Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918. NUMBER 93
ALLIES NOW CONTROL MARNE RIVER
PARIS PAPER PUTS BOCHE LOSSES AT MILLION
WILSON TAKES OVER PHONE AND TELEGRAPH LINES
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OFFENSIVE OF ALLIES
KEEPS ENEMY MOVING
LONDON.—According to des
patches received today, the Ameri
can troops continuing their advance
captured the town of Jaulgonne on
the Maren front and, following up
the attack delivered by the French
yesterday south of Soissons, which
brought them across the Chateau
Thierry-Soissons road north of Ville
Montoir and opposite Buzzancy,
spiritedly attacked and captured the
town of Buzzancy today, taking 300
prisoners.
The French troops operating in
this sector yesterday stormed the
heights north of Courcelles and suc
ceeded in holding the bend near
Chasons. Courcelles is to the north
of the Marne and east of Jaulgonne.
The Germans still hold Treloup,
which is the next objective of the
French fore
The French troops crossed the
Marne at Pont A’Binson, to the east
of Reuil, and captured Oulchy le
, Chateau, repelling a stront counter
attack delivered by the enemy near
Yandiers. The French also attacked
strongly today the enemy positions
to the northwest of Mondidier and
a fierce battle is raging, which is
believed to be going well for the
Allied cause.
It is expected that the Allied ad
vance might be slowed up a little
as the German reserves have arrived
and have gone into action. From
the disposition made by the enemy
of the reserve troops it is believed
that they will have to fight for all
they are worth and the Allied troops
are preparing for a very stubborn
fight and expect to meet much re
sistance.
The French troops are reported
to be experiencing much difficulty
in making the crossing of the Marne
at some points, being opposed very
stubbornly by the German infantry,
artillery and machine gun platoons.
HEAVY COUNTER EXPECTED
WITH THE AMERICANS—Infor
mation received from the battle
front overnight indicates that no
radical changes have been wrought
in the general situation, and in
spite of the many attacks delivered
by the enemy the Americans and
French are still holding every inch
they have gained since the com
mencement of the great counter or
the Aisne-Marne front.
With the coming of large rein
forcements to the support of the
enemy, and the disposition made by
the Germans of these reserves along
' the battle-line, give every indica
tion of the fact that counter thrusts
on a large scale will soon be under
taken with the positions now held by
the French and the Americans as
the objectives. Perfect confidenct
is expressed, however, in the ability
of the Franco-American forces tc
meet and overcome any conuter at
tacks that may be launched by th«
enemy at any time. The troops
V flushed with their recent victories
are in the best of spirits and ar«
very eager to get at the enemy.
HUNS DESTROY STORES
t
PARIS.—A general retirement of
the enemy forces northward is ex
pected soon and there is every in
dication pointing to the fact this
retrograde movement will be under
taken almost immediately, as ela'>or
ate preparations in the Hun way are
now being made.
i Large quantities of munitions ard
i stores which had been assembled
; in anticipation of a great advance,
! cannot now be handled in retreat
and these are now being destroyed.
Huge fires have been reported1
from Fereentardenois and Villeen
tardenois, which are believed to be
from the vast stores ourned by the
Huns preparatory to the commence
ment of their general retreat.
POSITIONS UNTENABLE
: PARIS—Despatches received from
! the French indicate that progress
made by the French troops in their
advance on Oulchy le Chateau has
resulted in their being able to pene
trate farther and that the German
positions in this sector have been
rendered untenable.
A report made public in the Petit
! Journal states that fresh forces de
tached from the army under Gen
eral Demitres have crossed the
j Marne between Passy and Dormans
and are now hurrying to the support
j of the victorious French and Ameri
can troops.
j The report concludes with the
statement that the northern bank of
i the Marne in this region will soon
• be entirely cleared of the enemy
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AMERICANS TAKE TOWNS
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WITH THE AMERICANS—The
■ Americans attacked and captured
j two additional towns to the north
of the Marne since daylight and
| have also taken a town in the Sois-1
I sons region. The Germans are now
j greatly hampering the Allied advance
with the fire from their machine
gun nests and with frequent rear-1
j guard actions.
