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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE_NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918._ NUMBER 11
FATE OF AMIENS NOW HANGS IN BALANCE
“TAKE BRITISH BASE AT ANY COSTIS HUN ORDER
ALLIED AIRMEN DROP BOMB ON GERMAN COMMANDER
HUNS OUTNUMBER
BRITISH TWO TO ONE
With the British Armies, April 12
—The battle around Armentieres
was resumed this morning by the
Germans with redoubled energy and
further gains have been made by
them, the attacking forces having
pushed their first lines close to St.
Venant, almost midway between the
towns of Aire and Merville. The
latter place was taken early this
morning. The Germans also have
advanced their positions in the Steen
wercke sector, along the river Lys.
East of Ploegsteert, the enemy sub
jected the British positions to a ter
rific bombardment.
MUST HAVE AMIENS
LONDON, April 12.—A German
officer who was taken prisoner last
night by the British declared that
the German commanders had re
ceived orders to take Amiens today,
regardless of sacrifice, and he said
that preparations had been made to
deliver the full blow south of Arras.
Field Marshal Haig’s report to the
war office this morning stated that
German troops had made a deter
mined attack along the Messines
ridge and had succeeded in gaining
some ground there. They held it
only a short time, however, the Brit
ish having launched a counter at
tack of such violence as to force the
enemy from the elevated positions.
Three attacks which the enemy
launched this morning near Ville
Chappelle, using great waves of
troops, were repulsed by the British
with immense losses to the Germans.
The reports state that the ground
was strewn with corpes after the
Germans had been forced to retire.
Great artillery activitiy has de
veloped in the southern area, herald
ing further infantry action in that
quarter. The Bray-Corbie road is
being shelled heavily this afternoon.
THE SUMMARY.
With the British Army, April 12.
Swinging their heaviest legions and
mightest guns to the north of the
Picardy battlefields, the Germans
are driving attack after attack
against the British lines between
Arras and Ypres, charging across
the level country in the wake of a
heavy barrage, consisting of high
explosives and gas shells. The Ger
mans have succeeded in penetrating
the British defenses at various points
over a frontage of nearly thirty
miles and to a depth of almost six
miles. The deepest dent in the Brit
ish lines has occurred just south of
Ypres.
In explanation of the loss of Ar
mentieres, the British state that the
Germans had pressed the line hard
on both sides of the town and if it
had been held longer, the entire
British line would have been im
periled.
HUNS LOSE AT HOLLEBEKE
LONDON, April 12.—A Reuters
dispatch this afternoon states that
the Germans launched a formidable
attack near the Belgian town of
Hollebeke, just south of Ypres, this
morning. Despite the fact that the
enemy came forward in great masses,
they were unable to face the terrific
fire directed at them by the British.
They were repulsed with terrible
execution.
COULDN’T STOP THEM
LONDON, April 12—In describing
the fighting which is now in pro
gress in the Armentieres sector, a
British machine gunner said today:
“You could shoot them down with
' your eyes shut. They drove straight
i into our lines and went down in
heaps as we poured the lead into
them. But we could not stop them.
For every Hun that dropped, there
was another ready to take his place.”
OUTNUMBERED THE BRITISH
LONDON, April 12.—Wounded
British soldiers agree that the Ger
mans greatly out-number the Brit
ish along the battlefront to the north
of Arras. In some of the fighting,
: they say there were two Germans
to every British soldier.
GRIM STRUGGLE
LONDON, April 12.—Advices re
ceived this afternoon from the, Arras
Ypres battlefront state that the Ger
‘ man drive has settled down to a
j grim death struggle to determine
j whether or not the German man
! power is strong enough to make the
' threat to annihilate the British army
or force its capitaluation by killing
| off most of the British soldiers dur
ing the next few weeks. To ac
' complish this, the British claim that
the Germans will find themselves
' hard pressed to find new men to
; take the places of the many soldiers
| they will lose during the struggle.
DEAD FILL RIVER
■ LONDON, April 12—A late after
i noon report states that bitter fight
ing continues along the river Lys,
near Croix, where the Germans
crossed the stream by wading. As
they worked toward the river from
both flanks, the British held theii
rifle fire and allowed the enemy tc
' assemble. But when the Germans
were well into the water, the defend
ing troops opened a terrific fire, and
there was a huge pile of bodies in
the water before any of the Ger
mans succeeded in making the far
ther shore.
HAIG OFFICIAL REPORT
LONDON, April 12.—Official ad
vices received this afternoon from
Field Marshal Haig inform the war
office that the enemy has continued
to attack strongly throughout the
tday along the entire northern front.
