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THE NENANA
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DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1918.
NUMBER 108
GERMANS ARE DEFEATED IN PICARDY
AMERICAN CONSUL CONFIRMS RUSSIAN REPORT
HUNS FORCED BACK
OVER ELEVEN MILES
LONDON — The Franco-British
advance south of the Somme con
tinues steadily and has reached a
maximum depth of eleven miles, with
the Germans still falling back, and
giving way to the vigorous Allied;
attacks all along the line. The Brit- ,
ish cavajry and armored tanks j
operating in the advance of the on-|
coming infantry columns are clear-j
ing the way ahead in great shape j
and have now reached to within a ^
few mles of the Chaulnes railroad
station. j
An official statement of the fight-1
ing on this sector says that fourteen ]
thousand prisoners and guns too |
numerous to count, have been taken .
thus far, and the cavalry are still
pursuing the fleeing Germans. The
lines in this sector now run from
Lihons to Meharicourt.
Military experts belive that as a
result of the advance made by the
Allied forces, it will now be im
possible for the Germans to hold
their positions around Montdidier.
It is also believed that the ad
vance on the Picardy front renders
Amiens secure against attacks and
that the threatened advance on Paris
from this direction has now been
eliminated.
FRENCH ADVANCE
FRENCH FRONT.—According to
reports received at field headquart
ers this morning, the French forces
operating to the northwest of Mont
didier advanced for a distance of
four miles along a six-mile front,
driving the Germans from the posi
tions held by them with great losses.
The French captured 3,000 prisoners
and a large quantity of important
war material.
IMPORTANT PROGRESS MADE
PARIS.—The battle north of the
Somme river was resumed at an
-Jb early hour this morning by the Brit
ish and French troops and very im
portant progress was made from the
very commencement, the attacking
forces reaching the various object
ives selected.
Reports of the battle received up
to 11:30 this morning show that the
attack is developing victoriously on
a grand scale.
GERMANS PLAN RETREAT
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Ger
mans are blowing up large quanti
ties of ammunition, which is con
sidered a sure sign of their intention
to retreat farther. The British cas
ualties in this advance amounted to
about three-fifths of the number of
Germans taken prisoner, and count
ed up to three o’clock this afternoon.
The French losses were very light.
Allied airmen operating ahead of
the advancing army and behind the
retreating Germans, have destroyed
many bridges over the Somme, thus
serriously embarrassing the German
retreat.
The British cavalry sent in pur
suit of the retreating Huns, cap
tured many prisoners and an enor
mous quantity of war stores and
ammunition abandoned by the Ger
mans in their precipitate flight.
YESTERDAY’S OPERATIONS
PARIS—The operations commenc
ed yesterday by the French and Brit
ish forces took the enemy completely
by surprise, not the slightest indica
tion having been given of the in
tention of the Allies to launch a
counter offensive in this sector.
The rapidly advancing troops cap
tured many Germans who were en-'
gaged in harvesting the crops in the
fields behind their lines.
The French artillerying which pre
ceeded the battle lasted for nearly |
an hour on the original front of,
attack, four kilometers south of the !
Amiens-Roye road. The offensive
gradually developed all along the
right bank of the Avre river near
Hargicourt.
THE LATEST REPORT
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived from the field headquarters
indicate that in the Somme drive
the Allies were victorious every
where and the Germans were driven
back in disorder with heavy losses
to them.
Over seventeen thousand prison
ers were taken so far and over 200
guns of large calibre, besides much
war material and stores. It is also
reported that the German general
commanding the division, together
with his staff, has also been cap
tured. The nam' of the captured
general is not given.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
German lines in Picardy have been
badly broken by the Allied wedge,
which has been driven into the terri
tory held by the enemy on this sec
tor for a distance of eleven miles
along the Amiens-Chaulnes-Lafere
railroad.
The British troops are only one
mile from the Chaulnes-Roye rail
way, which forms the chief means
of communication for artillery and
supplies for the German army oper
ating in the Mondidier sector.
The net result of the attack of the
Allies so far, appears to have
eclipsed those obtained by the Ger
nans on the first day of any of
heir terrific offensives during the
)ast year.
Morlancourt, which was the Teu
ton stronghold in this sector, has
Fallen to the Aliled attacks.
ALBANIAN FRONT.
LONDON.—The retirement of the
Italian troops on the Albanian front
has now stopped. The Allies still
hold Berat and are occupying very
strong positions.
THE GERMAN REPORT
BERLIN—The British forces have
forced their way into the German
positions between the Ancre and
the Avre, according to official re
ports from the battlefront.
HEAVY LOSSES.
British Headquarters.—Four divi
sions of the army under the com
mand of Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria suffered heavily in the
fighting during the advance of the
Franco-British troops on the Picardy
front.
SLOPES CARRIED
WITH THE FRENCH—The Allied
troops, continuing their advance,
carried by storm the slopes near
the Avre valley and reached the
plateau beyond, overcoming all ob
stacles.
OF SUM ARMY
Distinguished Japanese Soldier Will
Command Allied Expedition
In Siberia.
WASHINGTON, D C.—General
Kiguso Otana, one of Japan’s most
distinguished soldiers, has been ap
pointed by the Japanese government
to command the Japanese expedition
ary forces now being sent to aid
Siberia.
