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DAIL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 155
YANKS THREATEN VITAL ARTERY
EASTERN EXPLOSION FATAL TO MANY
• GERMANS UNABLE TO CHECK ALLIED OFFENSIVE
BOCHE RETIREMENT
GROWS MORE RAPID
PARIS.—Under the pressure • f
the attacks delivered by the French
and American forces on the Cham
pagne sector, the Germans have re
tired the whole of their left flank
and thereby evacuated much terri
tory, which the Allies occupied.
Attacks Pressed.
According to official despatches
received today, the French and
Americans gained North Mont Blanc
towards the Arnes river. The
French, attacking along the Aisne
^ canal are pressing the Germans
vigorously.
Aisne Canal Crossed.
The French troops have crossed
the Aisne canal at several places
and have now penetrated to the
outskirts of Bemencourt.
GERMAN COUNTER REPULSED
WITH THE AMERICANS.—On
the Lorraine sector the Germans
opened a furious cannonade on the
American positions, and after forty
minutes of intense bombardment,
the enemy infantry attempted to
raid the American lines -lying to the
east of Gerardner. The raid failed
signally and sixty of the raiding
party were killed. ^ -rj
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BRITISHERS ADVANCE
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived today indicate that on the
i sector of the battle front lying to
the north of St. Quentni the Brit
ish forces advanced their line in a
northerly direction to a point be
yond Le Catelet, and in a southerly
HOLLAND DENIES
PEACE REPORT
THE HAGUE.—In an official
statement made today, the govern
ment of the Netherlands definitely
asserts that no invitation was ex
tended by that government to the
belligerents to enter into peace
negotiations at the Peace Palace at
the Hague.
The statement is made for the
purpose of refuting an article
which appeared in the Berlin Tage
blatt to the effect that the Nether
land government had invited the
belligerents to discuss peace.
NEW YORK. — The American
steamer Lake City has been sunk
in a collision off Key West, and
many of those on board lost their
lives.
The report of the collision is very
meager and details are not given.
Andy Christianson, of Whisky
Island, is a Nenana visitor. He ex
pects to return to his ranch on the
island in a few days.
direction towards Beaurevoir.
ON SERBIAN FRONT
PARIS.—According to reports re
ceived from the Serbian front today,
the Allied forces have come in con
tact with the Austro- Hungarians
near Vranje, Southern Serbia. The
Serbian troops operating against the
Austrians, succeeded in capturing
the town of Prenys.
AMERICANS ATTACK
PARIS.—According to reports
sent to this city today by news
paper correspondents at the front,
the Americans attacked in force be
tween the Meuse and the Argonne
forest on an extended front, and
at some points on the line have
penetrated to a depth of over a
mile. The Germans were forced to
give ground and several villages
and strong positions were captured.
The reports further state that the
Americans are progressing steadily.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
French and American forces, smash
ing their way through the German
line on the Champagne sector, have
compelled the enemy to surrender
much ground of great strategic
value in the hill country near the
Suippe river,- to the northwest of
Rheims. Heavy fighting is in prog
ress to the east and west of Ar
gonne, with the Allies slowly press
ing back the German hordes.
FOURTH LOAN 1$
MAKING HEADWAY
WASHINGTON, D. C—At the
end of the first week of a three
weeks’ campaign in collection with
the Fourth Liberty Loan, one bil
lion dollars have been subscribed.
This amount represents a sixth
of the total of the Fourth Liberty
Loan, and it is hoped that more
satisfactory results will be obtained
later.
It is expected that the sales of
the bonds will be speeded up con
siderably during the remaining days
of the campaign and that the loan
of six billion dollars will be over
subscribed.
LAUNCH FLYER
FAILS TO ARRIVE
The launch Flyer, which left Ne
nana at an early hour yesterday,
bound for Fairbanks, had not put
in an appearnce at Chena up to a
late hour this afternoon. A tele
phone message from Fairbanks this
afternoon contained the informa
tion that Harry de Young and Eddie
Clausen, of the N. C. Co., set out
in a launch this morning to search
for the Flyer, which is thought to
have broken down on the way.
