Food— The Weapon that will Win the War—Help to Save It
VOLUME NO. 2
NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 76
RUSSIANS MAKE
PEAKS 10 S10P
GERMAN FORCES
VOLOGDA, Russia, Mar. 2.—In
terior Russia has declared strongly
against a separate peace with Ger
many. Workmen’s and soldiers’
councils in many of the provinces
have issued mobilization orders and
plans are now being formulated to
resist the German advance.
The German forces are now mov
ing on the town of Bologoie, on the
Moscow-Petrograd railroad, Dy the
capture of which they hope to cut
off the food supply from the Rus
sian capital, thus forcing the sur
render of the city by famine. At
another point the Germans are with
in eighty miles of Petrograd.
CHICAGO, Mar. 2.—There is a
movement on foot to bring five mil
lion Chinese laborers to the United
States to take the places of Ameri
cans who have joined the army.
This was brought to light at the
hearing of the stockyards wage dis
pute, while William Ferris, superin
tendent of Nelson Morris & Co., was
being questioned by the attorney
for the union employees of the pack
ing interests.
OFFICERS MED;
HELPING ENEMY
PACIFIC PORT, Mar. 2.—The
captain, chief engineer and purser
of the steamer Centralia, which ar
rived from the south several days
ago, have been placed under arrest
by the federal authorities, follow
ing an investigation of charges that
the Centralia has been engaged in
carrying supplies to the Germans in
Lower California, Central and South
America.
PASSENGER TRUCK
AWAITS SHIPMENT
SEATTLE, Mar.2.—Large quanti
ties of supplies for the Alaskan En
gineering commission have arrived
from the East during the past week
and will be shipped North as soon
as navigation conditions permit
Most of the supplies are consigned
to Anchorage. Among other articles
there is a big, new Kelly-Spring
field passenger auto truck, wit!
flanged wheels, which is to be used
for short runs on the governmenl
railroad. It has seating capacity
for twelve passengers.
PREMIER BREWSTER
PASSES AT CALGARH
CALGARY, Mar. 2.—Harlan Car]
Brewster, premier of British Colum
bia, died here today after a brie:
illness. He was born in New Bruns
wick in 1870 and began life as i
printer. After coming West, h(
served several terms in the legis
lature and became provincial leadei
of the Liberals. He is survived b]
a son, three daughters and twt
brothers.
DEMOCRATS ANGRY;
GOVERNOR IN BAE
Juneau, Mar. 2.—The action o:
Territorial Mine Inspector Willian
Maloney, in entering the race fo:
nomination as the regular candidate
of the Democratic party for dele
gate to congress, in opposition t<
Delegate Sulzer, has caused astorn
in political circles in the First divi
sion. It is claimed by the “regular’
Democrats that the Maloney ticket
was framed in the office of Gover
nor Strong and that it has the back
ing of the Wickersham crowd, the
plan being to beat Sulzer in the
primaries. Several of the Republi
can leaders declare that the action
of Maloney and the governor will
force them to work with the Demo
crats in an effort to defeat Wick
ersham.
KING wlilANIA
OFFENDS ENEMIES
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 2.—Accord
ing to dispatches received in thii
city today from Berlin, Count Czer
nin has demanded the immediate ab
dication of King Ferdinand, of Ru
mania, in favor of his brother Wil
liam, or by a successor chosen bj
the Rumanian people. In case ol
the refusal of Ferdinand to complj
with the request of the Austriar
foreign minister, it is understooc
that Austrian troops will be dis
patched to Rumania to force the
retirement of the unpopular mon
arch.
slav Resistance
STOPS THE ENEMK
PETROGRAD, Mar. 2—An offi
cial statement issued from the Bol
sheviki headquarters this morninj
declares that the German advance
into Russia has been checked, dm
to the resistance of the Russian re
I volutionary forces. Practically the
\ entire German line has come to i
! halt and at several places the in
| vaders have been engaged in battle
j The movement of Russian troops to
| ward the frontier continues, it be
j ing the intention of the revolution
| ary leaders to force the Germans
j if possible, to retire.
JAPAN’AND CHINA
10 FIGHI KAISER
LONDON, Mar. 2.—Official dis
patches received in this city state
that both Japan and China are dis
patching troops to Asiatic Russia,
the former into Siberia and the lat
ter into Manchuria. The action of
Japan has received the approval of
the Entente, such action having been
deemed necessary to protect Allied
interests at Vladivostock and along
the trans-Siberian railroad.
NEGROES ARE PUNISHED
FOR RIOTING IN SOUTH
RAYVILLE, La., Mar. 2.—Tele
phone messages received from Delhi
early this morning reported the
lynching of three negroes near that
place during the night. The lynch
ings were the outgrowth of trouble
which occurred last Sunday and
which resulted in the death of one
white man and a negro. The ne
groes were accused of starting the
trouble.
