The Nenana ' News
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918.
NUMBER 39
YANKEE GENERALS
' MAY TAKE CHARGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1G.
The Allied divisions on the Western
front, where the Americans have
brigaded with the French and Brit
ish, will fight under the direction
of American commanders, whenever
the American troops predominate
This announcement was made today
by officials of the war department,
who point out that General Pershing,
lender this arrangement, may soon
command French and British units
in addition to his own soldiers.
artillery active
LONDON, May 16.—Advices re
ceived from the mainland today
state that many shells were fired by
the Germans last night along the
French front near Halles, southeast
of Amiens. To the west of Mont
didier, German raiders were repulsed
by the French, and a number of
Germans were taken captive as a re
b suit of patrol operations to the
north of Ailette.
AMERICAN LOSSES
WASHINGTON, D~ C., May 16.—
The American casualties for the day
brIWnII
- TO TALK PEACE
OF RIGHTSORI
Balfour Says Straightforward Pro
position, If Sincere, Will Be
Considered.
LONDON, May 16.—The attitude
of the British government on the
peace question was made clear today
by Lord Balfour, who declared, in a
speech made before the house of
commons, that Great Britain is pre
pared to consider proposals from the
enemy, provided they are put for
ward, by accredited persons, in a
straightforward manner.
“If any representative, of any
belligerent nation, desires seriously
to lay before us any proposal,” he
4 said, “we are ready to listen to
them”
CIVILIANS ARE FORCED
TO HELP WITH REPAIRS
AMSTERDAM, May 16.—The
German military authorities are
compelling civilians to assist in un
doing the damage done by British
raiders at Ostend and Zeebrugge.
The workers are exposed to the fre
-^quent attacks w’hich are being made
by Allied airmen. Explosions heard
in that direction this morning indi
cate that airmen are now engaged
in bombarding Zeebrugge.
Sergeant Drury and Private Thos.
Gallagher, of Company “B” and Cor
poral Scanlon, of the local Signal
Corps, were the guests of honor at
a military dinner, held yesterday
afternoon.
as reported by the war department,
total 91, of which number twelve
were killed and 59 wounded.
INFANTRY WAITING
PARIS. May 16.—Reports re
ceived from the Flanders front state
that nearly one hundred divisions
of German infantry, including rested
troops and fresh reserves, are scat
tered along the Western front, ready
for immediate action. The Hinden
burg war machine has been patched
up until about a million and a half
men now face the British, Belgians
and Ameriaens, about eight divi
cions being in the actual fighting
line.
AMERICANS ATTACKED
PARIS, May 16.—The Germans
are reported to have laid a heavy
barrage across the American posi
tions northwest of Toul yesterday,
but an infantry attack was not at
tempted. The Americans remained
in readiness throughout the artillery
action, eager to receive the enemy.
Italians Enter Naval Base at Pola
During Night and Launch
Torpedo At Ship.
ROME, May 16.—One of the most
daring naval exploits recorded dur
ing the present war, was success
j fully undertaken by the Italian
naval forces on Tuesday night. The
raiders entered the Austrian naval
base at Pola, by dodging the search
lights of the patrol vessels, and tor
pedoed an Austrian battleship of
the Veribus Unitis type. And while
the naval forces were thus engaged,
Italian airplanes attacked the Aus
trian planes above Pola and suc
ceeded in downing two of the ma
chines. All of the Italian vessels
and aerial fighters returned in safety.
Austria has four big battleships
of the Veribus Unitus type, which
comprised the largest and most mod
ern vessels in the Austrian navy at
the time the war started. All of
them were classed as dreadnaughts,
each being of 20,000 tons capacity
and having a complement of about
1.000 men.
AMERICA IS SENDING
BOATS TO GUARD OIL
Washington, D. C., May 16.—It
is rumored in this city that the
American government is sending an
expedition to Tampico, on the east
coast of Mexico, for the protection
of the Mexican oil fields in that
region. The oil wells, it is said
are threatened by German interests
in the southern republic.
AMERICAN PLANS
IN FRANCE GIVE
BRITISH A JOLT
Secretary of English Pilgrims Club
Says Yankees Are Prepared
to Go the Limit.
LONDON’, May 16—In an address
delivered yesterday before the Royal
Colonial institute, Secretary Harry
Brittain, of the English Pilgrims
club, declared that the American
preparations on the Western front
are amazing in their immensity.
Plans are being made, he said, to
handle an army of five million men.
and “if that is not a sufficient num
ber to compel the Germans to give
in, the number of Americans will be
increased to any amount necessary.”
He told of the efficient manner
in which the new figuring force is
being built up, of the plans to feed
the huge army and keep the men
supplied with the essentials of war.
Everything is being done in a solid
manner, he said, indicating a de
termination on the part of the j
Americans.
FRENCH ARE ID
OF YANKEE PLANS
Premier Clemenceau’e Paper Say*
Yankee* Will Be There In
Fo'ce Soon.
