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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 164
NOTE SHAKES TEUTON FINANCES
BOHEMIAN REVOLT GROWING SERIOUS
, ALLIED ARMIES MAKE IMPORTANT ADVANCES
. CAPTURE OF LILLE
EXPECTED SHORTLY
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BRITISH HEADQUARTERS.—It
is reported today that the Belgian
cavalry have now reached a point
within a mile of the important rail
road center of Thielt, which is only
fifteen miles southwest of Ghent.
LILLE ENTERED
PARIS.——According to reports
received from British field head
quarters this morning, the outpost*
of the British columns operating in
the Armentiers region have pene
trated and occupied the southwestern
suburbs of Lille.
EVACUATION INEVITABLE
PARIS—Reports received from the
front today indicate that the Allied
wedge on the Flanders front is
seriously threatening the German
extreme right wing. The German
resistance which developed in the
earlier stages of the; wedge move
ment of the Allied forces, seems to
be slackening. The Allied troops
have advanced about five miles over
a thirty mile front and the evacua
tion of the town of Lille by the
Huns is now inevitable.
BRITISH GAIN
LONDON.—Despatches received
today .from field headquarters are
to the effect that the British troops
operating in the Lille-Douai sector
are meeting with continued successes
and that they have gained much
ground. The resistance offered b>
the enemy to the advance of the
Britishers would appear to be rathei
feeble.
BELGIANS ADVANCING
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived by the war office today indi
cate that the Belgian forces, com
manded by King Albert of the Bel
gians in person, are advancing rap
idly along the Cortemark-Thourout
road, between Nieuport and Roulers.
The capture of the Belgian town of
Thourout is momentarily expected.
FRENCH MAKE CAPTURE
PARIS.—The French troops, con
tinuing their advance on the Rheims :
sector, are meeting with success all:
along the line and are compelling j
the Germans to beat a hasty retreat j
(farther eastwards. The French j
troops have succeeded in capturing
and occupying the town of Sery,
near Rethel and Romagne. They
aro now preparing to resume the
! advance. The resistance offered by
the enemy is noticeably slackening.
YANKS MAKE GAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
Pershing’s communique which was
received by the war department to
day, states that our troops have
made very substantial gains on both
i sides of the Meuse against a very
stubborn enemy resistance. Much
heavy fightig was done in this sector
of the battle line, and in storming
the positions held by the Germans,
fierce hand-to-hand conflicts ensued.
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The Americans moved rapidly and
with the support of their light ar
tillery and machine gun platoons
were enabled to hurl the stubbornly
resisting Germans from their posi
tions and occupy them.
WILSON’S REPLY
GIVING IMPETUS
10 BID SALES
Three Billion Mark If Pasted, and
Encouraging Reports Begin to
Arrive Today.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The na
tion has passed the half way mark
of three billion dollars in its efforts
to raise six billions by means of the
Fourth Liberty Loan,’ according to
an official statement made today.
The three billion mark was reached
and passed last Saturday.
The statement adds that the first
encouraging reports began to arrive
today, indicating that the country
at large appears to have realized
the serious business it has ahead of it
It is expected that the full amount
will be subscribed and probably ex
ceeded before the expiry of the date
set for the end of the campaign.
SCHOOL WILL CLOSE
ON ALASKA DAY
Announcement is made that the
Franklin K. Lane school will be
closed on Friday, October 18, in
honor of Alaska Day.
REPRESENTATIVE
WEDS SECRETARY
DIES NEXI DAY
ST .LOUIS.—Congressman Jacob
Edwin Meeker, of the Tenth district
of Missouri, died today as the result
of an attack of Spanish inflenza.
With the consciousness of impend
ing death, the congressman married
his private secretary at midnight
last night.
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NO PEACE HOPES
London and Ge-man Newspapers
Characterize Wilson’s Reply As
Cold Douche to Peace.
LONDON.—The German news
papers state that President Wilson’s
note, which was received in Berlin
yesterday, acted as a cold douche to
the peace hopes which his first note
, engendered.
FOOD COMNS
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Czecho-Slovak Council Protests
Against Export of Food and
Starts Revolution.
PARIS.—According to despatches
received from Zurich today, meetings
called by the Czecho-Slovak council
at Prague to protest against the ex
port of foodstuffs from Bohemia,
caused a general strike, which is
developing into proportions of a very
serious revolt.
As a consequence of the serious
situation, martial law has been pro
claimed throughout Bohemia and
German and Hungarian troops have
been despatched to garison the cities
of Prague, Pilsen, Pisk and Tabor.
Later Keport.
The revolutionary movement
caused by the action of the Czecho
slovaks has spread to Moravia, and
fighting between the rioters anil the
troops sent to quell the disturbance
is in progress at Brunn, Olmutz and
Skoda.
The city of Skoda is the seat of
the big Austrian gun plant and is to
Austria what Essen is to Germany.
The work at the gun plant has been
suspended as a result of the fighting.
The report adds that machine guns
have been posted at the principal
street corners at Prague and the
other large cities affected by the
revolutionary movement.
HUMMPE
10 GE1 DECISION
AVERS PREMIER
BASEL, Switzerland—Premier Bu
rian of Austria-Hungary, in a state
ment made today, declared that
while the Teutons are unable to hope
for a favorable military decision,
the Entente Allies are not certain,
at the present time, of their ability
to crush the Teuton resistance.
HOUSE TO PASS
Army and Navy Appropriation Bill
I* Expected to Pa«* the
Home Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The House
of Representatives expects to be able
tomorrow to pass the bill appropriat
ing six billion, three hundred and
forty-five million, seven hundred and
fifty-five thousand dollars for the
army and navy program.
