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VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. MAY 21. 1918.
NUMBER 43
ALLIES MAKE RAIDS ON GERMAN LINES
TOWN OF HO T SPRINGS IS FLOODED B Y TAN AN A
IRISH AGENTS IN STATES ARE HELPING THE GERMANS
BRITISH IMPROVE
THEIR POSITIONS
LONDON, May 21.—Profiting by
the delay in the resumption of the
German offensive, the Allies are im
proving their positions steadily thru
local attacks, against which the Teu
tons strangely fail to react.
The British conducted a success
ful attack on German positions last
night, northwest of Merville. They
captured thirty Germans during the
operation and added six machine
guns to their batteries on the Fland
ers salient. The Germans launched
a counter attack this morning
against the positions taken by the
■♦British, but the attack was a failure.
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS
PARIS, May 21.—The French
forces on the Lys front have greatly i
improved their positions in a for
ward movement along a two-mile
line. Four hundred Germans are re- '
ported to have been taken.
BETHUNE IN RUINS
PARIS. May 21.—The French city
of Bethune, nineteen miles north
jwest of Arras, which once boasted
a population of more than 12,000,
is now a mass of ruins, as the re
sult of the German bombardment,
which has been in progress during
the past several days.
RAIDERS RESCUED
LONDON. May 21.—Two German
airplanes, of a large new type, are
reported to have been rescued by a
Swedish steamer, the machines hav
ing been forced to land in the North
sea. It is belived here that the
crippled machines are part of the
group of planes which raided this
city on Sunday.
TEUTONS ARE HUNGRY
LONDON, May 21.—The corres
pondent of the Daily Mail in France
has informed his paper that the
masses of the Teutonic people are
more than sick of the war and think
and talk of nothing but bread. The
morale has reached such a low ebb
that the governments of Germany
and Austria are fearful of a spread
of the Bolsheviki movement. A re
port which reached the correspond
ent from Vienna states that work
men recently murdered two war
prisoners and ate a portion of their
bodies.
SITUATION CRITICAL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 21.— *'
Officials of the government believe !
that the food situation in Germany
at present is far more critical than
at any previous time since he com
mencement of the war. Even with
the reduced ration which has been;
planned for June, and which will j
go into effect on June 15, the coun-1
try will not have enough food to!
carry over until the next harvest.;
Further reduction in the ration, it
is believed will be necessary.
A -
GERMANS OUTFOUGHT
With the American Army, May 21
—A strong Boche patrol made an
unsuccessful attempt to surround
-4. part of an American patrol at an
early hour this morning, but the
Germans were driven off by the
Yankees. The Germans attacked
with rifles and grenades, but could
not face the fire from the American
rifles.
BRITISH RAID SUCCESS
AMSTERDAM, May 21.—Twenty
five were killed and forty-seven in
jured as the result of the rerent
British raid on the city of Cologne.
MACKENSEN IN CHARGE
—
LONDON, May 21.—Reports from
the mainland state that General
Mackensen is on the Western front,
ready to launch an attack when
i ever von Hindenburg decides the
: time is opportune. It in expected
that the enemy will strike the Brit
ish with the larger part of the Ger
man force and at the same time
endeavor to cause jealousy among
the French and American forces
through the use of propoganda.
MENACE KEMMEL HILL
PARIS, May 21.—French opera
tions in Flanders are said to menace
the German hold on their Kemmel
Hill positions. The French have
made gains along a four thousand
yard front.
TANKER LOST
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21 —
According to reports received in this
city, the American tanker Rocke
[ feller has been sunk by a sub
marine. No details are obtainable,
however, the navy department not
| yet having made any announcement,
i The withholding of the information
is regarded as indicating that lives
were lost wjien the vessel was de
. stroyed.
GAIN IN MACEDONIA
LONDON, May 21.—Advices re
ceived here state that the French
forces in Macedonia have advanced
their positions a distance of twelve
miles, as the result of an offensive
movement undertaken near Lake
Ochrida.
FIGHTING IN ITALY
ROME, May 21—Reports received
from the Italian front state that
severe fighting is in progress in the
mountain district east of the Brenta
river and along the slopes.
Ladies of Fairbanks Make Thorough
Canvass of Upper Town for
the Red Cross.
FAIRBANKS, May 21.—The lad
ies of this city, who were in charge
of the Tag Day campaign, report
that $500 was gathered in yesterday,
the result of the first day’s drive
for the Red Cross fund. More thar
1000 tags were disposed of during
the day, scarcely a man in town es
caping the campaigners, so thor
oughly did they do their work.
