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Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1918
NUMBER 88
GERMAN LOSS IS HUNDRED THOUSAND
FRESH HUN DIVISIONS NO MA TCH_ FOR ALLIES
YOUNGEST SON OF ROOSEVELT DOWNED BY BOCHES
HUNS ARE BEATEN
ON WESTERN FRONT
FRENCH FRONT—The war office
announced today that great masses
of German troops who were brought
into action in the Marne region in
an attempt to cut their way through
to Paris, have been held in check
for the past forty-eight hours. The
German columns on the south bank
of the river are now in a perilous
position and it is thought that their
efforts to extricate themselves will
end in failure as most of the bridges
on which they made the crossnig
have been destroyed and the ap
proaches to the bridges still remain
ing intact are commanded by the
Allied artillery.
To the east of Rheims all of the
powerful attacks of the enemy have
been repulsed and their attempt to
advance in this direction has been
foiled. The enemy, however, made
slight progress to the west of Rheims
but the Allied lines are still holding
intact.
During the night the Germans
threw new forces into the battle on
the front south of the Marne and
also attacked the Allied line north
of St. Agnan and succeeded in pene
trating into Bourdonniere wood,
where a battle of great intensity is
still raging. On the front farther
to the east the French held the
enemy forces in check on the south
ern outskirts of Boaquinny Wood,
and at the village of Nesles. Very
powerful atacks were also made by
the Germans in the direction of
Monvoissin, but by a strong counter
attack the French succeeded in driv
ing them from this locality.
Between the Marne and Rheims
violent fighting developed in the
neighborhood of a forest in the
Vrigny region and continued with
great ferocity for some time, the
enemy being finally repulsed.
AMERICANS GAIN
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PARIS.—According to reports re
ceived from the French field head
quarters, the American troops oper
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hAHMHKS I [AM
Will PlAY BALL
Boys From the Upper Town Will
Make Jqurney to Nenana For
Series of Games.
The following telegrams, which
are self-explanatory, have been ex
changed between the manager of
the Fairabnks ball team and the
manager of our aggregation.
Fairbanks, July 15
Mike Cooney, Manager Ball Team,
Nenana.
“Would like to arrange a series of
three games to be played at Nenana
any time before the first of August,
because some of our boys leaving
in second draft.
* “JOE FISHER”
Nenana, July 17.
Joe Fisher, Fairbanks.
“Temporary arrangements being
ating on their sector to the east of
Chateau Thierry, in a series of
magnificently conducted assaults,
threw the Germans back across the
Marne.
They are now assisting the French
troops to clear the enemy from
the south bank of the Marne farther
to the eastward. The French under
took this operation early today and
a terrific fight ensued, the result
being in grave doubt, when the
Americans, after having speedily
disposed of the enemy in their sector
gallantly came to the support of the
wavering French lines, immediately
putting a different aspect on the
fighting is in progress. The battle is
still raging, but no doubts are en
tertained as to the final outcome.
TOTAL ENEMY ADVANCE
LONDON—Reports received from
the battle front are to the effect
that the enemy succeeded in ad
vancing a distance of three miles
yesterday down the Marne valley.
This makes the total enemy penetra
tion six miles. The village of Fes
tigny being the most southerly point
reached by the enemy forces.
GERMAN CASUALTIES
LONDON.—It is estimated that
in the present offensive operations
the Germans have lost over one hun
dred thousand men already. The
losses of the French are declared to
be comparatively small. No guns
have been lost by the Allies.
The German bridges spanning tl e
Marne have now been brought under
the French artillery fire as a result
of successful counter attacks made
today.
BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS
LONDON—The statement :'s made
officially that the British forces in
the region east of Villers Breton
neaux made several successful raids
last night and captured some pris
oners.
made for Fairbanks team at Nenana
for three games. July 20th and 21st.
M. J. COONEY”
More than usual interest will be
manifested in these games, as a
great many of the players on both
teams will be seen in action for the
last time jn Alaska, as they have
volunteered to fight for their coun
try and will soon leave for the
training camps and Berlin via the
battlefields of France and Flanders.
A rousing welcome awaits the
Fairbanks boys when they arrive on
the 20th of the month, and as Ne
nanaites are sure that the home
team will do the best they can, very
exciting and close games are sure
to result.
