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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAIL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918.
NUMBER 113
GERMANS CAN’T CHECK ALLIES
Af l JES PUSH FORWARD AT ALL POINTS
ARMIES GATHER FOR ANOHTER MIGHTYCLASH
GERMANS STIFFEN
LINES OF DEFENSE
PARIS.—Official reports received
, by the war office yesterday are to
* the effect that the French forces,
continuing their advance, have
thrown back the enemy and occu
pied the town of Ribecourt, six and
one-quarter miles south-west of
Noyon.
The German resistance has stiff
ened and they are offering desper
ate resistance to the Allied troops
advancing along the Chaulnes-Roye
heights and road, and severe fight
ing is in progress on this sector.
To the southwest of Lassigny the
▼ vigorous attacks of the French have
forced the Germans to retire to
Plemont Mils.
POSITIONS EVACUATED
LONDON.—Reports received by
the British war office from Field
Marshal Haig indicate that the Ger
mans have evacuated their forward
positions at Beaumont, Hammes
camp, Puisieux and Bucuoy, lying
in the region to the north of Albert.
LASSIGNY CAPTURED
LONDON.—According to a report
received today by the Pall Mall
Gazette, the French forces have at
tacked and captured the town of
Lassigny and have compelled the
Germans to retreat farther.
RETREAT EXPERT COMMANDS
General Hans von Boehm, the Ger
man retreat specialist, who con
ducted the operations for some time
on the Aisne-Marne front, has been
appointed to the supreme command
of the Hun forces on the Somme
front. *
His appointment is believed to be
significant, and the withdrawal yes
terday of German troops from posi
tions near Albert is believed to be
the first application of his tactics.
ATTACKS CONTINUE
WASHINGTON, D C.—General
Pershing in a communique received
by the war department says that the
artillery and airmen are pounding
vigorously at the enemy, and that
otherwise there is nothing to report.
AIRPLANES DESTROVLO
LONDON.—According to official
reports received by the war de
partment yesterday, the British de
stroyed twenty-one German air
planes and downed six others in a
big air battle. Six British planes
.have failed to return to their base.
American airmen co-operating
with the British flyers, carried out
a successful bombing raid. They
attacked a German airdrome and
completely demolished it, together
with six machines which happened
i to be in the airdrome at the time.
PREPARING FOR BATTLE
PARIS.—Both sides are now gath
' ering strength for a resumption of
fighting on a large scale, and the
pending storm is expected to break
at any time.
The French troops are steadily
pounding away on the Lassigny
Noyon line, while violent artillery
ing is in progress between the Avre
and the Oise.
The German positions at Thies
court which have been subjected
to heavy attacks, are reported to be
giving way and it is expected that
the French troops will occupy this
place before nightfall.
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ESCAPES UNHURT
Luck Again Favor* Noted Speed
King, Who Escape* Unhurt
When Machine Demolished.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.—Barney Old
field, while driving his powerful
racing car at the state fair races
yesterday, crashed into the fence
enclosing the track.
His car was overturned and im
mediately burst into flames, but
luck was with Barney once more
and he managed to escape without
a scratch, the only injury received
being a slight scorching of his hair.
A. J. Lund, lawyer from Seattle,
has been bound over at Cordova to
await the action of the grand jury,
charged with violation of the espion
age act. He is accused of inter
fering with the work of the ex
emption board.
Reinforcement* Demanded For Sup
port of German* on the Marne
Front Are Refused.
GENEVA.—According to the
Democrat, one of the leading news
papers of this city, which received
the news from a German source,
General Ludendorff, the commander
in chief of the German armies, de
manded that the Austrians send
twenty divisions to support the Ger
man troops during their retreat on
the Marne front.
The demand • was, at first, re-!
fused absolutely by the Austrians, j
but after threats had been made'bj^
General Ludendorff, two Austrian!
divisions were sent to the Germans.
Frank Bishoprick, who came to
Nenana a few days ago on a busi
ness visit, returned to Fairbanks
this morning.
ALLIED SUCCESSES
DELIGHT JAPANESE
Tokio Say* That Jap* Are Tickled
to Death At Succe** of the
Allied Arm*.
LONDON. — A despatch from
Tokio, Japan, to the London Times
says that the Japanese have kept
close tab of the war situation on
the Western front, and that they
are profoundly gratified to learn
of the successes achieved by the
Allied armies in France.
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10 H IN
Gompers Protests Against Inclusioi
of Work or Fight Provision
In New Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Sen
ate Military Committte received i
letter today front Samuel Gompers
head of the American Federatioi
of Labor, in which he voiced the
strenuous objection of labor to a
provision of the new man powei
bill.
The veteran labor leader state:
that the united labor of Americi
are strong for the new man powei
bill, but that they object to the in
elusion of any work or fight pro
vision in that bill.
EXECUTIONS MAY
CAUSE TROUBLE;
MANS SORE
Drastic Measures Adopted Towarc
Czech Soldiers May Cause a
Serious Revolt.
LONDON.—According to report;
received in this city today, the exe
cution by the military authorities
of seventy-four Czech soldiers ir
the service of the Austrian armj
has resulted in turmoil throughout
Bohemia.
The Munich newspapers, com
menting on the situation, think thai
this apparently slight incident maj
cause a general uprising against th<
government throughout the country
BOY SCOUTS HELPING
GARNER TEXAS FRUI1
YSLETA, Tex.—Boy Scouts front
El Paso are being employed in the
pear orchards and fruit canning
factory here. These boys are camp
ing out here and are working on «
piece work basis and making front
$2 to $2.50 per day. The boys are
in the charge of a scout master anei
are enjoying the outing while assist
ing to prepare the pear crop foi
market.
