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Celebrate The Fourth In Nenana--The BIG Show Of The Interior
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918 NUMBER 76
FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS REACH ITALY
WAR IS COSTING AMERICA FIFTY MILLION PAIL Y
MEAT PACKERS AND MILLERS MAKE BIG WAR PROFITS
BRITISH TROOPS
MAKE DARING RAID
LONDON.—Reports received by
the war office today from the Brit
ish field headquarters tell of a suc
cessful attack delivered by the Brit
ish forces on positions held by the
enemy on the Flanders front. The
British commenced the attack with
dash and vigor and succeeded in
driving the enemy back and captur
ing the positions they held. The
attacking force gathered in over
four hundred prisoners, with many
guns of large caliber and a few
trench mortars.
LONDON.—A Reuters’ despatch
states that the British made a very
successful advance to the depth of
nearly a mile between Bailleul and
Labasse. The captured ground lies
at the most debatable point on the
British front, just west of Bois
Daval on the east angle of the Nippe
Forest.
The British forces suddenly drove
forward in a surprise attack on the
enemy positions to the east of Nippe
Forest, along a three mile front and
penetrated to a depth of 1500 yards.
The enemy, who were completely
surprised, were hurled back with
heavy loss- The British took 300
prisoners and 22 machine guns.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES—
Reports from the firing line indi
cate that last night the Germans
placed heavy barrages along the en
tire sector north of Merrville, the
artillery fire being very intensive I
and furious. No infantry action
of any kind was undertaken on this
sector.
Great fleets of airplanes are con
stantly hovering over the hostile
line and are wheeling over the ene
my positions and bitterly fighting
them in an effort to destroy the big
gun placements and harrass the ene
my artillery.
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FRENCH ATTACK
PARIS.—A vety successful attack
was delivered by the French forces
on the enemy positions southwest
of Soissons. The attack extended
over a four and one-half mile front
from the south of Amblemy to the
east of Montgober. The advance of
the French troops in some places
penetrated the line to a depth of a
mile and a quarter. The enemy
was driven back with heavy loss and
their positions were captured. In
this attack the French also took
one thousand and sixty prisoners.
DESTROYERS IN ACTION
LONDON.—Reports received by
the admiralty today are to the ef
fect that a patrolling squadron of
four British destroyers while on pat
rol duty off the Belgian coast on
Thursday, came upon a squadron of
eleven of the enemy craft which
they immediately engaged. A long
range running fight ensued and
lasted about fifteen minutes, when
German reinforcements arrived on
the scene and compelled the British
destroyers to retire.
The action' was undecisive in its
results. The damage sustained by
the British squadron was slight.
The casualties and damage sustained
by the enemy are unknown but it
is stated that several hits were made
and the striking shells were seer^
to explode on the craft struck.
AEROPLANES DESTROYED
LONDON.—Official despatches
received by the war office from
the British field headquarters in
France indicate that the British air
men, assisted by the anti-aircraft
guns engaged a large number of
enemy flying machines and suc
ceeded in destroying twenty-one of
them and forced down nine. The
British lost fourteen airpanes in
this engagement.
GERMANS BUSY
BERLIN.—Official reports re
ceived from the front state that the
German forces are busily engaged
in repulsing vigorous attacks de
livered by the Allied forces north
of the Lyn and south of the Aine
rivers.
THE ILTALIAN FRONT
WASHINGTON, D. C —An offi
cial despatch received from Rome
says that irt the recent offensive
undertaken by the Italians along the
Piave river, the entire casualties of
the Autsrians amounted to 250,000
men. Sixty thousand Austrians
were killed and twenty thousand
captured, together with an enormous
quantity of war material and stores.
Artillery activity has been re
sumed today along the Asiago
Plateau.
PARIS RAIDED
PARIS.—German airmen made
the third raid on this city in as
many days and dropped bombs on
the city for nearly two hours, when
they were driven away by the
French planes that rose to meet
them- The raid took place at mid
night -yesterday. The property dam
age is not known at present. No
casualties have been reported.
GERMANS ARE IN
LEAGUE WIIH THE
BOLSHEVKI ARMY
Future of Poland Is Discussed
Jointly By Germans and
Bolsheviki.