GERMANS BREAK PACT
WITH SWISS NATION
PARIS, Mar. 2—A Spanish ship,
under charter to the Swiss govern
ment and engaged in carrying wheat
from America to Europe, is reported
to have been submarined by the Ger
mans. The sinking of the vessel
is contrary to a promise made re
cently to Switzerland and has
aroused a storm of protest in Berne
political circles.
PIONEERS WILL MEET
AT HALL ON MONDAY
There will be a regular meeting
. of Nenana Igloo, No. 17, Pioneers
. of Alaska, at Union hall on Monday
i evening, commencing at 8 o’clock,
i A full attendance of members is
. requested by the officers.
AMERICANS REPULSE
BIG GERMAN ATTACK
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Mar. 2.—Exasperated
by their failure to put the American troops, in the Toul
sector, out of commission with gas and high explosive
i shells, the Germans attacked the American positions in
! force at an early hour this morning, hoping to overwhelm
Pershing’s fighting men.
The raid was carefully planned and vigorously exe
cuted, but nothwithstanding the fact that the Americans
were outnumbered, their resistance was such that the Ger
1 mans were unable to take a single position, and when the
smoke of battle cleared, the ground before the American
trenches was strewn with the German dead. The Ameri
; cans took only three prisoners, but it was evident from the
manner of'fighting that it was not the desire of the defend
ing forces to make captives of the Huns. It was a battle
to the death.
There were also many American casualties, the list of
dead including a young captain who graduated from West
Point in 1917.
WILSON ELATED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—In a statement issued
today, after he had been informed of the splendid showing
made by the American troops northwest of Toul, President
Wilson said that Americans had reason to be proud of their
soldiers in France. The official dispatches received by the
war department state that the Yankees were arrayed
against Germany’s crack shot troops and that the raiders
were not only driven back in confusion to their own trench
es, but that they also failed to carry a single objective de
sired. The president has requested General Pershing to
send a complete list of the American casualties at the ear
liest possible moment.
ARE ROUTED BY
ALLiEDJOLDIERS
LONDON, Mar. 2.—Raiding acti
vities are increasing daily along the
Western front, according to a state
ment issued by the British war of
fice this morning, following the re
ceipt of dispatches from General j
Haig.
German troops carried out a raid 1
this morning against Portuguese!
positions, covering a wide frontage !
on the Northern line. The attacks
were preceded by heavy artillery
action, to which the Portuguese bat
teries replied with vigor. The ad
vance of the raiding detachments
was followed by counter attacks, the
Portuguese soldiers succeeding in
ejecting all the Germans from their j
captured positions. The casualties
were heavy on both sides.
Raider* Are Killed
General Haig also reports that the
Germans attacked French and Brit
ish positions in the neighborhood of
Hargincourt during the night and that
all of the attacking soldiers were
either killed or captured. It is be
lieved that not a single German
raider escaped, the attacking forces
having been overwhelmed as they
rushed toward the Allied trenches.
SENATE NOW DEBATING
CHANGE IN DRAFT LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
The amendment of the draft law
so as to include men in the draft
as they reach the age of 21 years,
was up for consideration in the sen
ate today and the indications are
that the change will be made at an
early date. The amendment was
proposed by the administration and
brought up for consideration yes
terday, but action was deferred un
til today.
RUMANIANS LEARN TERMS
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 2.—The kai
ser has informed the Rumanian gov
ernment that Rumania can have
peace if she will give up a portion
of her territory to Bulgaria, and
guarantee Germany and Austria
economic preference.
CLUB PREPARING
10 AID m
mm TRAIL
The chief matter up for discussion
at the meeting of the Commercia
club last Sunday was the Broac
Pass trail, about which there has
been ljiuch complaint by musher:
and others who have had occasior
to travel between Nenana and th<
coast, the complaint being that tht
trail, as selected by the Dose partj
early in the winter, is too much ex
posed to the wind and is longer thar
need be.
After considerable discussion, th<
club delegated M. J. Cooney to make
the trip to Broad Pass for the pur
pose of investigating trail condi
tions and finding, if possible a mor<
satisfactory route to the summit
Arrangements also were made foi
Woodbury Abbey to accompany Mr
Cooney and it is possible that Town
site Manager Ryus also will maki
the trip. Mr. Ryus is familiar witl
the district, having made the trij
to the coast while the Dose part;
were engaged in marking the trai
for the Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Should a shorter route to the summi
be found, and one affording greatei
protection to mushers, the club wil
endeavor to have a new trail cu
before the breakup.
With regard to the telegram re
ceived from Delegate Sulzer, re
questing information concerning th<
proposed removal of the Tolovani
log jam, the club found, upon in
vestigation, that the removal of thi
jam would result in a probable sav
ing in freightage charges of $30,
000 annually. This information wa
forwarded to the delegate, the club
at the same time, endorsing the pro
ject.
THIRD BOMB FOUND
SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. 2.—An
other bomb was found today in thi
compound where the civilian Ger
man prisoners are confined at For
Douglas.
EIGHTY IN HOSPITAL
With the Ameriacn Army, Mar. 2
—Eighty American soldiers are ii
the hospital as the result of thi
recent German gas attack on th<
American sector.
