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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press nenana, alaska Tuesday, august 27, i9is.
NUMBER 122
FRENCH GET ROYE
BRITISH REACH SUBURBS OF BAPAUME
HINDENBURG LINE GIVES STEADILY UNDER FIRE
BRITISH ADVANCE
PRESSING FORWARD
WITH THE BRITISH—The ex
tension of the advancing British
line north of the Scarpe have now
brought them to within easy strik
ing distance of a good part of the
Hindenburg line, back of which lies
open country with terrain a’.d roads
in excellent condition for he move
ment of tanks and horses.
The British again made steady
progress today along the battle
front, especially around Bapaume
and on both sides of the Somme
river. It now begins to look as
though the enemy is fighting rear
guard actions only in an effort to
delay the advance of the British
until they can move their war ma
terial and supplies to the rear.
There are ample signs of a great
er confusion than ever before among
the Hun troops behind the lines and
the ravages of the war would ap
pear to have depleted their ranks
fearfully, many German companies
have been reduced to the strength
of about 25 men.
PRISONERS CAPTURED
PARIS.—According to reports re
ceived today, in their advance in the
Monchy Lepreux region yesterday
the British captured over two thous
and prisoners.
FRENCH ADVANCE
The French advanced today in
the St. Mard region to the south
west of Roye and were met with
a very strong resistance. Several
counter attacks 1 aunched by the
enemy were repulsed with heavy
losses, the French capturing eleven
hundred prisoners.
At Bagneaux, to the north of the
Aisne, the enemy countered inef
fectively and completely failed to
stop the French, who advanced their
line in this sector for a ditsance of
about three-quarters of a mile.
Sharp fighting marked the advance
of the Frenchman, who hurled back
the Huns, inflicting severe losses on
them.
HEAVY FIGHTING
LONDON—The British forces are
now firmly established in the nor
thern outsirts of Bapaume and are
also engaged in a terrific battle
which is raging with great intensity
around Croiselles, several miles to
the north of Bapaume and right on
the Hindenburg line The British
troops have forced their way through
Montaubon and reached Longueval,
while the Australians made substan
tial progress toward Dogpierre and
to the east of Suzanna.
North of the Scarpe the Scottish
troops attacked vigorously, and
driving the enemy from their posi
tions, advanced towards Pleuvain.
LINE PENETRATED
WITH THE BRITISH.—The Hin
denburg line has been penetrated
by the British troops at a point
east of Peninel. The troops undei
Field Marshal Haig are today ad
vancinj^on both sides of the Scarpe
and are steadily pushing forward
to the south of Bapaume.
Heavy Fighting.
Eeverywhere along the front the
British progress continues in spite
of stubborn resistance and conse
quent heavy fighting. At Longue
val, the Germans launched a heavy
counter attack, using troops spe
cially brought up for the purpose
and fighting of a very desperate
character ensued, but they failed to
stop the Britishers, who forced their
way through, capturing Longueval
and much war material and supplies.
ROYE FALLS
PARIS.—Official despatches re
ceived by the war office today from
the French field headquarters state
that desperate fighting took place
around Roye. The French advanced
from several directions around the
town, preceded by heavy artillery
action and met with very stubborn
resistance. After much heavy fight
ing, however, the Huns were forced
to give ground everywhere and were
finally compelled to evacuate the
town, which the French troops im
mediately occupied.
I. W. W. LEADERS
COME 10 COURT
HEAR ARGUMENT
{Leader* of Industrial* Wear Hand
cuffs In Court While Argument
of Counsel Is Heard.
CHICAGO.—One hundred I. W. ;
IW. leaders were brought to court
i today handcuffed and remained so in
I court while the attorney represent-1
I ing them was arguing on points of
I law in an effort to obtain a new
trial, before Judge Landis.
It is expected that if Judge Landis
denies a new trial, an appeal will be
taken to a higher court.
DENTAL APPOINTMENTS
NOT VERY POPULAR
CAMP KEARNEY, San Diego.—
Dental appointments have no more
attraction for soldiers than for men
in civil life, it appears from a re
cent promulgation at headquarters
of the 40th division here. This says:
“Unit commanders will take steps
to see to it, personally, that enlisted
men report at the hour and place
designated for dental treatment
without fail.”
The announcement says many sol
diers have failed to keep their ap
pointments with the dental officers.
