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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE _ _NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1918. NUMBER 7
GERMANS GET READY FOR NEW DRIVE
FRENCH ARE HOLDING POSITIONS AT ALL POINTS
THE BRITISH MAKE GAINS IN COUNTER NEAR AMIENS
‘ALLIES CONFIDENT
DRIVE IS STOPPED
PARIS, April 8.—Despite the fact j
that the guns and infantry of j
twenty-five German divisions hiwe|
been used during the past four days j
in an effort to break through the j
^ French lines, to reach the railway j
► running south from Amiens, all of i
the enemy attacks have been vtied:-1
e,i bv the wonderful resistance of1
the I ieneh forces, which are guard- '
ing the approach form thit direc- j
tiOll.
The Germans have been trying to
improve their positions north of the !
Somme with the evident object of |
launching a new attack and a re-!
sumption of large scale fighting is
expected hourly in that quarter. It
k is claimed, however, that the enemy
positions now occupied are very un-1
favorable for artillery movement i
and it is only by such movement j
that a great concentrated attack up- :
on Amiens could be carried out suc
cessfuly. . This opinion .rendered j
by French and British military ob-,
servers, indicates that the situation!
is viewed with confidence by the
Allied commanders.
BRITISH MAKE GAINS..
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LONDON, April 8. — The British
forces are reported to have re
captured all of their former posi
tions on the Ancre river through a
series of determined counter at
tacks. Gains were made at several
points along the front and a number
of Germans were taken captive.
Several machine guns also were cap
tured. Additional advances were ^
made during the night and today,
notably east of Aire,and south of
Corbie, along the bank of the Somme
BOMBARDING PARIS
PARIS, April 8.—The long range
bombardment of this city was re- j
sumed by the Germans yesterday
noon and several shells have fallen
in the city today, but the damage
has been inconsequential.
RUSSIANS SINK SHIPS.
WASHINTON, D. C., April 8—
Advices received in this city this
afternoon by the state department
tell of the sinking of several Rus
sian warships off the coast of Fin
land. the vessels having been scut
tled by their commanders to pre-'
vent them from failing into the
hands of the Germans.
BRITISH IN SIBERIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 8.—
The state department has been ad
vised of the landing of British
troops at Vladivostock, following
the landing of a force of Japanese.
The news of the landing was sent
by the American consul, but lacks
■details.
HAIG’S REPORT
LONDON, April 8.—A report re
ceived at the war office last night
from Field Marshal Haig stated that
th^re had been no heavy fighting on
the British front on Sunday. His
report reads that successful minor
operations were undertaken by the
British during the forenoon, which
developed into sharp fighting locally.
The enemy later countered strongly
in an attempt to regain several lost
positions, but the attacks were re
pulsed and many of the attacking
Germans killed during the engage
ments.
ATTACKING THE FRENCH
PARIS, April 8.—The French
positions were subjected to heavy
attacks last night by the Germans
in the Chauny region, on the Oise ,
front, in which sector the French
earlier in the day had retired to
prepared positions, where they are I
now holding the enemy at bay.
Powdered Glaaj Discovered In Nine
Different Articles of Army
Food.
SAN ANTONIO, April 8.—An in
vestigation of the food supplied to
the troops of the 90th division in
training at Camp Trevis, prompted
by the illness of numerous of the
men and members of their families,
has resulted in the discovery of
ground glass in nine different ar
ticles of food shipped to the camp.
This announcement was made by
Major Gaines, by whose order the
inestigation was made. More than
fifty cases of illness have been re
ported thus far.
As the result of the discovery, all
food now supplied to the men is
carefully inspected before its use is
permitted.
OFF TgInUST
IN RAILROAD CORP
Will Enlist With the 31st Engineers
If Possible, to Railroad In
France.
Tomorrow morning will witness
the departure of several well-known
Xenanaites, W. A. (Shorty) Long,
Paul Waugh, Chas. Murphy and
Victor Anderson, who are bound
for the coast via the Broad Pass
and Anchorage route, with the in
tention of heading straight for
Seattle and getting in the army.