The army program provides for
the raising of an army of five million
men by next July.
So long as the boys are at the
front, difficulties are to be subdued,
impossibilities to be trampled down,
A Reply to President's Note
Is Expected Soon.
LONDON.—According to Reuter'?'
oorrespondent, Germany’s reply to
President Wilson’s note is expected:
to be communicated to him soon.
It is thought that their reply is j
likely to constitute a general accept-!
ance of the conditions embodied in ■
the President’s note.
GERMANS READY !
F08 EVACUATION I
OF 010 CAPIFAL
German Official Says That the Huns I
Will Evacuate City of Brussels
Within Fortnight.
PARIS.-—Reports received in this!
city today indicate that a high Ger
man functionary in Belgium declared
on October 9 that the German occu
pation of the city of Brussels will
come to an end within fifteen days]
of that date.
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All of the Belgian civilian popu
lation along the Belgian coast have]
moved. back to their old homes in i
the conquered area, which they ex-'
peet will soon be evacuated.
British aviators scouting in the
neighborhood of the coast cities of
I Belgium report that fires were
noticed over a vast area contiguous
to the coast.
LONDON.—The British foreign
office has no official confirmation
of the rumors which have been in
circulation for some time past, to
the effect that the kaiser has abdi
cated the throne in favor of the
crown prince.
Well informed commercial publi
cations in this city reject these
rumors as having no foundation in
fact.
E. B. Barteau, general agent of
the A. Y. N. Co., at Tanana, is a
passenger on the steamer Tanana,
bound for the States, via the Valdez
trail.
Word has been received of the
suicide in Vallejo, California of Jim
Hall, one of the old Klondike million
aires and the owner of 17 Eldorado
He leaves behind for the benefit
of his heirs the sum of $750,000.
He married a well known actress
from whom he was divorced about
ten years ago. He was unmarried
at the time of his death.
VESSEL IS SUNK
IN COLLISION
British Freighter Collides With An
American Warship and Is Sunk
In the Bay.
NEW YORK—The British frei^ht
;r Port Philip, which was fully laden
tnd ready to commence her out
bound voyage, got under way today,
ind when off Swinburne Island, in
the lower bay, came into collision
with an American warship, as a re
sult of which she sank The damage
done to the warship by the collision
was very slight.
The warship picked up all the
crew of the freighter and landed
them safely before proceeding to the
naval drydock for repairs.
LONDON.—A despatch from Am
sterdam received here today says
that President Wilson’s reply to the
German note has produced a most
unfavorable impression in Berlin
banking circles, and that a panic
has been caused thereby on the
stock exchange.
The German superior command is
reported to be due to arrive in Bei
lin at the end of the week for the
purpose of holding a conference to
arrive at a plan for the mobilization
and conservation of the nation's
strength and also to raise the mili
tary age and add to the strength
of the army.
The Honorable George Grigsby,
attorney-general of Alaska, will ad
dress Nenanaites tonight at I.aboi
Union Hall in the interest of Dele
gate Charles A. Sulzer’s cancfidacy
for the position he now holds. The
meeting will commence immediately
after the show. The time of the
show has been advanced to 7:4a
p. m. to give those wishing to at
tend a chance to do so.
Mr. Grigsby will speak on the
work done by Mr. Sulzer during his
tenure of office as Alaska’s delegate
and the good he has accomplished
for the territory.
A dance, which will be free to all
will commence immediately after the
conclusion of Mr. Grigsby’s speech
The floor has been put in first rate
condition for dancing and the best
music available has been engaged.
Judge Bunnell has completed the
term of court at Valdez and is now
awaiting transportation to return tc
Fairbanks. It is not known wher
he will leave there.
FLAMES DESTROY
Fire of Mysterious Origin Destroys
Oil Docks at Smith Cove;
Steamers Damaged.
SEATTLE.—A serious lire, the
cause of which is unknown at pres
ent, spread with great rapidity over
the railroad oil docks at Smith Cove
today and did damage estimated at
over a mdlion and a half dollars
before it was got under control.
Two Japanese liners, which lay
with no steam up, close to the blaz
ing docks, were moved to a place of
safety with the utmost difficulty,
one of them being rather badly dam
aged by the flames.
Powerful tugs sent to rescue the
helpless liners were unable, for a
j long time to approach the steamers
j and pass the tow lines, owing to the
| blazing oil which covered the waters.
By repeated attempts the tugs at
j last succeeded but both liners caught
I fire before they were towed out of
; the danger zone. The fires aboard
i were soon put out, only one of the
liners being seriously damaged.
President’s Reply Is Received In
Berlin, But the Public Have
Not Been informed Yet.
BASEL, Switzerland.— According
to reports received in this city to
day, President Wilson's reply to the
German acceptance of his peace
terms, contained in his address of
January 8 and subsequent addresses,
has reached the officials of the
Teuton government.
The German public have not yet
been informed of the text of this
reply.
[REVOLT SPREADS
[ IN THE UKRAINE
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STOCKHOLM—According to re
' ports received in this city today from
i reliable sources, an insurrection that
! broke out recently in the Ukraine
country in Southern Russia, is now
| spreading rapidly.
German soldiers garrisoning the
towns in the Ukraine country are
j reported to have joined in the out
. break, which is thought to have its
l origin in the very unsatisfactory
! food conditions.
William H. Gilcher went up to
| Fairbanks this morning on the steam
j er Tanana on a business trip. He
; expects to return before the freeze
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