Alaskans Are Urged To Save More Food For Allied Soldiers
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press nenana, alaska, mondav, july 15, 1918.
NUMBER 87
GERMANS LAUNCH NEW ATTACK
HAYTI DECLARES WAR ON PRUSSIANS
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE SENT TO MURMAN COAST
NEW DRIVE STARTS;
ALLIED LINES HOLD
WITH THE AMERICANS—What
is believed to be a commencement
of the long expected offensive, was
made today when the Germans at
daybreak, launched a violent attack
on the positions held by the Ameri
cans to the west of Chateau Thierry
and especially on the positions near
Vanx. The Germans kept up an in
tensive artillery fire, using high ex
plosive gas shells and followed the
bombardment with an attack of in
fantry, which was met and held
with a veritable rain of fire from
our machine guns, our troops holding
their own in spite of the prepond
erance in numbers of the enemy.
The Germans, using heavy naval
guns are also intensively shelling
far behind the Allied lines, the
large town of Meaux, which is
twenty-five miles distant from the
line at Chateau Thierry, being heav
ily bombarded.
The fighting around Chateau
Thierry and Vaux raged with un
relenting fury all morning, many
men falling in the close fights. At
noon the Americans executed a par
ticularly brilliant counter attack and
in the neighborhood of Vaux suc
ceeded in driving the enemy back.
The Germans have thrown many
bridges across the Marne and their
troops are crossing under a wither
ing fire from the American guns.
In the intensive attacks delivered
by the enemy on the positions to the
east of Rheims, the American and
French troops are holding the line
intact and are pouring a deadly fire
into the ranks of the enemy at close
range, doing fearful execution.
THE FRENCH REPORT
PARIS.—Official reports received
at the war office from the battle
front today indicate that the Ger:
mans have launched a violent at
tack on a fifty-mile front between
Chateau Thierry and Maindenmas
siges. The French troops are meet
ing the shock energetically.
THE BRITISH REPORT
LONDON.—Official reports from
the British field headquarters are to
the effect that heavy artillery, fol
lowed by infantry attacks were com
menced by the Germans today along
a thirty-mile front southwest of
Rheims, between Chateau Thierry
and Bligny. The Germans are re
ported to have crossed the Marne
at several places and are continuing
to press forward.
The enemy also attacked to the
east of Rheims on a twenty-five
mile front, between Prunay and
Maison de Champagne, where stub
born fighting is in progress.
British military experts believe
that it is the intention of the Ger
mans to detach Rheims by pressing
their attacks on both sides of the
town simultaneously and gain poss
ession of the hills overlooking the
town. This operation, if successful,
would protect their right flank for
an advance southward.
GERMAN OBJECTIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—From in
formation gathered from the reports
received from the front, the army
officers at Washington believe that
the main German objective on their
contemplated advance on Paris is
some place to the east of Chateajj
Thierry, which marks the apex of
the German advance on the Aisne
front.
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS
LONDON—Official despatches re
ceived from the battlefront indi
cate that the British troops oper
ating to the east of Amiens have
advanced and greatly improved their
positions.
In a series of attacks delivered by
the British on Sunday on the Fland
ers front, an advance of over 2000
yards was made in the neighborhood
of Ridge Wood and Dickenbusch, and
all objectives were gained. The
troops also captured much war ma
terial here.
NAMED BY BOARD
Man From Lone Star State Get*
Important Appointment On
Emergency Fleet Board.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—J. H.
Kirby, an experienced lumber man
of Houston, Texas, has been ap
pointed lumber administrator in con
nection with the operations of the
Emergency Fleeet Corporation.
Mr. Kirby’s appointment also gives
him the entire control of all logging
operations throughout the country.
BIRTH RATE IN GERMANY
REDUCED BY CONFLICT
LONDON.—The first three years
of war reduced by over two million
the number of babies who would
have been born in Germany had
peace prevailed, says a report of
the British Local Government Board.
Some 40 per cent fewer German
babies were born in 1916 than in
1913. The infant death-rate, which
rose to an abnormal height for a
time after the outbreak of the war.
appears to have gradually returned
to the pre-war rate The food diffi
culties have not led to an excessive
number of babies dying, at least
up till the end of 1916. In the
towns where the food shortage was
most acute, the death rate tended
to fall.
