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THE NENANA DA1L.
Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1918
NUMBER 129
BRITISH MENACE GERMAN
DEFEATS DISORGANIZE BOCHE FORCES
YANKEE FIGHTERS OVERSEAS NUMBER 1,600,000
BRITISH CAPTURE
MORE PRISONERS
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WITH THE BRITISH.—Accord
ing to an unconfirmed report re
ceived today, the Germans who are
more than ever disorganized, are
Etill in full flight in the Canal Du ;
Nord region, with the British forces !
close at their heels. In the fighting j
last night in the neighborhood of |
the canal, the British took a thous-'
and more prisoners.
Reports received from the front
today indicate that the British forc
es captured and occupied Moeuvres,
about three and on-half miles south
east of Queant.
FURTHER GAINS
LONDON.—The British troops
have now secured a firm hold on
the west bank of the Canal du Nord
by driving the enemy from their
positions and capturing Humacourt,
to the north of Saines les Mar
mauion. Farther south along the
canal, they captured the villages of
lnchy en Artois, Demicourt and
Permies. Near the Somme river
> the British crossed the canal at Haut
au Aines, two miles north of Pe
ronne and midway between Nieppe
and Sailly. In the Lys salient of
the battle front, the British .con
tinuing their advance, captured the
village of Croix du Bac, and to the
north of the Arras-Cambrai road
they occupied Escourt St. Quentin.
FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE
PARIS.—Reports received by the
war office today are to the effect
that the French, pressing forward
their advance, continue to push back 1
the enemey steadily to the east of ^ '
the Canal du Nord and between the .
Ailette and the Aisne; and in their
advance towards Croiselles, have,
now reached the outskirts of Coucy
le Chateau and Juvencourt. On the
Aisne they succeeded in routing:
the enemy near the village of Buc-.
yelong, which they captured, to
gether with over fifteen hundred I
prisoners.
Vesle Crossed.
The French troops have crossed i
the Vesle river at several points j
and are pressing the Huns hard j
The desperate resistance offered by!
the Huns heve been overcome at all
points and the French troops are
sweeping onward toward their ob
jectives.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
British troops have driven their line
as far as the Canal du Nord, and i
all reports received today from the J
j scene of action indicate that their
victorious progress has not yet been
! checked. They have already driven
I a wedge into the German defenses
| in the important sector between the
1 railroad centers of Douia and Cam
j brai, which constitutes a very se
I rious menace to the enemy, who
must stop the British on the canal
| if they hope to save their bases,
j Reports also indicate that the Hun
ranks are completely disorganized.
GOVERNOR HAYES
LEADS IN RACE
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire.
—In the primaries held throughout
the state for the selection of candi
dates for senatorial honors, Gov
ernor Henry Hayes, the Republican
nominee, maintained the lead by a
large majority of the votes cast,
and it is thought that his election
to the office is assured.
RAIN PREVENTS
CHICAGO.—Owing to the heavy
rain prevailing, today’s baseball
game in the world series had to be
postponed. The game will be played
tomorrow, weather permitting.
FAMOUS DRUM MAJOR DEAD
TOULON, France.—Cagnoli, prob
ably the most famous drum major,
in the French army is dead. He had
retired long before the beginning
of the present war; but re-enlisted
in August, 1914. He named each of
his seven children for a battle in
which his regiment in past historic
days had fought.
WHITMAN NAMED
HEADif TICKET
Governor Charles Whitman Has A
Landslide Victory Over His
Opponent In Primaries.
NEW YORK.—Governor Charles
Whitman of New York, had a land
slide victory over State Attorney
General Merton Lewis in the prim
aries, for the nomination of a can
didate on the Republican ticket for
the governorship.
In the Congressional districts, 19
Republicans, 7 Democrats and one
Socialist candidates were renomin
ated.
BOLSHEVIKA MINISTER
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
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| LONDON. — According to au
! thentic reports received in this city
today. Minister Lenine, who was re
cently shot at and wounded by Dora
Kaplan, a Russian revolutionist, is
in a highly critical condition and
the crisis is expected within three
days.
The sugeons who have • been in
attendance have succeeded in ye
moving the bullet.
