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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918.
NUMBER 123
FALL OF NOYON NOW IMMINENT
Loss OF ROYE DISHEARTENS GERMANS
BRITISH RECOVER LOST STORES FROM THE HUN
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BRITISH ADVANCE
ON FLANDERS FRONT
LONDON—According to the des
patches received from the battle
front, the British forces operating
to the east of Arras have succeeded
in advancing their line to the out
skirts of Haucourt, Remy and Boiry
Notre Dame, all of which places are
situated beyond the Hindenburg
line. The British line on the Fland
ers front has now been advanced
to a depth of four miles.
HARRASSING ENEMY
PARIS.—The French cavalry are
seriously harrassing the retreating
Germans in the Chaulnes region and
are hampering the withdrawal of
their forces. The Germans, fighting
a rearguard action to cover the re
treat of the main forces, are find
ing the French cavalry more than
a match for them and although they
are bringing up strong reinforce
ments to strengthen their rear guard,
have failed to make any impression
on the cavalrymen, who are exact
ing a terrible toll of the Hun. In
some places the French cavalry have
overcame the resistance of the rear
guard and penetrating beyond, are
menacing the main body of the re
treating Germans, compelling them
to accellerate their movements and
leave much booty behind.
A1LETTE RIVER CROSSED
The French army under General
Mangin, which is operating on a wide
front between the Oise and the
Aisne, is reported to be crossing
the Ailette river today, driving the
enemy before them in disorderly re
treat.
CHAULNES OCCUPIED
PARIS.—It is officially reported
today that the French forces have
captured and occupied the important
railroad town of Chaulnes, situated
between Roye and Maricourt. The
victorious Frenchmen, following up
their advantage, are pressing for
ward beyond Chaulnes and are in
flicting severe losses on the retreat
ing Huns.
T.hirty Village* Taken.
Since yesterday the French troops
have made considerable progress in
their advance and have taken no less
than thirty villages in the region to
the south of the Somme river.
RETREAT PRECIPITATE
PARIS.—Reports received todaj
from French field headquarters in
dicate that the battlefield to the
south of the Somme is the scene oi
a precipitate German retreat. The
French First and Third armies oper
ating in this sector have at no time
lost contact with the Germans. The
enemy’s retreat is being made verj
costly by the victorious Frenchmen
who are inflicing heavy losses oj
the Huns.
TRONES WOOD CAPTURED
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Brit
ish forces in their advance on botl
sides of the Somme yesterday forcee
the Germans from their positions |
and succeeded in capturing two!
thousand prisoners. Early this morn
ing the Britishers drove the enemy
farther back and captured Trones
Wood, to the north of the Somme.
RENAUD REOCCUPIED
PARIS.—The war office announc
es today that the French troops
under Gereral Mangin began the
crossing of the Ailette and throw
ing back the enemy, have reoccupied
the town of Renaud, two miles
southwest of Noyan.
Nearing Noyon.
According to an article published
in the Temps today, the French are
approaching the important town of
Noyon in force from several direc
tions and it is thought that the town
is already in their possession.
Ammunition Recovered.
According to the leading French
newspapers, the British have suc
ceeded in recovering large dumps of
ammunition which they were com
pelled to ^bandon to the enemy last
spring. The British have also cap
tured immense German war stores.
SUMMARY
I Associated Press Summary.—The
! German forces in southwestern Pi
1 eardy are now in full retreat over a
wide front, with the Allied forces
close at their heels. Since the cap
ture of Roye, the German front has
crumpled completely as a result of
the vigorous Allied assaults, and theii
lines, which held back the French
and British for the past two weeks,
are now giving way everywhere.
Late reports from the front show
that the French lines are now less
than three miles west of the strate
gic positions of great importance
on the Somme river and canal.
BALTIMORE.—Senator Ollie M
James, of Kentucky, died in this citj
today after a serious illness.
The late senator was a son oi
L. H. and Elizabeth James and was
born in Crittenden County, Ken
tucky, July 27, 1871. He studiec
law under his father and was electee
to the Kentucky bar in 1891. He
was one of the attorneys for the late
Governor Goebel in his contest foi
the governorship of Kentucky.
