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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 20. 1918.
NUMBER 42
HUN AVIATORS MAKE RAID ON LONDON
RETURN OF FAIR WEATHER MAY BE THE SIGNAL
FAMOUS AMERICAN AVIATOR IS KILLED DURING DUEL
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AMERICANS REPULSE
ATTACK IN PICARDY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.—
Advices received from General Per
shing today state that enemy raids
in the Picardy war area, which were
undertaken by the Germans last
night, were repulsed by the Ameri
can troops, co-operating with the
Allies. Another raid of considerable
proportions was repulsed today in
the Lorraine sector and the Germans
were badly beaten in an operation
which took place in the Woevre dis
trict.
AIRMEN ARE ACTIVE
PARIS, May 20.—The war office
announces that aerial activity is
continuous on all fronts. American
aviators, operating in northeastern
France, are reported to have downed
to hostile machines today, and a
third enemy plane was brought down
by American gunners.
FAMOUS YANKEE KILLED
With the American Army, May
20.—Major Raoul Lufberry, of the j
American flying corps, who was j
killed during an aerial battle yes- j
terday, was buried today, with full
military honors, the funeral being!
attended by American and French:
soldiers and airmen. Lufberry was i
regarded as the best American avi
ator in the service. He participated i
in many aerial engagements and j
had seventeen victories to his credit.
He went to France from Walling
ford Conn.
The German machine which down
ed Lufberry carried two machine
guns and two gunners, both of whom
apparently escaped. The only in
jury received by Lufberry, aside
from the fatal fall to earth, was a
bullet hole through his thumb. The
bullet which caused that injury is
believed to have punctured the gas
tank on the American machine and
caused to to catch fire. Wrhen the
plane became enveloped in flames,
Lufberry leapend to the ground, a
distance of eight hundred yards,
and was mangled almost beyond
recognition.
A French aviator is reported to
have downed the German machine
which defeated Lufberry.
GAIN IN MACEDONIA
LONDON, May 20—The war of
fice announces that French and
Italian troops, operating in Mace-1
donia, have made an advance of
twelve miles on the western end of
the battle line.
SUBS REPORTED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 20.—
Many reports have reached the navy
department during the past few days
regarding the appearance of enemy
submarines near various points along
the Atlantic. Several of the re
ports have been investigated, and
found untrue, and the department
is inclined not to believe any of
the stories, although a sharp lookout
will continue to be maintained ti
prevent surprise in case the Ger
mans should decide to attack the
American coast.
AUSTRIANS FAIL
ROME, May 20.—An official
statement issued by the Italian war
office declares that the Austrians
have failed in their third attempt
to drive the Italians from the posi
tions on Mount Cerno, the attack
ing forces having advanced from the
Italian plateau. The attacking army
consisted of two Austrian columns,
armed with machine guns and flame
projectors and heavly supported by
artillery.
RECONNOITER1NG
BERLIN, May 20—The war office
announces great reconnoitering ac
tivity along the Western front,
which have resulted, during the past
two days, in a number of hand to
hand encounters. The war office
announces that sixteen Allied air
planes were shot down by the Ger
mans on Friday, one of the planes
being captured.
SILENT RAID FAILS
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With the Americans, May 20.—
The Germans attempted a vigorous
silent raid on an American position
near Luneville this morning, but the
attack was repulsed, the raiders
suffering heavily before they could
retreat to their own positions.
MUTINEERS ARRESTED
MOSCOW, May 20.—Reports that
have reached this city state that the
German high command has dis
patched trustworthy troops to Wess
enburg to restore order among the
mutineers. Two hundred of the
mutineers are now under arrest and
ten of them have been condemned
to death. Another mutiny is re
ported to have occurred among the
German soldiers at Dvinsk, the mu
tineers having drawn heavily for
support upon the returned soldiers
who were recently released from In
terior Russian prison camps.
MANY IRISHMEN ARRESTED
LONDON, May 20—Advices re
ceived from Dublin state that nearly
five hundred Sinn Feiners have been
placed under arrest in various parts
of Ireland.
BRITISH WIN IN AFRICA
LONDON, May 20—The British
forces engaged in campaigning
against the Germans in German East
Africa are reported to have won an
other victory, the success having
followed heavy fighting in which
the Germans suffered heavy losses.
