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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press nenana, alaska, Saturday, September 21, 1918 whole number 144
ENEMY LOSING ON ALL FRONTS
GERMANS ARE WARNED CRISIS IS NEAR
SERBIANS NOW HAVE BULGARIANS ON THE RUN
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ALLIES CHASE HUNS;
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Wednesday
LONDON.—In a powerful attack
to the northeast of St. Quentin, the
British scored an average advance
of from one and one-half to three
miles along a fifteen mile front.
Acting in concert with the British
columns, the French troops operatng
of the right of the advancing Brit
ishers attacked simultaneously and
thrust back the enemy. The British
captured the town of Hargicourt,
almost surrounded the town of j
Epehy and captured fifteen hundred
prisoners.
Hindenburg Line Crossed.
At Villaret and Gouzeacourt, the
British crossed the Hindenburg line,
the depth of their penetration is not
reported. At another point in the
line of advance, the British troops
are about a mile from the line where
the Germans started their attack in
March. The British captured four
towns in this region.
AMERICANS REPULSE ENEMY
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
American positions to the west of
the Moselle in the Lorraine sector
were attacked in force by the Ger
man infantry yesterday. The Amer
ican artillery covering our advanced
positions were rapdly brought to
action and poured such a deadly
and accurate fire on the advancing
Huns at long range that they were
compelled to break and run to cover
leaving the field littered with their
dead.
FRENCH REPULSE GERMANS
PARIS.—During last night the
Germans launched violent attacks
against the French troops on the
plateau northeast of Saney, seven
miles northeast of Soissons. The
attacks were repulsed by the French.
GERMANS MAKE GAINS
LONDON.—According to official
reports received by the war office,
last night the German infantry
assisted by their artillery, succeeded
in pushing the British back to the
western outskirts of the village of
Mouvres.
Village Captured.
The British attacked this morn
ing northwest of St. Quentin and
captured the village of Holnon.
Thursday
WITH THE AMERICANS.—The
Germans have now entrenched them
selves on the second line of the
Hindenburg defense system and are
employing strictly defensive tactics.
GERMAN LIES
WITH THE AMERICANS.—A
German prisoner suggested to his
captors that they allow him to send
a letter to the German soldiers on
the Hindenburg line, telling them
of the falseness of the reports cir
culated among the German troops
to the effect that the Americans kill
all the prisoners they take. He also'
stated that appeals written in Eng- j
lish had been sent to American sol
diers of German ancestry, urging
them to join the German army and
stating that they would find greater
liberty in Germany than in America.
FRENCH ADVANCE
PARIS.—The French, continuing
their progress last night near St.
Quentin, penetrated the German
positions at Contescoourt, three miles
to the southwest of St. Quentin
PRISONERS TAKEN
WITH THE BRITISH.—In yester
day’s drive on the Cambria sector,
th^ British captured eight thosuand
prisoners. Several thousand yards
of the Hindenburg outpost line are
now in the hands of the British. In
the Villaret sector, to the southwest
of Lecatelet, the British captured
forty big guns. Among the pris
■ oners taken by the British twenty
three German regiments, in eleven
! different divisions are represented.
AMERICAN ACE KILLED
j WITH THE AMERICANS.—Sev
jen German airplanes attacked two
; American planes yesterday. The
■ American planes were in charge of
| Lieutenant David Putnam, of Brook
| line, Mass, and Lieutenant Wendella
| Robertson. Robertson managed to
j return to the American base, but
| Putnam fell within the American
lines and was instantly killed. Lieu
tenant Putnam, who is a descend
ant of General Israel Putnam, was
an ace of aces and is credited with
! twelve victories. In one day, June
tenth, he downed five German planes
BRITISH PROGRESS
LONDON.—In a drive undertaken
last night near St. Quentin, the Brit
ish progressed into the Hindenburg
line. The drive was undertaken
for the purpose of encircling the
town of St. Quentin. North of Pon
truet, the British reached the out
post of the Hindenburg line, later
on the Australians carried the out
posts and captured many prisoners
and machine guns.
Attack Repulsed.
The Germans, near Trescault. fol
lowing an intensive bombardment,
delivered a strong attack which was
I repulsed, many of the Germans who
! succeeded in penetrating the British
| trenches were taken prisoner.
