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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 158
TURK SURRENDER EXPECTED HOURLY
LAST OF GREAT HINDENBURG LINE COLLAPSES
ALLIES SMASHING
GERMAN DEFENSES
LONDON.—The British forces
captured Cambrai today from which
important town the Germans were
forced to retire. The British troops
have now completed the occupation
of Cambrai.
Attack Returned.
The British and American forces
renewed their attack on the entire j
front to the south of Cambrai and!
made rapid progress. The British
forces capturing the town of Foren
ville. The British also took eight
thousand prisoners.
PRISONERS CAPTURED
PARIS.—According to reports re
ceived from French field head
quarters today, the Allies operating
on the various fronts captured near
T ly ten thousand prisoners yesterday.
Evacuating Argonne
The Germans who had been
strongly holding positions guarding
the approaches to the Argonne for
est are reported to be hastily evacu
ating this forest.
FRANCO-AMERICANS ADVANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
Pershing, commanding the American
forces in France, reported today
that the French and American troops
driving the Germans steadily back
from the scenes of their titantic
struggle for the possession of the
town of Verdun, advanced on both
sides of the Meuse and captured
three thousand prisoners.
Gornajr Taken.
The Franco-American force then
launched a terrific attack on the
German positions before Gornay,
and after some very stubborn fight
ing, compelled them to fall back
farther. The town of Gornay was
occupied shortly afterwards by the
combined French and American
force.
HEAVY FIGHTING
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
British and American troops on the
Cambrai-St. Quentin front are slow
& ly progressing in the face of very ]
heavy fighting.
Germans Smothered
The intensive fire from the Brit-,
ish and American batteries has liter- j
ally smothered the enemy under the,
great deluge of steel and explosives j
and they have been compelled to re-j
tire, leaving many of their guns
behind, which were taken by the J
Allies.
Batteries Captured
The Americans, advancing rapidly
after the intensive cannonading,
succeeded in capturing two complete
A field batteries of German heavy
artillery.
RESISTANCE FEEBLE
LONDON.—According to reports
„ received today from the front, the
British troops, advancing between,
Cambrai and St. Quentin, are not
meeting with very much resistance,
and it is very evident that the Ger
mans have withdrawn from this
sector .
American Losses.
The Germans, however, are very
strongly resisting the American ad
vance and much severe fighting is
in progress. The American losses
are not heavy; the total American
casualties being less than half the
number of Germans captured.
HINDENBURG LINE NO BAR
LONDON.—The famous Hinden
burg line no longer bars the path
of the advancing Allied forces, who
are meeting with much success at
every point attacked.
Intricate Maze Stormed
The combined British and Ameri
can forces stormed the last rem
nants of the extraordinary maze of
defense trenches between Cambrai
and St. Quentin, and after some
heavy fighting, forced the enemy
to fall back; the Allied troops oc
cupying the captured jrositions.
Enemy’* Losses.
It is believed that the losses sus
tained by the enemy in the day’s
fighting probably reached tens of
thousands. The British and Ameri
can rifle fire was accurate and
deadly, and the slaughter was very
great. The machine guns and light
artillery supporting the advance of
the infantry also took terrible toll
of the Hun.
Open Country Reached.
Penetrating beyond the scattered
remnants of the much vaunted
Hindenburg line, the Allies have;
reached open country,*where tanks
can be used to great advantage.
Bohain Threatened.
The advancing Allied force is now
threatening the important trans
portation town of Bohain. The
Americans have advanced to a point
within two miles of this most im
portant town.
No More Hun Defense*.
It is believed that the Germans
have now run out of prepared de
fenses in the Cambrai-St. Quentin
sector and that they will be forced
to fight in the open until they
reach a line immediately east of
their own frontier.
_
Waste of any kind of food is a
crime which may lose the fight for
us and the penalty will be worse
than any punishment meted out by I
law for ordinary crimes against
society. The trail of the Prussian
army in Belgium and invaded France
shows the nature of the punishment
we may expect if we fail, through
blind carelessness and waste of food
to support our fighting men.