It is up to our boys now to put
| in a lot of practice, as the Fair
banks boys are a powerful aggre
gation and have proved their worth
in the games played at Fairbanks
on June 21st. It is hoped that regu
lar practice will be indulged in to
enable them to uphold the honor of
Nenana in the field and give a good
account of themselves when pitted
against the Fairbanks team.
ANCIENT BRITISH VESSEL
BRINGS BIG SUM ON SALE
CARDIFF, Wales.—A little Brit
ish sailing vessel, the “Good Intent’
carrying 68 tons of cargo and buili
1^8 years ago, has just been sold
for three times her original cost.
She was built of sturdy oak tim
bers taken from British men-of-wai
and is still in excellent condition
The vessel has undergone little
change in construction during al
these years.
WORKMIKE
FOR HIGHER PAY
AI WAR PLANTS
A Strike for Higher Wages Is Callei
Work of War Plants Thereby
Seriously Crippled.
NEWARK, N. J.—A serious set
back was given the war work under
taken by the government when be
tween seven and eight thousan
skilled government mechanics wen
out on strike today for higher wage:
These men have been employe
in the various war plants and th
strike called by them at this junc
ture will temporarily set back th
war construction program and hoi
back a large quantity of much need
ed supplies for our troops across th
Atlantic.
The high cost of living and th
various demands which they noi
have to meet made the workme:
demand an enhanced rate of wage
and the present strike is the resul
of the refusal to accede to their de
I mands.
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DUtinguUhed British Orders Ar
Conferred on American Officers
By Nation.
LONDON—General John J. Persh
ing, commander in chief of th
| American Expeditionary forces, wa
j awarded the grand cross of th
Order of the Bath; and Genera
Tasker H. Bliss, commanding th
American forces in England, wa
awarded the grand cross of th
Order of St- Michael and St. George
The awarding of these orders 01
our officers also confers knighthooi
on them with all the privileges at
tached to them and which are re
cognized in Great Britain and he
colonies.
j —■
The Order of the Bath was found
ed by King Henry IV, in 1339, r
a distinction for civil and militar;
services and is one of Great Britain'
proudest orders. It owes its pecu
liar name to the fact that in oldei
times the taking of a bath con
stituted one of the most importan
features of the investiture of thi
knights.
The Order of St. Michael and St
George is of more recent origin, am
has generally been identified witl
the eolonial interests of Great Brit
ain. It was founded by King Georg
III, in 1818.
i Troop* of the Newest Republic
Are Making Good and Are
Capturing Territory.
PEKIN.—It is reported here that
the Czecho-Slavs have captured the
; large town of Klutshevsy, to the
! south-east of Lake Baikal and a
! very important point in the trans
baikal region on the trans-Siberian
railroad.
The force under the command of
1 General Semenoff, acting under the
' orders of the commander in chief
J of the Siberian army, has also cap
1' tured and occupied the town of
| Sharasun.
' LONDON.—Authentic reports re
ceived in this city today state that
, the leaders of the Bolsheviki now
j in the Irkutsk region, being much
alamed by the turn of events in
; Vladivostock and that neighborhood
! with the great activity shown by
j the Siberian troops recently, are
t preparing to flee toward Mongolia.
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TYPHOON CAUSES
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1 Periodical Storm of Great Violence
Cause* Much Damage in
* | Japanese Islands.
j OSAKA.—A typhoon of consider
| able magnitude and violence struck
; the south-western coast of Japan
| and the Luchu Islands on the night
of July 11th, and did considerable
l damage to the shipping and the
| buildings along the waterfront in the
, towns in the wake of the typhoon.
' The heavy floods caused by the
e typhoon have cut off all rail and
j telegraphic communication between
Kobe and Osaka.
These typhoons or cyclones are
,, very prevalent in the China seas and
} always bring destruction in their
, train. The diameter of rotation of
j such storms is from 200 to 300 miles
, and sometimes exceeds 500 miles,
s and the velocity of the wind is som<>
, times as much as from 200 to 300
miles an hour. The center of the
( storm often advances 30 miles an
I hour. They come on with great sud
denness, the very rapid fall in the
barometric pressure being the only
, indication given of its approach.
Heavy rains usually accompany such
storms.
3 GERMAN FRUIT CROP
r FALLS BELOW USUAL
AMSTERDAM—The fruit crop of
i Germany, so important to the em
. pire’s food problem, will not be so
t abundant as the record crop of
. 1917, according to forecasts avail
able here. The production of apples,
. apricots and peaches is expected to
| be below the average, but the out
i look for cherries and pears is better
. for the Germans. Owing to the
. warm spring a good honey year is
expected.