William Straight (Moosehide Bill)
. who went into the Kantishna coun
[ try last December, returned to town
; last night. He reports everything
■ quiet in a mining way in the dis
■ trict.
Fir*t of Nation’* War-Time Currency
I* Put Into Circulation For
the Fir»t Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Federal
Reserve bank notes of one and two
dollar denominations were put in
circulation for the first time today
and created much favorable com
ment by those getting them in the
course of business.
These new greenbacks have been
issued to replace the silver certifi
cates which have been withdrawn
from circulation by reason of the
fact that the silver reserve has been
melted into bullion for shipment to
the Allies.
NEW BUILDINGS
NEARLY FINISHED !
IN A. E. C. YARD;
—
Engine House and Machine Shop
.... Buildings Are Rapidly Nearing I
Completion.
—
The two large buildings being
erected at the Alaskan Engineering
commission yards to serve as en
gine-house and machine shop re- j
spectively, are rapidly nearing' com
pletion, and the gangs of men en
gaged on them are rushing the work j
with all possible speed.
Both of the buildings have been1
put up to grade level, which is well:
away above the highest known flood
level. The machine shop is 100x58:
feet and when finished will be
lighted by 95 windows each of two
sashes, and it will take 1140 ordin
ary window panes to finish. The
engine house, which is 153x58 feet,
has seventy-six two-sash windows,
requiring 912 panes of glass.
Both buildings have the frames
finished and are at present covered
with lumber. The sheet-iron for
the roof and sides is now on the
way and will be put on as soon
as it is received.
Three tracks run into the engine
house, and the middle track extends
through to the machine shop, situ
ated CO feet to the rear of the en
gine-house.
The engine-house can accommo
date six locomotives of the larger
type.
Workmen , are now busy laying
pipes to the machine shop and this
will be extended on to the engine
house. Both of these buildings will
have a heating plant of their own.
A boiler to serve this purpose will
soon be installed near the buildings.
Mrs. Frank Young, Sr. and Miss
Helen Young, who had been visiting
with Mrs. Hawley Sterling at camp
400 oji the D line, returned to Ne
nana last night. They expect to
leave for Fairbanks in a day or
two.
The only legitimate “con game”
is the con-servation game.
CHASER IS SUNK
BY MISTAKE BY
MERCHANT SHIP
Converted Yacht, Doing Duty A*
Sub Chaser, Sunk By Incoming
Armed Merchantman.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The navy
department received the report to
day of the sinking of the armed
converted yacht now known as sub
marine chaser No. 209, off Fire
Island by the incoming armed mer
chant vessel Felix Taussig. Seven
teen members of the chaser’s crew
including her commanding officer,
; and executive officer are missing;
I.
! and eight survivors, some of whom
are wounded, have been landed.
The submarine chaser No. 209
was manned entirely by naval re
serve men and ordinarily operates
out of Philadelphia She belonged
to the patrol squadron on duty off
the coast and was on this service
when she was mistaken for an enemy !
submarine in the darkness early to- j
day by the armed merchantman,
who opened fire on her with all of
her batteries and sent her to the
bottom.
The captain of the merchantman ;
which sank the chaser has offered;
no explanation yet, but it is thought ;
that he either failed to see or did ;
not understand the signals flown.
FISHING VESSEL
IS SUNK BY SUB
Canadian Atlantic Port. — The
American fishing schooner Rush,
which had been built only recently
was sunk by a German submarine
off the coast today.
All of the crew arrived in oprt
safely in the ship’s boats.
COWBOYS ARE HELPING
TO WHIP THE GERMANS
SANTA FE, N. M.—Five hund
red and seventy-five cowboys of New
Mexico are now serving in the army
or navy of the United States. A
service flag in honor of these men
was recently raised with ceremonies
in this city. In the future this flag
which is one of the largest in the
city, will float in Cowboys’ Park
in Santa Fe, whenever a program
is given there.
WOMAN CLIPS HAIR
TO AID RED CROSS
EL PASO.—Pet dogs, cats, rab
bits, canary birds, old jewelry, ex
tra clothing, hand painted china, cut
glass and hundreds of other articles
have been donated to the Red Cross
for the gift shop which is to be
opened in San Jacinto Plaza. One
woman clipped her hair from her
head and sent it to the Red Cross,
saying in a note this was all she had
to give.