SEISMIC SHOCKS ARE
RECORDED IN VICTORIA
VICTORIA, B. C.—The seismic
observatory at Victoria, B. C., has
recorded earthquake shocks which
occurred on Sunday the center of
which was some 900 miles distant,
from this town.
The shocks, which were of unusual
severity, are believed to have its
center somewhere in Alaska.
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ALLIED POWERS
AGAINST KAISER
Little Republic Decides to Throw
In Her Lot With Allies Against
Germany.
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PORT DU PRINCE—The Haitian
; council of state met today and by
unanimous vote declared that a state
of war existed between the Republic
of Hayti and the Central powers.
Hayti is the 22nd power to join
the Allies against Germany. Seven
others of the lesser powers have
broken off relations and a declara
tion of war is momentarily expected.
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SHIPPING PROGRAM
Nipponese Shipyards Have Been
Awarded Contracts for Build
ing Ships for Us.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Fed
eral Shipping Board have awarded
contracts to Japanese shipyards for
the construction of thirty large
steel cargo vessels, which will be
added to the emergency fleet as
soon as they have been completed^
Th Bethlehem Shipbuilding cor
poration have also been awarded
contracts for the construction of
twenty large transports.
NENANA LADY RECEIVES
NEWS OF HER SOLDIER SON
Among the people of Nenana who
are entitled to the honor of having
a service flag is Mrs. Amy Patter
son, and she can, at the present
time, show at least two stars on the
flag- ,
On the last mail which arrived
in Nenana from the Outside, Mrs.
Patterson received a letter from her
son Jesse V. Patterson, telling her
of his safe arrival “Over There ”
Young Patterson was called to
the colors last October, and was
sent to Camp Lewis for training.
Mrs. Patterson was in Nenana at
the time, and as soon as she got
word that here boy was in training
camp, made a trip to Seattle and
was with im until he was trans
ferred to Camp Green, preparatory
to being sent to France. He is now
probably serving with one of the
units on the battlefront.
Oscar G. Olson, of the A. E. C.
timekeeping staff, who went to Fort
Gibbon on the transport Jacobs with
the first Nenana contingent, is a
brother of Mrs. Amy Patterson.
Miss Grace M. Rolston took up
duties this morning as telephone
operator with the Alaskan Engin
eering Commission. Miss Rolston
is an experienced operator, having
been for several years an operator
in the employ of the Fairbanks tele
phone office, and will prove an ac
quisition to the present staff of
“hello” girls.
William H. Grigg Will Act As Town
site Manager, Pending Confir
mation of Appointment.
Mr. William H. Grigg, who has
been selected to fill the position
of townsite manager in the place
of Mr. Ryus, who has resigned to
enter the army, will act as such
manager pending the confirmation
of his appointment by the proper
officials. He has had considerable
experience in townsite matters and
may be relied upon to give the
people of Nenana every satisfaction
in the discharge of his duties.
Mr. Grigg wishes to announce
that he will, at all times, be at the
disposal of the taxpayers of Nenana
and wants them to feel free to call
on him at his office at any time
during office hours, either in a
social way or with any just com
plaint they may have which they
think can be rectified by any action
he can take.
The main idea, Mr. Grigg says, is
that he would like to receive any
kicks that the townspeople may have
at first hand; and he would also
like to meet the people and ex
I change views with them toward the
possible betterment of existing con
ditions.
REGISTRANS MAY OBTAIN
MILITARY INSTRUCTION
Private Galvin (Dooley), of Com
pany B, 14th Infanrty, at present
stationed here as one of the guards,
and who makes an ideal umpire at
the baseball games, announces that
he will be willing to impart military
instruction in the matter of drills,
etc., to the boys of Nenana who
have sought induction voluntarily
! and to such of the rest of the regi
strants as may care to take advant
age of the offer, provided they get
a squad together and a suitable
place for the drills.
Eight men form a squad, and the
boys are now trying to make ar
rangements so that they can take
advantage of Dooley’s kind offer.
Control of the Mother Lode mine
has been sold to the Kennecott Cop
per Corporation. The Mother Lode,
company owns 70 lode and placer
claims on approximately 14000 acres
of land in the Copper River district,
and engineering reports show that
extremely valuable copper deposits
underlie the claims. The company
has $5,230,000 stock outstanding and
$254,000 convertible 6 per cent gold
bonds. A new company will be
formed with the approval of the
Capital Issues Committee, whose
stock will be exchanged for the
shares and bonds of the Motherlode.
