Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENAN A DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA... TUESDAY. JULY 16, 1917.
NUMBER 87
ALLIES STOP HUNS ON MARNE FRONT
AMERICANS MAKE GREAT SHOWING IN BATTLE
GERMAN LONG RANGE GUNS BOMBARD PARIS AGAIN
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
FAILS COMPLETELY
WITH THE AMERICANS.—The
latest reports received from the
area attacked by the Germans would
indicate that the stout resistance
offered, together with the brilliant
counters by the Allies and the re
sults obtained were entirely unlook
ed for by the enemy, whose plans
seem to have been completely upset.
The official military review of the
situation, so far, indicates that the
German offensive is an unqualified
failure- Except for a few and un
important minor successes in certain
localities that would give them ab
solutely no advantage in position,
none of the objectives have been
gained by the Germans.
WITH THE FRENCH—Orders is
sued by the German high command
and found on the Hun officers cap
tured on the first day’s fighting,
have disclosed the fact that their
objectives called for a penetration
of the Allied lines in the first rush
of the offensive of twenty kilo
meters (about 12 miles), whereas
the actual achievement of the Ger
man troops in their penetration of
the Allied line nowhere exceeded
four thousand yards and that was on
a small sector to the southwest of
Rheims. The enemy advance to the
east of Rheims was held completely
in check ere they had well begun
to advance.
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY
PARIS.—Official reports received
today from the front declare that
the fighting to the south of the
Marne in the Chatillon region, is of
a specially violen nature, the Ameri
cans and French countering mag
nificently. In one region to the
south of the Marne the French have
taken a thousand prisoners.
On the battlefront to the east of
Rheims the enemy has been unable
to penetrate the French defenses and
the line is till holding solidly.
During the operations on the firs!
day of the German offensive the
enemy losses were extremely heavy.
ENEMY SPIRIT BROKEN
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
spirited defense put up by the Allies
on the Marne front, especially in the
sector held by the American troops,
has broken the spirt of the at
tacking Germans, who have been re
pulsed time after time. To the east
of Rheims the American gunners
kept up an intensive artillery fire
which worked havoc in the ranks ol
the Germans.
MAY BE GERMAN RUSE
LONDON.—Press comments or
the recent fighting on the Western
front from data officially received,
offer the suggestion that the present
assault by the Germans may be
meant only as a diversion for the
purpose of drawing the Allied re
serves from the Flanders front and
thus weaken their defenses in that
region, and pave the way for the
real big offensive with the Channe
ports as the objective.
This is merely speculative anc
does not coincide with the Britisl
military view. It is felt, however
that thle Allied troops on the Wesl
are powerful enough to head off an]
move the Germans may make on
any part of the battlefront.
PARIS BOMBARDED
PARIS.—It is officially reported
today that the long range bombard
ment of this city has been resumed
this morning by the Germans.
AMERICANS CAPTURE TOWNS
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived from the battlefront today
state that the Americans launched
a counter attack and routed the
enemy, recapturing the towns of Fos
soy and Crezancy with considerable
territory in the immediate neighbor
hood of Crezancy.
On the south bank of the Marne
the violent attacks of the enemy
continues at noon with unabated
fury, with but little change in the
general situation.
The deepest penetration of the
enemy on the salient to the west
of Rheims is four miles on a twenty
five mile front.
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j BRITISH PRAISE AMERICANS
LONDON.—Commenting editori
ally on the results of the first day’s
fighting in the new German offens
give, the British newspapers give
warm and unstinted praise for the
brilliant work accomplished by the
American troops in the Allied de
. fense. It is freely conceded that
I our troops proved more than a
match for the foe and their tactics
both in offense and defense drew
the admiration of the Allied com
manders and even that of the ene
my The Americans have invariably
met with success in all of their un
1 dertakings and their bearing, gal
lantry in action and brilliancy in at
tack have been an inspiration to
I their comrades in arms m the Brit
ish, French and Italian armies on
the Western front, whose energies
have received an empetus and who
; are now trying to emulate our
troops.
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS
j LONDON—In the operations con
I ducted to the east of Amiens, the
British have 'again scored a victory
as the result of a magnificently ex
ecuted counter attack delivered dur
ing last night. The Germans were
compelled to evacuate their posi
tions, which the British siezed and
1 consolidated, improving their posi
tions in this sector to a very great
extent. •
BATTLE CONTINUES
LONDON-The Marne-Cham
, pagne battle still continues with
i
slaughter on both sides, and Ihe re
sults so far remain very doubtful.
Thirty-five German divisions are
known to be engaged and they are
continually bringing up reinforce
ments. The French are still hold
ing Rheims and have repulsed with
heavy losses all German attacks
made on the line to the east of the
city.
