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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 149
NEW DRIVE HURLS HUNS BACKWARD
BRITISH MAKE FOR WARD BASH ON CAMBRAI LINE
ALLIES ARE MOVING
FORWARD STEADILY
PARIS.—Official despatches re
ceived by the war office today an
nounce that the Franco-American
troops in their attack on the Cham
^ pagne battlefront yesterday pene~
trated the German positions and
depots to a depth of three miles
in some places and inflicted heavy
losses on the retreating Huns.
Positions Captured.
The advancing French troops cap
tured Butte du Mesnil, Butte du
Soain, Butte du Tasre and the vil- j
lages of Tahue, Ripont, Rouvroy,'
Cernayendormois and Servommelis- j
court.
Prisoners Taken.
y Much fighting marked the advance
of the French troops, who succeeded
in driving the Huns back and cap
turing over seven thousand pris
oners.
Attack Resumed.
The morning broke unfavorably
as regards weather conditions but
this did not deter the French troops,
who resumed the attack at break of
day in a heavy downpour of rain
with much wind. The artillery soon
found the range and pounded awa>
at the Hun defenses; immediately
after which the infantry advanced
to the attack enthusiastically. The j
latest reports received indicate that i
the attack is progressing very fav
orably.
BRITISH ATTACK
LONDON.—According to official
reports received by the war office
today, the British troops commenced
an atack in force early this morn
ing on a wide front in the region ly
ing to the south of the Sensee river.
The reports add that the Britishers
are making very satisfactory prog
ress.
MACEDONIAN FRONT
LONDON.—An official statement
issued by the Serbian general staff
says that the Serbian troops, con
^ tinuing their drive northward have
entered the town of Ishebe and j
captured a great number of addi
tional prisoners and a vast quantity
of war materials. The Serbian cav
alry, continuing slightly in advance
of the artillery and foot regiments,
entered the town of Kochami today.
This town is fourteen miles from the
Bulgarian border.
ADVANCED FIFTY MILES
LONDON.—The Serbian troops
have advanced for a distance of
<1 fifty miles in a straight air line,
from the point where their offensive
started.
PRISONERS TAKEN
*«
LONDON.—In the combined
Franco-Ameriean drive on the Cham
pagne front, sixteen thousand pris'
oners were captured.
DRIVE ON CAMBRA1
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Brit
ish troops attacked in force at dawn
over a wide front, and the rain
which fell heavily just before the
attack was commenced, developed
later into a heavy mist, which be
wildered the Germans there was a
force of 122,000 Germans opposing
the British.
Later Development*.
Later reports of the British at
tack indicate that the British forces
crossed the Canal du Nord over a
three mile front, reaching the maxi
mum depth of over a mile.
Cambrai Is Objective.
It is the belief in army circles
that the British attack is the pre
lude to a series of operations to
follow with the capture of the town
of Cambrai as the main objective.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
German defenses, with the main base
on the Fortress of Laon, have been
very severely shaken by the two
Allied smashes between Arras and
Verdun. Allied successes in Mace
donia have brought about the offer,
by the Bulgarians of an armistice
which is to be followed b^. a de
claration of peace.
HUN MINISTER
RESIGNS POST
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today from au
thentic sources,'Minister of War von
Stein, of the German cabinet, has
tendered his resignation.
No reason is assigned for the
action of the minister of war, whose
resignation, it is thought, will be
accepted by the kaiser.
NENANA KNITTING CLUB
MET WITH MRS. COONEY j
The Nenana Knitting club held j
another of their enjoyable meetings (
yesterday afternoon and gathered j
in force at the home of Mrs. M. J. j
Cooney.
Considerable knitting for the boys!
in the trenches was accomplished
and all present had a very enjoyable
time. The sum of $6.50 was col
lected for the French Orphan fund
at the close of the meeting.
Mrs. R. R. Myers left on the Re
liance this morning on a brief visit
to Fairbanks.
