Celebrate The Fourth In Nenana
THE NENANA
The BIG Show Of The Interior
DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 14. 1918.
NUMBER 63
THIRD GERMAN DRIVE SLOWING DOWN
ASQUITH SAYS CRITICAL HOUR IS NEAR AT HAND
WORK WILL START ON NEW ROAD Wl'IHIN FEW DAYS
M
HUNS SEND PICKED
MEN AGAINST LINE
WASHINGTON, D. C.~ -Accord
ing to statements made by prisoners
captured by the American forces
on the Marne front, the Germans
have done their utmost to dislodge
the Yankees from their positions on
the Chateau Thierry line. The at
tacking forces which assaulted the
line this week were composed of
specially trained shock troops
brought up from General von Beu
low’s divisions and they were under
orders to inflict a decisive defeat
on the Americans.
USING CAS SHELLS
PARIS.—The Germans are en
gaged today in the bombardment of
the American line between Bureach
es and Torcy- Gash shells are being
used largely and one of the Ameri
can units is reported to have suffer
ed a number of casualties.
AERIAL BATTLE
WITH THE AMERICANS—Three
American fighting planes yesterday
attacked twelve German Albatross
machines which had surrounded and
attacked two photographing planes
over Norrey, on the Toul front. In
the battle which followed one of
the German machines was downed
and it is believed the occupant of
another machine was killed. Only
one of the American planes was
missing after the encounter and it
is believed the pilot landed safely
behind the German lines and was
taken captive. The battle was
fought at an altitude of five thou
sand meters.
FIGHTING DIES DOWN
PARIS.—There is comparatively
little fighting today along the line
of German advance on the Mont
didier-Noyon line, the effective re
sistance of the French forces having
checked the German forward move
1 ment. The drive thus far has been
a failure.
There was considerable Jrtillery
action during the night between
Villers Coterets forest and Chateau
Thierry and a German raid near
Antheuil was repulsed.
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK
LONDON'.—The war office an-;
nounces that a strong German party
made an unsuccessful attack upon
one of the posts recently established
by the British southwest of Merris,
on the Flanders front.
CAN’T GET HIM
SAN ANTONIO—Lieut. Pat O’
Brien, British flyer who recently
escaped from a German war prison,
had a miraculous escape from death
T near this city today. He fell a dis-1
tance of two thousand feet while,
making a flight and received only >
slight injuries, from which it is ex
pected that he would soon recover.
Aside from a few cuts and bruises,
l he is not disabled.
ITALIANS ATTACKED
ROME—The Italian war office
is authority for the statement that
Austrian arians made an unsuccess
ful attack on the Italian line in the
Monticelle region on Saturday.
THE BRITISH LOSSES
LONDON.—The casualties suffer
ed by the British forces during the
week ending today, total 29,524
officers and men wounded and 4,447
killed.
BRITISH MAKE RAIDS
LONDON.—The war office an
nounces that British troops carried
out successful raids during the
night on the French front, gains
having been reported from Labasse,
Neuville, Nivenchy, Lens and other
points.
THE AMERICAN LOSSES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The list
of American casualties reported to
day include fourteen killed and died
of wounds and forty-eight severely
injured in action.
HUNGER MAKES FIGHTERS ..
j GENEVA.—According to reports
i which have reached this city from
, V ienna, hunger has forced nearly
forty thousand Austrian women and
girls to join the women’s batallions
j which are working close to the firing
lines on the Austro-Italian front.
BOARDING CRAFT SUNK
LONDON—According to announc
ment made todav by the British ad
, miralty, a British boarding vessel
was submarined by the Germans on
June 5. Seven members of the
crew are still missing.
AMERICAN WAR ZONE
AMSTERDAM.—Advices received
in this city from Berlin intimate ^
that it is the intention of the im
perial German government to i n
, dude the eastern coast of the!
Lnited States in the German war'
I z°ne. The zone will extend from
Mexico to Canada and all neutrals j
will be warned to avoid those waters.
MORE PRISONERS TAKEN !
BERLIN—The German war office !
is authority for the statement that!
the Germans have taken more thani
fifteen thousand prisoners sir.ce the i
commencement of the present drive i
in France. The statement admits
that some German guns have fallen
into the hands of the Allies.
