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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAIL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 172
ITALIANS LAUNCHING OFFENSIVE
YANKS TAKE MORE GERMAN POSITIONS
TURKS SAY TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM
BRITISH PRESSING
HUNS BACKWARD
*1
WITH THE ALLIES.—According!
to reports received today by the war
office, very heavy and intense fight
ing, comparable in fierceness to any
fighting of a like nature that has
ever taken place in the present war
is continuing with unabated fury
in the region to the north and south
of Valenciennes.
Hun Trenches Entered.
Despite the strong opposition,
the British forces have succeeded
in entering the German trenches
and gaining considerable ground
thereby.
Germans Pressed Back
The Allied troops are exerting
terrific pressure on the German
line, which is slowly but surely
giving.
Captures Made
Since Wednesday last, the British
forces operating on this sector of
the battlefront have captured 8,400
prisoners and 100 cannon.
YANKS IMPROVE POSITIONS
WITH THE AMERICANS—On
the Meuse front, where the Ameri
cans are making advances; the Ger
mans commenced a terrific bombard
ment to halt the advance, but in
U. $. OFFICIALS
ARE IN FRANCE
TO TALK PEACE
Representative* of the United State*
to Consider Armistice Arrive
In France.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Colonel
House and Admiral Benson have ar
rived in France. They will repre
sent the United States government
in the Allied Council, which is to
be called shortly for the purpose
of considering Germany’s plea for
an armistice to be followed by
peace negotiations.
Colonel House is the personal rep
resentative of President Wilson and
Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
IS UNCHANGED TODAY
It was learned on inquiry at the
Commission hospital this morning
that the condition of Axel Running,
who is in a critical state as the re
sult of internal injuries received
by the falling of a heavy case a few
days ago, is much the same as yes
terday, and that he is getting along
as well as can be expected.
Dick Wood received a letter from
his brother Frank in France, that
he is under training for the front,
where he expects to go 'hortly. The
letter was dated -in August and
Frank is probably at the front by
this time. He is a member of a
machine gun company.
spite of it the Americans kept a
going and improved their positions
at three important points east and
west of the Meuse.
Ridge* Captured
The Americans drove the Ger
mans from their positions on Bois
Dormont, and advancing beyond,
also captured the ridges near the
important towrn of Grand Pre, on
the Aisne, between Rappes and Ban
theville.
Attack* RepuUed.
The Americans holding positions
in the Belleu Wood were subpected
to very heavy German attacks and
some very heavy fighting took place,
the Germans being finally repulsed.
JACK TARS IN ACTION
WITH THE AMEMCANS — A
strong force of American sailors de
tached from the various ships of
the fleet for shore duty, are oper
ating batteries of huge 16-inch guns,
with which they are doing fearful
execution. The sailors are on the
Serre-Oise front, to the eatward
of a line between Laon and St.
Quentin, and are merrily blazing
away with their huge guns at Ger
man railway centers behind the
; Serre-Oise front, with telling effect.
NT TO RELIEF
OP THEISOPHIA
VANCOUVER, B. C.—The steam
er Alice was despatched today by
the officials of the Canadian Pa
cific company to the scene of the
stranding of the steamer Princess
Sophia in Lynn Canal.
It is expected that the Princess
Alice will take off the passengers
of the Princess Sophia and take
them to their destinations.
VICTORIA, B C.—The officials
of the Canadian Pacific Railway
company have despatched the wreck
er Tees, fully equipped for salvage
operations, to the Vanderbilt reef,
Lynn Canal, to endeavor to get the
stranded Princess Sophia off the
reef.
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL
BROWNE RESTS EASILY
j -
Dorwin Browne, son of the en
! gineer in charge, who was down
I with an attacX of appendicitis and
I was removed to the Commission hos
pital last night, was operated on
this morning add the offending
appendix removed.
The operation was successful and
the patient is resting easy.
Frank Young, Sr., is reported to
be getting along nicely- He is still
very weak and is not able to leave
the hospital.
