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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1918.
NUMBER 54
BIG SUBMARINE RAIDER IS
. OPPOSING ARTILLERY VERY ACTIVE ON TOUL FRONT
AMERICANS DRIVE
BOCHES TO COVER
PARIS.—American troops ar
fighting today on the Marne from
side by side with the French forces
and the reports indicate that th
y presence of the Yankees on the fii
ing line has greatly stimulated th
opposition to the German advance
The Americans, thrown into th
battle for the first time, occupy ;
position on the western side of th<
Champagne salient, where they havi
effectually stopped the enemy nea
Neuily wood. Shortly after the ar
rival of the Yankees on the line
they executed a dashing counter at
tack, which threw the Germans bad
in great confusion from the Marne
where they had effected a crossing
BATTLE CONTINUES
PARIS.—The Marne battle con
tinues with the greatest violence be
tween the Aisne and Ourcq river.
The French have lost some ground
to the south of' thtB~operation, and
the Germans are reported to have ad
vanced their postions slightly in the
Ourcq valley, where they have cap
tured the town of Silly Lapoterie.
The enemy also has advanced be
tween the Marne and Ourcq rivers,
capturing several towns in that local
ity, and establishing positions seven
and a half miles northwest of Chat
eau Thierry.
WOUNDED ARRIVE
NICE, France.—The first con
f signment of wounded Americans
have reached^this city for treatment
in the American hosiptal. The
American and French hospitals have
been consolidated.
OUTNUMBERED
WITH THE AMERICANS—An
American combat patrol engaged in
a desperate encounter yesterday with
a large German patrol in the Lune
V ville sector, the Germans greatly
outnumbering the Yankees. The
American losses were slight, how
ever, although the battle raged fierc
ly for several hours. The casualties
suffered by the Germans is not
"known.
AIR RAID FATAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The state
department has been advised that
the recent air raid on Cologne caused
the death of 14C Germans and in
jured 150. The residents of the
city were thrown into a state of ab
solute panic.
GERMANS CLAIM GAIN
AMSTERDAM.—German news
paper correspondents claim that they
have authentic information pointing
to the fact that the German forces
have captured 175,000 Allied pris
oners, two thousand big guns and
innumberable machine guns since
March 31st.
FRENCH REPULSE RAID.
► LONDON.—Reports received from
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in
dicate that the French repulsed a
series of hostile raids undertaken
by the Germans during last night
east of Bailleul.
^ Enemy raids in force to the south
east of Strazeele were also repulsed
last night with heavy losses to the
e enemy. Two hundred and eighty
eight prisoners, thirty machine guns
and several anti-aircraft guns and
i trench mortars were captured.
I
RESERVES THROWN BACK
,1 BERLIN.—Official dispatches re
i ceived by the war office indicate
• that fresh French units were brought
, up and took their place in the battle
. j line against the Germans on the
I Aisne front, along the Marne- It is
claimed that these reinforcements
were not sufficiently strong and that
they were unable to hold the posi
tions assigned to them. The Ger
man troops opposing them were en
abled to break through their defense
and throw them back with some
loss.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
With the American Forces—After
a long period of inactivity on- inat
portion of the battlefront northwest
of Toul, held by the American
troops, a fierce and intense artillery
duel broke out. Both the American
and German batteries are reported
to have cut loose with every type
of modern field artillery known and
the duel ranged with ur.abated fury
for several hours.
Contrary to expectations, no in
fantry action followed the bombard
ment and quiet again reigns in this
section of the battle line. The ac
curate fire of the American gunners
caused considerable damage among'
the German batteries.
GERMAN AIRMEN BUSY
j WASHINGTON, D. C.—In a com
munication to the war office from
General Pershing report is made of
several air raids undertaken by the
Germans against the section of the
battlefront held by the American
forces.
American airmen rose to give
battle and succeeded in driving the
hostile airmen away and bringing
down one of the German planes.
One of the American machines that I
pursued the enemy failed to return 1
to its base.
BRITISH ROUT AUSTRIANS
ROME—Announcement is made
by the war office that heavy and i
frequent artillery duels are in prog- |
ress on the Italian front from Zeen- j
zon to the sea, but no infantry ac- ’
tion of any nature has developed j
i so far.
The British forces, acting in co- j
operation with the Italians on the!
Asiago sector, in a brilliantly con
ducted raid, succeeded in penetrat i
ing the enemy lines and retiring in
perfect order brought back several
prisoners. The British losses were
very light.
An attack in force by the Teuton
forces at Camposile was repulsed by
the Italians, the en ‘my being driven !
back with heavy losses. Several
enemy scouting airplanes were also
downed, the machines coming to
earth within the Italian lines.