Among the passengers on board
the Flyer were Mrs. Hawley Ster
ling and Mr. George Coleman.
EPIDEMIC STOPS
ENTERTAINMENTS
IN SPIRIT CITY
Epidemic In Coast Town Growing;
Drastic Measures Takes to
Prevent Spread.
SEATTE.—On acocunt of the
epidemic of influenza which has
broken out in the big cantonment
camps and in parts of the city, and
with a view to curbing its spread,
all dances in Seattle have been
stopped.
The authorities are taking every
possible precaution with a view to
the stamping out of the epidemic
as soon as possible, and it is thought
that as a precautionary measure,
theaters and churches of the city
may have to be closed
Twelve sailors are reported to
have succumbed to the disease at
the Bremerton naval camp!
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SEATTLE.—In order that the
spread of the epidemic of Spanish
influenza may be arrested, the au
thorities have ordered the imme
diat closing of all schools, theaters,
churches and dance halls in the
city.
Between a hundred and two
hundred cases of the disease have
been discovered in the ctiy and the
patients have been isolated to pre
vent Jhe spread of the malady.
LATE TONIGHT
The steamer Yukon, which is
thought to be towing two barge
loads of the delayed freight from
the lower river, passed Tolovana at
11:30 last night and is expected to
arrive in Nenana late tonight
The movements of this vessel af
ter her arrival here are shrouded
mystery at the present time. Tele
graphic instructions are awaited,and
as soon as they are received Agent
Scott will make a definite an
nouncement regarding her move
ments.
The passengers booked on the
Yukon from Nenana are Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Lyons, Mrs. C. H. Hall
and daughter, Mrs. Duke, Mrs J. C.
Kellum, Miss Edith Neile, Miss Edna
Palmer, Bob Mitchell, E. Nelson and
John Cornell. The Fairbanks pass
enegers who will take the steamer
at this port will probably arrive
on the steamer Reliance.
A vein of coal was recently dis
covered at Unalakleet of excellent
quality. It is of the best lignite
and is said to burn with a clear
flame and does not clinker. The
ash is clear and white. Owing to
the vein being located on a small
bluff within a few yards of deep
water, the coal can be mined and
loaded directly into the hull of a
schooner or barge. The discoverer
believes that coal could be mined
and sold in Nome for $20 a ton.
As coal is now retailing in the nor
thern metropolis for $30 per ton
and hard to get, the find will be
a godsend.
BULGAR RULER
QUITS POST IN
FAVi OF SON
Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria Is
Now the Reigning Monarch
of That Kingdom.
COPENHAGEN. — The Copen
hagen Official News Bureau says
that Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria
has abdicated the throne in favor
of his son Crown Prince Boris, who
will shortly be crowned czar of
Bulgaria.
The abdication of the Bulgarian
throne by Czar Ferdinand is re
ported to have taken place last
Thursday. No reason is assigned
for his action, but it is thought
that the recent deflection of Bul
garia from her alliance wih the
Central Powers has had much to
do with his decision to quit his job.
BERLIN—Announcement is made
that the Imperial German govern
ment has appointed Dr. W. S. Woolf,
who has been acting as German
colonial secretary, to the post of
German foreign secretary; Mathias
Erzberger, Centralist leader, has
been appointed secretary of state;
and Herr Bauer, >he Socialist mem
ber of the Reichstag has been nom
inated as secretary of state for the
imperial labor office.
SOURDOUGHS WILL
MEET (^MONDAY
Nenana Igool No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska will hold the regular monthly
meeting at the Nenana Labor Union
Hall at 8 o’clock on the evening
of Monday, October 7th.
Frank Rourge, secretary of the
Igloo wishes to announce that busi
ness of vital importance will come
up before the meeting and urges
on all members to be in attendance.
The By-laws and list of the mem
bers of the Igloo, which have been
printed in book form, will be ready
for distribution among the members
at the meeting.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting, a social session with a
short progrSTn will be held. Mem
bers of other igloos who may happen
to be in Nenana are cordially in
vited to attend.
