Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1918. NUMBER 83
GERMAN GUNS ACTIVE ON WEST FRONT
ITALIANS ADVANCE THEIR POSITIONS IN ALBANIA
LACK OF DISCIPLINE WEAKENS HUN WAR MACHINE
GERMAN ARTILLERY
HAMMERING ALLIES
LONDON.—According to official
reports received today from the
front, the German artillery and ma
chine gun platoons are very active
in the region east of Amiens and
on the battlefront extending from
Villers Bretonneux to Ancre. Local
attacks made by the enemy on the
Flanders front have been repulsed
by the British, who advanced theii
line near Merris, and also took some
prisoners.
PARIS.—Offical reports received
by the French war office state that
heavy artillery duelling is in progress
in the neighborhood of Chavigny
farm, where the French recently
conducted a series of successful
raids on the German positions.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—Ths
British advance on the Flanders
front near Merris has very con
siderably improved the position oi
the forces operating on this sectoi
of the battlefront, and has also af
forded protection to the Hazebroucl
Railroad junction, the maintenancs
of which is of vital importance t»
the battleline on the Ypres front
The Americans, since the 15th da;
of June have taken 5,400 prisoner
on the French front and have rend
ered aid of the most valuable kins
to the Allied cause.
Reports received indicate that <
serious breakdown in discipline ex
ists in the German ranks. This ii
borne out in the recent attacks mads
by them which are characterized a
half-hearted and spiritless.
Well Known Shipbuilding Firn
Build and Launch Large Boat
In Short Time.
BELFAST—The well known ship
bulindg firm of Workman, Clark <£
Co. established a world’s record to
day at the launching of a larg<
steamer.
The steamer is a steel vessel 01
eight thousand tons, and her launch
ing took place fifteen days afte
her keel was laid. This is con
sidered the world’s record for ship
building.
ELKS HOLD GRAND
ANNUAL ELECTIOr
ATLANTIC CITY.—At the Gram
annual election of officers held her
by the Benevolent and Protectiv
Order of Elks, Fred C. Robinsor
of Dubuque, Iowa, was chose:
Grand secretary; Charles White, o
Chicago, Grand treasurer; and Bruc
A. Campbell, of East St. Louis, 111
Grand exalted ruler.
Atlantic City was selected for th
1918 reunion of the Order of Elks
Sam Beatty has been made tim<
keeper at Residency 3 (35-mile'
He took up his new duties last Sat
urday.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The cas
ualty list published today contains
103 names of the land forces en
gaged as follows: killed in action,
21; died of wounds received, 15;
died of diseases, 4; died of other
causes, 3; severely wounded, 45;
slightly wounded, 1; missing after
action, 12; prisoners, 2. The marine
casualties for the day were 5 killed.
AUSTRIANS BEATEN
ROME.—Official reports received
by the Italian war office from the
Albanian battlefront indicate that
the Italian troops have beaten back
the Austriains on both sides of the
Osum river and are continuing their
triumphant advance towards the in
terior.
BULGARIANS DESERT
LONDON.—Despatches received
from the French field headquarters
on the Macedonian battlefront state
1 that desertions in the ranks of the
Bulgarian army are greatly increas
ing daily, owing to the fact that
they have lost all hope of ultimate
i ] victory.
SUBMARINES ACTIVE
- WASHINGTON, D. C.—From re
i ports recently received by the navy
; department from various sources, it
11 is stated that there is ground for
:the belief that German submarines
i | have resumed their activities along
■ the shipping lanes and the Atlantic
i i coast. Vigilance has been redoubled
and the patrolling flotillas have been
i 'reinforced * to prevent damage to
shipping by the under-sea boats.
i Investigation Is Made of the Pecu
liar Actions of a British
Soldi*'.
LONDON.—The trial o' Private
Joseph Dowling, of one of the Brit
ish regiments, was opened here to
day. ,
Private Dowling was caught in the
act of landing on the Murman coast
r in a German collapsible boat, such
■ as is in use on their submarines.
It is thought that the trial of
Private Dowling on the serious
charge of inciting rebellion will dis
I close some facts regarding the oper
ations of the enemy submarines in
i the waters adjacent to the Murman
i coast. Dowling, it is thought, has
3 been, for some time, in league with
, the enemy and has definite know
1 ledge of the movements of the Ger
f man under-sea boats in the neigh
3 borhood of the Murman coast and
, the location of their bases.