He was elected delegate to the
Democratic National Convention ii
1896 and was delegate at large ii
1904 and 1908. He seconded th<
nomination of William Jenning
Bryan for president in 1908.
He was elected United State
senator January 10, 1912 for th<
term extending from 1913 to 1920
Ed Joyce, who ajrived recentl;
. from Ruby with his stock, has beei
, awarded a grading contract on th
| Nenana-Fairbanks line.
ANOTHER VESSEL
IS SUBMARINED
Canadian Atlantic Port.—The
schooner Bianca is reported to have
been sunk by a German submarine.
The report is very meager and
does not state where or when the
boat was sunk and whether or not
the crew were saved. It is believed
however, that the report of the sink
ing was brought by the rescued
crew.
NEW TREATIES
ARE SIGNED BY
SLAVJND HUN
Three New Treaties Are Reported
to Have Been Arranged Between
Gcmany and Russia.
COPENHAGEN.—A report re
ceived in this city today states that
at a meeting of Russian and Ger
man plenipotentiaries yesterday,
three new treaties between the two
powers were signed.
The terms and import of these
new treaties are unknown, but the
report indicates that they are sup
plementary to the treaties entered
into between Germany and Russia
at Brest Litovsk some time ago,
when peace was established between
them.
CONTRACTS LEI
ON RIGHT OF WAY
NORTHJF TOWN
Grading Contract* Have Been Let
For Work on the Nenana
Fairbanks Line.
Albert Lundborg, who had re
I cently completed a big grading con
i tract on the D line, has been award
j ed a grading contract on the Fair
i banks line from station 19930 to
(station 20010, a distance of 8000
j feet. He left for his new camp with
men and stock yesterday and will
commence operations at once. The
II date set for the completion of the
contract is October 30th.
George Myers & Co. have been
. awarded a contract to grade a sec
tion of the right of way extending
, from station 19585 to station 19595
(' a distance of 1000 feet. The date
i set for completion of the contracl
, i being October 20th.
j A. F. Swisher & Co. have beer
awarded a contract for the grading
i of a section of the right of waj
. from station 19770 to station 19805
a distance of 3,500 feet. The date
set for the completion of the con
r tract being October 20th.
i All of this grading work is on the
> residency under the supervision oi
Resident Engineer J. J. Kestley.
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SETTLED AFTER
MANY ARE HURT
Clash Between American Troops
and Mexicans Near Nogales
Is Now Settled.
NOGALES.—An affray. which ;
threatened to reach very serious!
proportions, took place between the1
American troops stationed on the
border and bands of Mexicans, re
sulting in three killed and twenty
eight wounded on the American side
and about 150 to 200 casualties
among the Mexicans.
At a conference held between
American and Mexican officials to
day an ~ agreement was reached
whereby all further trouble will be
avoided.
GERMAN EMPRESS
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
LONDON.—Reports received in
this city today from Berlin are to
the effect that the empress of Ger
many, who was reported to have
been ill several days ago, is rapidly
getting worse.
ALLIES CAPTURE
HUN PRISONERS;
MUCHMAIERIAL
General Ma,-ch Make* Statement;
Alaska Troops in Fifth Army
Corps For France.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, said today that the num
ber of prisoners captured by the
Allied forces since July 1 has passed
the one hundred and twelve thousand
mark; they have also captured over
thirteen hundred cannon during the
same period.
He declared that as a result of
their persistent advance, the British
troops have now overrun the Hinden
burg line for a distance of over a
mile on a three-mile front and are
still going strong.
In conclusion, the general said
that the Ninety-first army division,
containing the Alaska troops, has
been attached to the Fifth army
corps, which is now in training in
France.
Mrs. Arthur Lehereux, who ar
rived today on the steamer Tanana,
will be a guest at the Slippern home
until the next boat for Ruby sails
from Nenana.
Mrs. Frank Young, Sr. and Miss
Helen Young, who have been visiting
Mrs. Hawley Sterling at camp 400,
leave for Fairbanks tomorrow morn
ing on Roy Lund’s launch.
