Celebrate The Fourth In Nenana—The BIG Show Of The Interior
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
f VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918.
NUMBER 67
GERMANS PLAN NEW DASH FOR PARIS
FAILURE ON ITALIAN FRONT HITS AUSTRIA HARD
TURKS INVITE WAR BY HOSTILE ACTIONS IN PERSIA
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AUSTRIANS UNABLE
TO ENLARGE GAINS
Associated Press Summary—Having
been given a disasterous check in the
mountain region, i'om a point west
of Asiago to the Piave river ,the Aus
trians apparently now see their only
^ hcpe of success in enlarging the'.r
grfir.s on the west bank of the 1 ;avj
along the thirty-mile river front.
The Teutons are attacking lierctly
today in an effort +o overcome tn°
stubborn Italian resistance, .ut .‘he
defending lines are still holding.
The reports indicate, however, that
the situation along the river is not
greatly improved from the Allied
viewpoint, notwithstanding the fact
j) that the Austrians have been defeat
ed at most points in their effort to j
enlarge their gains along the river, j
It is not known definitely where:
the Austrians crossed the river Piave, j
but there appears to be no doubt of j
the fact that they now occupy posi- j
tions of the west bank of the stream. ;
ITALIANS TAKE PRISONERS
ROME.—In a statement made be
fore the chamber of deputies, the
premier announced today that the
a Italians thus far have taken about
five thousand prisoners. He also in
formed the members that the Aus
trians are continuing their pressure
along the mountain front and in the
Montel j region. On the right bank
of the Piave, the Italian artillery
has been used most effectively in
checking the advance of the enemy
and counter attacks have enabled
the Italians to recover a number of
their positions.
AUSTRIANS TAKE MANY
VIENNA.—The Austrian war of
fice is authority for the statement
that the Austrian forces in Italy have
captured thirty thousand prisoners,
one hundred and twenty big guns
and a large quantity of machine
^ guns and munitions. The Austrian
advanced positions are only five
miles from Caposile.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS.—French troops are en
gaged today in resisting an attack
along the Rheims front, between
Stringny and La Pompelle. The at
tack was launched during the night,
after violent artillery preparation,
but the French were prepared and
are holding the enemy securely.
PLAN PARIS ATTACK
PARIS.—Military observe! s pre
dict that it is only a question of
time when the Germans will renew
their effort to break through the
defenses which bar the approach
toward Paris. The recent offensive
enabled the Germans to complete
,their semi-circle line to the north
of the city and it is believed that
they are now in a position to strike
a mighty How in a concerted move
ment to crush the defending lines
AUSTRIAN SITUATION GRAVE
WASHINGTON, D. C—The grave '
food situation in Austria, coupled
with the apparent failure of the new
offensive in Italy, is exciting pessi- I
mistic comment in the Vienna press. 1
Official Zurich dispatches say that <
the Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung has de
clared, editorially, that the situation
would become still more serious in
Vienna when the sanguinary defeat (
of the imperial forces on the Italian
front becomes known.
COLONIALS DEFEND CITY
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports ‘
received in this city indicate that .
French colonial troops are now de
fending the city of Paris.
CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, D. C—The Amer- ‘
ican casualty lists issued today show 1
a total of 274 casualties among the
American army forces and marines. 1
Forty soldiers were killed and died s
of wounds and 88 are reported as *
wounded. Of the marines, 37 are
reported killed and 92 as severely ,
wounded.
meat!™
BY GOVERNMENT; ■
UNFIT FOR USE
Wilson & Company, of Chicago, T^y
to Slip Something Over on c
the Navy. (
NEW YORK.—Testifying before
the Federal State Commission, which
is conducting an investigation of *
:harges that American packers have 1
supplied the navy with bad meat, I
Captain C. S. Williams declared to- t
day that hundreds of thousands of j
pounds of meat, furnished by the j
firm of Wilson & Company, had
been rejected because it had been
found in bad condition. The re- j
jected meat, he testified further, t
was intended for consumption on t
American battleships. t
When the name of Wilson & j
Company was mentioned recently in f
:onnection with bad meat deals, the t
Chicago packers strenuously denied t
shat they had been guilty of at- j
tempting to sell meat unfit for r
luman consumption. ]
COMMISSION REDUCES
PRICE OF PRINT PAPER t
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Fed
;ral Trade Commission, in accord
ince with an agreement made with
American and Canadian paper man
ifacturers, has fixed the maximum
)rice of sheet news paper at $3.50
jer hundred pounds in carload lots.
