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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 169
NOTE ARRIVES FROM HUN DICTATORS
AMERICAN PRESS INSISTS HUNS MUST SURRENDER
YANKEE OPERATIONS DRAW ENEMY TO MEUSE LINE
BRITISH ENCOUNTER
STRONG OPPOSITION
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived by the war office today in
dicate that the British forces ad
vancing along the left bank of the
Escault or Scheldt river were en
gaged in a sharp fight with the
opposing Germans. The British were
finally able to push back the Huns
and capture the western part of the
town of Thiant.
Nearing Tournai.
The advancing British columns
are now less than one mile from
the town of Tournay.
ALLIES REACH PAUSE
WITH THE ALLIES.—The Allied
forces operating in Belgium would
appear to have reached a pause
after their recent rapid advance.
The resistance offered by the enemy
which had been rather feeble hither
to, seems to have stiffened very
considerably. This is specially so
on the battle front along the Scheldt
river.
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS
PARIS.—It is officially reported
today that the French troops ad
vancing on the Serre river front
have made considerable progress
and have reached the railroad to the
EPIDEMIC TAKES
CHARLIE DIENERT
AT CAMP DODGE
Well Known Young Fairbenksan Is
Victim of Disease At Iowa
Training Camp.
According to advices received
from Fairbanks this afternoon, Frank
Hall received a wire this morning
from Harry Locey, who is with Com
pany B, 14th Infantry, at Camp
Dodge, informing him of the death
of Charles Dienert at Camp Dodge
from pneumonia, following an at
tack of influenza.
Charlie Dienert was well known
in Fairbanks, and was, for many
years, cashier at Hall’s Book store,
in Fairbanks. On the closing of
that establishment, Charlie went to
Brooks, where he remained until he
joined the colors at Fort Gibbon.
He was on his way Outside to enlist,
but upon his arrival at Gibbon de
cided to stay with the Interior boys,
so enlisted in Company B, 14th In
fantry.
Charles had a great many friends
in the Tanana valley who will be
sorry to hear of his untimely death.
JUNEAU RECRUIT VICTIM
OF SPANISH INFLUENZA
SEATTLE.—Lome Sanfield Mc
Donald, son of A1 McDonald, of Ju
neau, died at Camp Dodge, Iowa on
the loth of the month.
His body was shipped to Seattle
at the request of his family, where
the burial took place with military
honors.
. northeast of Assis-sur-Aisne. They
have also occupied the St. Jaques
farm, northwest of Chalandry.
BIG GUN CAPTURED
LONDON.—The Allies have cap
i recently used by the Germans to
: bombard Dunkirk.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
latest developments in the plan be
ing followed out by the German
high command in the conduct of the
retreat of their forces makes it ap
: pear that Metz is being used as a
pivot for this retiring movement.
Fresh German divisionns are fight
ing the Americans northwest of
! Verdun, while other German divi
| sions are backing towards the Bel
| gian frontier. It would appear to
; be certain that the Allies have out
* flanked the Hundig line in Belgium,
! at the point where the Scheldt river
| had been crossed. The British
forces are now about two miles
■ from the important town of Valen
| ciennes. It is thought that the Ger
' mans may be forced to fall back
j to the Meuse river.
GEM EDITOR
FOR ABDICATION
AMSTERDAM.—The Frankische
Tagespost, one of the leading news
papers of Nuremburg, is one of the
first German newspaper to openly
demand the kaiser’s abdicaton.
It also says that the accession
of the crown prince to the German
throne is out of the question, and
offers much comment on the silence
' of the junkers.
E
HALTS ARRIVALS
Stringent Measure* Are Taken By
Nomeites to Keep Dread
Epidemic Away.
N'OME.—Public gatherings in this
town have been stopped and other
precautions have been taken to keep
the influenza out. The passengers
from the States on the steamship
Victoria, were were to ^and here,
were placed in quarantine for five
days and the mail from the vessel
was fumigated before it was taken
to the postoffice.
JAPS SEND OFFICIALS
TO SIBERIAN REGION
TOKIO.—The Japanese govern
ment has sent several foreign office
secretaries to Siberia. It is under
stood that Great Britain and France
will also send diplomatic representa
; tives. The object is to treat ques
tions arising from the existence of
several govenments in Siberia and
to try to bring about conciliation
; and, possibly, unity.
