Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
NUMBER 85
BRITISH AIRMEN BOMB TURK CAPITAL
FOODSHORTAGE IN RUMANIA THREATENS MANY
CHOLERA TAKES HEAVY LIFE TOLL IN PETROGRAD
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Dr«»d Disease Decimates Population
of Russian Capital; Food
} Shortage Responsible.
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LONDON'.—Reports of a very
serious nature have been received
from the Russian capital today re
garding the outbreak of an epidemic,
of Asiatic cholera.
Owing to the grave food shortage)
in Petrograd and the surrounding
country, the dread disease has made
fearful ravages among the ranks of
^ the inhabitants, especially among the
poorer classes; the daily death toll
reaching many hundreds. ,
< The possibilities of a great famine
in Russia is causing the government
officials the gravest concern.
Reports recently received indicate
that the Russians abandoned farm-:
ing during the recent political tur-1
moil and have consumed all the j
wheat left in the country after the ■
Germans had removed vast stores
of it. There is no wheat left in
4 the country now for seed.
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ENEMY TRAPPER
UNCLE SAM AC1S
Carle N igl, In the Custody of a
Deputy Marshal, Taken to
Fairbanks on Alaska.
Among the passengers on board
the steamer Alaska which sailed for i
Fairbanks yesterday, was Carl Xigl,!
an alien enemy- He will be held
in the federal jail in the upper town
until such time as he can be sent i
Outside for internment for the dura-";
tion of the war.
Nigl had been engaged in hunting ■
and trapping in the Kantishna coun- j
try and had also done some desultory ]
prospecting in that region. He 'had !
built himself a large cabin on the i
Kantishna about 90 miles from its j
mouth, which he occupied for the \
past three years. Right under the <
porch of fhe cabin, over the door-! i
way Xigl had put up a board bear-';
ing, in large letters the legend i
“Villa Hindenburg" with a fac-simile ]
of the German iron cross painted! i
on the top of the left side of the <
board.
As an alien enemy he had failed j
to register as required by the law,! 1
and although he has strenuously de- j
nied it, the evidence of people who <
knew him and had spoken to him. ]
about it, taken in Xenana by Assist- <
ant U. S. Attorney Harry Pratt,;
proved conclusively that he was well j j
aware of this requirement and had!
ample time to register if he was
so inclined. ]
The evidence taken also proved 2
that Xigl was openly pro-German 1
and hostile to the United States and 1
l was regarded as a dangerous char- S
acter, who would not hesitate to do ]
damage to government property and i
hamper the government in every i
way if possible.
On instructions issued he was ar
rested at Hot Springs by Deputy
Marshal J. L. Anders who took him
to Fairbanks yesterday.
GERMANY SENDS
PEACE FEELERS;
NOBODY POOLED
German Chancellor Says Germany
Now Prepared to Entertain
Sincere Peace Offers.
LONDON.—According to reports
received today Chancellor Von Hert
ling told the members of the reich
stag that there now exists the closest
union between the political leaders
of the Fatherland and army head
quarters.
This union, he said, was regarding
any peace proposals the Allied pow
ers may wish to make at the pres
ent time, and indicated that such
proposals wopld receive the con
sideration of the united politiacl and
military parties if made in all sin
cerity.
RUMANIA IS IN
SAD PLIGHT NOW
Deplorable Condition of the Country
Due to Failure of the Crop*
la Reported.
PARIS.—Reports received from
carious authentic sources indicate
that the population of Rumania are
facing absolute famine and exter
mination and that their plight is
ieplorable.
Failure of the crops and the re
quisitioning by Germany of the en
tire existing food supply of the
;ountry is responsible for existing
conditions and unless immediate
lelp is rushed to the suffering people |
hey are face to face with slow.
ieath by starvation.
-AUNCHES ARRIVE
BOUND FOR TOLOVANa’
—
The launches Red Wing and Gala-;
ea arrived from Fairbanks at a very
early hour this, morning on their
vay to the Tolovana country. Jimmy
lioore is running the Red Wing and '
Jeorge Moody the Galatea. They
eft Fairbanks in company and ar
rived within a few minutes of each
ither.
The Galatea brought three pack- j
iges of moving picture films for
he management of the Coliseum,
ind a little freight, consisting mostly
'f soft drinks for local dealers.
Joth lanuches left for the log jam
in the Tolovana river this forenoon.
The Galatea had two passenger*
or Xenana.
The application of Dr. R. R.
