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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
t VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 9. 1918. "nUMBER 82
FRENCHlVlAKE GAINS ON WEST FRONT
ISLAND OF GUAM DEVASTATED BY BIG CYCLONE
r CONTRACTS LET FOR LARGE FLEET OF TRANSPORTS
GERMANS REPULSED
ON ALL WAR FRONTS
ROME.—The Italian and French 1
troops who had been landed in Al-1
bania some time ago to join forces j
and form a supporting column for [
£ the forces operating out of Salonika,;
have for a long time been inactive
and were engaged mostly in guard
duty with occasional outpost action
to keep them in fighting trim. It is
officially reported that these forces
began operations on July 6 against
the enemy positions between the
coast and Tomorica Valle Their,
operations have been highly satis
factory and are hourly developing
^ in magnitude. So far over a thous
and prisoners have been captured.
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AMERICAN CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The list
of casualties for Sunday is given
in the army casualty report as 111
killed, 48 wounded and 42 missing.
The total American casualties to |
date being given as follows: deaths,!
due to the war 4,414, wounded 6169
missing including prisoners, 503.
^ The casualty list for today is
given as follows: marine corps cas
ualties, 52; army casualties 57.
WASHINGTON, D. C—The daily
report of the war department of
the casualties for Monday shows j
that six were killed in action, thir-;
teen died of wounds received, deaths ■
due from other causes two; severely 1
wounded twenty-nine; making a 1
total of thirty-one.
AUSTRALIANS GAIN 1
LONDON.—The Australian troops s
again advanced their lines on the <
Somme front last night for a dis- i
tance of 3000 yards. The Germans s
were thrown back from their posi- s
tions. The Australians also took
some prisoners.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
PARIS.—Official reports received
from the front indicate that the
German artillery became very active ' h
on the westerly side of the Marne
salient today. There was no infantry
action. The bombardment still con
tinues.
ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
ROME—Following their successes 1 p
of Saturday, when they gained con- \
siderable ground in the Monte
Grappa sector, north of Massik, the
Italian forces advanced their line
in the Collap Rible region, according *
to official despatches received from ; I
the front. I a
All of the coastal zone between t
Caposite and the Piave river, which t
was occupied by the Austrians since n
November, has been recpvered since , ii
June 5th, with 523 officers, 23,911 N
men, 65 big guns, 65 trench mor- c
tars, 1234 machine guns, 3370 rifles q
and a vast quantity of other ma- o
terial was taken. The Italian ar-. ti
tillery and material abandoned dur-!
ing the first phase of the flight was j
also recovered.
Save a small sector on the battle- ,s
front, the Italian occupation of the , *1
j southern bank of the Piave river A
>s now complete.
AUSTRIANS PREPARING
PARIS.—According to a Havre ri
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News Agency report received her<
today, Austrian reinforcements ar<
joining the forces on the Italiai
front daily in large numbers. Tht
troops are reorganized and are be
ing concentrated at Innsbruck ant
Trent preparatory, it is thought, t<
another offensive on a large scale
GREAT AIR ACTIVITY
WITH THE AMERICANS—Then
has been another great burst of ail
activity on the American sector oi
the Marne front, when our airmer
again demonstrated their superioritj
over the Germans. Several sharj
engagements resulting in the defeal
and retreat of the enemy planes
is reported. In the last engagement
the enemy had the preponderant
in numbers, but notwithstanding
this fact our flyers compelled them
to retreat, one German machine be
ing shot down and another put out
»f control and compelled to land,
rhis machine with her crew was
captured.
FIGHTING IN ALBANIA
VIENNA.—The war office has
issued a statement which says that
:he Austrian troops drove back
strong Italian attacks in sanguinary
land to hand encounters in the East
nond and Pernica regions on the
Albanian front today. The Italian
md French forces also attacked the
nountain positions held by the
Austrians between Develin and
)sum. During the course of the
ighting the Italian-French troops
ucceeded in obtaining advantages
m two points but these were sub
equently wrested from them by
trong counter attacks. The Italians
French sustained heavy losses.
AUSTRIANS RETIRE
VIENNA. The war office an
ounced today that the Austrian
orces have been pressed back from
lie mouth of the Piave river and
ave been compelled to make a re
irement in this sector.
The report received from the
ustrian field headquarters state
lat the troops have been withdrawn
■om the Piave delta to the eastern
ank of the river, as the former
osition could not have been held
ithout heavy sacrifice.
