Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated pressNENANA, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, jULY 24, 1918.NUMBER 94
- ALLIED POSITIONS MENACE HUN ARMY
KAISER SENDS OUT PERIODICAL PEACE FEELER
SUBMARINE SINKS HUGE TRANSPORT AMERICA-BOUND
FOCH PROVES GENIUS
IN ROUTING BOCHES
WASHINGTON, D. C—Genera
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, made, announcement to
day that from reports received offi
daily from the battlefront, the Al
lied advance on the Aisne-Marm
front has made steady progress dur
ing the past two days despite th<
fact that there were no less thar
fifteen fresh German divisions
thrown into the ranks of the op
posing forces. Around Soissons th<
Germans are fighting desperatel;
for the retention of the single lin<
of railroad remaining in their hands
as they depend entirely on this rail
road for the removal of their ar
tillery and war material as the;
retreat.
This line runs from Fisnes t<
Fereentardenois and if the Allie:
succeed in ejecting the Germai
forces holding it now, the enem;
troops remaining in that salient wil
be pocketed and forced to surrender
The German line has been throwi
back for a distance of a mile anc
a half along a ten-mile front on thi
Rheims sector and they have los
an area equal to that which the;
had gained on the Flanders fron
last April.
The organization of six new di
visions of infantry for service ii
France has been ordered. Thi
force will be assembled in the Unitei
States during the present month.
GERMAN LOSSES
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Th
Germans have lost approximated
one hundred and eighty thousam
men since July 15.
GERMANS THROWN BACK
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Oi
the sector to the north of Chateai
Thierry the French and America!
forces attacked brilliantly and drovi
the Germans from the strong posi
tions they held in the Chatelle
forest region.
Farther west, the Americans gain
ing the ascendancy, drove througl
the town of Epieds.' The America!
cavalry, who were used here, eharg
ing through the ranks of the fleeinf
Germans in dashing style. A largi
number of the enemy were kille<
in the charge of the cavalry. Thi
infantry, coming up in support o:
the charging horsemen, greatly in
creased the Hun death list.
SITUATION FAVORABLE
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Thi
French. British and American force
are still hammering hard at botl
flanks of the Crown Prince’s arm;
and are making steady progress
y The Germans have brought up fresl
supporting troops and are stubborn
ly resisting our attacks on soiw
points where heavy fighting is nov
in progress. The entire situatioi
is very favorable for the Allies.
GERMANS REPULSED.
PARIS.—According to officia
despatches received today, the Ger
mans launched a powerful counte
"V attack five miles southwest o
Rheims, which was repulsed by th<
French. The enemy artillery was
very active during last night be
tween the Aisne and the Marne and
also in the direction of Rheims.
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A GERMAN STORY
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AMSTERDAM.—A semi-official
despatch received from a German
Wolff Bureau correspondent at the
front says that the Americans lost
heavily at Epieds on Monday.
TABLES TURNED
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' j PARIS—Each day’s operations
on the Aisne-Marne front in the
counter offensive undertaken by the
Allies brings further proof of the
1 completeness with which the genius
of Field Marshal Foch, commander
r in chief of the Allied armies, turn
1 ed the tables on the German foe.
Field Marshal Foch by taking the
initiative and striking hard on the
Aisne-Marne front has enabled the
1 Allies to dominate all fronts and
^ it will take the Germans at least
1 three months to prepare a new of
• fensive. In the meantime, fresh
American troops from the United
■ States continue to land in France
daily in large numbers.
i' TANKS CAPTURED
; WITH THE AMERICANS.—In
* the attack made by the French and
1 Americans on the enemy positions
i to the south of Soissons, the Ger
' mans were completely routed, and
four German tanks which partici
pated in the fighting were captured.
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AIRPLANES DOWNED
PARIS.—Official reports received
today indicate that thirty-seven
( German airplanes were shot down
^ and put out of action by French
and British airmen. Four observa
tion balloons were also burned.
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GERMAN REPORT
BERLIN.—Official reports claim
that British attacks on many points
1 on the battleline have been repulsed
1 and that fighting on the Aisne
Mame front is slackening. Fifty-two
■ Allied airplanes are also reported
to have been downed yesterday.
GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE
WITH THE FRENCH FORCES
—The Germans are violently bom
barding the Allied positions on a
twelve-mile front southwards from
Vrigny to the Marne and are also
• throwing great quantities of shells
across the Marne from Dormans,
1j eastwards.
New German divisions have been
■: identified in action in the Vrigny
11 and Coulommes region southwest of
Rheims.
