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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918.
NUMBER 12
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SITUATION STILL CRITICAL IN FLANDERS
HAIG SAYS THERE MUST BE NO RETIREMENTS NOW
SENATE CONFIRMS THE NOMINATION OF THOS. RIGGS,JR
* FRENCH HASTENING
TO AID OF BRITISH
LONDON, April 13.—Although
Marshal Haig assured the war office
that the Germans have made little
progress toward their goal, which In
says is the separation of the Britisl
and French armies, the capture oi
channel ports and the annihiliatior
of the British forces, he admits tha
the situation in Flanders is still criti
cal. In a statement issued this after
noon, the general declares that everi
position must be held to the las
man, that there must be no retire
ment. It is expected, however, tha
the situation will be considerably re
lieved within the next few hour:
by the arrival of French reinforce
ments on the British front. Frencl
troops are now moving rapidly t>
England’s support.
TWENTY-EIGHT DIVISIONS
With the British Forces, April 13
—Repulsed in their efforts to gaii
a footing on the Messines-Wytschaeb
ridge, the Germans today are throw
ing most of their strength towan
widening the salient south of Armen
tieres, in an apparent attempt ti
outflank the hill positions and gaii
important railway centers. Th
heavy attack upon the British force
in front of Bailleul, which wa
launched late yesterday, continue
today without letup. Neuve Eglisi
a small town to the east of Bailleu
is also the center of heavy fightinf
It is estimated that twenty-eigl
divisions are being used by the Gei
mans today in their operation
against the British positions to th
north and south of Armentieres.
STILL HOLD BAILLEUL
LONDON, April 13.—The war o:
fice announces this afternoon th<
despite the repeated assaults launcl
ed by the Germans against Bailleu
the British continue to hold the tow
Reinforcements are arriving on tl
British front today and it is e:
pected that the positions will be coi
siderably strengthened before nigh
but it is admitted that the situatic
is still critical.
FRENCH RETAKE HANGARD
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PARIS, Aprl 13.—The war offic
is authority for the statement thi
the French forces operating soutl
east of Amiens have retaken tl
town of Hangard from the German
together with the cemetery near tl
village.
RHEIMS IN FLAMES .......
PARIS, April 13.—The city <
Rheims is being consumed by fir
as the result of a continuous, hea\
bombardment, to which it has be<
subjected during the past few day
French troops, working under fir
are endeavoring to stop the tprei
of the flames, but each new sh«
fired by the Germans add to tl
menace and it 'is feared that tl
city will be totally destroyed.
HUNS ATTACK YANKEES
PARIS, April 13.—The Germa:
have renewed their attack upon tl
K1 Franco-American positions in tl
Apremont forest sector, several a
saults having been delivered durii
the night. The American troops
this sector, acting in conjunctii
with the French, have combatted tl
German operations with vigor ai
have broken a majority ot tneir at
tacks.
After having repulsed two attacks
northwest of Toul, the Americans
i countered and succeeded in retak
ing Observation Hill, which was cap
tured by the Germans during th<
night. Heavy fighting is in progress
this afternoon at several points ir
this sector, and the reports indicate
that the Yankees are making i
splendid showing.
LONDON AND PARIS RAIDED
LONDON, April 13.—The cities o1
London and Paris were raided Iasi
night by German airplanes. The at
tack on the French capital resulted
' in the death of twelve persons anc
the injury of fifty, but the result;
of the raid on England have not ye'
been made public. It is known tha
, several bombs were dropped withir
i the limits of London, but the ma
;1 jority of the explosives fell outsidi
-1 the city and caused little damage
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.BRITISH ADVANCE POSITION*
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i LONDON, April 13.—Late advice
1 1 from the Flanders front state tha
" | the British have repulsed a Germai
5! attack to the west of Merville am
“; forced a slight retirement of th
a j enemy at several points along th
’ | Lys. Terrific fighting is in progres
’ I throughout that entire area.
1 AMIENS CATHEDRAL HIT
LONDON, April 13—German gun
s which have been trained on the cit;
e of Amiens, the chief base of th
British forces, 81 miles north o
Paris, scored a direct hit today o
the famous cathedral of Notre Dams
■_ that masterpiece of Gothic arch
t tecture, begun in 1220. The edific
!_ is 470 feet long, writh a spire 42
1( feet high.
Jury Reached Verdict Late Lai
Night, Finding Vault Miner
Guilty.
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FAIRBANKS, April 13.—The jur
e in the John Lindgren case reache
! a verdict of “guilty as charged” la;
e | night at ten o’clock, but recon
mended to the court that clemenc
be extended to the defendant in pr<
nouncing sentence.