PRESIDENT URGES
VOTERS TO ELECT
THE DEMOCRATS
Head of Nation Urges People Support
the Democratic Party In the
Elections.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In issuing
an appeal to the American people
today, urging their support of the
Democratic party, President Wilson
said that if they approve of the
course he is pursuing in this critical
period in the history of the nation,
they should return a Democratic
congress in the November elections.
The return of a Republican ma
jority in the coming elections, he
said, would certainly be interpreted
by the nations of Europe, and es
pecially by the enemy nations, as a
repudiation of his leadership and
may hamper the peace negotiations
to some extent.
He said he would accept the coun
try’s verdict without cavil, but an
adverse verdict in the form of a
return of a Republican majority to
congress would seriosuly impair his
power to administer the great trust
assigned him.
Troops Revolt At Flume; Coalition
Minsitry to Be Formed to Meet
New Difficulties.
BASEL, Switzerland.—According
to reports received in this city to
day, an announcement was recently
made in the Hungarian parliament
to the effect that the city of Fiume,
was siezed and the railroad de
stroyed by revolting Croation sol
diers.
Count Apponyi and Count And
rasy, leaders of the opposition mem
bers of the Hungarian parliament,
have demanded the resignation of
Premier Wererle. In calling for the
■ resignation of the premier, they said
! that it was their intention to pro
| pose the formation of a coalition
j ministry for the purpose of meeting
the ever increasing difficulties of
the nation.
The city of Fiume, which is re
ported to be in the hands of the re
volting Croatian soldiers, is the
second largest Austrian seaport on
i the Adriatic Sea.
MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE
10 BE HELD ON SUNDAY
Arrangements are being perfected
for the Memorial Service to be held
at the Colisum at 2:30 oclock on
Sunday afternoon, October 27, in
memory of the boys of Nenana
who have given up their lives in the
country’s cause.
Appropriate music will be rendered
by a selected choir and solos will be
sung by some members of the choir.
The full program will be announced
tomorrow.
GERMAN CROWDS
IN BERLIN URGE
KAISER 10 QUIT
German* Demand Abdication of the
Kaiser and the Formation of
a Republic.
PARIS.—According to a despatch
received from Zurich, an enormous
crowd assembled before the Reich
stag building in Berlin yesterday
and urged the kaiser’s abdication
and the formation of a republic.
Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the famous
Socialist leader who had just beer
released from prison, was frantically
applauded by the crowd when he
made his appearance. He was com
pelled to enter a flower-filled car
riage, from which he made a speech
to the people. He declared, during
the course of his speech, that the
time has now arrived for the people
to come into their own.
TUMS APPROVE
WILSON’S TERMS
Grand Vizier Tells Turk Parliament
That Wilson’s Terms Are
Acceptable to Nation.
CONSTANTINOPLE. — Tewfilt
Pasha, grand vizier of Turkey, in a
speech made recently in the Turkish
parliament, told the lawmakers that
Turkey will accept a peace based
on principles of right and justice
as enunciated by President Wilson.
The new Turkish government, he
said, approves in principle, the terms
laid down by President Wilson.
PORTO RICANS SAVE
FOOD FOR THE ALLIES
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico.—Aftei
effecting a saving of from fifty tc
sixty thousand barrels of flour me
1,400,000 pounds of biscuits anc
crackers for the United Staters, cui
allies, and cutting down the
consumption of beef by 3,700 heac
of cattle, besides the saving in pork
mutton and packers products in gen
eral, wheatless and meatless days ir
Porto Rico have come to an end
the food commission having adoptee
a resolution recently abolishing them
The commission’s decision in re
gard to wheat was taken in viev
of the vastly increased supply a
the disposal of the country s th
result of this year’s great crop.
Corn bread failed to make mucl
headway as a popular foot in Poete
Rico. Apparently few bakers * ,e
cooks knew how to prepare it 'at
isfactorily, generally turning out i
heavy, soggy article that coulc
scarcely be called appetizing. S<
the return to wheat bread will b<
welcoiped.
COLOR OF DECORATION
IS ORDERED CHANGEC
LONDON.—The ribbon of th<
Victoria Cross decoration will here
after be red for all services insteac
of a different color for the army
navy and air force.
