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, Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAIL Y NEW5
^ VOLUME ONE member of associated press nenana, alaska, Saturday, july u, isis. NUMBER 8rt
AMERICAN "TROOPS OVERSEAS 1,100,000
VON HINDENBURG REPORTED DEAD IN GERMANY
, FRENCH EXECUTE BRILLIANT ROUT ON AMIENS LINE
GENERAL MARCH
Chief of Staff of the Americai
Army Tell* of Our Troops On
the Battlefront.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Genera
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, said today that thi
troops in France, including thosi
now on the way over there, amountei
to eleven hundred thousand, whicl
is an increase of over ninety thous
and men since last week.
Three army corps of 225,000 ti
250,000 men each have been organ
izer for service in France and ar
now being shipped as rapidly a
possible. The shipment of troops i
still being maintained at a higl
rate.
The three army corps formed fo;
service in France are composed o
five divisions of regulars, nine o
the national guard and four of th
National army, these are at presen
under temporary commanders, Gen
eral March said, but the regula
commanders who will serve with th
troops at the front will be assignei
shortly.
CAPTAIN CLARK IS
MCE ADVOCATI
Popular Naral Officer Has Beei
Elevated to Rear Admiral Witb
Judicial Duties.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Presiden
Wilson today nominated Captaii
George R. Clark to be judge advo
cate general with rank of rear ad
miral for a period of four years.
He also signed the bill penalizinj
the unauthorized wearing of thi
naval or military uniforms of an;
of the friendly nations. The penalt;
prescribed for a violation of th<
terms of this law is a fine of $301
and six months imprisonment.
MANY SLACKERS ARE
GATHERED IN BY POLICI
CHICAGO.—Two thousand mei
•f draft age were arrested today b;
the police and are now held as sus
pected slackers. Five hundred o
them were taken into custody at th
ball parks.
The various hotesl, cabarets am
theaters were visited later and man;
more taken into custody. None o
the men arrested had registratioi
cards.
STABILIZING BOARD
IS NOW CREATEI
WASHINGTON, D. C.—For th
purpose of equalizing the price o
sugar charged the consumer, Presi
dent Wilson has organized a suga
stabilizing board on the recom
mendation of Food Administrato
Hoover. The board has been incoi
porated at five million dollars capi
tal.
GERMAN PEACE IS j
NO! RECOGNIZED
j A! WASHINGTON
Recent Pence Talk By German
Chancellor Haa Inspired No
Confidence Officially.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The offi
■ j cials of the Government at Wash
'' ington have given no cognisance to
' j the latest speech made by Chan
1 cellor Von Hertling in the rcichstag.
I It is thought that more definite
• proposals will emanate from Ger
many shortly and will probably In
> elude the abandonment of the claims
. made to territory in the West in
, exchange for Russian control.
? COPENHAGEN.—Chacelhu- Von
! Hertling denied today in a speech
II made in the reichstag that Germany
intended to retain Belgium as a Ger
. man province. He said that Ger
l many will use her merely as a pawn
: j in future peace negotiations.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
I LONDON.—The British casualties
i for the week show 14,911, which is
,1 much less than the casualties of last
I week, which were 17,336.
GUNS CAPTURED
LONDON—An official statement
issued today shows that in their
minor operations against the enemy
on the Flanders front near Merris,
■ the British captured ninety-six pris
’ oners and several machine guns.
FRENCH ADVANCE
i PARIS.—Official despatches re
ceived today indicate that the
French troops made an advance of
500 yards in the vicinity of Porte
t Farm on the sector near Montdidier
, and the Oise river front. Succes
. ful raids were also made north of
. Avre on the Mame-Champagne sec
tor. Several prisoners being taken.
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. FRENCH MAKE CAINS
r 1 WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports
received today from the French
•; headquarters indicate that the
I! French troops in a series of superbly
executed attacks in force on the
: battleline to the southeast of Amiens
won the entire Rouvrelos plateau.
The french troops as a result of
ithe advance made, now dominate all
1 of that region lying between the
r, rivers Avre Moreauil and Noye.
The capture and domination of
f this territory is of the utmost im
- I portance to the Allied cause as the
main railroad from Paris to Amiens
1: runs through this section of the
r: country.
f ■ The captured sector was held by
l '■ the Germans since March.
