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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE _ ~ _" NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY APRIL 22, 1918. NUMBER 19
ALLIES ARE READY FOR NEW ATTACKS
AMERICANS REPULSE SUPERIOR FORCE OF HUNS
, NEW" MAN" COMING TAKE CHARGE OF INTERIOR WORK
I
YANKEES PUT HUNS
TO ROUT IN DRIVE
LONDON, April 22.—The renew
al of heavy fighting on the Western
front is expected momentarialy, re
ports received from various points
of German concentration indicating
that the kaiser is making careful
preparations to launch another big
drive—perhaps several of them.
Against this expected blow, the
armies of the French, British, Ameri
can, Belgium, Italian and Portu
guese stand ready not only to repel
any attack that may be made, but
also to strike back when the proper
moment arrives.
MORE ACTION EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.—
It is the opinion of the American
war department that the Germans
have not abandoned their attempt
to reach the channel ports. The
weekly review issued by the depart
ment says that notwithstanding the
fact that the present big drive has
been barren of results, the Allies
must look for the Teutons to under
take further and even more power
ful operations. The German attach
on the northern salient is not re
garded as the final or as the mos1
powerful thrust of which the enemj,
is capable.
AMERICANS ARE ATTACKED
With the American Army. Apri
22.—Twelve hundred German shod
troops, the largest force thus fai
ever sent against the Americans
hurled themselves against the Ameri
can positions yesterday, along e
mile front, northwest of Toul. The
attacking forces, which greatly out
numbered the Americans, succeeded
in penetrating the first line trench
es and taking the village of Seiche
prey. The raid was preceded by i
heavy bombardment, in which ga:
and high explosive shells were used
and was accompanied by furious
hand to hand fighting.
The Americans fell back a kilo
meter and then, without reinforce
ments, launched an attack which tool
the Germans completely by surprise
and drove them to their own trenche:
the village of Seicheprey being re
captured by the Americans during
the second engagement. Three oi
the Germans were captured and
many of them were killed.
During the German attack, enemj
airmen hovered over the Americar
positions, pouring shot into the
trenches, but anti-aircraft batteries
were brought into play and Ameri
can flyers took to the air, downing
two of the enemy planes, and dis
persing the others. All of the
American machines returned unin
jured.
Many of the Americans, in the
rear positions, begged to be per
mitted to go to the assistance ol
their comrades and those who were
sent forward, toward the end of tht
battle, moved to the front in the
highest spirits.
THE GERMAN VERSION
BERLIN, April 22.—The war of
fice announces the capture of 182
Americans and 25 machine guns as
the result of yesterday’s raid on the
American positions near Seicheprey
northwest of Toul. The Germar
storm troops advanced two kilo
meters into the American lines and
the Yankees suffered heavy losses.
RE-ESTABLISHED.
PARIS, April 22.—The French
lines to the north of Seicheprey,
where the Germans inaugurated a
heavy attack against the Americans
yesterday, have been campletely re
established. The fighting in that
j sector, where the Americans now
j control about twenty miles of front,
! continued with more or less violence
I throughout the night, French troops
co-operating with the Americans.
DROVE GERMANS OUT
j PARIS, Ajpril 22.—British troops
j near Robecq, northwest of Bethune,
launched an attack against the Ger
mans today and drove them from
their advanced positions in that
sector.
NIGHT ATTACK FAILS
LONDON, April 22—The Germans
made an attempt last night to force
■ their way through the British line
| northeast of Ypres, but were re
! pulsed with heavy losses by the
British artillery.
HITTING THEM HARD
LONDON, April 22.—The French
and British troops in Flanders at
tacked the Germans at several points
today, striking sharp local blows and
greatly improving their positions.
The Germans dre marking time, be
ing apparently too exhausted to re
sume their drive toward the coast.
French forces, operating south
west of Bethune, have hammered
, a great dent in the German line in
; that sector.
BELGIANS ACTIVE
j PARIS, April 22.—The war office
,! announces this afternoon that the
Belgians have driven the Germans
from ground recently taken on the
Belgian front. The French have also
! driven the Germans from their re
; cently-gained positions near Syisiel,
and repulsed a strong German at
; tack north of Albert. German raids
’ east of the Avre river and near
Rheims also were repulsed today.
