Uncle Sam Needs YOUR Help To Beat The Kaiser
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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918.
NUMBER 37
VOLUME ONE
VON HINDENBURG IS REPORTED DEAD
HUNGARIANS ARE GIVEN SETBACK BY ITALIANS
v AMERICAN TROOPS MAKE A FAVORABLE IMPRESSION
FRENCH MAKE GAIN
ON KEMMEL FRONT
LONDON, May 13.—Local opera- |
tions on the Flanders front have |
^ enabled the French forces to ,im-:
prove their positions north of Kem- >
mel village, on the northeast slope •
of Kemmel Hill. An attack launch- j
ed yesterday resulted in the capture [
of one hundred Germans, and the
German line, at the point of attack,
was pushed back along the hillside a
considerable distance.
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL
PARIS, May 13.—A communique
issued by the war office this morn
ing states that the Germans have
made vigorous assaults upon the j
positions recently captured by the j
French near Orvillers and Sorrel, on i
the southern side of the Picardy
front. The attacks have failed,
however, the Germans losing heavily
as the result of their offensive oper
ations.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
PARIS, May 13.—There is intense!
artillery activity along the Ancre
river front today, to the south of
Albert. The big guns of the oppos
ing froces are also active near Mailly
and Reneval, on the battlefront be
low Amiens, and at several points
on the Verdun front.
ATTACKING YANKEES
PARIS, May 13.—The Germans
engaged today in bombarding the
American positions on The Seiche
prey salient, northwest of Toul. The
sector has been deluged with ex
plosives, including many gas shells,
during the past twenty-four hours.
ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
ROME, May 13—Mone Corno was
the scene of an encounter between
the Italians and Hungarians yester
day, following an attempt on the
part of the enemy to recapture the
position from the Italians. The at
tacking forces are reported to have
suffered heavily and the attack is
described as a failure. The position
was recently taken by the Italians
and is now strongly held by them.
NIGHT FIGHTING
PARIS, May 13 —Artillery duel
ing progressed duringthe night on
both sides of the Avre river, in Pi
and in Nieppe forest, on the Falnders
and in ieppe forest, on the Flanders
front.
NEW ATTACKS EXPECTED
LONDON, May 13.—All reports
reaching this city this afternoon
from the mainland indicates that the
Germans and Autsro-Hungarians arc
planning a resumption of hostilities
along both the Western and Italian
fronts. The concentration of enemy
forces is said to have been com
pleted at several points and the
Allies are row awaiting the new
drive, which may come at any hour
The new attack, if undertaken, wil
be directed by General von Mack
ensen.
PETROGRAD STARVING
LONDON, May 13—Advices re
ceived in this city today state that
a counter revolution has been startsc
in Russia, the starving masses hav
ing been turned against the soviet
government. The news is contained
in a Moscow dispatch, which says
that Premier Lenine has issued an
appeal for relief for famine-stricken
Petrograd. Serious disorders are
reported from several sections.
DOUBLE DRIVE
LONDON, May 13.—It is gener
ally believed in military circles here
that the Teutons are planning a
double drive, to start simultaneously,
one on the Western front and the
other in Italy, where the Autsro
Hungarians forces have been massed,
ready for attack. This belief is en
couraged by the fact that the kaiser
and the emperor of Autsria-Hungary
have been in ocr.ference at the Ger
man headquarters, and it is predicted
that the blow will be the greatest
yet undertaken by the Teutons.
MAURICE RETIRED
LONDON. May 13.—Announce
ment is made in this city today of
the retirement of General Maurice,
who was responsible for the latest
political crisis in this country. Mau
rice has been in charge of the Brit
ish operations on the Flanders front.
■ Germans Unable to Build Divers
Fast Enough Now to Maintain
a Fleet.
PARIS, May 13.—The effective
ness of the submarine campaign i
! declining steadily now, according ti
' a statement made by Minister oi
1 Marine Georges Levgues today, be
; fore the naval committe of the
| chamber of deputies.
He declares that the German gov
! ernmnt is fully aware of the greath
i effectiveness of the Allied defensive
1 measures, and has made every effo*-!
to conceal the fact from the Germai
1 people.
The present submarine situation
asserts Lcygues, is most favorable
More of the enemy submarines, h>
says, have been sunk by the Allie:
during the past three months thar
the Germans have been able t<
build. In addition to Gie steady dr
crease in the number of availabh
divers, the losses, through Allied de
fensive measures, constitute a sericu
drain upon the German naval forces
ICE POOL 3214.50
The total amount of money col
lected for the Yarn Fund ice poc
was $214.50, instead cf $212.50, a
previously reported- One of th>
ladies reported having received
donation of $2, for which no guesse
were registered. The money re
ceived from the camp at 22-mil
was also turned in as a donation t
the yarn fund, the contributors nc
having registered guesses. Th
amount was $8.50.
