Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918.
NUMBER 81
MARSH PREDICTS FOURTH HUN DRIVE
BRITISH PREMIER VOICES STRONG WAR RESOLVE
OVER ONE HUNDRED LOSE LIVES HOMEWARD BOUND
ALLIES PREPARING
FOR HUN ASSAULT
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March today made a statement to
the war correspondents in which he
told them that the Allies were now
preparing to meet another heavy
German assault on the Western
[ front. The first million American
troops he said, had embarked and
most of them were at the front and
ready to meet the impending of
fensive. The movement of the
second million is now being pressed
and with the added shipping facili
ties now at the disposal of the gov
ernment, their movement will be
very considerably expedited.
The general also told the senate
r military committee that on July 1st
the American troops actually on the
fighting lines numbered 251,000,
with a large reserve in training to
draw from.
HUN ARTILLERY ACTIVE
LONDON.—Reports received to
day from the British field head
quarters indicate that the German
artillery began a violent artillery
action between Villers Bretonneux
and Ancre last night which is being
continued today with unabated fury.
On this sector, the Australians,
aided by the Americans, recently
gained some valuable positions. The
artillery action is thought to be a
prelude to an infantry attack on a
large scale and the British and
Americans are preparing to meet
• any such move.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS.—Official reports received
today state that the Germans con
ducted a raid today in an effort to
dislodge the Americans from their
positions on the Lorraine sector.
The attack was repulsed by our
troops, who immediately countered
brilliantly and put the Huns to rout.
The positions held on this sector
by the Americans were a source of
< great annoyance to the enemy, as
our men were able to rake the Ger
man positions with their accurate
fire and make their positions un
tenable.
A raid on the French front in
the Xlivery sector was also repulsed
by our troops, co-operating with
the French.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
LONDON.—Official reports from
the front are to the effect that the
British casualties for this week
total 17,336. This is taken to include
the killed, wounded and missing and
is much less than the casualties sus
tained last week.
TRANSPORT SUNK
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
American transport Covington, re
■* turning home from a French port
after having safely landed several
thousand American troops, was tor
pedoed by a German submarine and
sunk at sea. Six of the crew are
missing.
The details of the sinking are
very meager and it is not known
just where the transport was sunk
or how many of the crew have been
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PRISONERS TAKEN
PARIS—Official reports from the
Belgian field headquarters state
that a German attack on the Bel
gian positions Wednesday was re
pulsed. The Belgian soldiers taking
43 prisoners and^ two machine guns.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In the at
tack on the Somme front which was
repulsed by the American troops,
over fifteen hundred prisoners were
taken, including forty officers.
RAIDS REPUSED
PARIS.—American troops operat
ing in the Toul sector and in the
Vosges region repulsed several Ger
man raids, according to official
despatches published by the French
war office today.
BERLIN REPORT
BERLIN.—Official reports re
ceived by the war office today tell
of great British activity throughout
the Western front. All of the at
tacks were repulsed except the one
at Hamel, which place was cap
tured by the British.
IinductoTlaws
00 NO! APPLY TO
“MOVIE" ACTORS
Legitimate Theatrical Performer*
Are Classed As In Productive
Employment.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder has issued
a statement in which he says that
players employed by the moving pic
ture people may be classed as legi
mate theatrical performers, and in
structed local boards under the sel
ective service regulations to con
sider them as being in productive
employment.
They will, however, be subject to
the usual regulations and be subject
to draft, but in the meantime will
be allowed to continue in their pres
ent ocupations until such time as
they are called to the colors.
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
PAYMENT DUE SOON
The third instalment on Third
Liberty Bonds are due on July 18,
and those who have payments to
meet on this account are kindly re
quested to pay same on or before
noon of that day at the office of
the special disbursing agena, general
office building of the Alaskan En
gineering commission.
Mr. C. H. Hall, special disbursing
agent, wishes to announce that he
has one fully paid up $100 bond of
the Third Liberty Loan for sale and
five bonds of $100 denomination
and one bond of $50 denomination,
on the partial payment plan. Pur
chasers of these bonds will be re
quired to pay the sum of $60 on oi
before the 18th of July and $40 on
August 28th on each $100 bond, and
half of these amounts on due dates
on the $50 bond.
