’ Uncle Sam Needs YOUR Help To Beat The Kaiser
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1918.
NUMBER 20
ALLIES ARE HOLDING LINE AT YPRES
STOPPING OF HUNS HERALDED AS BIG VICTORY
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS STARTING IN AUSTRIA
* CREST OF KEMMEL
SWEPT BY SHELLS
LONDON, April 30.—All reports
received from the Northern front
today indicate that the Allies have
recovered their equilibrim in Fland
ers and are now holding the Ger
mans at a standstill, despite the re
doubled efforts which are being
made by the enemy to advance their
positions in the Ypres sector.
The German armies are hurling
themselves against the Allied wall of
granite, on three sides of the de
stroyed city of Ypres, the objective
being the capture of the town. But
the resistance being offered by the
Allies indicates that they have no
intention of withdrawing from the
point until they have exacted heavy
toll from the attacking forces.
The Germans are putting forth
their best efforts in a frontal attack
which is regarded as indicating that
they have little confidence in their
ability to reach the city from the
south.
REGARDED AS VICTORY
LONDON, April 30.—Reports of
the progress of the battle about
Ypres serve to emphasize the com
pleteness of the victory which the
Allies won yesterday in withstanding
the tremendous assaults launched by
the Germans in a frantic effort to
break into the hill positions, south
west of Ypres, from which point
they planned to begin cutting their
way through the lowlands toward the
coast. Thousands of German lives
were sacrificed during the day, but
without bringing success to the Ger
mans, for the approaches to Mount
Rogue, one of the most valuable
hills held by the Allies in that sector,
are still held strongly by French
troops. The Germans employed
175,000 troops during the day.
The village of Locre, to the west
of Mt. Kemmul, is also strongly held
of Mt. Kemmel, is also strongly held
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TIDE MAY BE TURNING
LONDON, April 30—In his report
to the war office today, Field Mar
shal Haig states that powerful Ger
man attacks, which were launched
against the French and British posi
tions near Ypres this morning, have
been repulsed, with sanguinary losses
the heaviest fighting having occurred
between Meteren and Zeellebette,
NldmadeiBe.-. enla.bETAOIN ETAOI
where the British lines are being
held securely- The attacking forces
gained a foodthold at several points
along the French line, only to be
driven out later in the day. The
Belgians are also reported to have
repulsed an attack, inflicting severe
losses on the enemy. All of the
Allied lines in the Ypres sector, Haig
reports, are intact this afternoon,
the Germans having been unable to
advance a single position.
CAN’T MAKE IT
With the British Army in Flanders
April 30.—Von Hindenberg is having
one of the worst days since the com
mencement of the present drive or
Ypres. Repeated assaults, launched
by superior numbers of. Germans,
have failed to budge the French and
British forces from their positions
the Allied lines being intact at all
points except between Hills Rogue
and Scherpenburg, where the situa
tion is somewhat obscure.
The French and British troops
have advanced their line to Nutt
road, in the valley between Mt. Kem
mel and Mt. Scherpenberg.
Attacks and counter attacks art
occuring with hellish regularity or
the hillsides and plains about Ypres
and the Germans appear to be suf
fering terrible execution in order tc
maintain their positions. Thret
British divisions repulsed at leasi
: ten attacks up to noon today. Tht
j Twentieth division alone broke uj
; three desperate attacks between day
I light and ten o’clock and the numbei
j of successful repulses had been in
j creased to four by noon, the Britisl
being outnumbered at all times.
AMIENS STILL SAFE
PARIS, April 30—Although th<
j Germans are still engaged in thei]
: attempt to drive through to Amiens
j they have been unable to make fur
j ther progress in that area. In fact
| at several points, the attacking force:
i have been compelled to assume th<
! defensive, so frequent and vigorou:
hav the French and British counter:
become. The British are reportec
| to have advanced their lines slightl;
, east of Viller Bretonneaux, as th<
result of a successful night opera
, tion.
| There was heavy artillery fightin;
(thorughout the night north and soutl
; of the Avre river, in the Noyoi
i sector and along the Oise. It wa
' expected that the Germans wouli
j launch infantry attacks in those part
| today, but nothing had developei
| up to noon, the enemy apparent];
I being wholly occupied with the driv
on Ypres.
AFTER THE SWISS
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 30.
The state department is in receip
of advices which indicate that a
: attempt is to be made by the irr
perial German government to fore
Switzerland to abandon neutrailitj
Similar action, it is stated, is to b
taken shortly in the case of Hollanc
BOMBARDING PARIS
PARIS, April 30.—The bombard
ment of this city by long range Gei
man guns was resumed this aftei
noon, and shells are falling with th
usual regularity .