ITALIAN AVIATOR
FLIES TO PARIS
OVERJHE ALPS
Fumoui Italian Author Make* Long
Flight From Italy and Lands
Safely At Paris.
PARIS. — Gabriele D’Annunzio,
the famous Italian author and avi
ator, concluded a remarkable long
distance flight today when he land
ed safely in Paris.
D’Annunzio started for France in
his aeroplane and picked the air
route across the Alpine range, which
took him to a very considerable
height. He negotiated the moun
tain range and the entire distance
without any hitch.
He proposes to return to Italy
later on in the same way.
DRAFT LOTTERY
HAS BEEN FIXED
FDR SEPT. 30TH
Eighteen to Forty-Five Draftees
Will Be Drawn Publicly
Next Monday.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder announces
that Monday, September 30th has
been set as the date on which the
National draft lottery will take
place.
Th§. names of the registrants
coming under the new man-power
bill, from eighteen to forty-five
years of age, will be drawn pub
licly in the Senate offices building.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
EXHIBITING AT SALT LAKE
SALT LAKE CITY.—What is
thought to be the first state ex
hibt of the products of community
war gardens occupies an entire build
ing at the Utah State Fair, which
opens here tomorrow and closes
October 8. The plan was suggested
by the manager of the local war
garden bureau and only floor space
was offered. This was refused on
the ground that it would be insuffi
cient.
The fair directors finally agreed
to allow the war garden exhibitors
an entire building, and to make the
exhibit successful, has offered two
silver cups for prizes. Besides this
there will be numerous prizes in
war savings certificates, and mer
cantile houses have offered special j
prizes for special exhibits of war j
garden products.
AMERICAN DRIVE
IS WITNESSED BY
WAR SECRETARY
Commencement of the American
Drive on Champage Front Is
Witnessed By Baker.
* WITH THE AMERICANS.—Sec
retary of War Newton D. Baker, as
a guest of the- officers, witnessed
the commencement of the American
j drive on the Champagne front yes
1 terday and was immensely impressed
with the way our boys carried out
the plan of the campaign in the face
of almost insuperable difficulties.
At early dawn a bombardment
of the enemy positions was com
menced by the American heavy ar
tillery and at five o’clock in the
morning, our infantry, assisted by
tanks and squadrons of airplanes,
advanced gallantly to the attack.
The Germans put up a stiff resist
ance and their machine guns and
light artillery kept up a fierce fire
against the advancing troops, but
nothing daunted, the Americans con
tinued to advance without a hitch
and absolutely according to the plan
of action laid out.
The air squadrons did good work
and considerably hampered the Huns
by spirited attacks on their trenches.
The attack was led by the troops
from Pennsylvania , Kansas and
Missouri, who completely surprised
the Germans by the suddenness of
their attack. The enemy was quite
unable to stem the rush of the
Americans, who hurled the boches
back with great slaughter and gain
ed all of their objectives.
In the course of the brilliantly
conducted advance and attack, the
Americans captured the towns of
Malancourt, Mont Faucon, Cuisy,
Dannevoux and several other im
portant town and positions which
the despatches did not mention.
Their advance was so rapid that
no time was lost in countmg the
number of heavy guns wh;|h fell
into their hands.
THE OPPOSING HUNS
PARIS.—The German Fifth army
opposed the advance of the Ameri
cans on the Champagne front, and
under the heavy and swift blows
of the Americans, slowly crumbled
and ret'red in disorder, leaving a
great many dead on the field The
Americans attained all and more
than they atempted.
Mrs. L. J. McCarty, wife of the
Fairbanks creek quartz man with
her son Lawrence, is a Nenana vis
itor. She is here for the purpose
of getting medical aid for her son.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
BULGARIAN AGENTS
WILL URGE TERMS
PARIS.—The French commander ]
in chief of the forces on the Mace
donian front in a report made toi
i the French war office today, stated
that the Bulgarians asked for a
meeting for the purpose of making
arrangements to declare an armis
tice and eventual peace.
