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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1918.
NUMBER 21
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GERMANS RESUME DRIVE ON AMIENS LINE
BIG GUNS ACTIVE BETWEEN SOMME AND ~AVRE
FI IF.l. OIL SITUATION GROWS CRITICAL IN THE STATES
'attacks started
BEFORE DAYLIGHT
LONDON, April 24—The Ger
mans have resumed their drive on
Amiens, for which objective they
plunged desperately and unsuccess
. ^ fully last month. It is impossible to
tell, at this time, the number of
troops involved in the action, but
the reports indicate that the offens
ive is developing rapidly and prom
ises to soon assume huge propor
tions.
German infantry is being hurled
against the British along a 20-mile
front, from the district north of
Albert and northeast of Amiens, to
the Avre river. The attack has the
* appearance of a resupmtion of the
persistent effort on the part of the
enemy to force an opening between
the British and French lines.
The Germans began a heavy bom
bardment of the British positions in
the Somme sector at an early hour
this morning, followed later in the
day by infantry action. Heavy guns
are now being used on both sides of
the river Lys, on the northern battle
front, this attack having started at
four this morning. Infantry is also
being used by the enemy in Fland
**■ ery, but the extent of the action
has not yet been made known to the
war office.
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS
LONDON, April 24.—The war of
fice announces this afternoon that
the French troops on the Flanders
front, in the neighborhood of Dran
outre, repulsed two severe German
attacks this morning and are now
engaged in a third desperate en
counter with the enemy. The re
ports indicate that the fighting in
that quarter is rapidly assuming
large proportions. ,
WITH THE ARMY
With the British Army, April 24.
—Strong German attacks are pro
-*. gressing today on a nine-mile front
directly east of Amiens. Another
enemy assault is under way in the
Albert sector, and the entire Brit
ish front, from a point north of
Albert to the junction of the British
and French armies, is being sub
jected to heavy artillery action.
For a distance of fifteen miles, the
road of cannon is constant and thous
ands of shells are dropping into and
behind the British positions.
GUNS ARE BUSY
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PARIS, April 24—The French war
office reports this afternoon thai
the Germans are bombarding th<
Allied lines between the Somme ant
Avre rivers, the attack being of :
most severe character.
PORTUGUESE IN ACTION
LONDON, April 24—Genera
Haig reports that Portuguese troop;
are in action today, resisting an at
tack launched by the Germans ii
the Passchendaele sector in Flanders
The Canadians also are reported ii
local encounters, the general actioi
of the Germans apparently not hav
ing been extended to that point yet
BIG FORCE USED
LONDON, April 24—One hundrei
and two enemy divisions were em
ployed against the British in thi
drive which began last month, ac
cording to a report received from
Field Marshal Haig today, review
ing the recent drive. Many of the
[ divisions were used two and three
times.
Resisting the heavy blows of such
concentration, all ranks of the Brit
ish army behaved in a gallant man
| ner, displaying a courage which can
j not be too highly praised.
AMERICANS ATTEND
With the British Army, April 24.
The C3anadians also are reported in
I tended the military funeral of Baron
' von Richthold, which was held yes
| terday. The body of the famous
; airman was rescued by a British
1 lieutenant, who crawled through a
i German barrage, purposely laid
: down about the wrecked machine,
and returned with the corpse.
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HOLLAND HARRASSED
LONDON, April 24.—The German
! government is making demands up
; on Holland which must soon force
I the little kingdom to abandon neu
trality.
GUATAMALA IN LINE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
; The declaration of the Guatamala
national assembly that Guatamala
\ occupies the same position toward
; the European belligerents as does
! the United States, virtually consti
tutes a declaration of war against
Germany, according to an announce
ment made today by the Guatamalan
minister. ,
OTHERS PREPARING
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
| Official dispatches received in this
: city today indicate that both Ar
! gentine and Uruguay are preparaing
| to declare war against Germany
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BELGIANS EXECUTED
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AMSTERDAM, April 24.—Twen
ty- four Belgians, found guilty by
a German military court, on the
charge of espoinage, have been
sentenced to death, and seven of the
unfortunates have already been exe
cuted, acording to advices received
here today. The seven were executed
within an hour from the time sent
ence was imposed and the reports
state that they died singing the na
tional anthem. Among them was
Curate Abbey Moon.