Jimmy Barrack, of the Samson
Hardware ’ company, of Fairbanks,
was in town for a brief spell on
Satuday night. He is on his way
to the Tolovana country on a busi
ness trip.
SIBERIAN TROOPS
TAKE IMPORTANT
CITY IN SIBERIA
Czecho-SUv* Attack Strongly Forti
fied City and Capture it From
Bolsheviki.
LONDON. — According to des
patches received from Moscow to
day, the city of Kazan, 430 miles
j east of Moscow, which was strongly
held by the Bolsheviki troops, has
been captured by the troops of the
new Siberian government after a
very sanguinary conflict.
Violent resistance was offered to
the attacking forces by the Bolshe
viki troops, who contested every
inch of the ground. The Siberians
were not as strong numerically as thq
defenders, but appeared to have been
better led and were superbly hand
led. The Bolsheviki troops were ex
pelled and the captured city’s de
| fenses have been consolidated.
Ambassadors of Throe Great Powers
to China Have Asked For
Withdrawal of Dictatorship.
PEKIN.—The British, French and
Japanese ministers to China have
presented a joint note to General
Porvath, requesting him to withdraw
the dictatorship to Siberia, which he
recently proclaimed.
The protesting powers, by their
ministers, state that General Por
vath’s action is considered! by them
to be, at the present time, hasty, un
wise, and untimely, when so many
issues of vital importance to the
governments involved are at stake.'
ANOTHER NENANAITE
JOINS THE COLORS
Word has been received from the
army town that Allan Grennan, who
recently resigned his position with
the Public Land Surveys under
Woodbury Abbey, and left on the
Alaska for Fort Gibbon, has passed
the necessary medical test and has
been accepted as a soldier of the
United States.
Grennan was not a registrant, as
he was under the age required for
registrants under the selective ser
vice regulations, but he at all times
harbored a desire to go to the front.
The local boards could do nothing
in his case, and therefore he went
to Fort Gibbon on his own volition,
and the offer of his services to his
country has been accepted.
He will be attached to Company
B, 14th infantry and will probably
be sent out with the rest of the
drafted boys.
Andrew Nerland, former mayor
of Fairbanks, is a town visitor. He
expects to return to Fairbanks in
a day or two.
ALLIED IK
ARE LANDED ON
HUMAN COAST
American and British Troops Occupy
Entire Murman Coast In Spite
of Protest.
LONDON.—A large force o{
Americans and British were landed
today and they have occupied the
entire Murman coast of Northern
Russia.
This action was made necessary by
the fact that a vast quantity of mun
itions, war material and food had
been stored on this coast some time
ago for the use of the Russian troops
in their operations against the Huns.
The changes that have so rapidly
taken place in the Russian situation
had precluded the possibility of any
of this vast store being used.
It was thought, however, that the
stores would not be molested anc^
that the Allies could get control
of them any time they would re
quire them. With the German oc
cupation of the Baltic provinces and
the entry of Finland into the war
on the side of the Central powers,
the seizure of these most valuable
stores by the enemy appeared to be
but a matter of time.
To guard the stores, a large force
composed of sailors and marines,
were landed at Kola, as it was
thought that the Germans would try
to get these stores. The force there
was deemed insufficient and rein
forcements of British and American
soldiers have now been landed.
The landing of the troops met with
some opposition at Kem, which they
captured; and the forces then ad
vanced on Torki, which place wan
also captured, thus giving the Allies
control of the entire coast.
The Allied commanders issued
an appeal to the Murman people,
calling upon them to aid the Allies
against the Germans and Finns, and
declaring the Murman coast under
Allied protection.
The Russian foreign minister has
demanded that the British detach
ments be immediately withdrawn,
from the Murman coast.
W. R. Hocking, a mining oper
ator, recently arrived from the
States and will work in the Willow
creek district, where he has a fine
property which he took under a
three-year lease. A number of
Butte men accompanied him to the
property.
Dave Courtemanche, of the Comet
barber shop in Fairbanks, arrived in
town yesterday on the launch Nita
on a brief business visit. Shortly
after his return to the upper town,
he will leave for the coast in his
auto with Mrs. Bud Courtemanchtj
and family and two other passengers,
N. E. Black, auditor of the Ameri
can Yukon Navigation Company, ar
rived in Nenana on the steamer
Alaska on business connected with
his office. He will remain in Ne
nana until the next boat bound for
Tanana leaves Nenana.