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Uncle Sam Needs YOUR Help To Beat The Kaiser
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
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NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1918.
NUMBER 25
GERMANS PRESS ALLIES HARD AT YPRES
AMERICANS FIGHT WITHFRENCH NEAR AMIFNS
HOLLAND FORCED TO YIELD TO DEMANDS OF KAISER
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ENGLAND ASKS U. S.
FOR MORE FIGHTERS
LONDON, April 29.—With con
centrated pressure against the Allied
forces along a ten-mile frontage be
tween Meteren and Voormezeele, in
V Flanders, the Germans have started
a series of assaults in a determined
effort to drive the French and Brit
ish forces from the remaining high
ground held by them in the Ypres
sector, thereby compelling the Allies
to evacuate Ypres and abandon the
Ypres salient.
A heavy attach' was repulsed this
morning near Locre, where the Ger
mans made a thrust in an apparent
effort to break the Allied line at
r that point.
PRISONERS ADMIT AIMS
With the British Army, April 29.
—Captured German soldiers have in
formed the commanding officers of
the British forces that it is the de
sire of the Germans to take Ypres
before suspending offensive opera
tions on the Western front. They
state that the German troops have
received instructions to take the ob
jective at any cost and that lives
are being sacrificed by wholesale in
the attempt to drive the Allies from
the coveted position.
HEAVY GUNS IN ACTION
PARIS. April 29.—The war office
announces this morning that the
Allied lines between Labasse and
Houtholst forest and between Vimy
and Lens, are being subjected to a
terrific bombardment by concen
trated German artillery, and it is
expected that important infantry at
tacks will follow during the day.
GERMANS ARE REPULSED
PARIS, April 29.—The Germans
have renewed their assaults east of
Amiens, but up to a late hour this
afternoon they had failed to make
any headway, several attacks having
been repulsed by the Allied forces
with severe losses to the enemy.
Heavy bombardment is in progress
along a thirty-mile front between
the Scarpe river and Nieppe forest.
AMERICANS IN ACTION
PARIS, April 29.—The Americans
are now fighting with the French
troops in the front line, between1
the Somme and Avre rivers.
HOLLAND YIELDS
LONDON, April 29.—Dispatches
which have reached this city from
The Hague state that Holland has
yielded to the demand of the Ger
man government to transport sand
and gravel through Dutch territory.
RUSSIANS THREATENED
WASHINGTON, D. C , April 29.
—The state department has been ad
vised that the German government is
about to serve an ultimatum on i
Russia, demanding the immediate re-!
lease of all able-bodied German war
prisoners. Failure to comply will
result in the loss of Petrograd, which |
the Germans are now in a position I
to take without serious opposition.!
BELGIANS ATTACKED
LONDON, April 29.—Reports re
ceived from the mainland this after
noon state that the Fourth German
| army, which is now attacking the
I Allied forces along a fifteen mile
front in Flanders, has engaged .the
Belgians, along the Yser river. Se
vere fighting is reported at every
point on the line, but the Germans
do not appear to be making much
progress.
CLOSE TO YPRES.
LONDON, April 29.—In an effort
| to reach Ypres. picked German troops
were hurled against the town yester
day afternoon. They penetrated to
the outskirts of Voormezeele, two
I miles south of Ypres, but were hurled
j back during the night.
Aside from the thrust on Voor
mezeele, the German drive on Ypres
! from the south was not pressed yes
; terdav, the troops seemingly being
I fagged as the result of the stubborn
‘ resistance of the Allies.
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KAISER WATCHES BATTLE
AMSTERDAM, April 29.—The
, kaiser watched the attack on Kemmel
; Hill on Thursday, from an advanced
; field position. The results of the
| battle were mark d on a map as
; they were reported to him, and after
I the hill had been taken bv his sol
| diers, two divisions which had dis
: tinguished themselves during the en
gagement, were reviewed by him.
ATTACKING AMERICANS
PARIS, April 29—Increased artil
1 lery action is reported from the
| American lines in the Toul sector,
j it evidently being the desire of the
German to keep the Yankees so oc
cupied that they cannot be sent to
the assistance of the British and
French forces on the Northern front.
Two barrages were laid in front of
j the American positions yesterday,
| but the Americans promptly counter
, ed, with the result that none of the
I enemy troops reached American
■ trenches.
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NARROW ESCAPE
LONDON, April 29—A vessel con-1
veying 250 passengers across the t
channel yesterday was torpedoed by
a submarine and sank within twelve
minutes, but with a loss of life of
only three. Among the survivors [
were fifty-seven Y. M. C. A. workers !
under Arthur C. Hungerford.
TRANSPORTS COLLIDE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 29.
—The navy department reports the
slight damage of two American trans
ports, as the result of a collision.
