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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associatfd press nenana, alaska, Tuesday, October i, i9is.
WHOLE NUMBER 152
TURKS SEND OUT PEACE FEELERS
GERMANS STARTING RIOTS AT BERLIN
. ALLIES SEND NEW ARMY AGAINST WEARY HUNS
FALL OF CAMBRAI
HOURLY EXPECTED
LONDON—Reports received from
the battle front this morning indi
cate that in view of its imminent
capture by the advancing British
columns, the Huns are buring the
town of Cambrai, preparatory to re
linquishing their fast weakening hold
on it. The Britishers, continuing
their closing in movement on the
city, have captured Proville, to the
west and the nearby town of Tilloy,
to the northwest of Cambrai. To
the north of the doomed city the
British forces advanced in a wedge
formation and captured the town of
Levergies, which is now the apex
of the wedge. The town of Vend
huile, between Cambria and St. Quen
tin, has also been taken by the
British.
GERMANS WEAKENING
PARIS.—The 'Allied offensive is
daily gaining in strength, while the
resistance of the German forces is
noticeably weakening. Yesterday
another French army joined in the
great battle in progress and attacked
successfully along the Vesle.
BELGIANS COVER ADVANCE
The most important features in
yesterday’s operations were the cov
ering movement of the Belgian
troops and the capture of the Lys
crossings by the British under cover
of the Belgian guns. The Belgians
commenced their advance under a
heavy fire and managed to dislodge
the enemy and seize and hold posi
tions from which they were able to
cover perfectly the flank of the
Second British army, enabling it to
advance in safety to the attack and
capture of the crossings of the Lys
river at Warrenton, Comines, Court
rai and Menin.
Crossing* Captured
Under shelter of the heavy fire
from the Belgian guns, the British
advanced and captured two of the
Lys crossings and a lively fight is
in progress for the possession of the
rest of the crossings. When the
British army has crossed the Lys
it will be enabled to complete the
envelopment of the Lille-Roubaix
Tourcoing region.
Cambrai Nearly Captured
The British have now all but taken
Cambrai and the fall of the city and
its occupation by the British is
expected momentarily. The fall of
the town of St. Quentin is also im
minent, the British are closing in on
it steadily.
Mine* and Trap* Feared
The town of Lecatelet from which
place the Huns were forced to re
tire, was not occupied by the British
on account of the mines and traps
left there by the Germans.
AMERICANS IN ACTION
WITH THE AMERICANS.—C
the St. Quentin sector of the batl
front the Americans were heavi
engaged all yesterday and succeed'
in establishing themselves on tl
Hindenburg line to the south
Gouyle.
Vigorous Fighting
The Australians are co-operatii
with the Americans on the St. Que
tin sector and very vigorous fight
ing is in progress. The fighting is
specially heavy in the neighborhood
of a tunnel through which the St.
Quentin canal runs. Thousands of
fresh German troops have been
poured into the fight and large num
bers of them have been slaughtered
in the fierce fighting in progress.
The Germans worked their machine
guns with the greatest vigor until
they were finally silenced. The
mouth of the tunnel is choked with
the dead. The Americans are still
firmly holding the trenches on the
Hindenburg line.
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GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Ger
man forces fighting on the west
i side of the St. Quentin canal have
| been driven back, and it is reported
that this side of the canal hoc been
cleared of Germans. They, however,
are holding the east bank of the
canal in great force.
KING COMMANDS
HAVRE.—The Belgian troops
; operating in the drive on Cambrai
. and St. Quentin are under the direct
command of King Albert- The
movements of the Belgian troops ir
J the Roulers region are also undei
his direction.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
French, British, American, and Bel
gian troops are steadily continuing
their smashing advance, further in
creasing the peril to the Germans
on the entire battle front extending
from Verdun to the North Sea
The important bastions guarding the
approaches to Lille, Cambrai, St
Quentin and Laon are becoming ol
little use to the Germans. The Bel
gians troops have completed the in
vestment of Roulers, thereby widen
ing the wedge driven between Lille
and the German submarine bases or
the Belgian coast.
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
LONDON.—According to reports
received from the Macedonian front
the Serbian troops operating to the
east of Veles on Sunday defeated
the Bulgarian froces six miles froir
the Bulgarian frontier and cut theii
army in two parts. The Bulgarians
fled in a panic and officers who at
tempted to stop the flight of the
men were shot, by their own troops
Uskub Occupied.