ON MACEDONIA FRONT
LONDON.—According to Serbian
! official reports received today, the
; Bulgarians are fleeing in disoreder
land are burning stores and villages
in the line of their retreat. The
Allies have advanced for a distance
of twelve miles, and their progress
has been so rapid that they had no
time to count the number of pris
oners or the amount of material
which fell into their hands. The
new Bulgarian regiments arriving re
cently to reinforce their line, are
also in full flight with the others.
The Serbians and French are pur
suing the retreating Bulgars night
and day. The Allies have captured
six towns, viz: Polets, Potschista,
Helynita, Vitolitscha and Rasimby.
They have also taken the heights
of Kuehov Kamen.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
British in desperate fighting, are
plunging farther into the Hinden
burg line north of St. Quentin.
Vicious German attacks west of
Cambrai have been repulsed. The
Germans are attempting to retain
their positions along a thirty-mile
front for the purpose of checking
the new Allied move threatening St.
Quentin and Cambrai. The Germans
have been hurled from the Hinden
burg lines from l’Empire o Pontruet.
Friday
LONDON.—Official reports indi
cate that the British advanced to
the northwest of St. Quentin, cap
turing the Malassise "farm, opposite
Lecatelet- The British gained over
a mile in the l’Empire-Epehy sec
tor and recaptured the town of
Mouvres, which is an important town
on the Canal Du Nord, opposite
Cambrai.
ENVELOPING ST. QUENTIN
PARIS.—In continuing the en
veloping movement of St. Quentin
from the south, the French carried
the town of Essigny Legrand. The
Germans strongly attacked the new
French positions north of Allemant,
but were repulsed w-ith heavy loss.
American* In Action.
A large force of Germans at
tempted to cross the Vesle, but were
tackled by the Americans who are
defending the line in this vicinity.
After a short, sharp fight the Ger
mans were compelled to retire, leav
ing many dead.
IN LORRAINE SECTOR.
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Eight
Americans were killed when a Ger
man shell struck a clearing hospital.
For two nights the Germans threw
many explosive shells in the neigh
borhood of the clearing hospital and
finally hit that portion of it in
which gassed patients were con
fined. Officers say that the Ger
mans deliberately fired at the hos
pital, as a large Red Cross, visible
at a great distance, laid on the
ground nearby. There are no woods
nearby where soldiers could hide.
ON MACEDONIA FRONT.
PARIS.—According to the Echo
de Paris, ten thousand Bulgarian
prisoners were sent to the rear of
the Allied lines on September 18th
alone- The pursuit of the retreat
ing enemy continues with great suc
cess.
GERMANS LOSE MEN
British Headquarters—The ground
over which the Germans counter at
tacked the British in the Moeuvres
region and at Trescault is covered
with German dead. It is estimated
that the German casualties amounted
to fully forty per cent of the troops
i
engaged. The Germans attacked in
massed formation and were mowed
down in waves. An order issued
by General von Buelow said that
the British had fighting superiority
in raids in No Man’s Land. The
Germans had expected the British
to commence the attack.
AERIAL ACTIVITIES
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Rick
cnbacher, the American ace, is cred- j
ited with six victories over German !
planes. Last week he downed two
enemy machines.
SERBS EXTEND FRONT
LONDON.—In Macedonia, the
Serbians have extended their front
westward to Cerna river and ad
vanced from fifteen to seventeen
miles over a twenty-five mile front.
They have also captured five thou
sand prisoners and eighty guns.
ATTACK REPULSED
W’lTH THE AMERICANS—The
Germans delivered a powerful in
fantry attack on the American posi
tions. The infantry attack was pre
ceded by a forty-five minute high
explosive gas shell bombardment.
| The attack was repulsed.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary—The
British and French are progressing
i in the enveloping movement of St.
Quentin and the Germans are resist
ing stubbornly. Battles are fre
quently occurring along a twenty
mile front from the south of St.
Quentin to the west of Cambrai. In
the north the British are advancing
towards Leeatelet, and on the south
the Australians have reached posi
tions well to the east of the Hinden
burg line.
Saturday
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary—Driv
| ing northward along an ever-widen
ing front, the Franco-Serbian forces
operating in Central Macedonia now
menace the entire Bulgarian position
from the Adriatic to Saloniki. If
they succeed in cutting off the
Uskub-Saloniki railroad which is
■ now nine miles from the new Ser
| bian line and is the objective of the
: advancing Serbian and French troops,
it would mean the complete upset
I ting of the Bulgarian plans of de
| fense, as the possession of this road
i is vital to them for the purpose of
; getting their supplies
Six months ago today the great
I German offensive on the Western
front was begun and for several
! weeks victory seemed about to perch 1
; on the German banners. Today,
! after six months of almost incessant
i fighting, during which time several
| bewildering changes were wrought
; in the war situation, the Allied star
; is in the ascendency. During that
j trying period of six months the j
i Allies unflinchingly faced Germany’s ;
; mightiest forces and by heroic fight- j
ing, were at last enabled to over- j
come Germany’s mightiest effort.
