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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918.
NUMBER 22
AUSTRIANS CALLED TO HELP LOST CAUSE
GERMANS SHOW WEAKNESS IN DRIVE ON AMIENS
CRISIS HAS ARRIVED IN HOLLAND - GERMAN RELATIONS
TANKS TAKING PART
IN BIG OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C-, April 25.— j
The offensive operations which j
were started by the Germans on the
Western front early yesterday morn-,
ing, are still in progress, but it is
apparent from advices received this
afternoon that the enemy forces are
attacking with much less vigor than
during the first rush on Amiens and
later the drive through Flanders.
And the gains reported are insig-1
nificant in comparison with the ad- j
vance made by both the British, east |
of Amiens, and the French, on the '
Flanders line.
In the opinion of military observ
ers, evidence of great Teutonic re
verses in the recent Flanders fight
ing is seen in the transfer of Aus
trian troops from the Italian front
to the Western front. Official dis
patches received today from Rome |
state that Austrian troops, formerly j
arrayed against the Italians, are ar- :
riving in large numbers at Liege and j
Antwerp, preparatory to entering,
the trenches against the French and
British.
TANKS IN ACTION
With the British Army, April 25.
_Fighting tanks, which were intro
duced in to the fighting on the
Western front by the British, have
made their appearance on both sides
in the present operations. British
tanks responded to the attack yes
terday in the Viller Brettoneaux sec
tor, cutting wide swaths in the Ger
man infantry.
A counter attack launched by the
British early this morning forced the
Germans from Daquienne wood and
enabled the British to advance their
positions in that sector and to re
cover ground taken by the Germans
yesterday. The fighting has been
so intense in that quarter that the
Germans have been unable to launch
a counter attack against the French
and British front, intended to pave
the way for the capture of Kemmel
hill.
GERMANS TAKE HANGARD
PARIS, April 25.—The war office
announces this afternoon that the
Germans have taken Hangard again.
The town was occupied by the en
emy yesterday and recaptured by the
French during the night, throughout
which the figthing was intense The
Germans took the town again this
morning, but the French are holding
the ground immediately surrounding.
attacks repulsed.
LONDON, April 25.—A report re
ceived from Field Marshal Haig
this morning states that three ati
tacks launched by the Germans
against the’British positions ea^t of
Amiens have been repulsed. The
British countered today in the Viller
Bretteneaux sector, recovering con
siderable ground lost to the enemy
in previous encounters.
The French forces northeast of
Bailleul, on the Flanders front; are
making a splendid showing against
the attacking Germans, two vigorous
thrusts having been repulsed since
yesterday morning.
BATTLE CONTINUES
LONDON, April 25.—Reports re
ceived from the mainland late this
afternoon state that the fighting east
of Amiens and west of Armentieres
is still in progress, the Germans hav
ing renewed their assaults at an early
hour this morning. The fighting is
most severe on Viller Brettoneaux
ridge, to the east of Amiens, where
the kaiser’s forces are fighting des
perately to gain the high ground
positions. The British have driven
the Germans from Daquenne wood,
to the west of Viller Bretteneaux,
and the opposing •'forces are now
struggling for the possession of the
town itself.
The German tanks, which were
driver! from the field yesterday by
the British tanks, returned to action
today, supporting a strong infantry
attack.
Two British tanks are crawling up
and down the German columns to
day, mowing the infantry down in
great windrows. The execution is
described as marvelous.
LINES ARE HOLDING
With the French Army, April 25.
—Yielding only slightly at the first;
shock of the new German drive on
Amiens, the French and British lines
are now holding solidly along the
nine-mile front south of the Somme,
where the Germans appear to have
concentrated their efforts.
This showing by the defending
forces is especially gratifying in
view of the fact that the present
attack on the whole front, south of
the Somme and along the Avre, is
the most formidable operation under
taken by the Germans since the first
drive in Picardy.