AMERICANS DECORATED
WITH THE AMERICANS—One
hundred and eight Americans be
longing to the Toul front have been
decorated with the Crots of War j
for bravery and fidelity.
RUBY MEN ORDERED
TO REPORT TO BOARD'
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The following registrants of the
Ruby district have been ordered to
report to the Ruby local board on
June 20:
Carl Erickson.
James Ferry.
Sam Moe
Bozo Vukovich.
Ernest Johnson
George Sorenson.
John Melander.
The men will be inducted in the
service and forwarded to Fort Gib
bon for training.
DANES TALKS
OF AMERICA AS
LAND OF FREE
Secretary of the Navy Makes TK—ill
ing Speech For Allegiance
to Flag.
ALBANY, N. Y.—In a stirring
speech made this afternoon by Sec
retary Daniels, during the Flag Day
exercises held in this city, he sound
ed the warning that America is for
Americans alone and that the day
for aliens among us is past. He
made a thrilling appeal for whole
hearted allegiance to the flag and
all that it stands for and said that
the place for every man who prefers
to live under the protection of the
flag is at the ballot box in America
and in uniform in the nation’s hour
of need.
FORD IN POLITICS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Henry
Ford has decided to accept the
Democratic nomination for senator
from Michigan, his decision having
been reached after being urged
strongly by President Wilson to
enter the race.
BRITISH VESSEL
HEARS DISTRESS
CALL OFF COAST
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ATLANTIC PORT—A British
I steamer which arrived here today
reports having received a vireTess
message last night, sent by the Brit
I ish steamer Keemun to the effect
I that she was in a sinking condition
■ as the result of an attack on her
by an enemy submarine.
The captain of the .arriving Brit
I ish boat stated that he would simply
I have been inviting disaster had he
responded to the wireless message
and gone to the assistance of the
sinking Keemun, which was also too
far out at sea, off the Virginia
Capes and could not have been j
reached in time for any effective!
aid to be rendered.
The Keemun is a large freighter,
owned by the China Mutual Steam
ship Co., of Liverpool, England, and
was for a long time prior to the war,
engaged in the Eastern trade, sail
ing between Liverpool and Yoko
hama via the Suez canal. She also
made occasional trips to Seattle.
Later reports received by the navy i
department indicate that the Kee-1
mun arrived in port.
SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK
LONDON.—Reports received to
day by the naval authorities indicate
that the Swedish steamer Dora was
sunk without warning, presumably
by an enemy submarine and that
nine of the members of her crew
were killed. The reports received
are very meager in the details given
the position of the vessel at the time
of the sinking or whether she was
loaded or in ballast being omitted.
Make your home service reach
the firing line.
TO BE OPPOSED
AT EARLY DATE
Opponent* of Amendment Declare
That Only Five Member* of
Committee Voted.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Claiming
that only five members of the senate
agriculture committee were present
when the Jones amendment, provid
ing for nation-wide prohibition dur
ing the balance of the war, was in
serted in the agricultural appropria
tion bill, the opponents of the amend
ment have started a fight against
the measure and threaten to hold
up the whole bill until the prohibi
tion clause receives the considera
tion of the entire agricultural com
mittee.
americaIxhls
ALL OH !N
Chief of Bureau of Chemistry
States U. S. Gas Warfare Is
Best in the World.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Call Al
berg, chief of the United States Bu
reau of Chemistry, told the mem
bers of the Senate Agricultural com
mitttee today that the methods em
ployed by the United States army
insofar as the use of gas In warfare
is concerned, were much *lter and
a great deal more effective 'han
those adopted by the Germans.
He also stated that the quantity
of gas at the disposal of the United
States forces far exceeded that cf
Germany and that the improved gas
masks used by Uncle Sam’s fighting
men were the most perfect in detail
ever invented.
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TAXES if PAID
PROPERTY SEIZED
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Failure of Owner to Pay Taxes
Results in Seizure of Valuable
Property.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Justice S.
Wardle, collector of internal rev
enue, announces that the property
of the late Henry Miller, which con
sists of great cattle ranches in Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada have
been seized by the government for
the nonpayment by the heirs of
Miller, of the federal income taxes,
amounting to six million dollars.