No lives were lost, the troops having
been transferred to other ships with
in a short time after the accident.
The damaged vessel returned to port
in safety.
MORE TROOPS NEEDED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 29.
—There is a report in circulation in
this city to the effect that England
has called upon the United States
to supply an additional million troops
for the French battlefields during
the present, year. This means that
the United States will be compelled
to supply three million men, instead
of two million, as originally decided
upon.
The only obstacle in the way of
complying with the request is the
(lack of shipping facilities, for men
j and supplies. It is understood that
i both the United States and England
are now combing the seas for ships,
: and otherwise endeavoring to make
possible a compliance with the re
: quest for more men.
C-ew of Six Men, Sent North By
Union Construction Co., Ready
for Work.
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Reports received from Fairbanks
this morning announced the arrival
there of the six men who were sent
North by the Union Construction
I company, of San Francisco, to erect
j the new dredge which is to be in
stalled on Fairbanks creek by the
; Fairbanks Gold Mining company.
I All of the necessary lumber and
timbers for the construction of the
dredge were landed on Fairbanks
creek during the winter and it is
I expected that the craft will be ready
; for launching by the time the ma
chinery arrives, w-hich will be on
one of the early boats. G. A. Aarons,
head of the company, is now on his
way from London to resume charge
; of the work.
Sevei-al Streches of Open Water Now
Visible Along Troublesome
Stream.
Resident Engineer Case, in charge
of Residency 4 (43-mile) is in town
on business, having arrived on Sat
urday night’s train. He expects to
return to his station about the end
of this week.
Mr. Case foumi the trail very
heavy and daily getting more unfit
for travel and freighting. The river
in the neighborhood of the residency
and in places where it is swift and
shallow, is open, as well as several
other places farther down stream
and visible from the trail. The rail
road grade, for a very considerable
distance, is reported to be bare of
snow, due partly to the windstorms
which are frequently experienced in
that part of the country, and the
weather.
DILLtY Hie HERE
WITH FRESH MEAT
| Shipment of Over-the-Ice Meat and
Eggs Reach Town Early Last
Evening.
A substantial consignment of fresh
j meat and eggs reached town from
I the Outside early last evening, being
a part of the Harry Warren ship
ment, which landed in Fairbanks
during the past week. The Nenana
shipment was brought to town for
Waechter Bros, by Ed Dilley, with a
double ender outfit, the goods ar
riving in excellent condition.
The new arrivals consist of fresh
eggs, pork loins, mutton, broilers,
roasters, fowl and link sausage.
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Ml VOTERS
TO GET CHANCE
CHOOSE TICKET
Primaries Will Be Held Throughout
Territory to Sense Desire of
People.
The voters of Alaska will cast
their ballots tomorrow at the first
primary election ever held in the
territory for the purpose of naming
candidates to represent the various
parties at a regular territorial elec
tion.
Insofar as the Fourth division is
concerned, the election is without
particular interest aside from the
contest between Delegate Sulzer and
William Maloney, both of whom seek
the nomination of the Democrats,
the contest for the Democratic and
Republican nomination for road
commissioner, and the contest for
the Republican nomination for sen
ator.
The Democrats have a full ticket
in the field, and an extra candidate
for road commissioner. The Re
publicans have two candidates for
senator, one only for representa
tive, one for delegate and two for
road commissioner. The Socialists
have only three candidates on their
ticket, one for delegate and two for
representatives, both of the latter
being residents of Ruby.
The contest between Delegate Sul
zer and William Maloney, for the
Democratic, is of much importance
to the territory, especially • in view
of reecnt developemnts at Juneau,
concerning former Governor Strong,
Maloney’s chief supporter, who is
accused of being an alien, a wife de
serter and many other things, by the
Juneau Empire.
Delegate Sulzer has the support
of the regular Democrats of the ter
ritory, stands well with the admini
stration and is enthusiastically in
dorsed by Governor Riggs, who has
isseud an appeal to the Democrats
of the territory to support Sulzef
at the primaries.
The voting will begin at eight
o’clock tomorrow morning, at the
fire hall, and the polls will be open j
until seven o’clock tomorrow evening.
The judges of election will be M. J.
Cooney, Arild Slippern and John C. j
Murphy.
The three tickets to be voted upon
are as follows:
' Democratic Party
For Delegate—Charles A. Sulzer i
and William Maloney.
For Territorial Senator—Luther C. i
Hess.
For Territorial Representatives—
John W. Dunn, A. M. Kilgore, A. J. I
Nordale, Geo. W. Pennington.
For Road Commissioner—Robert |
E. Sheldon and Peter Steil.
Republican Party.
For Delegate—James Wickersham.
For Territorial Senator—O. P.
Gaustad and Louis K. Pratt.
