THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AM) RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth ..t...Editor and Manager
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this paper and also ail the local news published herein.
THE HOME GUARD
America stands on the threshhold
of a great adventure and a great
test.
Adventure abroad—where our
army is poised for a plunge into
territory long held as German soil—
a plunge through what must be the
flower of Germany’s troops if the
kaiser is not at once to concede de
feat.
A scorching test abroad—since our
First American army, released from
the tutelage of French and British \
war experts, must pit its own newly
acquired skill against the Boche
past-masters.
Glorying in the valor revealed at
Cantigny and Chateau-Thierry, se
cre in the strength of the millions
of other Americans hurrying to the!
battle front, our army as impatiently I
as confidently awaits the issue.
America at home faces as great |
a challenge in the Fourth Liberty j
Loan, and as great a test.
The huge size of the loan, whether |
for six or eight billion dollars, it j
outstrips all precedent; thrills our I
imagination and rouses us to our j
most extreme efforts that it may be
"put over” in the short time set.
A searching test—since it will
reveal inexorably just how much
in earnest America-at-home is in its
desire to crush autocracy into the |
mud of this winter’s battlefields, j
Germany will laugh if more than I
the allotted three weeks is required
to raise the minimum sum called for.
German will tremble at the news i
of an oversubscription in less time, j
The loan is not a large one when, 1
the huge resources of the United
States, $250,000,000,000, are consid
ered. Oversubscription to the Fourth
Liberty Loan will require less than
a fifth of the annual income of the
country, now estimated at $50,000,
000,000.
Subscribe YOUR share of the
Fourth Liberty Loan before Satur- j
day, October 19.
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RAPID FIRE ACTION
To hang onto the heels of a re- j
treating enemy and keep pegging;
away at hin- day after lay is not i
an easy undertaking, even for vet-;
oran warriors, writes a correspondent j
of the Associated Press, attached to,
the American Forces in France.
When the Germans recrossed tie
Alarne northbound, with the Ameri
cans not far behind, various units
of the American army were called
upon for operation in tb s kind of
warfare for the first time. But even j
German prisoners taken Lv the Amer-I
Scans gave credit to the Yankees |
for their spirit of persistence ar.d!
marveled at their ingenuity and re
cuperative abilities.
Field operations for the Franco
American offensive virtually -ere
completed in a night. One Ameri
can division marched all night, pi rt
of the next day and that night, and
! went into action at daylight, July 18.
j Other divisions accomplished simlar
| tasks equally as strenuous, several
j of them coming some distance and
j the boys encountering strange ter
I rain which appeared to stimulate
1 their thirst for adventure as they
| went on and on, not knowing what
to expect next.
The men didn’t know exactly just
what the schedule called for—that
is, they hadn’s been told officially.
Even captains and lieutenants say
they were not notified formally of
the attack contemplated—such is the
way an army works—but like their
men they had a pretty good idea
! of what was in store for them, or
I rather of the surprise that was in
J the making for the Germans.
When the Americans, in conjunc
tion with the French, started the
offensive that moifning, and kept
going until the Germans reached the
Vesle, automatically began the task
of the various departments in keep
ing in touch with an advancing army
ami furnishing it with ammunition,
food and great stores of supplies
which only armies need.
Several times while the advance
was at its height it became necessary
for a certain American division head
quarters to move gyery day or two.
On a number bf occasions the divi
bionai oincers moveu tneir nead
qarters once every twenty-four hours
for three consecutive days.
To establish an office with tele
phone connection and provide work
ing room for various assistants, with
their clerks and typewriters and
quarters for different individuals of
the department one morning, and
then move on the next morning and
in the meanwhile, to keep up with
important and rapidly developing
work at a battle front, is but one of
a thousand or more routine details
with which the commanding officers
had to contend.
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
Sheldon-Bibson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mail*
For CHITINA and WAV POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
op more any lime.
C. Ha-ry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
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Grub a"d the Kaiser
MUST BE KEPT DOWN
EOWLER & MORRIS
GROCERS
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IN OLD LONDON
LONDON.—In a picturesque cor
ner of Hyde Park, not far from the
(| noisy thoroughfares over which much
i! of London’s traffic passes, is a war
i; shrine, in the shape of a cross, where
i i visitors may get some idea of the
; sorrow of a country which for four
I years has been weighted down by
! the ravages of war.
“All last week,” says the Des
I patch, “ the slow-moving streams
j of gray-haired mothers, grief-worn
j wives, sisters, daughters, sweet
hearts, passed round the shrine, the
! masses of flowers were piled higher
| and higher, the fresh fragrance of
i those 'of today mingling with the
j faint scent of yesterday’s paler
blossoms. *
“There were working women who
i took part of their luncheon hour to
join that little procession round the j
shrine, there were children who
[ came in the late afternoon, and old j
' men who passed as twilight drew
t near.
“Recently there was a little woman
! in black who came and laid a small
! bunch of roses as near the English |
J flafr as she could. On a card she
, had written, ‘In memory of Will, j
j my youngest boy,’ and near those
fresh roses were roses of the day j
before ‘to John’ and the day before
that ‘to George.’
“Three sons the little woman in
i black had given, three cards, three
loosely tied bunches of flowers she!
had laid upon the war shrine. One j
: moment she paused to speak to one
, of the Green Cross girls, ‘I shall |
I come again in a few weeks,’ she 1
said with eyes that were moist and
, lips that smiled bravely, and then
she walked slowly away out of the
park to a lonely home.”
