Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press_NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1918._ NUMBER* 89
FOCH LEADS BIG COUNTER ON MARNE
GERMANS ARE NOW CHECKED AT ALL POINTS
AMERICAN STORM TROOPS GIVE GERMANS SURPRISE
HUNS HARD PRESSED
BY ALLIED ATTACKS
LONDON.—According to official
despatches received from field head
quarters, the attack delivered by the
French troops on the battleline be
tween Chateau Thierry and Sois
sons, on a large scale, is progres sing
favorably to the Allied cause. The
German resistance is being gradu
ally broken and the enemy is slowly
being compelled to give ground.
Very severe fighting is in progress
and the slaughter, especially among
the Huns, is very great.
STRATEGIC MOVE
Under the personal direction of
General Foch, the commander in
chief of the Allied armies, a move
farther south along the Marne
sector, which includes part of the
line held by the American troops,
has been-inaugurated and js now in
progress, the Allied troops-all along
this line going into action with
spirit and dash, confident of victory.
GERMAN SALIENT IN DANGER
The move inaugurated by the
commander in chief, if successful,
will be very far reaching in its ef
fects as it will endanger the entire
German salient recently established
to the south of the Aisne, and will
also result in a vast number of pris
oners, guns, and war material ol
all kinds being captur J
ENEMY ATTACKS SLACKEN
On the sector to the east ol
Rheims the French have regained
much of the ground lost to the
enemy at various points and have
recaptured Monviosin, to the south
of the Marne, as well as the heights
overlooking this river. There have
been no further enemy attacks re
ported along this sector.
^ SLIGHT GERMAN GAINS
The Germans are reported tc
have made a few slight unimportant
gains on the sector to the north
of St. Agnan and to the southwest
of Dormans, paying a heavy toll in
human ilves for the small advantage
gained here.
HEAVY FIGHTING
The heaviest fighting of the day
has been on the sector north of the
Marne, in the outskirts of Chatellon
Woods and to the southeast of Rode
mat Woods, where the Germans are
making desperate efforts to breal
through.
ENEMY PENETRATION
The deepest enemy penetratior
along this line has been three anc
three-fourths miles.
f SITUATION REASSURING
North-east of Chatillon and easi
of Rheims the situation is reassur
ing, the French battle positions ar<
intact and the Germans have beei
unable to make any advance south
wards. Desperate assaults have beei
made and heavy losses have beer
sustained, but no impression hai
been made on the French line. The
only enemy advance made in thii
sector has been to the outskirts o'
the woods running parallel to am
north of Chaussee Romaine, on th<
main highway from Rheims.
GERMANS HELD
The enemy are being held well
along this line up to its eastern
limits. A great battle all along this
sector is still in progress.
VILLAGE RECAPTURED
The Italian troops operating on
the Western front delivered a bril
liant attack, badly beating the Hun
forces and recapturing the village
of Clairizet, two miles northeast of
Blignyes.
FRENCH ATTACK
PARIS—According to official re
I ports received today, the French
forces launched a powerful attack
this morning along a twenty-five
mile front between the Aisne and
Ballieul, making an advance in some
places of over a mile. The enemy
are resisting stubbornly, and the
slaughter Oh both sides is Wry
great. The French forces, however,
are pressing forward steadily.
Situation Unchanged
On the Marne and Champagne
fronts, where desperate fighting
took place, the situation remains
I the same. The violent attacks of
the enemy in this sector have ceased
for the time being, but the French
troops expect an attack just as soon
as the enemy has reorganized his
forces and are well prepared to
meet the shock of the new attack.
BRITISH ADVANCE
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived today from the British field
headquarters are to the effect that
the British forces have again ad
vanced their lines over a mile on
the front south-west of Villers Bret
tonneaux.
Position* Improved.
The attacks delivered by the Brit
| ish on the enemy positions to the
east of Hebuterne have been suc
cessful and has resulted in the im
provement of the British battle line.
COUNTER PROGRESSING
WITH THE FRENCH.—The Allied
counter attack delivered against the
enemy positions to the north of
■ Chateau Thierry, between the Aisne
| and the Marne rivers is progressing
| very favorably to the Allied cause,
j The French are attacking with great
I ferocity and the enemy troops are
! giving way everywhere. No fears
jare anticipated as to the final re
sult, as it is considered a matter
of time only when all of the ob
jectives will be gained in this sector.
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GERMANS DEFEATED
WITH THE AMERICANS—Arne
With the Americans on the Marne
. —American storming troops in large
number launched a powerful countei
offensive in co-operation with the
i | French forces this morning on the
. battlefront north of Chateau Thierry
i Our troops pierced the enemy lines
i ] and passing beyond, gained all theii
; objectives, including the main high
: | way from Pairs to Soissons, which
I is considered the position of the
> most advantage in the whole coun
ter offensive.