Ben Simson is back in Nenana,'
after a brief absence in Fairbanks
on business. He made the trip'
down on the steamer Shusana. i
Three Alaskan* Get Commissions
In the Army; One Severely
Wounded In Action.
WASHINTON, D. C. — Horace
Hill, of Anhcorage, has received
his commission as first lieutenant
of engineers; Leroy Harley, of
Thane, has been made a second
lieutenant of enginers; and Isaac
Henry Fleischman, of Anchoragb,
has been appointed a captain in the
Quartermasters corps.
In one the latest casualty lists
received by the war department,
the name of Charles E. Morrow,
of Douglas, appears among those
who have been severely wounded in
action.
FWIffliW IS
DRAGGING SLOWLY
Treasury Review Does Not Think
Loan Will Reach Minimum
By Allotted Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
Treasury Loan Review said that the
Fourth Liberty Loan may not reach
the minimum within the allotted
time at the present rate of going,
wih the present average per capita
subscriptions.
Everyone is urged to buy as
many bonds as means will permit,
and help make the Fourth Liberty
Loan as successful as its predeces
sors.
ANOTHER ALASKAN
FALLSJN BATTLE
George Broadhurst, who will be
remembered by many Nenanaites,
is reported to have been killed in
action on the Western front on or
about August 25th. The news of
his death was received on the last
mail by M. C. Edmunds, of the
A. E. C. office force, in a letter
from the brother of the dead man.
Mr. Broadhurst, when last in this
district, was engaged in prospecting
on Little Eldorado creek in the Fair
banks district, and he continued his
operations on this creek during
1915, 16, and 17.
Towards the latter part of Sep
tember of last year, he left for the
Outside, and on arrival at a Cana
dian port enlisted in the Canadian
army. He was attached to the 29th
Battallion of infantry, which was
sent for active service about a
month after Broadhurst had joined.
Since last March, Broadhurst j
was in continuous service in the;
trenches and while on duty in one
of the trenches, he was instantly
killed by an exploding shell.
LONDON EXPECTS
TURKEY 10 QUIT
British Authorities Who Have
Definite Information Believe
the End Is Near.
LONDON.—In an article appear
ing in the Standard today, cora
; menting on the war situation with
; the recent deflection of Bulgaria,
the statement is made that Turkey’s
surrender may be expected within
forty-eight hours.
The article further states that the
! British authorities possess informa
tion showing the disintegration at
Constantinople.
mm FINO
BODYJF VICTIM
j Body of Mrs. Craig Is Found Float
ing With Life Preserver On,
Nea- 12-Mile Bar.
Late yesterday evening the tele
graph operator at the station near
the 12-mile bar reported the finding
j of a body near the scene of the
I disaster at about six o’cfock yes
terday evening.
j The body which was identified as
that of Mrs. Craig, was found float
ing in the river near the 12-mile
bar and had a life preserver on it.
The body was taken to Fairbanks
this morning by Tom McKinnon on
Dr. Sutherland’s launch the Siwash.
It is reported that a bruise was
found on the head of the body of
Mrs. Craig, and a tuft of hair in
her tightly clutched fist. The hair
is said to be of the same color
as her own. The report adds that
the body was not bloated.
The several launches and search
parties are continuing the search
for the bodies and the dragging of
the deep pools for a wide radius
in the waters adjacent to the 12-mile
bar, in an effort to locate the sunk
en launch, but up to a late hourj
this afternoon no results hav<? been |
reported.
Ed Cronin received the following
telegram this morning from Fort
Gibbon:
“Give Nenana our best regards;
we leave tomorrow morning on the
Yukon for Berlin via Seattle. Ev-|
erybody well and happy. Accept
our sincere sympathy and deepest
regret over Flyer accident. Gibbon
giving us farewell dance tonight.
Keep Nenana in good humor until
we return with honors.