Typhoid Breaks Out At Internment
Camp on Account of the Bad
Water Supply.
ASHVILLE, N. C.—A serious epi
demic of typhoid fever, resulting
in eleven deaths and one hundred
and fifty serious cases broke out
among the interned German civil
ians and sailors in the camp at Hot
Springs, near this city.
The report that the outbreak was
caused by the prisoners themselves
is absolutely without foundation.
The medical authorities stationed at
the camp to look after the welfare
of the interned men are of the
opinion that the outbreak can be
attributed to the bad water supply.
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PLAN DISCUSSED
FOR AN ALLIANCE
WITH AMERICANS
Offensive and Defensive ..Alliance
Between England and America
Is Planned.
LONDON.—According to an ar
ticle which is given great promin
ence in the Evening News, propos
als are on foot for the formation
of an offensive and defensive al
liance between England and the
United States.
The arrival in this city of Lord
Reading, British ambassador to the
United States, is said to be for the
purpose of discussing with the gov
ernment, proposals for a closer
Anglo-American co-operation, in
volving a defensive and offens:ve
alliance between the two countries.
RUMOR DENIED HERE
WASHINGTON^ D. C—It is
stated authoritively that the subject
of a British-American alliance has
not been discussed or even suggested
here at any time.
UNDERGROUND WIRELESS
FEATURE OF ARMY SCHOOL
EL PASO.—Wireless messages
underground are being sent and re
ceived at the signal corps training
; school which is being conducted this
summer at the Baily school. This
school was opened for young men
wishing to study signal corps work
and 32 are now attending. The in
structors have been attending the
j liaison school at Fort Bliss, con
I ducted by French and British offi
| cers and have been taught the most
, modern systems of trench communi
cation and wireless signalling.
j R. M. Brown, the well known
j Fairbanksan, is visiting in Nenana.
He expects to remain here for a
J few days.
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BRITISH AVIATOR
FALLS 10 DEATH
Noted British Airman Killed While
Giving An Exhibition Flight
Yesterday.
CINCINNATI, O.—Captain James
Fitzmaurice, a British airman of
note, was killed instantly while mak
ing an exhibition flight here yes
terday.
It is thought that something went
wrong with his engine, causing the
machine to fall to the ground. Cap
tain Fitzmaurice was crushed be
neath the engine of the machine.
RUSS SITUATION
IS VERY GRAVE;
CONSUL LEAVES
American Consul General at Moscow
Leaves the Country With His
Whole Staff.
WASHINGTON, D. C—The state
department was notified today by
Consul General Poole, who is sta
tioned at Moscow, that after wit
nessing violations on the French and
British consulates by the Bolsheviki,
he destroyed the code book and other
valuable documents and turned over
the affairs of the consulate to the
Swedish consul.
Consul General Poole has demand
ed safe conduct home for himself
and associates.
SUBMAiris
BIG Oil TANKER
NEARJEW YORK
Tanker Frederick R. Kellog I* Sunk
Almost At the Gates of New
York Harbor.
NEW YORK.—The big oil tanker
Frederick R. Kellogg was sunk by a
German submarine yesterday off
Ambrose channel, practically at the
gates of New York harbor. Seven
of her crew have not been accounted
for.
The Frederick R. Kellogg was a
large oil tanker built for the Stand
ard Oil company and launched at
Oakland, California, only last year.
At the time she was sunk by the
German submarine she was just
clearing the harbor on a voyage to
Boston with a big cargo of oil
ENGLAND WILL ADOPT
STANDARD UNDERWEAR
LONDON—A plan for the pro
duction of standard underclothes, at
fixed prices, has been approved by
the Government Wool Textile Pro
duction department, and is to go
into effect early in September.
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FINNS ORDERED
10 MAKE READY
10 FIGHT ALLIES
Germans Send Ultimatum to Finnish
Army, Ordering Attack of
the Murman Coast.
WASHINGTON, I). C.—Accord
ing to a report received by the state
department from Stockholm today,
the German government has sent
an ultimatum to Finland containing
an order that the Finnish army be
immediately mobilized.
The ultimatum further states that
the Finnish army will be required to
attack the Entente forces now on
the Murman coast within two weeks
of the receipt of the ultimatum.
AMERICANS ARE
DECORATED WITH
For the First Time in the History
of England, War Medals Are
Awarded Americans.
LONDON.—A very unique event
was witnessed today in England,
when King George personally de
corated four American lieutenants
and fifteen American soldiers with
the medal conferred for bravery in
action.
It is said to be the first time in
the history of the country that
American soldiers received war de
corations at the hands of royalty.
The medal was also conferred on
General Pershing, it being sent to
him by an officer of the king’s per
sonal guard.
DU FIXED FOR
REGISTRATION OF
NEW DRAFF BOYS
Youth* Reaching Twenty-one Year*
of Age Since June 5th Mu»t
Register on August 24th
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder has order
ed that all men who have reached
the age of twenty-one since June
5th last must register on August 24.
Most of the men so registering
are expected to qualify in Class One
and will be drawn to fill the Sept
ember draft, which calls for about
one hundred and fifty thousand
men.
Registrations for Alaska will be
fixed later on.
There are always a few people who
refuse to do what the Governmet
asks them. Hut this shouid^not he
an excuse for the rest of us to do
likewise.