LLOYD GEORGE
SAYS NO PEACE
WI1H THE HUNS
Lloyd George Says Germany Cannot
Have Peace Until THey Accept
Wilson’s Terms.
WITH THE AMERICANS.—On
the British front today, Premier
Lloyd George delivered a stirring
address to the American troops
training with the British forces, dur
ing the course of which he said that
Germany cannot have peace until
she unreservedly accepts the condi
tions laid down by President Wilson.
The German kaiser, he said, was
beginning to realize more and more
that ultimate defeat for the German
arms is certain, as over a million
American troops had already been
landed in France.
These troops have gone into ac
tion trained to the minute and by
their brilliant tactics and dash in
action have disillusioned the kaiser,
who believed that the Americans
were incapable of meeting the Ger
mans in combat, and have proved,
every time, that they were more than
a match for the German foe.
He eloquently and very forcefully
reiterated the statement that the
Allies did not covet German soil and
that they had no desire to dispossess
Germany of her rightful inheritance.
TROOWMS;
SOLDIERS ESCAPE
OTTAWA.—According to reports
received today, the Canadian troop
ship City of Vienna grounded in a
storm off the Atlantic coast and it
is believed will be a total loss, as she
is lying in an exposed and danger
ous position. She was loaded with
troops and munitions and carried
a large crew. The troops and crew
were all safely landed.
BOSTON.—Wireless calls from
the troopship City of Vienna were
caught by an American patrol boat
which immediately proceeded under
full speed to the position indicated
in the message. The patrol boat
took off 700 troops from the wreck
and landed them safely.
The City of Vienna is a large
passenger vessel and prior to the
war was owned by George Smith
& Sons of Bothwell street, Glasgow,
who operate the City Line of steam
ers in the Far Eastern trade. She
was built and launched on the river
Clyde about twelve years ago.
NEW FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
APPOINTED FOR ALASKA
j WASHINGTON, D. C.—National
Food Administrator H. Hoover has
, appointed Philip R. Bradley of Tread
! well, Alaska, a prominent mining
engineer, to be food administrator
for Alaska, in succession to the
late Royal M. Gunnison.
Plant an acre for the shell
hounded farmers of “No Man’s
Land.”
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FORMER MAYOR
LOSES HIS LIFE
IN TRIAL FLIGHT
Former Mayor Mitchell of New York 1
It Killed While Flying Scout
Machine.
LAKE CHARLES, La—John Pur
rey Mitchell, former mayor of New >
York and later major in the army
aviation service, was instantly killed
at the Gerstner Aviation fields, situ
ated fifteen miles from Lake Charles
by the collapse of the scout machine;
he was trying out.
He was the youngest mayor New ;
York ever had, being only 38 years:
old when he held that office. Dur-!
.
ing the course of his training in the
aviation branch of the service at
j’San Diego, recently, he showed un-1
usual daring and gave much prom- \
j ise of soon becoming an ace if he
! had gone into action at the front, i
His untimely end is deeply regretted '
by his brother officers and men of j
the Aviation Corps, as he was very
popular and much liked by all.
NEW REGISTRANTS
WILL BE CALLED
IN FEW WEEKS
Physical Examination of All New
Registrants In Class One Is
Now Ordered.
WASHINGTON, D. C—Orders
.have been issued for the immediate
I physical examination of all new
registrants who have been placed in
Class One. This action is taken
as it is the intention of the military
authorities to call them to the colors
early in August.
lawmakersTager
TO TAKE RECESS
Concensus of Opinion of Both
Houses Is For Recess Until
’ August.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator
Martin, of Virginia, majority lead
er of the upper house, announced
today that it was the concensus of
opinion of both houses for a recess
tonight until August without action
by the senate on house resolution
authorizing the President to take
over the telegraph, telephone, cable
and radio systems throughout the
country.
It is reported that the President
has declared that he is keenly anx
ious to have the resolution passed
before the recess and that he has
so informed the leaders of both
houses.