_I
Line Auditor Frank Doner went,
out on the line today and will prob-!
ably return in about a weeks time, j
This will probably be the last time;
he will go out as line auditor, as
he will assume the position of spe
cial disbursing agent shortly after j
his return to Nenana. <
REICHSTAG WILL
DISCUSS PEACE
NOVEMBER 5TH
LONDON.—Reports received in
this city today state that it is rumor
ed in Berlin that at the next meet
ing of the Reichstag there will be
another peace demonstration, similar
to the demonstration which took
place in July, 1917.
It is said that the peace resolution
is now being drafted by the majority
leaders in consultation with the im
perial chancellor.
The Reichstag convenes on No
vember fifth.
MARCH REPORTS
HUN RETIREMENT
TO NEW DEFENSE
WASHINGTON. D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, said that the Germans
are apparently perfecting a new line
of defense to which they have re
tired and they are making hurried
preparations to defend this line
against the American First army,
which has now completed the elimini
ation of the St. Mihiel salient.
This new German line stretches
from Maizeray to the Moselle at
Vandiers a distance of approximately
twenty miles.
The Americans, he said, are now
only ten miles distant from Metz
and Conflans.
captureTsoTl
TO BE OCCUPIED
BY THE FRENCH
WHTH THE AMERICANS—Plans
are now being made for the repopu
lation, by the French people, of the
St. Mihiel salient from which the
Germans who had been in occupa
tion for nearly four years, have
been driven out by the American
forces under General Pershing.
A committee of the people who
will reoccupy the territory included
in this salient, and who had been
exiled ever since the coming of the
Huns, have asked the Americans for
permission to enter the salient and
seek for the money which they had
buried at the approach of the Ger
mans.
The Germans, who had apparently
never expected to be ousted from
the salient, had built many shelters
and beer gardens. Many of the
dugouts formerly occupied by Ger
man officers contained bathtubs,
electric lights and many other con
veniences.
In England “His Majesty the
King” and the humblest subject have
a duplicate ration card.
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COMMISSION TO
TO STUDY NEEDS
Federal Commission Sails For Alaska
to Study Conditions and Report
On Needs.
SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—The Fed
eral Commission appointed by Sec
retary of the Interior Lane expec*
to sail for the North today.
The purpose of the commission
is to study the mineral, agricultural
and timber possibilities of Alaska
with a view to their development
after the war.
E. O. McCormick, vice-president
of the Southern Pacific Railroad, is
the president of the commission;
the other members are George Wat
kins Evans, of the Bureau of Mines
of the University of Washington;
George McFadden, chief engineer
of the Chicago Coal Co. and L. A.
O’Gabany, a geologist of Chicago.
They will proceed to Anchorage
j and report to Chairman Edes, of
! the Alaskan Engineering commission
and will later go to the Matanuska
coal fields.
The exact itinerary of the com
mission has not been arranged yet,
but it is expected that every part
of the country will be visited, much
of the traveling done by the com
mission depending on the weather
conditions.
The final report of the commis
sion will probably touch on a scheme
in view for the sending of returned
soldiers to Alaska.
CZECHOSLOVAKS
FORM IUNCIION
OF 1 FORCES
Czecho-Slovak Armies From East
and West Join Forces Near
Urkutik.
TOKIO.—According to reports re
ceived from the front, the Czecho
slovak forces advancing westward
from V'ladivostock have joined forces
with their comrades advancing east
ward from the Russian frontier.
The two forces are now gathering
at Urkutsk and are organizing for
and Advance into European Russia
to the relief of the Czecho-Slovak
under the dominion of the Bolsheviki.
General Gaida has been chosen
to command the entire Czecho-Slovak
relief force.
DfATHSWlNS
JAPANESE MINISTER
TOKIO.—Viscount Ichiro Motono,
former minister for foreign affairs
in the Japanese cabinet, died in this
city today, >
Viscount Ichiro Motono had re
signed his office, owing to failing
health, four months ago.