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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918.
NUMBER 146
PROGRESS STEADY-ALL FRONTS
VICTORY OF ALLENBY NOTABLE FEAT
KAISER URGES WAR-WEARY TROOPS TO HOLD ON
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BRITISH PRESSING
HARD ON ST.QUENTIN
LONDON.—According to reports i
received from the front today, the
British, pressing on St. Quentin
from the west progressed east of
Vermand. A strong counter attack
delivered by the Germans who tried
to drive the British from their posi
tions on the Arras sector, to the
southeast of Gavrelle was repulsed.
RAID PREVENTED
WITH THE AMERICANS.—The
heavy and accurate artillery fire
by our gunners today most effeet
^ ually prevented the Germans from
raiding the American positions. The
Americans were warned of the com
ing raid when the Germans opened
a terrific barrage fire, but the fire
of the American gunners in reply
to the German barrage was so ac
curate and strong that the German
infantry didn’t dare to leave their
shelters to attack.
Germans Organizing.
It is reported that the Germans j
are organizing their forces and con
solidated their lines before the
right flank of the American army
on the St. Mihiel sector.
IN MACEDONIA
LONDON.—According to reports
received from field headquarters on
the Macedonian front, the Serbians
continuing their advance across the
Vardar river in pursuit of the re
treating Bulgars, are constantly in
£ touch with their rear. The Bulgars
are reported to be burning the vil-;
lages in the line of their retreat,
^ also much stores and war material.
The Serbs have captured much ma- j
terial.
IN PALESTINE
LONDON.—According to official
reports received today, the British
cavalry advanced along the Mede
terranean coast of Palestine and oc
cupied the coast towns of Haifa and
Acre. The number of Turks cap
tured and reported yesterday as
twenty-five thousand, will greatly
exceed that number.
TURKS SURPRISED
LONDON.—According to unoffi
cial despatches received in this city
today, the British have achieved suc
cesses in Palestine against a force
of over one hundred thousand Turks
who are reported to have held ex- \
ceptionally strong fortresses and
three lines of trenches with abund
ant artillery protection. The Turks
are said to have been completely
surprised at Allenby’s tactics, who,
contrary to their expectations, de
livered his attack at the strongest
point in the Turkish defenses. He
hit them such a hard blow at this
point and pressed home the ad
vantages gained in the first rush
that it wou|l appear to have de
moralized the Turks completely and
caused them to retreat in disorder
leaving enormous quantities of war,
material and stores behind.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The j
Allied offensives are progressing
very successfully in Palestine, Mace
donia and France. The British cav
alry has advanced over sixty miles
in Palestine. Field Marshal Haig
has taken a new and importnt step
in the investment of St. Quentin,
fighting tow'ards it’s northern out
skirts from the east of Vermand.
The German and Bulgarian forces
are retiring along a hundred mile
front in Macedonia, and their lines
of communication have been almost
severed.
LABOR LEADERS
ARE JN FRANCE
PARIS.—Samuel Gompers, the
veteran head of the American Fed
eration of Labor, accompanied by
several other American labor lead
ers, arrived in Paris today from
England, where they have been con
ferring with English labor leaders.
The party will soon arrange for
conferences with French labor
leaders.
NEXT MEETING OF
THE KNITTING CLUB
The Nenana Knitting club will hold
their next regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. M. J. Cooney on A
street, on Thursday afternoon. All
members, as well as those wishing
to join, are cordially invited to at
tend.
Chris Tjosevig, part owner of the
Clark-Graham cannery, states that
the cannery has packed 20,000 cases
of salmon to date, which is 4,000
more than the total pack last year.
5
»ANS GLAD
10 JOIN ARMY
Among those leaving Nenana for
Fort Gibbon, enroute to Camp Lewis
for training are Gabriel Bozovich.
Jack Lucich and Milo Saulich, who
were engaged in grading a section
of the right of way across the Ne
nana river from the camp at 43-mile
now known as camp 373.
Gabriel Bozovich was the head
man of the contract known as Bozo
vich & Co., and so that the con
tract may be properly completed,
he has been allowed to turn it over
to Obran Radovich, who will get
men to take the place of those who
have been inducted and yomplete
the grade on time.
