Uncle Sam Needs YOUR Help To Beat The Kaiser
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918. NUMBER 28
GERMANY DRAWS ON LAST RESERVES
AMERICANS REPULSE HUNS IN AMIENS ATTACK
KAISER WANTS NEW RULER FOR BULGARIAN THRONE
GERMANS CONTINUE
TO REINFORCE LINE
(Associated Press)
British Headquarters, May 2.—Ac
cording to reports received from be
hind the German lines, the enemy is
now drawing heavily upon their field
depots to replace the casualties of
the thirteenth reserve division that
was shattered by the deadly exe
cution ofthe Allied gunners during
the last drive on the Ypres hill posi
tions.
Among the reinforcements are 250
boys of the 1920 class, who have had
only eight months training an3 who
were not to be put into the fighting
unless such action became absolutely
necessary.
REINFORCING LINES
SUMMARY, May 2.—Apparently
the Germans are unprepared to
break the second lull on the Flanders
front until still more troops and
cannon can be concentrated. They
Are now engaged in bringing up re
serves and supplies.
ALLIES CONFIDENT
Stirred by the brilliant repulse ad
ministered to the Germans early this
week, the Allied forces are awaiting
a resumption of the German offens
ive, confident of their ability to stop
any rush that may be attempted.
YANKEES REPULSE ATTACKS
Thee attacking German battalions,
which were sent against the Ameri;
PRISONERS ASK
ID HELP ITALY
WHIP TEUTONS
Eighteen Thousand Soldiers, Cap
tured By Italy, Are Eager to
Aid Allies.
PARIS, May 2.—Reports received
in this city today state that eighteen
thousand soldiers of Rumanian ori
gon, who were captured by the Ita
lians on the Austria-Italian fron
tiers, while fighting under the Aus
trian flag, have asked permission to
return to the front under the Italian
flag.
The request has already been
granted and the released prisoners
are already on their way to the con
centration camps, where they will be
organized for service against Austria
and Germany.
GERMANS DROP SHELLS
BEHIND ALLIED LINES
LONDON, April 2.—The war of
fice announces that the Germans
have begun a heavy bombardmenl
of the back areas near Bethune. The
French positions on the Northerr
front, in the Locre region, also are
being bombarded this afternoon.
SENTENCE SATURDAY
Judge Bunnel has announced that
he will pronounce sentence in the
Wm. H. Smith case on Saturday
afternoon. Smith was convicted on
the charge of embezzlement.
cans on Tuesday, to the east of
Amiens, have been forced to retire
to their original positions, leaving
the battlefield covered with German
I dead and wounded. The American
losses also are described as rather
| severe.
NIGHT ATTACK FAILS
PARIS, May 2.—The war office
! announces that an attack launched
[ by the Germans last night in the
Thennes sector was repulsed with
heavy loss. The attacking forces
failed to advance a single position.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
LONDON, May 2—Advices re
ceived from the mainland this af
ternoon state that the Germans are
engaged in the bombardment of the
Allied lines in the Viller Breton
neaux sector and also near Merris.
The activity of the artillery is pre
paratory, it is believed, to an in
fantry attack.
NEW KING WANTED
LONDON, May 2.—The Daily Mail
is authority for the statement, pub
lished this afternoon, that the Teu
tons has decided to dethrone King
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, and to instal
in his place, a ruler of their own
choosing.
APPROVE PLANS
10 CURB I. W. W.
Government Will Endeavor to Put
Stop to Activities of Lawless
Element.
(Associated Press}
WASHINGTON, D. C., May
The senate judicial committee has
given its approval to legislation
which is aimed at the Industrial
Workers of the World, and similar
organizations which are advocating
force and violence to bring about
government, social and industrial
changes.
The legislation which has received
the indorsement of the committee
includes features of the anti-I. W.
W. bills recently introduced by Sen
ator William H. King, of Utah and
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana.
SAROFF ENTERTAINS
AT SHOW AND CAFE
Tom Saroff, who came to Nenana
to undergo treatment at the Govern
ment hospital for a severe case of
blood poisoning, and who has now
recovered his health, entertained the
hospital staff at the Coliseum last
evening, playing host to a party of
sixteen. The guests were enter
tained later at the Tavern cafe,
where arrangements had been made
to serve the party with a several
course dinner.