The Allied lines to the west of
I Rheims are still holding and all
attempts made to dislodge them
from their positions have been of
no avail. The main German attack
in this region seems to be directed
down the Marne and due south of
Dormans, where the enemy have bent
the Allied line for a distance of ' >’o
and on 2-half miles between Dormans
and Rheims, penetrating to a depth
of about two miles. The slight ad
vantage gained here by the enemy
has been at a fearful cost.
DIVISION ANNIHILATED
PARIS.—It is reported officially
today that four German divisions
attacking the Allied positions be
tween Chateau Thierry an.l the Ar
gonne Forest, defended mostly by
the American troops, were badly cut
up and that one of the divisions
was completely annihilated.
The press also acclaims a great
American victory between Reully
and Dormans, where the picked
troops of the kaiser were repulsed
by our troops on a six-mile front.
As a result of this action, our troops
also took 1500 prisoners and some
war material.
GERMANS SLAUGHTERED
ON THE FRENCH FRONT—The
American troops on the Marne front
by a brillian counter attack last
night, forced a retirement of the
enemy on this sector- The sudden
ness of the American attack created
confusion in the Boche ranks and
they were driven pell mell to the
Marne. French airplanes, acting in
concert with the Americans, drop
ped bombs on the Germans engaged
in constructing bridges across the
river and on the troops crossing.
Several bridges were damaged and
the Germans thrown into the water.
The enemy masses on the bank
of the river were mowed down by
the accurate American fire
! PRESIDENT WILSON
j WILL EOREGO HIS
USUAL HOLIDAY
Chief Executive of the Nation Feci a
That He Cannot Affor A to
Take a Layoff.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Owing to
the enormous amount of work re
maining undone and the vital issues
at stake which demand his close
study and attention, President Wil
son has abandoned all hopes of tak
ing a short summer vacation, as he
used to do hitherto, immediately
following the adjournment of con
gress.
The President will remain in this
city and give his personal attention
to the grave international affairs
coming up for discussion and action.
DELIVERY AUTO AFIRE;
PYRENE QUENCHES QUICKLY
Yesterady afternoon the delivery
; truck of the Northern Commercial
1 Company caught fire and by the
1 immediate use of the Pyrene fire
' extinguisher the fire was put out
before any material damage was
done.
The fire was caused by the over
heating of the engine, the carbura
ture catching afire and the flames
spreading rapidly along the chassis,
but it only took one or two squirts
of the Pyrene to cool her off. Out
side of a little insulation being
burned off tome of the wires, no
serious damage was done*
HELD 10 DISCUSS
A Special Meeting of the Japanese
Cabinet Has Been Called;
Conclave Important.
TOKIO,—In accordance with in
structions issued by the Mikado of
Japan, a special meeting of the Jap
anese cabinet was held here today.
The nature of the business tran
sacted at the meeting has been kept
secret, but it is thought that the
need for calling the special meeting
was prompted by the receipt of a
communication from the Govern
ment of the United States, touching
on intervention in Russia.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator
Hitchcock, chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee, today urged
President Wilson to appoint a com
mittee to conduct a thorough in
vestigation into the conditions exist
ing in Russia now, with a view of
extending American aid toward the
rehabilitation of Russia.
WESTERN PRESS
OWNED BY NUNS
TO BE EXPOSED
So-Called American Newspapers In
Far West Are Controlled By
Germans Is Charge.
NEW YORK.—As a result of the
general investigations made at the
instance of the enemy property cus
todian, following the arrest of Ed
ward Rumley, a Britisher, who con
trols the New York Evening Mail,
on a charge of perjury, he having
stated that the paper was American
property, whereas the evidence shows!
that the paper was controlled by
the Germans, it is expected that
the ostensible owners of several so
called American papers published *in
the Far West, under German con
trol, will be placed under arrest in
the near future and punished to
the full extent of ' the lay if they
are found guilty.
The publishers of these Far West
ern papers came under suspicion
some time ago and their actions
have been closely watched by the
government for some time past.
ENGLAND WILL NOT BE
SHORT OF POTATOES
LONDON.—To relieve the food
shortage England is growing more
potatoes this year than ever in its
history.
Announcement was made recently
by the ministry of food that approxi
mately 900,000 acres of potatoes
had been planted in Great Britain
this year. The returns upon which
these figures were based came fron
persons farming one acre or more
and showed an increase of 2 per
cent in the 1918 planting as com
pared with that of 1917.
Allotments and cottage gardens
\
were not included in the census of
the food officials The proportion
of land this year planted in pota
toes by allotment holders is also far *
greater than in any other pear.