. Fresh German divisions are deliver
i ing heavy, continuous attacks in the
region of the river Lys. There is
heavy fighting between Lestrem and
Loisne and around Estaires. Be
tween Estaires and Steenwerche the
British lines have been pushed back
and the enemy also has progressed
in the neighborhood of Ploegesret
wood. To the north of Armentieres
the enemy has been completely re
pulsed in the neighborhood of Holle
beke and Wyschaete. The battle
front extends from Labase canal to
the Ypres-Comir.es oanal.
BOMBARD PARIS
PARIS, April 12.—-The Germans
have resumed their bombardment of
this city with long range guns.
Shells are falling in the city at
frequent intervals, one of the miss
ies having struck a foundling asylum
NEW EQUIPMENT
IS COMING SOON
FOR ROAD WORK
Big Locomotives and Flat Cars
Expected On Early Boats
From Outside.
i Among the more important items
; of equipment which the Alaskan
Engineering commission expect, for
construction work on the govern
ment railroad, during the coming
| season, are, two standard guage
locomotives of a much heavier type
than the 270 and 272, which are
now in use on the line south of
town; and forty additional flatcars.
These formed part of the equip
ment used in building the Panama
canal.
A new and up-to-date ditching
machine, which could be utilized as
a steam shovel or piledriver, will
also arrive with the rest of the
heavy equipment. The ditcher will
be used primarily in making the
necessary excavations for the elab
orate drainage scheme planned by
! the engineering staff, to be put in
; at various points along the line,
but whenever necessary to do so,
j it will also be used as a steam shovel
or for driving piles.
For use on the Tanana Valley
. railroad, a new and very powerful
type of narrow guage locomotive
is also due. 1% will probably be
set up at the yards here and be used
to take the first through train from
Nenana to Fairbanks.
All of the above-mentioned equip
ment will arrive in Nenana on one
of the first boats to reach here
after the opening of navigation.
E
I BY
LONDON, April 12.-—Advices re
ceived from Zurich this morning
state that General von Hindenberg
is receiving treatment at a private
hospital for injuries received on
the Western front. He is reported
He is reported to have been struck
by a fragment of bomb dropped
by an Allied airplane.
this morning, killing four of the
little inmates and injuring twenty
one others.
WANT FRENCH OFFICERS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 12.
—The French government has been
called upon to assit the United
States in hastening the training of
soldiers for the battlefront, by send
ing additional officers to America
to work at the various training
; camps.
THE FRENCH CLAIMS
I PARIS, April 12.—In a letter ad
! dressed to his brother-in-law, written
in March, 1917, Emperor Charles
of Austria is reported to have said:
“I beg you to convey privately and
unofficiallly to President Poincare,
that I will support by every means
by exerting all my personal in
fluence with my allies, the just claims
of France with regard to Alsace
Lorraine.” Belgium, he wrote fur
ther, should be entirely re-estab
lished in her soverignty.
KUDSOFF GUItlY
WIFE DESERTION;
FINED HUNDRED
Man Is Found Guilty by Commis
sioner McDonald After a
Brief Hearing.
Cam Kudsoff, who was placed
under arrest in Fairbanks several
days ago on the charge of wife de
sertion, was given a hearing before
Commissioner R. S. McDonald this
morning, without a jury, and found
guilty as charged. A fine of §100
and costs, amounting in all to $208,
was assessed against him, which he
extracted reluctantly from a well
filled poke.
The fine will be remitted to the
wife at the rate of §15 per week.
Kudsoff was brought to Nenana
by Deputy Marshal John Wood, ar
riving here last night. He was al
most immediately released upon the
deposit of $1000 cash bail with the
commissioner, the money having
been put up by a friend of the ac
cused.
BOLO PAShT SAYS
HE KNOWS RESULT
Convicted Spy Declares Others Will
Follow Him to Military
Prison.
PARIS, April 12.—Bolo Pasha,
convicted spy who was recently
granted a reprieve upon the condi
tion that he would divulge secrets
desired by the French government,
declares that he entertains no doubt
as to what his ultimate fate will
be. He is quoted as saying to his
keeper this week: “I will go to
Vincennes, but others will surely
follow.” It is at Vincennes that the
French military executions take
place.
In the meantime, Pasha continues
to make revelations to the French
authorities, and much of the infor
mation received is regarded as of
highest importance to the Allied
cause.
