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VmNT NENANA, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918. NUMPER 17
AI MED I.INES HOLDING GERMANS BACK
«WE are sa mnEb with progress ”sa ysfoch
rTAl IANS SENDING REINFORCEMENTS TO FRENCH FRONT
1 TEN HUN DIVISIONS
LAUNCH NEW DRIVES
With the British Army, April 19. j
_Ten divisions of Germans are en- j
gaged today in an attempt to effect
a crossing of the Labasse canal, the
line of attack extend.ng from St.
Venant, near the point of the wedge
which was driven into the British
lines west of Armentieres, to Given
chy and Labasse, a distance of ..bout
eleven miles. The British lines are
holding well, the attacking foices
thus far having been unable to find
a single weak point.
The Germans were completely re
pulsed aronud Givenchy yesterday,
seven divisions having been hurled
against the defending forces. When
r the assaults ceased, the Germans
had obtained a footing in limited
areas at only one or two points.
These slight advantages were gained
at great cost. An attack was re
pulsed on the northern part of the
Lys battlefront and the Germans also
suffered reverses south of Mount
Kemmel.
The operations in progress today
are of importance to the Germans,
for, in case they succeed !a bunding
the British lines back sufficiently
to enable them to cross Labasse
^ canal, the entire Arras sector will
be jeopardized, including the coal
ing region about Lens and V imy
ridge.
The British have been strongly re
inforced by French troops along the
entire line, as far as Ypres, and it
now seems certain that the Germans
have been checked definitely.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
PARIS, April 19.—The war office
announces this afternoon that Frencl
troops have made important advanc
es along the Avre, southeast oi
Amiens, the gains being the resul
of a heavy counter attack launchee
at an early hour this morning alonj
a two-mile front. This attack car
ried the French to the outskirts o.
Castel, where they are now firmlj
established.
FOCH IS CONFIDENT
r PARIS, April 19.—Commander it
Chief Foch issued a statement thi:
afternoon in which he says: “W<
ha dobtained a footing in limitet
not sufficient. We will do some
thing more. Our important reserve:
are still intact. We are satisfiet
with the progress of events.”
ITALIANS IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19
—The Italian embassy has author
ized the statement that Italian troop
have been dispatched to France an<
that an Italian army now forms th
right wing of the Allies armies i:
France, where it is expected tha
they will soon be taking active par
in the operations there.
' The dispatches from Rome stat
that when Premier Orlando informe
the Italian parliament of the move
ment of Italian troops to the Wesi
ernern front, he was greeted wit
cheers, indicating that the action c
I the government met with entire aj
proval.
REPORT FRENCH LOSS
BERLIN, April 19.—The war o:
* fice announces that a strong Frenc
stack, which was undertaken durin
the night northwest of Moreuil, coi
lapsed under German fire, the French
losing many men before they could
retire. The situation on the Lys
battlefront in Flanders, the report
says, is unchanged.
FRENCH TAKE WOOD
PARIS, April Ti”—Official an
nouncement is made of the capture
by the French of a portion of Sen
eca wood, in the Amiens region. Ad
vances also have been made by the
French in other sectors during the
day, but all operations have been
of a local character.
GERMANS ARE ALARMED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 19.
—The great number of wounded
Germans who are being hurried
through Belgium to towns in the
rear of the fighting has had the ef
fect of causing general alarm among
the Huns. The cities of Courtrai,
j Bruges, Ghent and a score of small j
er places have been transformed into j
temporary military hospitals, and the
number of soldiers requiring atten
tion is increasing at such an alarm
ing rate that the German Red Cross
and the military medical corps are
finding it impossible to cope with
the situation. Reports state that
\ hundreds of wounded are dying daily
on the ambulance trains because of
lack of medical attention.
LOOKS TOO TOUGH
AMSTERDAM, April 19.—Reports
of terrific fighting on the Flanders
front, and of the losses being sus
tained by the German armies, are
| causing further trouble in the Ger
I man military camps, according to
! reports received in this city today.
■ The men are refusing the commands
of their officers to make ready for
the front, declaring that to enter
. the struggle now means only slaugh
ter for them. Many of the mutin
eers are reported to have been shot,
but even the drastic measures adopt
ed by the officers to force the men
into action, has failed to restore
i order.
NEW LAW WORKING
LONDON, April 19.—Royal assent
has been given to the man power
I bill, which now becomes a law, mak
ing every man under 51 years of
age in the United Kingdom liable
for military service, including Ire
land.
