Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
member OF associated press NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918.
NUMBER 80
PRESDENT SIGNS RAILROAD MEASURE
FINLAND READY TO JOIN THE CENTRAL POWERS
AMERICAN SHIPYARDS LAUNCH MANY SHIPS ON 4th.
' GERMANS REPULSED
ON ALL FRONTS
LONDON.—Reports received from
British field headquarters today in
dicate that a strong counter attack
was delivered by the German forces
last night on the positions recenlty
captured by the British on the
Amiens front, in an effort to recap
ture them. The attack was pre
ceeded by a heavy artillery fire. The
ensuing infantry action was bitterly
contested, the Germans being finally
repulsed with heavy loss. The losses
among the defeners were few. The
British also took several prisoners.
In an attack delivered on the
Somme last night by the British
troops against the German positions
the enemy was compelled to retire,
leaving many dead and over 1300
prisoners in the hands of the vic
torious Britishers.
AUSTRALIANS GAIN
WITH THE BRITISH—The Aus
tralians today delivered an attack
on the German positions northeast
of Villers Brettonneaux on the
Somme sector and succeeded- in cap
turing the village of Hammel. The
fighting was very severe and both
sides lost many men. The Austral
ians were able to advance beyond
Hammel and establish their line at
Vaire Wood, which is over a mile
from their orignial position.
AMERICANS DOWN GERMANS
WITH THE AMERICANS—Re
ports received from the front indi
cate that American airmen were
very active on the Marne front and
several aerial squadrons engaged
the enemy in battles. Two German
planes were downed in flames and
all of the enemy planes taking part
in the action were forced to retire
behind their lines. There was no
casualties or damage of any kind
among the Americans.
WITH THE AMERICANS.—In
the course of two days of air fight-j
' RUSSIAN SOVIET
NEEDS BIG ARMY
MINISTER AYERS
Compulsory Military Service to
Protect Soviet Is Planned
For Russia.
MOSCOW.—Leon Trotsky, who
was today commissioned minister of
war and marine by the Soviet gov
ernment, has submitted a report to
the government.
He says that the international
condition of the Russian Soviet Re
public is in such shape that only a
very powerful army on the basis of
obligatory service can save it.
In accordance with the views ex
pressed by the minister of war and
marine, the Bolsheviki are planning
for universal military service, and
Minister Trotsky has ordered the
immediate registration of all Russian
males between the ages of nineteen
and forty.
Wheat is needed for the front
line trench "over there.”
ing, during which time twenty diff
erent combats took place, the Ameri
cans downed seven enemy machines.
The American losses were one man
seriously wounded.
BRITISH AIR RAIDS
LONDON.—Reports received by
the war office today indicate that
British airmen succeeded in destroy
ing thirteen German machines and
downing nine of them in a series of
aerial combats. Four of the British j
planes are missing.
AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACKS
WITH THE AMERICANS.—An
attack in force preceded by heavy
artillery fire was delivered on the
American positions near Vaux, re
sulting in a complete defeat of the
Germans. Our machine gunners
mowed down the enemy as they ad
vanced to the attack and the in
fantry dealt with those who escaped
this firev. The Americans did not
lose an inch of ground. Several Ger
mans were taken prisoner.
FRENCH SUCCEED
PARIS.—Last night the French
forces operating in the Soissons
.sector delivered two successful at
tacks on the enemy and advanced
for a distance of three-fifths of a
mile over a three mile front. The
enemy were thrown back in dis
order, the French capturing 1066
prisoners.
ITALIANS ATTACK
ROME.—Along the lower Piave
river the Italian forces launched
a number of attacks at the strongly
held Austrian defenses and suc
ceeded in forcing their way forward
in spite of the desperate resistance
offered.
UNIS KICK
AGAINST BAN ON
Measure to Curtail Christmas Gifts
Is Opposed By Merchants
Throughout Country.
NEW YORK.—Merchants all over
the country are offering strenuous
opposition to the Council of National
Defense, who propose to place a ban
on Christmas gifts as a war measure.
