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VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA .
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1918.
NUMBER 133
FRENCH ADVANCE UNDER HEAVY FIRE
KAISER TRYING HARD TO STOP FOCH’S ARMIES
ALLIED CONSULAR OFFICIALS ARE HELD BY RUSSIANS
GERMANS ATTEMPT
TO HALT ADVANCE
LONDON.—The statement made
by the German high command that
the German troops have taken up
the new positions, is believed to in
dicate that they will now cease their
general retreat and will make a
determined stand on the line they
occupy at present, thereby bringing
to a halt the Allied advance east
ward. The reports from Paris state
that the German artillery is thund
ering along the entire front and an
intensive bombardment of the Allied
line is in progress, but the officials
of the French war office believe
that the Allies are in a position
to compel the Germans to continue
their retirement.
BRITISH MAKE THRUST
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Brit
ish Columns advancing to the west
and northwest of St. Quentin have
reached a point within five miles
of the Hindenburg line and are still
continuing their advance The British
forces have also made a most for
midable thrust on theArras-Cambrai
road, where severe fighting is in
progres with the result, so far, very
much in favor of the British.
FRENCH TAKE 1917 POSITIONS
WITH THE FRENCH—The ad
vance of the French forces between
the Oise and the Aisne have carried
them virtually to positions behind
the old barbed wire entanglements
of 1917, from which they have suc
ceeded in ejecting the enemy.
Hun Trenches Taken .
Many trenches along the Oise
Aisne canal and along the Ailette
river, which formed a sort of ad
vanced position for the Hun forces
operating in this neighborhood, have
been wrested from them by the
French after five days of practically
incessant fighting. During the
fighting which preceeded the taking
of these trenches, five different
Hun divisions attempted to hold off i
a single French division, who fought
with the greatest gallantry and dash
and finally succeeded in compelling
a retirement of the Germans and
occupying the trenches.
Machine Gun Concentration.
The Germans have accomplished | <
the greatest machine gun concen
tration of the entire war to oppose
the further advance of the Allies.:
according to Allied officers ,but J
they have failed in their deisgns
so far. The French troops have suc
ceeded in building bridges to con
tinue their advance under a wither-,
ing fire from the machine guns sup-1
ported by heavy artillery.
GERMAN REPORT
BERLIN.—In Armentiers on the |
Flanders front, the Germans yester-1
day repulsed the Allied attacks and!
captured many prisoners, according
to an official report made by the
German commanders on the Fland
ers front.
FRENCH HOLD CANAL
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1 LONDON.—According to reports 1
! received today from the front, the j
French now hold the Crozat canal
for practically its entire length ,four
miles from St. Quentin.
BRITISH OCCUPY TOWNS
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LONDON.—On the battlefront
between Peronne and St. Quentin, j
i the advancing British patrols occu-i
j pied the town of Vermand, five
miles northeast of St. Quentin to-'
day, and penetrating beyond also j
captured the town of Vendelles, two j
miles north of Vermand- The Brit-1
ish forces are now heavily engaged'
in an attack on the town of Gouzea
court and are slowly overcoming!
the Hun resistance. It is expected
that the town will be in the hands J
I of the British before nightfall.
OFFICIALS HELD
AS HOSTAGES BY
THEJLSHEVIKI
Britsh and French Consular and
Other Officials Are Arrested
By Bolsheviki.
WASHINGTON, D. C—British
and French consular and other offi
cials throughout Bolsheviki control
led Russia have been arrested and
are held by the Bolsheviki pending
the outcome of negotiations now in
progress between the Governments
ofthe Allies and the Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki officials state that
they are prepared for an echange
of diplomats with England if that
government will give the Bolsheviki
representatives in London a safe
conduct home.
The proposals made along these
lines by the Bolsheviki are now un
der consideration and it is expected
that some action will be taken soon.
OFFICIALS VISIT
OVERSEAS ARMY
American Cabinet Officers and
Army Chiefs Are With the
Boys In France.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
of War Baker is paying his second
visit to the battlefields of France,
and is. now at the front.
He is accompanied on this trip
by John D. Ryan, assistant secre
tary in charge of the aircraft branch
of the service, Surgeon General
Gorgas, chief of the Army Medcial
service and Brigadier General Mines j
chief of the embarkation service.
They are viewing the operations
as the guests of the military officers
under General Pershing si-.d will
glean much firr,t hand information
regarding the need of the diiferent I
branches of the service they have
control of with a view to making
every possible improvement.
If you believe in peace you will
fight to get it.
BRITISH AIRMEN
TACKLE GERMANS
AGAINST ODDS
British Air Force Headquarters
In France—Brains and quickness of
thought are as necessary to the air
man as pluck, endurance and physi
cal skill in aerial manoeuvres. The
English pilot of a single-seater fight
er of the latest type, while crusing
all over the German lines the other
day, saw below him three slow, old
fashioned enemy machines flying
steadily westward, as though to cross
the lines into British territory.