The boys say that they are ex
tremely glad to be able to join the
American army and be given an op
portunity to fight for liberty and
justice.
Harry Davis, of the Arctic Cigar
store, left on the launch this morn
ing for Fairbanks on business. He
expects to return in the course of j
a couple of days.
GERMAN KAISER
MAKES BIG TALK
10 AUSTRIANS
LONDON.—According to advices
recived in this city today, the kaiser
in an address made to the Austrian
officers near Metz recently, said
that they were now across the lines
from the Americans who have prom
ised to give Alsace-Lorraine to
France.
The Americans, he said, wished to
add big deeds to their big words,
but the Germans were confident
that the Americans would be given
the right answer at the right
moment.
UNNATURli)
GERMAN WHEN
UNDER BAN NOW
WASHINGTON, D. C—The attor
ney general of the United States
announced today that unnaturalized
German women cannot enter or live
within half a mile of any training
camp of other military institution
in any part of the country after
October fifth.
Marshals will be given authority
to issue special permits in special
cases after thorough investigations.
SIR. RELlcT
ON ROUND IP
FROM FAIRBANKS
The A. Y. N. company’s steamer
Reliance, under the command of
Captain George Green, arrived in,
Nenana shortly after midnight yes
terday with a little mail, about ten
tons of freight consigned to local
merchants and the following pass
engers for Nenana: W. R. Taylor,
Frank Lawson and G. H. Hunter.
The only passengers on board the
boat for points beyond Nenana were
Chas. E. Taylor for Tanana, and
Mrs. Earl Hunt for Seattle, who
transfererd to the steamer Alaska
Nineteen sacks of through mail from
Fairbanks were also transferred to
the steamer Alaska, as well as a
little freight and some express.
She sailed for Fairbanks this fore
noon, taking the barge Stewart
with a full load of railroad equip
ment for Chena, 4 sacks of mail,
some express and the following pass
engers ex steamer. Alaska: Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Vining, Mr. and Mrs
John A. Clark, Warren Clark and
John Clark, Mrs. Karshner.
Those joining the boat at Ne
nana being John A. Dwyer, John
Durand, Albert Lund, T. H. Cox,
Mrs. Bishop, John C. Stewart.
The Reliance will return frr-m
Fairbanks immediately after she hss
delivered her barge and mail, and
will take up another load for the!
upper town.
10 TOE SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—French
Ambassador Jusserand presented the
Senate with two very handsome
vases today as a token of the French
government’s appreciation of the
Senate’s reception to General Joffre
and former Premier Viviani during
their recent visit to the United
States.
In making the presentation speech*
Ambassador Jusserand said that the
Allies now feel that they are mov
ing toward the evening of “Der
Tag” when Germany’s power for evil
will be crushed forever.
In accepting the vases Vice-Presi
dent Marshal said that he wished
to assure France through Ambassa
dor Jusserand. that America was de
termined to fight on until justice
shall wipe away all France’s tears.
The handsome vases were spe
cially manufactured for the pre
sentation, are six feet in height and
beautifully proportioned.
RESuiino
BE MODIFIED
_
Ed Cronin, chairman of Loocal
Board No. 1!), has received the fol
lowing telegram from the governor’s
office at Juneau regarding the in
duction of men in necessary occu
pations, w'hich will be interest to
many:
“Alaskan Railroad commission ad
vises number of their employees in
accounting, transportation and
maintenance way departments will
be drafted next week that their
office force is now reduced to mini
mum and if these men are taken it
will seriously cripple their work,
and requests that if permanent ex
emption cannot be granted, indue-i
tion be postponed until November!
15, when they will attempt to fill i
places. Railroads are considered as |
industries under the selective serv
ice regulations and communications!
recently received from Provost Mar
shal General Crowder authorize re
consideration of railroad employees
United States Railroad administra
tion on industrial grounds up to day
and hour of induction into military
service when presented to local
board and district board may direct
ly receive application for reconsid
eration in cases over which they
have original jurisdiction and re
quest from local board entire record
in cases, and even though registrant
employed on railroad has not claim
ed deferment on industrial grounds
his employers may make claim
either to local or district board and
district board may grant deferred
classification.
This instruction is not mandatory
but authorizes reopening and re
considering such cases, either on
original or new evidence.”
