the submarine which sank
he barges yesterday.
The submarine, before submerg
ng, fired several shots in the crowd
}f soldiers and visitors lining the
jeach at Orleans, Mass., at the time
the barges were sunk. It is be
lieved that three persons on the life
boats were wounded by shell fire.
The enemy submarine is believed
to be headed southwards
m ROOSEVELT
IS WOUNDED NOW
Major Theodore Rooaevelt, Jr. Eldest
Son of the Colonel, Wounded
In Battle.
PARIS.—Major Theodore Roose
j velt, who was attached to our forces
taking part in the big drive be
: tween the Aisne and the Marne,
was wounded in the fight and has
been brought to a hospital in this
i city.
i j The wound received by him is re
1. ported to be not of a serious nature
> and he is getting along nicely.
Of the sons of Colonel Theodore
■ (Roosevelt on active duty, Captain
? Archibald Roosevelt was the first
,! to be wounded and the bullet which
r j struck him was extracted at a French
hospital apd sent to the former
' president as a souvenir. The next
of the family, Lieutenant Quentin
'Roosevelt has been killed in action
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SUBMARINE SINKS
} BRITISH DESTROYER
i LONDON—The admiralty reports
today that the destroyer Marne has
i been sunk by a German submarine
The report as cabled by the Asso
ciated Press is very brief and beyonc
stating that the destroyer has beer
!*jsunk by a submarine gives no de
'! tails of the encounter nor the where
n | about of the sinking.
-1 CROWN PRINCE DRAWING
FOR THE FUNNIES NOW
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AMSTERDAM—The Munich illus
trated paper Jugend announces as
a great “feature” that it will shortlj
publish a full-page drawing, done
by the crown prince, representing
a German soldier at his post in i
storming battalion.
RUMANIANS REBEL
AI 1EUI0N RULE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—According
to official despatches received from
Rome today, the Germans have rush
ed 300,000 trooops into Rumania for
the purpose of quelling a serious up
rsing that threatens to assume very
large proportions in the conquered
territory.
Although the Rumanian govern
ment has signed peace terms, largely
dictated by Germany and has offi
i cially withdrawn from any partici
pation in the war, the bulk of the
• people are far from satisfied at
' these terms and the living conditions
| in the country after the signing of
the peace treaty.
The dissastisfaction felt by the
masses has resulted in open hostility
and it is expected that a very large
force will be needed to put down the
rebellion.
LOCAL BOARD WANTS
FIVE MORE VOLUNTEERS
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Nenana Local Board No. 19, under
i the selective service regulations, are
i prepared to receive applications for
! voluntary induction from five more
men who have already been regis
tered.
Under the regulations permittting
voluntary induction none of the 1918
class of registrants can be taken and
the call made for the five men are
’ from among those who registered
last year.
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WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE
EXPOSED TO GREAT RISK
LONDON—Official photographers
!; at the front are exposed to great
risk. Recently one, a British offi
cer, lost his leg from an explosion
1 and the driver of another’s auto
mobile was wounded in the knee
by a shell splinter.