■
—
For two years not a single new
pleasure car has been made in Eng
land. Luxury business has f-n»“d
The English are leading strenuous
lives, but are prospering.
I
RECEIVED IVES
GIVEN JUDGMENT
BV HIGH HR
Supreme Court of the United Stat<
Rules Forme- Officers Must
Make Good.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The si
preme court of *ae United State
has handed down a decision affirir
ing the judgment against J. A
Jessen and other former officers o
the defunct Washington-Alaska ban
of Fairbanks, which was obtains
by Receiver F. G. Noyes in th
lower courts. The amount involve*
is $297,000 and the defendants t*
the action include a number of wel
known residents of Fairbanks, a;
well as several former residents
The supreme court also hander
down a decision refusing to disturl
the judgment for $13,000 which wai
obtained by Received Noyes again,;
The two decisions mean that i
considerable sum of money will be
come aiailable within a short tinr
for the depositors of the defunci
Barnette bank, which failed near!)
a decade ago.
CIO LABOR]M
KILLED BY RULING
Supreme Court of the United States
Rules That Law Is Not
Constitutional.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The fed
eral child labor law of 1916 is held
to be unconstitutio;% 1 by the su
preme court of the United States,
in a decision handed down late yes
terday afternoon. The law sought
to prohibit the interstate shipment
of the products of child labor, but
the higher court holds that the ques
tion is one for the several states to
regulate among themselves, the con
gress of the United States having
no jurisdiction.
WEALTHY ALASKAN
MUSI ODE PAP
Woman Who Grubstaked Northerner
Gets Judgement For Share of
Gold Taken Out.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Mrs. Ella
Heim has been awarded final judg
ment by the supreme court of th3
United States in her suit against
I. L. Wilson for an accounting of
the gold extracted from the fortv
seven Alaskan mining properties
held by him. Mrs. Heim claimed
that she had grubstaked W'ilson in
the the early days and sued for an
aceunting and half of the gold taken
out by Wilson, all of which the
court has awarded her.
Stocks of food in the populated
centers of Russia are small and th?
agricultural outlook fcr 1918 is un
favorable, according to information
received by the Food Administration.
IWO PRISONERS
ESCAPE GUARDS;
I: FREEDOM BRIE
'* Roy Etgate and Carpenter Ma
Get-Away While Working In
Fairabnks Garden.
Yesterday afternoon. Roy Esgat
s and Carpenter, prisoners doing tim
- in the Fairbanks jail, made thei
. | escape from the custody of th
f guard who had charge of a part
'; of prisoners working in the garden
1 of the detention holpital.
As soon as their absence was dis
! covered search parties were organ
1 j ized, many special deputies beinj
1 sworn in for the purpose of appre
!, hending them. They were fourn
and taken into custody this morn
| ing in the lower part of town bj
; Tom Markeson, one of the specia
I deputies. The men appeared tc
have had a tough time of it and hac
quito bites.
YANKEE VESSELS
OUT FOR DIRS
YANKEE
Believed That Submarine Campaign
On American Coast Will Be
Short Lived.
NEW YORK.—Scores of Ameri
can warships in squadron formation,
with supporting squadrons of tor
pedo boats, destroyers and sub
marines of the latest type, are rang
ing the waters of the North At
lantic Ocean, literally combing the
seas in search of the enemy sub
marines operating against shipping
entering and leaving Atlantic ports.
The work of the naval squadron
is being assisted to a large extent
by a large number of scouting aero
planes and it is felt in naval circles
that the very adequate and efficient
work of the naval units in co-oper
ation with the aerial squadrons have
practically killed at its inception the
submarine campaign inaugurated by
the Germans, with the destruction
of troopships as the main object in
view.
Foreign aviators now in the United
States and army flyers in great num
bers are volunteering their services
for duty with the scouting planes
1DITAROD OFFENDERS
COMING TO FAIRBANKS
Carl Nilson, who was recently
tried in Iditarod and convicted on
a charge of having made seditious
utterances, is to be brought to Fair
banks short'y to serve out the sen
tence of one year in jail and a fine
of $1,000. He will serve a further
term in jail in lieu of the fine.
Paul Minnick, who was found
guilty of being a slacker at Iditarod,
will also be brought to Fairbanks to
serve his sentence.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
There will be a regular meeting
of the Nenana School board tonight
at the school building, commencing
at seven o’clock. All members are
reminded to be on hand.
SUBMARINE CAUGHT
BY NAVY WATCHERS
N'EW YORK.—Announcement
I made this afternoon that one of 0
German submarines operating on tl
e American coast has been bagged t
the naval searchers, co-operatir
with aircraft. After hovering ft
two days near the spot where tl
e tanker William Rockefeller was a
s tacked, the vigilance of the flotil!
r of destroyers and seaplanes was ri
; warded by the appearance of tl
enemy submarine, which was easil
5 captured with the aid of nets. Tl
diver had remained below the su
face until its air tanks had becom
_ exhausted and was forced to rist
r ^ was captured just seven mile
from the spot where the tanker wer
I down.