WILL ATTACK ITALIANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.
It is reported here that it is th
intention of the kaiser to launch a
offensive against the Italians at a
early date, chiefly with the objec
of occupying the Austrian froces
which are becoming restless on th
Italian frontier.
TROUBLE BREWING
AMSTERDAM, April 30—Officis
dispatches received in this city dc
clare that demonstrations are grow
ing in intensity throughout Austri
and Hungary, where laborers, stud
ents, Slovaks and Czechs have threal
ened to make May Day a day Ion
to be remembered. The feelin
against Germany is very bitter an
the food situation in Austria threat
ens to cause sympathetic demor
strations on the part of they pope
lance.
As a result of demonstrations tha
have already occurred at Pragu<
several students have been killed b
M’ADOO APPEALS
10 WORKERS FOR
FURTHER EFFORT
Treasury Department Urges Liberty
Loan Committees to Make a
Supreme Effort.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.
—The treasury department has is
sued an appeal to all Liberty Loan
committees throughout the United
States to inaugurate an intensive
finish for the Third Liberty Loan,
with the object of making certain
the amount of subscriptions desired
by the government. When the cam
paign is over, the treasury depart
ment want to be sure that not a
single subscription was overlooked by
those who are soliciting funds.
A statement issued today shows
that the subscriptions thus far re
ceived total $2,403,444,400.
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: TO FILL UP GAPS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30
‘ —The weekly summary which was
• (issued yesterday by the war depart
ment says that “in addition to those
• already called to the colors and those
1 now in training at the contonments
1 very large quotas will be required ir
’ the immediate future to fill gaps.’
• This is regarded as indicating tha1
5 the department anticipates heavj
' losses among the American troops
1 now in action and about to take
1 their places in the front lines.
PRIMARY ELECTION
PROCEEDING SLOWLY
Only passing interest is bein'
c manifested by the voters cf Nenan.
1 in the priamry election, in progress
today throughout Alaska. Indica
e tions are that the local vote will no
• be heavy, owing largely to the :eb
s sence of pre-election campaigning
' and to the mistaken belief, anicnj
many voters, that the questions a
issue safely can be decided at th<
. election next November.
The polls are located at the firi
. hall and will be open until sevei
e o’clock this evening.
| the troops and many of them ari
under arrest. This has added con
J siderably to the unrest and trouble;
i of a serious nature are ^xpectec
" j tomorrow.
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I i KEMMEL NOT A HELP
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, j With the British Army, April 30
j | —Thus far the capture of Kemme
j Hill by the Germans has done then
very little good, fpr the reason tha
the Allied artillery in the neighbor
j | hood has kept the crest of the hill s<
hot with shells that the German;
have been unable to occupy it ii
force or to establish their defense;
1 there.
The gunfire along the Ypres lin<
is described as more violent than an;
? previously recorded, at any perio<
* of the war.
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CALL IT DEFEAT
LONDON, April 30.—Newspaper
men attached to the Allied force;
t agree that the Germans sufferec
i, nothing less than disasterous defea
y yesterday, in front of the defendinj
WORKERS DEMAND
PLEDGE OF WAGE
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National War Labor Board Trying t
Adjust Differences to Avert
Trouble.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.
j Whether or not the labor organize
i tions of the United States will cor
sent to refrain from striking through
out the country tomorrow, will de
pend upon the willingness of err
ployers to grant wage advances suff:
cient to satisfy their employers.
The National War Labor board i
meeting daily this week in an effor
to avert the threatened suspensio
of industrial activities and has a!
ready secured a promise from th
representatives of employers to abid
by any settlement made by the boarc
Representatives of the worker
declare that the only way in whic
a strike can be averted is by givin
the workers of the country the a:
surance that their wages will be ir
creased sufficiently to enable thei
to meet the increased cost of living
Living costs, they point out, have ir
creased much more rapidly tha
wages during the past three years
Secretary of the Treasury Exp**ess<
Confidence In the Ability of
the Allies.
CHICAGO, April 30.—In an a<
i dress delivered in this city, urgin
i the purchase of Liberty Loan bond
■ Secretary of the Treasury McAdc
. said, in part: “We are not dauntei
• my fellow countrymen, by what
, happening on the Western front. W
• are not discouraged by the break i
; the lines of our gallant associate
: which have been bent backward b
the rush of overwhelming oppositioi
■ But we are not afraid that the Ge
i mans will break through that Wes
ern front.