GERMANS NEAR PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD, May 20—The Ger
mans are reported to have occupied
the island of Bjorko, in the Gulf of
Finland, thirty miles from this city.
MANY DEAD AT BAKU
MOSCOW, May 20.—Bolsheviki
forces are engaged in a sanguinary
struggle with Musselmen at Baku,
according to reports which reached
this city today. The occupation of
the Caspian Sea city is being stoutly
resisted by the Musselmen. Two
thousand are reported to have been
killed since the commencement of
the conflict.
GROUND RETAKEN
PARIS, May 20.—Several posi
tions were retaken by the Allies dur
ing the night, as the result of suc
cessful! raids launched during the
night in the vicinity of Morlancourt.
The troops engaged consisted chiefly
of British and Australian.
MASSACRE REPORTED
LONDON, May 20.—Dispatches
received from Tiflis today state that
the Turks have resumed the offens
ive along the Causasian front, and
have occupied the city of Van. An
other Armenian massacre is reported
to have begun.
DIVER DAMAGED
MADRID, May 20.—The German
submarine U-39, which caused the
sinking of the Lusitania, has en
tered a Spanish port in a damaged
condition.
BIG BED CROSS
DRIVE STARTED;
NATION ACTIVE
Organization Will Try to Raise One
Hundred Million Dollars During
the Week.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.—
The second big drive of the Ameri
can Red Cross society, the nation’s
official mercy organization, was
launched today throughout the na
tion. and in every state and terri
tory, the workers of the society are
striving to raise the hundred million
dollars which has been set as the
marke for the week’s activities.
President Wilson, the members of.
he cabinet, General Pershing, Ad
miral Sims, Cardinal Gibbons and
their indorsement to the appeal for
other prominent persons have given
funds.
The drive was opened at New
York by President Wilson, who de
clared in his address, that as many
men would be sent to France as
could be transported across the At-'
lantic. The shipment of troops, he
said, could not be diverted by in
sincere talk of peace. The United
States, he said, first desired to win I
the war, and secondly, to win it
greatly and worthily.
HIVE ARE DEAD
RESUET OF STORM
State of Nebraska It Swept By
Death Dealing Tornado On
Saturday Night.
BLOOMFIELD, Neb., May 20.—
A large part of Nebraska was swept
by a tornado on Saturday night, the
reports thus far received indicating
that twelve persons lost their lives.
Twenty-five others are reported to
have been injured and a large
amount of property destroyed.
The storm came on with great
suddenness and was particularly
severe in this digtrict, where most
of the fatalities occurred.
The drug firm of McIntosh &
Kubon, Fairbanks, is planning to
move from the present quarters in
the McGown building on Cushman
street, to the building formerly oc
cupied by the Horeshoe saloon.
SEVENTEEN MILLION
OVERSUBSCRIBE LOAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.—
Seventeen million persons subscribed
to the Third Liberty Loan, the total
subscription amounting to $4,170,
019,650. This announcement was
issued by the treasury department
today.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED
IN OAKDALE DISASTER
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 20.—Re
vised figures indicate that the deaths
resulting from the explosions which
destroyed the chemical plant at Ook
dale on Saturday, will exceed two
hundred, instead of one hundred, as
originally believed.
CZAR IS GIVEN
CHANCE 10 NAME!
PLACE OF EXILE
Little Father of the Rustians Mutt
Promise Not to Try to
Recover Throne.
GENEVA, May 20.—The soviet
government is reported to have given
former Czar Nicholas and the mem
bers of his household the oppor
tunity to choose between two places
of exile. They were informed that
they might go either to Rumania or
to Switzerland and they are reported
to have indicated a desire to take
up their future residence in the
latter country.
The concession to the royal family
was granted on certain conditions,
the principal one being that the for
mer czar promise to refrain from
endeavoring to regain the throne of
Russia.
It has not been announced when
the family will be permitted to
move to Switzerland from their
place of present confinement.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
THE OVERMAN BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.— i
President Wilson has attached his
signature to the Overman bill, and
the new measure, which gives the
executive broad power to co-ordin
ate various departments of the gov
ernment, becomes effective im
mediately.
OFFICER IS KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
SPOKANE, May 20—Sergeant
Walter Waters, of the Fourteenth
infantry, was killed here today as
the result of. an auto accident. The
driver of the machine in which the
sergeant was riding, was intoxicated.
