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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918
NUMBER 138
YANKEES CAPTURE 20,000 HUNS
VICTORIOUS FORCES STILL ADVANCING
, SEWARD-ANCHOR AGE ROAD READY FOR TRAFFIC
AMERICANS REDUCE
FRONT MANY MILES
PARIS.—Since the bginning oi
the big American offensive to elim
inate the St. Mihiel sector, and uj
to the time of the gaining of this
objective, the Americans have cap
tured twenty thousand prisoners,
many guns and a vast amount of
war stores and equipment. The ac
tion began on Thursday morning
MORE CAPTURES
LONDON.—More prisoners who
have not been counted yet are ar
riving at the American camps. The
territory captured by the Americans
lying inside the St. Mihiel pocket
has not been thoroughly cleared yet
and it is expected that a great many
more prisoners and guns will be
taken.
CIVILIANS REJOICE
WITH AMERICAN ARMY.—The
capture and occupation of the St.
Mihiel salient on the Lorraine sec
tor and the entrance of the Ameri
can troops into the country until
lately dominated by the Huns, was
made the occasion of an emotionally
enthusiastic demonstration by the
civilian population, most of whom
are females, on account of the re
moval of the majority of the male
population of military age.
Emotional Outbursts
Aged women and young girls
crowded about the officers and men
in an emotional outburst of their
great joy at their deliverance after
three years of virtual bondage and
oppression at the hands of the Hun
conquerors. So great was their
demonstration of joy and their
eagerness to personally greet our
boys that the joyful crowds prac
tically halted the tired troops march
ing to occupy the quarters made
iv* biicm. uanua ui music
played the Marseillaise and the
women insisted on kissing the offi
cers and soldiers who had delivered
them from oppression.
A few hours after it’s capture,
Secreary of War Baker, accompanied
by Generals Pershing and Petain,
visited a village in the pocket of
the St. Mihiel salient and were re
ceived by the joyful civilian popu
lation with great enthusiasm. The
officials were unable to escape the
most effusive demonstrations of the
female population of the village,
who insisted on kissing the hands
of the officials.
FRENCH PRAISE AMERICANS
PARIS—The entire French press
and public regard the American of
fensive in the Lorraine sector as a
master stroke, and the .signal vic
tory won by the Americans is hailed
as the biggest and most important
event of the entire war.
Americans Lionized.
American troops here are being lion
ized by the people who stop them
on the streets to grasp theijr hands
in congratulation over the victory
won.
BERLIN REPORT.
BERLIN.—The enemy did not
continue their attacks on the St.
Mihiel salient yesterday.
FRENCH ATTACK
LONDON.—According to reports
received from the front today, the
French forces commenced an attack
on both sides of the Ailette river
between the Aisne and the Vesle.
Soon after the attack was launched
one French division captured over
a thousand prisoners. The Germans
countered weakly and were easily
repulsed. The prisoners taken by
the French state that they were
ordered to hold their psoitions nt
all costs.
SUMMARY
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j Associated Press Summary.—The
| victorious Americans after eliminat
ing entirely the St. Mihiel sector
are continuing their advance from
Pagny across the Moselle river.
! Pagny is on the Franco-German
frontier. The Moselle is a tributary
of the Rhine and flows through
the fortified town of Metz, enter
ing the Rhine at Coblence. From
German territory the new American
line extends in a practically straight
line to the vicinity of Hadonville,
where it advances slightly north
l west to Fresnes. This reduction
j of front from 40 to 20 miles, places
an enormous force of men at the
disposal of the Allied commanders
for future operations. The Ameri
cans now command very favorable
positions for a direct invasion of
Germany, if such a course is decided
on later. Although the German
fortress of Metz may not be in *ny
immediate danger, its outlying forti
fications are now within range of
the heavy guns mounted by the ]
Americans at Pagny. It is believed I
j that an outflanking movement from
: the American base at Pagny would
• force the Germans to evacuate Metz.
■DBAFTEKMAY
GO JO VALDEZ
Ed Cronin, chairman of Nenana
Local Board No. 19, received the
following telegram from the officer
commanding the troops at Fort Lis
cum, Alaska:
“Request approximate number of
new drafted men to be sent to this
post by your board in order to pro
vide clothing and supplies before
winter; rush.
HEWES,
Commander.”
It seems to be quite probable
that the men of the next draft will
be sent to Fort Liscum, near Valdez.