LONDON.—A despatch received
by the London Times from its cor- '
respondent in Cracow, Galicia, states
that there is reason to believe that
representatives of the German gov
srnment met in secret conclave with
the represntatives of the Bolsheviki ■
government recently. i
It is said that the future of Poland i
was discussed at the meeting and 1
that both factors have come to an !
igreement to co-operate in crush- ;
ng any Nationalist aspirations of 1
;he Polish people.
J. D. Reagh and son Jack are in 1
Menana on a short visit. They are ]
in their way to Fairbanks from <
lot Springs.
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END OF FISCAL
YEAR OF NATION
ARRIVES TODAY
Cabinet Members and Department
Heads Are Reporting Use of
Huge War Funds.
WASHINGTON, D. C—The gov
ernment of the United States is
closing its books for the fiscal y-’er
which is drawing rapidly to a close,
today being the last working day
in the official calander.
Cabinet members and depart. n"Mt
heads are now preparaing their re
ports for submission to the Presi
dent, regarding their stewardship
of the funds entrusted to their ca
during the first full fiscal year of
the war. The year was a period
of expense hardly dreamed of even
a year ago, the money paid out ac
tually exceeding $12,600,000,000.
This huge sum was used for the
army, navy, merchant marine, air
planes and Allied loans.
In times of peace, the government
spends less than a billion dollars
annually. With the nation at war,
the daily drain on the treasury ex
ceeds fifty million dollars.
GERMANY PLANS
10 SEND TROOPS
BACK 10 DA
Maximilist Forces to Be Supported
By German Troops In
Russia.
LONDON.—German newspapers
say that the German government is
now preparing to send a large force
of men into Russia shortly.
These troops, it is said, will inter
vene in Russia to restore order in
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the turbulent districts of that un
fortunate counrty.
The newspaper reports further add
that the Maximilist forces that have
seen recently reorganized, will co
operate with the Germans. A Ger
man commander, will, it is thought,
oe in charge of these operations.
PARIS.—A despatch received by
;he Matin, one of the leading French
lewspapers, from its correspondent
it Helsingfors, today says that the
Russian situation is desperate. There
s no semblance of law, order and
lecency in Petrograd, it says, and
;he drunken patrolling Red Guards
ire firing on the pedestrians at will,
rhe food situation is also sa’d to
>e deplorable and hundreds of the
joorer inhabitants are reported to
>e dying daily.
LONDON.—Late reports received
oday indicate that fighting is in
irogress between the Bolsheviki and
:ounter revolutionists on seven diff
erent Russian fronts.
SENATORS LEARN
PROFITEERS ARE
' MILKING NATION
Federal Trade Commission Makes
Charges Against Various of
American Industries.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Fed
eral Trade Commission has reported
to the senate to the effect that it
believes American industries are
profiting, taking advantage of the
war pressure for heavy production
and showing an inordinate greed,
which amounts to barefaced fraud.
The senators were informed that
the meat packers and the allied in
dustries, and flour millers were mak
ing heavy profits. This was made
possible because of the existence
of certain low-cost concerns which
can operate at a big profit at the
government fixed prices, while
other concerns less favorably situ
ated, are working under a disad
vantage.
The high salaries paid certain
company officials received the at
tention of the investigators.
PANAMA OBJECTS
AGAINST TROOPS
FROM THE NORTH
Additional Guard* For Policing the
Canal Zone and Sea Entrarce*
Is Protested.
PANAMA.—The government of
the Republic of Panama has entered
a vigorous protest at Washington
against the landing of additional
troops to police the canal zone and
guard the canal.
In view of the extraordinary con
ditions existing as a result of our,
participation in the world war, the
authorities had deemed it very es
sential that additional troops be
stationed at the sea entrances of
the Panama canal and that the
guards along the great waterway
be considerably reinforced.
In the terms of the treaty entered
into between the United States and
the Republic of Panama, we were
conceded the right to assume the
policing of the Canal Zone when
ever such action was deemed neces
sary for the maintenance of order.
The landing of a large number
of American troops for this would
seem to have been viewed with
alarm by the Panamaian authorities,
who have now entered a protest
against such action.
It is believed that the action of
our government is safeguarded by
the terms of our treaty with Panama
and that things will be smoothed
over in due course.