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Expeditionary Forces to Be Held
Until New Army Has Reached
Full Strength.
OTTAWA, May 13.—A report
purporting to have been received in
this city from the war committee
of the British cabinet, declares that
the Entente powers are so confident
of their ability to hold the Germans
back, on the Western front, that it
has been decided not to use the
American army until the Yankee
fighting force has reached its full
! strength.
NOT CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
Eritish Ambassador Reading, when
questioned today regarding the re
| port received at Ottawa, declared
I that the information received by him
! from England did not tally with the
Ottawa story. According to his ad
vices, the American troops arc to be
used as rapidly as they are ready
to leave the training camps.
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WASHINGTON UNINFORMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
Assurances in their ability to stem
the German tide is growing among
the Allies, due to he failure of the
Germans to resume their offensive
operations.
No official information has been
received here yet regarding the re
port made public at Ottawa relative
to the delay in using the American
forces until the army is complete
and self sustaining. It is known,
however, that the question has been
quite generally discussed, one school
of stratigests contending that the
Americans should be employed a;
fast as they arrive on the front, foi
the purpose of conducting a cor.
tinuous counter offensive, with the
hope of terminating the war thi:
year. Other stratigests favor hold
ing the Yankees until the army k
fully organized and then striking
a mighty blow, together with thi
French and British forces, in an ef
fort to smash the German line's an
force a final decision.
D mi SETS
$17.50 FOR YAI
The first of the series of can
parties for the benefit of the Ne
nana yarn fund, which was held a
the school house on Saturday after
noon, was a most successful affair
both financially ar.d socially. Th'
• sum of $17.50 was collected, th
larger part of that amount havin;
been paid in by the ladies attendini
and some having sent in by ladie
' < who could not be present. Whis
'! and auction were the games played
The second afternoon of the serie
will be played next Saturday.
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3 Mrs. M. V. Tyler, who underwen
an operation at the Government has
■ pital recently for the removal of
> goitre, returned to her home yes
t terday. The voyage from the hos
; 1 pital to A street was made with
canoe.
Fine Bearing of New National A-my
Creates Favorable Impression
In London.
LONDON’, May 13—The Saturday
parade of American troops has been
featured by all the big London
dailies, the appearance of the Yan
kees in the city being termed the
; “American Invasion of London."
The critics praise the fine bearing
of the National army and one writer
declares that the “Americans have
the cut of infernally adequate fight
' crs, whom he would rather lead than
! tackle. The Telegraph says that the
Yankees are equal in physique and
morale to the finest troops raised
by any country, at a time wben the
man power of Europe is at its best,
j Like the king,'the papers believe
that the presence of the Americans
; in Europe will strengthen the con
! fidence of the Allies and create a
great fighting machine, which will
hasten a return of peace and make
; double certain the defeat of Rrus
j sianism.
Newspapers Declare That Death
Story Circulated to Explain
Teuton Collapse.
LONDON, May 13—According tc
i advices received by the war office
itodav from Field Marshal Haig, Gc
i man prisoners taken bv the French
! during the past few days declare
I that General von Hindenburg :s
I dead. All the stories agree an
I practically all the prisoners declari
|that the death of the great genera
I is a matter of common knowledge
• among the German troops.
Coincident with the report of th(
I death of von Hindenburg, Genera
j von Mackensen is heralded as tin
[ great man who will bring victory L
j the Germans.
Local newspapers assert that tin
von Hindenburg story is being cir
culated for the purpose cf explain
ing the collapse of the recent Gar
man offensive.
MAIL AT FAIRBANKS
Advices received from Fan-bank.
' this afternoon state that a mail 'i
expected at the upper town sonv
time this evening, having b % 1 re
' ported from Munsons early thi:
" morning. The consignment include
first and second class matter
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. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
The News office will be open thi
evening for the convenience of thos
t subscribers who cannot be reaehei
- 'by carrier. Efforts will be mad
i to reach those who have mo’-ed ou
- of the flood zone, but it will b
- impossible to deliver papers to a!
a houses in the flooded portion o
town.
JAM BACKS WATER;
TOWN THREATENED
The town of Nenana narrowly es
caped a general inundation yester
day as the result of an ice jam,
which formed in the bend of the
Tanana river a short distance below
town. The water rose to a high
level, flooding the government re
serve first and then spreading to
other parts of town, compelling
numerous families to vacate then
homes hastily. For a time there
| was reason to believe that the en
tire town would be inundated, but
before any great damage resulted,
the jam gave way and the water fell
| rapidly, accompanied by an unusually
heavy run of ice.
Two Barges Lost.
