The Nenana News
^ VOLUME NO. 2
NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1917
WHOLE NUMBER 61
.GERMANS HALTED ON ITALIAN FRONT
British Repulse Attacks on Cambrai Wood
SCANDINAVIAN RULERS STRONG FOR NEUTRAL POLICY
• 1T1LIANS SINK
BOATS; DROWN
MANY TEUTONS
ROME, DEC. 1—Many Teutons
were drowned today while attempt
ing to cross the Piave river. The
boats were sunk by the Italians as
fast as they appeared on the water
and it is believed tonight that the
advance of the enemy at that point
has been definitely checked. Heavy
cannonading is in propress this
afternoon along the entire Italian
front. The war office announces
^ that the Italians are now prepared
to resist any attack that may be
undertaken by the Teutonic forces.
The Northern zone was the scene
this week of one of the obldoiest en
counters recorded since the com
mencement of the invasion of Italy.
The battle took place back of Asiago
between opposing regiments, the
struggle lasting until both forces
were practically exterminated.
During the attack on the Italians,
a regiment of Hungarian Czechs be
came engaged with a regiment of
Galician Poles, both wearing differ
ent uniforms and speaking different
dialects. The fought first with rifles,
then with bayonets and grenades and
finally engaged in a hand to hand
struggle, fighting that way during
the greater part of the night. When
the two regiments were finally dis
entangled and made known to each
other, it was found that the mistake
< had been fatal to the major portion
of the forces involved.
ON ITALIAN FRONT
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WASHINGTON, D. C., DEC. 1—
Official advices received in this city
today from Rome state that the ad
vance of the Teutonic forces in Ita
ly has been definitely checked and
that the invaders are now engaged
** in “digging in” for the winter,
along the Tagliamento river. They
are forcing the civilian population
to assist in preparing the entrench
ments.
INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE
BEGINS DELIBERATIONS
PARIS, DEC. 1—The Inter-Allied
conference began its deliberations
in this city yesterday, but nothing
of importance has transpired as yet,
the first session having been devoted
to the selection of committees and
the work of organizing.
LABOR SECRETARY RECOVERS;
WILL RENEW HIS STRIKE WORK
SEATTLE, DEC. 1—Secretary of
Labor Wilson, who suffered a col
la' so at Portland this week, has re
covered and is at work again, try
ing to bring about a settlement of
the telephone strike. He is devot
ing his entire attention now to the
situation in the Northwest.
GERMAN NIGHT ATTACKS
REPULSED BY THE FRENCH
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P-'PTS, DEC. 1—The war office
announces that two violent night
attacks, which were launched by the
Germans on the Verdun front, were
repulsed by the defending French
forces. The enemy was forced to
retire without having advanced a
single position. The losses suffered
by the Germans were unusually big.
LUCKY AIRMAN
MIKES ESCAPE
FROM KAISER
LONDON, DEC. I—Lieut. Patrick
O’Brion, first American member of
the British flying corps, who reach
ed this city yesterday aft;r having
escaped from the Germans, relates
that he secured his liberty bv leap
ing through the window of a speed
ing train. He had many narrow es
capes from death and capture during
the ensuing two months and when he
finally reached the Dutch frontier,
he narrowly missed being electro
cuted by the charged wires which
are maintained by the Germans on
the border. He was a fugitive for
72 days. He formerly resided in
Illinois
GERMANS CAN’T BUDGE
BRITISH AT CAMBRAI
LONDON, DEC. 1—The repulse
of fresh German attacks southwest
of Cambrai, is reported by the war
office this afternoon. The report
states that the Germans were fought
to a standstill in their great counter
drive along the entire Cambrai
front and their efforts to roll back
the British from the positions during
General Byng’s offensive, resulted in
complete failure. The Germans
made an attempt during the night to
press forward at the extreme south
ern of the British salient, but that
movement also resulted disasterously
to the enemy.
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SUBMARINES REPORTED
IN THE WEST INDIES
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ATLANTIC PORT, DEC. 1—The
captain of an Allied vessel just ar
rived here is authority for the state
ment that German submarines have
reached the West Indies. He says
that he was warned of the presence
of the U boats in those waters while
at St. Louisa, British West Indies.