Xeanna Igloo Xoo. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska are making elaborate pre
parations for celebrating Alaska Day i
and the various committees ap-1
pointed to attend to the details are
now busy perfecting them so that
the entertainment and dance which!
is to be given by the Igloo on Sat- j
urday, October 19, will be one of the i
most brilliant affairs ever pulled!
off in Xenana. i
A varied program, consisting of!
%’ocal and instrumental solos, char- j
acter sketches, recitations and |
speeches will be put on and the j
pupils of the Franklin K. Lane j
school will contribute two items that!
are sure to please. The musical I
talent of Xenana has been canvassed j
and promises obtained of items for'
the evening’s entertainment.
Arrangements are being made to \
secure the services of a four-piece J
orchestra for the dance which is to |
follow at the conclusion of the
entertainment.
Dr. H. L .Hedger, who had been l
spending a few days in Xenana went
up to Fairbanks this morning on
the steamer Tanana.
Miss Jane Anderson, of the dis-[
bursing office, returned to Xenana
after a short vacation spent in the
upper town.
WAR
RAGES m FRANC]
FEED jSS'aSS
THEM L,ti *®
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SHOULD ATTRACT
IRISH ID ARMY
DUBLIN.—America’s entrance in
to the war should seettle the question
for Irishmen whether they should
voluntarily enlist in the British army
in the opinion of Colonel Arthur
Lynch, Nationalist and member of
parliament, who is engaged in an
Irish recruiting campaign.
“Friendship with America shou 1
be the deciding factor of all Irish
policy,” he said to the Associated
Press correspondent. “1 mention
these matters because young Irish- j
men whom we wish especially to se
cure have had their minds captivated
and in some cases perverted by a
propaganda which has its main
origin in America. The deepest
motive of this propaganda is hatred
of England but some of the leaders
have been so blinded by their passion
of resentment that they have glided
along the path of pro-Germanism
and therefore treachery to the Stars j
and Stripes.
“I appeal to all Irishmen to give
up our accursed habit of clinging
to a dead past and dwarfing our liv
ing souls by the spectres of half
forgotten defeats. Let us look for-’
ward; let us help Uncle Sam to the!
last ounce, and Ireland, to quote |
words of a song which arose among j
the Irish in Australia, “will have a1
Big Brother at the Peace Confer- i
ence.”
A taaspoonful i
rothind, You say; Net a.
henpuijj tcaspoonfnl
saved each, meal for
no for each, of die
loo ooo.ooo persons
an the United States
cukes a pile as bi^J as the
tKx>fo»onh buddies enough
to strpplv the entire armed
fortes uf the nation.
SUGAR MUST BE
I
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
I
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY i
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
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Skof House
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
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Mrs Norman Campbell
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
RAW
FURS
SIMSON'S
If you have saved a slice a day.
it cornbread and save a loaf.
RELIANCE IMS
The steamer Reliance, of the A.
| \ . X. fleet, now under the command
of ( aptain Miles Lemley, arrived in
port this morning from the Tolovana
river, where she had been engaged
I in putting away a few of the com
J panys barges in winter quarters
; She sailed shortly after arrival
i with two more barges for the Tolo
\nna rivor and may bo oxpoctod
: to return to Nenana on Friday morn
! ing.
I*. S. I’ooii Administration.
•list ez de buckwheat cake got
flop over on his face, Iir'er ttacon
rm’ dance ’ronn* en say, sezee:—
“One good tu n deparves en nuth
er." sezee.—Meanin' dat ef de
sojer boys go en do de tightin' fer
us, de leas’ we alls kin do is ter
sen* 'em all de wheat—en eat
buckwheat instid. Oo’n meal, rye
en barley flour fer us will he'p’a
lot too.
WANT ADS
CABIN FOR SALE—Cost" $300;
will sell for $50. Inquire News
office.
WANTED—Two or Three con
penial fellows to occupy 4-room
residence with me. Kitchen fa
cilities if desired. See Slippern
FOR SALE—Panoramic views of
the town of Nenana in 1910 and
1917; taken by Johnson, of Fair
banks, from hill overlooking the
town. Apply at News office.
FOR SALE, CHEAP—Large tank
heater and pipe drum; flush toilet,
pood as new; also sink. Inquire
Simson's.
WANTED—Woodchoppers to cut
four-foot wood at Vachon's, Tolo
vana. 0-19
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
PIANOS For Rent and Sale. Sim
son’s.
WANTED Reliable party to rent
or manage Central Lodging House
Inquire on premises. 0-21
FOR SALE—Small heater. Cheap.
Inquire News office.
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
Phone 84 Front Between C and D
Johnson’s Store
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PRICES REASONABLE LOUIS JOHNSON, Prop.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
PERISCOPE THIS
WE HAVE A FULL CARGO OF WATCHES ABOARD—EACH
ONE HITS THE MARK, AS OUR PRICES ARE
SUBMERGED.
The Army Wrist Watch
That Lights In the Dark—Not a Novelty, But a Necessity
Our $3 Radium Treated Alarm ClocKs
JUST THE THING FOR DARK NIGHTS
WM. TAYLOR
WATCHMAKER
JEWELER
ENGRAVER