Jyers, to become a member of the
Cenana Commercial club, received
avorable consideration at a regu- ,
at meeting of the organisation last
lunday. Dr. Myers has become a
ermanent resident of Xenana and it
s his intention to take an active
art in the work of the club.
Turkish Capital is Severely Bombed
By British Flyers, Acting in
Concert with Navy.
LONDON.—Advices received by
the British admiralty from the Brit
ish naval forces operating in the
Levant, are to the effect that a suc
cessful raid was made by navy air
planes on the Turkish capital.
In co-operation with the naval
forces, a large squadron of airplanes
flew over Constantinople and drop
ped half a ton of bombs on the city
on July 7th. doing considerable dam
age to property.
All of the planes engaged in the
raid returned safely to the fleet in
the Levant.
AMERICANS AID .
BRITISH FORCES
IN NAVAL ACTION
American Naval Forces Co Into
Action With the British In Raid j
On Belgian Coast.
WASHINGTON, D. C—American
seaplanes took a prominent part in
the raids made between July 4th and
7th on the German works at Ostend
and Zeebrugge. in which consider
able damage was done when six tons
of explosives were dropped by the
raiding planes.
Agj American naval launch, after
towing a disabled American seaplane
to safety was sunk by a German
shore battery. Two of the crew
of the launch were drowned and two
were taken prisoner, the remaining |
three men managed to reach Allied j
territory.
WOMEN ENTER POLITICS
SEEKING DUTCH OFFICES
AMSTERDAM.—Twenty-two wo
men are candidates for parliament
in the Dutch general election to be
held in July. This innovation is
due to the revised constitution. Pol
itical writers say that should the'
women be elected they will present
i solid front for women’s political
rights. They have been nominated j
hy nine different parties.
The clerical and other parties of
Lhe Right do not propose to have
iny women representative in par; j
iament.
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ZIGZAGGING TACTICS
RECOGNIZED VALUABLE
LONDON—The British submarine ,
commanders attest the value, from ,
heir own experience in trailing ,
?nemy warships, of the zigzagging
cactics used by Allied shipping in 1
lodging U boats. All agree that an
irregular course, coupled with speed
nakes the fleeing vessel a diff: :-;'t
carget. I
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Dee Mitcham is (till at large.
ISM WPS
REFUSE 10 FIGHT
Auit-ian Soldier* In the Occupiet
Serbian Territory Revolt On
Account of Bad Food.
CORU—The Serbian press bureai
announced today that a serious out
break of mutiny has occurred amonj
the Austrian troops garrisoning ac
cupied Serbian territory and tha'
they have killed many rf their offi
cers.
The outbreak was not altogethei
unexpected, as the Austrian troopi
for some time past showed their dis
satisfaction with the conditions im
posed and the bad quality of th<
food served to the garrisons in th<
occupied Serbian territory.
The outbreak was of such a seriou:
nature as to necessitate the use o1
machine guns and artillery for the
purpose of quelling it.
FOR NEW DRAFT
Nenana I* to Furnish Thirty-Five
For the Draft Before
September First
Pursuant to the orders received
the necessary quota of men to form
the second draft will be selected
as follows:
On August 1st 12 men will be
chosen, of whom 4 may be voluntary
by induction.
On August 20th 12 men will be
chosen, of whom 4 may be voluntary
by induction.
On September 1st 11 men will be
chosen, of whom 4 may be voluntary
by induction.
So far, seven men have applied
for induction voluntarily. Men on
the line have not been heard from
yet, and it is expected that the
full number of volunteers will soon
be enrolled. The rest of the men
leeded to make up Nenana’s quota
will be chosen in order of liability
Tor service. <l«j|
Of the five remaining to be filled
jy voluntary induction one of them
nust notify the board before the
First day of August, and the re
naming four, before the 20th of
August. The men must make writ
:en application to Local Board Ko.
19.
The local board has the option of
;ending the next quota to Fort Gib
>on in two or more parties but, so
ar as is known, however, the board
will send them out in two parties,
he first party will leave Xenana
>n the 10th of August and the next
will follow on the first of Sepember.
JOYS OF ANCHORAGE
HELPING RED CROSS
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ANCHORAGE.—Anchorage Boy
scouts will help in war work by
Wanting and cultivating truck gard
ns. They will sell the produce and
Kive the proceeds to the American^
Red Cross. To the boys for their
gardens, ground was allotted by the I
government in the block in which
is situated the municipal building.