! A powerful counter attack de
’ livered by the enemy late last night
1 j to the west of Rheims was held off
i by the French and British troops.
DATE IS FIXED FOR
( NEXT LIBERTY LOAN
WASHINGTON] D. C. — The
• Fourth Liberty Loan will probably
' open on September 17 and close on
. October 19.
GERMANS AGAIN
MAKE PROPOSALS
SEEKING PEACE
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Socialist Paper Says Teutons An
Again Trying to Make Peace
Through Spain.
AMSTERDAM.—The German So
cialist paper Vorwaerts, published i]
Berlin, states that the German gov
! ernment is again putting out peae<
; feelers, through the Spanish govern
I ment.
Six suggestions are offered by th
Teutonic government as a basis fo
the discussion of peace terms; th
suggestions offered are:
First—Germany wants no annexa
tions in, the west nor any indem
nity for the war waged on the West
ern front.
Second—The peace treaties al
ready concluded by Germany wit
Russia and Rumania are not t
I be questioned.
, Third—The principle of self-dc
termination of the people in th
conquered territory to be settled a
the peace conference, where th
fate of Belgium will also be settlei
Fourth—The Balkan question als
to be settled at the conference
Fifth—Germany wants absolut
; freedom of the seas for her com
l merce, with the dismantling of th
fortifications at Gibraltar and Sue:
and the right for Gjerman ships t
j use all the coaling stations on th
Far Eastern trade routes.
| Sixth—The question of Germa
| colonies to be settled on the basi
1 of statu quo ante bellum, or in othe
j words Germany is to regain all he
i colonies and they are to remain i
j her possession just as they1 wer
i before the war.
DM FOR BOYS
AI KALI TOMl
Farewell Dance Will Be Given ii
Honor of the Volunteer* by the
Red Crot* Ladies.
After the picture show tonight i
dance, which will be free to all, wil
be held at the Xenana Labor Unioi
hall.
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The dance is being given by th*
ladies of the Xenana branch of th<
Red Cross society in honor of thi
boys who have volunteered to figh
for their country, and who will leavi
tomorrow night on the steame
Tanana for the training camp a
Fort Gibbon.
The floor has been put in gooi
shape and the best music obtainabl*
in Xenana will be on hand. Every
thing will be free tonight, includini
the refreshments, and it is hope<
that a large crowd will turn ou
at the dance to do honor to ou
boys.
Frank Doner left town yesterda;
on a business trip out the line. Hi
will probably be away a few days
Dan Rose arrived in Xenana yes
terday evening on the launch Peer
I less on a business visit.
Indication* of a Ruasian Awakening
Is Reported From the Russian
Capital.
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AMSTERDAM.—Reports received
in this city from reliable sources
indicate that a general mobilization
. of the Russian army, for which an
! order was recently issued, actually
.1 ocmmenced on July 17th.
>! The idea of mobilizing the forces
.1 of the empire was discussed in the
councils of the government on sev
eral occasions, but owing to the
; turbulent state of the country, it
r | could not be put into effect any
5 sooner.
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; A Large New Roundhouse Is Being
Built to Accommodate Six
Big Locomotives.
» A commencement has been made
with the building of a large new
a : roundh'ouse which will be big enough
! to accommodate six big locomotives,
5 The building will be 152 feet long
; and 58 feet wide and will have
ample accommodation for all en
, gines of the A. E. C. The site of
s the building is in a westerly direc
r tion from the power plant building
r where the track runs into the lum
j ber yard.
s The floor of the building will be
on a level with the track, which was
raised well above high water level.
A large force of carpenters and
laborers are now working on the
site and building which will be fin
, ished as rapidly as possible. Most
of the lumber for the building has
already been prepared and the
A. E. C. sawmill is rapidly turning
out the balance, as well as much
1 material for the other Commission
• buildings projected.
MORE AMERICAN OFFICERS
t ARE HONORED BY BRITISH
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i j LONDON.—The king of England
j has declared Rear Admiral Hugh
; Godman a Knight Commander of the
; Order of the Bath, and Read Ad
> miral Joseph Strauss a Knight Com
t mander of the most distinguished
> Order of St Michael and St. George.
t TURKS TO MAKE AMENDS
FOR TABRIZ OUTRAGE
1 WASHINGTON^ D. C—In re
i sponse to representations made by
’'the officials at Washington' to the
:; Ottoman government regarding the
*; outrages committed and the indigni
' j ties offered to the United States
I by the action of Turkish troops
when they captured Tabriz recently
| Turkey has promised to do her full
iduty towards the United States
' j should it develop, in the strict in
Iquiry now being held, that her troops
.! were in any way responsible for
. J the anti-American outrages perpet
! rated at Tabriz.