RICH WIDOW WEDS
NAVAL COMMANDER |
—
SEATTLE, May 20.—Mrs. Hugh
R. Wood, widow of a Titanic victim
and known as the richest woman res
ident of Seattle, was married in this
city to Commander Mark St. Clair
Ellis, of the navy.
Reports from the Tolovana state
that tlje registrants of that district
are very much interested in the
plans for their preparation for ser
vice. They express eagerness to
answer the call.
LONDON BOMBARDED
BY GERMAN AIRMEN
LONDON, May 20—The most am
bitious aerial attack thus far at
tempted by the Germans on Lon
don, was made last night, a number
of enemy war planes, flying at a
great heighth, engaging in the raid.
Explosives dropped by the raiders
caused the death of thirty-seven
persons and fifty-five received in
juries from which a number may
die. The extent of the property
damage has not been disclosed.
Thousands of visitors from many
parts of the United Kingdom, who
are spending the Whit-Sunday holi
days in the city, had their first ex
perience with air raids and gathered
new impressions of the great world
conflict.
Anti-aircraft guns kept up a con
tinuous fire while the bombardment
was in progress and scores of de
fending planes gave chase to the
raiders. The attacking planes, which
operated at an altitude of twelve
thousand feet, were finally driven
off, but all escaped.
The night was clear and moonlit,
a fact which aided the raiders great
, ly in directing their attack.
SUB MENACE IS
NOT NOW GRAVE;
ASSERTS COLBY
United States Shipping Commis
sioner Says Divers Will Be
Mastered Soon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.—
Bainbridge Colby, United States
Shipping commissioner, declares, in
a statement published today, that
the German submarine menace is on
the point of being mastered by the
Allies, and that the chief factor in
overcoming the effectiveness of the
submarine campaing will be the
ships which the United States is
now engaged in building.
He asserts that fifty ships, of
major size, will be placed in commis
sion during the coming month, the
product of American shipyards.
And the production of ships will con
tinue, he promises, until the seven
seas are choked with American ship
ping.
AUSTRIA WILL ISSUE
NEW SECURITIES SOON
AMSTERDAM, May 20.—Advices
received in this city state that
Austria is about to launch her eighth
war loan.
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10 TAKE CHARGE
New Engineer Arrived From Fair
banks Yesterday and Is Now
Directing Work.
F. D. Browne, engineer in charge
of the work of the Alaskan Engin
eering commission in this division, |
arrived in Nenana yesterday and is
now busily engaged in preparing
hs plans for the season and famil
iarizing himself with the work of;
the various departments over which
he has assumed charge.
Mr. Browne made the trip down
river on the Moody launch yester
day, after a stay of several days in
the upper town.
Mrs. W. A. Shinkle, who made the
trip to Fairbanks over the trail this
spring to attend to matters of busi;
ness, will spend a few days in Ne
nana in the near future. I
UKRAINE Will
OPPOSE KAISER;
Thousands of Peasants A**e Trying
to Escape Clutches of Kaiser
By Flight.
LONDON, May 20.—Driven to
desperation by the ruthless cam
paign of oppression, which has been
inaugurated in Ukraine by the Ger
man government, the populance of
that conquered territory is vigor
ously opposing the eforts of the
German military authorities to gath
er up the food stores of Ukraine.
District assemblies throughout Uk
raine have divided to burn all their
provisions, and already a large quan
tity has been destroyed.
Twenty thousand peasants are re
ported to have attempted to hold an
assembly at Kiev but were prevented
by the Germans, the crowd being
dispersed by soldiers. Thousands
are attempting to leave the country
and many are reported to be in a
starving condition.
The Germans are continuing their
efforts to export all available sup
plies to Germany.
HI! By THE ICE
Four Vessels Crowded Ashore A{
Bristol Bay, Where They Are
Held Securely.
PORTLAND, May 20.—Wireless
advices received from Alaska today
state that the salmon packets W. B.
Flint, Star, Chile, and Centennial
are ashore at Bristol Bay, where
they were stranded by a heavy run
of ice, and where they will be com
pelled to remain until the bay is
clear.
The reports indicate that the ves
sels are not seriously endangered
and may be floated easily as soon
as the ice disappears.
COUNT IS ARRESTED
BY BRITISH POLICE
DUBLIN, May 20.—Count Plun
kett, member of parliament, was
placed under arrest last night in
:onnection with the Sinn Fein con
spiracy.