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THE AMERICAN SECTOR
With the American Army, April
25.—There is slightly increased ac
tivity among the German batteries,
I opposite the American positions to
! day, but the number of shells falling
. in the American trenches is con
! considerably below the average.
COMING FOR CAMPAIGN
With the American Army, April
125.—Fifty enlisted men and non
| commissioned officers have started
i for the United States to assist in
j the Liberty Loan campaign. There
j are some good speakers among the
men and all of them have solid facts
1 to present in support of the argu
! ments they will present to the Amer
ican people to encourage loan sub
scriptions.
AMERICANS HELPING
LONDON, April 25—American
troops are taking part in the de
fensive operations in front of Amiens
where the heaviest fighting is now
in progress.
ONLY EIGHT KILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—
Forty-nine casualties, including eight
killed in action and died of wounds,
were reported today by General
Pershing.
LEN HEACOCK HAS
BABY IN FAMILY
Mrs. Clara Aired, of this city, has
been advised of the arrival of a baby
girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Heacock, at Seattle. The
new member of the family made
her appearance on April 5. Mrs.
Heacock is a niece of Mrs. Aired.
PLOT SUSPECTED
ATLANTIC PORT, April 25.—The
American line steamer St. Paul, the !
crack Atlantic liner, which just ar-1
rived from dry dock today, capsized J
at her pier this afternoon and grad
ually settled to the bottom. For a
time the vessel lay with her decks j
awash and her masts leaning heavily:
on the pier shed. Before the cause
of the trouble could be ascertained,
however, the ship sank and it is1
now believed that the sea cocks were
left open by design.
There were about five hundred
laborers on board the boat when the
accident occurred, and many of them j
jumped overboard in their haste to
escape. At least six of them were
drowned and scores were imprisoned i
in the hold. Holes are now being
cut in the upper side of the vessel
to let the pj'iscAers out.
Immediately following the sink
ing, a small fire started in the un
submerged part of the ship, but this
has been extinguished.
BRITISH LOSSES
ARE MADE UP BY
ALLIED WORKERS
Minister of Munitions Informs House
of Comomns That New Guns
Are Ready.
| LONDON, April 25.—In a state
! ment made before the house of com
mons today, Lord Churchill, minister
of munitions, stated that all the guns
i ammunition and other supplies lost
by the British during: the first rush
of the Germans three weeks afro,
have been replaced, the armies now
being in better condition for opera
tions against the Germans than when
the big offensive began.
The losses sustained by the British,
; Lord Churchill announced, included
! one thousand guns and five thousand
machine guns.
The government is prepared, he
I continued, to make good even great
I er losses, but he does not anticipate
any further great deir,and upon the
British factories to meet such an
emergency.
QUAKE PREDICTED
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25—The
severe earthquake which rocked
Southern California this week, were
predicted by Prof. Albert U. Porta,
of Oakland, who published an article
on April 1, in which he said that
during the month of April a quake
would effect the Pacific ocean, from
California to Central America!
Mail for Fairbanks and the Out
side was dispatched this morning
with Roy Lund and his dog team.
Lund arrived from the upper town
last night, bringing one passenger
and a small consignment of mail.
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THRIFT STAMPS.
KAISER INSISTS
ON DEMANDS EOR
USE OMIOLLAND
German Minister Quits Hague, In
dicating That Crisis Is Near
At Hand.
THE HAGUE, April 25.—That re
lations between Holland and Ger- j
many have reached the breaking
point in consequence of Germany’s |
demand that Holland permit the
movement of German war supplies |
through Dutch territory, in violation !
of the neutrality laws, is indicated
by the departure of the German
minister for Berlin and the reported
departure of the Dutch minister from
the German cipital. '
A note has been received from the j
Imperial German government, de
manding a quick reply to the ulti
matum forwarded early this week,
and pending the reply, German cav
alry are making their appearance
along the tlutch frontier, hitherto
guarded only by the landstrum.
Territory Will Be Called Upon In
May and June for Quota of
Fighter*.