OCTOBER DRAFT BOYS”
PRESIDENT REPLIES
TO GERMAN OFFER
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
President’s reply to the German
peace note, which was handed to
him personally by the attache of
the Swiss legation, was delivered to
the Swiss attache for transmission
to the German chancellor. The text
of the message and the covering
letter were as follows:
“I have the honor to acknow
ledge, on behalf of the President,
your October 6th note, enclosing
Germany’s communication to the
President.
“The President instructs me to
request you to take the following
communication to the German chan
cellor:
“ ‘Before replying to Germany’s
request, and in order that the reply
shall be candid, which is set forward
as momentoous interests are in
volved by the request; the Presi
dent feels it necessary to assure
himself of the exact meaning of
the chancellor's note.
“ ‘Does the chancellor state that
the Imperial German government
accepts the terms laid down by the
President in his address to Congress
on January 8th and in subsequent
addresses, and that Germany’s ob
ject in entering discussion would be
to agree upon such practical details
of their advocation.
“ 'The President feels bound to
say with regard to the suggestion
of armistice, that he would not feel
at liberty to propose cessation of
hostilities to the Allies as long as the
Central Powers are upon the soil
of America’s allies. It does seem
that the good faith of any discus
sion would manifestly depend upon
the consent of the Central Powers
immediately to withdraw their forces
everywhere from invaded territory.
“‘The President also feels justi
fied in asking the chancellor if he
speaks merely for the constituted
authority of the German empire as
have so far conducted the war. He
deems an answer to the question
as final from every point of view.’
“Accept the renewed assurances
of my high consideration,
“ROBERT LANSING,
“Secretary of State."
AS THE ALLIES VIEW IT
I --
LONDON.—Diplomatic circles in
I the Allied countries regard Presi
| dent Wilson’s reply to the German
; note as clever and logical.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—With the
German offensive met and halted,
| unless the enemy is acually ready
to sue for peace on the "Allied terms,
! the President has turned his atten
\ tion to the battlefields, where the
I once conquering Teutons are being
driven back to their own soil.
President Wilson went to Secre
tary of State Lansing’s office today
and called for General March, chief
of staff of the American army, with
the maps showing details of the war
situation on all fronts.
TROOPS HEAR OF REPLY
WITH THE AMERICANS—Pres
ident Wilson’s reply to the German
peace note reached the American
rear lines today, where it had been
eagerly awatited and its possible
character previously widely dis
discussed. The rank and file of the
American army were quietly satis
fied that no armistice would be
granted while the Teutons were on
Allied soil.
THE FRENCH COMMENT
PARIS.—General Nalleterre, the
Temps military critic, in comment
ing on President Wilson’s reply to
the German peace note, says that
the Germans are at the end of their
strength and that an armistice with
an obligation to evacuate invaded
territory would allow the Germans
to withdraw and reform their ranks
in preparation for the moment when
Berlin would denouce the conditions
imposed by the Allies as impossible
PUBLIC IS URGED
TO SWELL SALES
Fourth Liberty Loan I* Not Being
Supported As Liberally As
It Should Be.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The na
tion is urged to double the Third
Liberty Loan and help the Govern
ment lick the Germans and bring
peace and prosperity on earth to
all mankind.
The situation as regards the
Fourth Liberty Loan is puzzling
the officials very considerably, as.
despite favorable accounts which
have been received of local achieve-!
ments in the way of bond sales, the |
subscriptions yet show discouraging j
totals.
TURKISH CABINET
Turk Premier Quits As Country
Seems to Be Steadily Falling
to Pieces. _
LONDON.—Turkish Premier Ta
laat Pasha h^s resigned and Tewfik
Pasha has been selected to succeed
him. Tewfik Pasha was formerly
and until shortly before the out
break of the war, Turkish ambassa
dor to London.
Enver, the real strong man of
Turkey, minister of war in the
present cabinet, has also resigned.
Supplying food is America’s prin
cipal part in the war right now;