THE NEN AN A DAILY NEWS
NENANA. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1918.
ALLIES ARE PELTING
THE GERMAN LINES
W't shington, D. C., May 15.—The
expected renewal of the German
offensive having failed to develop,
the Allies are continuing their tac
tics of anticipating the thrust by
reaching for new vantage points,
from which the better to resist a re
sumption of hostilities. In an oper
ation in which the French forces
were the aggressors yesterday, the
Allies captured | n important wood
position on the Avre river, near
which point the Germans made their
farthest advance in the drive toward
^ the Paris-Amiens road.
MANY BOMBS DROPPED
LONDON", May 15.—During the
month of April the British airmen
dropped onet housand, three hundred
three bombs behind the enem; lines
During the same periou the eneui
dropped one thousand, hre hundre :
and forty-six bombs in the British
area.
NOT TO BE TOO SURE
^ NEW YORK. May 15.—Earl
Reading, the British high commis
sioner to the United States, has
warned the America n people again t
false optimism regarding the out
come of the great battle now i:i
progress along the Flanders front.
Lord Reading says that the crisis
has not passed yet and will not be '
passed until victory is won.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
LONDON. May 15.—The British’
casualties for st week totalled
41,612. Of this number 5,566 rep
resent the number of officers and
men killed during the period. It is
believed that the total of this weea
are the largest casualties since the
beginning. The authorities are of
the opinion that these figures in
clude the losses su-faini i, .uringth
fighting in the Picardy sector, as
well as the present zone of .ngage-;
ments during the r, st week, as the
figures are not available itil sev
eral days after the engagements
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ANOTHER PROCLAMATION
AMSTERDAM; May 15—Th j
kaiser has issued a proclamation
stating that Lithuan> will partici- j
pate in Germany’s war burdens.
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LONDON, May 15—A late report
from the mainland states that Ger
man artillery fire has assumed vio
lent proportions in the Somme and
Ancre sectors.
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TROUBLE IN AUSTRIA
LONDON, V, y 15.—A state of
siege has been declared at Smichow,
a suburb of Prague. The troops
there have been reported to have
been sent away. The report also
states than one hundred and fifty
women have been arrested on ac
count of a demonstration. The
burgomaster has resigned and it is
believed the seed of revolution is
fomenting throughout entire Bo
hemia.
FRENCH CAPTURE WEST BANK
PARIS, May 15.—The French ac
taced the German forees in the vi
cinity of Hailes, below Amiens and
captured the woods and the west
bank of the the Avre river. The
German counter attack was be ten
of with severe losses. During the
night the Germans bombarded to
the north of Montdidier and also
between Montdidier and Xvon.
Artillery Action.
The German artillery action has
increased near Morlancourt, south
of Albert and aiso ne r the Kem
mel sector in Flanders.
GERMANS RE TREATING
MOSCOW, May 15—Rostovondon,
the largest city in the Cossack ter
riory has been c(pcured by the
Soviet troops. The city was held
by the Gerpians only one day, and
the entire German forces are now
in retreat.
GERMAN FINAL. EFFORT
With the British Army in France,
May 15.—There is little doubt in
the mind of the militarists th t Ger
many has embarked on her last
great adventure, in which every
man, boy, horsea nd machine will
be used in a desperate endeavor to
gain the decision during the present
fighting- The German drafts, which
are being carried on in order to
recruit Division No.8 up to its
its origi'i 1 complement of fighting
men, is only half composed. The re
turned and wounded which have
been sent back to the base includes
boys of the age of eighteen.
RUSSIANS SHOT
MOSCOW, May 15.—Following
the occupation of Tammerfors, in
Finland, by the Finnish White guard
five hundred Russian officers and
men were brought out in groups of
fifty and lined up against the 11,
where they were mowed down with
machine gun fire.
GERMANS REPULSE BRITISH
BERLIN, May 15.—A series of
strong British attacks against the
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German positions to the north am
south of Givency were repulsed wit,
heavy losses to both sides.