The French cavalry have now oc
cupied the city of Uskub.
PALESTINE FRONT
LONDON—The British forces
operating against the Turks in Pales
tine have pushed forward farthei
east and the vanguard of Genera
Allenby’s army has reached to with
in town and one-half miles of th«
city of Damascus.
Frank Sagar, who had been visit
ing various mining camps in th<
territory, is back in Nenana again
TURKEY FEELING
FOR ARMISTICE
LONDON.—Persistent rumors are
current in this city that the Turkish
government have put out feelers for
an armistice with the Allies. The
rumors are confirmed to a certain
extent by news received from Turk
ish sources, and an outright declara
tion of the intention of the Ottoman
government to sue for peace may tn.
looked for at any moment.
Bulgaria’s deflection, with the
cutting of of all communication
with Germany, coupled with the
heavy losses sustained by the Turks
in Palestine will, it is thought, com
pel the Turks to seek terms ere
it becomes too late.
Bulgaria’s threat to throw the
weight of her army in co-operation
with the Allies against Turkey will
act as a strong argument against
; a continuence of a hopless struggle
| and hasten their decision.
KEEN FOR PEACE
LONDON.—Reports received in
this city from reliable sources indi
cate that several peace demonstra-j
tions were staged in Berlin last
Saturday, during which riotous
scenes were enacted.
Cheering crowds assembeld before
the Bulgarian legation and indulged
in such strenuous demonstrations
that it became necessary for the
police to intervene. The rioters,
however, got the upper hand of the
authorities and, in their frenzy were
guilty of several excesses. Several
beautiful statues in the city were
destroyed by the mobs.
FOURIH W is ,
BEING SUPPORTED
Up to yesterday evening, the sales
of the Fourth Liberty Loan reported
at the office of Mr. C. H. Hall,
special disbursing agent, amounted
to the respectable sum of $9,750.
Several of the members of the com
mittee who are also selling these
bonds have not been heard from
yet and it is thought that they have
sold quite a considerable amount of
bonds.
Mrs. Carl Schmidt,, who is at the
head of the Woman’s committee, an
nounces that Mrs. F. D. Browne has
been added to her committee and
the necessary card for the purchase
of bonds may be had on application
to her.
Loyal citizens of Nenana are
urged to purchase Fourth Liberty
Loan bonds to the limit of their
financial ability to help the nation
to win the war for Justice and
Liberty. Nenana has hitherto made
a splendid showing and it is hoped
that the live citizens of this live
town will again come forward with
their support and demonstrate the
fact that Nenana is some live town. ,
BULGARS WILLING
TO HELP ALLIES
CLEAN UP TURKS
LONDON.—During the discussion
of the terms of the armistice, which
took place at Saloniki, between rep
resentatives of the Bulgarian gov
ernment and the French commander
in chief of the Allied forces, the
Bulgars indicated that they were
not averse to attacking Turkey
should such a course be deemed
necessary.
The representatives of the Bul
garians explained that they could
act against Turkey only in a mili
tary sense in co-operation with the
Allies.
STEAMER ALASKA
IS «t TONIBHT
The steamer Alaska, with a barge
load of freight brought up part of
the way by the steamer from St.
Michael, was last heard of from Hot
Springs, which place she left at 5
p. m., yesterday, and although no
report has been received from Tolo
vana, she may arrive here sometime
tonight.
She is billed to sail for White
horse on her last trip of the season
twenty-four hours after arrival at
Nenana. The following passengers
have been booked for the states:
Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury Abbey and
two children, E. C. Guerin, Oscar
Johnson, Lou Myers, Mrs. George
Markus and child, Nels Lundstrom,
T. F. Murphy, Pat Kennedy, C. W.
Shiarlin, Ross Patten, Wm. Staples
and W. M. Moseman.
There is only one berth for a
lady available on the boat.
The steamer Reliance is expected
to arrive with the Fairbanks freight
mail and passengers to connect with
the Alaska at this port. The Alas/a
will be here twenty-four hours on
account of having to wash boilers.
NENANA LABOR UNION
ENDORSES 8-HOUR LAW
At the last regular meeting of
the Nenana Labor Union the sec
retary read a letter from Governor
Riggs regarding the eight-hour law,
and its application locally.