PLANNED BY THE HUNS
AMSTERDAM—The German gov
ernment has sent a commission of
experts to Treves to work out a
project for the canalization of the
Mosel and Saar rivers, the necessity
for which says the Berlin message,
the present war has fully demon
strated. It is planned to make a
canal system navigable for 1000-ton
ships.
Man Convicted of Murder At th«
Preparedness Day Parade
Awaits Fate.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.—
Thomas Mooney, the man who ha;
come into great prominenece re
cently from his connection with the
bomb outrage on Preparedness par
ade day, held in this city some time
ago, was sent today to the deatl
row in the San Quentin penitentiary
He was found guilty of the char.;*
of murder preferred against him
and in spite of a nation-wide agita
tion by the various labor organiza
tions of the country for executive
clemency, was sentenced to b.
hanged. The execution will take
place on August 23 unless the mean
now being employed to set hin
free meet with success.
EXPLOSIONPUTS
GERMAN PLANES
ON THE FRITZ
Enemy Sustains Severe Loss ol
Many Airplanes by Revolu
, tionary Action.
LONDON.—According to authe-i
tic reports received in this city to
day the recently constructed Ger
man airdrome at Nivelles was coiT
pletely destroyed by fire. Twenty;
two new German airplanes, whicl
were in the building at the time
were also destroyed. .
The destruction of the airdrome
has been attributed to the armj
revolutionists, and ten Belgians and
two German non-commissioned offi
cers have been placed under arrest
in connection with the destructive
fire.
It is expected that they will be
speedily tried by court martial in
the German fashion and summarily
dealth with.
RAILWAY PASSENGERS
PAY MORE IN IRELAND
DUBLIN.—The cost of railway
passenger travel in Ireland was in
creased on June 1 by 50 per cent
over the pre-war rates. Similar in
creases have been in force in Eng
land for a long time, and the object
of extending the order to Ireland is
to restrict unnecessary travel and
effect economies in coal consump
tion.
SON OF COLONEL
ROOSEVELT GIVES
LIFE TO NATION
Lieutenant Roosevelt, the Son of
Theodore Roosevelt, Is Killed
In Action In France
LONDON.—According to official
information received from the battle
front, Lieutenant Quentin Roose
velt, youngest son of Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt, was killed in action
at Chateau Thierry on Sunday.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was
attached to the air forces operating
with our troops in the Chateau
Thierry sector, where he took part in
several actions in which our air
squadrons engaged and always routed
the enemy.
I According to a Paris despatch,
Lieutenant Roosevelt was returning
from a patrol flight on Sunday
when he was attacked by a whole
squadron of German planes, whom
1 he immediately engaged, and al
though vastly outnumbered, put up
a stiff fight until his machine was
■ hit. The machine fell into the
, enemy lines.
I The fight was witnessed by Phillip
Roosevelt, a cousin of Quentin
' Roosevelt.
Quentin Roosevelt was the young
’ cst of the four sons of Colonel
1 Theodore Roosevelt, and was but re
cently sent to the battlefrant. He
was an intrepid and daring aviator
| and is reported to have shown much
i dash, courage and resourcefulness
: in the many air raids he participated
I in. He was also very popular
among his brother officers and men
and his untimely end is greatly re
gretted by all who knew him.
The news of the death of his son
was transmitted to Colonel Roose
velt, who is at present at Oyster
Bay. The Colonel, after he had
read the news, said: ,‘Quentin’s
mother and 1 are glad he had a
chance to render his country some
service before meeting the fate that
i befell him.”
SPANiTvESEL
ENROUTE HOME,
SUNK BY DIVER
Large Vestel, Bringing the Spanish
Minister Home, Is Sent to
Bottom by Submarine.
ATHENS.—According to an an
nouncement made by the Spanish
authorities today, a Spanish steamer
homeward bound from the Levant
and having on board Minister Lopes
de Vega was torpedoed and sunk at
sea- The minister and his family
, were rescued by another boat that
: happened along.
The announcement made by the
Spanish authorities is lacking in de
tails, but it is believed that the
vessel was sunk in the Mediter
ranean while on a voyage from a
Grecian to a Spanish port.