There is a growing impressio
in naval circles that only one dive
was engaged in the coast raiding
In a statment made to one of hi
victims, the commander of the cap
Deen operating on''the Atlantic coas
; for two months. Notwithstandin
! this belief, however, the local polic
have ordered all display lights ou
until further notice, evidently fear
ing a night attack from the harbor
TORPEDOED CREWS ARRIVE
NEW YORK.—Several member
of the crews of American vessel:
recently torpedoed and sunk bj
enemy submarines were landed hen
today. They state that they wen
held prisoners on the submarine foi
eleven days, during which time they
were accorded the best treatment b\
their captors.
Captain Holbrook, of the steamer
Hatti Dunn, said: “We submerged
many times. I shall never forget
May 27, when we had dinner with
the submarine lying submerged at
the bottom of the ocean in 28 fath
oms of water. The crew of the
submarine frequently used their
wireless apparatus and seemed to
be sending messages either to some
other ship or shore Ration. Every
night the wireless ojerators listened
and caught the press bulletins sent
out from the Unitkl States. One
message thus caiippt told of the
battle and drive ol the French.”
CREWS RESCUED
ATLANTIC CITjr—All the mem
bers of the crew of the steamer
Texel, which was} sunk recently by
a German submfdne, were landed
here today. TWy state that their
vessel was procejling on her voyage
unaware of ant impending troublc
when on Sundd afternoon,, about
i sixty miles off Jne coast, they were
attacked withoi warning by a Ger
man submarin/
The hostile kaft used her rapid
I fire battery fid shelled the Texel
which sank aortly after fire was
opened on hel The members of the
crew state th£ they had little tim •
to make th» escape, which they
did under re. The enemy sub
marine had tie range perfectly and
her fire wai accurate and deadly.
sur/ivors landed
NEW YpK.—Nineteen survivors
of the Nr York-Porto Rico liner
Carolina, rich was sunk by a Ger
man suhBrine, were landed this j
: morning I Lewes, Deleware.
They fere picked up at sea in
is open boats by the crew of the Brit
e: ish steamer Appleby and brought
e! to port.
>' | Empty lifeboats belonging to the
g torpedoed liner Carolina, which have
r been picked up at sea disclosed the
e. fact that they had been subjected
to shell fire.
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■- NORFOLK, Virginia,—Officers of
e the United States navy, in charge
y of the defense measures taken by
e the navy department against the
•-! submarine campaign inaugurated by
e the Germans on the Atlantic coast,
■ . state that all reports received by
s them so far would indicate that
t there are five submarines of the
! large cruiser type operating along
i the Atlantic coast.
rj Two of these have been sighted
• recently off the Virginia coast,
5 steaming in company, and units of
- the scouting patrol of the desroyer
11 in search of the marauders.
■ It is thought that the Germans
have a secret base from which the
t submarines operate against the ship
• ping on the Atlantic coast and dif
• ferent units of the United States
navy are conducting a thorough
search witn a view to discovering
. and destroying such bases.
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NEW ^ ORK.—Authentic reports
received would indicate that nine
American vessels are known to have
been sunk so far by submarine*1, th ■
largest of these being the New York
Porto Rico passenger liner Carolina,
I which encountered the hostile sub
marine while on a voyage from
Porto Rico to an Atlantic port.
The Carolina carried 220 passen
gers and a crew of 130, besides hav
ing a valuable cargo on board. The
i enemy submarine opened fire with
!her rapid fire guns as soon as the
| Carolina got within range, shelling
her until she was sunk. The fate
of the passengers and crew have
not been ascertained yet, but it is
thought that they escaped in small
boats.
The tanker Herbert L. Pratt,
which was attacked off the Jersey
coast was also sunk by gun fire,
but the crew managed to make their
escape ere the boat went down.
BUNK CAR BURNS
AT CAMP FIFTEEN
News received from out the-line
this afternoon would indicate that
one of the bunk cars of Camp 15
was totally destroyed by fire about
ten o’clock this morning.
It is not known how the fire
originated, but it is thought to have
been accidental. The occupants of
the car lost all their bedding and
personal effects.
LAND OFFICE MAN IS
PLANNING TRIP SOON
Special Agent Carlisle, of the
General Land Office, with head
quarters at Fairbanks, is preparing
to make an extended trip down river
on land office business in a few
days. He will use the new launch
Alaska, which has been specially
built for the purpose.
The lanuch was tried out yester
day in the slough and made several
successful runs.