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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
member OF associated press NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.
NUMBER 109
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HUNS DRIVEN FROM MONTDIDIER
AMERICANS TAKE PART IN NEW DRIVE
ALLIES HA VE TAKEN 24,000 BOCHES IN PICARD Y
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GERMANS RETREAT
STEADILY IN SOMME
LONDON.—The victorious Allied
forces have effected the capture of
the important town of Mondidier
and are now pressing farther for
ward at the heels of the retreating
Germans. The town of Mondidier
was approximately at the apex of
the German salient north of the
Somme. With the capture of Mont
didier a hundred additional guns and
a great many Huns were added to
the captures already made, bringing
the total number of prisoners taken
so far to 24,000.
Americans Attack
The Americans attacked with their
usual vigor and dash between Somme
and Ancre and compelled the enemy
to retire. They have achieved very
considerable and important successes.
Morlancourt Falls
The Americans, assisted by the
British, also captured the town of
Morlancourt, between Somme and
Ancre, and by so doing have rend
ered the occupation by the Germans
of the most important railroad junc
tion of Chaulnes untenable, as that
t point is now within range of the
British field guns.
Germans Can’t Stop.
....It is believed here that it is not
possible for the Huns to stop their
retreat until their forces have reach
ed the Somme and the canal between
Nesle and Noyon.
Rereat 20 Miles.
This will bring the maximum re
treat of the Germans to twenty
^ miles, and it is expected that they
will begin to offer resistance to the
advancing Allied troops when they
have recahed the canal.
Twelve Miles in Two Days
On this sector the victorious Al
lies have advanced for a distance
of twelve miles along a twenty-mile
front and are still hammering away
vigorously at the crumbling German
columns.
Airplane Action.
In the series of lively encounters
between opposing airplane squadrons
^ yesterday, the Allies destroyed and
drove out of control sixty-five Hun
machines, while fifty British ma
chines are reported to be missing
so far.
British Losses
The losses sustained by the British
forces have been very light in com
parison and were due chiefly to the
fire from the ground, the air at
tacks by the Germans on the ad
vancing troops having been a com
plete failure.
Intensive Fighting.
Several counter attacks were de
livered against the Americans and
British, and much fierce fighting re
sulted, but all of the attacks were
beaten off successfully.
CAPTURE OF MONTDIDIER
PARIS.—According to official des
patches from the battlefront, the
tactics employed by Marshal Foch
4.. called for the capture of the towns
of Letronquoy, Lefretoy and Assain
ville, oil of which were carried by
assault by the Americans and Brit
ish. This move virtually meant the
surrounding of Montdid^tr and the
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Allied troops advancing from these
points opened such a terrific assault
on the defenses of Mondidier that
the Germans were compelled to hast
ily relinquish their hold on it and
beat a retreat. The Germans valued
Montdidier very highly.
Fighting Intense
The troops storming Montdidier
had a terrific fight with the defend
ers and the slaughter was great. The
Germans finally falling back in dis
order.
General von Hutier’s beaten army
are now in full retreat from the
Montdidier-Noyon battleline and are
leaving much war supplies and ma
terial behind. The Allied troops are
too busy following up their advant
ages to bother about the booty and
the quantity which has fallen into
their hands cannot be estimated at
present.
BRITISH PRAISE AMERICANS
WITH THE BRITISH—The Amer
icans went into the great battle on
the Amiens-Somme district with
spirit and dash and attacked with
almost reckless gallantry overcomin
the stiff resistance put up by the
Germans and helping the British
to capture important positions.
Traditional Enthusiasm
The American machine gunners
and infantrymen went into action
with traditional enthusiasm, and ac
cording to Allied officers, nothing
on earth could withstand their spirit
ed attacks. Their remarkable cool
ness and gallantry under fire is the
topic in the camps of the Allied
troops.
RAILWAY IN USE AGAIN
LONDON.—According to official
reports received today, the import
and Paris-Amiens railroad, by way
I of St. Just, which had been blocked
for a long time by the German line,
is working again, the enemy having
been driven back.
FIGHTING TO BE HEAVIER
—
J WITH THE BRITISH—According
; to information gleaned from cap
tured Germans, the fighting may
I soon become heavier, as the Allied
j line continues the advance.
ADDITIONAL GAINS
LONDON.—In yesterday’s fight
ing, the Allies captured Villers,
■ south of Rosiers; the French cap
tured Arvillers, seven miles from
Roye. The Germans retook Chipilly.