Lindgren and two partners wet
engaged in mining on Vault creel
’' Lindgren came to town with the dus
^ I from a cleanup, amounting to aj
proximately $5,000, and was to ha\
returned to the claim writh th
money, which was to have been use
in paying partnership debts. Bv
Lindgren did not return, the mone
having been slipped into his ow
poke instead of that of the partne:
j ship. The action against Lindgre
resulted.
The trial of William H. Smith, o
is! the charge of embezzlement ws
taken up by Judge Bunnell this mon
ing at ten o’clock and by ten-thirt;
the jury had been secured. Onl
g two peremptory challengers wej
used, and both of them by the go'
erment. It is expected that the cas
will be concluded Monday or Tue
d*day.
BUNNELL SENDS
COLE 10 PRISON
FOR LONG TERM
Nenana Boy Given Seven Year*;
Has Sixty Days to File An
Appeal
FAIRBANKS, April 13.—A sen
I tence of seven years in the peniten
. tiary was imposed on Lawrence Cole
j this afternoon in the district court
i by Judge Charles E. Bunnell. The
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i prisoner was also given sixty days
i in which to -Tito an appeal, with his
j bonds fixed at 3!8,000.
Cole heard his sentence pro
1 nounced without a sign of nervous
| ness, apparently confident of his
■ ability to clear himself when the ap
' peal is heard. It has already been
! decided to appeal the case, the fam
I ily of the young man having sent
word to Fairbanks some time ago
to spare no expense in defending
his case.
Following the Cole sentence,
11 Judge Bunnell imposed a sentence of
| fifteen years on John Gray, con
!! victed on the charge of manslaughter.
;! Gray made an impassioned appeal
1 ■ to the court for clemency and was
1 nearly raving when sentence was
! passed.
: BOYS LOSE LIFE
: IN HOSPITAL FIRE
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1 Thirty-Five Boys, Under Fifteen,
» Unable to Escape From
Building.
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5 NORMAN, Okla., April 13—Thirty
five boys, between the ages of ten
and fifteen years, were burned to
death last night, as the result of the
destruction of the state hospital.
I MORE PASSENGERS
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FAIRBANKS
^ An N. C. Stage arrived in Fair
banks this morning from the end of
the trail, carrying seven passengers,
a considerable quantity of express
and a ton of second class mail and
parcel post matter, sent forward on
an emergency contract.
The passengers arriving were: R,
t C. Wood, president of the First Na
t tional bank; Mr. and Mrs. Alec Dov,
Tom Jackson, Frank L. Gibbs, Sam
Heeter and Frank L. Fink,
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CASPER GOOD FUNERAL
ATTENDED BY FRIENDS
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The remains of Casper Good were
laid at final rest yesterday after
noon, a large gathering of friends
of the deceased attending the esr
vices held at the fire hall and fol
lowing the body to the Nenana cem
etery .south of town. The services
were conducted by Rev. Robert Jos
eph Diven.
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Superintendent of Construction W
L. Packer chaperoned a party of
young folks on an excursion out the
line this afternoon.
JUDGE GRIFFITH
SAYS MOONEY IS
UP AGAINST IT
San Francisco Judge Expresses Be
lief New Trial Should Be
Granted.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.—
When the Mooney case was brought
up before Judge Griffith today for
the passing of the death sentence
a second time, the court expressed re
gret that he should be compelled to
read the sentence a second time. He
‘had no hesitancy in declaring his
belief that Mooney should be given
a new trial.
The passing of final sentence was
postponed until April 27.
ANCHORAGE IS AWARDED
HONOR FLAG FOR BONDS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.—
Two Alaskan towns have been award
' ed honor flags in recognition of
large subscriptions for Liberty Loan
■ bonds. Anchorage is one of the
| towns on the honor roll, but the
| name of the other town has not been
| made public.
TRIAL OF LUCKY
DRAWSJO CLOSE
Case Before Commissioner Almost
Finished At Time of oing to
Press.
At the time of going to press,
the trial of Harry Lucky on the
charge of making seditious utter
ances was still in progress, but it
was expected that it would go to the
jury early this evening.
FAST TIME MADE
BF BUTLER TEAM
Seven Dogs Make Run to Fairbanks
With Light Load In Eight
Hours.
In an effort to reduce the time
1 made by him last winter on the rur
between Nenana and Fairbanks
Billy Butler started for the uppei
town yesterday morning with his
team of seven dogs and just enough
load on the sleigh to serve as ballast
He made the start from Nenana at
9:10 and arrived at Fairbanks at
5:13, consuming just three minutes
more than eight hours.