TAMPICO, Mar. 2.—A battle is ii
progress within a few miles of thi
I city, between Maneul Palaez, at the
head of a rebel army, and a force of
5000 rebel troops.
- THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
WASHINGTON, P. C., Mar. 2 —
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has authorized the announcement
that the third Liberty loan will be
offered some time in April. An
effort will be made to raise between
four and five billion dollars.
courmm is
MOONEY MUST DIE
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2.—The
Mooney case was finally disposed of
| this morning when the state su
. preme court rendered its decision af
j firming the conviction of the Pre
I paredness Day bomb plotter. The
! action of the court means that
| Mooney must die, unless he is par
doned.
The trial of Isreal Weinburg has
been set for March 19, following
; a heated argument in the court room
in which the defendant insisted upon
an immediate hearing. The prose
cution pleaded for a continuance.
QUIT THEIR JOBS
BALTIMORE, Md., Mar. 2.—The
employees of seven Mount Vernon
and Woodbury mills have called a
strike to enforce their demand for
; a closed shop. Two thousand men
quit their places yesterday and this
| morning the number of strikers
1 showed a substantial increase! with
j indications that more will join the
! strike before the day is over. The
' men have been offered an advance
in wages and a reduction in hours,
but they declare that they will not
: return to their places until the mill
1 owners have complied with the closed
, shop demand. The mills are engaged
; on government contracts.
SENATE DEFEATS
i FINANCIAL GRAB
—
. I WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
An effort to place the proposed five
hundred million dollar government
• war financing corporation under the
control of Wall street was defeated
. yesterday afternoon, when the sen
. ate rejected the finance committee’s
! amendment striking out the provi
i sion requiring the directors of the
■ corporation to sever their relations
| ; with financial institutions. The
. committee amendment was bitterly
opposed on the ground that it would
; permit Wall street to dominate the
■ corporation, but the financial in
| j terests were so well organized that
; | the amendment was defeated by only
I a narrow margin, the vote being
. 37 in favor of rejection, with 31
. votes in support of the committee’s
> action.
1 BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
_
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
The bill providing for the govern
j ment operation of railroads, was ap
| proved by the lower house of con
’ gress this morning.
RAILROAD FORCE REPORT
At the present time there are
over five hundred men in the em
- ploy of the Alaskan Engineering
* commission here. The total force re
- port for the week ending Saturday
t March 2, show a total of 333 labor
ers and 236 stationmen and con
tractors’ laborers. The main crews
are at work at 20 Mile, in the vicin
ity of Lost Slough and at 43-mile
i crossing.
Carlton D. Ross, who has been
' summoned to appear before the
grand jury as a witness, will leave
, for Fairbanks within the next few
i days.
AMERICAN CRAFT
HITS SUBMARINE
IN SEA BATTLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
There is much elation in naval ship
ping circles today over the escape
of the American steamship Nyanza,
which was engaged in battle in mid
ocean by a German submarine. The
engagement lasted two hours, dur
ing which time the steamer was hit
five times by shells fired by the U
boat. None of the shots caused
serious injury to the Nyanza, how
ever, and there were no casualties.
Toward the end of the battle, the
submarine was punctured by a shell
and went down soon after, the be
lief prevailing that the entire crew
perished.
An engineer and a cadet on board
the steamer were slightly wounded.
The Nyanza is proceeding under her
own steam.
ns ON COAST
SEATTLE, Mar. 2.—Major Fred
j erick Mears, former member of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
; has arrived from the East and is
I now busily engaged in recruiting
men for his regiment, to be known
as the Thirty-first Engineers. The
major wants practical railroad men,
for service abroad. F. A. Hansen,
j maintenance engineer of the Alaskan
: Engineering commission, is here as
I sisting Mears in his new work.
BIG SAY GERMANS
BERLIN, Mar. 2.—The war office
has issued a statement in which it
is claimed the Americans lost many
men as the result of the attack which
| was made on the American positions
! northwest of Toul this morning,
i Twelve of the Americans were taken
• prisoners.
The report also states that the
‘ Germans inflicted considerable dam
! age on enemy positions in the St.
jMihiel sector, where several raids
' were made during the night.
OF UNDESIRABLES
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
j Secretary of Labor Wilson has or
dered federal officials in the Pacific
Northwest to make a general round
up of aliens and other disturbers
who are creating unrest in that sec
tion of the country. It is stated
that many of the aliens will be de
ported from the country to prevent
their further activities.
HAWAIIAN DRY BILL
REPORTED FAVORABLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
The Hawaiian prohibition bill, which
provides for prohibition on the is
lands during the war and for a re
ferendum vote two years afterwards,
to determine whether the law shall
become permanent, has been favor
ably reported by the congressional
committee to which the measure was
referred early in the session.
OBJECT TO BRYAN
TORONTO, Mar. 2.—The address
of William Jennings Bryan, which
was scheduled to take place in this
ctiy today, was called off because of
objections raised by returned Cana
dian soldiers, among whom the for
mer secretary of state is not popular.