!n less than carload lots, the yirice .
s to be $3.62V2. Before the war
-he price of paper on the Pacific t
:oast was more than four cents a ^
)ound and after the war started
she price was elevated to more than
seven cents.
s
Con Beggs, late corral foreman d
>f the Alaskan Engineering com- a
nission, arrived here today enroute
;o the States. '
_ I
Mrs. Luther Hess entertained yes- 1
erday in honor of Mrs. David Fair- t
>urn, who is going Outside on the a
teamer Yukon. i
■MAN EDES
SAILS FOR NORTH
ON S. S. ALASKA
'haii-man Edei Leave* for Cordova
Enroute to Nenana With Party
of Four.
Telegraphic advices received today
ire to the effect that Wm. C. Edes,
hairman of the Alaskan Engineer
ng commission, sailed this afternoon
or the North on the Steamer Alaska
iccompanied by a party of four.
It is the intention of the Edes
larty to disembark at Cordova and
ome in over the trail to Fairbanks
,nd Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Edes, Miss E. Beach,
tndrew Christensen and J. L. Mason,
ecretary to Mr. Edes, comprise the
ntire party.
iiifpuTS
DOUSE IN CHARGE
.ive Young Attorney Will Act As
Manager of Fourth of July
Celebration.
At a meeting of the Fourth of
uly celebration committee, held at
he Nenana club last night, it was
ecided to place R. R. Douse in
ntire charge of the arrangements,
s celebration manager. Mr. Douse
as consented to serve the town in
hat capacity and will devote his en
ire time, between now and the
'ourth, to the work of arranging
he details of the celebration, which
romises to eclipse anything of the
ind hitherto attempted by Nenana.
The members of the committee
rent over the plans last night, and
t was tentatively decided that the
hree main events of the celebra
ion will be a series of ball games,
ug of war and speed boat races,
in effort will be made to induce
our teams to enter the pulling con
ests, and it is almost certain that
here will be half a dozen entries
n the boat races. Negotiations are
ow in progress with Brooks and
'airbanks in the hope of having two
isiting ball tejims here for the
elebration, in which event at least
hree games will be played.
The committee is still trying to
rake arrangements for an excur
ion from the upper town, but it is
ot known definitely if a steamer
an be obtained for the trip. The
ommittee is hopeful, however, of
taking such an arrangement and
ecuring a rate sufficiently low to
lsure a big crowd of visitors. Spe
ial efforts are to be made, also,
i bring a crowd of visitors from
le Tolovana.
Manager Douse was out today
ecuring information relative to
peed boats and will have something
efinite to announce along that line
t a very early date.
The posters for the celebration
rill be issued this week and will
e distributed up and down the
'anana river immediately, it being
le intention of the committee to
dvertise the celebration extens
ively and thoroughly.
WILSON
FOR REGISIER
Boys Who Have Reached Maturity
Since September Second Sign
Rolls Soon.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—President
Wilson issued a proclamation yes
terday afternoon relative to the reg
istration of men in Alaska who have
reached the age of 21 since the
second of last September. The pro
clamation fixes the period of regis
tration between seven o’clock on the
morning of July 2 and nine o’clock
onthe evening of September 3.
Governor Riggs has been author
ized to establish registration places
and to appoint officials to handle
the registration.
According to information given
out earlier in the month, it was be
lieved that boys in Alaska who had
reached their maturity since June
2 of last year would be required
to register, but the president has
"made it clear ih his -prwchmmifcwi
that only those who have become
21 since September 2 will be in
cluded in the new regulation.
MSllNG
! DECLARATION BY
HOSTILE ACTION
i American Hospital Sacked and Con
sulate Seized By Ottomen In
Persian City.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The state
department is in receipt of advices
from the American minister at Te
heran, stating that invading Turks
have sacked American hospitals and
seized the American and British
consulates at Tabriz, Persia. The
diplomat reports that the hospital
was sacked in spite of the vigorous
protest of the Spanish consul, who
is in charge as representative of
the American interests at that place.
The Spanish flag floated over the
building.
It is regared as probable in offi
cial circles that the action of the
Turks may be regareded as an act
of war and may settle the long
pending question of whether or not
the United States should declare war
on the Ottoman empire.
