The Nenana News
VOLUME NC. 2
NENANA ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER SO
California Govc-'nor Admits Re
ceiving Plea From White House
^ Executive.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Mar. 30.
—Questioned today with regrard to
the report that President Wilson
had urged clemency in the Mooney
case. Governor Stephens admittec
today that he had received such a
message from the White House, but
said that he was not prepared to
say what action would be taken, it
is understood that he will issue a
statement on Monday. It is also
understood that the president asked
the governor to pardon Mooney.
HOTELS GUI WHEAT
FROM IB MENUS:
Managements Assure Hoover That |
They Will Help Save More
Flour.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30
—The absolute abolition of wheat
and wheat products from the menus
of all the first class hotels of the
United States has been urged by
Federal Food Administrator Hoover
and he has already received the
assurance from seven hundred hote.
owners that they will comply with
the request. As the result of this
pledge, white bread will disappear
* from the tables until the next wheal
crop has been harvested and turned
into flour.
ANTI-DRAFT MOBS
ACTIVE IN QUEBEC
QUEBEC, Mar. 30.—Anti-draf;
rioting in this city last night neces
sitated calling out the militia to re
st >rc order. Before the arrival of
the soldiers, the rioters used a fed
eral officer roughly, first tieing him
to a post and then whipping him.
A score of the rioters were placed
under arrest.
SENATE PASSES BILL
ADDING NEW TROOPS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 30.
v—The upper house of congress has
given its approval of the bill requir
ing men to register who have reach
£ ed the draft age since June 5. It
is estimated that this will increase
the number of registrants by seven
hundred thousand.
ESTATES SEIZED
ROME. Mar. 30 —The prefect of
"''''“■police of Sessari has taken posses
sion of estates valued at half a
million lire, belonging to Admiral
von Tirpitz.
Everest Fitzwater arrived from
Ruby last evening with a dog team
and is now registered at the Cooney
hotel.
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GERMANS ARE MASSING
FOR DRIVE ON VERDUN
PARIS, Mar. 30.—Advices receiv- i
ed in this city today, by way of i
Amsterdam, announce the massing
of great forces of German troops
in the Verdun sector, indicating to,
the war department that it is the ,
intention of the kaiser to launch a
big attack in that quarter. The re
port does not cause any uneasiness
here, however, as it is confidentally ;
believed that the French forces at
the eastern end of the battlefront !
are equal to almost any emergency,
and are constantly on the alert for
new developments.
Regarding operations to the north
of Paris, the war office announces j
this afternoon that the French
troops have completely checked the
Germans west of Montdidier. Be- j
tween Montdidier and Lassigney.;
the French counter offensive which i
drove the enemy back to the out- ]
skirts of Xoyon on Thursday, is j
still in progress, the heaviest of fight- !
ing being reported from that j
quarter. French forces, supported!
by reserves, are offering stubborn ■
resistance to the powerful enemy
assaults, which extend along a front
of twenty-five miles, from Moreuil
to beyond Lassigny. Enemy activi
ties were resumed during the night
with renewed violence, and has con
tinued steadily all day, the losses
on both sides being very heavy.
In a summary of general condi
tions, the war office announces late
this afternoon that the German of
fensive, although still violent, ap
pears to have exhausted itself. The
French are now driving the enemy j
back at many points and at others, j
the Allies are offering such stiff,
resistance that the progress of the:
Germans is apparently slowed. The
Germans seem definitely held at
Montdidier. with their thrust to the j
southwest checked. The Germans
now seem to be trving to close in
the angle between Somme and Avre ,
rivers, with the point of the wedge '
at Amiens.
Upon his return this morning from
a second visit to the front positions.
Premier Clemenceau issued a state
ment in which he declares that the
Germans cannot break the Allied J
resistance. “Come as they may,"'
he said “they cannot break through." j
STRENGTH IS WANING
LONDON. Mar. 30—Reports re
ceived from the British front this
afternoon indicate that the German
strength is waning. It is stated
however, that the enemy forward
forces, which are driving west, are
now astride the Somme, only twelve
miles from Amiens. The British
are heavily attacking the northern
and southern wings and have suc
ceeded in pressing the Germans back
at several points.
There was no perceptible slowing
down in the fighting at several
points today, the enemy being oc
cupied with rushing artillery from
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the rear and reorganizing their
forces. In the vicinity of Albert,
the Germans are digging themselves
in along the line from Thiehval to
Laboislle. The British are taking
advantage of the opportunity to
bring up heavy reinforcements, the
lines being strengthened rapidly
along every quarter of the line there.
In reporting the partial suspen
sion of activities on the part of the
Germans, one correspondent declares
that the slowing down is merely a
lull before a storm of still greater
intensity.
In an afternoon report to the war
office. Field Marshal Haig says:
"We were pressed back at Demaen'
and Mezieres, south of the Somme,
but at the latter village we counter
attacked and took a number of
prisoners." In the* opinion of Haig,
the Germans are digging themselves
in for the purpose of bringing up
their heavy artillery.
The war office announces that j
captured documents indicate that the
German attack yesterday along the j
Scarpe had for its object, the cap
ture of Yimy ridge. The arras at
tack was carried out by six divisions
on the front lines, with four assault \
divisions in support. The attack
resulted in severe defeat for the
enemy.