The late Henry Miller was a part
ner of the firm of Miller & Lux,
who had immense land holdings in
California, Nevada and Arizona, and
engaged on a large scale in the busi
ness of cattle raising, with a chain
of butcher shops scattered through
out almost all the towns in the
Western states.
The Miller & Lux ranches, which
have been seized by the federal au
thorities are well known lfo all West
erners, who frequently are heard to
speak of them.
CHAIM EDES
11 ARRIVE IN
NENANA SHORTLY
Ede* Will Be In Nenana to Look
Over Flood Conditions an Waj
to Anchorage.
On the invitation of Mr. Freder
ick D. Browne, engineer in charge
of the Fairbanks division of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
Chairman Edes. of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, now on his
way into Alaska, will arrive in Ne
nana about July 1, on liis way to
Anchorage.
He has approved the recommenda
tions of Mr. Browne regarding the
changes to be made in ihe construc
tion and other works in connection
with the building of the Government
railroad, and will go over the
ground with Mr. Browne and thor
oughly acquaint himself with east
ing conditions especially with re
gard to the effect of the Hoods on
the wrhole construction «cheme.
It is not definitely known, at the
present time, how long Mr. Edes
will stay in Nenana.
TIME IS EXTENDED
FOR OPENING OF BIDS
According to information received
by Corporal Scanland from the office
of the quartermaster this morning,
the opening of bids for the con
struction of barracks at Fort Gib
bon, has been postponed until June
20. The bids were to have been |
opened tomorrow under the original1
call.
Ex-Premier
Time In
Asquith Says Critical
Fortunes of War Now
Reached.
LONDON.—At a Puncheon given in
his honor today, former Premier
• * * r
Asquith said that it would be use-:
less to cloak the fact that the Allies i
have now reached the most critical
point in the fortunes of war.
Nothing that has happened in
France, he said, since the last week
in March, would, in the slightest de
gree, weaken the allegiance of Brit
ain to the great cause or the deter-!
mination of the people of Great
Britain to prosecute the war with j
the utmost vigor until the Allied
aims have been finally accomplished.
Word was received from Captain '
Harry Twadddle that the draft com- '
posed of Alaska registrants will be '
sent Outside just as soon as they i1
are in uniform. They will be sent '
with the 14th U. S. Infantry. ’1
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A meeting will be held tonight in 11
the armory building for the purpose i,
of getting up some kind of an enter- j (
tainment as a send-off tothe boys j
who have been drafted.
The mail got into Fairbanks from 11
Chitina at 2 o’clock yesterday after- ■ j
noon. | j
TAFT PREDICTS
WAR WILL LAST
3 MORE YEARS
Former President Believes Americans
Can End Struggle Soon When
Once In It.
ROCK ISLAND, 111.—An an ad
dress delivered in this city last night.
Judge William H. Taft predicted
that the great war would last at
least three more years. He declared
that the soldiers of the United
States would prove their ability to
turn the tide in favor of the Allies
but that it would take the Ameri
cans possibly two or three years to
get started right.
When the American fighting ma
chine is fully prepared for the con
j flict, he said, the war will be won
within a year, providing no new
! country comes forward to hinder.
In any case, he declared, it is oniy
a question of time when the Teu
! tons will be defeated.
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JOHNSON StfS
WOOD SHOULD
GO J FRANCE
Senator From California Want* to
Know Why General Wood Not
Sent to Front.
WASHINGTON, D. C_In a
speech delivered before the senate
yesterday afternoon. Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California, called upon
the administration to explain just
why General Leonard Wood was re
tained in the United States, instead
of being sent to France where the
division, under his command lately,
had already been sent.
The senator, whose speech is de
scribed as being of the vigorous
variety, said that the country was
entitled to know the reason for the
action of the administration in send
ing the division to the front and
retaining its commander in this
country.
Reported Presence of German U
Boats Prevents Movement of
Out-Going Ships.
ATLANTIC PORT.—The report
having been received here to the
effect that a submarine was sighted
only eighteen miles off % irg'nia
Capes, instructions were issued late
in the afternoon to hold all vessels
about to depart. In consequence,
there has been no movement of out
going vessels and none will be per
mitted to sail until it is known that
the coast is clear of divers.
The steamer Washburn is billed
to leave at 10 a. m. tomorrow with
the court party and a few other
passengers for Tanana and lower
river points.