Unfortunately, the Germans were
too far off to be attacked success
fully, and the British pilot figured
that if they realized his presence
they would fly for home and safety
long before he could get within
range. He therefore flew up into
the clouds and then turned in the
direction in which the enemy ma
chines were moving.
Judging time, he pushed the
nose of his machine downward,
dived out of the clouds to the Ger
mans beneath, and, when close
enough to be fairly sure of his
mark, pressed the trigger of his gun.
A stream of lead played about the
German machines. None of them
returned his fire.
Once before the pilot had heard
of a similar occurrence. This flash
ed through his mind, and pulling
back the control lever, he soared
up again into the clouds. He was
only just in time, for as he vanished
into the vapor three enemy scouts
appeared. The slow machines were
the bait and the British airplane was
the expected prey, for its pilot was
well known and feared by the Ger
mans in that part of the line.
Once he knew what the odds were
against him, he no longer hesitated.
Down once more out of the clouds
he came straight at the nearest
scout. A short burst from his ma
chine-gun and the hostile machine
wavered, then slowly fell into a
spin, hurtling downwards and crash
ing far below.
For some minutes this competi
tion for position continued, each
party firing short bursts without
definite results. Then suddenly the
deciding factor arrived.
Out of the sky loomed a two
seated British fighter of the latest
type. It was proceeding on a special
errand. Before the Germans had
realized his arrival the new pilot
steered his machine into the midst
of the fight. A long burst from
his rear gun caused one o' the Ger
man fighters to stagger in its flight,
then drop its nose and leave the
combat. Evidently the pilot had
been hit. Then together the two
British machines charged the Ger
mans. A short skirmish ensued be
fore the enemy decided that dis
cretion was the better part of valor
and put their machines into spins
to evade their adversaries fire in
the low altitudes, close to earth
where the anti-aircraft batteries
would protect them.
Bruce Hunting, instrument man
with the engineering party under
Resident Engineer Kestley, came to
town Saturday from his camp across
the river on a brief visit.
STEAMER TANANA
LEFT YESTERDAY
FOR n. GIBBON
The A. Y. N. Co.’s liner Tanana
arrived in port yesterday from Fair
banks with a little mail and some
freight and one passenger for Ne
Nanana, and sailed within an hour
of her arrival for Tanana where
she will connect with the steamer
Alaska for Dawson and beyond. The
only passenger landing here was
John Kotooroky, to whom also most
of the freight she brought was con
signed.
The passengers on board, in tran
sit, were:
For Beaver—J. F. Roberts.
For Eagle—C. S. Crider.
For Skagway—Ceone Zacharriotin
Tom Tomita, Mrs. Mary H. Beraud,
Frank Beraud, Eugene Beraud, Miss
Margaret OConnor, Mrs. Ben Hoer
ler, and son, Mrs. R. V. Crook, and
three children, Lyman Knuppe.
The passengers boarding the ves
sel a Nenana were:
For Hot Springs—John Salvage
For Tanana—Amanda Roy, C. H.
Shade, E. P. Allard.
For Rampart—Mrs. G. W. Gasser.
For Skagway—Helen Davis, Jacob
Wermendsen, O. C. Gunderson, C.
Moran.
For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Grigg, Mrs. Philson, Mrs. O. B. Nel
son, Mrs. Gus Wilson, Frank Saban
off, P. Sullivan, Albert Olson, Sam
Toro, Chas. J. Olson, Joe Gieff,
Ely Abaloff, James Larson.
YANKEE SAILORS
ARE SUCCESSFUL
IN HOT ACTION
American Jack Tars Do Fearful
Execution and Capture Town
On Russian Front.
ARCHANGEL. Russia.—Among
the Allied troops fighting near Ober
serskaya was a detachment of
American sailors who were recently
landed from the warships to support
the land forces, - and in the first
action in which they took part cov
ered themselves with glory and in
ficted terrific losses among the
troops opposing them.
The impetuous jack tars carried
the fight with a rush, and with an
apparent contempt for the enemy,
pushed forward, greatly in advance
of the supporting land forces. The
enemy, quick to see the advantage,
managed to surround the sailors
who were in a very dangerous posi
tion for a while.
The fighting that immediately
followed was terrific and the sailors
giving no quarter and asking none,
practically tore their way out of
the surronding enemy masses. Re
newing their attacjcs they compelled
the now thoroughly beaten enemy
forces to retire from the town of
Oberserskaya, which they captured
just as the supporting land troops
came up.
LDDGEMEN FEEL !