WHITE STAR LINER
VICTIM OF TORPEDO
I
teries being busily engaged in keep
| ing the enemy U-boat out of range
' for torpedoing and preventing her
1 from manoeuvering for position to
launched her deadly missive- It was
i IRISH PORT—The giant White
i Star liner Justicia was torpedoeei
and sunk by a German submarine
while on her way to America
j Eleven of her crew were lost. She
, was sunk on Saturday afternoon of1
: the Irish coast.
The White Star liner Justicia was
j the largest ship in the British mer
| cantile marine and one of the
largest ships in the world. She hae
just delivered a large contingent o:
American troops in France and wai
returning to the United States foi
another load when she was tor
pedoed and sunk.
IRISH PORT.—The W’hite Stai
i liner, before being sunk, battlee
; for twenty-four hours with the at
' tacking submarine, all of her bat
Rail* For a Distance of a Little Ovei
a Mile Have Been Laid Beyond
Fish Creek.
When the rails had been laid fo:
some little distance beyond Fisl
creek, the tracklaying gang encoun
; tered a piece of very marshy lani
. which continued for about a dis
l tance of 100 feet. It became nec
j essary to use several carloads o:
. logs to give stability to the grad<
! running over this little stretch o
j gTound, and in consequence the worl
of laying track and sufacing did no
I move along as fast as customari
, while this soft spot was being go
over.
1 This stretch of the roadbed ha:
- now been gotten over and it is ex
petced that the work will move
along rapidly towards Julius creek
It is reported that some trestle
work will be necessary at one oi
i two places between Fish and Julius
i creeks and the commission officials
are preparing to take this work ir
hand so that the trestles will be
ready for the rails when the gangs
have covered the distance interven
ing between the present end oi
track and the first trestle on the
j line.
The work of tracklaying and sur
facing still continues night and day,
and a large quantity of gravel is
used up by the ballasting and sur
facing gangs on each shift.
When the day shift quit work yes
terday evening track had been laid
- for a distance of 19,200 feet on the
! new D line .commencing at the
| switch.
SCHOONER SUNK
BY A SUBMARINE
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KEXNTBUNK PORT, Maine—The
! fishing schooner Robert and Richard
was sunk by a German submarine
| sixty miles off the Maine coast
All of her crew managed to make
their escape in the ship’s dories and
| landed safely.
' a hard fight as the tactics of the
submarine under the surface could
not be kept track of. At the time
she launched the fatal torpedo which
sank the Justicia, the submarine was
not visible, but from the suddeness
of the impact and explosion it is
thought that she was pretty close
| to the big liner.
NEW YORK.—The Justicia was a
j 33,000-ton boat and on her last trip
■ acorss the Atlantic from the States
| carried nearly ten thousand Ameri
can troops to France. She is the
i | second largest British steamer to be
'jsunk during the war, the Brittanic,
; a 45,000-tonner, being sunk by a
■ submarine in 1916.
All the reports received concern
ing this disaster state that of the
large crew carried by the Justicia
■; only eleven were killed, and it is
thought that these were killed by
i
■ the explosion. There were no cas
■ i ualties among the passengers.
YARD BUILDINGS
HAVE BEEN MOVED
' Carpenter Shop Detached From Main
Power Plant Building Hat Now
Been Moved.
That portion of the Commission
power plant building which housed
I the carpenter shop and which had
been recently detached has now been
moved for a distance of sixty feet
1 from and to the back of the power
plant, leaving a big gap between
the power house and the present
machine shop.
Sixty feet away from the car
| penter shop and parallel with the
old machine shop, the new paint
' shop building is rapidly nearing
j completion.
This building, which is 16x24 feet,
was commenced a few days ago and
it is expected that it will be com
i pleted and ready for the purpose
for which it was intended in a day
I or two.
| Between all of the buildings in
i the Commission yards now in course
; of construction there will be an in
tervening space of at least sixty
! feet for fire protection purposes.
PRESENT DRAFT AGE
WILL BE MODIFIED
WASHINGTON, D. C.—At the
reconvening of congress. Secretary
of War Baker will present plans
: for the modification of the draft
age.
As a large army of upwards of
five million men is designed, the
modifying of the present draft age
| was deemed necessary. It is thought
probable that the draft age will he
1 lowered and not raised.
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Anderson, the Long barber, has
quit the Ruby district, having left
for the States on a recent boat.
Superintendent W. L. Packer went
out on the new D line this morn
ing on a tour of inspection. He
will probably be back in town this
evening.