HUN ART AND KULTUR
RATIONS FOR TURKEY
AMSTERDAM.—An exhibition of
'‘German art and kultur” is to be
opened in Constantinople this sum
mer. The scheme is financed by
funds provided by the German pro
poganda department.
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[SENATE REJECTS i
AMENDMENT TO
U. S. ARMY BILL
Amendment to Reiie Army to Five <
Million Men Has Been Rejected
By Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
amendment to the army bill was re
jected in the senate today.
The amendment to the bill pro
vided for the giving of the necessary
authority to the President to raise ,
the standing army to five million <
men as soon as equipment for the ;
men and transportation facilities
could be provided.
The senators declare that the vote
taken with the resulting rejection 1
of the amendment does not repre- !
sent congressional opposition to the 1
creation of a big standing army, and
that the lawmakers would welcome
army expansion as soon as the plans 1
of the war department will permit 1
of such action.
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JOT RUSSIANS
TO RESTORE LAND!
Plant Are Considered For Extending
American Aid to Rehabilitate
Russia.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—With a
view to getting Russia again into
the war on the side of the Allies
ere they are forced into the hands
of Germany, various plans are now
being considered for extending
American aid to the Russian people.
The plans now call for a pre
liminary consultation with the other
Allied powers who will have to be
consulted before any action can
be taken. The most important part
of the great scheme and the first
thing to be considered will be to
gain the consent of the Russian
people to the scheme.
It is proposed, if the plans mature,
to send a large quantity of seeds
and agricultural implements as a
first step towards a revival of the
agricultural industries of the coun
try and the raising of sufficient
crops to properly feed the people,
after which other means will be put
into operation for the accomplish
ment of the complete rehabilitation
of the Russian people.
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WOMEN WORKERS SAVE tl
BIG MUNITION PLANT i]
LONDON.—The house of com
mons was thrilled the other night
by a recital of heroism by London
women munition workers who saved
their plant from destruction by fire.
A shed filled with live cartridges
and cartridge paper was burning.
Twenty women workers who had
received some fire-drill training
rushed to their posts, though warned
by a number of men of the danger
and urged to leave. They kept the
blaze down until city firemen ar
rived.
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FIRST CONTINGENT
YANKEE TROOPS
LAND IN ITALY
general March Announce* the Land*
ing of First American Troops
In Italy.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The frist
contingent of troops to be sent from
he United States direct were safely
anded on Italian soil yesterday,
rhese troops do not constitute any
Dart of the forces under the com
nand of General Pershing, but arji
composed largely of sanitary units,
nostly non-cambatants.
The real fighting forces which are
o help the Italians on the battle
ine will be detached from the forces
mder General Pershing and then
lent to Italy immediately. It is not
mown at present how many of the
'ighting force will be sent.
After a close survey of the en
ire battlefront, General March said
hat the situation, in his opinion,
vas extremely favorable to the Al
ied cause.
The First division of our army,
vhich has taken up a sector on the
attlefront, is composed of the men
f the Seventy-seventh division from
lew York, who were trained at
amp Upton and were originally
nder the command of Major Gen
ral J. Franklin Bell.
General March said that in their
ecent offensive, the Italians cap
ured eighteen thousand prisoner/,
esides much booty and that the”
ad entirely restored their battle
ront along the Piave river.
SUPREME CRISIS
IS NEAR AT HAND
AVERS PREMIER
Vernier of Auetrelian Common
wealth Warn* Allies of the
Approaching Crisis.
LONDON—Speaking at a ban
uet given in his honor today by
le London Chamber of Commerce,
ight Honorable William Morris
[ughes, premier of the Australian
ommonwealth, saia that the Allies
ere now facing the supreme crisis
f the war and that the great Ger
lan offensive now pending will be
le potent factor on which the fate
f the world will hang in the balance.
He expressed confidence in the
bility of the Allied forces to stem
le rush and turn the tide of battle
i their favor.
A great ovation greeted the
>eaker as he resumed his seat.
FRENCH ATTACK
RENCH SIGN GIVES
MEN IDEA OF FRANCE
CAMP KEARNEY.—To accustom
le soldiers of the 40th division to
hat they will see in France in fu
ire a sign has been placed over
le door of one of the Y. M. C. A.
Hidings here “Union Chretienne
ss Jeunes Gens.”—Young Men’s
iristian Association.