3 AUSTRIANS PAY FANCY
PRICES FOR HORSE MEAT
!- ZURICH.—Horses for slaughter
. were sold in Vienna markets re
- cently at the unprecedented price
of $375 to $500 each.
Further Grain Shipment* to Austria
Must Be Stopped, Says Deputy
Metzinger.
AMSTERDAM.—According to re
ports received in this city today,
Deputy Metzinger made a statement
in the German reichstag in which
he said that the people of Germany
enter a protest against any further
shipments of grain into Autsria.
In supporting Deputy Metzinger,
Deputy Wils declared that a further
reduction of the ration* now allowed
to the German people would be un
bearable. Many of the people, he
said, were ignorant of the real con
ditions existing among the masses.
The list of the unemployed was
daily increasing and the wages paid
to workmen in Berlin was insuffi
cient to procure the necessary food.
He wound up his remarks with the
statement that the terminaion of
the war would be of greater econo
mic value than the conquest of
provinces.
SUN TROOPS
OESIRE TO FIGHT
' ON WEST FRONT
Czecho Slovak National Council
Offer Troops For Use Against
the Germans.
LONDON.—The Czecho Slovak
National Council, which was re
cently formed at Vladivostock for
the purpose of carrying on the af
faire of the new Siberian govern
ment, has presented a memorandum
to all the Allied ambassadors al
Tokio and to the Japanese foreign
minister.
The memorandum sets forth the
position of the Siberian government
and their atttitude in the war and
states that the troops of the new
government desire to fight on the
side of the Allies on the Western
front.
They do not, however, desire to
be mixed up in any way in Russian
I international affairs,
j It is not known at the present
| time, how the memorandum was re
j ceived by the Japanese government
: and the other government repre
sented by the ambassadors getting
the memorandum.
The new Siberian government,
which has the unanimous support of
j the entire population, appears to be
firmly established with Vladivostock
l as the capital and seat of the gov
ernment. The program outlined in
cludes the liberation of Siberia from
the Bolsheviki rule, avoidance of in
terventions, universal suffrage, the
establishment of provisional councils
and a labor bureau, and the dis
tribution of land among those whc
do not- own any land. The flag
adopted by the country consists ol
two stripes of white and green.
THE NORTHWEST
Territory in Northern Russia Hat
Now Been Welded Into a New
Republic.
AMSTERDAM.—Despatches re
ceived in this city from Russian
sources state that a new republic
has been formed of all of the terri
tory of north-eastern Russia stretch
ing from the White Sea to the Asi
atic frontier.
The new republic, which will be
known as the Republic of Wolog
daczhe, is said to be in sympathy
with the Allied cause.
MARINE STRIKE
IS THREATENED
BY CANADIANS
i
Serious Strike Will Be Called If
Investigation of Conditions
Are Not Made.
VANCOUVER, B. C.—The Cana
dian Merchant Service Guild, who
have their headquarters here threat
en to call a strike of all masters
and mates, beginning at six o’clock
i
j on Monday evening if the federal
authorities do not take immediate
action and appoint a committee at
once to make investigations into the
| wages and other conditions effecting
the shipping industry.
If the strike is called it will mean
j a tie-up of a great many ships and
j tugs trading between British Colum
bia and Alaska and seriously inter
fere with the movement of supplies
to the various canneries, and cause
much delay to the spruce production
for airplane manufacture.
PITTSBURG MANUFACTURER
MAKES POTASH DISCOVERY
PITTSBURG.—Extraction of pot
ash from the dust from cement man
ufacture is claimed as a possibility.
James D. Rhodes, a Pittsburg man
ufacturer claims to have made the
discovery, and at his own expense
has aranged to erect a large experi
mental plant adjoining the plant
of the cemet company, at Castalla,
Ohio, for the purpose of experi
menting for 120 days The Cas
talia plant is in the hands of a re
ceiver and it was necessary to get
permission of the United States dis
trict court before Mr. Rhodes could
enter into any agreement with the
receiver. This was granted.
