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THE NENA NA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 165
LILLE CAPTURED FROM GERMANS
OSTEND EVACUATED BY THE TEUTONS
YANKS ADVANCE STEADILY NORTH OF VERDUN
HUNS RETREATING
ACROSS FLANDERS
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived from the Belgian front this
morning indicate that the Belgian
forces under the personal command
of the Belgian king, who are ad
vancing in the direction of Ostend,
have crossed the Yser river.
GERMANS IN RETREAT
PARIS—The entire German army
under the command of General von
Arnin are retreating along a front
extending from Lille to the North
Sea. The Allies are overthrowing
and beating back the Germans every
where, and their general retirement
is rapidly assuming the proportions
of a disorderly rout. General von
Amin’s command is composed of
seventeen German divisions.
VANDALS SPARE CITY
British Headquarters.—The ad
vance guard of the British forces
entering the beautiful city of Lille I
found, much to their surprise, that
the retreating Germans did not burn
or cause explosions in the city, which
was left intact in all its beauty.
COURTRAI CAPTURED
LONDON.—The British troops
entered and occupied the ctiy of
Courtrai today, according to des
patches received from British field
headquarters. The Allies, advanc
ing to liberate Belgium, captured
over twenty Belgian villages yester
day.
YANKS CONTINUE DRIVE
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
American forces operating in the
region of the Argonne forest are j
meeting with continued success
against a stiff resistance. The first j
army reached Champigeulle, one
mile north of St. Juvin, and have
also captured Cote and Dechatillon.
To the east of the Meuse, the Ameri
cans captured the summit of the
Bois de la Grande Montagne.
LILLE OCCUPIED
LONDON.—The main body of the
British troops entered the city of,
Lille and formally took possession
fc' of it amid the hearty plaudits of
the population. No part of the city
was in any way injured, as is cus
tomary in such cases, by the retir
ing German troops. This is thought
to mean that they are beginning
to learn that they will be held
strictly accountable for all the dam
age they have wantonly perpet
rated on the towns they had pre
viously occupied, and from which
they are now compelled to retire
under Allied pressure.
Lille is the largest town which
the Germans captured from France
four years ago, and is a most im
portant unit in the Teuton system
of defense. The town fell simul
taneously with the commencement
of the new British offensive to the
south of Valenciennes.
.V The British forces are now ad
vancing south of the town of Le
Cateau against positions held by the
Germans on the Solle river.
HUN RESISTANCE CRUMBLING
PARIS.—According to reports re- j
ceived by the war office from the ]
battle front ,the German resistance,
is crumbing rapidly in the Argonne J
forest region and in the northern
Champagne front. On these fronts
the Americans, under the command
of Generals Liggette, Cameron and
Bullard, have been engaged in a |
desperate conflict with the Prussian I
Guards. The fighting at the com
mencement was vexy fierce, with the
Americans pressing hard; while the
Prussian Guards were ceding ground
by inches.
No Surrender
In their desperate atempts to save
the right wing of the German army
from disaster, the Prussian Guard,
opposing the Americans, are giving
ground very slowly and dying, but
are not surrendering. No quarter
is asked and none given.
OSTEND EVACUATED
LONDON.—A powerful squadron
of British air and naval forces, ap
proaching Ostend from the sea, find
ing no opposition, boldy entered the
bay and disembarked troops while,
as a precautionary measure, the.
guns of the warships covered the
landing, and ships of the squadron
were detached to command the points
where German batteries were known
to have existed.
Land Forces Arrive
The French cavalry, acting in con
cert with the British air and sea
forces, simultaneously approached
the city from landwards, only to
find that the Germans had myster
iously disappeared, leaving the town
intact. It was discovered that
orders were issued by the German
commanders to the troops to cease!
devastations. |
RUMANIANS REVOLT
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PARIS.—According to reports re
ieived from the commander of the
Allied forces on the Eeastern front,
the Rumanian population has sud
denly assumed an attitude of open
hostility to the German troops oc-!
cupying Rumanian territory. Sev- i
eral armed clashes are reported to'
have taken place between the Ru- ■
manian peasants, who are said to >
be well armed, and the Teuton
forces, at sev^al places.