YANKEES ROUTE HUNS
With the American Army, May 1;
An American patrol in Pic' rdy me'
and routed a German patrol of 2‘.
men last night. The Germans usee
immense searchlights and trend
occasionally. The artillery fire alonf
the American front is under norma!
but the lines have been swept bj
enemy machine gunfire. Then
were no cas.^ lties yesterday on thi
front.
HAIG’S REPORT
LONDON', May 15—General Haif
reports that in an attack along £
mile front near Morlancourt, the
Germans penetrated the Britisl
positions in one place, but that tht
Australian troops later m, de a sortie
and captured the position from the
Huns. At all other points of at
; tack the Germans were repulsec
with severe losses.
HUNS HOLD HILL 44
British Army Headquarters, Maj
; 15.—Hill No. 44, a small but im
! portant elevation near Wyverbad
river to the north of Kemmel Hill.
; appg red to be in the hands of the
i enemy, according to the latest re
. ports. The Germans began the
: assault early in the morning and af
: ter a desperate encounter, gained
a hold upon the side of the hill,
clinging tenaciously to the rugged
s ope. The French are hurrying re
inforcements and are ni king every
endeavor to hold this position against
, the stronger attacking party.
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT
ROME, May 15.—The attempts to
renew hostilities on the Northern
sector have failed and the Italians
are still in control of these positions.
The British and Italj ns raided the
village of Pedencala and also the
trenches in front of where the Ger
mans were entrenched, and inflicted
severe losses tothe enemy During
the enegagement there was lively
artillery action on both sides. In
the fighting which is progressing in
the Torale district, the Allies have
brought down eleven German aero
planes. The British flyers success
fully bom!/ rded the enemy's hold
ings near Asiago.
LINE IS PENETRATED
BERLIN, May 15.—The German
war office state that successful
thrusts have been made into the
British lines on the north bank of
the Somme river, near the Bray
Corbie road. The report states that
the British counter attack, , lthough
spirited, were unsuccessful.
COPENHAGEN, May 15.—The
Genrf ns still believe that they can
reach the English channel and coast
and bar thy navigation waters, bom
barding Southern England and by
I this means bring about a desired
pe ce. According to prominent Ger
man politic;') ns and members of the
■reichstag the reason for the failure of
the last German drive was due to
the fact that the German high com
mand was waiting to obtain more
^ artillery. The Gern j n loss in killed,
wounded and captured totalled three
million men.
SUMMARY
i Commuted as th- y are, to the con
j tinuation of heavy fighting, the Ger
! mans apparently are taking full
j time before beginning another oper
ation. During a period of two weeks
the Gern-j n forces made only one
determined attack and this was re
i pulsed. To the south of Ypres, the
German artillery is hurling thous
i ands of shells into the Allaid posi
tions, but as yet there are no signs
of infantry activity.
DEVELOPMENT OF OIL
IS PLAN OF SOLONS
Washington, b. C., May 15.—The
report of the congressional oil com
mittee, which was n^ de public to
day, says that liberal provision has
been made for the development of
Alaskan oil fields. The territory was
given special consideration, the re
port says, because of the lack of
market, elirri tic conditions, inade
■ quate transportation facilities and
other obstacles which hamper oil de
velopment in the far North.
CANADIAN SHIPYARD
DESTROYED BY FIRE
VANCOUVER, B. C., MJ y 15—
i A portion of the Coughlan & Suns
* shipyard was destroved by fire to
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day, the loss having been estimated
at a million and a half. In addi
tion to the shipyard buildings and
matei | ! destroyed, a new ship, near
ing completion, was also burned.
One fireman lost his life.
MORE TONNAGE ADDED
TO AMERICAN FLEET
Washington, D. G., aMy 15.—Ac
! cording to information given out to
day by officials of the shipping
board, eight new steel ships’ were
added to the Americj n merchant
fleet during the seven days ending
May 11. Fourteen vessels were
launched during the same period,
with a total tonnage of 57,000. The
tonnage of the completed ships is
48,000
AERO MAIL SERVICE
TO NEW YORK TOWN
Washington, D. C , May 15.—The
aeroplane mail service between New
York and Philadelphia was begun
today, when Lieut. George Boyle
piloted the first mail carrying ma
chine. Mrs. Wilson, wife of the
President witnessed the start.