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NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY. JUNE 10. 1918.
NUMBER 59
GERMANS MAKE NEW PARIS ATTACK
REGULAR COMMITTEE APPROVES RAILROAD ITEM
MORE BOATS SUNK BY DIVERS OFF AMERICAN COAST
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ALLIED WALL HOLDS
WHEN HUNS ATTACK
PARIS.—As predicted by numer
ous of the military observers, the
Germans have resumed their offens
ive operations, in ■what appears to
be a continuation of their effort
to reach Paris. The attack started
at an early hour yesterday morning
along a twenty-mile front between
Montdidier and N'oyon and by night
the Germans had advanced their
positions an average distance of two
miles and a half, and now occupy
the towns of Rosens, Suratz and
Mareuil, to the southwest of Noyon.
The loss of these villages is admitted
by the French war office.
STOPPED BY FRENCH
PARIS.—A statement issued by
the French war office this morning
says that notwithstanding the great
number of men thrown into the line
by the Germans at the commence
ment of the attack yesterday, the
tuc-zy dH achieve any consider
able advance. The Germans ap
parently hoped to break the line by
the sudden thrust, but found the
defending wall of French troops as
solid as a rock. The Allies merely
retired from their advanced posi
tions, and the rush of Teutons came
to a sudden halt when they reached
the real line of Allied resistance.
FIGHTING IS SEVERE
PARIS.—The fighting along the
Mondidier-Noyon line continued fu
riously throughout the night and is
still in progress today. A violent
attack on the Ffench left wing
followed the first advance, but the
Germans were beaten off. Rein
forced by reserves, the Germans
have made slight additional progress,
having reached the southern part of
Guvilly wood, but they appear to be
securely held at that point.
GERMANS LOSE MANY
PARIS.—The French war office
is authority for the statement that
the Germans suffered extremely
heavy losses during yesterday’s fight
ing. The retirement of the Allies
from their advanced postions en
abled them to inflict tremendous
punishment on the advancing Teuton
hordes.
AMERICANS TAKE PRISONERS
PARIS—Thf Americans are press
ing their attacks in the Chateau
Thierry sector, and reports received
from that region this morning state
that the Yankees have made further
gains and taken some prisoners as
the result of yesterday’s operations
near Brussieres.
FRENCH TAKE 500
PARIS.—Attacks launched by the
Germans this morning against the
French right wing appear to have re
sulted disasterously for the attacking
forces. The French are holding
their ground unflinchingly and have
had the satisfaction of taking five
hundred prisoners as the result of
the operations in that quarter.
THE AMERICAN LOSSES
WASHINGTON. D. C.—Accord
ing to a statement issued by the
war department this morning, the
casualties among the American forces
in France, thus far reported by Gen
eral Pershing, include a total of
7,135 killed in action. The number
of deaths resulting from wounds,
diseases, accidents and all other
causes, is 2,927, the number of j
wounded 4,046, and the number of
missing 2,427.
BRITISH ADVANCE
WITH THE BRITISH—The Brit
ish forces have advanced their lines
slightly near Bousencourt and have
improved their line considerably
just south of the Somme, as the re
sult of local attacks.
GERMANS REPULSE YANKEES
BERLIN.—The war office is au
thority for the statement that the.
Americans have been driven back;
northwest of Chateau Thierry, the:
German forces having repulsed an
attack in that quarter. The Ameri
cans are reported to have been driv
en back with heavy losses. A num
ber. of prisoners were taken.
OBJECT OF ATTACK
LONDON.—Advices received from
the mainland indicate that the latest
attack of the Germans, between
Montdidier and Noyan, has as its
immediate objective the breaking of
the Allied line at Compiegne. This
accomplished, the Germans hoped to
continue their attack on Paris.
It is now believed that the Ger
mans are trying to outflank the
French line at Soissons and observers
predict that much heavy fighting
may be expected during the next
few days, notwithstanding the fact
that the drive down the Oise valley
appears to have been brought to a
halt.
Provost Marshal General Makes With
Regard to the 1918 Class
Draft.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder has made
a new ruling in which it is made
known that registrants of the 191S
class may enlist either in the navy
or the marine corps
MAN ATTACKED BY BEAR
ON THE ESTER TRAIL
Reports from Fairbanks indicate
that Martin Harkeson, who was a
passenger to Nenana on the Victory,
had an exciting adventure with a
bear on the trail between Ester and
the Ohio roadhouse.