The scout organization in An- i
i chorage has about twenty acres. Its
| chief if Rev. E. \V. Hughes, pastor
of the Episcopal church.
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GERMANS WANT
HUGE INDEMNITY
German Newspaper Saya Kaiser
Wants Immediate Payment of
Heavy Indemnity by Russia.
PARIS.—According to a state
ment which appeared in the Berlin
I Vossische Zeitung, Germany, it as
, serts, claims the heavy indemnity of
j seven billion roubles from the Rus
sian government.
The statement says further that
i the kaiser’s government has demand
| ed an immediate settlement.
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CENSORSHIP LAW
NOW VERY STRICT:
American Young Men's Christian
Association Worlce-s Are
In Bad.
PARIS.—Two workers attached to
the American Young Men's Christian
: Association were recently tried by
! court martial and sentenced to a
I term of confinement for trying to i
evade the censorship regulations.
I These two men were found guilty'
of having received letters from the !
soldiers for delivery to relatives in
America without going through the i
J hands of the censor as required by
j the regulations.
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS
ARE MADE AT WAS1LLA
ANCHORAGE.—Improvements in 1
the nature of board sidewalks and of
clearing and grubbing streets are j
under way, at the direction of the-!
Land and Industrial Department, of 1
the Alaskan Engineering commis-,1
sion in Wasilla, a town on the gov-,j ‘
ernment railroad about forty-five 1 ’
: miles north of Anchorage. The costI 1
of the work will be defrayed from <
a federal fund derived from the sale <
of lots in the town. (
The sidewalks will be six feet wide j (
and the cross walks four feet They 1
will be laid on Main street and |'
Wasilla avenue. E
Wasilla is the center of a pro-:;
ductive agricultural region and also j t
a trading point for the Willow creek 1 1
mining district, fourteen'miles dis-! s
Sylvester Howell, of the Hot
Springs mining firm of Howell &
Cleveland, came up from Hot Springs
on the steamer Alaska and left for
Fairabnks this morning by launch.
He says that the high cost of min
ing and shortage of labor are limit
ing operations in the Hot Spr.ngs
district, the majrity of outfits now
at work there being of insufficient
size to insure a large output.
MINOR ACIIVIIV
IS DAILY fifPORT
PARIS.—Reports received here
from the correspondent of the Havas
News Agency stationed with the
British forces on the Western front,
say that the total number of British
troops now in France is two million.
This equals the number of Brit
ish troops assembled in France in
1917.
VILLAGE CAPTURED
PARIS.—Official reports received
at headquarters today state that the
French troops attacked the enemy
east of Villers Cotterets and suc
ceeded in capturing the village of
Longpont. Several counter attacks
delivered by the Germans failed to
dislodge the French from this place.
The French troops have also ad
vanced their lines north of Chavigny
farm and east of Favrolles.
BRITISH RAIDS
LONDON.—Official despatches
from the battlefront are to the ef
fect that the British troops on the
Flanders front made more successful
raids in the region near Merris ami
Meteren, taking 120 prisoners.
ITALIANS GAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C.—According
to official reports received from
Rome today the Italian troops oper
ating on the Albanian front are
steadily continuing their advance in
that region. Two surprise attacks
delivered against the defending Aus
trians were completely successful
and caused a general retirement of
the enemy. The Italians captured
?reat quantities of war material and
many prisoners.
SUMMARY
General Petain in e series of bril
iantly conducted raids, thrusts and
reints is giving the German forces
)n the western side of the Marne
10 rest, and is keeping- them con
inuosly on the jump. The exten
sion of the Allied lines to Faverolles
hreatens the German salient be
wecn Longpont and the American
ector to the northwest of Chateau
rhierry. A communique from Gcn
ral Pershing confirms the German
laim that five American airplanes
f a squadron of six of these ma
hines which attempted a raid on
lobletz, were captured by the Ger
mans and their crews made prisoner.
Tie Austrian retirement on the Al
anian front continues in Eastern
ilbania and they are fleeing before
he French troops into the Morica
'alley. The French have captured
everal villages. Along the trans
iberian railroad, the Bolsheviki
roops have scored a few minor suc
esses in Eastern Russia, but the
'zecho Slovak troops of the new
iberian government are in firm
ontrol of the whole of Western
iberia.
Miss Genevieve Creamer, who
ame to N’enana on court business
ith Assistant U. S. Attorney Harry
ratt, returned to the auper town
lis morning.