Enemy Surprised.
The Americans began their ad
vance behind a terrific barrage fire
and attacked with great sudenness
and ferocity, taking the enemy com
pletely by surprise and doing fear
ful execution in their ranks.
Takes First Objective,
i In the fierce hand to hand fight
ing which followed, the Germans
were not in the same class with
our boys, who hurled them back
with great slaughter and gained their
first objective.
Supporting Column
In less than half an hour after
the capture, and while our troops
were digging in and consolidating
the positions, the supporting columns
or our troops came up with a rush
and passing over, delivered a terri
fic attack on the badly demoralised
Germans, forcing then# still, further
back and capturing their second
objectives. The gallantry of our
troops and the speed with which
they attacked was almost unbelieve
able, according to British and
French officers who served tem
porarily with our men. They were
greatly outnumbered by the oppos
ing forces, but made light of the
fact and charged with reckless gal
lantry, putting the Hun masses into
confusion with their vigorous at
tacks.
Tanks Participate.
A great many tanks were used
in the American advance to support
the infantry fire and in some places
to cover the advance. These ma
chines did fearful execution.
Soissons Within Range.
As a result of the American ad
vance, our guns are now within
easy range of the town of Soissons,
which our troops expect to capture
shortly.
Result of Advance.
Besides bringing Soissons within
range of our guns, the American
advance has made untenable the
German positions in the neighbor
hood of Torcy and Givry and the
wood in that vicinity. Many ma
chine guns and much material and
eqwipment was captured.
AMERICANS GAIN
WITH THE AMERICANS—Later
reports received from the battle
front state that the American-French
advance between Chateau Thierry
and Soissons is being continued with
spectacular success. They have cap
tured more than a dozen towns and
villages and have taken numerous
prisoners up to the time of cabling
the news.
Towns Captured.
The Americans have captured
Villers-Heldon, Dammard, Couch
amps, Licy, Clignon, Monthiers,
Torcy, Belleau, Givray, St. Gen
goulph, Hautesvesnes and other
small villages, farms and heights
including Givray Woods.
Commander Wires.
The American commander at Giv
ray, reporting the capture of the
town to headquarters, sent the fol
lowing message: “Met Boche on his
line, Aisne front, showed fight,
Boche turned tail and ran like hell,
pursued our troops; hope have more
prisoners.
Send* Me*»aget
At headquarters messages are be
ing continually received, asking for
permission to push on farther.
Quick Capture*.
Fifteen minutes after the capture
of Torcy by the Americans the town
of Belleau fell, and half an hour
afterwards Givray was taken.
Greateit Ever.
This is the greatest battle in
which our troops were ever en
gaged in and certainly resulted dis
astrously for the enemy, who are
everywhere in disorderly retreat.
Advance Continue*.
Latest reports say that the ad
vance continues everywhere and that
our troops have taken an enormuos
number of prisoners.
BERLIN REPORTS CAPTURE
BERLIN—According to an an
nouncement made by the war office,
the Germans have captured 18 000
prisoners during the two days of
the present offensive.
FRENCH LINES HOLD
PARIS.—The French war office
announces that in spite of the heavy
fctukck* on thtf Champagne fttfitlffest
night, the French front in that sec
tor still remains intact. At some
points the Germans have made
gains at an enormous cost.
RAIN INTERFERES
WITH THE AMERICANS.—A
very heavy downpour of rain which
fell today in the sector between
Chateau Thierry and Dormans has
considerably slowed down operations
A fight in the air took place over
Dormans between German and
American air squadrons. Five of
the enemy planes were destroyed
and the rest of them forced to re
tire.
FRENCH OFFENSIVE BEGUN
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The offi
cials of Jhe war department are
very enthusiatic over the news re
ceived today of the big Allied of
fensive, and it is believed that all
defensive operations have been sus
pended indefinitely and all the avail
able troops, not including the re
serves, are now engaged in this
great project, which holds much
promise of final success.
American* On Right Flank
In the forward movement of the
French offensive the brunt of the
fighting on the right flank of the
advancing line is borne by the
American troops, who are steadily
driving the enemy before them.
Gains Made.
The French gained from two to
four miles everywhere along the
twenty-five mile front and have also
captured several thousand prisoners
and twenty guns of large calibre.