Harkeson started to make the
journey to Nenana on foot and when
a little way out of Ester ran on to
a bear with cubs. The mother bear
immediately charged Harkeson, who
was unarmed, and he promptly
| climed a nearby tree, leaving his
pack on the ground. The bear then
proceeded to tear the pack to pieces,
which she is reported to have done
very thoroughly. Having appeased
her vengeance, the bear disappeared
i into the woods, leaving Harkeson
free to leave his perch and make
^his way to town, minus his pack.
TAKE MANY LIVES
Nearly Thousand Killed in Allied
Towns By the German Airmen
During Past Three Weeks.
LONDON.—Members of the house
of commons were informed this j
afternoon by the under secretary of i
the admiralty that German airmen
have caused the death of 941 per
sons in Allied towns during the past j
three weeks, a majority of the vic
tims being non-combatants.
NORTH BOUND SURVEY
PARTY NEARING 20-MILE
The survey party engaged in run
; ning a new survey line from a
! point near 35-mile and working to
■ ward town, have progressed for a
I distance of twelve and one-half
miles, and are now camping in the
woods at a point about five miles
: north-east of Camp 9 (20-mile.)
Resident Engineer Kenneth Case
: is in charge of this party. t
Washington Senator Presents Drastic
Dry Amendment to Agriculture
Bill.
WASHINGTON. D~ C—Senator ;
Jones, of Washington, is making a
strong fight for nation-wide prohi
bition during the remainder of the
war. His proposal for complete pro
hibition is contained in an amend
ment to the agriculture appropria-1
tion bill, which provides for the ap
propriation of eleven million dollars.
ENGINEER IN CHARGE IS
WITH SURVEY PARTY
Mr. Frederick D. Browne, engineer
in charge of the Fairbanks division
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion, went out on the line this morn
ing. He intends to remain with the
party of surveyors who are running
the new survey line southwards
I from a point near Fish creek.
He will probably remain with the
i party for some time.
HOUSE COMMITTEEMEN
APPROVE BIO AMOUNT
FOR RAILROAD WORK
I
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The house' men believe that the amount ap
appropriation committee today gave pr0Ved will enable the Alaskan En
; its approval to the appropriation of gineering commission t0 do a iarge
$5,250,000 for the continuation of _ _ . , ,
, , . -i j • amount of work, and the work may
work on the Government railroad in
! Alaska. This is a reduction from the b« continued without interruption so
| original estimate, but the committee- j long as the appropriation is available.
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FAIRBANKS CLUB
DONATES RANGE
10 KIM®
Tanana Valley Rifle Club Donated
Range and Equipment to the
Alaska Registrants.
The Tanana Valley Rifle club,
with headquarters at Fairbanks, de
: cided at a meeting held recently to
: donate for the use of the Alaska
1 registrants, the use of their rifle
range, together with all of the rifles
[ and equipment owned by the club.
It is reported that several indi
; vidual members who own their rifles
j have also decided to let the Alaska
; registrants have the use of them.
The patriotic action of the club
| is highly commendable and is cer
; tainly much appreciated by the sol
j diers to be, and arrangements are
now under way for commencing tar
get practice on a large scale.
It is expected that shoots under
handicap will be arranged and prizes
offered by way of stimulating inter
| est in this most useful form of
s recreation.
Only a slacker could stand idly
; on the sidewalk and criticize as the
larmy of workers marches by.
DIXIE QUEEN
MAY TRANSPORT
COURT PARTY
Launch Dixie Queen May Convey
Courthouse Party to Yukon
Town Soon.
Reports received from Fairbanks
are to the effect that Commissioner
De Vane’s launch Dixie Queen is still
in Fairbanks and that she may leave
the upper town on Saturday on her
homeward voyage.
It is also stated that the court
house party may take passage on the
Dixie Queen for Ruby, but this had
not been definitely decided as yet.
Owing to the fact that the Ameri
. can Yukon Navigation company will
have no available steamer to take
the party down river for some little
time to come, it is probable that
the journey will be made on Com
missioner De Vane’s boat.
Mr. Harry St. George arrived in
town on his way to Fairbanks from
the Tolovana country on the launch
Red Wing. As tire Red Wing’s de
; parture has been delayed, he will
probably take one of the regular
launches plying between Nerana and
Fairbanks.