The commander in chief refused
aboslutely to suspend operations,
I but says that he signified his will
ingness to receive duly qualified
delegates representing the Bulgarian
government for the purpose of dis
cussing the terms on which an
armistice could be declared, leading
to the conclusion of a final peace.
PREMIER'S ACTION RESENTED
■LONDON.—According to a Berlin
despatch received in this city today
through a neutral country, the Bul
garian Premier Malinoff made the
offer of an armistice to the French,
commander in chief without the au-!
thority or sanction of the other ■
members of the Bulgarian cabinet, i
or the Bulgarian king. The despatch
also declares that as a result of the
unauthorized action of the premier,1
the Bulgarian army is planning to
strengthen the forces at the front:
and to continue fighting vigorously. !
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GERMANY PROTESTS
_
LONDON.—Reports received in ’
this city today from reliable sources
indicate that Germany intends send-'
ing a solemn protest to Bulgaria J
against Premier Malinoff’s action in
making a request for an armistice.
ENVOYS ENROUTE
PARIS.—The Bulgarian Minister
of Finance Liaptcheff, accompanied
by General Loukoff, commander of
the Second Bulgarian army, are now
journeying toward the headquarters
of the French commander in chief
of the Allied armies in Macedonia.
The Bulgarian officials are armed
with authority from King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria and on arrival at the
headquarters of the commander in
chief of the Allied forces, will im
mediately discuss the terms of an
armistice, which is expected to cul
minate in peace between Bulgaria
and the Entente Allies.
When the offer of an armistice
was first made, the French com
mander in chief, believing that it
might be a ruse which would allow
of the regrouping of the enemy
forces, refused to consider the re
quest until at least two representa
tives of the Bulgarian government,
who could be held as hostages if
necessary, arrived at his head
quarters to discuss the terms of an
armistice.
As soon as the decision of the
French commander in chief was
transmitted to Bulgarian Premier
Malinoff, King Ferdinand was com
municated with and the two high
Bulgarian officials were appointed
with power to conclude the ar
mistice.
NEW SCHOOL TEST
TRIED IN ENGLAND
LONDON.—The test of average
intelligence proposed by a professor
of Leland Stanford University, based
on ability to define 100 words taken
by prescribed order from the dic
tionary, is being tried in English
schools wth varying results. In one
school the prize contestant got 90
per cent, two other boys 85, sk 80,
and the remainder from 80 down
to 49.
GOVERNMENT NEEDS
MANY STENOGRAPHERS
SAN FRANCISCO—Two thousand
stenographers and typewriters are
urgently needed to fill vacancies in1
departmental service at Washington,
D. C., according to an announce-j
ment from the San Francisco office j
of the twelfth civil service district. {
Examinations are being held at
frequent intervals.
Jimmy 'Heney, the Kantishna
mining man, arrived in town yes
terday from the 43-mile country.
He left for Fairbanks on the Re- i
liance this morning.
FOUR SONS EAGER
TO LICK THE HUN
CAMP LEWIS.—“We have four
chances at the kaiser,” say the sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Rembrowski,
of Coeur d’Aliene, Idaho. Two of
the boys, Stanley M. and Joseph T.
are soldiers here. Leo. A is taking
a special technical army training
course, and the fourth son, Julius
W. is a sergeant in the medical base
hospital on Long Island, N. J.
TYPEWRITER SPOOLS
SOLD FOR RED CROSS
SAN FRANCICO.—Six thousand
discarded typewriter spools were
sold recently at a cent and a half
each, through the San Francisco
headquarters of the American Red
Cross, Pacific division, the proceeds
being used to purchase gauze and
wool supplies.
“Stenographers, office men and
women and everyone who uses a
typewriter," said a statement from
Red Cross headquarters here, “are
urged to remember that a discarded
ribbon spool and box represent just
so much material for the American
Red Cross to send overseas for the
boys in the front line trenches.”