ITALIANS FIGHTING;
FORCE ENEMY BACK
LONDON.—Reports received to
day from the Italian front indicate
that the Italian troops took the initia
tive and launched a powerful of
fensive on the battlefront between
the Piave and the Brentna rivers,
in the Monte Grappa sector.
A resumption of active hostilities
was not altogether unlooked for and
during the past several days sharp
skirmishes have been frequent be
tween reconnoitering parties from
the opposing armies. The Italian
attack, however, was delivered with
great suddenness and would appear
to have taken the enemy by surprise.
Rallying from the first shock of the
Italian attack, the Austrians put
up a stubborn resistance to the ad
vance of their foes, and some terri
fic fighting resulted- The impetu
ous charge of the Italians and the
swift and sudden manner of its de
livery was too much for the Aus
trians, who were compelled to fall
back. The Italian forces gaining
their objectives, crossed the Ornic
river and captured the enemy posi
GOVERNOR RIGGS
WILL NO! ADMIT
EPIDEMIC HERE
Stringent Measures Taken By Riggs
Is Protested By Seattle
Shipping Men.
SEATTLE.—Governor Riggs, of
Alaska, has cabled to the steamship
companies operating steamers to
Alaskan ports that influenza patients
will not be permitted to land in
Alaska under any circumstances, and
requested them to carefully examine
all passengers seeking passage for
Alaskan ports.
The shipping people resent the
drastic action of our governor to
some extent and think that people
who have embarked aboard Alaska
bound boats and who develop the
disease after embarkation, should be
allowed to enter Alaskan hospitals.
The officials of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company, in complaining
of the stringent measures enforced
under orders of the governor, cite as
an instance of the hardship the
1 measure involves, the case of a
member of the crew of the steamer
Admiral Farragut.
The man was ill with influenza
and was consequently refused per
mission to land at Seward, Valdez
and Cordova, and is, they think,
probably still aboard the boat and,
1 has received no medical care unless
1 a doctor happens to be among the
passengers on the boat. It is pre
sumed that the Admiral Farragut,
although a passenger boat, carries
no surgeon.
Carl Ross was able to be around
town for a short time yesterday.
He expects to be able to leave the
hospital in a few days.
tions on Monte Solarolo ami part of
Monte Prassoolan.
POSITIONS ESTABLISHED
ROME.—Reports received by the
Italian war office this morning from
the battlefront in the Monte Grappa
sector indicate that heavy fighting
and bitter enemy resistance marked
the advance of the Italian troops.
The Italians, fighting their way inch
by inch, managed to establish them
selves in strong positions on the
northern bank of the Ornic river.
PrUoner* Captured.
As a result of the fighting and
the resulting capture and occupation
of the positions held by the enemy,
the Italian troops were enabled to
capture .3,000 Austrian prisoners.
ALLIES ARE AIDING
LONDON.—Strong forces of Brit
ish and French troops are co-oper
ating with the Italians in their new
offensive.
BELGIANS HELD
By BOWS I/
REGAIN LIBERIY
Belgian Political Prisoner* Will Be
Released by Huns; Brussels'
Burgomaster Free.
I WASHINGTON', I). C—The Ger
I man government has promised to
[release all of the Belgian political
prisoners held by them since the war
began, except where a military
menace would result by such action.
Burgomaster Max, of Brussels,
J who was taken prisoner at the time
, the city was captured by the Ger
mans, has already been released.
NENANA CLUB PARTY
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
Attention- is invited to the notice
' appearing in yesterday’s issue of
the News regarding a social gath
ering to be held at the Nenana Club
rooms at half past eight o’clock to
night, to which the members are
requested to bring their lady friends.
The membership of the club de
; sire to bring the people of Nenana
together during the winter season,
and w'ith this object in view have
1 inaugurated a series of bridge
parties, the first of which is to take
placa tonight. Those who do not
play bridge will be cheerfully taught
! the game.
To stimulate interest in these
gatherings, which will take place at
the same time on every Friday night,
prizes will be given to the winners
at auction bridge at the end of each
i night’s play.
Robert St. George writes from
' San Francisco that he awaiting
a call to the colors.