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CAMOUFLAGE
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
Americans and Italians are display
ing the same cunning in warfare
as they would ordinarily in their
native haunts. A party of three
scouts finding themselves on the
north bank of the Marne with their
retreat cut off, managed to make
their way through the woods in the
neighborhood undetected and find
ing a raft on the river bank pro
ceeded to make the crossing under
fire. Using the clay of the river
they camouflaged their hands and
jface, and diving beneath the raft
begain the crossing, coming to the
surface occasionaly far a breathing
spell. The Germans fired at the
splashed caused when the scouts
came up, but failed to make a hit
and the scouts finally landed in
safety within the zone of our fire,
on the south bank of the river.
GERMANS WITHDRAW
LONDON. — Official despatches
received today state that the British
forces attacked between Herbuterne
and Bucquoy and forced the Ger
mans to withdraw from the strong
positions they had occupied in the
Rossinol woods.
The casualties on the German side
were heavy, while the British cas
ualties were very light.
FURTHER RETREAT
PARIS.—Reports received today
from the French field hedquarters
state that to the north of the Marne
the Germans are preparing for a
further retreat, as the advance of
the French and Americans are mak
ing it impossible for them to hold
their positions any longer on this
sector.
GERMAN LOSES
According to Premier Clemenceau
PARIS.—According to Premiei
Clemenceau’s newspaper L’homme
Libre, the total losses of the German
forces since March 21st is approxi
mately one million men.
AMERICANS RAID
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
American forces operating on the
sector to the southwest of Munstei
conducted a successful raid todaj
and penetrated the enemy lines foi
a distance of six hundred meters
The Germans suffered heavy casual
ties and were forced to retire. The
Americans captured many prisoners
THREATENDED CUT OFF
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
advance made by the French anc
the Americans along the Soissons
Chateau Thierry line has brought
the Allied forces within artillery
distance of the railroad junctior
which serves the Germans as a line
of communication. The Americar
artillery has already opened fire or
the juction and unless the Germans
can repel the attack or otherwise
are successful in holding it, manj
thousands of them may be cut of]
or forced to retreat.
The fighting to the east ol
Chateau Thierry is very light except
at the river, where the Allies, despite
a stubborn resistance, moved forware
for a distance of half a mile, fore
ing a retirement of the enemy.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
French and American forces have
crossed the Marne on a twelve-mile
front betwen Jaulgonne and Reuil
near where the Teuton hordes
crossed the stream at the height oi
their offensive on this sector. Ad
vancing after making the crossing
of the river, the Allies captured the
town of Oulchy le Chateau, whicl
is the dominating point on the Ger
man line of communications wit!
Buzzancy, seven miles to the soutt
of Soissons.
The French forces have also ad
vanced for a distance of a mile
along a four-mile front on the Mont
didier sector today, hurling the
enemy forces back with heavy losses.
BOMBS DROPPED
DN GERMAN SUB
FAIL 10 EXPLODE
—
Aviators Repelling Submarine At
tack Yesterday Ware Using
Faulty Bombs.
—
WASHINGTON, D. C—Reports
received by the navy department
today indicate that the naval flyers
who attacked the German submarine
yesterday dropped several bombs or
the craft while she was shelling th<
tug and barges off the Massachus
setts coast, but none of them ex
ploded.
The submarine submerged for i
few moments only and reappearing
shelled the barges, tug and coas
with impunity until she was satis
fied with the damage done, whei
she disappeared beneath the waves
Secretary Daniels, of the navy
has asked the commandant of thi
naval district for a full explanation
AUSTRIAN ARMY
DESERTIONS ARE
GROWING SERIOUS
' Deserter* From Austrian Army An
Forming Powerful Armed
Fighting Force.
LONDON.—Reuters correspond
ent reports that according to ver;
reliable information received fron
Czech sources, there ” are wholesal
desertions from the Austrian arm;
almost daily.
The deserters, who are eithe:
Czeco-Slavs of Jugo-Slavs, are form
ing an armed force with headquart
ers in the mountainous region 11
the interior of the country; the forci
is known as the Green Guards.
The desertions are causing gravi
anxiety in the war councils o:
i Austria, and among the army heads
who seem to be powerless to copi
with the situation
Reuters correspondent, who send
the report, does not state the pur
pose and objects of the newly form
ed Green Guards.