TROUBLE BREWING
I LONDON, April 19—Reports from
Ireland indicate that a determined
effort will be made to resist con
scription. The Nationalists, includ
ing the Redmondites, led by John
Dillon, Sinn Feiners, ,0’Brionites
Laborites and Clericals are united
“ in a determination to resist the
draft by the most effective means at
their disposal.
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COMMITTEE IN FAVOR
OF MARINE INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. €., April 19
—The house naval affairs committee
has agreed to make a favorable re
> port on the proposal to increase the
h marines to seventy-five thousane
g men.
HIES OESIROY
CITY OE RIMS;
WORK OF US
Historic City In Northern France
Is Now Smoking Pile of
Ruins.
PARIS, April 19.—The war office
has made public the fact that the
city of Rheims, in the department
of Maine, 100 miles northeast of this
city, where it nestles among hills
that were vine clad before the Ger
mans came, is now a mass of smok
ing ruins, the result of a bombard
ment which began early in the war
and ended this week, with he com
plete destruction of the city. The
place has been burning for more
than a week and, during the time
that the fire was at its heighth, the
flames from the burning buildings
were visible to aviators from a dis
tance of seventy miles.
The Germans fired more than one
hundred thousand shells into the
heart of the city during the final
days of the bombardment, forcing
the French troops, engaged in trying
to confine the flames to a limited
area, to quit the city. They strug
gled several days amid exploding
bombs, however, before abandoning
the task.
Before the war, Rheims had a
population of more than 100,000,
and possessed many notable build
ings, including the great Rheims
cathedral, which was partially de
stroyed by German shells during the
early stages of the war.
It was at Rheims that kings oi
France were successively crownec
for many generations and Clovis wa:
baptized within the walls of th(
cathedral.
GERMAN IRVING
10 GEINEU1RAL
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Holland Refuses to Accept Consign
ment of Belgian Coal From
the Kaiser.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS
—In an effort to arrange coramer
cial agreements with neutral na
tions, Germany is offering propert;
seized in invaded territory in ex
change for neutral products. It i
reported here that Holland has re
fused a German offer of fifty thous
and tons of Belgian coal, because th
fuel was taken from the Belgians.
The Dutch government has con
sented, however, to give German;
five thousand horses in exchange fo
the privilege of importing swis
cement through German territory.
HOPKINS FUNERAL
WAS HELD TODA’
The funeral of Frank Hopkins
who died suddenly this week at Fail
banks, was held at the upper tow
this afternoon, under the auspice
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, o
which the oldtimer was a membei
I Rev. H. H. Lumpkin assisted wit
the services.
TEDDY SAYS HE
DOES HOI WANT
CAPITAL PEACE
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Colonel Roosevelt Declares His Hat
Is Not Going In Ring This
Time.
NEW YORK, April 19.—Colonel j
Roosevelt declares that he is not go
ing to throw his hat in the ring
j during the coming presidential cam
paign. In an interview granted to
newspapermen today the Colonel
said: “You know that I am telling
; you the truth when I say to you
I that I am not interested in being
j president of the United States. The
‘ time was when I wanted office. To
' day I want only to accomplish cer
! tain things, and the office of presi
j dent has not the slightest attraction
; for me.”
Asked regarding the outlook for
i the campaign, Colonel Roosevelt said
! that he had not given much thought
! to politics lately and was not in a
j position to discuss the situation. He
! said, however, that whoever the peo
ple of the United States elected to
; represent them as chief executive,
j would have a serious task to perform
i and he expressed the hope that they
j would choose wisely when the time
i arrived for casting their ballots for
president.
SAYS SUBS BEAT
ALLIED RECORDS
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AMSTERDAM, April 19—V i c e
Admiral von Capelle, in a statement
made before the main committee of
the reichstag today, declared that
the construction of U boats now ex
ceeds the losses, and that the effect
iveness of the submarines has been
very materially increased. He
quotes figures to prove that the loss
of British vessels during the past
year was greatly in excess of the
ships constructed by that govern
• ment. American destroyers, he al
so, declared, are a failure.
SOCIALISTS SENI
: 10 PEN FOR AC1S
MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.—James
; Peterson, former candidate for sena
torial honors on the Socialist ticket
- and Jacob Obentall, Socialist candi
I date for governor, have been sen
r tenced to terms at Fort Leaven
3 worth on the charge of violation oi
the espoinage act. The former wil
serve four years and the latter five
years.