BRITISH CASUALTIES SHOW
INCREASE IN NOVEMBER
LONDON, DEC. 1—The British
casualty list for November shows a
! big increase over the preceding
j month. The total reported is near
j ly 130,000 officers and men, which
j includes over 25,000 killed outright.
| FIRST WOODEN VESSEL
LEAVES ABERDEEN WAYS
| wooden steamshin comnleted for the
| government, was launched todav
from the yards of the Gravs Harhor
j Motorshio corporation. The vessel
! was christened Ahrigada, a name se
| lected by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
; ARMIES AGAIN ACTIVE
ALONG ARGONNE FRONT
PARTS. DEC. 1 — A j'ir.- long act
ivity alone tho Aiwimm *yont. On*kt.
ing was roenmod tod., , Mnng erth
l»rv dnols are nroo-oas, sunnort
ine infantry actions of minor im
portance
NEW WAR TAX
ADDS MILLIONS
TO TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D. C., DEC. 1—
War stamp taxes which become ef
fective today are expected to pro
duce annually the sum of one hund
red million dollars. The new taxes
include customs house entries, steam
ship tickets, powers of attorney
playing cards, parcel post packages,
drafts and checks payable otherwise
than at sight or on demand, and
promisory notes.
SLAV DIPLOMA!
DISPLEASES DDL;
PETROGRAD, DEC. 1 -Maklan
koff,Russian ambassador to France,
has been dismissed from the Slav
diplomatic service by the Bolsheviki '
government because of his partici
pation in the Inter-Allied confer
ence, now in session at Paris.
AUSTRIANS ARE READY
FOR PEACE DISCUSSION
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AMSTERDAM, DEC. 1—Advices
received in this city this afternoon
from Vienna quote Premier Ziedler
as saying that the Austrians are pre
pared to negotiate a general peace,
“without territorial or economic vio
i lations.’
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR PEACE DISCUSSION
PETROGRAD, DEC. 1—Arrange
ments have been completed for the
meeting of Russian and German del- j
egations for the discussion of the
proposal of an armistice on all
fronts.
CHILDREN ENTERTAINED
BY MRS. ROTHENBURG
The school children of Nenana
were entertained on Wednesday af
ternoon by Mrs. Oscar Rothenburg,
at the Rothenburg home in the upper
end of town. The young folks were
escorted by their teacher, Miss Helen
Kobe, and all report a most enjoy
able afternoon, with an abundance
of ice cream, cake and candy. Mrs.
Rothenburg was assisted by Mrs.
Diven, Mrs. Oldsfield and Miss Kobe.
DUCHESS ALTERS PLANS;
WILL GO TO ENGLAND;
LONDON, DEC. 1—Miss Romanoff,
escaped daughter of the former czar
of Russia, who was reported enroute
from Siberia to the United States,
has changed her plans and will seek
I refuge in England, according to an
I article appearing in the Morning
j Post.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
MAKES FORMAL PROTEST
| Petrograd—The American military
I attache has been instructed by Am
bassador Francis to make formal pro
! test, on the nart of th" United
I States, to the nronosed negotiation"
! for an armistice between Russia and
| Germany. Similar action already
j has been taken by the Allies.
SIBERIA PLANS
RELIEF FROM
REBEL ROLE
LONDON, DEC. 1—Dispatches re
ceived by the Daily Mail today from
Petrograd state that Siberia is about
to break away from Russia,, prepar
ations having been made to set up
an independent government. Minis
ters were appointed at a meeting
held recently in the governor’s pal
ace at Omsk and the Siberian flag
is very much in evidence. The
movement has the backing of a con
siderable part of the population.
KAISER SAYS AIM
IS MODES! ONE
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 1—A Berlin
dispatch to Foreign Secretary Kue
man declares that it is absurd to
imagine that the Imperial German
government will enter a peace con
ference with large or unreasonable
claims.
AMERICAN ENGINEERS HAVE
CLOSE CALL ON FIRING LINE
With the British Army in France—
A large number of American army
engineers, who were engaged on the
British railroad work in Northern
France, were caught yesterday in a
German turning movement, and only
escaped by lying in shell holes while
the British fired over them. They
remained thus until the British had
approached near enough to enable
the Americans to join the fighting
forces, with whom they fought val
iently throughout the remainder of
the engagement.
GERMANS LOSE MANY MEN
London—The Germans are report
ed to have retaken a small portion
of the ground lost to the British to
the south of Cambrai, but their ad
vance was accomplished at terrific
cost in men and equipment. The
main British lines in that sector are
still holding, General Byng’s forces
having successfully withstood many
violent assaults during the past
three days, during which time the
killed and wounded on both sides
were greater than during any pre
vious period of equal length.. The
British have taken many prisoners
in that time.
BOL PUBLISHES NOTES
London— The Petrograd corre
spondent of the Times has advised
his paper that Bolsheviki has publish
ed correspondence showing that the
Allies offered Greece part of Al
bania and territory in Asia Minor
for Greek assistance in Serbia.