BOMBARDING AMIENS
j LONDON, April 22.—Advices re
I ceived from the mainland today state
that the Germans are again engaged
in the bombardment of the city of
Amiens. Three of the shells thrown
from the German guns are reported
to have struck the famous cathed
ral, making four hits since the Ger
mans approached close enough to
the city to use their big guns.
REINFORCEMENTS LANDED
MOSCOW, April 22.—British and
French troops have been landed at
Mourmansk, on the northeast coast
of Kola peninsula, in the Arctic
ocean, to reinforce a British detach
ment which was sent ashore several
weeks ago. The Allied troops are
co-operating with the Bolsheviki in
protecting the Mourman coast rail
road from attacks by the Finnish
white guards.
No trouble to buy, cheap, con
venient, a real investment.—WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS.
BAKER IS NAMED
10 TAKE CHARGE
OF 1 PROGRAM
President Wilson Delegates War
Secretary to Ca’-ry Out Plans
Decided Upon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.—
Official announcement is made to
day of a decision reached by Presi
dent Wilson to readjust the aerial
propram of the United States, which
thus far has failed to come up to
expectations.
Secretary of War Baker, who made
a special study of aircraft condi
tions abroad, has been named by
the president to take full charge of
the work in hand and will begin im
mediately to carry out the plans de
cided upon.
It is understood that the plans
include a complete reorganiation of
the airplane industry, from start to
finish.
WOMEN ALIENS
President Urges Proclamation Plac
ing Women Under Same Rule
As the Men.
WASHINGTON, D- C., April 22.—
President Wilson has issued a pro
clamation placing German and Aus
trian women in the United States
under the same restrictions which
apply to male enemy aliens.
Under this ruling the women must
register and they, like the men, are
prohibted from entering the barred
zones established by the government.
This action has been taken in the
hope of ridding the country of those
women who are suspected of pro
moting German propoganda, not
with standing the fact that their
husbands and other relatives have
been interened because of similar
activities.
PRICE OF SILVER
SOARING UPWARD
Government Plans Have Effect of
Stimulating Value of Output
of Mines.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22.
The price of silver has been climbing
steadily during the past fortnight,
as the result of the decision of the
government to melt a large number
of silver dollars in the United States
treasury and fix a price of one
dollar an ounce on the metal. The
demand for silver has been stimu
lated greatly, as is indicated by the
advance in quotations of eight cents,
the price now being 99% an ounce.
AMSTERDAM, April 20.—Advices
received in this city state that peace
negotiations between the Bolsheviki
govermnnet and Ukraine have been
started at Kursk.
CALIFORNIA HIT
BY EARTHQUAKES
LOSS IS SEVERE
Little Town of Hemet, In Riversidi
County, Loses Most of Busi
ness Section.
LOS ANGELES, April 22.—Thre<
severe and distinct earthquakes wen
recorded in Southern California this
morning, the shocks being plainlj
felt in this city.
The center of the shock one ap
peared to be at Hemet, a small towr
in Riverside county, where practic
ally the entire business section, com
posed of brick buildings, was de
molished by the first shock.
Slight damage also occurred ir
this city, several plate glass windows
having been shattered and a num
ber of cornices shaken down.
The collapse of buildings at Hemci
caused the death of one person.
RIGGSHOAST
PREDICTS PEACE
New Governor Say* Soldiers Wil
Try Luck In Alaska After
the War Is Over.
SEATTLE, April 22.—Governoi
Thos. Riggs, Jr. arrived in this citj
yetserday on his way to Juneau, t(
take up his new duties.
In speaking of the outlook foi
Alaska, Governor Riggs expressec
the belief that the return of peac<
would be followed by a heavy trave
northward. Many returned soldier
craving adventure, he said, woulc
locate permanently in Alaska, tht
only remaining frontier of the Unitei
States.
The governor will be the gues
of the Alaska bureau, of the Seatth
Commercial club and Chamber o:
Commerce, at a luncheon schedulet
for tomorrow. He will leave foi
Juneau on Friday.
AUTO IS STALLED;
PASSENGERS HERE
Sheldon Unable to Make Trip Ovei
Soft Snow With New Fangled
Tractor.
The sudden softening of the trail:
brought the Sheldon auto tractor tc
a full stop at a point about midway
between Fairbanks and Nenana. The
veteran stage man left the upper
town last week with four passengers
for Nenana but the trip was notNfi
success. The passengers were picked
up at the Ohio roadhouse by Roy
Lund and his all-weather dog team
and safely delivered at their des
tination, arriving here yesterday
afternoon.