Last winter Butler made the rur
down river to Nenana, with one
j passenger, in eight hours flat, but
[trail conditions at that time were
[better than they are at present, ow
ing to stretches of sidling places
which make fast traveling impossible
After a short stay in Fairbanks
Butler will take Cecil H. Clegg tc
I the Hot Springs district, where the
later is interested in a promising
lease on Woodchopper. The two ex
pect to spend the greater part oi
the season in the lower river camp
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RIGGS CONFIRMED
COMES WEST SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C , Aprd 13.
|—Following a breif rebate, during
which no opposition developed, .he
nomination of Thos. Riggs, Jr., to be
governor of Alaska, was confirmed
by the United States senate late
1 yesterday afternoon, upon the recom
mendations of the senate committees
on territories, to which the nomina
tion had been referred and by which
an investigation had been conducted
>f the charges preferred by John
Ballaine, of Seward, alleging mis
management in handling the affairs
jf the Alaska Engineering comrr.is
>ion.
Mr. and Mrs. Riggs expect to
leave for the West within a few days
md plan to go direct to Juneau,
where the former railroad builder
will assume his nrw dutK- as chief
executive of the territory.
BRONZE STATUE
! GIF! OF KAISER
GOESJO SHELF
President Wilson Orde-s Statue Re
moved, Because of Numerous
Objections.
WASHINTON, D. C„ April 13.—
The bronze statue of Frederick the
Great, which was presented to the
United States while Colonel Roose
velt was president, has been removed
from the facade of the war college
building: and put in storage for safe
keeping.
The statue was removed at the re
quest of President Wilson who had
noticed that the statue had become
unpopular among members of con
gress and others.
HOWELL ARRANGES
FOR SUMMER WORK
Hot Springs Operator Now In Fair
banks Getting a Big Outfit
Together.
According to advices received from
Fairbanks today, Sylvester Howell,
of the Hot Springs mining firm of
Cleveland & Howell, has arrived in
the upper town for the purpose of
getting an outfit together for ship
ment to Woodchopper, where he ex
pects to do considerable mining dur
ing the coming season.
Howell has been down river look
ing over conditions and his trip to
Fairbanks is the result of a con
ference with Mrs. Cleveland, who
went to the Hot Springs district
from Nenana several weeks ago.
CLEARY QUARTZ MAN
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Advices received from Southern
California announce the death of
Walter C. Hall, who is reported to
have succumbed early in March to
hardening of the arteries. He was
one of the owners of the Rhoads
Hall gold quartz mine at the head
j of Cleary creek, from which fortunes
for both owners were extracted be
fore the mine was closed down.
STONE IS WORSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.
—The condition of Senator Stone
has taken a turn for the worse and
is regarded as very serious today.
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MARSHALL STARTS
PRISONERS SOUIH
10 SERVE TERMS
Fi"*t Bunch of Convicted Men Left
Fairbanks This Morning for
the Outside.
FAIRBANKS, April 13.—The
spring exodus of prisoners from the
local federal jail began this morn
ing, when four charges of the gov
ernment were dispatched for the
coast on the N. C. mail stage. They
were sent out in charge of Guards
Jimmie McCracken and Frank Hiatt.
The list includes Priesner and
Brukner. the two alien enemies who
recently arrived in Fairbanks and
who are being returned to the au
thorities of the Third division, who
caused the arrest of the two men in
this city. The two other prisoners
are Workman, the Fort Gibbon sol
dier convicted on a robbery charge,
and Goyette, who is to spend three
years at McNeil island.
A second bunch of prisoners will
be sent out tomorrow, the party be
ing in charge of Marshal Erwin,
with Frank P. Wood and Mack S.
Smith as guards. The list of prison
ers includes Tom McDonald, who is
going to McNeil island for a term
of five years for robbery; Danny
Morency, sentenced to a reform
school near Denver, also for rob
bery; Songer a Fort Gibbon soldier
for McNeil island on a robbery
charge; and Anton Kozlowsky, who
is enroute to Morningside, having
jbeen found insane in Commissioner
Heilig’s court yesterday. Two other
[prisoners may be sent out, but this
I has not yet been definitely deter
J mined.
NET RECEIPTS OF
RED CROSS PAR1V
Announcement has been made by
Mrs. J. R. Bowen, of the local Red
Cross finance committee, that the
net receipts from the card party
held at the Nenana club last week
were $166.50.
The ladies of the Red Cross de
sire to thank all of those who lent
their assistance and generally helped
make the affair a success.
The card tables which were used
by the society were made by W. L.
Packer, and have been placed at the
disposal of the local Red Cross.
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