LOSS OF MEMBER
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At the last meeting of the Ne-!
nana Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, a
resolution was adopted embodying1
the regret of the order at the loss
of their late brother, and it was de- i
cided that a copy of the resolution ]
be sent to the bereaved family. i
The resolution is as follows: i
Nenana, '".ska, Sept. 6, 1918. '
Mrs. George C. Noeller and Family:
“Whereas, it has pleased the 1
Almighty to remove from our midst,
by accident, our esteemed Brother
and co-laborer George C. Noeller,
who has for some time occupied a
prominent rank in our midst, main-,
tained under all circumstances a1
character untarnished, and a repu
tation above reproach.
“Therefore, Resolve: That in the
death of Brother Noeller we have
sustained the loss of a brother whose
fellowship it was an honor and a
pleasure to enjoy; that we bear
willing testimony to his many vir-j
tues. to his unquestioned probity
and stainless life; that we offer to
his bereaved family and mourning
friends, over whom sorrow has hung
her sable mantle, our heartfelt con
dolence, and pray that Infinite
Goodness may bring speedy relief
to their burdened hearts and inspire
them with the consolations that
hope in futurity and faith in God
give them in the Shadow of the
Tomb.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions, engrossed, be presented
to the family of our deceased
Brother.
By the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo
No. 17.
Committee,
M. V. TYLER,
JOHN H. FLOWER
J. A. SLIPPERN,
GEO. W. PENNINGTON,
President,
FRANK ROURKE,
Secretary.
LADIES ENTERTAIN
DRAFT BOYS TONIGHT
At eight o’clock tonight the enter
tainment got up by the Red Cross
ladies of Nenana in honor of the
boys of the third contingent of Ne
nana’s second draft quota will take
Jplace at the Grace Presbyterian
church.
The public is cordially invited to
attend to do honor to the boys who
will probably leave for Fort Gibbon
on the transport Jacobs tomorpw.
A program has been arranged and
refreshments will be served during
the entertainment.
FOOD MINISTRY COSTS
LONDON.—The staff of the Food
Ministry totals 11,933 employes and
their salaries amount to $8,600,000
a year or an average of $725 per
head.
The amount spent in admini
stration for the past six months was
$5,500,000 and that spent on the
purchase of food $920,000,000.
Tom Blakey, foreman of the steel
gang, was a town visitor Saturday.
Tom had not been in town for
long time.
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SURVIVOR JELLS
HARROWING TALL
LONDON.—Nine sailors, four of
whom were dying of wounds, left
by a German submarine commander
to perish on a ramshackle raft in
the North Sea, where eight of them
died is the story of Hun barbarity
told by Haakon Ohlson, the sole
survivor of the Norwegian bark
Eglinton, now recovering in a Brit
ish naval hospital. When near
death, Ohlson was rescued by a
British motor boat patrolling in
Helgoland bight.
The Eglinton was carrying coal to
Norway when attacked by the sub
marine firing shrapnel. The cap
tain’s right arm was shattered, the
steward was badly wounded in the
leg, a seaman was shot through the
body, and the second mate’s arm
was torn by splinters.
The ship filled rapidly but the
crew put out a raft made of five
planks and supported by barrels. A
barrel of water and a case of bis
cuits were placed on the raft The
submarine came up, fired into the
sinking bark and passed within
twenty feet of the unfortunates as
it circled about the raft.
“Not a word did the Huns say to
us,” said Ohlson, “although they
could see our wounded and the
plight we were in. There was a
stiff breeze blowing and 1 expected
the raft to break up. The sub
marine steamed away.
ine wounded seaman died soon
afterward anil we threw his body
overboard. The next morning, after
a sleepless night for all, the stew
ard died and then the second mate.
We shoved their bodies into the
water also. On the third day the
captain died. Then 1 must have
lost count of time, for on the after
noon of the fourth day I found my
self along with the chief mate.
“I did my best to cheer him up,
but he only said, ‘I am going down
intothe cabin to get my pipe,’ and
I knew his mind was going. He
‘lied that afternoon, and I managed
to get the body clear of the raft.”
“One of the barrel buoys had
leaked and that end of the raft
settled low in the water. Brine got
into the biscuits and into the barrel
of fresh water.
“I was alone on the raft for five
days,” Ohlson went op “I didn’t
see a single ship all that time, I
must have been a little delirious,
because I’d lose count of the hours.
I was wet through. At night I’d
hear the water swishing round me
and then I would sleep.”
On the ninth day he heard dis
tant firing. He managed to get
to his knees to look about him
There was the British patrol boat.
When Ohlson was taken aboard he
collapsed.
KAISER REWARDS MOTHERS
AMSTERDAM.—At Dusseldorf,
Germany, 100 women, the mothers
of from 8 to 12 children each, were
presented the other day by the muni
cipality in the nam; of -;he grate
ful Fatherland, with savings bank
books with 100 marks cr»litcd