W. R. Calderhead expects to leave
for Hot Springs on the steamer
Alaska tomorrow.
I
LONDON. — Owing to failing
health Walter Hines Page United
States ambassador to England, has
tendered his resignation to Presi
dent Wilson.
The President will accept the re
signation to permit of Ambassador
Page coming to this country to seek
health.
STEAMER ALASKA
COMES TO PORT
EROM DAWSON
The American Yukon Navigation
company’s liner Alaska arrived in
Nenana at noon today with two
locked pouches and 35 tie sacks of |
mail, about 130 tons of freight and
one passenger for Nenana. She had
no barge in tow.
The passenger landing here was
Si Calderhead, while those in tran-i
sit for Fairbanks are H. J. Neil,
Mrs. B. B. Pinkerton, Lloyd Pinker-!
ton, S. Frendle, C. S. Crider and
W. R. Taylor, who will go on to!
Fairbanks on the steamer Tanana,j
due here from the upper town to- j
morrow morning.
Those who will leave for the j
States tomorrow and who have |
booked their passage so far are 1
Fred Glendenning and Mrs. Jamei- |
son. There may be others who will
avail themselves of this opportunity. ;
The steamer Tanana will sail from '
Fairbanks at midnight to connect
with the Alaska and will bring the
passengers, freight and mail destined
for the States and upper river
points and make the transfer here.
It is expected that the Alaska will
get away about noon tomorrow.
IDLE GETMTITPLANTS
WASHINGTON.—German factor
ies which have been forced, by the
war to shut down are forming trade
associations unique in the economic
history of the world. Consular dis
patches received here tell of the
organization of the “Association of
Closed-down Cotton Weaving Fac
tories” with headquarters in Dres
den, which is being joined by many
important concerns.
The association hopes to obtain
for the idle corporations a repre
sentation proportionate to their nuin
ber and importance in the war
economic organs, so that questions
affecting their whole existence shall
not be decided exclusively under
the influence of the going concerns.
Government officials said the re
ply of the German government would
be one of the most interesting econ
omic phases of the war, as indicat
ing what plans are in the making
for safeguarding industry at large
for the rehabilitation of the country
after the war.
SENATE PASSES
MAN-POWER BILL
TENTATIVELY
Work of Fight Amendment to Man
Power Bill It Dealth With
Tentatively by Senate.
WASHINGTON—The Senate ten
tatively passed the work of fight
amendment to the man-power bill,
providing that this clause does not
apply to strikers that submit their
grievances to the War Board for
adjustment and who return to work
| pending the decision of this board.
, This amendment will have a far
j reaching effect in the industrial dis
: tricts, and will have a tendency to
stimulate production in industries
turning out work for the Govern
ment.
It acts as both a protection to the
Government and to the laboring
class. It still gives labor a chance
to demand new wage scales, better
hours and working conditions, but
they must submit these grievances
to the War Board for final settle
ment, and must continue to work
and increase production in the mean
time, pending a decision. In the
meantime, however, the Government
reaps the advantage of the increased
production while the War Board is
considering the matter. Failure to
do this places the strikers involved
under the work of fight clause im
mediately and they will be liable
ti immediate draft. A great num
ber of strikes of the past year have
been warranted by conditions and
were justifiable, but a number of
them were the result of German
propaganda and methods to hinder
the Government in its work, and
succeeded in lots of cases. Th*<
| amendment changes all this; and
where the grievances are just, the
' War Board will grant what is equit
I able, but where the demands are
I excessive, the strikers must con
j tinue to work under the old con
ditions or fight.
HOOK WORM INQUIRY
IS NOW IN PROGRESS
FORT BLISS. Tex—An investiga
tion is being made by army medical
officers here to ascertain to what
extent hookworm is prevalant among
soldiers at the fort and in camp
here. The investigation is not be
' ing made with all of the troops,
only those from the 14 states known
to be breeding grounds for hook
worm being used for the tests that
are being carried out at the base
hospital. Major H. B. McMurdo, of
the medical corps, had charge of
the experiments. A new system of
locating and isolating the germ has
been discovered and Major McMurdo
says the germ is found by this new
system where, under the old system
it was overlooked in all but the well
developed cases.
Ed New, who had been recruiting
his health at Hot Springs for some
time past, is back in Nenana again.
He says that he has benefitted much
by the baths at the springs.