The food you waste today may
mean hunger for someone, some
where, sometime.
NEW MAN ENROUTE
TO ASSUME CHARGE
In a wire received from Chairma
’ W. C. Edes, of the Alaskan Engin
' eering commission. Acting Divisio
' Engineer R. B. Ward is advised tha
F. B. Browne, of San Francisco am
i
[Anchorage, formerly locating en
WILSON OPPOSED
10 CHAMBERLAIN
President Says Need of Genera
Court Martial Does Not Exist
At Present.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22
!
—President Wilson has come ou
strongly in opposition to the Cham
berlan bill, which provides for th'
trial of sedition cases by court mar
tial. In a statement made to Sen
ator Overman today, the presiden
said that he believed the measur
unconventional and that should sucl
a law be placed on the statutes
it would put Americans on a leve
with the Teutons. He declared fur
there that the measure is oppose:
to the spirit and purpose of the es
poinage law.
The senate committee, to whicl
the Chamberlain bill was referred
has been urged by military intelli
gence officials to give their suppor
to the measure. Judge John F. Me
Gee, a member of the Minnesot:
public safety commission, also ap
peared before the committee am
declared, among other things: “Giv
us a military court, or when th
casualty lists come back and crep
hangs on the doors of Americai
homes, we will have a state of an
archy in this country.”
GOVERNMENT MILL
WILL START SOft
! The train arriving in town las
i Saturday night brought the flat car
with the last of the saw logs tha
were available from the various log
ging camps along the line. Then
are, however, a great many mori
saw logs in the woods; but thesi
have been glaciered in and no at
tempt will be made to get them ou
until after the breakup.
The work of getting the sawmil
in shape for running is rapidly near
ing completion and it won’t be manj
days before the hum of the bif
motors and the whirr of the saw:
will be heard in the Commissior
yards.
Logs to form the boom at the fooi
of the mill have been strung oui
on the ice below the mill chute anc
these will be connected up in a daj
or two, and everything will be ir
readiness to receive the great rafts
of material that will arrive at th*
boom immediately after the breakup
A country worth fighting for ii
a country worth taring for. Buy
THRIFT STAMPS.
i; gineer. wjll arrive in Nenana shortly
.! to take up the work in this division.
i J Mr. Browne is now at Cordova,
i enroute to the Interior and, upon
i his arrival here, will assume entire
* | charge of the work of the Commis
- j sion in this division.
‘UNITED STATES
RUSHING WHEAT
. TO THE HUNGRY
1 Belgians Must Endure Twenty-Day
Bread Famine Until Wheat
Supply Arrive*.
WASHINGTON. D C„ April 22.—
t The United States government is
- rushing three million bushels of
. wheat from various Atalntic ports
to relieve a bread famine in Bel
gium, where thousands of the un
. fortunate residents of that country
, are said to be on the verge of star
, vation.
The shipments now enroute are
I about to be started across the At
lantic, will feed nine million inhabi
I tants for a period of one month,
but before the wheat can reach its
destination, the people of Belgium
1 will be compelled to endure a twen
ty-day bread famine.
The wheat shipments are taking
t precedence over all other shipments
to European ports.
I
: INDORSEMENT AS
NEW POSTMASTER
Democratic Committee and Local
Commercial Club Give Support
to Applicant.
Commissioner It. S. McDonald is
an active candidate for appointment
; as postmaster for Nenana, to suc
ceed Mrs. M. S. Love, resigned.
Mr. McDonald took the matter up
with the Democratic committeemen
at Fairbanks, immediately upon
learning that Mrs. Love had resigned
and has been assured of their un
animous support. He has also taken
. the matter up with Delegate Sulzer
j and with Postoffice Inspector Wetz
1 ler, who is now in Fairbanks. And
. yesterday Mr. McDonald was given
the indorsement of the executive
• committee of the Nenana Commer
i cial club.
Commissioner McDonald appears
to be the only candidate in the field
for the place, and the support which
, has been given him practically in
sure his appointment.
Reports received from Fairbanks
indicate that Judge Bunnell, United
States District Attorney R. F. Roth
and other federal officials in the
upper town are well pleased with
Mr. McDonald as commissioner and
his friends are confident that he will
give equal satisfaction as postmaster,
if appointed.