The launch Dan Patch, owned and
operated by Billy Ford, left at an
early hour this morning for Fair
banks with A. J. Nordale and George
Grigsby as passengers for the upper
town.
The early start was made neces
sary owing to the lateness of the
season and the low stage of the
water in the Tanana river.
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Unconditional Surrender and Great
Civil Upheaval in Germany
It Rumored.
LONDON. — Several prominent
newspapers of this city are giving
publicity to the rumors current re
garding the answer which Germany
will make to President Wilson'3 last
note.
The Express says that uncon
ditional surrender is inevitable and
that it will mean the beginning of
a great civil upheaval througnout
Germany.
The kaiser is reported to be send
ing his valuables to Holland, pre
paratory to abdicating his throne.
AT IOWA CAMP
OF INFLUENZA
Another Popular Young Nenanaite
Succumbs to Epidemic At the
Training Camp.
A telegram received in Nenana
this forenoon contained the sad in
telligence of the death of Mike
Meagher, at Camp Dodge, from the
effects of an attack of Spanish in
fluenza; the sad news coming as a
great shock to his many fr'ends, who
did not even know he was ill.
The telegram referred to above
came from the officer commanding,
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Mike Meagher, prior to joining
the colors by voluntary induction
into Co. B, 14th Infantry, was an
employe of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, serving as transitman
under Reisdent Engineer Ike P.
Taylor.
He was a very popular young man.
a good all-around athlete, and took
a prominent part in all the base
ball and basketball event.; in season.
He was possessed of a sunny dis
position and his affable manner won
for him a whole host of friends,
who will be deeply grieved to hear
of his untimely death.
SIR. RELIANCE
S1SJMHT
The A. Y. N. Co’s steamer Re
liance is expected to arrive in Ne
nana from the mouth of the Tolo
vana river at about 9 o’clock to
night and will sail for Fairbanks
on her last trip for the season
shortly after time of arrival.
With the sailing of the Reliance,
the season of navigation insofar as
the steamers of the A. Y. N. Co. are
concerned, is at an end.
LANSING URGES
Sec-etary of State Warns Nation
That the War Is Not Over
and Urges Support.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In a state
ment made today, Secretary of Stata
Robert Lansing declared that Ger
many is bending and that she will
break under more pressure.
He sounded a note of warning
to the nation and stated that the
war was not over yet and urged on
all to support the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
Every gun, dollar and man now
coounts more than ever, he said,
and it will be up to the people to
see that the hands of the govern
ment are strengthened so that the
war can be carried out to a success
ful finish.
CENSORSHIP ON
PACIFIC COASI IS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Owing to
the suspected presence of raiders
along the Pacific coast, a strict cen
sorship was recently established and
the news of the movements of all
steamers whether coastwise or ocean
going was duly suppressed.
It is officially announced today
that virtually the censorship has
been withdrawn, and newsnip ?r=. are
allowed to publish the movements
of all ships with the sole exception
of troop transports and munition
carriers.
The announcement adds that the
censorship has been lifted because
the officals have reason to believe
that the raiders have gone. The
strict secrecy maintained on the At
lantic seaboard was at no time
necessary on the Pacific coast.
LUND DELIVERS
MAIL SHIPMENT
The launch Overland, with Roy
Lund at the wheel, arrived from
Fairbanks late yesterday evening on
her way to Hot Springs with the
mail. He brought 250 pounds of
mail for Nenana.and Geo. Grandahl,
W. Martin and Mr. McRae as pass
engers for Nenana.
The launch had 1300 pounds of ■
mail for Tanana, which was to be'
transferred at Hot Springs to the j
up-bound launch, which is thought j
also has some mail for Nenana and i
Fairbanks. Lund left for Hot |
Springs early this morning.