NENANA CLUB RECEIVES
FIRST LOT OF PERIODICALS
The first lot of periodicals order
ed for the use of the membership
of the Nenana club was received in
the mail which arrived on the steam
er Yukon last night.
The shipment comprises all of the
popular magazines and other period
icals published in the United States
and are now available to the mem
bers of the club.
Miss Jean Sheets, of Thane, ar
rived on the steamer Yukon yester
day and will spend the summer in
Nenana. During her stay in Ne
nana she will be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. M. V. Tyler.
GRAFT DISCLOSED
IN WAR CONTRACTS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—That fees
aggregating millions of dollars have
been paid by government contract
ors to commission men for war con
tracts, has been disclosed by agents
of the department of justice, who
yesterday raided hundreds of offices
of contractors and obtained several
thousand letters and documents con
taining proof of the existence of a
very elaborate fee system for ob
taining contracts in an illegal man
ner. The fees paid by some of
the contractsors ranged from ten
to twenty per cent of the contract
price.
j Hundreds of contracts were made
j under this arrangement, and in
I some cases, manufacturers were
; threatened with being deprived of
I
their contracts in case they refused
to negotiate through the alleged
agents of the government on a com
mission basis. Some of the agents
represented that they exerted special
influence over members of congress
Nearly all of the victimized manu
facturers have come to the assist
ance of the government with prom
ises to help stamp out the illegal
system.
As a result of the disclosures,
Attorney General Gregory has sent
letters to the heads of the depart
ments engaged in making contracts,
proposing that contracts, in the fu
ture, contain a clause, pledging the
manufacturer not to employ a third
party in negotiations with the gov
ernment.
WORKERS NEED
BEER 10 TOIL
IN SHIPYARDS!
Member of Shipping Board Opposes
Dry Measure on Unusual
Grounds.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Bain
bridge Colby, a member of the ship
ping board, appeared before the
house agricultural committee today
for the purpose of objecting to im
mediate and absolute national pro
hibition, as provided by the Jones
amendment to the agricultural ap-!
ppropriation bill, now pertding be
fore the committee.
Colby informed the members of
the committee that the enactment
of a dry law at this time would
seriously interfere with the nation’s
war preparations, particularly in the
shipbuilding line. He said that if
beer were to be taken from the
workmen at this time, it would re
sult in a reduction of the output
of American shipyards fully twenty
five per cent.
HMS OUTFIGHT
BIG CEMiN PATH
—
I Thirteen Yankees Put Forty Bochcs
to Rout in Pinished Fight
On West Front.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In a re
port made to the war department,
General Pershing says that a patrol
of thirteen Americans encountered ^
and engaged a German patrol of
forty met yesterday, and fought
the Boches to a finish, nearly all
the Yankees returning to their head
quarters uninjured. The majority
of the Germans were killed, a num
ber wounded and the others put to
rout. The battle was furious while
it lasted and no attempt was made j
by either party to take prisoners.
Assistant District Attorney Harry *
Pratt was a passenger to Fairbanks
on the steamer Yukon, having com- t
pleted the business that called him ^
to Nenana. c
ENEMY U BOAT
FAILED 10 EEI
American Vessel Foils All Attemps
of Mine and Sub and Arrives
Safely.
ATLANTIC PORT.—An American
iteamship, carrying eighty passen
gers and a large crew, arrived in
>ort today from the Cuban coast,
tfter a voyage replete with thrilling
ncidents.
The vessel steered a course which
>rought here perilously close to a
contact mine released by an enemy
ubmarine- The vessel narrowly
nissed striking the mine which she
>assed at a distance of a few yards
>nly.
The German submarine which was
engaged in sowing mines in the
rack of the vessels entering and
eaving port, commenced an attack
in the steamer, which escaped by
■rowding on all speed, the batteries
if the steamer also engaging the
narauding U boat.
The submarine was unable to get
vithin range for torpedoing.
IRE FIGHTERS
FOR UNCEE SAM
dany Additional Soldiers Are Gained
In the Reclassification Made
Recently.
WASHINGTON, D C.—The pre
iminary reports received today by
he war department indicate that,
is a result of the reclassification rec
ently ordered, over two hundred
nd fifty thousand men will be added
o Class One registrants under the
elective service regulations.
Axel Carlsten, of Peoples’ store
n Fairbanks, is a city visitor. He
idll probably return to the upper
own in a day or two.
Bob Vining was a passenger on
he steamer Yukon. He was on his
ray to the upper town with a bunch
f chickens and other livestock.