Mr. Rhodes said he could extract
large quantities of potash for fer
tilizer from the dust and waste of
cement mills that will be of great
j benefit to the country in increasing
the supply. It is understood that
the United States government is
watching the experiments with in
terest.
Stand behind the boys at the
front—but not too far behind.
JOSEPH BOYLE
DECORATED BY
RUMANIAN KING
Colonel Joseph Boyle, of Yukon
Machine Gun Contingent^ Is
Popular Hero.
PARIS.—According to reports
brought by travelers reaching this
city today, Colonel Boyle, who re
cruited a machine gun contingent in
the Yukon Territory for service at
the front, has been awarded the
higest decoration in the gift of
the king of Rumania.
It appears that, some time ago,
certain Rumanian officials were in
danger of being captured and sent
into exile, with a big chance of
being put to death, by the Bolshe
viki element, and Colonel Boyle was
instrumental in preventing their
capture.
The decoration was conferred on
Colonel Boyle by the king of Ru
mania in recognition of the signal
services rendered the country by
his action in saving the Rumanian
officials.
WORK ON D LINE
Bridge Across Fish Creek Is Now
Being Decked, and Trains Will
Go Over Tomorrow.
Rapid progress has been made
with the building of the bridge
across Fish creek and the work of
decking the structure is now in
progress. It is expected that it
will be all ready and that work
trains will be able to cross over to
morrow.
The first piles for this oridgc
were driven when the gang with
Piledriver No. 4 went on shift on
the night of Saturday. No time is
being lost on this line at all, and
for the purpose of expediting the
work of tracklaying, a part of camp
16 (tracklaying) was moved up to
Fish creek last night ana the rest
of the camp moved to the new lo
cation today. The new location is
right at Fish creek, alongside of the
track.
It is expected that the work of
laying track will be pushed vigor
ously beyond Fish creek southwards
until Julius creek, where the next
bridge will have to be built, has
been reached. Julius creek is a
little over four miles from Fish
creek and it is entirely probable
that the bridge across this stream
will be driven just as soon as the
steel reaches its northern hank
TROTSKY DELIVERS
OPENING ADDRESS
MOSCOW.—Leon Trotsky, the re
cently appointed minister of war in
the Bolsheviki cabinet, delivered the
opening adress before the general
congress of Soviets today in which
he said that Russia was on the eve
of a great general military co-oper
ation and emphasized the imperative
necessity for a very powerful Rus
sian army.
Chinese Turkestan Is invaded By
Bolskeviki Men, Who Do Con
siderable Damage. *
LONDON.—A despatch received
today by the Times from its Far
Eastern correspondent states ihat
ravaging bands of the Bclshcviki
have made their appearance in sev
eral parts of Chinese Turkestan and
have established a reign of terror
wherever they went.
The despatch adds that several
thousand Chinese have been mur
dered and that villages have been
plundered and set afire.
UNCLE SAMBAS
NOT YET SOLVED
SLAV PROBLEM
Owing to Rapid Change* in Ruxian
Affair* Our Attitude Ha* Not
Been Decided Yet.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—An au
thoritative statement issued today
by the officials in charge of the
situation says that our government
finds it difficult, at the present time
to arrive at a definite decision as
to what military aid would be ex
tended to Russia.
The rapid changes in the Rus
sian situation does not permit of
a decision being arrived at, and be
sides, it is of the utmost importance
that nothing must detract from the
strength of the forces to be main
tained in France and Belgium.
BRITISH BURY GERMANS
WITH MILITARY HONORS
LONDON—In two village church
yards near London, three German
aviators killed in a night raid on
the metropolis recently, were buried
three days afterwards, while in
quests over the bodies of their
victims were being conducted in
London.
In one churchyard two Germans
were buried with military honors.
At another cemetery services were
held over the body of a German
aviator which had been fou^d in
the wreckage of his flying ma -V. .
The casket, covered with a German
flag, was conveyed to the burying
ground on a gun carriage, followed
by oficers and men of the Royal
Air Force. Allived aviators Ge>v
over the churchyard during the
ceremonies.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
PREDICTS GREAT CROPS
WASHINGTON. D. C.—The July
forecasts of the department of ag
riculture estimates the corn crop
of the United States at three billion,
one 'hundred and sixty million bush
els, and the wheat crop is estimated
at eight hundred and ninety-one
million bushels.