Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
i VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918. ' NUMBER 90
HUNS UNABLE TO CHECK ALLIES
AMERICANS WiN MORE BATTLE HONORS
GERMANS ARE THROWN BACK OVER SIX MILES
WHIRLWIND FIGHTING
MARKS ALLIED DRIVE;
WITH THE AMERICANS—Al
though the American forces engaged
in the present offensive, and who
are bearing the brunt of the fight
ing' on the right wing of the army
advancing along a twenty-five mile
front are small in comparison to
the Allied strength involved in the
struggle, their concrete achieve
ments on the field of glory have
far outshone and are far greater
in their results than any credited
to the American arms since the civil
war.
Raw Troops
Many of the troops were engag
ing in battle for the first time and
received their baptism of fire in
the present offensive, but despite
the fact that they had never seen
active service before, their seeming
recklessness and gallantry under fire
is winning for them high praise
from the foreign military critics and
observers
Transport System.
The French transport system, that
has been partly taken over by our
troops, proved very efficient and
very materially added to the glory
of the day.
ADVANCE CONTINUES
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PARIS.—Dispaches received from
the Marne front indicate that the
Allied advance between the Aisne
and the Marne still continues de
spite the fact that the German divi
sions held in reserve have been
thrown into the conflict in an effort
to stem the Allied rush.
Big Guns Captured
Up to the time the cable was;
sent today, over one hundred guns
of large calibre have been captured,
most of them were taken by the
American troops. In addition to the !
guns, large quantities of munitions
and war supplies were also taken.
The enemy forces holding the town
of Oeilly were ejected and the town \
captured by the Allied forces.
Italians Advance.
The Italian troops operating with
the Allies on the Aisne-Marne ad-1
vance have thrown the enemy back
to the south of the Marne and have I
captured the town of Molin D’ Ar
dre, northwest of Pourcy.
Prisoners Taken
One of the French newspapers
claims that 13,000 prisoners were
taken, but it is known that this
has been far exceeded. No attempt
has been made to estimate the num
ber of prisoners taken during the
course of the big counter offensive,j
which is still progressing favorably.1
RAILROAD CUT
LONDON.—A Reuters Agency
despatch received in this city today
states that the American forces held
the Soissons-Chateau Thierry road
under fire and cut the railrdad to
Villers Cotteret. The cavalry ad
vanced through the gap made and
cut through the enemy lines.
GAINS MADE
LONDON—In yesterday’s offens
ve, according to reports received
iere today, the French and Ameri
:an troops gained possession of the
■iver Crice, a ravine running into
Soissons, on a five mile front to the
?ast of Buzancy, which means that
i maximum advance of five miles
nas been made at this point. The
Americans operating to the west of
Soissons have taken 4,000 prisoners
and a large number of guns and
much war material. The French
troops captured the heights over
looking the town of Fonnoy and
progressed beyond, threatening Sois
sons and the Americans captured
the town of Vierzy and advanced
three miles beyond this point.
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
Pranco-American forces are con
tinuing their advance midway be
tween Chateau Thierry and Soissons
during which the Americans cap
tured several towms. During the
night, German reinfocements were
reported to be coming up, but no
counter attacks had been launched
up to a late hour this afternoon.
LATER OFFENSIVE PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D.C- — General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, said that it is believed
that eight American divisions were
used in the fighting on the Aisne-1
Marne battlefront. He said fur-j
ther that the present drive will not
replace or hinder the prepare tions:
that are now being made by the
Allies for a great offensive planned
for later on in the year. •'
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BERLIN REPORTS
BERLIN.—According to a w r
office announcement made today,
the French with strong forces and
tanks attacked between the Aisne
ind the Marne and captured some
ground. Our reserves, which were
ield in readiness, took part in the |
aattle.
LUDENDORF UP AGAINST IT
PARIS.—The. Matin, one of the
leading Paris daily newspapers, com
menting editorialy on the splendid
achievements of the troops engaged
in the big counter offensive on the!