DIED IN FRANCE
Seattle—Corporal Ernest F. Hart,
of the U. S. Signal corps and well
known in many sections of Alaska,
was killed in action in France dur
ing the past month.
Washington—The railroad fund is
to be distributed as follows: for con
struction from the north bank of
the Tanana river to Fairbanks, a
distance of 56 mi'es, $2,019,068; for
of Tanana Valley rail
road, $137,500; for construction
from Riley creek to Lignite creek, a
distance of fourteen mfles, $1,105,
306. Funds are also asked for a
spur up Hoseanna creek, a distance
of six miles, and funds also for the
operation and rehabilitaion of the
Seward division.
TARGET*
ALARM SAILORS
FEAR ATTACK
ATLANTIC PORT, DEC. 1—Mis
taking the stray shots from the gov
ernment rifle range, where troop
ships were training at target prac
tice, for a hostile bombardment, the
crew of a Norwegian bark huddled
below decks and meekly offered to
surrender to government surfmen
who approached the vessel to inspect.
THREE KINGS SAY
MUST BE NEUTRAL
CHRISTIANIA, DEC. 1—The rul
ers of Norway, Sweden and Denmark
have reached an agreement, follow
ing a several-day conference in this
city, to adhere to their present pol
icy of neutrality, no matter how
much longer the war continues.
It was also agreed by the three
kings to maintain cordial relations,
and mutual confidence and to aid
each other by the exchange of mer
chandise.
READY TO END STRIKE
Seattle—The striking telephone op
erators of the Northwest, have an
nounced their willngness to return
to work and have requested the fed
eral mediation board to arrange the
terms of settlement.
. GERMANS TRY TRAP MOVE
Paris—The Germans began a turn
ing movement yesterday in an effort
to trap the British troops in the
Cambrai sector. The British, how
ever, were able to remove most of
their men and guns before the move
ment enveloped them.
TURKS ARE WILLING
London—Dispatches received from
Vienna today state that the Turkish
government has signified a willing
ness to negotiate with Russia for an
armistice.
MONEY FOR RAILROAD
Washington—Included in the bud
get which congress will be asked
to pass on during the present session
is an item of seven million dollars
for the continuation of work on the
government railroad in Alaska.
Washington—The treasury depart
ment has submitted estimates for
prosecuting the war during the en
suing year, the amounts reaching
the enormous total of $13,500,000,
000.
Petrograd—The new Russian pro
out of commission by Bolsheviki,
who has issued a proclamation ir>
which he claims that he is the only
legal authority in Russia.
WAR MEASURES
RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., DEC. 1—
It is stated semi-officially that it is
the intention of President Wilson to
urge congress to confine its atten
tions, during the forthcoming ses
sion, to the problems of the war,
leaving all other matters for future
disposition.
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SHOW DECREASE
! CHICAGO, DEC. 1—A record of
the season’s fatalities on the g?id
! iron shows a slight decrease in t^
number of deaths over the pasr avo
| years. The total for the season J&i
I ended is twelve, as against eighteen
last year and fifteen the year before.
All but one of the victims this year
were untrained members of high
school teams.
H1N0ENBURG TIES
CHARGE IN ITALY
LONDON, DEC. 1—Reports re
ceived from the Italian front state
that General von Hindenburg is in
personal command of the invading
Teutonic forces. Information ob
tained from captured German offic
ers indicates that Germans are pre
paring elaborate fortifications on the
Tagliamento river, on the left bank
of the Piave and also along the
Brentna.
Violent air raid are of frequent
occurrence on the several Italian
fronts.
SEATTLE CITIZENS DEMAND
IMPEACHMENT OF MAYOR
SEATTLE, DEC. 1—The mass
held last night to discuss ways and
means for disposing of Mayor Gill,
was attended by more than three
thousand citizens and resulted in the
adoption of resolutions demanding
the impeachment of the mayor for
his failure to comply with the re
quest of General Greene that the
city be cleaned up.
Gill is unmoved by the action of
the mass meeting. He continues to
assert that he will not vacate his of
fice and announces that he will be a
candidate for re-election.
SPOKANE IS FLOATED
Seattle—The steamship Siokane,
which ran aground several da'-s ago
south of Ketchikan, has been floated
and is now being towed to a place
of safety.
BIG BALLOON ESCAPES
Wichita—A giant army balloon
escaped from its moorings y> t-'-dov
at Fort Omaha and is non
across country, tearing o\it t '
and telegraph wires by the m:' ”’!fb
the six thousand feet of * - i""h
cable attached to the runa"-"’