SUBMARINES TAKE
TOLL NEAR COAST
NEW YORK, June 10—The,
American liner Pinar del Rio was at
tacked an sunk by a submarine on
Saturday, the attack having taken
place at a point about seventy miles
off the coast of Maryland. The
captain and sixteen members of the
crew of the torpedoed vessel, who i
escaped from the divered vessel ini
life boats and who were picked up
by a Norwegian ship, have been |
landed here They report that all:
of the crew escaped.
The survivors of the Pinar del i
Rio report that they witnessed the
sinking of a schooner near them
shortly after the atttack on their
own vessel.
DIVER ACTIVITIES
BOSTON.—According to a letter
received in this city from Captain
John Sweeney, of the schooner Haup
page, whose vessel was torpedoed
recently and the members of the
crew taken prisoners, a German sub
marine raider cruised the Atlantic
coast from Deleware Capes to Nan
tucket Light between May 25 and
June 2. The captain reports that
he and the members of his crew re
mained aboard the diver for a period
of eight days.
EXPLOSION FELT
NEWPORT—The buildings of this
j city were jarred violently this after
j noon by a terrific explosion which
occurred off shore. Nothing is known
I of the explosion, however.
NEW YORK. — An American
steamship, loaded with foodstuffs,
put back into port here yesterday
and reported that she had been
chased by a submarine off the Vir
ginia Capes
GOMPERS TELLS
WORKERS WORLD
MUSJJE FREE
Head of American Federation Say»
Labor Is Now Part of Fighting
Force.
ST. PAUL.—In a report submitted
to the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor to
day, President Samuel Gompers in
formed the delegates that autoc
racy, militarism and irresponsible
diplomacy must perish. They must
be supplanted, he says, by democ
racy, justice and freedom and con
, fidence between government and the
! people.
He said further, that the workers
who are engaged in the production
of war materials are practically a
part of the fighting forces and that
much depnds upon their labor, which
must be continuous and loyal.
The various section of the country
are fairly well represented at the
convention.
LADIES
CARD PARTY
Ladies Will Meet At Cooney Hotel
to Arrange Card Parties For
Mrs. J. C. Kellum, who has been
I entrusted with the work of organiz
ing the series of card parties to be
j given by the ladies of Nenana in
| connection with the Red Cross Yarn
fund, wishes to announce that a
meeting will be held at the Cooney
hotel tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock.
The meeting is to be held for the
I purpose of electing ladies to take
| charge of the different games it is
proposed to run and it is hoped that
all those who are interested in this
| patriotic move will be in attendance.
Mr. Charles Wagner is in town
from Residency 1 (43-mile) for
medical aid. He expects to leave
;for his station tomorrow.
MORE DAMAGE
REPORTED EROM
! NENANA CROSSING
Greater Damage Than Reported
Said to Have Been Suitained
Ey Big Bridge.
Late arrivals in town from Xe
nana Crossing (43-mile) hring re
i ports of considerable more uumage
: to the big bridge spanning he river
at this point, than reported in these
columns by the recent floods.
Three of the main piers which
I were intended to carry th* trusses
jare said to have been carried away
! as well as seven of the trestle ap
proaches to the bridge on each side
of the river.
It was the intention of the Com
mission officials to erect a tempor
ary supertructure over the piers and
approaches for the purpose of
freighting needed supplies and ma
terials across the river, and ;t is ex
pected that this scheme will now
have to be abandoned until the piers
and approaches can bt replaced
Mr. Frederick D. Browne, engineer
in charge of this division, is author
ity for the statement that it would
be impossible to erect a woodt.i
bridge of a permanent character
across the river at this point and
that it is the intention of the Com
mission to erect a permanent s. lei
bridge here as soon as the necessary
structural steel for its construction
can be obtained and hauled to the
spot over the Government line.
Mr. Browne indicated that trouble
and damage to the bridge from floods
is expected and will be met as they
; occur from time to time until the
steel bridge is erected.
i Many contractors who had been
awarded grading contracts on sec
tions of the right of way lying across
! the river towards Lignite are still in
town awaiting an opportunity to
■ get to their working places and com
mence operations.
Bread is the staff of life, but
few Americans need a staff.
; Do not help the Hun at meal time