Aisne-Mame front, says that theI
question for General Ludendorff
now to decide is the consideration
of plans for the salvation of the
divisions he has thrown across the
Marne. The French forces operat
ing to the south of the Marne have
ejected the enemy from the out
skirts of Ouilly, while the Italian
troops have captured the town of
Moulindardre, south of Marfaux and
northwest of Pourcy.
MORE PRISONERS
WITH THE AMERICANS—On
the battlefront to the south of
Soissons, up to noon today the
Americans had taken 3300 prisoners,
a hundred guns of large calibre,
thousands of machine guns and a
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large quantity of stores and war
material, and several airplanes j
which the enemy were unable to re
move owing to the rapidity of the
American advance. Many captured
guns and prisoners still remain un
counted, the latest report shows
that the advance of our troops pene
trated the German lines six miles.
In the operations conducted by
the American troops to the west of
Chateau Thierry a large number of 1
prisoners and guns, together with
much war materials were also cap-1
tured. !
combinTformed
TO BOOST TRADE !
IN OMR LANDS;
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Manufacturers Have Formed Com-,
bine to Develop American Trade
With Foreign Countries
NEW YORK.—For the first time
in the nation’s history, the manu-1
facturers have formed a combina
tion for the purpose of taking im
mediate steps to develop American
foreign trade.
They plan on sending representa
tives to foreign countries with sam
ples to introduce American goods, j
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WASHINGTON, D. C—The an-;
nouncement is made of the creation
of a Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, with C. M. Bishop
of New York, at the head of it.
This is the government’s first step
toward developing commercial rela- j
tions with foreign countries on a'
large scale.
COPPER IMPORTS
ORDER NEW EAW
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License* Will Be Issued Under New j
Restrictions In Copper
Importations.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Under
the new restrictions governing^ the
importations of copper, licenses will'
be issued covering shipments of cop
per ore containing less than sixty
per cent copper.
This will apply on shipments of j
the ore to Cuba, Canada and Mexico. |
MORE LIBERAL PRACTICE
ASKED FOR FRENCH COURT
PARIS.—The French senate is
being urged to resurrect from its
“grave” “on the table” a bill passed
some two years ago by the chamber
which provides that every defendant
before a courtmartial must have at
least two judges of his own rank.
The so-called Bonaparte Code of
1857, now in use, provides this for
officers but not for privates or non
commissioned officers, and in fact
no one below the rank of corporal
and only one of that grade, sits on
the judge’s bench at present.
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OFF IRISH COAST
Large British Transport Belonging
to the Cunard Line, Is Sunk
On Outward Voyage.
NEW YORK.—Word has been re
ceived here today that the British
army transport Carpathia, outward
bound, has ben sunk by a German
subarine. No lives are reported *o
have been lost.
The Carpathia was a large pass
enger liner of 13,603 tons gross
and was attacked and sunk by an
enemy submarine off the coast of
Ireland. She was outward bound
at the time of the disaster, prob
ably on her way to the United
States for a load of munitions and
troops. She carried a large crew
all of \yhom are reported to have
been rescued.
IS NOT LIKELY
Time I« Not Considered Ripe For
Joint Military Intervention
In Siberia.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Officials
of the department of state have to
day made the statement that a des
patch from Tokio has been received
recently, indicating that Japan has
accepted the proposal made by
America relative to joint military
action in Siberia for the protection
of Allied interests, in view of pos
sible German penetration thus far.
Military action, at the present
time is considered to be premature.
ITALIAN WOMEN GET
HIGHER WAGES NOW
ROME!—Woman’s labor has doub
led in price during the past six
months, partly due to the employ
ment given by the government to
women in factories directed by th
war department or manufacturing
materials for it. In order to be
sure of employment a woman or
girl must have a husband, father,
son or brother at the front. Their
lowest pay is 7 lire per day, or 2
to 4 lire above man’s wages paid i
before the war. Many earn double
this sum by overtime. The wage is
sot now considered unusual because
in the same factories skilled men
workers earn as much as 100 per
lay, a sum equivalent to $20, and
before the war the average pay per
month of a bookkeeper.
Women not working in such gov
ernment supply factories have lately
struck for fifty per cent increases
in the dressmaking and clothing es
tablishments, and obtained their de
mand, now receiving an average of
i lire per day. Unskilled women and
girls are also so higly paid on the
farms that servants are difficult to
find.