WASHINGTON, D. C , April 25.—
According to announcement made
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder, Alaska will be called upon
during the months of May and June
to provide a quota of 696 draft reg
istrants. Th% drafted men 'till re
ceive their training at Fort Wm. H.
Seward, near Haines.
MADDOCKS AND FOX
ACQUITTED BY J
—
The trespass case against Mad
docks and Fox, which was up before
Judge Bunnell yesterday, was dis
posed of last night when the jury
was instructed to return a verdict
of not guilty. Dr. I. Overgaard was
the complaining witness.
entertainment to be given at the
Coliseum tomorrow night by the men
for the benefit of the Grace church
painting and piano fund.
Everything is in readiness for the
1
LEAVES SEATTLE
FOR THE NOR1H
New Executive Is Made a Member
of Governors’ Club By
Governor Lister.
SEATTLE, April 2a.—Governor
and Mrs. Thos. Riggs, Jr. and child
ren sailed for Juneau yesterday on
the steamship Alameda, to take up1
their residence in the governor's |
mansion at the territorial capital.
At a luncheon given the new exec
utive just before his departure. Gov
ernor Lister, as president of the
Governors’ club of the West, ap
pointed Governor Riggs to member-;
ship.
In reply, Governor Riggs expressed |
his appreciation of the honor con- i
ferred upon him and expresseil the
hope that he would be successful in
working out a program which would
result in the early development of
the Northland. He said also that he
realized that the governorship of
Alaska had not been a bed of roses
and that many serious problems
would confront him early in his
career as governor.
Governor Riggs is a «taunch sup
porter of Delegate Sulzer and will
use his influence, upon his arrival
at Juneau, to secure the renomina
tion of the regular Democratic can
didate. The governor says that Dele
gate Sulzer is making good at Wash
ington and should be given the op
portunity to carry out the construct
ive program which he has outlined
for the betterment of conditions ;n
the North.
WILLARD WORRIED
ABOUT THE FIGHT
I
Champion Say* Difficulty In Ar
ranging Bout Looks Like
1 Fulton Might Flunk.
—
CHICAGO, April 25—If the sched
' uled championship match between
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton fails
| to materialize, Willard will not be
greatly surprised. The champion is
skeptical. In a statment made today
Willard said that the difficulty ex
perienced in arranging the details
of the bout at Minneapolis, enco_*
aged the belief that he would not
be given the opportunity to meet
Fulton in the ring.
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AMERICAN BOATS
Two American Built Launches Res
cued Crews From Vessels
At Zeebrugge.
DOVER, April 25.—One of the
most thrilling incidents in connec
tion with the British naval raid on
Zeebrugge, was the rescue, by two
American-built launches, of the two
hundred members of the crews who
took the two block ships to their final
resting place at the entrance to
Bruges canal. The feat was ac
complished under heavy fire and the
actual tranfer was made in less than
five minutes.
Sailors and marines who partici
pated in the raid believe that-every
gun on the mole was demolished anil
the shed destroyed throughout it«
entire length, including large stores
of munitions. It is also believed
that the entarnce to the harbor has
been successfully blocked.
CHIP UK MAY
IN THE SENATE
! _
Speaker of Lower Branch of Con
gress Invited to Succeed
| Senator Stone.
i JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 25.
—Speaker Champ Clark, of the house
or representatives, has been tender
ed the seat in the senate made
! vacant by the death this month of
Senator Stone. The offer was made
today by Governor Gardner, but it
is not known yet whether or not
| Clark will accept the honor.
SAUNDERS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, D. C , April 25.—
Robert G. Saunders, of this city, has
been nominated by the president to
be federal attorney for the Western
district of Washington.
AIR HEAD QUITS
LONDON, April 25.—Lord Rothe
mere, chairman of the British air
board, has tenderd his resignation,
; to take effect immediately.
| Mrs. William McDonough arrived
j in Nenana last night,' having made
' the trip from the Tolovana country
| to receive treatment at the Govern
I ment hospital.
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