WILSON IS OPPOSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
i President Wilson has indicated that
1 : he is defeinitely opposed to the pro
; posal to declare war against Bul
garia and Turkey at this time, and
■ it is probable that no further action
1 will be taken by the senate. The
3 president made his attitude know |
-1 during a conference with Senatoi
i King.
i FACTORIES DESTROYED
1 LONDON, April 24.—Copies ol
German newspapers which have
reached this city report the loss o1
two large powder factories at Glac
enbach, in Austria, which are be
I lieved to have been blown up by in
- cendiaries. The loss of life wai
; heavy.
DEMI CARMEN
DECLARE STRIKE;
Mayor Threaten* to Use Soldier* to
Operate Lines If Men Do Not
Return.
DETROIT, April 24.—The street
car system of this city has been
practically tied up by a strike, six
hundred motormen and conductors
having quit their posts today. As
the result of the strike, more than
thirty thousand workers, engaged in
the manufacture of war munitions
and materials were unable to reach
the shops.
Mayor Marx was in conference
with traction men and officials of
the union this afternoon, and later
issued a statement in which he de
clared his intention to use soldiers
to operate the cars if the strikers
are still out tomorow.
| There is the possibility that the
government will take over the sys
tem until the differences between
the strikers and the traction man
agement are adjusted and there is
the assurance that there will be no
! further interruptions.
Sabotage Bill, Carrying Heavy Fine
and Imprisonment, Receives
Final Approval.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
President Wilson has attached his
signature to the sabotage bill which
provides for the punishment of those
convicted on charges of wilfully in
juring or destroying war materials
| or plants engaged in the production
I of war materials and supplies. The
; bill provides for imprisonment and
; a fine of $10,000.
TRESPASS CASE UP
FOR HEARING NOW
The trespass case, in which Dr.
Overgaard accuses Roy Maddocks
and John Fox of encroaching on his
property, is up before Judge Bun
nell, in the district court at Fair
banks today. The property involved
■ is the Lucky Strike claim on Skoogy
gulch. Maddocks and Fox were in
] dieted by the grand jury.
I mhweTSET FREE
ON HENRY CHARGE
Former Fairbanks Attorney Securei
Instructed Verdict In Larceny
Case.
FAIRBANKS, April 24—Attorney
S. H. Milwee, who was indicted on
the charge of larceny at the instance
of George Hinton Henry, who ac
cused the attorney of appropriating
a printing plant, was found nol
guilty last night, following a trial
lasting less than five hours. Judge
i Bunnell instructed the jury to turn
the defendant loose and there was
no objection to the verdict.
Mihvee acted as attorney for Pub
lisher Henry in a libel case and,1
after Henry had been convicted, sold
j the plant to Abe Stein for $50,
I which was more than any one else
I in the camp would offer for it. Henry
| afterwards claimed that the outfit
I was worth $1500.
STEPHENS SAYS
! WIRES THREATEN
IN MOONEY CASE
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Governor of California Declares
Threats Will Not Influence
Him In Action.
SACRAMENTO, April 24.—Gov
ernor Stephens announces that it is
needless for the supporters of Thos.
Mooney to send letters and wires,
threatening death and strikes in case
the Mooney sentence is carried out.
He declares that he will pay no at
i tention to such threats and inti
I mates that it is his intention to let
| the condemned bomb conspirator pay
i the extreme penalty for his offense,
\ notwithstanding the fact that he
! was requested recently by President
Wilson to extend clemency to him.
The governor says that he has re
ceived hundreds of telegrams and
letters from all parts of the world,
urging that Mooney be spared.
FMANKSANS10
HOLD WAN RALLY
Public In Upper Town Will Gather
Saturday Night At Big Booster
j FAIRBANKS, April 24—Another
big mass meeting will be held in this
city on Saturday night for the pur
pose of stimulating the sale of
1 Liberty Loan bonds. The meeting
will be held at the Armory, where
th accommodations are ample for
, such a gathering.
j The first meeting, held a week
ago, was held at Eagle hall and it
. was found that the hall was much
. too small for the big crowd that
responded to the call.
NEW MASTER MECHANIC
ENROUTE FROM SEATTLE
In a wire received from Governor
Riggs, Mr. R. B. Ward, acting divi
I sion engineer ,is informed that a
master mechanic for this division
: left Seattle this morning enroute to
I Nenana.
: WOMATsOCiALlST
' OVERSTEPS RULES
t ' Say* War Against Germany It Being
i Waged In the Interest* of
! i Capitalist*.