PARIS, May 16.—Premier Clem
enseau, through the columns of his
newspaper, has informed the French
people that America has promised
the Allies to have a million and a
half fighting men in France by the
end of the year. To insure the
greatest possible efficiency, he ex
plains the Yankees must have their
own organization, which means that
at least two additional men will be
required for special work in the
quartermaster’s and other depart
ments.
OBSERVE ITALY DAY
IS HUGHES’ REQUEST
JUNEAU, May 16.—Governor
Riggs is in receipt of the following
telegram from Charles E. Hughes,
president of the Italy-American
Society, of New York: “May 20,
the fourth anniversary of Italy’s en
trance into the war, will be cele
brated throughout the United States
as Italy Day. Every one is asked
to write to friends in Italy on that
day, as a sign of appreciation of
what Italy has done. We will hold
a mass meeting in New York to
express American friendship. The
president of the United States has
kindly consented to act as patron
of the celebration.”
Governor Riggs expresses the wish
that the request of Mr. Hughes be
complied with throughout Alaska
as fully as possible.
SOBS ME MAKING
HE ON SEAS
English Official Declares That Many
Torpedo Attacks Have Failed
Lately.
LONDON, May 16.—“On the
whole,” declared Dr. MacNamara,
financial secretary of the admiralty,
in an address made before the house
of commons today, “the general
trend of the warfare against the
submarines has progressed very sat
isfactorily since the first of the
present year.” He stated that, dur
ing that period, 172 steamers had
been unsuccessfully attacked by
enemy undersea vessels and that
quite a considerable number of the
drivers had been destroyed.
RUSSIANS WARN
KAISER OF PLAN
TO SAVE NATION
Necessary Slav Forces Will Be
Mobilized to Secu-e Freedom
of Republic.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—
The state department has published
a copy of the protest which was
forwarded to the German govern
ment by the Russian soviet, object
ing to German aggressions in Rus
sia. The protest shows that the
Russians gave ample notice of their
intention to mobilize all the neces
sary forces to secure the freedom
and independence of the Russ'an re
public, which is now menaced be
yond the limits established by the
Brest Litovsk treaty.
The Russian protest refers speci
fically to the invasion ot Ukraine by
the Germans, which is described as
a direct violation of the peace terms
which were forced on Russia.
ITALIANS ARE EAGER
FOR YANKEE SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 10.—
The state department has been ap
proached by representatives of the
Italian government with a request
for American troops on the Italian
I front. The presence of the Yankees
in Italy, it is pointed out, will heart
en the fighting forces and create
new confidence among civilians.
ORDNANCE PLANT SITE
IS SELFCTED IN OHIO
Washington, D. C., May 16.—Ac
cording to announcement made to
day, the war department has selectee
Neville Island, in the Ohio river
near Pittsburg, as the site for thi
great government ordnance plan
which is to be operated in the in
terior. The work of erecting the
buildings will be started immediately
Better than money, because thej
earn money.* Buy a WAR-SAVING!
STAMP TODAY!
President Expresses Sentiments With
Regard to Chamberlain Inquiry
Bill.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 16.—
In a letter addressed to Senator
William H. Thompson, of Kansas,
President Wilson has given further
notice of his opposition to the Cham
berlain resolution, calling for an in
vestigation of the aircraft program
and other war activities.
The resolution, as amended by the
senate resolutions committee yester
day, is still objectionable, declares
the President. In its present form,
he says, the resolution would, in
effect, authorize a dragnet investi
gation by a military committee.
President Wilson points out that
“the executive functions are defined
by the Constitution and the country
knows where the responsibility 1 es,
and the responsible ones can be held
to their duty. Every supporter of
the administration should vote against
the resolution. These are serious
times and it is absolutely necessary
that the lines should b:> solid between
friend and opponent.”
JANITORSMS
ID CROSS YARN
Dan Berger Taken Into Cu*tody At
Fairbanks For Stealing Red
Cross Yarn.
FAIRBANKS, May 16.—Dan Ber
ger, janitor at the Geo. C. Thomas
memorial library, was placed under
arrest this week on the charge of
stealing yarn from the Red Cross.
The stolen yarn was found at the
library during a search for some
whiskey which the authorities sus
pected Berger had cached there.
Twelve bottles of hootch were found
with the yarn.
Following the arrest, the authori
ties made an examination of the
stolen yarn to ascertain if poison
had been mixed W 'th the \>ooI, but
could find no trace or it.
Berger was sentenced to a year in
jail for stealing the yarn and fined
$500 for having the whiskey in his
possession.
GERMANS MAKE FLUKE
IN ATTACK ON PARIS
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PARIS, May 16.—German airmen
made an unsuccessful attempt to
raid this city at an early hour this
morning. The attacking planes
reached the outskirts of the city,
but were driven off by defending
machines and aero guns before they
could reach the city proper. A
number of bombs were dropped in
the surburbs, but little damage was
done. *