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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1918.
WHOLE
NUMBER 183
HUN PEACE ENVOYS MEET FOCH
MUTINEERS SEIZE WARSHIPS AT KIEL
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SULZER MAKES GAIN IN RACE FOR DELEGATE
RETREAT OF BOCHES
TURNING INTO ROUT
ON BELGIAN FRONT.—Wireless |
messages have been received today j
by the commander of the Allied,
forces on the Belgian front, to the
effect that the Germans had de- j
cided to abandon Ghent.
They have asked the Belgians not;
to fire on the suburbs of the town I
where white flags have been raised, j
Ohio Troop* In Action.
The American troops composed of j
the lads from Ohio, who took a very;
prominent part in the advance on j
the city of Ghent, stormed and cap-:
tured the Eecke salient, which is
sixteen miles southwest of the city J
of Ghent.
FRENCH PURSUE HUNS
PARIS.—The French forces are
pursuing the enemy along the entire
front and are using cavalry on their.
right wing. The Germans are stead- j
ily retiring and do not seem to have
enough heart left to contest the
advance of the Allies or even to
fight rearguard actions until they
are actually forced to do so.
Advance Toward* Meute
The right wing of the French
army is now steadily advancing to
ward the river Meuse.
SEDAN CAPTURED
In the sector of the battlefront
held by the Americans to the north
east of Verdun, our troops had forc
ed a retirement of the enemy to a
considerable extent during the past
few days. They have now entered
and occupied part of the town of
Sedan. This part lies on the west
bank of the river Meuse.
Sedan is a large and important
town in the Ardenne forest region
and is close to the Franoo-<^ern>an
frontier.
MESSAGE SAYS
GERMANS ACCEPI
WASHINGTON, D C.—The navy
cable censors reported today that
an unofficial message from abroad
announced that the Germans had ac
ed Foch’s armistice terms, which
y also signed and that the armis
tice was to become effective at two
«ck this afternoon.
Officials at Washington said that
the statement was entirely unauthor
ized and that nothing but an official
despatch could be believed.
REVOLUlisTs
SEIZE JJN NAVY
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today from
Copenhagen, the revolutionary party
have siezed the entire German navy
and with its aid a great part of the
province of Schleswig-Holstein.
CORDOVA 00Y KILLED
IN OVERSEAS SERVICE
OTTAWA, Canada—W. H. Mum
by, of ■ Cordova, has been reported
killed in action. The brief message
received regarding the death of the
Cordovan contains no further news
and the date and place he met his
death are not given.
It is presumed that Mumby joined
the Canadian forces, with whom he
was sent to France, and that he was
killed in one of the more recent
actions.
There is work for every person
to do in this war—food is ammuni
tion, are you wasting it?
R0U1E DEFINED
! FOR PEACE PARIY
! BY MARSHAL FOCH
LONDON*.—Marshal Foch, com
mander in chief of the Allied forces,
notified the leader of the German
armistice party today that if the
party wishes to meet him. they shall
advance under a flag of truce,
along the Chimay-Fourmise-Laca
pelle-Guise road.
The German party will be met
by an officer representing the com
mander in chief and will be escorted
by him to the place decided upon
for the interview.
HAMBURG STRIKE
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LONDON—A Wolff News Bureau
j despatch, received in this city today ‘
states that all work in the city
I of Hamburg is at a standstill, as
the result of a serious strike.
Undisciplined acts and outrages |
are common occurrences in the city
and it would appear that the au
thorities are powerless to act.
The despatch adds that the strike
has spread to Lubeck and that simi
lar conditions exist there also.
MASS MEETING AT
COLISEUM TONIGHT
A mass meeting will be held at
the Coliseum tonight immediately
after the picture show, and final
action will be taken to establish
strict quarantine in order that the
introduction of the influenza epi
demic in our midst will be made j
impossible.
All Nenanaites are urged to at
tend as very drastic measures are j
| to be taken and made effective j
i immediately.
QUARANTINE WILL
BE ESTABLISHED
BY LOCAL BOARD
Stringent Measures Are to Be Taken
to Prevent Ent'y of the Disease
to Nenana.
A meeting of the committee
formed at the last mass meeting to
devise ways and means to establish
an effective quarantine against the
world for the purpose of keeping
out the influenza epidemic, met last
n;ght at the townsite office.