DIVORCE CASE STARTED
BY FAIRBANKS WOMAN
Mariette Michaud, of Fairbanks,
has instituted divorce proceedings
against her husband in the district
court, alleging a statutory offense.
The plaintiff in the case is repre
sented by S. H. Milwee, the Fair
banks attorney.
russiThasTost
LARGEJERRITORY
Commissioner of Commerce Says
Peace Treaty Cost Nation
Dearly.
PETRORAD, April 12.—Under
the terms of the peace treaty which
Russia was forced to accept by the
Germans, the nation has lost 780,
000 kilometers ■ of territory, with a
population of 5,600,000 inhabitants.
AMERICAN MARINES
LAND VLADIVOSTOK
HARBIN, April 12.—According to
advices received in this city this !
morning, American marines have j
been landed at Vladivostock, as well j
as Japanese and British troops. The ;
Americans are said to have been !
i
placed in charge of the vessels in j
the harbor, while the Japanese sol
I diers and British troops are guard
' ing the ammunition stores and rail
i way.
! Dispatches received from Tokyo
! state that Japanese marines are pro
tecting the foreign settlements and j
that an armed guard of ,200 Japanese
j volunteers are policing the Japanese
quarters.
| The proclamation issued by Ad-1
miral Kato, giving the reasons for
! landing Japanese forces at Vladi- i
vostock has created a favorable im-1
pression on the Siberians. The Jap
anese officials are quoted as saying
that the troops will be withdrawn
as soon as order has been restored,
and it is understood that the land
ing was decided upon after the ques
tion had received the consideration
of foreign consuls stationed at
Vladivostock.
AMERICA S PART
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.
—The landing of Americans at
Vladivostock is expected to reassure
the Russians that they need not ex
pect a Japanese invasion. The en
terprise has been given a distinctly
international character since the
United States is credited with hav
ing stayed real Japanese interven
tion.
SENATE PASSES
SEDITION BIEL
PENALTY HEAVY
Un-American Utterances Are Made
Serious Offense By New
Measure.
WASHINGTON, D. C.f April 12.
—The new sedition bill, which was
introduced in congress several weeks
ago, was aproved by the senate
yesterday without a dissenting vote,
after several changes had been
made, and the measure is now in
the hands of a conference com
mittee.
The bill provides a punishment
of twenty years imprisonment and
a fine of ten thousand dollars for
language or acts of a disloyal char
acter, and for obstruction of the
draft or of the Liberty Loans. It
applies to disloyal, profane, scur
rilous, contemptuos or abusive lan
guage concerning the American form
of government, the constitution,
military or naval forces, the flag
or uniform, and to wilful utterances
intended to curtail the production
of essentials and war materials.
The early passage of the measure
is' expected.
FUR SALES BRING
Four Days’ Selling Represents Total
of Mora Than Two Million
Dollars.
NEW YORK, April 12.—During
the four days of fur selling in this1
city, the sum of $2,600,000 changed
hands, and new prices were estab
lished for several varieties of fur. |
Red and Cross foxes headed the i
list, with an average of $60. Beav
er brought $30, Marten $62, ^pd er
mine as low as $3. Of the fox skins,
the white fur sold the lowest.
Miss Alta Russell arrived in town
late yesterday from Fairbanks. She
will be employed in the Commission
telephone exchange.
DRAFTED PLAYER
Purchase of Star Twirler Just
Completed When Playe** Is
Called.
ST. PAUL, April 12.—Grover
Cleveland Alexander, whose pur
chase by the Chicago Nationals was
completed only a few days ago, has
been called to the colors and will be
unable to appear on the diamond
during the coming season.
The purchase of Alexander from
the Philadelphia club means a loss
of fifty thousand dollars to the
Chicago organization, and a serious
loss in team strength, Alexander be
ing regarded as one of the best
pitchers in the major league.
Alexander and Catcher Killifer
cost President Charles Weeghman,
of the Chicago Nationals, the sum
of sixty thousand dollars, the trans
fer representing one of the biggest
deals in the history of baseball.
GATHER TONIGHT
FOR JOLLY TIE
_ ^
Entertainment Committee Arranged
a Good Program and Eat» for
the Members.
The entertainment committee of
the Nenana club has arranged a
smoker for the enjoyment of the
members of the organization tonight,
the affair to start immediately after
the picture show.
A good progre n has been ar
ranged, several of the town’s best
entertainers having volunteered their
services. There will also be plenty
of smokes and refreshments.
Among those w-hose names appear
on the program are Geo. W. Pen
nington, J. Hampton Miles, Sam
Tansy and Mr. Bandman.
The affair is for members only.