There will be something doing ;
every day this week to raise money \
for the Red Cross, and the first
day’s work encourages the belief
that the drive will be a huge success.
I
GOVERNMENT HAS
IRISH PROBLEMS i
10 SETTLE SOON
Expected That America Will Soon
Make Clear Its Attitude On
Important Question.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
j It is the opinion of American and
foreign diplomats that recent events
in Ireland call for a statement from
the American government and it is
confidently expected that the ad
ministration will make its attitude
clear on this important question at
an early date.
Considerable influence is being
brought to bear upon the govern
l ment by prominent Irishmen and
Irish societies in this country, the
object being to impress upon the
administration the importance of
taking some action without delay.
Strong resolutions have been
adopted by numerous Irish mass
meetings held recently, and it is
; understood that the lord mayor of
| London will take up the matter with
i President Wilson upon his arrival
| at Washington in the near future.
81 FRENCH ME
Hydroairplane, Off Gibralter, Fo-ced
Diver to Beat Hasty Retreat
to Port.
PARIS, May 21.—The German,
j submarine U-39, which entered the
i Spanish port of Cartagena yesterday
; in a damage condition, received its
. injuries in an encounter with a
i French hydroairplane off Gibralter,
I acording to advices received in this
1 city today. The submarine was do
ing patrol duty when it was dis
covered by the French airmen, and
attacked. A number of bombs were
dropped and several hits are re
ported to have been made. The sub
marine was forced to submerge and
later regained the surface with diffi
culty. It was joined by a second
diver and escorted close to the
Spanish coast.
ESGAIE DECLINES
10 MAKE DEFENSE:
Young Man Arrested At Nenana As
Slacker, Enters Plea of Guilty
At Fairbanks.
Roy Esgate, the young man who
was taken into custody several days
ago by Deputy Marshal Hagan on
the charge of failing to register, was
arraigned before Judge Bunnel, at
Fairbanks this morning and entered
a plea of guilty. He was not rep
resented by counsel and no effort
was made to encumber the proceed
ings with legal technicalities. The
hearing required only five minutes.
At the conclusion of the proceed
ings, Judge Bunnell announced that
he would pronounce sentence to
morrow morning.
WILSON BEHIND
NEW DRAFT BILL;
EFFECTIVE SOON
Men Attaining Age of Twenty-One
Since June Fifth Last to Be —
Registered Soon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21
President Wilson today approved the
bill bringing under the draft every
man having attained the age of 21
since June fifth of last year, hav
ing fixed June fifth next as the
date for new eligibles to appear
before the local boards. It is esti
mated that at least eight hundred
thousand additional men will be
made available for war service by
next registration day. Alaska, Ha
waii and Porto Rico were not named
in today’s proclamation, their reg
istration day to be announced later.
RUSSIAN GEnTsAL
FALIEJN BA1TLE
Former Commander In Chief of
Slav Forces Dies and His Army
Is Defeated.
MOSCOW, May 21.—Advices re
ceived in this city today state that
General Korniloff, former com
mander in chief of the Russian
forces, was killed several days ago
while engaged with his troops in a
battle with a large force of Soviets.
The Korniloff army, of ten thous
and men, was decisively defeated
and the majority of the soldiers ar%
now missing.
Disbarment Proceedings Started At
Fairbanks Against Convicted
Attorney.
The Fairbanks Bar association has
instituted disbarment proceedings
against ffm. H. Smith, former Ne
nana attorney who was recently
tried and convicted in the district
court in the upper town, on the
charge of embezzlement.
A grievance committee was named
by the association to investigate the
case and upon the conclusion of the
inquiry, formal action was taken to
disbar Smith. He has been given
ten days in which to make answer
Smith is still in jail at Fairbanks,
having been unable to procure bail
pending the appeal of his case.
Captain Langley will make the
trip to Nenana tomorrow on the
steamer Shusana.
The schol children at Tenakee re
cently held a patriotic celebration
when they raised the Stars and
Stripes over their new school house.
This is the first year that Tenakee
has had a public school. Miss Me- j
Laughlin, a graduate of the Belling
ham Normal, is instructor.
GOVERNMENT HAS
PROOF OF PLOTS
TO AID IRELAND
Agent* of German Government Are
Working In States For Up
heaval of Ireland.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Agents of the government have un
covered evidence in this country of
plotting between German and Irish
agents, for an uprising in Ireland.