Roy Lund arrived yesterday from
Fairbanks with two passengers. He
left for the upper town today.
moors OVERSEAS
REACH 1,600,000
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff, announced to
lay that up to date the American!
mldiers who have embarked for
service on all fronts, including Si
beria. number 1,600,000.
A force of over 250,000 soldiers
ivere landed in France during the
month of August,he said.
mFIpress
SINKING STEADILY
ZURICH.—According to a report
received in this city today from
German sources, the empress of
Germany, who was reported to have
been ill recently is now said to
be slightly worse. The nature of
the malady is not known.
mirba¥eaus
EASY VICTIM OF
RUSSIANS' PEOI
AMSTERDAM.—Russians who as
sassinated General Von Mirbach, the
German ambassador to Russia, con
cealed their weapons under the table
over which they were conversing
with the German diplomat, according
to details of the killing published in
the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, as coming
from an eye-witness of the murder.
“Count Mirbach, Privy Councillor
Riesler and Lieutenant Mueiler, were
seated with the two Russians at a
marble table in the middle of the
room,” says the witness. “On one
side were the Germans, and on the
other the Russians- All were seated
in low leather chairs, which was an
advantage for the Russians as they
were thus able to get their weapons
ready under the marble table with
out being observed, while their vic
tims, leaning back in their chairs,
offered an easy target.
“During the conversation the Rus
sians began to turn over the pages
of their documents as though in
| search of some missing papers, and
the attention of the Germans was
thus distracted by this pause. While
Count Mirbach and his colleagues
imagined that the Russians were ex
amining the documents, they had
drawn out their weapons under the
cover of the table
“Then they sprang up with re
volvers, and begain firing; one Rus
sian aiming at Count Mirbach, the
other at the two other Geraians
Count Mirbach was hit in the back
of the head. On hearing the shots
people hurried in from the neighbor
ing rooms, and the Russians there
j upon took flight, but before spring
i ing out of the window, each of then
hurled a hand grenade. Only on<
'grenade exploded, the splinters o1
| which hit Count Mirbach killing hin
[ immediately.”
TOWN OF CAMBRAI |
ALLIED OBJECTIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In an an
nouncement made today for the
benefit of representatives of the
press, General March, chief of staff
said that the town of Cambrai was
the objective in the Canadian drive
across the old Queant-Droucourt
line.
The advancing British troops, he
said, were now within about seven
and one-half miles of their ob
jective.
ADVISORY BOD
MEHSfflKM
City Dads Will Meet Tonight To
Select a Successor on Board
For H. B. Joseph.
A meeting of the advisory board
will be held at the Nenana Town
site office at 8:30 this evening for
the purpose of electing a member to
fill the vacancy caused by the re
signation from the board of H. B.
Joseph, who was selected to fill the
position of townsite manager.
The election of the member will
be conducted along lines laid down
in the rules adopted by the advisory
board for just such a contingency.
The board will also go into the
question of fire protection measures
very thoroughly, and it is probable
that they will make certain recom
mendations for the improvement of
the service for action by the town
site manager.
GRADERS ACTIVE
NORTH OF TOWN
More Contract* Are Awarded For
Grading W<yk on the Nenana
Fairbank* Line.
In addition to the contracts award
I ed for grading work on the Ne
I nana -Fairbanks right of way, pnb
I lished in these columns about a
week ago, the following contracts
have been awarded:
Fred Nelson will grade a section
of the right of way lying between
station No. 19860 and No. 19876,
a distance of 1600 feet.
James D. McMahon will grade a
section of the right of way between
stations No. 19810 and 19840, a
distance of 3000 feet.
C. F. Griffith & Co. will grade
a section of the right of way lying
between stations No. 19900 and No.
19930, a distance of *3000 feet.
The last named contractor has
also been awarded a contract to
clear the right of way from station
No. 19888 to No. 19940. The clear
ing is • made necessary by a slight
revision of the line.
All of the above work is on resi
dency 14 under the supervision of
Resident Engineer J J Kestley.
CANADIANS WILL
REGULATE WHEAT
OTTAWA, Canada—The govern
nent of the Dominion of Canada
-oday took over the entire control
)f the sale and export of the entire
wheat output of the country.