YUKON TERRITORY WANTS
FOOD CONTROLLER
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DAWSON, Y. T.—The Dominion
government at Ottawa has been
f | asked by the people of Dawson and
- the Yukon Yerritory to appoint a
r [ separate food controller for the
-1 Yukon Territory, as there are said
r to be many regulations in force now
- while being applicable to the rest
- of Canada, are not yet workable in
the Yukon Territory.
ELKS WILL BAR
ENEMY LANGUEGES
IN CLUBHOUSES
Resolution Adopted At Elks Con
vention Barring: the Use of
Enemy Languages.
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ATLANTIC CITY—At the recent
convention of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks a resolu
tion was introduced barring the use
of enemy alien languages in Elk
clubhouses throughout the United
i States. The resolution was unani
mously adopted.
Samuel Gompers, the veteran pres
ident of the American Federation
of Labor, in a stirring speech de
livered at the Elks’ convention, re
newed the pledge of the order to
stand solidly behind the government.
GRAND JURV WILL
MEN PLOT QUIZ
German Plot to Send Spies From
America to England Will Be
Uncovered Soon.
NEW YORK—An inquiry begun
some time ago for the purpose of
unravelling a plot formed by Ger
man agents in this country, will be
reopened by the grand jury on Mon
day.
A well laid plot for sending sptes
to England for the purpose of lo
cating the British fleet bases for
organized attack by German sub
marines was exposed some time be
fore the United States entered the
war. The probe now undertaken
by the authorities, will, it is ex
pected, disclose facts hitherto un
known and lead to the punishment
of the guilty parties.
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NENANA LABOR UNION
HELD MEETING YESTERDAY
A regular meeting of the Nenana
Labor Union was held last night at
the Union Hall, and in the absence
of President Norvin Smith, Vice
President Brevig acted as chairman
of the meeting. Several matters of
importance were brought up, but on
account of the non-attendance of
several prominent members, they
were tabled _ until next meeting.
Next Friday night there will be
a regular meeting of the union, and
all bond holders as well as members
are urged to be present, as there
is important business to be attended
to at that time. It is necessary
that all bond holders be present.
CANADIAN MUNITION PLANT
EXPLODES; MANY KILLED
MONTREAL.—An explosion oc
curred in a munition plant near this
city today the cause of which is
thought to be accidental.
Two of the workmen were killed
and several injured. As a result
of the explosion, the floor of the
plant, which was stored with empty
shells, collapsed, killing three other
workers on the ground floor and
seriously injuring several more.
VON HINDENBURG
DIED THIS MORN
IS THE REPORT
G'eat German Ganeral Succumb)
to Apoplectic Stroke Following
Stormy Interview.
AMSTERDAM.—Authentic infor
mation contained in an article pub
lished in the newspaper Les Dou
velles, which is in circulation in th«
occuiped district of Belgium, indi
cates that Field Marshal Von Hin
| denburg is dead.
Von Hindenburg is said to hav«
had a stromy interview with th»
kaiser, during which violent scenes
- were enacted and strong language
used fh the discussion of the conduct
of the war.
The field marshal is known to have
j had serious differences of opinior
j with the kaiser over the Germar
I offensive on the Western front.
Shortly after leaving the Kaiser
* Von Hindenburg 'was attacked wit!
j a stroke of apoplexy, to which he
| succumbed.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The offi
j cials at Washington are skeptical re
i garding the reported death of Fielc
1 Marshal Von Hindenburg, as ne
1 official confirmation has been re
; ceived of this report.
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STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS
WILL BE INCREASEC
i SEATTLE—Captain Bulger, sup
I ervisor of the steamboat inspectior
! service on the Pacific coast, an
nounced today that the inspector
assigned for service in Alaskar
waters during the open navigatior
season will be assigned to Seatth
during the closed season, instead o1
to San Francisco, as heretofore.
He also recommended the oppoint
ment of six additional inspectors ol
hulls and boilers and two clerks
The appointments to be made frotr
the ranks of local men.
AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY
WILL ADJOURN FOR MONTH
SYDNEY—The Australian assem
! bly have decided to take an ad
j joumment which will last for a
I month.
This action is taken by the Anti
podean lawmakers for the purpose
of allowing the members of the
assembly to assist in the recruiting
campaign inaugurated recently
throughout the Australian common
wealth.
SPECIAL MUSIC TONIGHT
AT THE COLISEUM
The Coliseum offers a special at
traction in the way of entertain
ment this evening in the music line.