The rapidly advancing British tanks
have captured the best German gun
positions facing Amiens and have
also taken a thousand prisoners, cut
ting off the enemy in a triangle.
OUR TROOPS PARTICIPATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A British
statement received by the war office
yesterday, reveals for the first time
the fact that the American troops
participated in the drive on the
Picardy front.
.» The Identity of the American
units engaged is not known at present'
but the officials are gratified to
learn that the Americans won con
siderable success
FRONT SHORTENED
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Since
July 18th the Allies regained fifteen
hundred square kilometers of ground
and recaptured “liver two hundred
towns and villages and shortened
the battlefront by 33 miles.
ON THE MARNE FRONT
PARIS.—Official despatches re
ceived by the war office today state
that the Americans, continuing their
advance northwards, captured the
village of Fistenon, on the north
bank of the Vesle river, and took
over one hundred prisoners and much
war material.
REACHES FOREIGN BORN
The California State Couhcil of
Defense printed posters in twenty
one languages in explanation of
Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps.
Posters in fourteen languages, pub
lished by the Immigration and Hous
ing Commission, acting in connection
with the State Council, explained to
foreigners how they could find pro
tection against fraud. Sixteen
thousand cases have already been
handled.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
important town of Montdidier, at
the apex of the German salient to
the south of the Somme fell to the
attacks of the Allied troops this
morning, and the German General
von Hutier’s army is now retreating
from the Montdidier-Noyon line.
The French troops have taken the
offensive along a sixteen-mile front
between Montdidier and Oise, and
are advancing steadily. The British
are advancing unchecked to the
north, and the town of Chaulnes,
the great German base south of the
Somme, is expetced to fall into the
hands of the Allies at any hour.
Farther north, the Germans are re
sisting stubbornly and desperate
fighting is reported. They have lost
Morlancourt, however and the
Americans are operating near Mor
lancourt now. The town of Mont
didier was highly prized by the Ger
mans as an important strategic point.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
TO PROBE DISLOYALTY
In reply to a request made by the
Governor under date of June 4th,
that the officials of the Department
of Justice in Alaska be allowed
funds with which to make investi
gations in connection with disloyal
activities, bootlegging, and other
similar matters, the acting attorney
general replied in part as follows:
“Instructions have been issued to
them (marshals and district attor
neys) to make all necessary investi
gations. The expense of such in
vestigations will be paid by the mar
shals.”
“I appreciate the fact that you
have called this matter to my atten
tion and you may rest assured that
every effort will be mud to investi
gate all matters and prompt action
in all cases where such investiga
tions show that such steps are neces
MANY AIRPLANES
ON WEST FRONT!
DOWNED IN JULY
Allies Account for t Large Number
of Enemy Airplanes During
Past Month.
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PARIS.—In the course of the
fighting on the Wetsern front dur
ing the month of July, one hundred
and eighty-four enemy airplanes
have been downed and one hundred
and fifty-four others fell out of
control, according to the official re-'
port published by the French war
office.
| The number of Allied planes lost
during the fighting is very small in
comparison.
A larger number of airplanes were ^
destroyed and p°t out of control
during the fighting on the Aisne
Marne front than on any other1
battlefront during the same period, j
CANADIAfTvESSEL
DAMAGED BY SUB
Canadian Vessel Injured By Diver
Is Towed Into Atlantic Port
For Repairs.
CANADIAN PORT.—The schoon
er Gladys M. Hollet, which had been
attacked at sea by a German sub
marine, was towed into port for re-1
pairs today.
The attacking submarine appear
ed suddenly and opened fire on the
schooner with her batteries, but j
ceased fire and disappeared just as!
soon as the smoke of an approach- j
ing steamer was sighted. The dam- j
age done to the Gladys M. Hollett i
was slight and repairs could be j
easily made. J
The identity of the steamer which |
caused the submarine tp retire and 1
which afterwards towed the schooner
to port has not been disclosed, but
she is thought to be an armed liner.
americanIroops
IMPRESSJHE HUN
German Lieutenant Vastly Impressed
With Fighting Qualities of
American Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, D. C—General
Pershing, in his communique, quotes
a letter written by a German lieu
tenant who was later killed.
The lieutenant, in telling of his
experience in the fighting on the
Chateau Thierry sector says that
their troops had never experienced'
such strong attacks as those deliv- j
ered by the Americans,"" which he
said, nobody could withstand.