Martin Pinska, who has been in
town for the past few days, left
for Fairbanks on the Victory this
morning.
EXCURSION IS FATAL
ON ILLINOIS RIVER
PEORIA, 111.—A very disasterous j 1
iccident, resulting in the death of ]
>ver one hundred pleasure seekers, 1
iccurred on the Fourth of July, i
vhen the excursion steamer Colum- I
jia returning to Pekin from an 1
imusment park near Peoria. The i
with between four and five hundred ’
;xcursionists, struck an obstruction :
ind sank.
Pekin is about twenty miles south
>f Peoria and the steamer Columbia
vas chartered to carry a big party
}f excursionists bound for the
Amusement Park at Pekin. The
vessel was staunch in every way and
no fears were entertained for the
safety of the excursionists and the
journey to the park was accomplished
the holiday makers landing safely
at the park. On the return journey
down stream, a heavy fog enveloped
the river, rendering it difficult for
the experienced pilots on board to see
very far ahead and accordingly it
would appear that the speed of the
boat was considerably slackened.
When proceeding under moderate
speed, the vessel struck a sum
merged obstruction, the force of
the impact tearing a big hole in the
vessel, which rapidly filled and sank".
The passengers were immediately
seized with panic and regardless of
SENATOR SAYS
IK OPPORTUNE
FOR AGREEMENT
Time Is Ripe For Agreement to
Prevent German* Gaining A
Foothold On Pacific.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator!
Willard Saulsbury introduced a re
solution in the upper house today
declaring that the time is now op-1
portune for America, Japan and [
England to enter into an agree- j
ment to prevent the Central powers 1
from gaining a foothold on the Pa-'
cific coast, which will permit them 1
to use the methods of warfare on
the Pacific not justified or warrant
ed by the recognized laws and rules
of civilized warfare.
ALLIES POSTPONE
THEIR OFFENSIVE
There Will Be No Allied Offen«ive
Until America’* Full Man
Power Arrives.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—After a
lengthy conference with the war
department, congressmen declared
today that the Allied powers will
not undertake an offensive on the
Western front on any large scale
until the full man power of America
has been assembled on the battle
front.
It is believed that it will be possi
ble to launch the big offensive early
in 1919.
he fact that there were ample life
ireservers for all on board and that
he river bank was but a few feet
iway from the sinking boat, rushed
o the ship’s sides in a frantic effort
o save themselves without life pre
ervers, many jumping into the
vater in the prevailing fog with no
ense of direction.
The panic was at its worst among
he passengers on the lower deck,
■stimated at about two hundred,
rhey were all dancing when the ves
sel struck, and a great many of
:hem were crushed to death in the
wild rush that ensued.
Rough estimates place the casual
ties at 150, many of whom were
women and girls. As soon as news
jf the disaster was received at the
towns along the river, medical aid
and comforts for the unfortunates
were rushed to the scene. A corps
nf divers were also sent up and they
are now rescuing the bodies from
the sunken boat. An actual count
of the rescued cannot be obtained
at present, as only seventy-five of
them have, so far, been identified.
It is known that many of them who
reached the shore had returned to
their homes and these have not been
included in the estimate of the
rescued.
PRESIDENT URGED
10 APPROVE PLAN
OE INTERVENTION
Conference is Held With Cabinet
Officers Regarding Allied In
tervention in Russia.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—President
W’ilson is today closeted with sec
retaries Lansing, Baker and Daniels
in a conference in connection with
the conduct of the war. '
It is believed that the conference
is the result of an urgent request
made to the President by the Allied
governments for the approval of the
American government to a plan for
Allied intervention in Siberia. The
plans call for concerted action by
America, England and Japan to pre
vent German control and activity
in the Pacific ocean.
1 CONTROL IS
EXTENDED RAPIDLY
WASHINGTON, D. C.—-The in
creasing man power on the Western
front has permitted the Allies to
rapidly gain control of the air and
has made possible the adoption of a
new policy inaugurated by General
Foch in the great attack and de
fense scheme by means of airplanes.
Several hard blows, struck re
cently by the Allies goes to show
that this policy of General Foch is
capable of being expanded into
major operations.