Father Monroe left on the launch
this morning for Fairbanks.
FIRE DAMAGES
NEW HOTEL AT
WASHINGTON, D. C—Fire broke
out in the New Willard Hotel in this
city and the flames spread with
great rapidity, forcing the inmates
to rush out into the open very
scantily clad.
Among the inmates of the hotel
at the time of the fire were Vice
President Marshal, senators, repre
sentatives, diplomats and their fam
ilies, many of whom barely escaped
with their lives. Several women
fainted and had to be carried out
to the fire escapes and lowered to
the ground.
The origin of the fire has not yet
been ascertained. The damage done
is estimated at one hundred thou
sand dollars.
M HEID UP
BI LONE BANDII
NEAR EVERET1
SEATTLE.—Last night a lone
bandit climbed over the tender of
the north bound Great Northern
passenger train near Everett and
forced the crew to uncouple the
baggage and mail cars and haul
them to Meadowdale, where he dis
appeared, into the woods taking
with him a suitcase containing the
stolen registered mail, valued at
several thousand dollars.
Fireman R. N. Rayburn, in an
attempt to disable the robber, threw
a hammer at him, the bandit prompt
ly opening fire on Rayburn with
his revolver. None of the shots
fired at RaybVrn took effect.
HOLLAND FAT RATION
HAS BEEN REDUCED
WASHINTON.—The fat ration in
Holland has been reduced to slightly
less than one ounce avoirdupois
daily for each person, and further
reduction is in prospect, according
to advices of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. This ra-1
tion not only includes butter eaten
ivith bread, but also butter, mar
garine and other substitutes used
in cooking.
The production of butter in Hol
land is about half of that of two
pears ago, when there was enough
for all ordinary purposes. The
Dutch government has given notice
:hat the fat ration may have to be
:ut to half an ounce before next
spring. The butter shortage is at
;ributed to the lack of fodder which
:an not be imported.
RED CROSS ELECTS
NEW TREASURER
t
At a regular meeting of the ex- j
'cutive board of the local Red Cross j
jranch held yesterday, Frank .T.
Doner was elected to fill the posi
;ion of treasurer of the Red Cross
n succession of Mr. C. H. Hall, re
iigned.
ALLIES INVITE
NEWSPAPERMEN
VISIT WAR ZONE
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XKVV YORK.—Twelve American
j editors have accepted the invitation
extended by the British and French
! government recently, to visit the
| war zone, and it is expected that
j arrangements will be made which
| will permit them to sail across the
; Atlantic soon
Among the American newspaper
; men who will make the trip is Edgar
; B. Piper, of the Portland Oregonian.
MAN-POWER BILL
REGULATIONS
TO BE ENFORCED
Chairman of Nenana Local Board
Receives Instructions Regarding
Registration.
Ed Cronin, chairman of the Ne
nana Local Board N'o. 19, has re
ceived the following telegram from
the governor’s office, regarding reg
istration under the new man-power
bill:
Juneau. September 23.
To Cronin, Nenana:
! No. A. 906. For information of
all concerned in relation to the reg
istration under new man-power act,
extensively publish or bulletinise
the following:
1. No person within forthcoming
regulations can be inducted prior
to next spring.
2. Deferred classification in nec
essary industries will be liberally
granted necessary employees thereof
including mining, fishing, railroad,
agriculture, and so forth.
3. None in this will be allowed
to enlist in army, navy, marine
corps or any branch prior to com
pletion of classification early next
spring.
4. The foregoing holds true
even though registrant should leave
Alaska with designs to enter service
in States.
5. Information has been received
that a revision of complete selective
service regulations being made in
loose leaf form and will be printed
and distributed within 60 days.
6. Under new registration third
edition questionnaire will be used.
None received here yet. Also pub
licly announce that all men physi
cally qualified and accepted for
general military service who have
been or will be inducted will be
sent to Camp Lewis, Washington,
shortly after arriving at an Alaskan
post.
The requirements under the new
man-power bill as contained in in
Section 4 of registration regulation
No. 3 is as follows:
Person* Required to Register
All male persons who shall have
attained their eighteenth birthday
and shall not have attained their
forty-sixth birthday on or before
the date set for registration by the
President, must register.