The dinner and box party were in
the nature of an appreciation for
the attentions received daring the
time that Mr. Saroff was a patient
MISSING VESSEL
CANT BE FOUr
HOPE ABANOONEO
California Senator Expresses Belief
Secreted Bombs Caused Loss
of Ship.
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., M ly 2 —
Addressing the senate mines com
mittee today, Senator Phelan, of Cal
ifornia, expressed the belief that the
missing American collier Cyclops,
which is several weeks overdue, has
been destroyed by an explosion on
board. He is of the opinion that
enemies of the nation secreted ex
plosivs in the cargo with the de
liberate intention of sinking the ves
sel. In no other manner, he declares,
could the boat have disappeared so
completely.
When the Cyclops failed to arrive
at her destination according to sched
ule, a search was - inaugurated, a
score of naval vessels having been
dispatched along the coast in search
of her. But no trace of the craft
could be found.
Line Auditor Bob Toussaint was
at 35-Mile today and expects to re
turn to town tomorrow.
WAR SECRETARY
ASKS POWER 10
INCREASE ARMY
Number of Troops Depends Upor
Ability of Department to
Transport Them
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May
Secretary of War Baker appearec
j before the house military committee
today for the purpose of requesting
legislation giving the administratior
blanket authority to increase the
i army by raising any number of mer
that facilities for training and trans
portation will permit.
The secretary declined to state
a specific number for the double
reason that any number “implie:
limit, while the only possible limi'
J is our ability to equip and trail
! and transport, which is constantly oi
| the increase.”
j It is expected that the draft office
will send out a call on Saturday fo:
200,000 additional registrants.
tXrtKI AVIAIUKo
HAVE FATAL FALl
Flight At Dayton Has Tragic End
In Which Two Veterans of
Air Meet Death.
(Associated Press)
DAYTON, Ohio, May 2.—Majo:
Oscar Bringley and Colonel Damns
two prominent and experienced avi
ators, fell to their death near thi
city today, while making an exhibi
tion flight. At the time of thei
drop to the earth, their machine wa
at an altitude of about 400 feet. Th
cause of the accident has not ye
been ascertained.
SECRET BAND IS
HUNTING MIENS
IN POPPY STATE
I New Order Known As Knights of
Liberty Takes Law Into Its
Own Hands.
(Associated Press)
SAN JOSE, Cal., May 2.—The or
ganization known as the Knights of
Liberty, which has branches in sev
eral parts of the state and which
came into prominence recently at
Oakland as the result of an assault
made upon H. Steinmoltz, a tailor,
charged with being pro-German, took
possession of George Koetzer last
night and tarred and feathered him,
after he had been tied to a cannon
in the park.
Koetzer was accused by the
Knights of being a pro-German. In
telephone massages sent to the local
newspapers and to the police, the
mysterious band gave assurances that
Koetzer had been given a fair trial.
The Oakland tailor was hanged
until he had become unconscious,
after which he was tied to a tree and
later taken away in an auto from
the scene of the assault.
BOND SALES ARE
GROWING UPWARD
GOAL IN SIGHT
Treasury Department Reports Sales
of More Than Two and r Half
Billions.
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
The daily report of the treasury
department shows that the sum of
$2,641,631,850 has been subscribed
for Liberty Loan bonds throughout
! the United States, the officials of
! the department are now confident
j that the three billion mark will be
1 reached.
The appeal of the department to
the various committees in charge of
bond campaign throughout the coun
try to make redoubled efforts to
1 stimulate sales, appears to be meet
1 j ing with satisfactory results. The
! names of additional towns and com
! munities have been added to the
honor roll as the result of the new
appeal, and many towns and cities,
already “over the top’’, are now
striving for additional stars.