The natives of the Aleutian is
lands to the far westward are com
plaining bitterly because they have
not been permitted to enlist in war
activities.
DEBS CONVICTED;
GEES TEN YEARS
CLEVELAND.—Eugene V. Debs
was found guilty today on a charg*
preferred against him for violating
the espionage act, and a sentence
of ten years in jail was imposed.
He was freed on furnishing bail
in the sum of ten thousand dollars,
pending an appeal of the case.
Debs was the Socialist candidate
for president of the United St: tes
in 1904 and 1908.
As president of the American
Railway Union he won a large strike
on the Great Northern Railroad;
while managing the still larger
strike of the Western roads in 1894,
was charged with conspiracy, but
was acquitted; then he was charged
with the violation of an injunction
and sent to jail for six months for
contempt of court.
CONSUL GENERAL
IS AUD BY
THE BOLSHEVIKI
American Consul General Poole Is
Reported to Have Been Arrested
and Held At Moscow.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—An un
confirmed report received in this
city today indicated that Consul
General Poole, who had been in
charge of the American consulate
at Moscow until recently, had been
arrested at Moscow by the Bolshe
viki, and the government of the
United States has requested both
Sweden and Norway to ascertain
the truth.
Consul General Poole recently '■
turned over the affairs of the con- j
sulate to Sweden’s representative
/mnenlotn
consulate employees as well as mem
bers of the American and Allied
missions who happened to be in Mos
cow at the time were given a safe
conduct and a special train for thier
■conveyance to neutral territory.
Consul General Poole remained
behind in Moscow to give moral sup
port to the Britsh and French con
suls who were arrested by the Bol
sheviki.
CLUB MEMBERS
BANCE TONIGHT
The socal dance which is being
got up by the Nenana club for the
members of the club and their lady
friends only, will take place tonight
immediately after the picture show.
The club rooms have been suit
ably decorated and everything has
been got in readiness for a very
enjoyable time. The best music
for dancing is guaranteed and it is
to be hoped that all of the members
of the Nenana club will be on hand
with their lady friends.
GAP IS CLOSED;
LANE PLEASED
Chairman Edes Announce* Com
pletion of Railroad Between
Seward and Anchorage.
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J The work of bridging the gap on
j the Turnagain Arm line of the
I Government railroad, between An
J chorage and Seward, which was
started early in August, has been
completed and trains can now move
over the entire distance from Mat
anuska to the end of steel at Seward.
This information was contained
in a telegram received today by
F. D. Browne, engineer in charge
! of the work in this division, from
J Chairman W. C. Edes, who announces
that “The gap between Anchorage
and Seward completed tenth.” The
telegram also includes the following
wire of congratulation from Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane, addressed to Chairman Edes
and the men of the Alaska railway.
“I have just heard that the Alaska
road is completed between Matan
; uska and Seward- This is a matter
of great gratification and begins
a new day in the history of Alaska,
which now will be able to reveal to
the world more fully her resources,
draw new people to the territory,
and become more perfectly an in
tegral part of our nation. Let me
thank you, one and all, for your
enthusiastic devotion to this work.”
Laying steel south from Falls
creek, Mile 91, on the Turnagain
Arm line, started during the early
part of August, was the first work
of the kind undertaken in the An
chorage division this seas.on, and it
was prosecuted vigorously until the
gap was closed, establishing through
communication from tidewater at
Seward to the end of the line in the
Matanuska district.
nans lor tne expenditure of the
million dollar appropriation under
the direction of the navy depart
ment, for the development of coal
mines and establishment of bunkers
on tidewater, have not yet been
disclosed, but it is believed that the
j closing of the Seward-Anchorage
| gap and the opening of traffic be
! tween the coal fields and Seward
will be followed soon by increased
coal mining and shipping activities.
Telegraphic advices received from
the national capital some time ago
indicated that both Secretary Dan
iels and Secretary Lane favored the
establishment of naval bunkers at
Seward, where the harbor is free
from ice during the winter months,
and it is considered probable by the
people of Seward that a consider
able portion of the appropriation
will be expended at that terminal.
LONDON.—Forty representatives
of the gold mining industry of the
British Empire have united in call-!
ing the attention of the government
to the unfairness which they allege
results from he fact that the price
of gold has not advanced in pro
portion to the increased cost of pro
ducing it.