Mr. George Anderson, lately from
the Outside, will render some violin
selections accompanied by Mrs.
Sholseth.
AMERICAN AERO CLUB
AWARDS MANY MEDALS
PARIS.—The American Aero club
has awarded the medal of that or
ganization to thirty-three allied
aviators for conspicuous bravery
displayed and gallantry in action.
AVERS IROTSKY
Minister of War of Bolsheviki Soys
There Is Split Among Soviet
Troops Now.
MOSCOW.—Leon Trotsky, min
ister of war of the Soviet govern
ment of Russia blames the Anglo
French propaganda, which, he says,
has caused a split in the unity ex
i isting among the Russian Soviet
troops.
As a result of this split, a large
part of the Soviet troops are re
ported to have deserted the ranks
and joined the army of the enemy.
BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS
LANDED AT VLADIVOSTOK
WASHINGTON, D. C.—According
to information received today from
the Far East, British reinforcements
, have been sent to Vladivostock to
i assist the soldiers of the New Si
berian government in guarding the
| vast military stores assembled there.
The reports received further state
that there is reason to believe that
the Bolsheviki troops, largely rein
forced by German prisoners of war,
are advancing to attack Vladivo
stock.
FRENCH SMOKERS
\ MAY BE RATIONED
PARIS—A seven-cent cigar is a
luxury, and a six-cent smoke a ne
cessity, in the opinion of the French
I under secretary of state for the
: finance department. He makes this
distinction in suggesting methods of
i introducing a tobacco ration, the
• principle having been approved by
! the French cabinet. The secretary
suggests that the ration scheme
should apply only to the sale of
the cheaper grades of tobacco, cig
arettes and cigars and not to those
classed as luxuries. He would give
no smokers’ cards to women, al
' though the women munition worker^
: are said to have become great smok
I ers lately.
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BRITISH TO DECORATE
* SUBMARINED MARINERS
LONDON.—Men of the British
mercantile marine who have been in
torpedoed or mined ships are to
i have a tangible badge of courage
' awarded them by the government.
It was announced in the house of
commons that the new decoration
i will take the form of a torpedo to
I be worn on the cuff of the left
I sleeve. A bar will be added for
I men who are torpedoed or mined
a second time, and further bars
for each subsequent occasion.
GERMAN BEER STANDARD
IS LOWERED BY WAF
NEW YORK.—German beer as
now produced was characterized as
“only brown water” by a Socialist
deputy in a recent debate in the
' reichstag, say German papers.
NEWS U BE
DELIVERED FREE
10 01 TOPS
Commission on Public Information
j Will Arrange to Give the Ntwi
to Troop* at Front.
NEW YORK.—The recently ap
pointed Commission on Public In
formation has arranged for a service
of news for distribution to all the
American troops abroad. News of
the happenings in the states and
home towns of the troops will be
sent daily by wireless and will be
delivered to the men free of tolls.
Arrangements have also been
made to distribute military publica
tions and news bulletins where no
papers are possible.
LONDON—The British are saving
money as they never have notwith
standing the increased cost of every
thing.
Sir Robert Kindersley, chairman
of the National War Savings Asso
ciation, stated that it is “remark
able” that there are 16,750,000 hold
ers of British war securities and
more thar. 13 000,000 accounts in
savings banks.
| “It may be safely alleged, not
! only that saving has been commene
| ed by many millions who before
! the war never saved, but that there
is every evidence that the effort of
these savers increases in intensity
as the war proceeds.”
This situation is ascribed to the
fact that thousands are receiving
more pay than ever and thousands
of women, who prior to the war,
earned nothing, are now engaged ir*
remunerative war work. Also tho
incentive to spend money has bee>|
removed to a certain extent by the
regulation of food and drinking pur
chases and curtailment of amuse
ments.
NEWSPAPER FILE
Vlllffi LIBRARY
LONDON.—What is perhaps the
world’s smallest public library is
claimed by a village not far from
London. The village itself is small.
It is merely a newspaper file that
hangs upon a wall in the village
street, but the community is grate
ful for it.
This was attested to a stranger by
an accident. A white-haired villager
who (Minting to the “library” with
his stick, said: “Wonderful useful
that be these days when folks can’t
get the papers as they did, along
of all this shortage and rations and
such.”
F. D. Browne, engineer in charge
of the Fairbanks division of the A.
E. C., returned to Nenana from
Fairbanks on the steamer Alaska.