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; | KANSAS CITY, April 24.—Mrs.
t Rose Stokes, Socialist lecturer, was
1 placed under arrest last night on an
5 indictment returned by the federal
i grand jury, charging her with state
3 ments of a seditious character. In
an address made before a woman’s
club, the lecturer is alleged to have
declared that the war against Ger
many is being waged in the interests
of capitalists. She has been released
on bonds in the sum of $10,000.
HINDU PLOTTERS
INFUSE INTEREST i
IN COURT TRIAL
Two of the Principal Defendanti
Meet Death In Tragic Manner
During Receit.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.—
The Hindu conspiracy case, which
has occupied the local courts during
the past twenty weeks, took on new j
interest yesterday as the result of j
the tragic death of two of the prin-1
cipal defendants, Ram Chandra and
Ram Singh.
Just after court adjourned for
the noon recess, Singh shot Chandra
as he was about to leave the court-,
room. The murderer then sought
to escape bat was shot and killed by
Federal Marshal Holohan.
The shooting is declared to have
been the result of a long-standing
feud between the Hindu factions.
It is expected that the trial will
end tonight.
FAIRBANKS POOLS
! TO AID SOLDIERS
—
Twenty-Five Per Cent of Guess
Money to Be Turned Over to
Yarn Fund.
i FAIRBANKS, April 24.—Fair
banks guessers on when the ice will
go out are putting their money into
two pools, one of which has been
opened by Hoyt & Kelly, at the Fair
banks Cigar store, and the other by
Arthur Williams, at the Arcade.
Both of the pools are being patron
ized liberally and the amounts won
by the lucky guessers will be sub
stantial.
. Twenty-five per cent of the pool
' money will be turned over to the
Red Cross yarn fund.
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COAST ADMINISTRATOR
SENT TO WASHINGTON
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SEATTLE, April 24.—David Wit
j camb, fuel administrator for Wash
ington and Alaska, has been appoint
ed executive secretary of the na
tional fuel administration, with head
quarters at Washington, D. C. He
will leave for his new post within
a few days.
George H. Beers, H. J. Baker
and W. E. Muir left Seattle today
for Interior Alaska. The first two
named are enroute to Fairbanks
and the third will go to Tanana.
BRITISH LOST BOATS
IN RAID ON GERMANS
LONDON, April 24.—Announce
ment was made in the house of com
mons today that one British destroy
er and two coastal motor boats were
lost during the raid on the German
submarines bases at Ostend and Zee
brugge- The British were assisted
by French vessels.
Two Hundred Thousand Oppressed
Subjects Gather At Budapest
to Make Kick.
ZURICH, April 24.—The city of
Budapest, capital of Hungary, was
the scene of a moster demonstration
yesterday, hen two hundred thous
and subjects of the dual monorehy
gathered there for the purpose of
expressing themselves in favor of
electoral reforms, which have been
demanded of the government, by
their leaders.
The demonstration was conducted
quietly, the police having little diffi
culty in preserving order and finally,
in dispersing the great crowd. The
movement is regarded as significant,
however, and further demonstrations
of a similar charcter are expected,
with the prosepect of serious dis
turbances.
YANKEES mm
FOR THER VALOR
French Officer Give* Prominence
to Work of American* in
Recent Action.
PARIS, April 24.—The gallant
stand made by the Americans dur
ing the late engagement at Seiche
prey, where they were attacked by
a superior force of Germans, is given
prominent mention in the report of
the French colonel submitted to the
general ocmmanding that sector.
Valor and steadfastness are the
words used to describe the manner
in which the Yankees conducted
themselves.
Allies Pay Tribute to Distinguished
Dead Teuton Aairmen Who Fell
In Battle.
LONDON, April 24.—The war of
fice has been advised of the burial
of Baron von Richthofen, distin
guished German aviator, who was
killed several days ago by Allied air
men, in a French cemetery, not far
from the spot where he fell to his
death. The funeral was an impres
sive spectacle, there being quite a
gathering of members of the air ser
vice in attendance.
NEW DIVISION CHIEF ON WAY
Mr. R. B. Ward, acting division
engineer, received a wire today from
Mr. F. D. Browne, the newly ap
pointed engineer who will have
charge of railroad work on this divi
sion, that he leaves Cordova this
morning enroute to Nenana.
Virgil Meyers, son of Dr. and Mrs.
R. R. Myers, of Fairbanks, has joined
the artillery. He is not yet of age.