Two barges belonging to the
American Yukon Navigation com
' pany, which were in winter quarters
| on the Nenana waterfront, near the
j Commission sawmill, were carried
! away fay the ice, one, the landing
| barge, sinking in the river, and the
other, the Beaver, proceeding down
stream with the ice, apparently un
injured. Eepoit; received from down
the river today state that the barge
was carried into a slough by the
ice and the hope is entertained that
it wii! remain ther until the ice dis
appears, when an attempt will be
made to rescue it. The ’.ending
barge was practically wrecked by
the first run of ice on Saturday af
ternoon, a large portion of one side
having been torn out and the barge
pushed up against the log pile at
the sawmill in such a manner as to
render its further usefr’ress doub‘
I ful. When the later run of ice
occurred yesterday, the wrecked
barge was pushed out into the river,
where it very promptly settled t >
the bottom- The landing barge was
not very valuable, but the Beaver i
one of the best barges on the river
The Flooded Area
Practically all cf th . upper er. ‘
of the town, back from the river,
lias been inundated, and the flood
zene extends across the town from
the upper end of First street to the
corn r cf Fourth and A streets. A
street, from the waterfront to Fourth
escaped a ducking, and First street
i has remained dry for a ecu..1 d-.-rab.*
j distance east cf A. On second
street the water approached nearer
the business section and practically
all of Fourth street, on both sid
of A, has been transformed into s
canal. A street is also flood 1 be
twen Fourth and Fifth streets, th
water having come into that block
with considerable force from the re
serve.
The level of the river dropped
considerably during the night, bul
i began rising again early today, an.
i* the water this afternoon is as h:; .
■ as it was yesterday, while the ic
- was jammed.
Railroad I3 Safe
; Reports received from out th;
line south of Nenana would indicatf
; that the Nenana river has net gont
on a rampage, and that the flood
s have not amounted to much. Th
. rise in the waters have been siieh
1 in comparison to V'at expei.ericcd 1
; j IJenana and all of the active con
c struction works in the ncighberhoo
, j of Camps 21, 22, 15, 15 and beyorv
i i are progressing uninterrupted b;
f |flood condition'-.
On Residency 2, in charge o
Resident Engineer Ike P. Taylor; in
the immediate vicinity of Camp ‘J
(20-mile) and the Lost Slough coun
try, the ice is reported to be going
out rapidly with indications point
ing to the fact that the extensive
flood protection works undertaken
last season are doing the work they
were intended to accomplish and that
the bulk of the waters of the Xanana
river seem to be swinging away
from the direction of the railroad
grade. Sam' water, though of not
much volume, is reported to be flow
ing down the old channel of Lost
Slough.
Genera! Foreman Frank Frazier,
under whose supervision the big
wing dam and other flood protection
works were constructed last season,
[leave town on tomorrow morning’s
| train to take charge of the works
in the Lost Slough section of the
right of way. He will supervise they
putting on of the finishing touches
necessary to make the several dams
safe and effective.
| On Residency 3 (33-mile) in
! charge of Engineer Geo. B. Richard
! son, the rise in the vv.it r has been
j only a few inches and has not in
Iterfered in any wr y with the work
i in progress. Two dams were driven
Ion the residency to divert th" waters
j flowing through a . lough and these
; have proved to be effective so far.
j On Residency 4 (43-mile) in
J charge of Resident Engineer Ken
! neth Case, the run of ice in the
j Nenana river has carried away a
j few of the piles supporting the ap
; proaehes and has also stove in the
cribbing built around one of the
bents driven in the main channel to
support the trusses. So far the dam
! age has been slight and the neces
I sary repairs to the structure will he
I taken in hand as soon as all further
j damage from the ice has ceased to
exist.
Quiet At Fairbanks
FA I RANKS, May 13.— Th; ice is
■ di-appcaring down Chena slough
[without disturbance, the breakup this
1 year having been rather a qui t af
1 fair. The water rose to a consider
able heignth, and fur a time it was
j feared there would be a flood, but
! after threatening the town for an
hour, the flood subsided rapidly and
; it is now believed that all danger
| is past.
Chena Flooded.
| CHENA, May 13.—The breakup
; in front of this town is said to have
| been the worst ever recorded here,
[ and the ice was unusually heavy,
j The ice went out at 11:30 last night.
| Prior to the breakup in the Tanana
| t.h« ice jammed near the mouth of
; the slough and flooded the town, the
j water being two feet deep in places.
The breakup caused considerable
j damage to the two docks and the
I steamer Alice and three barges were
j jot -led about considerably by the ice,
i but without damage resulting. The
I jam in the dough is still holding,
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•Toe Laferriere, formerly connected
with the electrical department of
i the A. E. C., and who went to the
; oaost in the latter part of January,
1 arrived in Ner.ana yesterday by way
: of Broad Pass.
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