The Council of National Defense
wish to make a resolution which j
provides that an exchange of cards j
and letters during Christmas time j
would be ample during the time the
nation is at war, and will place a
strict ban on the usual gifts ex
changed at Christmas time. j
The merchants take the stand
that the proposed measure is harsh
and unjustifiable in view of the
fact that sufficient regulation has
already been placed on non-essen
tials at the source of production.
We can whip Germany with three
‘IBs”-Bacon, Bread And Beans.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
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Bill Carrying Appropriation for
Railroad Conitruction In Alaska
Is Signed.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Sun
dry Civil appropriation bill carry
ing the sum of three billion dollars
was signed by the President today
and becomes effective immediatly
This bill carries also the appro
priation for the continuance of rail
road work in Alaska, and it is ex
pected that the Alaskan Engineering
commission will proceed to put their
plans into effect immediately. The
appropriation asked for, for the con
tinuance of railroad work in the
North was $7,250,000, and of this
sum about $2,000,000 will be used
for the work in Interior Alaska.
NEGROES HANGED
FOR OUTRAGING
WOMANIN EAST
CAMP DODGE, Iowa.-Three
negroes were captured here today
and hanged by an enraged mob,
practically all the men stationed at
the cantonment camp witnessing the
punishment.
The negroes had outraged a seven
teen-year-old girl somewhere on the
contonment grounds. As soon as
news of the outrage was received
the three guilty negroes were speed
ily capturd and hanged immediately
after they were identified by their
victim.
Unrest Necessitating Military Action
Exists in the Union of South
Africa.
PRETORIA.—Premier Botha, of
the Union of South Africa issued a
statement today showing that se
rious unrest exists all over the coun
try. The Union of South Africa
is composed of Cape Colony, Natal,
the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State and is administered by a gov
ernor appointed by the British with
the advice of a parliament composed
of the colonists with General Louis
Botha as premier. The majority of
the people are of Dutch (Holland)
extraction.
A great many of these people
are apparently not satisfied with the
British colonial rule and are prob
ably bent on taking advantage of
the present war to deal England a
blow in South Africa.
Premier Botha’s statement says
further that strong police and mili
tary measures had to be taken to
cope with the situation which threat
ened to duminate in a very big dis
turbance with probably very serious
loss of life. The measures taken so
far are said to be effective.
CALI OF WILSON
IS ENDORSED BY
ALL DIPLOMATS
President’* Call For Adoption of
America’s Declaration Meets
Approval.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In an ad
dres delivered here yesterday by
President Wilson and addressed to
the peoples of the world, our execu
tive made a stirring call for all na
tions of the earth to adopt the prin
ciples of America’s Declaration of
Independence, which was heartily
approved and endorsed by the for
eign diplomats.
The President voiced the reitera
tion of America’s purpose to permit
no compromise in the issues now at
stake and repeated the statement
that no half way decision is now
tolerable or conceivable.
It is believed that the President’s
speech wil have a very important
effect of forestalling another peace
offensive by Germany.
ASK HOUSE TO
UNSEAT SULZER
Delegate Sulzer Will Be Unseated
In Favor of Wickersham Is
the Report.
SEATTLE.—A special dispatch to
the Seattle Post Intelligencer says
that Committee Number One, elect
ed by the house of representatives,
have unanimously decided to re
commend that Delegate Sulzer be
unseated and the post given to
James Wickersham, the former dele
gate from Alaska. Representative
Wilson, chairman of Committee
Number One, said that a full report
will be presented to the house as
soon as it has been drafted.
The report of the committee will
be acted upon within a ’~eek if the
house is in session during that time.
Sulzer is reported to be very much
disappointed with the findings of
the committee and may issue a state
ment after a conference with his
attorney.
Wickersham, who plans to return
to Alaska within ten days to open
his campaign, stated today that the
result of the committees’ work was
no surprise to him.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
WILL CLOSE SUNDAY
SEATTLE.—The Pacific Interna- ]
tional Baseball league will close on ]
Sunday. This action is taken as a ,
result of the poor support received ,
by the league.
The teams of Seattle, Vancouver,
Aberdeen and Portland are included
in the league.
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W. F. Whitely has returned to ,
Menana after an absence of several ,
lays in the Fairbanks district, where
lie was engaged in inventory work
for the Alaskan Engineering com- |
mission.