SEATTLE POPULATION
SHOWS BIG 1NCREASI
SEATTLE—A new city directory
which has been recently issued
places the population of the spiri
city at 375,163. The population o:
this city, according to estimate:
made on Jan. 1, 1916, was 335,000
GOVERNMENT CONTROLS
THE TELEGRAPH SYSTE*
WASHINGTON, D. C—Presiden
Wilson has issued a proclamation t<
the effect that the government ha;
taken over the control of all tele
graph, telephone, cable and radio
systems throughout the country.
SECOND DRAFT IS
CALLED BY BOARD
' The second contingent of Nenana s
• quota of Alaska registrants have
been notified by Local Board No.
19 and arrangements are now under
way for assembling the men in Ne
nana and sending them to Tanana
for training. None of the 1918
class of registrants have been called
as yet, only those from the ranks
; of last year's registrants beinp
selected to form the second draft
| According to the arrangements
! made by the Nenana Local Board
No. 19, the men will be sent to Fort
Gibbon in three batches, on the 1st
1 of August, 20th of August and the
f 10th of September
The boys who have volunteered *to
j fight for the country are not in
j eluded in the draft.
The following registrants of Local
Board No. 19, will report at places
I set opposite their names on the date
I and hour specified.
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Order No.
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Name
Martin Ottersted
Jerry John Bardes
Arnold Sather
Jack Jadoff
Michael Saroff
Clifford John Cox
Nels Fahlstrom
Mike Sedoff
Address To Report
Juneau Local Board 3, Juneau
N. Yakima, Local Board N. Yaki a
Tofty Local Board 21, Tanana
Fairbanks Local Board Fairbanks
Nenana Local Board, Nenana
Nenana Local Board, Nenana
Portland Local Board, Portland
Nenana Local Board, Nenana
Order No.
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Name
Wasil Sanko
Frank Karry
James Bryne
Dan Radi
Oscar Berg
Mike Gasoff
Alex Kalissoff
Jake Batoff
AUGUST 20, 1918
Address
Cordova
Nenana
Anchorage
Nenana
Valdez
Seattle
Nenana
Nenana
7 > Report
Local Board, Cordova
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Anchorage
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Valdez
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Nenana
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SEPTEMBER 10, 1918
Address
Name
Aldis M. Gerhardsen Seattle
Joseph Cunningham Nenana
Nick Aldatoff Nenana
Harry Bekoff Nenana
Gust. A. Gerhardsen Seattle
Alex Gagoff Seattle
George Gatto Nenana
Alex Zoloff Nenana
Wm D. Papadopulos Nenana
William A. Young Seattle
Mike Gemoff Nenana
Guy Radich Seattle
To Report
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Local Board, Nenana
Local Board No. 6, Seattle
Those who volunteered and were: Anderson, James Walker, Nick Lar
inducted into the service were A. C. j son, Nick Henz, Andrew Sorokovi
Slipeprn, R. R. Douse, Harold R. } koff and William Mellish
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RELIEF STEAMER
IS DISABLED ON
WAY TOBELGIUIV
Submarine Activity May Be tb
Cause of Injury to Belgium
Steamer.
ATLANTIC PORT—It is reportei
that a Belgium relief steamer whicl
• had been badly disabled at sea i;
being towed into port.
’ The steamer was disabled whei
1 off the New England coast and i
’! is thought that a German submarin<
is responsible for the damage sus
tained by the boat, which is pre
sumed to have been on her wa;
across the Atlantic, bound for ai
t Allied port with food and material:
for the relief of the Belgians.
William Sharrard, proprietor o:
: Sherrard’s Paint store of Fairbanks
.; is paying Nenana a short visit. H<
i will leave for the upper town to
1 morrow.
'extensive plot
IS DISCLOSED IN
I SEIZED^ LETTERS
* Correspondence of Alleged Relative
of the Kaiser Brings Conspiracy
to Light.
_
I NEW YORK.—The seized corres
i pondence of Frecfc-ich August Rich
. ard von Strenac, who is alleged to
be a relative of the German kaiser,
^ indicated that conspirators in this
country had planned on using the
i i German reservists in the United
* States for the purpose of invading
! Canada, even after the United States
! had declared war on Germany. The
, object of the invasion was to hamper
the movement of Canadian troops
to France.
The correspondence also disclosed
’ an elaborate scheme whereby some
of the German reservists were to
i join the Mexicans and form a power
ful army for the purpose of attacK
ing the United States.
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