KITES RALLY
TO LOAN SUPPORT
NOME.—The town and district
of Nome subscribed 5137,550 to the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
The exodus for the season is over
and it is expected that there will
b a total population of about four
hundrd people remaining in Nome
for the winter.
EPIDEielALTS
DRAFT CALLS IN
UNITED STATES
In Order That the spread of the
Epidemic May Be Checked,
Draft Calls Are Suspended.
WASHINGTON, D. C—On ac
count of the rapid spread of the in
fluenza and in order that its ravages
may be arrested, orders have been
issued suspending temporarily, all
draft calls.
Draft calls may be resumed in
some zones where the disease is not
considered to be very serious. It is
not known when the draft calls will
be resumed.
BELGIANS JOYFUL;
PLAN CELEBRA1ION
H»m, France to Be Scene of Big
Celebration By the People of
Liberated Country.
WASHINGTON', D. C.—The Bel
gian population at Havre, France
are planning on holding a big cele
bration in commemoration of the
deliverance of half of their country
from the grip of the Hun.
The celebration is to take place
on October 26, which is the anni
versary of the first battle of the
Yser.
SCILLY ISLES KING
SUMMONED BY DEATH
LONDON.—The population of the
Scilly Isles are mourning for their
“King,” T. A. Dorrien-Smith, whose
death occurred in August.
“King” Dorrieen-Smith ruled the
145 islands in much the same way
as a landed proprietor on the main
land would. He inherited the islands
from an uncle who rescued their in
habitants from poverty by intro
ducing the culture of flowers.
The Dorrien-Smith estate at
Tresco Abbey is reputedly the most
remarkable in the kingdom and ex
cited the intense admiration of the
late King Edward, who visited the
islands when on a yachting tour.
George Grigsby, attorney general
for Alaska, returning from the Tolo
vana district, will speak at Chat
anika tonight in the interests of
Delegate Sulzer. He is scheduled
to speak at Fairbanks on Friday
night, and expects to leave for the
coast next day.
LOSS ANNOUNCED
ON DIVERED BOAT
WASHINGTON. D. C.—The navy
department announced today that
two officers and ninety-nine enlisted
men, who formed part of the crew
of the steamer Ticonderoga, were
lost when that vessel went down.
The Ticonderooga was torpedoed
by a German submarine and sunk in
midocean on September 30th.
HUNS EXHORTED
BY PRELATE TO
APPEAR TO GOO
Cardinal Hartmann Issues Pastoral
Letter, Urging People to Rally
Around Kaiser.
BASEL, Switzerland.—Cardinal
Hartmann, archbishop of Cologne,
has issued a pastoral letter to the
German Catholics, in which he
states that dark hours are ahead for
Germany and calls upon the German
people to offer public prayers. He
urges all Catholics to rally around
the emperor.
The Protestent clergy throughout
the empire have exhorted their
flocks to offer public prayers for
the protection of the Fatherland.
I
ON WATERFRONT
NOW UNDER WAY
In order that the several stage
outfits arriving in Xenana from
Fairbanks and elsewhere during the
winter season may avoid landing
below the Commission sawmill, as
in the seasons gone by and come
through the guarded zone, the
Alaskan Engineering commission is
now constructing a graded road
leading up to the foot of A street
from the water’s edge, so that the
teams coming across the river may
land there.
A gang of men were busy blast
ing out the approaches and will
have the road ready for use by the
teams in a few days.
BOATSoTtVS
FOR THE WINTER
On the beach a little way below
Lehr’s sawmill, the launches Victory i
and Ram were hauled out yesterday1
and put away for the winter, beyond
the reach of possible floods in the
spring.
The owners of the' two boats,
Fred Douse and George Hainzinger,!
are making plans for leaving over
the trail for Fairbanks. They ex-:j
pect to be able to get away to- {
morrow.
WILSON GETS NOTE;
MORE CAMOUFLAGE
WASHINGTON, D. t\—It is offi-1
cially announced that the text of the
German peace note has arrived and
is now in the hands of the President.