Secretary McAdoo has called upon
the people of the cities and towns
to raise their subscriptions to a par
with those of the rural districts, the
returns having shown that a large
proportion of the rural districts have
oversubscribed their quota, the show
ing being much ahead of the towns
GREEKS CALLING MEN
FOR WORK AT FRONT
ATHENS, May 2.—Four classes of
3 Greek artillery and two classes of
engineers, officers and reserves, have
r been called to the colors,
s
; Superintendent Burgman, of Wells
t Fargo & Co., reached Fairbanks this
week from the Outside. '
LULL INTERRUPTED
BY AMIENS ATTACK
The lull in fighting: on the Picardy !
front was broken this morning by
the Germans who launched an at
tack on the Allied lines ten miles
southeast of Amiens. The Allies
replied vigorously and the fighting
raged fiercely for several hours, the
attacking forces finally being com
polled to retire. The assault was a
complete failure, but the losses on
both sides, in men, were heavy.
The Germans also attacked at
Chavigne and northwest of Rheims,
but were unable to advance their
positions.
WAR DEPARTMENT
RESCINDS ORDER;
Popular Demand for Information
Regarding Casualty Lists Is
Granted.
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
Yielding to the popular demand for
the publication of the addresses of
American soldiers whose names ap
pear in the casualty lists, war de
partment officials have authorized
the announcement that the desired
information will be provided here
after, it being the intention of the
department to resume the practice
of publishing the addresses in ques
tion.
The decision as made by President
Wilson, to whom the public appealed
direct when it was announced that
the practice of publishing the ad
dresses of wounded and killed Ameri
can soldiers was discontinued.
BRITISH VESSEL
RAMS SUBMARINE
New Freighter, On Maiden Trip
Across the Atlantic, Puts End
to Hun Diver.
(Associated Press)
ATLANTIC PORT, May 2.—A
British freight steamer, which hat
just reached this port from the othei
side of the Atlantic, reports having
destroyed a German submarine en
route. The steamer, which is fresl
from the shipyards, sighted the ene
my diver in the early stages of tht
voyage and made a run for thi
undersea craft. The submarine was
run down and sunk, the hull of tht
diver being torn open by the largei
vessel.
SEASON EXTENDED
According to advices received ai
Fairbanks today, the closed seasor
for beaver, which was to have ter
minated on November first, of thi:
year, has been extended to Novembei
first, 1923.
Advices received from Reno, Ne
vada, state that Eddie Coleman, for
merly of Fairbanks, has been draftee
and is now in training at one oj
the training camps. Coleman madi
the trip out over the trail durint
the winter.
Mrs. M. V. Tyler entered the Gov
ernment hospital yesterday after
noon and will undergo an operatioi
tomorrow for the removal of a goitre
C0AS1WISE BOA!
HIT BY CRUISER
SIX1Y-1WO DEAD
Survivors Are Rescued by' French
Sailors, Who Search Waters By
Aid of Arc.
I
(Associated Press)
ATLANTIC PORT, May 2—The
coastwise steamship City of Athens
| was sunk off the Deleware coast last
i night as the result of a collision
^ with a French cruiser. The Athens
! went down five minutes after the
! two boats had come together, the
sinking being so rapid that sixty-six
of those on board the Athens lost
their lives, despite the efforts of the
French sailors to rescue them.
Survivors relate tries < f heroism
on the part of the members of the
i crew of the cruiser. Small boats
were launched with promptness and
a thorough search of the waters
made, with the aid of searchlights
j -
TO DEFER ACTION
Resolution Declaring War on Turkey
and Bulgaria Will Rest for
the Present.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 2.—
I The senate committee on foreign
' affairs has agreed to take no action
at present on the resolution, intro
duced several weeks ago, providing
! for a declaration of war against
Turkey and Bulgaria. This decision
was reached, following a conference
! of the committeemen with the sec
! retary of state.
SPy l[ EXECUTED
I BY FRENCH ORDER
Citizen of Switzerland Pays Extreme
Penalty For Helping Out the
Germans.
PARIS, May 2.—The war office
has authorized the announcement
■ that N. Ivergel, a citizen of Switz
, erland, was executed by the French
. military authorities at Vincennes this
morning ,the death sentence having
been carried out at dawn. The Swiss
■ was convicted on the charge of be
• ing a spy.
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