The full committee was present,
including Mrs M. J. Sweeney, who
was not present at the first meeting.
Chairman Browne read a telegram
from Governor Riggs, which indi
cated that the establishment of a
quarantine and the expense incident
thereto, was a matter to be arranged
locally. Th's\ telegram was in_anj
swer to the one sent to Governor
Riggs on November 4th.
A rather lengthy discussion took
place, regarding ways and means
it being fully agreed that the quar
antine should be established; the
territorial statutes were consulted,
and the decision arrived at that the
legal atuhority rested with the local
Board of Health.
The matter was formally pre
sented to the Local Board of Health
with the request that they take such
action as seemed consistent. A re
cess was declared, in order that this
board might consider the matter at
once, the committee vacating the
townsite office for this purpose.
On being called to order after the
Board of Health meeting, the action
of that board was laid before the
committee in the form of the min
utes of their meeting, a copy of
which minutes is made a part of
these minutes:
Minutes of meeting, Xenana Board
of Health:
Meeting called to order for the
transaction of business by the chair.
Mrs. M. J. Sweeney; Dr. D. H. More,
:he only other member of the board,
Seing present.
Mr. H. B. Joseph served as sec
retary.
After some discussion of the spe
rial purpose for which the meeting
vas called, it was
Moved by Dr. More, seconded by
Mrs. Sweeney, that a quarantine is
tereby established for the Xenana
School District, effective imme
liately; for which purpose it is
iirected that every person therein!
over the age of ten years, shall be
■egistered at the Townsite Office,
)r such other places as may here
ifter be designated by this board.
)n or before Xov. 9th. 1918, and
:here be furnished with a ribbon
sadge printed “Xenana Quarantine,
1918, Xo.-”, which badge must
je worn on the hat of the person
receiving it. Failure to so wear
:he ribbon will subject such person
>r persons to arrest and detention.
Motion carried.
Moved by Dr. More, seconded by
:he Chair, to adjourn; carried.
Moved by McDonald, seconded by j
Hagan, that this committee heartily.
approves the action taken by the
Board of Health; motion carried.
It was decided to call a meeting
at the Coliseum after the picture
show Thursday (tonight). November
7th. to advise the public of the
action taken, and hand bills were
ordered prepared accordingly.
It was further agreed to ask for
a voluntary subscription of one
dollar from each person registering,
to help defray the expenses of the
quarantine; should this fund fail to
meet expenses, other plans will be
adopted to cover them.
Guards will be sworn in a% deputy
marshals. and placed on the Broa<i
Pass trail, at Dunbar's Roadhouse
or the Commission camp north ol
the Tanana river, and probably at
Kiel’s Roadhouse, some thirteen
miles up the Tanana river
On motion, the meeting adjourned
subject to call.
EPIDEMIC RAGING
AT BERING TOWN
Nome U Badly Stricken; Entire
Population 111; Death Toll
Very Heavy.
Telegraphic advices received today
indicate that the influenza situation
in Nome is very serious and that
the death rate, especially among the
Eskimos is very heavy.
Over three hundred white people
are reported to be sick with the
disease, also about seventy soldiers
stationed at Fort Davis. The disease
would appear to have got a strong
hold on the Eskimos, all of whom
are affected and are very rapidly
dying. Many of the Eskimos were
found frozen to death in their beds
when their cabins were forced open
and entered by relief parties.
Walter Shields, superintendent of
the Bureau of Education, and Mar
tin Anderson of the Coast Guard
station as well as thirty-five Eski
mos, are reported to have died of
the disease. Dr. Neuman, the city
health officer, is ill with the in
fluenza. and is unable to attend to
his duties and to the people need
ing his assistance. Dr. Burson, the
army surgeon, is the only other
medical man in the district, and has
his hands full attending to the sick
soldiers.
All business houses, moving pic
ture houses and all public places
have been closed. Both the news
papers of the town are unable to
publish owing to the fact that their
staffs are sick and they are unable
to obtain assistance.
Cold weather (below zero) is pre
vailing in the district. Committees
have been formed to call at all the
houses and take the sick to the Holy
Cross hospital, which was closed by
the Roman Catholics last fall, but
has now been reopened by the terri
tory; other private hospitals in the
town are full to overflowing.
No cases have been reported out
side of Nome, and none in St.