Indications point to the fact that
the President will make no decision
before tomorrow. It is oelieved that
Washington is now exchanging views
with the Allied capitals regarding
the matter. All expect that Presi
dent Wilson will decide on the mat
ter quickly, irrespective of whether
the note creates new situations or
not.
PEACE NOT AT HAND
It is believed, in official circles,
that immediate peace is not at hand
and that no armistice will be granted
unless the Germans surrender in the
field, thus destroying the kaiser’s
war machine. Some observers be
lieve that no answer to the German
peace note is necessary.
FREIGHT TEAMS ~
TO MEET TRAIN
AT RAIL HEAD
Commencing from tomorrow, all
freight destined to camp 385 (33
mile) and the camps situated be
yond this point will be hauled out
to the end of steel and will be taken,
over at that point by the teams
which will make the round trip from
camp 385.
Hitherto the freight used to be j
delivered to teams from old camp 9. j
sent to meet the trains at the tem
porary freight station on the D line.
This necessitated a long haul, and
it consumed a whole day fo- a team
to come over to the D line from
camp 9 and take a load of freight.
to camp 385. Freight destined to!
points beyond camp 385 had to re
main there over night and be hauled
to its destination the next day.
The end of steel yesterday was at
Station No. 18369 and from this]
point to camp 385 is approximately
only six miles. At the rate of pro-,
gress being made now in extending
the road, it is expected that the steel
will be right at the store building*
at camp 385 in about two week’s!
time, when freight will be hauled i
to this store and sent on to the j
camps beyond on the freight teams,
stationed there until such time as ]
the steel reaches Nenana Crossing.
WOMEN OF THE WEST
WANTED AS DRIVERS (
SAN FRANCISCO.—Twenty-five
western women are needed to drive j
motors for the Red Cross in France,
according to an announcement from
Pacific division headquarters of the
Red Cross, San Francisco.
Transportation will be paid by
the Red Cross. It is expected that
these women will be volunteers, but
if necessary expenses will be allowed
at the rate of 450 francs per month
when out of Paris, and 600 francs
when in Paris. Knowledge of Red
Cross first aid, practical experience
on an ambulance, a course in me
chanics and chauffeur’s license are
required .
PRESS DISSATISFIED
WASHINGTON’, D. C.—American
newspapers are evidently dissatisfied
with Germany's note and still think
that Germany is ruled by the kaiser.
They all express a willingness to
continue the war until an uncondi
tional surrender has been won.
BRITISH IMPATIENT
LONDON.—The British news
papers, almost without exception,
view the German reply to President
Wilson’s note with impatience and
distrust. The Daily Express, in
commenting on the German reply
says that there is a nigger in the
woodpile. British diplomatic and
labor circles regard the note as a
mere argument and protestation, and
one high official stated that it is
insincerity in a badly camouflaged
form.
MATERIAL BEK
SALVAGED ALONG
ABANDONED LINE
Gang of Men Have Been Busy
Taking Up Rails and Ties On
the Old Location.
Considerable material used in
constructing the railroad along the
old location up to within a thousand
feet of the big 1300 foot trestle
spanning Lost Slough, have been
taken up and sent to the D line,
and the men under Sid Sheldon are
still hard at it as there is consider
able more material to be taken up.
The gang of men sent out to do
this work commenced operations at
a point about a mile north of the
end of steel on the old line; they
took up the rails and ties and strip
ped all the bridges they came to
and also gathered up all ties, bridge
material, saw logs, telephone poles,
etc., that it was possible to get at.
About a mile of steel in the im
mediate vicinity of Lost Slough is
covered with water and could not
be easily got at; this steel will be
taken up and sent for use on the
D line after the freezeup. A force
of men will be stationed at old camp
9 for this purpose.
The men engaged in the salvage
work have now reached Clear creek,
where they are camped. The new
American ditching machine is being
used to great advantage in the sal
vage operations.
HUNGARIANS MAY
BE INDEPENDENT
AMSTERDAM.—According to re
ports received in this, city today
Prom reliable Hungarian source*,
Emperor Charles, of Austria-Hun
gry, will soon issue a manifesto to
:he Hungarian people, announcing
:he independence of Hungary.