! positions around Ypres. The groun
■ is covered thickly with the bodie
i of dead Huns, mute evidence of tb
I awful price paid by the enemy fc
the small advances made.
WASHINGTON WAITING
i WASHINGTON, D. C., April 31
I —Official Washington is listenin
i today for sounds of a May Day ston
; | behind the Teuton lines, and earl
■ i reports indicate that trouble is brev
' ing.
ARMY INCREASE
1 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30
Senator Poindexter introducedr a bi
in the senate today which provide
I for an additional million and a ha!
men for the army. Another meai
ure, introduced by Senator Reee
provides for an inerrease of thre
million. A third bill, in the fori
- of a resolution introduced by Hok
> Smith, calls upon the senate militar
> affairs committee to prepare a bi
: providing for an army of five millio
men.
EMPEROR CHARLES
i EAGER FOR PEACE
STOCKHOLM, April 30.—Th<
| Catholic Internationl Press agency ii
authority for the statement, giver
*! publicity for the first time today
I
(that Emperor Charles, of Austria, i:
1 making fresh overtures of peace
having recently directed an appeal
: to Italy to consider a suspensions
i of hostilities, with a view to arrang
, ing a peace between Austria and
■ Italy, independent of the other bellig
, erents engaged in the world war.
10 STRIKE • PLAN;
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, Condemned Man Asks Workingmen
Not to Quit Their Places On
His Account.
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e SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—
• Thomas Mooney has issued an ap
s peal to the labor organizations of
11 the country, urging that the unions
s refrain from calling strikes in May
on his account. He says that he
appreciates the desire of the work
ingmen of the country to assist him
' to escape the unjust punishment im
posed upon him, but minds them
1 that striking will not help his cause,
I and it will do the country vast
i amount of injury.
In addition to this appeal, Mooney
has wired to President Wilson, in
forming the executive that any
(strikes called on his account will be
called without his sanction.
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Fifty Americans Reach Atlantic Port
I | From the Fighting Lines
s j In France
6 i ATLANTIC PORT, April 30—
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i Fifty American soldiers, the most cf
whom were either wounded or gassed
i by the Germans on the Weston
front, have reached this port and
will make a tour of the country in
the interest of the Thir l Liberty
_ Loan campaign. They returned to
j the United States at the rei i st of
President Wilson.
' SHEEP WILL FEED
J ON CAPITAL LAWN
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President Wilson Purchases Dozen
y
Thoroughbreds for White House ..
Grazing.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, April 30.—
President Wilson has purchased 12
thoroughbred Shropshire sheep, with
the intention of grazing them on
the White House lawn. This action
is taken as an example to the people
of the United States to make use of
every lawn and garden plot in the
country for the production of food,
either vegetable or animal.
Mrs. O’Brien, of Fairbanks ha
left the government hospital am
will be the guest of Mrs. Henna:
Anderson for the time being.
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BRAVE YANKEES
WORK ON FRONT
Hundred Twelny-two American Sol
dier* Receive Cross for Apremont
Deeds.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.
—That the American soldiers in
France are giving a good account
of themselves in action, is evidenced
in dispatches received from Paris to
day, in which it is made known that
122 Yankees have been decorated
with the war cross for bravery dur
ing the recnt fighting in Apremont
forest, where the Americans bore the
brunt of the German attack at that
point on April 12.
When the boys lined up to re
ceive their decoration, spaces here
and there, between the men, repre
sented the heroes who had been
killed or wounded during the engage
ment.
GERMAN PLOTTERS
ARE SENT TO PEN
San Francisco Judge Imposes Light
Sentence on Two of the
Kaiser’s Agents.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—
Franz Bopp, former German consul
with headquarters in this city, and
Former Vice-Consul E. P. von
Schaek, who were found guilty last
week on the charge of conspiring
against the British government, have
been sentenced to two years each in
the federal penitentiary, and must
pay, in addition, a fine of $10,000
each.
NOW A SERGEANT
The many friends of Corporal
Drury, who has been stationed in
Nenana for the,past several weeks,
will be pleased to hear that he today
received notice of his promotion to
the rank of sergeant.
Sergeant Drury has been of great
aid to the registrants and drillers
during his stay here, and tireless in
his efforts to make “regulars” out
of the “rookies,” who all hope that
his change in rank will not necessi
tate his being called away from Ne
nana.
The promotion was made through
the commanding officer at Fort
Gibbon, telegraphic advices being re
ceived from there today.