GERMANS RETIRE
WASHINGTON, D. C—A corn
unique received from General
ershing today describing the oper
•i°ns on the Vaux sector, says that
le Germans fled in disorder before
le charging Americans and a great
any of them were mowed down
their flight. The artillery fire
as so effective that the German
immunication with their head
larters was almost absolutely cut
f, they being only able to main
in a single dog messenger.
FIGHT LIKE FIENDS
WITH THE BRITISH—A Brit
i staff officer declared that in
e Somme attack • in which thq
mermans came to the support of
e attacking Australians, the Amer
»ns fought like fiends, and that
it for their bravery and dash the
suit might have been different.
COAST TOWNS BOMBED
LONDON.—The British admiralty
announces that aviators have drop
ped fifteen tons of bombs at Bruges
and Zeebrugge- The naval stores
and several other buildings at
Bruges were set afaire. The lock
, gates at Zeebrugge were burst open
, and several submarines were dam
, aged. The bombs dropped were seen
, to hit a destroyer four times.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
PARIS.—The French forces de
fending the Montdidier sector de
livered a powerful attack on the
enemy positions on the battlefront
two and one-half miles west of An
theul, between Montdidier and Oise,
and advanced their lines at some
points to the distance of a mile.
The Germans countered in a desper
ate attempt to stop the French ad
vance and recover the lost ground,
but were foiled in the attempt. The
French captured 450 prisoners, in
cluding 14 officers.
In the Longoot region, to the east
of Retz Forest, the French increased
the gains they made last Monday.
BRITISH MAKE RAIDS
LONDON.—An official despatch
received here today state that the
British forces conducted a series of
successful raids during last night
east of .Arras, gaining much ground.
They also capturecf several pris-1
oners.
The German artillery have open
ed a heavy fire on the positions
recently captured by the British
forces to the south of the Somme.
AMERICANS IN ACTION
With the British Forces in France
—Reports received from the front
indicate that the Germans conducted
a strong counter attack around
Hamel on the positions recently |
gained by the Australians, aided by j
our troops, and succeeded in pene- i
trating a part of the line and cap
| turing two Americans and five Aus
tralians.
Volunteers were then called for
to offset the temporary advantage
gained by the enemy and was im
mediately responded to by the
Americans, who, by a briliant thrust
threw back the enemy and brought 1
back the captured men, together with ’
a German officer. i
ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN
ROME.—Official despatches re
ceived from the Albanian theater
of activities indicate that the Allied
troops are continuing to make new
progress on the left wing of their
line along the Adriatic coast. The
operations of the troops are being
greatly assisted by British monitors
under cover of whose fire the in
fantry advance.
The Italian forces have captured
the town of Pieri, which is situated
on the heights in a commanding
position. Thirteen hundred prison
ers were also taken by the Italians,
AUSTRIAN REPORT
VIENNA.—Official reports from
the Austrian field headuarters are
to the effect that great pressure
is being brought to bear against the
Austrian line in Albania by the ad
vance of the Allied forces across
d»e Stoyusa river. The French
forces have gained much ground
ilong the upper Devoli and severe
Fighting in the interior to the south
vest of Berat is now in progress.
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Conference on Russian Situatioi
Believe Solution Can Be
Worked Out.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—President
Wilson, who had recently been ir
conference with Secretaries Baker,
Daniels and Lansing and Admiral
Benson on the Russian question, to
day said that the conference is con
fident that a solution to the problem
could be worked out satisfactorily
Secretary Lansing said that they
have tackled a job that everybody
else fought shy of and were de
termined to see it through. He also
said that marines were recently
landed at Vladivostock for the pur
pose of guarding the consulate there.
He refused to discuss the Kela situ
ation.
A large body of sailors and mar
ines were landed at Kela recently
to prevent the vast quantity of war
stores there from falling into the
hands of the Germans.
Huge Dreadnought Bearing Diplo
matic Misiion From Argentina
Hu Arrived.
NORFOLK, Va.—The newest and
biggest dreadnaught of the Argen
tine navy arrived today, bearing
the members of the diplomatic mis'
iion to this country.
As soon as the Argentine dread
laught was sighted a flotilla of
American warships, accompanied by
iquadrons of airplanes and dirigibles
vent out to meet her and escort her
nto port.
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UWNE GROUP
•land of Guam Is Devastated By A
Typhoon; Crops Destroyed and
Much Damage Done.