GAME
PAYS HIS FINE
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Man Convicted of Killing Cow Mootc
Paid HU Fine Yeaterday and
la Releaaed.
Preparations were made yesterday
by Deputy Marshal James Hagen
to send Andrew Dragich, who was
convicted on a charge of violating
the Alaska game laws, to Fairbanks
to serve out his fine in the federal
jail there. Dragich evidently did
not relish the idea of spending
nearly three months of his time in
durance vile and at the last moment,
with the aid of a friend of his, dug
up the money, amounting to $174.50
and paid it to the marshal. He was
fined fifty dollars and costs
The charge was brought against
Dragich at the instance of Game
Warden Steve Foster. Dragich, who
is an Austrian subject and conse
quently an alien enemy, has not
even declared his intention to be
come a naturalized citizen of the
United States. The charge on which
he was found guilty was that of kill
ing cow moose, the evidence against
jhim being very clear. The killing
of cow moose at any time is pro
hibited by law, and a warning is is
sued to hunters and others that a
violation of the law in this direction
will be punished to the full extent
of the law.
WAR MANIA CAUSE
OF UNUSUAL CASES
LONDON.—British courts have
had *o contend recently with an un
usual number of libels on public
men which led Juctice Darling in
Old Bailey court to inquire recently
whether some of the cases had been
brought about by mania due to the
war.
The justice referred to the “war
mania” which, he said, affects a
j considerable number of persons in
I this country, saying:
“It is obvious that some people
: owing perhaps to the long continued
military operations and the strain
which they put on every one, people
who in ordinary circumstances would
be quiet and decent citizens, have
j taken leave of their senses to some
i extent, and do things which they
would not do in ordinary times.
“The defendant, like other per
sons I have had in this court, is
! suffering from a crazy condition of
mind which leads them to do all
manner of things, some criminal,
and some merely foolish. Because
I detect this in him, I will not send
him to prison.”
The defendant was fined $500.
ENEMY REPULSED
MACEDONIAN LINE
An Attack In Force on the Bank
of the Vardar River Is Repulsed
By the Allies.
LONDON.—According to a state
ment issued by the government to
day, the forces of the Central Pow
ers operating in Macedonia followed
up an intense artillery fire on the
left bank of the Vardar river w th
an infantry attack in force yes
terday.
The Allied troops met the rush,
which was expected, and succeeded
in driving the attacking troops back
to the cover of their trenches. 1 hey
left many dead and wounded on the
field in their hasty retreat.
GIVES HIS VIEWS
ON LIVE ISSUES
Crown Prince of Germany Thinks
We Do Not Understand What
We Are Fighting For.
i AMSTERDAM.—According to re
j ports received in this city today
| from German sources, the crown
| prince of Germany in an interview
; accorded newspaper, men recently,
| said that the German hopa of vic
tory laid in their ability to hold
out and not be vanquished.
He also stated that he found that
'the majority of Americans do not
jknow what they are fighting for.
BOUNCING BOY ARRIVES
FOR CRAMER HOME
The news was received locally
today that a bouncing baby boy.
weighing ten pounds, had arrived
(to brighten the home of Mr. and
I Mrs. G. Fenton Cramer, well known
in Nenana.
Mr. Cramer was special disbursing
ager^t for the A. E. C. from the
time the office was established here
and relinquished his posi*:- n early
this spring to take up duties as
secretary to Governor Riggs. He is
at present in Juneau.
Mrs. Cramer left on the first boat
for Washington, D. C., where the
youngster was born. Both mother
and child are reported to be doing
well.
PRIMARY DOUBTFUL;
VOTES ARE EVEN
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| MILWAUKEE, Wis.—In the pri
maries for the selection of a candi
i date for the Republican party for
the election of governor of the
.state, Emanuel L. Phillip, the holder
: of the office who is seeking re
1 election, and Roy P. Wilcox, of
; Euclaire, his opponent, polled the
same number of votes.
j Mason B. Leming. special agent
; of the General Land office, arrived
in town last night from a trip to
1 the Lignite country. He will leave
for Fairbanks tomorrow.