This evidence is partly responsible
for the recent arrest of Irish leaders,
and may be given to the public soon
It is understood that the evidence
shows definitely that Irish leaders
here, who are mainly Sinn Fein sym
pathizers, have been in touch with
German represenatives, who agreed
to furnish money to finance the re
bellion in Ireland, even to the extent
of sending arms and ammunition to
Ireland aboard German submarines
or blockade runners. It was also
planned to send German soldiers to
Ireland, the uprising having been
planned to take place when the Ger
mans reached the channel ports of
France. It was believed that a Ger
man victory in France would throw
England into confusion and insure
the success of the rebellion.
Submarine* Shelling the Norwegian
Fishing Vestel* In Arctic Ocean
Without Wa-ning.
CHRISTIANA, May 21—The
much dreaded German submarines
have resumed their unrestricted war
fare upon neutral vessels, having
attacked several Norwegian fishing
boats in the Arctic ocean. The sub
marines are shelling the vessels with
out warning, especially directing
their fire against lifeboats. The
Germans claim that Norway is send
ing fish and seal oil to England.
BIG PLANE PLAN!
BURNSJ FRISCO
Plant of the Fowler Airplane Cor
poration Deiroyed With Much
Material.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21—The
plant of the Fowler Airplane cor
poration, together with fifteen air
planes in various stages of construc
tion, a quantity of Irish linen and
dryed spruce, and a number of
completed machines ready for ship
ment, was destroyed by fire today. ’
The loss is estimated at three quar- i
ters of a million dollars. There is
no evidence of incendiarism.
There will be a meeting of Nenana
lodge, L. O. O. M. tonight at the
Tyler paint shop, on First street, j
A meeting of the Nenana Ath
letic association has been called for
tonight at seven o’clock, at the fire
hall.
HOT SPRINGS IS
VICTIM OF HIGH
WATER IN RIVER
Lower River Town Inundated By
Sudden Rise in Tanana and
Loss Is Heavy.
According to advices received in
Nenana today, the town of Hot
Springs, on the lower Tanana river,
was inundated yesterday as the re
sult of a sudden rise in the Tanana
river. The flood was the worst ever
recorded there, the water being six'
feet in places. There was four feet
of water in the office of the deputy
marshal and half a foot in the tele
graph station.
The heaviest loss is believed to
have been sustained by Geo. L. Mor
rison, the Hot Springs merchant.
He could not empty his cellars in
time to save his goods and lost a
large quantity, in consequence. The
N. C. warehouse also was flooded
and a considerable quantity of the
supplies stored there were also dam
aged by the water. The goods were
recently sold to Morrison, but had
not been taken over by him at the
time of the flood.
The reports state that the water
rose so rapidly that the residents
of the town were compelled to beat
a hasty retreat to the higher levels,
where they remained marooned
throughout the night.
Details of the overflow, which
must have been caused by a jam
below Hot Springs, were not obtain
ab.e today and it may be several
days before the extent of the dam
age is known here. But there ap
i '-nrs to be no doubt of the fact
that the water was extremely high
and that considerable loss was sus
tained. Nothing has been heard re
garding the effect of the flood on
the Morrison fox farm. The farm is
back from the slough, but is very
little, if any, higher than the town
and must have been covered by
several feet of water.
At the time of the high water
in Nenana. Alex Fowler, of the local
firm of Fowler & Morris, sent a wire
to Morrison, warning him of the
unusual conditions prevailing here
and suggesting that precautions be
taken to avert a loss should the
flood extend to the lower town.
Whether or not this advice was heed
ed is not known here. «
The supposition here is that a jam
formed below Hot Springs and that
the rising water was augmented by
a rush of water from up river, fol
lowing the breaking of the jam,
early yesterday, ten miles below
N’enana.
Superintendent Volney Richmond,
of the Northern Commercial com
pany, expects to leave for Hot
Springs tomorrow for the purpose
of investigating the situation there.
He has made arrangements to start
down river in a launch in the morn
ing.
First class mail, consisting of two
sacks of way letters, and eighteen
sacks of second class matter, reached
Fairbanks last night- Two other
mails are on the trail, one having
been reported this morning at Hogan
snd the other at McCarty.
Mrs. Carlton D. Ross will leave
Fairbanks for Nenana tomorrow on
:he launch Victory.