Michael.
War is an ugly thing, but a Ger
man peace is uglier—
Supplying food is America’s prin
cipal part in the war right now;
SEIZE WARSHIPS
AT NAVAL BASE
Revolution Spreads to Kiel and All
Efforts to Restore Order Have
Proved Futile.
LONDON.—Reports received in
this city today indicate that sailors
of the German navy openly mutin
ied at Kiel and seized the battleship
Kaiser and Schleswig-Holstein and
refused to return to their duties
until peace had been declared. The
sailors hoisted the red flap on the
two big ships, overpowering their
officers, who attempted to interfere
with them. Two of the officers
were killed, one of them being the
commander of one of the battleships.
Three companies of infantry sent
to restore order, joined the mutin
eers and a fourth company sgr^t
later were disarmed by the rebe>s.
The Hussars, the crack troops of
the German army, who were also
sent to Kiel, were forced to return.
The Soldiers Council, which had,
been formed at Kiel, shortly after
the outbreak, has decreed that all
officers will be allowed to remain
at their posts, but they must obey
the Soldiers" Council, who also are
in control of the food supplies.
The rioting sailors are going about
the business of consolidating their
position in a methodical way. so that
they can retain the advantage gained.
' Machine guns have been mounted
| in commanding positions in parts of
the cities of Kiel and Cuxhaven. the
revolt having also spread to the
latter city.
At Wilheimshaven the sailors
: acted in concert with their comrades
! at Kiel. Everything is reported to
j be quiet at this place
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HAMBURG SCENE
OF BIG REVOLT
; COPENHAGEN.—According to a
i despatch received in this city today,
a very serious revolution has broken
out in Hamburg, one of the largest
German seaport towns, and has
grown to such an extent that the
authorities are absolutely at the
mercy of the rioters.
Artillery has been mounted at the
street corners and has been used
occasionally with telling effect.
' The rioting is a direct result of ?.
; demonstration in favor of peace.
cordmsepImic
HAS NOT ARRIVED YET
In response to a telegram of in
quiry sent by the Nenana News to
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; Cordova and the coast towns a few
days ago, a reply has been received
from Cordova intimating that there
is positively no influenza there. The
telegram from Cordova, which was
received just before going to press,
was despatched by the Cordova Daily
Times. ,
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NOT YET SIGNED
BY THE TEUTONS
Washington Celebrates on Receipt
of Unofficial Report; Official
Report Due.
WASHINGTON, D. C— Foi» the
purpose of denying the armistice
report which appears to have been
| sent out broadcast, the State de
apartment, at 2:15 this afternoon
announced that the Germans had
not signed the terms of the Allies.
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
! authorized the statement that the
| plenipotentiaries sent by the Ger
mans for the purpose of meeting
i Marshol Foch to arrange for the
armistice, will not be received by the
I commander in chief of the Allied
armies until five o’clock this evening.
Lansing’s announcement came af
ter the peopfe * 6t Washington hau
been celebrating for two hours the
unoffical report which stated that
the armistice had been signed. Large
crowds gathered at the White House
grounds and there was much c heer
ing and other noisv demonstrations.
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NEW YORK.—The New York.
News Bureau said that the British
foreign off ire at London at 3:30
this afternoon had no confirmation
of a report then current to the effect
that Germany had accepted the
terms of the armistice.
Other news services sent the re
port from London at 11 this fore
! noon, indicating that the armistice
had been signed and that the war
was over.
PARIS.—It is believed here in
military circles that several days
will elapse before truce can be ar
ranged with the Germans.
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MCE THIS
I GERMAES READY
TO SIGN TERMS
PARIS.—The French newspapers
I state tl^.t t\;e German peace party
under a flag of truce has left for
t the front to confer with Marshal
Foch.
Commenting on the prompt action
taken by the Germans, the papers
say that France is deeply impressed
and that Germany’s action has taken
her completely by surprise. It has
removed the last lingering doubts
in the minds of the French people,
regarding Germany’s sincerity in
asking for the Allied terms.
In the meantime, the Allies are
giving the, enfeebled enemy no rest
and the retreat of the Germans has
been turned into a rout. The Brit
ish forces are nearing Maubeuge,
and the French are converging on
Hirson.
So long as the boys are at the
front, difficulties are to be subdued,
impossibilities to be trampled down.