THE BRITISH SUMMARY
British Headquarters, Mar. 30.—
The fighting between the Scarpe and
the Oise having diminished greatly,
except at Albert and Montdidier. the
Allies are preparing for a counter
blow against the Germans, whose
strength has given indications of
waning. Repulsed in their attempt
to widen their salient, by British
pressure on the northern and south
ern wings, the Germans have driven
forward in the apex of their wedge
toward Amiens. They are now
astride the Somme river, twelve
miles east of Amiens. Between the
Somme and Avre rivers the British
have retired to a line through Hamel.
Marcel Cave and Neuville. South
of Albert, the British are holding
the Ancre line.
WASHINGTON ADVISED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 30.
—Reserve troops of the French army
are reported to have stopped the
German advance on the twenty-five
mile front extending from Moreuil
to Lassigny. The German assaults
against the line nra described in the
French official bulletins as particu
larly violent.
GERMANS CAPTURE MANY
BERLIN, Mar. 30.—The offensive
operations of the German army in
Northern France have resulted in
the capture of seventy thousand pris
oners and eleven hundred British
and French guns since the com
mencement of the drive. Between
the Somme and the Avre rivers, the
Germans have driven the Allies from
their positions in a northwesterly
direction, by way of Abancourt. The
French forces are delivering violent
counter attacks between Monldidier
and Xoyan.
CHURCH IS SHATTEkED
PARIS. Mar. 30.—The shelling of
Paris by long range German guns
resulted yesterday in the death of
seventy persons, mostly women and
children, who were attending Good
Friday services at a church in the
northern suburbs. Ninety others
were more or less seriously injured.
The place was visited this morning
by President Poincare and Premier
Clemenceau and they were informed
by Dean Don. a Socialist leader, that
at the moment the women and
children and aged were imploring
Heaven to end the horrible butchery,
the roof of the church was shattered
by a German shell, their prayers be
ing answered with more blood. A
second shell fell in the same neigh
borhood this morning.
MAY SPUR AMERICANS
LONDON, Mar. 30.—Referring to
the appeal of David Lloyd George
for more American aid. the London
Daily Mail declares that the Allies
must be prepared for another month
or two of continuous fighting and
their efforts must be on an equal
scale with those of the enemy. The
German offensive, it is pointed out.
will not have been without use if
it spurs American to concentrate
I on the problems now confronting
the Allied cause.
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CIVILIANS ARE SAFE
PARIS. Mar. 30.—American Red
I cross officials have announced that
the entire region of general advance
' has been evacuated by the civilian
: population, and that satisfactory
; temporary arrangements have been
made for the care of the thousands
of families who have been forced to
quit their homes, a great many of
them without any of their posses
j sior.s.
READY FOR SERVICE
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 30.—
i General Leonard Wood has just
i passed a rigid physical examination
for active service in France and has
i returned to Camp Funston to train
recruits for over-seas service.
DEATH PENALTY FAVORED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 30 -
Senator Overman, head of the sen
ate judiciary committee, is strongly
i in favor of imposing the death pen
alty for many offenses committed
under the espionage act. He de
clares that only by severe punish
ment can the United States hope to
rid the country of spies.
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MEAT BUN LIFIED
Order Creating Meatless Days Is
Suspended in States for Month
of April.
WASHINGTON. D. t\. Mar 30.
—Federal Food Administrator Hoov
1 er has issued an order suspending
meatless days for a period of thirty
j days, beginning on April firs* The
I observance of meatless days through
; out the country has enabled the na
' tion to accumulate a substantial sur
, plus and it is now the intention of
i the food administration to concen
i trate on wheat flour saving.
MARCH PROGRAM
WELL 111 1HE LEAD
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'Twenty New Vessels Delivered By
Shipping Board During the Past
Month.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 30.
—The launching program of the fed
eral shipping board for the month
of March was exceeded by twelve
thousand tons, according to the
statement issued by Chairman Hurley
this morning. The board fell be
hind somewhat in the schedule of
completed ships, due to the difficul
ties of obtaining steel as needed,
but notwithstanding this handicap,
thirty-six ships were launched and
| twenty delivered completed during
| the month.
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL
NOW IN OPERATION
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 30.
j —The new daylight saving law be
j came effective at two o'cclck this
j morning, at which time the clocks
I of the nation were supposed to be
| turned a head an hour. President
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I \V ason has left it to the newspapers
of the country to see that the change
in time is made.
GERMANS DENY RUSSIANS
HAVE TAKEN ODESSA
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 30—Advices
j received from Berlin last night de
I ny the report that the Bolsheviki
! and Ukrainians have retaken Odessa.
! The dispatches, received from an of
j ficial source, declare that the Rus
j sian city is still occupied by the
. Austro-Germans.
DUTHIE IN CONTROL
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SEATTLE. Mar. 30—The con
| trolling interest of C. D. Bowles,
! in the Duthie shipyards, was ac
quired today by J. F. Duthie and
associates, the consideration being
several million dollars.
LENINE ILL
PETROGRAD, Mar. 30.—Lenine,
one of the trio who put Russia in
its present plight, is ill of pneu
monia.