He declared as his belief, that the
Germans had underestimated the
power of the American attack and
Foch’s military ability.
GOVERNMENT AWARDS BIG
CANTONMENT CONTRACT
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The contract
for the construction of a canton
ment at West Point, Ky., Camp
Zachary Taylor's auxiliary artillery
range, recently authorized by Wash
ington, has been awarded and work
will start immediately on the $4,
000,000 layout w'hich will provide
for a probable concentration of 53,
000 artillerymen.
Upon completion of the canton
ment, West Point range will become
the largest artillery firing centei
in the United States. Army offi
cers declared the two camps, situated
near here, would provide accommo
dation for approximately 90,000 ar
tillerymen.
SUBMARINE*
AMERICAN VESSEt
Outward Bound Freight Schoone
I* Attacked and Sunk By a
Hun Submarine.
NEWPORT NEWS.—The Ameri
can schooner Stanley L. Seaman wai
sunk by a German submarine. Th<
captain and eight men of her crev
were landed here today.
The Stanley L. Seaman was bounc
for a foreign port and on Monday
when about one hundred and ter
miles east of Cape Hatteras. a Ger
man submarine suddenly appearei
and ordered the vessel to heave to
The submarine commander gave th«
crew a little time in which to tak<
to their boats after which she open
ed fire and sank the schooner.
The crew, who were drifting it
an open boat, were later picked ui
by a British freighter and brough
to port.
RAILROAD GRADE
BEYOND 35-MILE
GETS ATTENTION
Old Right of Way Between 35-Mil<
and the Nenana Creasing
Being Completed.
The contractors working on por
tions of the partly finished grade
are making good progress and it is
expected that in a few weeks the
entire grade between 35-mile anti
43-mile camps will be connected up
Charley Johnson & Co. have fin
ished about 2000 feet of grade, anc
Walter Oldenburg & Co., who have
a contract on a section of the right
of way lying between stations 18277
and 18304 are going ahead rapidly
and it is expected that they will be
through in about three weeks’ time
To get away from the glaciei
action in this section of the road
the grade between stations 1816C
and 18200 has been raised from twe
to four feet, increasing the material
used for the grade here by 900C
cubic yards.
M. A. Barbettini, the Fox busi
ness man, is a Nenana visitor.
TIME HAS COME
FOR BIO EFFORT
1 MARCH THINKS
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Any Suggestion That End of War
l« .At Hand Should be Discouraged
Says General March.
i WASHINGTON, D C— General
i March, chief of staff of the Ameri
' can army, said today that the entire
battleline from Rheims to Flanders
has now been straightened out and
j that the time has come for the
greatest Allied effort. Marshal Foch,
following a sound military principle,
is hitting without relaxation, and
having got the enemy going, is keep
j ing him going.
! The Franco-British drive in Picardy
, has put the enemy in a bad posi
j tion, similar to the pocket which
. closed them up on the Aisne-Marne
front.
> Any suggestion that the end of
’ the war is at hand should be dis
couraged, General March thinks, for
the time has come to keep the ene
my on the run and hit him the hard
est blow. In taking the offensive.
I the Allies have the greater advant
age, as they are now in a position
to keep the enemy guessing, instead
%f guessing themselves.
BACHELORS WILL
i PLAY BENEDICTS
| AGAINTOMORROW
A Chance Will Be Given Bachelor*
to Get Even With Benedict*
On Sunday. /f>
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock,
provided the weather keeps as fine
as it was today, teams representing
the married men and the bachelors
will battle for honors on the base
ball diamond.
It will be remembered that the
married men put it all over the
bachelors when they met immediately
after the series of games played
here with Fairbanks, and the “kids”
have been promising all kinds of
things in the way of perfect ball
and in putting it over the benedicts.
The return game between the
bachelors and married teams was ar
ranged for the 28th of last month,
but had to be abandoned owing to
the bad weather prevailing at that
time, much to the disappointment
of the fans and the players them
selves, especially the bachelors.
A very close and exciting game
I Is sure to result tomorrow and it is
j hoped that there will be a large
attendance to encourage the teams.
Wm. Carlson Cornell, who is with
the engineering party at residency 4,
! now known as camp 368, has receiv
. ed notification that he has been
inducted into the service. He will
arrive in town today and leave for
Fort Gibbon on the steamer Tana'na
tomorrow.