In speaking of the intentions of
the party of railroaders, Mr. Long
stated that they intended to enlist
with the 31st engineers if possible,
and build railroads in France; if
not, they wuold get into some
branch of the service that special
ized in that work. The men are
all practical railroad men and will
undoubtedly give a good account of
themselves.
BAKER RECEIVED
PARIS, April 8.—Secretary of
War Baker .held a lengthy confer
ence last night with Premier Clem
enceau, the nature of which has not
been disclosed.
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CASH FREELY 10
Third Liberty Loan Drive Findr
Nation Ready to Subscribe
Liberally.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 8.—
Early returns from various parts of
the country indicate that the Third
Liberty Loan will be considerably
over-subscribed. Scores of towns
and cities have subscribed beyond
their quotas, proving beyond any
doubt that the country is a unit in
its determination to keep the gov
ernment supplied with funds for the
prosecution of the war.
RUSSIAN VESSELS
QUIT HELSINGFORS
Warships Are Moved to Kronstadt
As German Troops March
Toward Coast.
PETROGRAD. April 8—The Rus
sian warships which have been an
chored in the harbor at Helsinfors,
have left that port for Kronstadt.
It is also reported from Finland that
a large body of German troops is
now marching from the Aland is
lands toward the couth coast of Fin
land. They are crossing the ict
at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia
DEATH ON TRAIL
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An Indian. arriving in town lat«
Saturday night reported the discov
ery of a dead man on the trail a few
miles above Wood river and Com
missioner R. S. McDonald left for
, the scene yesterday in his capacitj
1 as coroner, to conduct an investiga
tion. He is expected back tonight.
■ Beyond the fact that the Indiar
beat a hasty retreat after saftisfy
j ing himself that the man was dead
no details of the tragedy were ob
tainable, and nothing will be knowr
j until the return of the commissioner
GRAY CASE READY
FOR JURY 10DAY
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FAIRBANKS, April 8.—The final
arguments in the Gray case are be
ing made today and the indications
are that the case will be turned
over to the jury late this afternoon.
The morning session of the court
was taken up by the prosecution,
and an exceptionally strong argu
ment was presented in an able man
ner.
W. A. Coghill left for Fairbanks
at noon today, a passenger on the
Malamute Kid dog rig. Mr. Coghill
has been called to the upper town
on court business.
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IN TOUL SECTOR
| Accurate Fire of Yankee Machine
j Gunners Drive Enemy Back
Quickly.
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! With the American Army, April
j 8.—The American positions north-;
i west of Toul were attacked at two
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! places yesterday morning by Ger- j
|man raiding parties, but the at-1
tacks were failures, the enemy hav- j
ing lost many men and failed to j
reach the Ameriacn trenches. Accu- j
rate machine gun fire forced a;
hasty retirement of the Boches:
Turkish Troops Are Now Advancing
Ove
Wide F-ont In the
Caucasus.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8—
According to an official statement
issued by the war office last night,
Turkish troops are now advancing
over a wide front in the Caucasus.
Practically all of Turkish Armenia
l is said to have been cleared of Rus
sians and the few remaining troops
'are offering little resistance to the
Turkish armies.
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Residents and Banks of the Upper
Town Subscribe for Many
Liberty Bonds.
FAIRBANKS, April 8.—Accord
ing to announcement made this
afternoon, the residents of Fair
banks have already subscribed for
their uota of Liberty bonds, sub
scriptions to the amount of $85,000
having been recorded by the two
banks. The First National bank re
ports the sale of $67,000 worth of
bonds, the bank having taken
$45,000 of the amount. The Far
mers bank reports having sold about
$17,000 worth.
TAKES FULL COMMAND
KIEV, April 8.—Filed Marshal
I von Eichhorn, who has been in com
j mand of one of the German army
groups operating on the Russian
front, has arrived In tms city for
the purpose of assuming chief com
mand of the German troops in Uk
raine.
STATE OF SIEGE
MOSCOW, April 8.—A state of
siegt has been proclaimed at Khar
kova, a city of importance at the
confluence of the Kharkovka and
Lapan, 400 miles southwest of this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Blakey, of Camp 16,
are visitors in Nenana for a few
days.