For Territorial Representatives—
E. B. Collins.
For Road Commissioner—Harry j1
L. Grow and H. H. Ross.
Socialist Party
For Delegate—Francis Connolly. ;
For Territorial Representatives—
W. F. Good and Robert N. Hilleary.
The Boy Scouts of Fairbanks se- t
cured Liberty Loan subscriptions on i
Saturday, as the result of their drive, 1
totaling $18,000. c
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FAMILY DEWED
Mother of Empress Zita, of Austria,
Invited to Leave for Other
Parts.
PARIS,, April 29.—Advices re
ceived in this city from Austria, tell
of the deportation of Princess Maria
Antoinette, mother of Empress Zita,
of Austria. The royal lady was
given twenty-four hours to quit the
country, with instructions to stay
outside the boundaries until after
the war. This action is reported to
have been taken because of the
strong anti-German sentiments of
the princess.
MAKE BOW DRIVE
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Enthusiastic Rally Held at Brooks
Yesterday In Effort to Assist
Nation.
Advices received from Brooks
state that anenthusiastic rally was
held there yesterday for the purpose
of stimulating interest in the sale
of Liberty Loan bonds. The affair
was a great success, practically
everybody in the district being rep
resented, and a very substantial
amount of money was subscribed.
The sentiment of the Tolovana
district is strongly pro-Ally, and all
are giving to the utmost of their
means to assist the nation in its |
struggle against Prussianism.
Fred Crew, former resident of N’e
nana, was one of the speakers at
the rally, and is reported to have
made the hit of the day.
NEW SMI mi
DENIED BY CDURT
Former Nenana Attorney Announces
Intention of Appealing His
Case.
FAIRBANKS, April 29.—The mo
tion for a new trial, which was made
in the district court several days
ago by the attorneys for Wm. H.
Smith, recently convicted on the
charge of embezzlement, was denied
by Judge Bunnell this morning.
Smith’s attorneys have announced
that they will appeal the case to
the higher court.
DR. SMITH ADDRESSES
AUDIENCE AT COLISEUM
Dr. M. E. Smith addressed the;
audience at the Coliseum last night j
in a brief review of the war situa
tion on the Western front, and urged i
the support of Americans at homej
in presecuting the great conflict to ‘
a successful finish.
A country worth fighting for is
a country worth saving for. Buy
Thirft Stamps.
Fairbanks has been advised that!
the quota expected from that town
is 47. About a dozen registrants
lave already enlisted, cutting the
luota down to 37.
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CLUB LAUNCHES
POOL ON ICE 10
HELP CHARITIES
Another ice pool has been started,
the winner to be determined by the
same rules as the big ice pool, in
which the Commission power house
clock time will govern. It will close
at midnight, Tursday, May 2, 1918.
Tickets will be $1.
The winner of the pool will get
25 per cent of the gross receipts,
whatever they may be. The re
maining 75 per cent will be given
to the Committee of Public Works
or Charities, to form a nucleus for
such purposes.
The committee has been trying for
some time to get on aworking basis,
but the first requisite towards the
success of their operations is a fund
out of which to pay legitimate public
charges and charities.
The committee itself is composed
of one representative from the var
ious organizations of the town, ex
clusive of the Red„ Cross, which will
operate independently, as all of its
needs are public charges per se.
The object of this committee is to
give moral and definite practical
support to such matters as may be
brought to its attention, when the
committee has voted favorably upon
them.
The fact that the committee does
not support a particular project, will
mean that the committee does not
consider it a necessary public charge
or charity.
There are two important reasons
why this committee should take
charge of such matters. First, be
cause we are now spending so much
for public purposes that it should
all be reduced to a system. Second,
for the sake' of economy.
The first reason is so obvious as
to require no comment. The second
is perhaps less noticeable. To raise
one dollar for some particular pur
pose often costs an expenditure of
anywhere from one to three dollars,
and there has been one occasion, at
least, where a worthy cause owing
a comparatively small sum, failed to
make expenses. The public spent
twice the amount of the needed
money, but the debt is yet unpaid.
When the committee once has a
fund for operation, any one who
wishes to do so, may bring a matter
before it. It will then be decided
whether the matter comes under the
(lead of Public Work or Charity, and
how much should be contributed.
If the funds permit the amount
will be voted without further delay,
and the action of the committee pub
lished at once.
If funds are not available the
committee will take charge of the
matter of raising funds if so desired,
announcing how much is, in their
opinion, required. If a surplus is
raised, the surplus will go into the
treasury for future needs.
For these reasons it is hoped that
the plans of the committee will be
supported, the whole town co-oper
ating to secure better results in this
direction, and to lighten these re
curring financial burdens.
Geo. B. Richardson, resident eni
gineer, wdll make a trip out to his
residency at 35-mile tomorrow.
Fred Kiel was in town Saturday
from his fox ranch up the river.