William Geiger, a Ruby registrant, |
is rep9rted to have died at Camp:
Dodge, Iowa. Publicity was given i
recently in the newspapers to aI
letter from the mother of William j
Geiger who wanted to know the i
whereabouts of John Geiger.
No Result* Have Been Obtained In *
Search For Launch Flyer and
the Bodies of Victims.
Advices received from Fairbanks
indicate that many of the men en- J
gaged in the search for the launch!
Flyer and the bodies of the vie- j
tims have returned to the upper
town thoroughly discouraged; not
a trace of either the hull nor the
bodies having been discovered dur
ing all the long and tiresome search.
It was felt by those that searched
most assiduously, that everything
possible was done and every known
means tried and that a further
search was merely a waste of time.
The freezeup is also drawing near
and the operations of the many
boats will no longer be possible in
a few days.
The steamer Tanana, which sailed
yesterday, had a large quantity of
dynamite for blasting out some
snags in the hope of being able to
solve the mystery, and a quantity
of gasoline for the use of the launch-;
es engaged in the search. This was
sent up by the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
OLDTIMERS ARE
ARRANGING FOR
GREAT PROGRAM
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All arrangements for the enter-1
tainment and dance to be given j
by Nenana Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska
on the night of Saturday, October
19, at the Nenana Labor Union Hall,
have been practically completed and
a splendid time is assured all those,
who will attend the function.
The program to be rendered is as
follows:
Opening Address. G. W. Pennington
Song—“Alaska”.School Children
Sketch—“Civic Creed”.
.Dorance Wood
Song .Kenneth Diven
Recitation—“Tam O’Shanter”
. Frank Rourke
Sketch—“Children of the Race”
.Six School Girls
Sketch—“Legend of the North
land”. Margaret Southworth
Duet—Guitar and Harmonica
Mrs. Easterly and Tony Letray
Recitation—“Prospector’s Dream”
.Miss Queenie Russell
Song—“Irish Love Song”.
. Miss Jane Anderson
Character Sketch—“The Yiddisher”
..Corporal Bruder
Flag Drill .School Children
Closing Address....Robt. Joseph Diven
Immediately after the conclusion
of the program the hall will be
cleared and dancing to the strains
of a four-piece orchestra will com
mence, to be kept up as long as the
people have a mind to.
Admission to the entertainment
and dance will be one dollar.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
LOAN REACHES
NEARLY HALF OF
NEEDED AMOUNT
A Little Over Three Billion DolUri
Have Been Subscribed to
Fourth Liberty Loan.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Annouooe
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ment is made by the treasury de
partment that the total amount sub
' scribed to the Fourth Liberty Loan
up until today was three billion, six
hundred thousand dollars. Only two
days more remain in which the bal
ance of the six billion dollar loan
can be taken up.
‘ Secretary McAdoo announced that
there will be no extension of the
loan period and that a fifth and
probably a sixth loan will he neces
sary, regardless of tlu outcome of
peace negotiations.
Serious Congestion of Traffic Is
Expected At Whitehorse and
Skagway This Season.
VICTORIA, B. C.—The officials
of the Canadian Pacific Steamship
and Railroad Company expects to
encounter a serious congestion of
traffic at Whitehorse and Skagway
and may have to send a special
steamer to accommodate outbound
Alaskans.
It is expected that about eight
hundred people will arrive at White
horse and Skagway between tne
■ 16th and 21st of this month,
j The last two steamboats for the
season left Dawson yesterday, loaded
to the guards. Four up-bound
steamers from points on the lover
| Yukon passed Dawson this week
carrying five hundred passengers.
Registration of Alaskans coming
within the meaning of the Man
Power Bill, which was begun on the
15th of this month, is steadily go
ing on, and up to noon today about
two hundred have been enrolled.
The new law under which registra
tions for military service are being
made, includes all males between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five.
Dick Morris has the distinction
of being the first Nenanaite to reg
ister under the new law. As soon
as he finds out that the enlistment
bars are down, he says, he intends
to seek enlistment.
Supplying food is America’s prin
cipal part in the war right now;