SERIOUS MUNITION
STRIKE THREATENED
LONDON.—The British Minister
of Munitions announced today th.it
a large number of murition workers
employed in government munition
factories, had given not’ce of their
intention to quit work.
If these men cannot be persuaded
to continue their duties, it is be
lieved that a very serious situation
will be created by their ac'"on
They propose to quit work next
week.
STEAMERlLYSIA
SUNK BY DIVER;
Homeward Bound Anchor Liner Ii
Sent to Bottom By An Enemy
Submarine; Crew Saved.
ATLANTIC PORT—The navy de
partment has received advices to
day of the sinking of the Anchoi
Line steamer Elysia in the Mediter
ranean Ocean, by a German sub
marine.
The Elysia was a British steamer
of 6398 tons gross, and was attacked
and sunk in the Mediterranean or
the 23rd of May last, while she was
homeward bound with a large cargo
from Far Eastern ports.
She was close to the 'talian coasl
when she was sunk and the crew
who were given time to take to the
boats by the submarine commander
were rescued later on by a passing
vessel.
DRONE MAKING
RECORD AT BAILEY
Bucyrus Dragline Excavator Ii Now
Getting Out More Material
Than Ever Before.
The dragline excavator camp is i
very busy place now and the ma
chine working two shifts, night and
day, is getting out a vast quantity
of gravel for use on the new D
line.
The gravel bed on which she is
now working, near old Bailey sta
tion, is very large and there is an
unlimited quantity of the material
to be had. Frost conditions are not
met with here as the surface has
been bare for a long time.
The gravel cars are now loaded
slightly in excess of the loads car
ried heretofore. On an average,
about 35‘cars, containing ■ approxi
mately 25 yards of gravel each, are
now loaded on each shift, making
the output of gravel 875 yards per
shift.
Albert Lundborg, the well known
railroad contractor, arrived on the
Peerless last evening. He leaves
for his campsite today.
KING OF SPAIN
j GETS REPRIEVE
FOR BELGIANS
| Through the Intervention of King
Alfonso of Spain, Belgian
Lives Are Saved.
MADRID—King Alfonso of Spain
has used his good offices with the.
| German authorities and intervened
on behalf of Belgian prisoners with
success.
Eight Belgians were recently con
demned to death for alleged spying,
by the German court at Brussels.
They were wealthy and influential
Belgians and it was believed that
the charges made against them were
false. The king of Spain was ap
pealed to on their behalf and his
intervention with the German im
perial house has resulted in the
eight men being granted a reprieve.
It is expected that they will now
be set free.
FRENCHOFFICIAL
! WILL BE TRIED
ON A BAD CHARGE
, Former French Minister of the
Interior Feeing Treason Charge
Punishable by Death. ^ ,
^ PARIS—The trial of Louis J.
. Malvy, who formerly held the high
position of minister of the interior,
in the French cabinet, on the charge
| of treason, was begun in this city
today before the senate, sitting as
high court.
j Malvy, who has long been sus
• pected of high treason and aiding
the enemy, had been closely watch
ed and evidence against him slowly
gathered.
Sufficient evidence some of which
is of a documentary nature, hav
ing been secured against him, the
former minister was placed under
arrest.
I ENGLISH LABOR LEADER
IS FAVORITE WITH YANKS
LONDON—American soldiers take
a keen interest in the Houses of
Parliament, and scarcely a day pass
es that parties of them are not seen
making a tour of the buildings, sit
ting in the galleries of the House,'
or perhaps chatting on the floor
with members.
John Burns, labor leader for Bat
tersea, is much in demand by Ameri
can visitors as a guide—a duty that
he undertakes gladly, and for which
no member of either house is better
qualified. He knows every nook
and cranny of the great buildings
and is thoroughly familiar with the
long history of parliament. His
fund of knowledge and anecdote, his
geniality and humor, make him a
great favorite with the Americans.
The launch Carl White arrived in
port this afternoon from the Tolo
vana, enroute to Fairbanks