MORE MEN ARE I
NEEDED DY ARMY!
10 6E trained!
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Seven Thousand Additional Draft
Registrants for Special Train
ing Are Called.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Orders
were issued today by the war de-1
partment calling on fifteen states
to supply seven thousand registrants
These men will be drafted in the
usual way, but will not be sent to
an ordinary training camp. They
will be selected according to their
qualifications and receive special
training for special service in the
different branches of the military
establishment.
SLIPPERN SUSTAINS
INJURY TO HAND
J. A. Slippern, the well knowq
cabinet maker, had the misfortune
yesterday to get his hand too close
to the whirling knives of the joiner
machine, and had the bone of the
index finger of the left hand cut.
The wound has been dressed and :s
healing very nicely
ANOTHER HOSPITAL
BOMBED BY HUNS
PARIS.—Reports received in this
city today indicate that the Ameri
can Red Cross hospital at Juoy had
been bombed by - German aviators
today, who did considerable damage
to the structure.
As a result of this dastardly act
two of the soldier inmates were
killed and nine of the attendants
and Red Cross workers were severe
ly wounded.
FIRST SALMON CAUGHT
AT MISSION SUNDAY
The first king salmon of the sea
son’s run to be taken was caught
Sunday by Arthur Wright, near the
mission.
The fish weighed 15 pounds, and
was a fine specimen of its kind. It
was sold to the Tavern cafe at a
dollar a pound, and was much en
joyed by the patrons later on served
in various styles.
The fish are now regularly be
ing taken and the run for the sea
son is fairly on. It is too early in
the season to judge of the mag
nitude of the run. Reports brought1
in by the steamboatmer\ and others
travelling on the rivers would indi
cate that the salmon run for 1918*
is going to be a big one.
Donald Leehy, son of Maurice D.
Leehey, the Seattle lawyer, left for
West Point recently where he will
enter the military acadmy. He has
spent his summers at Sulzer for
many years working in the mines.
Twenty prospectors from the Ne
ARMY TRANSPOM
SENI10 BOTTOM
BY AJMION
Two Big Boats of a Convoy Foil"
Each Othe'; One Is Sunk and
Other Damaged.
ATLANTIC PORT—A Swedish
steamer arriving: here this morning
brings the news of the sinking ot
the American transport Oosterdijk
at sea after colliding with the Ameri
can transport San Jacinto which was
badly damaged, on July 11th.
Both of the above named vessels
formed part of a convoy of trans
ports manned by naval crews and
carrying army supplies for our over
seas forces. The Oosterdijk was a
large ocenan liner belonging to the
Dutch line, and was only recently
requistioned by the government for
transport purposes. The San Jac
into, the other colliding vessel, was
also a large merchantman.
The heavily laden convoy was pro
ceeding under moderate speed under
naval escort, when well out at sea
the San Jacinto rammed the Ooster
dijk which, sank almost immedi
ately. The cause of the collision
is not definitely known, but it is
thought to have been the misunder
standing of some signals from the
escorting fleet relative to the speed
of the conovy.
The San Jacinto, though very
badly damaged, was able to rescue
the crew of the Ooosterdflk, ere that
vessel sank beneath the waves.
GERMANS LOST HEAVILY
IN PLEMONT OFFENSIVE
WITH THE AMERICANS.—Evi
dence of the heavy German losses
in the recent offensive often is ob
tained from German war prisoners.
From one of them it has been learn
ed that the Seventh German division
of reserves lost about 1,200 men in
a fruitless attack at Plemont.
This may explain why the Ger
man commander, on the following
day withdrew that division from the
firing lines.
RED CROSS CERTIFICATES
HAVE NOW BEEN RECEIVED
On the mail arriving in Nenana
yesterday, seventeen life member
ship certificates of the National Red
Cross have been received.
The certificates are now in the
possession of Mrs. J. R. Bowen, who
wishes to announce that those en
titled to receive them may have them
on calling on her at the office of
Dr. J. R. Bowen, above the Tavern
cafe.
The names of the life members
are: Mrs. Susie Smith, Mr. Geo. W.
Penninton, Mrs. Hawley W. Sterling,
Mr. Geo. Markus, Mrs. M. S. Love,
Mr. Albert Miller, Andrew Skattabo,
Geo. Merrill, Jack Tucker, O. S.
Steele, A. Clarno, M. McCambridg-*,
Charles Slater, S. T. Hinckley, Asa
E. Pittock, Henry Stein, John Payne.
The Alaska Gastineau in April
treated 125,435 tons of ore assaying
1.148 per ton. Extraction was 81.
46 per cent. This is a reduction of
nearly 25,000 tons from the March
output.