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FINNS MAY IN
CENTRAL FOB
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STOCKHOLM.—According to the!
newspaper reports current in this'
city, it is just possible that Finland
may join the Germans and declare
war on the Allies shortly.
German propagandists have beei;
busy sowing dissention in Finland
for some time past, and have been
responsible for the present turbulent
state of that country.
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13 MADE 10 THE
MERCHANT MARINE
American Shipyards Launch Many
Vessels Yesterday for Uncle
Sam’s Fleet.
PHILADELPHIA.—America's re
ply to the German submaraine men
s''’ took the form pf the launching
of seventy-four vessels on the Fourth
of July from several American ship
yards. These vessels will be im
mediately added to the emergency
fleet and will soon be in active ser
vice taking supplies across to our
troops and the Allies. There were
many others launched and it is
thought that the total launchings
will be more than one hundred ves
sels taking the water on Independ
ence Day1, but the reports have not
all been received yet.
The seventy-four vessels launched
on the Fourth were composed of 42 j
steel and 32 wooden vessels, with ]
a ttal deadweight tonna~e of 400,-1
464. I
MISS MARGARET DERBY
IS ILL AT FORT YUKON
Word has been received in Nenana
that Miss Margaret Derby, who left
for her home on the steamer Yukon
on the 21st of last month, had taken !
sick when the boat reached Fort
Yukon; the nature of the illness
being such as to necessitate hospital
treatment. She was removed to the
Mission hospital for treatment.
A passenger of the Yukon in
formed a Nenanaite that Miss Derby
was still sick and very weak yet, but
that she hoped to be able to take j
passage on the Yukon on her up-!
river trip and enter the hospital at
Dawson.
rOLOVANA LAUNCH
ARRIVES AND LEAVES
—
Carl White’s launch arrived from
;he Tolovana district late on Wed-;
lesday night and sailed again in an
lour’s time for Fairbanks- She
iad Pat O’Connor, Pete Marconi
ind C. S. Grider as passengers for
.he upper town; and landed five i
Russians at Nenana.
C. W. Felch, representing the 1
Wisher Flour Mills Co. and the i
3udahy Packing Co., is in town on i
i business visit. He leaves on the
teamer Yukon.
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Frank Coombs arrived from Fair
ianks yesterday. He will return to i
he upper town in a few days. t
MING HONORS
YANKEE SOEDIER
FOR GALLANTRY
Commander in Chief of American
Troop* Awards Distinguished
Service Crosses.
WITH THE AMERICAN'S.—John
Kukoski, a private in one of thc
American regiments under the com
mand of General Pershing, was to
day awarded the distinguished ser
vice cross, and thirty-two officers
and men of the United States Marine
Corps were also decorated for gal
lantry in action.
Private Kukoski earned the dis
tinction by capturing single handed
an entire German gun crew with
the gun recently The marines were
decorated for conspicuous bravery
displayed in the actions fought at
Bouresches and Belleau Wood sec
tors a short while ago, when they
inflicted heavy losses on the Ger
mans and advanced the American
lines very considerably. Three of
the decorations awarded the marines;
were for members of that gallant
force who were killed in action and
will be sent to this country to their
next of kin, according to custom.
YANKEE VESSELS
IN GREAT NUMBER
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LONDON.—The American naval
forces comprising 250 vessels are
now in European waters and are op
erating in all areas from the White
Sea to the Adriatic. The above
statement was made by Admiral
Sims, commanding the American
naval froces in European waters,
in a speech delivered here today.
CALL IS MADE
A Call Has Been Made For Mo-r
Alaskans For Uncle Sam’s
Fighting Forces.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Proved
Marshal General Crowder has is*
med an order directing Alaska eff'r
:ials under the selective service
■egulations to furnish three hundred
white registrants for service with
;he colors.
The order further stipulates that
;he men be sent to Fort William
I. Seward as soon as they can be
nobilized.
It is thought that this order means
hat three hundred men in addition
o the quotas already called to the
:olors will be required for training:
ind serivee later.
Resident Engineer Howard C
laslem, in charge of Residency S’
’35-mile) came into town for the
elebration. He will return to his.
tation in a day or two