A resolution endorsing the eight
hour law, with time and one-half
for overtime, was adopted by the
union and a copy of the resolution
was sent to the governor with a
reply to his letter.
HOME ECONOMIC CLUB
WILL MEET TOMORROW
The regular meeting of the Home
Economic club will be held at two
o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Nenana club, and all ladies inter
ested in the food conservation prob
lem are cordially invited to attend, i
Mrs, M. J. Cooney announces
that several recipes along conserva
tion lines, which were received re
cently, will be distributed at the
meeting.
SENATE DEFEATS j
SUFFRAGE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In spite
of the urgent appeal made to the
senators by President Wilson, urg-!
ing them to pass it as a war meas- j
ure, the Susan B. Anthony Woman 1
Suffrage amendment was defeated]
in the Senate today by a vote of I
fifty-three to thirty-one, those in
favor of the measure having failed.
to receive the necessary two-thrids
majority for the adoption of the!
resolution submitting the amendment i
to the states for action by the state 1
legislatures.
NATIONS LEAGUE
IERMS OUTLINED
—
LONDON. — In discussing the
fsrraotion of a '©ague of nations
which will preclude the possibility
of future wars, British Foreign Sec
retary Balfour said that the wrongs
committed against the people sub
ordinate! by the Germans must be
righted, and that the territory oc
cupied by Germany since the be
ginning of the war must be given
complete freedom before a league
of nations was possible.
NENANA LADIES
WILL ENTERTAIN
BOYSJJF DRAFT
Mrs. J. R. Bowen, chairman of the
local Red Cross branch, wishes to
announce that the ladies of the Red
Cross will entertain the boys of the
draft at the show at the Coliseum
tonight.
The boys who will sail on the
transport Jacobs tomorrow are re
quested to meet the Red Cross ladies
at the Nenana club not later than
ten minutes to eight o’clock tonight.
A special feature film, entitled
“In Again—Out Again,” with Doug
las Fairbanks in the leading role,
will be shown tonight.
MEETS THURSDAY
The next regular meeting of the
Nenana Knitting club will meet with.
Mrs. Norman Campbell at 2 o’clock
on the afternoon of Thursday.
The ladies of Nenana are urged
to attend the meeting and those
who have not already joined the,
club are cordially invited to do so
and help in the patriotic work of
making sweaters and other com
forts for the boys on the firing line.
Robert La very, the Fairbanks
merchant is on a visit to this town.
He arrived on the launch last night.
TEUTONS EXCITED
OVER DEFLECTION
OF THEJULGARS
LONDON.—According to des
patches coming from Holland, the
greatest excitement prevails in Ger
many over Bulgaria’s deflection, and
last Saturday the excitment reached
the proportions of a panic, and the
much wrought up people have made
a demand that something be done
at once to allay the feelings of
the people.
The despatches further say that
the demand is made that someone
possessing the confidence of both
the Germans and the Allies be ap
pointed immediately to replace the
present military oligarchy.
The junker conservative classes
of Germany are said to be hopelessly
split.
US
TO BE READY 10
Nenana’s draft quota were check
ed up at roll call this morning and
they are now duly inducted and
come under military law. Anyone
who fails to answer the roll call
which will be called on board the
transport shortly before sailing time
will be adjudged a deserter from the
army and will be treated accord
ingly.
The transport is expected to sail
from Chena at 4 o’clock this after
noon, and may be expected to arrive
here about midnight, and the men
of the draft will hold themsleves in
readiness to board the vessel im
mediately after arrival. The time
of embarkation and sailing will be
fixed by the military officer who
is on board the transport.
M. D. McCambridge will act as
leader of the party, with Jack
Lucich, Milo Saulieh and Sam Gass
off as assistants.
Roll will be called immediately
after the men have boarded the
transport, and should her departure
be delayed for any length of time,
roll will again be called immediately
before sailing time.
KNITTERS REQUESTED
TO TURN IN WORK
All those engaged in knitting
sweaters and other knitted goods for
the boys in the trenches are re
quested to bring all finished articles
to the meeting of the Home Econo
mic club, to be held tomorrow after
noon at two o’clock at the Nenana
club rooms.
The articles are to be made up
for shipment on the steamer Yukon
which will sail in a few days, and
everybody having finished articles
are urged to bring them tomorrow
so that as large a shipment as
possible can be sent out on the
steamer Yukon.