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M5HEVIK TAKE
TOWN ON VOLGA
STOCKHOLM.— According to re-i
ports received in this city today,
i the Bolsheviki forces attacked and
J captured the town of Simbirsk, on
i the Volga river, one hundred i
and five miles southwest of Kazan. !
The Bolsheviki cavalry are re- j
j ported to be pursuing the counter j
revolutionary, forces.
The- town of Simbirsk was cap
i tured some time ago by the Red
| Guards from the Czecho-Slovaks
who held it, many of the unfortun
ate Czecho-Slavs being hannged by
i the Red Guards by way of reprisal
for alleged atrocities committed by
them.
MORE ALASKANS
10 SE 0RAFIE0
BEFORE 001.1
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Calls Are Issued For the Third
Draft, Composed of the Class
of 1917 Only.
Ed Cronin, chairman of the Ne- j
nana Local Board, received the fol- j.
lowing telegram from the governor’s;
office today:
“No. A 902, Paragraph 1. You'
are hereby directed to immediately
issue orders of induction under call I
No. 1371. for every white registrant
of class of 1917 who has been fin
ally classified in Class 1, examined j
physically and accepted for general I
military service, excepting only reg-'
istrants of countries neutral in the i
present war whose induction may be 1
suspended pending compliance with.
regulations contained in changes six j
selective service regulations sent
you under date of September third, j'
Also immediately issue orders of in- i
duction under call No. 1373, for j
every wmte registrant of class of
. 1917 qualified for limited or spe
| cial military service, likewise ex
’ cepting neutrals as above. Notify
! this office immediately the approxi-'
mate number you will induct under
j ea°h of the foregoing calls and the
j number under each call who are not
;in Alaska. As soon as possible there
after wire this office of changes
| if any, in the number you will in
duct under the above calls; also im-1
mediately notify this office by wire i
the dates you set for induction,
which should be not later than!
October first.”
Mr. Cronin is no in a position
at the present time to make any j
definite statement regarding these
calls but thinks that from thirty to
forty men of this district will be!
affected by the orders issued. In;
compliance with the instructions j
contained, immediate steps will be ■
taken to issue the necessary indue-!
tion papers.
Permits which had been given by
the local board to two men who ex
pected to go Outside, have been re
called and it is probable that they
will be called to the colors.
This draft will clean up all reg- <
istrants in the above classifications, i
HIGH TRIBUTE IS
PAID AMERICANS
1 THING LINE
Pcihing Sends Report of the Fight
ing Which Wiped Out St. Mihiel
Salient.
WASHINGTON, O. C.—Genera)
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, said today that the new
positions occupied by the Ameri
cans on the St. Mihiel sector are
thirteen miles from their former
line. These were now being forti
fied and strengthened to serve as
bases for a continuance of the ad
vance if necessary.
He paid a high tribute of praise
to the Americans, who in less than
two days wiped out the narrowest
and most angular salient on the en
tire Western front. The operations
conducted by the Americans on this
salient, he said was a tribute to the
work of the staff and individual
□ nits.
General March, referring to Gen
eral Pershing’s official communique
said it was "Hot Stuff” as regards
he fighting, but said that he did
tot send any information that would
dentify any of the individual units
vhich participated in the American
idvance.
He laid great emphasis on Ameri
ca's determination to exert her
vhole strength against the Germans
intil they were thoroughly beaten.
Referring to recent publications
vhich intimated that the Americans
vere not going through with the
var in spite of the enlarged mili
ary program, he said that this sug
gestion was preposterous in its
alsity.
The elimination of the St. Mihiel
alient, General March said, is of
xtreme importance, in that it gives
he Allies a much better base for
uture offensive operations.
Agent Scott, of the A. Y N. Co.,
announces that the steamer Yukon,
which is due to arrive here about
Tuesday morning, will turn back
at Nenana with the mail, freight
and passengers bound for Dawson
and beyond.
It is expected that arrangements
will be made in Fairbanks for con
necting with the Yukon at Nenana,
which will be done by either the
steamer Tanana or Reliance.
The stay of the steamer Yukon
it his port is not likely to be very
long and is is expected that the
ioat with Fairbanks connections will
arrive at this port sometime before
:he Yukon reaches Nenana. *
James Isbiter, a former Anchor
age man visiting in Spokane re
cently lost a number of checks in
he Washington city totaling $343.