SLAVS ARE URGED
TO RESIST JAPAN
MOSCOW, April 8.—Orders havi
been issued to all of the Siberiai
councils of Soldiers and Workmen
delegates, instructing them to tak<
immediate steps to resist the inva
sion of Russia by Japanese troops
The council of national commissarie:
has issued a statement, in which
the need of action is pointed out
“Japan,” the statement says, “ha
started a campaign against the so
viet republic.” Mention is ther
UTM0S110 m
Wilson Assures David Lloyd Georg,
That Americans A-e In War
To Win.
LONDON, April 8.—Replying t
a message of greetings receiver
from David Lloyd George on thi
occasion of the first anniversary o
America’s entry in the war, Presi
dent Wilson sent a cable tothis cit;
in which he said: “Permit me ti
assure your majesty that we shal
continue to do everything, puttini
the whole force of the United State
in this great struggle.”
Would Start Tobacco Fund n
Nenana For Boys In France.
Smith to Collect.
[ The four-minute talk made b;
Rev. Dr. Diven at the Coliseum las
evening, was accorded an exception
ally good welcome by the large au
dience.
| Dr. Diven brought to the atten
tion of the audience that as yet n'
tobacco fund had been started ii
Nenana for the benefit of the sol
diers in France and stated that i
was his intention to foster such ;
movement if possible.
The speaker continued that i
Max Smith, Manager of the N. C
store, would volunteer to collect th'
money, he would make the recept
ables for the tobacco offerings am
the town.
place them in various places aroum
The speaker further continue<
that Mr. Smith could collect then
on his way from church every Sun
day morning. Mr. Smith volun
teered to do his part, so it was de
cided to place a tobacco can in eacl
public place and the men are all in
vited to drop in -a quarter or what
ever they desire.
The money put into the cans wil
go for the “weed,” as the duty anc
carriage is all paid by the Unitec
States government for all tobacco
etc, which is sent to the soldiers ir
France.
‘ made of the landing of Japanese
, troops at Vladisvostock, following
. the murder of several Japanese of
ficers and sailors by armed Rus
j sians. The Japs, the statement
claims, did not wait to investigate
,the incident, but took advantage of
the opportunity to rush their troops
ashore. It is further claimed that
i the attack on the Japs by irrespon
sible Russians was part of a pre
arranged plan, to give the Japs an
excuse to land at Vladivostock.
SURE OF RESULT
President Says America Will Combat
Prussianism Until Victory
Is Won.
BALTIMORE, April 8.—Doom of
military power in Germany was
pronounced by President Wilson in
his Liberty Bond campaign speech,
delivered in this city on Saturday
night. “Whether or not the Allies
are strong enough to break into
pieces the German military power,”
said the president “remains to be
seen. But that America, if given
time, will be able to defeat the ene
my is as little doubtful as it is that
we are resolved to do it, however
long it may take.”
Continuing, the president said:
in answer to the German drive on
the Western front and the re
newed propoganda for German
made peace: “I accept the chal
elnge and there is but one response
possible for us. That is, force,
Force to the utmost. Force with
out stint or limit. Righteous, tri
umphant force which shall make
right the law of the world and cast
every selfish dominion down in the
dust.”
FUR BUYER LEAVES
;j FOR COAST TOWN
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t i Leaves Nenana for Anchorage With
j Two Thousand Dollars Worth
. 1 of Nenana Furs.
Frank Barr, who arrived in Ne
nana about two weeks ago from
Anchorage, left here this morn
ing for the coast town with a large
bunch of choice fox skins which he
' purchased in Nenana.
^ Mr. Barr .had 25 red foxes, 15
1 cross foxes, several wolverines and
■ cats, one beautiful silver fox, which
he claims is the best he has ever
■ seen since in the business.
Included in Mr. Barr’s party are
Mrs. Morrison and child, Mr. Thur
ston and Irving A. Alderman. The
party have two sleds and twelve
I dogs, and expect to make a fast
trip to the coast.
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Bobbie Sheldon started on his re
, turn trip to the upper town this
j morning.