As the ranking officer, General
Kikuso Otana will assume supreme
command over all of the troops, in
cluding the American and Allied
forces operating in Siberia
It is expected that the Japanese
commander in chief will sail for
Vladvostock immediately to take
charge of the arrangements now be
ing made for the landing of the
troops and to outline the plan of
campaign.
Roy Lund arrived late last night
from Fairbanks with his launch
Overland. He brought some freight
for the Fairbanks Clothing ocmpany
BAKER IS EAGER
EOR QUICK ACTION
ON DRAFT BILL
Secretary of War Say* Prompt
Enactment of Draft Extension
Is Deti'ed.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker told the
Senate Military Committe today that
the administration desired prompt
enactment of the bill to extend the
draft ages so that September 5th
may be fixed as registration day
In the meantime, he said, that it
will become necessary to draw men
from the draft classes already reg
istered until the law extending the
ages has gone into effect.
SPAIN
! American Ambulance Men With the
Italian Troop* Ar* Honored
For Bravery.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Ital
ian government has awarded the
Cross of Merit to twenty-two Ameri
can ambulance men serving on the
Italian front for meritorious services
rendered and bravery displayed in
the recent fighting on the Piave
front.
The Americans had but recently
joined the Italian forces, the men
honored being among the first to
land in Italy, just before the com
mence ment of the great offensive
on the Piave.
BROWN HOIST DOES
MUCH WORK ON LINE
The Brown hoist is the busiest
machine on the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission’s works now-a-days
on several places, both on the new
D line and the line along the old
right of way.
All day long the Brownie helps
the steel gang in passing along steel
and other materials for pushing the
railroad along. When the day gang
goes off shift the Brownie works
on the old line between bridges 5
and 14, gathering up logs cut two
years ago for the saw mill, but
now not good for that purpose, and
the cordwood lying between these
two bridges.
The cordwood is taken to the
gasoline saw stationed at the drag
line camp, where it is cut into the
proper sizes for use on the brown
hoist, dragline excavator and the
locomotives. The old saw logs are |
taken over to the L) line to be used
in giving stability to the grade in !
the soft places.
SENATORS DENOUNCE
SUFFRAGE PARADE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senators ;
denounced the suffrage demonstra- !
ton staged by forty-eight women, |
who were arrested last Tuesday. |
They said that if this propaganda j
is continued it might cause a change
in the attitude of the senators to
ward the suffrage amendment bill
now pending.
packerTobjTct
TO CONTROL BY 1
UNITED STATES!
Heads of Packing Companies Protest
Against Recommendations of
Trade Commission.
CHICAGO.—Heads of some of
the packing companies have pro
tested against the recommendations
of the Federal Trade Commission,
whereby the government is asked
to take over the control of the meat
industry, while others give assurance
of co-ooperation with the govern- \
ment in the event of government
control being exercised.
Edward Morris said that he can-'
not see where existing conditions1
can be improved under government |
control.
Louis Swift said that he believed
that the taking over of their branch
establishments and storage houses
by the government will be impract
able.
J. Ogden Armour, in an early
statement, said that the American
government can have the entire con
trol of the company and every em
ployee now working for it. He re
iterated this statemnt later.
Thomas F. Wilson, president of
Wilson & Co., said that he would
welcome new methods for the bene
fit of the public and will co-operate
with the government to the fullest
extent.
MATERIAL IS RECEIVED
BY A. E. COMMISSION
For the past few days rafts of
material have arrived, consigned to
the Alaskan Engineering commission
from the logging contractors up the
river. The rafts were mostly com
posed of saw logs, while many of
them had quantities of ties, bridge
timbers and telephone poles.
Several more rafts are due to ar
rive today, and will about clean up
all of the material contracted for
above Nenana.
tEPORTED BREAK
WITH RUSSIA IS
NOW CONFIRMED
'onfirmation of the Despatch From
Stockholm Is Received At
Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Confirma
.ion of the report cabled from
Stockholm yesterday regarding the
ieclaration that a state of war ex
isted between Russia and England
ias been received today by the state
Jepartment.
The American consul at Moscow
•abled the report that Minister Len
ne of the Soviet government said
:hat a state of war existed between
he Soviet government and the En
tente Allies.
The declaration of war is not con
sidered serious and is taken to mean
that Russia will take steps to put
herself in a state of defense against
Allied encroachments, similar to the
jne existing against Germany re
cently.
SPAIN PROIESls
AGAINST U-BOATS
A New Note of Protest Has Been
Forwarded to the Kaiser
Regarding Subs.
MADRID.—Spain has sent Ger
many a new note concerning the tor
pedoing of Spanish ships by German
submarines.
Spain has suffered considerably
recently by the action of the sub
marine commanders and the protests
Forwarded to the German govern
ment hitherto would appear to have
been disregarded.
The new note forwarded today is
said to be worded in strong and un
mistakable terms, and the result of
the action taken by the kaiser’s gov
ernment is awaited.
ENLISTMENTS SUSPENDED
UNTIL DRAFT LAW PASSES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Voluntary
enlistments in the army and navy
lave been suspended temporarily,
pending the passage of the bill to
extend the draft ages.
This action is taken by the au
thorities to j#event the disruption of
the industries due to the large num
ier of voluntary enlistments from
every branch of industrial life.
The order also excludes the ap
lointment of civilians to the officers’
training camps until such time as
the new draft bill is passed.