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LABOR TO PROTEST
AGAINST SENTENCE
i PORTLAND, April 19—Organizet
s labor will stage a parade in thi!
f city on Sunday, as a plea for clem
ency in the Mooney case. The par
b ade will be headed by the wife o!
the condemned man.
PRESIDENT SETS
DAY FOR LIBERTY
People of United State* Urged to
Make Special Effort on
April 26.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19.
—President Wilson has issued a pro
clamation in which April 26 is desig
nated as Liberty Day throughout
the United States, and the people
are urged to observe the date in a
loyal manner.
Every community is called upon to
arange to hold rallies and otherwise
stimulate the sale of Liberty Loan
bonds, to “literally pledge anew
their financial support to sustain the
nation’s cause.
The total subscriptions reported b>
the treasury department today are
$1,161,050,000.
I MADE SHIP SINK
—
Cunard Company Trying to Escap,
Responsibility For Lusitania
Loss.
NEW YORK, April 19.—Accord
ing to testimony given by a survivo
of the Lusitania disaster, at the pro
ceedings instituted by the Cunari
company for the purpose of escapinj
liability for the loss of the vessel
failure to close the air ports on th
ship, immediately following the at
1 tack by the German submarine, wa
' largely responsible for the heav;
1 loss of life, after the torpedo ha,
; hit its mark.
Had these port holes been close
promptly, after the explosion, th
Lusitania, it is claimed, would hav
remained afloat a much longer tim
than it did. An agent for the nav;
department also testified that th
air ports were not closed.
Damage suits institued against th
company aggregate more than si
million dollars, relatives of victim
alleging that many lives could hav
been saved had proper precaution
been taken after the vessel had bee
torpedoed.
WILLARD IS SURE
OF MATCH IN 1
' Champion Prefer* to Go Twent
Round* With Fulton, In
Coming Bout.
CHICAGO, April 19.—Champio
Jess Willard has issued a statemer
in which he expressed the hope tha
he will be able to fight Fulto
twenty rounds instead of ten, i
, their contest on the Fourth of Jul;
i He says, howver, that he has n
doubt of his ability to beat Fulto
■ in ten rounds.
Bay That Libery Bond Today.
IHOUGHT TO AIR
FILS.
Reorganization of Airplane Industry
Believed to Be Imminent
Now.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.
—The aircraft problem, about which
there has been so much discussion
during the past several weeks, is re
ceiving the consideration of Presi
dent Wilson, and it is believed that
he shortly will bring about a com
plete reorganization of the industry
in the United States, with a view
to speeding up the manufacture of
war planes, so urgently needed on
the Western front at the present
time.
So intent is the president on bring
ing about improved conditions in
this branch of the service, that he
called off a cabinet meeting set for
this afternoon, in order that he
might confer with Secretary of War
Baker on aircraft problems.
It is understood that the war sec
retary devoted a large part of his
time, while abroad, to investigating
aircraft conditions in France and
Italy, and he has returned with many
suggestions for the betterment of
the work in this country.
THELIN ARRIVES;
HAS ROUGH V
l Stage Man Reaches Town With
C| Double Enders From the
Fairbanks End.
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The Thelin stage, consisting of
four double enders, reached town
this morning about five o’clock,
from Fairbanks, the trip down hav
ing consumed two nights. The out
fit left Fairbanks on the evening of
April 17.
Four passengers made the trip
down with Thelin, and a considerable
quantity of freight was carried on
the four sleighs. There was no
mail.
Thelin reports having met the
Koland freight rig at the Ohio road
house, and says it should reach Ne
nana about tomorrow morning.
The passengers arriving were Jack
Dwyer, W. A. Coghill and two others.
Considerable trouble was exper
ienced on the trip, owing to the bad
condition of the trail. Several hours
were lost in pulling the sleighs back
onto the trail from the deep snow,
into which they slid regularly from
the sidling road. On the Gold
stream flats, the snow is five feet
deep in places, and the trail, where
it traverses these stretches, is in the
form of a ridge, with nothing to
prevent the sleighs from sliding to
one side or the other. And once
capsized in the deep snow, it is no
simple matter to get the load back
to the trail.
CLUB HOP TOMORROW
PROMISES GOOD TIME
Arrangemnts have been completed
o for the dancing party to be held at
n the club rooms of the Nenana club
tomorow night, for the enjoyment
of members and their lady guests.
Dancing will start about 9:30.
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