George “Yorky” Sykes, one of
Nome’s landmarks and who has been
in business there for the past eight
een years, left for the States on the
Watson recently.
Henry Wagner, who is mining
on Goldstream, using the opencut
method, has laid off his night crew
and is working the day crew only.
NEW JERSEY ROCKED
BY GREAT EXPLOSION
PERTH AMBOY, N. J—As a re
sult of a series of explosions which
occurred all night long at the great
shell loading plant of T. A. Gilles- j
pie & Co., at Morgan N. J., it is!
estimated that hundreds of the!
workmen have been killed.
Of two thousand workers em
ployed on the night shift, only one j
hundred and one have, so far, been
accounted for. It is not known at
present whether the others have
been (filled or whether they fled
in a panic when the shells which
were being loaded at the time, be
gan to explode and scatter death
and destruction all around.
Unoffical reports received in this
city today state that the known
fatalities total one hundred and
seven.
The cause of the great disaster is
shrouded in mystery and a search
ing inquiry will be instituted im
mediately for the purpose of ascer
taining just how the disaster or
iginated.
j NEW YORK.—As a result of the
GREAT HUN LINE
NORTH OF VERDUN!
! now threatened;
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Communications Threatened
By American Troops.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, in an interview accorded
newspapermen today, said that the
advance of the American troops in
the region lying to the northwest
of Verdun constitutes a very grave;
menace to the greatest single line \
of communication between Germany |
and the Western front. The ad- j
vancing Americans are now within1
eighten miles of this great artery. ]
In a desperate effort to stem the 1
tide of the steadily advancing j
American troops on this sector of j
the battle front, the Germans have
used a great many reinforcements
but have, so far, failed to stop
them.
In the face of the stiff resistance
offered in this sector, the Ameri- i
cans have continued their advance
until now they face the strong
German line of defense known as
the Kriemhield line.
KNITTERS’ NAMES ARE
INADVERTENTLY OMITTED
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In the account appearing in the
Nenana News yesterday regarding |
the shipment of a case containing,
knitted goods to the Red Cross at
Seattle the number of sweaters!
knitted and shipped to Seattle was
given as thirteen.
There were sixteen sweaters knit
ted and sent, and in addition to the
names of the knitters mentioned
yesterday, Mrs. Alex Fowler, Mrs.
Fred Major and Mrs. R. G. South
worth each knitted a sweater, bring
ing the total number shipped to 16.
terrific explosions at Morgan, X. J.,
a dozen towns in N'orthern New
Jersey have been shattered and the
inhabitants have been thrown into
a panic. The explosions are con
tinuing and several large fires re
sulting from these explosions, have
added to the terror of the people
of the affected area.
Fire brands scattered from the
the explosions fell among tons of
trinitrotoluol, the most powerful ex
plosive known, and the resulting ex
plosion spread devastation over a
very wide area. The city of New
York was badly shaken, and the
people thrown into a state of con
sternation.
LATER
NEW YORK.—Fearing more ex
plosions the mayor has ordered the
subways and bridges across East
river closed. They are to remain
closed until all danger from the ex
plosions is past.
ARMY MOVEMENT
Epidemic of Influenza Has Not
Interfe-ed with the Total
Number Sent Over.
WASHINGTON, I). C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, announced today that
250.000 American troops were em
barking for service overseas monthly
despite the outbreak of the Span
ish influenza epidemic among the
men in the training camps. Over
100.000 cases of the malady occur
ring in home training camps has
been reported so far
He said that over two hundred
and fifty thousand men embarked
during the month of September for
France and other zones of action.
The policy of the war department
in sending only men who have not
had the influenza and those who
have not been exposed to infection,
has in no way affected the number
of troops sent across the Atlantic.
VESSeTisIuNK;
CREW ARE SAVED
ATLANTIC PORT.—A scout pat
rol vessel on duty off the coast
was sunk today as the result of an
internal explosion. All of her crew
were saved by another vessel of
the scouting squadron, which rushed
to the rescue as soon as the ex
plosion was heard
The cause and nature of the ex
plosion is unknown at present. An
investigationn will be held imme
diately.