WASHINGTON, D. C—A very
estructive typhoon struck the Island
f Guam on July 6th and ere it had
sent its fury had done very con
derable damage throughout the '
land. 1
All of the season’s crops have '
een destroyed and half of the in- 1
abitants hqve been rendered des- *
tute. ‘
Guam is the largest island in the *
aroline or Ladrone group and at *
uam the capital of the island of
le same name, there is a naval .
ation of the United States. The *
wn proper is some five miles from
ie harbor and has quite a large
>pulation. I
SERIOUS FLOODS
MENACE GERMAN'
AMSTERDAM.— Reports receive*
in this city indicate that sever*
floods occurring recently in manj
parts of Germany, have destroyec
much of the season's crops anc
caused considerable property dam
age.
CHEF MINT
TO GEN. MARCH
IS APPOINTED
Major General Frank McIntyre
Succeeds Major General Graves
In War Office.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The wai
office has announced the appoint
ment of Major General Fran’: Mc
Intyre, chief of Insular Bureau and
formerly chief military censor, tc
be principal assistant to General
March, chief of Staff of the United
States army.
Major General McIntyre ’will d’s
place Major General Graves, hr has
been appointed to take over tht
command of Camp Freemont, wivre
the Eighth Division of the U. S.
Regulars are now encamped.
SUBMARINE SIS
HEIM STEAMER
Norwegian Steamer It Sunk By
Diver; Eleven of Her Crew
Are Rescued.
ATLANTIC PORT—The Nor
wegian steamer Augvald was tor
pedoed in mid-ocean by a German
submarine and sunk. The news of
the disaster was brought by eleven
members of the crew of the Aug
vald, who were landed here today.
Thirteen of her crew are still miss
ing.
An officer ot the Augvald who
was among the rescued, said that
immediately after the submarine
hove in sight, she ordered the crew
to take to the boats, giving them
barely time to do so. The sub then
launched a torpedo, which struck
the Augvald fairly amidship and she :
promptly sank. The boats drifted
for 11 days with very scanty rations
5n board until they were finally
able to land. Patrol boats have left
in search of the missing boats.
INSUBORDINATION IS
PUNISHED SEVERELY I
CAMP LEWIS.—Private William |
Hoody, who was tried by court mar- j
;ial and found guilty on the charge i
•f insubordination, has been sen
enced to a term of 20 years in
trison at hard labor with forfeiture ^
if all pay and a dishonorable dis- ^
harge on the expiration of his term,
foody admitted being an I. W. W. *
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Collector of Internal Revenue Hill *
i on his way to Fairbanks from
uneau.
High prices are better than a
fun peace.
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UNCLE SAM LETS
CONTRACTS FOR
NEW TRANSPORTS
Contracts Have Been Let For »
Great Many Boats For the (
Transport Service.
WASHINGTON, I). C.—According
to a telegram received today, the
Federal Shiping Board has awarded
contracts to some big privately
owened shipyards for the construc
tion of ninety-two large steamers.
The building of these boats will
be taken in hand at once and rushed
to completion as quickly as possible.
When completed they will be at
tached to the army transport service
for the duration of the war. When
peace has finally been declared,
these vesells will be used in the
freight and passenger service of the
United States Merchant Marine,
which will be the greatest merchant
marine service in the world.
;COtlNTER REVOLT
HAS COMMENCED
IN RUSSIA NOW
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j Moscow I* Scene of Much Fighting
Between Bolsheviki end the
Revolutionists.
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, LONDON.—According to semi
• official reports received today from
| the Wolff News Bureau, via Copen
jhagen, a serious counter revolution
has broken out in Russia and fight
ing of a severe nature is in prog
ress in Moscow. Several hundred
Russians, including Alexandrovich,
the leader of the social revolution
ary party, have been arrested at
Moscow.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Official
despatches received from Switzer
land indicate that German Minister
Von Mirbach was assassinated by
unknown men at the German em
bassy at Moscow. The men asked
for an audience with Von Mirbach
and shortly after they gained ad
mittance to his office, rovolver shots
followed by exploding grenades were
heard. On leaving the embassy the
assassins were seen to enter and take
refuge in the house occupied by the
revolutionary Socialists as their
leadquarters, which is strongly de>
fended by machine guns.
Following immediately the assassi
lation, there was severe fighting
n the streets of Moscow between
he Bolsheviki and the devolution
try Socialists.
PARIS.—According to a despatch
rom Berlin, via Basel, Switzerland,
he Russian foreign minister has ex
iressed the regret and indignation
• the government at the assasina
ion of Minister Von Mirbach.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Official
itimation of the formal announce
lent of America’s attitude towards
lussia may be exepected soon.