GOMPERS VISITS
LAND OF STRIFE
LONDON.—Samuel Gomeprs, the
veteran head of the American Feder
ation of Labor, accompanied by a
party of labor representatives of
America, arrived at an English port
today.
They will hold a series of meet
ings and conferences with leaders
and representatives of labor in Eng
land with a view to arriving at an
understanding which will be of mu
tual benefit to the labor of both
countries.
FIRS! NENANAITE
KILLED IN ACTION;
WAS POPULAR
Private Carte*- Koon, Co. B. First
Regiment of Engineers, Is
Killed In Action.
Harry Davis, of the Arctic Cigar
store, received a letter on the last
I mail from W. D. Koon, of Fredonia,
Kentucky, which contained a copy of
the following brief and significant
telegram, sent to W. D. Koon from
the U. S. war department:
“We greatly regret to inform
you that Private Carter R. Koon,
engineer, is officially reported killed
in action, July 20th.”
(Signed) McCAIN,
Adjutant General.
Carter Koon was a well known
fcenanaite and was a member of the
firm of Gulliford, Catchpole & Koon.
building contractors of Nenana. He
was last engaged in this town in put
ting up the Tavern Cafe building.
Shortly after the completion of
the Tavern building, Carter Koon
left for the Outside and enlisted.
He was first assigned to the 116th
Regiment of Engineers at Portland,
! Ore., which was afterwards sent to
France; from which regiment he was
transferred to the First Engineers.
He served in Company B of this
i regiment until killed in action.
Carter Koon, who is the first
Nenanaite to be killed in action, was
! very widely known and popular in
i the North, and was much liked for
; his sterling qualities by all who knew
him. He counts a great many friends
among Nenanaites who greatly re
gret his end, while being proud to
know at the same time that he gave
up his life in the cause of humanity,
justice and freedom,
j Besides being the first Nenanaite
to lose his life in the war, Carter
Koon was first to register his name
here, later seeking voluntary induc
tion.
His mother, brothers and sisters,
who live at Fredonia, Kentucky, had
not seen him for many years, and
the news of his death has come as
a great shock to them.
Roy Lund arrived from the upper
town last night on his launch Over
land. He will leave for Fairbanks
tomorrow morning.
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ALLIED TROOPS
COMPEL RETREAT
Bolsheviki* Retire Before Allied
Advance Near Vladivostock
and Weit Manchuria.
LONDON.—According to a report
received through Reuters Agency,
the Allied troops advanced on the
Ussuri front to the north of Vladi
vostok today and compelled the
Bolsheviki troops to retire to a depth
of about six miles along the whole
front.
A large body of troops under the
command of General Seminoff, the
anti-Bolsheviki leader, crossed the
Siberian frontier and recaptured the
important railroad station of Mat
sievski, in Western Manchuria.
The Japanese troops have en
gaged the Bolsheviki near Dauri and
a fierce battle is now in progress.
It is also reported that the Allies
have taken over the operation of
all the railroads in the section of
the country in which they are oper
ating.
HOUSE REJECTS
SENATE CHANGE
IN ARMY BILL
Houie of Repre»entativo* Sends the
Man Power Bill to Conference
Committee for Report.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The House
of Representatives today formally
rejected the Senate amendment to
the man power bill.
The measure will now be consid
ered and remodeled by a joint con
ference committee.
This means that the passage of
the man power bill will be delayed
until such time as the conference
reports on it and it is sent to both
houses for action.
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OREGON PENITENTIARY
BOASTS SERVICE FLAG
I PORTLAND, Ore.—The service
i flap at the Oregon state penitentiary
! now contains forty stars, represent
ing about ten percent of this prison
population, State Parole Officer Jos
| eph Keller has announced. Each
i star stands for a man paroled from
i the prison who has enlisted in the
! army or the navy, and practically
i every man has been restored to citi
zenship by Governor James Withy
: combe.
Herbert K. Ward .locating engin
eer, who arrived in Nenana recently
j over the Broad Pass trail, went up
i to Fairbanks today on the steamer
Tanana. He will look over the
Tanana Valley railroad with a view
to its rehabilitation.
Geo. W. Pennington is temporarily
employed on inventory work for the
Alaskan Engineering commission.