EFFICIENCY SUFFERING
AS RESULT OF RATIONS
STOCKHOLM. — The result of
undernourishment among the Ger
man civilian population is shown by
a sentence in an article in the Ber
lin Tageblatt. The article, which,
apropros of “moving day,” tells of
the cost of moving, refers to the
colossal prices charged for wagons
and horses and the workers’ wages.
It continues: “To this must be
added the fact that the workers,
owing to the war nourishment, ac
complished 33 1-3 to 50 per cent
less work in a day than normally.”
JAP PARLIAMENT
CONSIDERS STEP
TO GUARD EAST
Elder Statesmen of Japan Discuss j
Government Report Regarding
Intervention.
TOKIO.—The report made by
government officials regarding Jap
anese intervention in Siberia was
up for discussion before the elder
statemen, who had met in conclave
for this purpose.
Although no formal decision has
been arrived at, it was felt that the
Japanese government must resent
any interference with or limitation
of any movement of her troops in
the intervention scheme in Siberia.
Japanese newspapers insist that
America has made a proposal to
Japan regarding Allied intervention
in Siberia, but the news which is
based on a report said to have been
received by the Japanese news
papers lacks confirmation.
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MtMK HE CLUB
CHOOSE NEW HEAD
M. J. Cooney, local hotel man,
was elected last night to fill out
the unexpired term of Howard P.
I Curtis, as president of the Nenana
! club, a meeting of the members
having been called for the purpose
of filling that vacancy and naming
a new vice-president. M. V. Tyler
was elected vice-president.
With new men at the head of the
organization, it is expected that a
campaign will be started immediately
to increase the membership, which
has suffered considerably of late,
as the result of the departure of
draftees. The officers are planning
a ten-day drive for members. A
committee to have charge of this
work will be named within the next
day or two.
AMERICA SENDS MUCH
FOOD TO ALLIED POWERS
WASHINGTON, D. C—According
to an announcement made by the
authorities today, America has
‘shipped to the Allied countries, dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30,
food valued at one billion, four hun
dred million dollars.
NORWEGIAN MAGAZINE IS
OUT FOR THE ENTENTE
CHRISTIANIA—As a proof of
the growth of good feeling between
Norway and the Entente Powers,
there will be started here next
month a new monthly review called
Atlantis. The purpose, as stated
in its prospectus, is “to further
economic and cultural relations with
the United States, England and
France.”
UNDER-FED
ZURICH.—Austrian papers state
that one-third of the total deaths
during March were due to tuber
culosis, largely the result of mal nu
trition and under-feeding.
A. Y. N. Steamer With Ptnen|er<
and Mail From Upper Yukon
Arrive* and Sail*.
The A. Y. N. Co.'s liner Yukon
under the command of Captain Jack
Green, arrived in Nenana this morn
ing, and sailed for Fairbanks about
an hour after arrival.
She had no barge in tow She
brought some mail, a little freight
and six passengers for Nenana, viz:
L. O’Keefe, F. Jones, Mrs. F. Jones,
L. Weinert, M. Bruce, A. Kanter.
She had the following passengers
in transit bound for Fairbanks:
Mrs. L. O’Keefe, Mrs. L. Ogburn,
Mrs. A Barthel, Miss Mertie Lovell,
Jas. Horton, A. H. Nordale and S.
T. Pinkham.
She took no freight or passengers
away from Nenana.
son of com
MAY NJ BE DEAD
Former President Gets Telegram
From General Pershing That
Son May Be Prisoner. <
NEW YORK.—Former President
i Roosevelt received a telegram today
; from General Pershing, commanding
j the American forces in France, in
which the general expresses the hope
that Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt,
, who with his airplane was downed
| by a squadron of Boche mahines on
I the Marne front yesterday, may
: have landed safely.
Young Roosevelt engaged the
i Boehe flyers in battle when he was
J overtaken by them yesterday on his
jreturn journey from a scouting ex
pedition. and his machine was seen
to fall toward the enemy lines after
being hit.
It may be possible that he was
uninjured, in which case it is thought
that he may have been able to make
a safe landing, as he was known
to be a skilled aviator.
Efforts are being made at the.
front to ascertain his fate.
STEEL CONSUMING PLANTS
MUST SUBMIT INVENTORIES
WASHINGTON, D. C—Govern
ment officials have announced today
that all non-war industries through
out the country which consume steel
will be required to submit sworn
inventories of the stocks of steel
held by them. ,
The director of the government
steel supply is preparaing to take
over all surplus steel supplies to
meet the needs of the war. ,
MORE BRITISH HONORS
AWARDED AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, D. C- — King
George of England has awarded the
Knights Grand Cross of the most
distinguished order of St. Michael
and St. George to General March,
chief of staff of the American army.