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The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
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NENANA, ALASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 168
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REPLY TO WILSON NOTE NOW ON WAY
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ALLIED ARMIES BEATING HUNS BACK STEADILY
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BELGIANS
CLOSER TO GHENT
LONDON.—According to official
reports received by the war office
today, the Allied troops are now
within ten miles of the town of
Ghent.
Prisoner* Capttured.
The British Second army have
captured six thousand, two hundred
prisoners and one hundred and sixty
nine guns of large caliber since
October 14th.
WAR'S DESOLATION
WITH THE BRITISH—When the
British forces which were to occupy
the city of Douai entered it they
found it in ruins and the scene
of great desolation. The streets
were littered with broken furniture
and all kinds of articles in common
use, and the property losses are said
to be incalculable.
Citizen* In Frenzy.
The entire city appeared to be
in the control of the citizens, who
were almost mad with delight at
their deliverance and were acting
like maniacs and destroying every
thing they could have got hold of.
the soldiers say that it seemed as if
all of the insane asylums of the
country were opened and its in
mates let loose in the town, so
great was the fury of their delight.
HUNS PRAISE AMERICANS
WITH THE BRITISH.—A confi
dential document found on one of
the captured German officers stated
that the Americans are expert hand
lers of machine guns and that they
are very firm in their defensive
operations. The bearing of the
American infantry in action, the
document says, indicates that they
have had only a slight training and
as they are obviously afraid of cap
ture, they do not surrender. This
fear of capture is attributed to the
result of propaganda picturing cruel
treatment by the Huns if captured.
The document conclues by saying
that the Americans are honorable
and that they do not shoot stretcher
bearers.
HUN REINFORCEMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
Pershing in his communique states
that the Germans are drawing heav
ily upon their troops stationed on
other parts of the Western front to
reinforce their troops opposing the
advance of the Americans in the
Verdun secor.
Heavy Fighting.
Very heavy fighting is reported
between the Americans and the Ger
mans to the north of Verdun, where
an increasing number of German
divisions are bitterly contesting the
advance of our boys.
FORCES COMBINE
WITH THE BRITISH—In the ad
vance in the Le Cateau region the
Americans are fighting shoulder to
shoulder with the British, and dur
ing the last six days have advanced
to a depth of thirteen miles.
Haig Thanks Americans
.Field Marshal Haig, commanding
the British forces, sent a message
to the general commanding the
Americans co-operating with the
British, containing warm praise and
hearty appreciation of the valuable
service rendered by our troops.
SELLE RIVER CROSSED
LONDON.—The British forces
operating to the north of La Cateau
captured over three thousand pris
oners on Sunday when they crossed
the Selle river over a wide front.
Positions Carried.
In making the crossing of the
Selle yesterday, the British troops
were up against German positions
of great natural strength, which
were also strongly held by the enemy.
Heavy fighting resulted, which con
tinued during the day in very un
favorable weather; the river was
also flooded. The British finally
carried the positions by storm and
forced the passage of the river.
TOWNS CELEBRATE
WITH THE BRITISH—The towns
of Roubaix and Turcoing which were
recently captured and occupied by
the British troops, celebrated their
deliverance from the Germans
shortly after the British occupation.
Scenes of the wildest enthusiasm
were enacted in both the towns, and
the populace, wild with emotional
joy, shook the hands of every Brit
ish soldiers and the women also
insisted on hugging and kissing them.
The retreating Germans had left
as much destruction as possible in
the two towns. Nearly every peace
ful home was sacked, pictures were
ripped from off the frames and
leather seats on the chairs in the
beautiful homes were wantonly cut.
FRENCH NEAR GHENT
LONDON.—The French forces
operating in Belgium are reported
to have reached the important rail
road and canal system, seven miles
west of Ghent.
CONTRACT COMPLETED;
MEN COME TO TOWN
Knut Koland, who was awarded
a contract for the grading of a sec
tion of the right of way on the
Nenana-Fairbanks line from Station
No. 19662 to Station No. 19708, a
distance of 4600 feet, completed the
work and arrived in town on Satur
day night for a settlement.
He employed on an average about
ten men in building the grade and
also had eight head >f horses work
ing steadily. Four of his horses
have been hired by the Alaskan
Engineering commission.
Koland says that he will probably
commence a freight and passenger
service between Nenana and Fair
banks just as soon as a sufficient
snow fall makes sledding possible,
j He has the contract for the carry
I ing of mails between Nenana and
j Fairbanks.
John Kelly, of the N. C. Co., who
has been appointed territorial bank
examiner, is examining the accounts
of the Farmers bank today.
Engineer Id CKtri* Will Undertake
Tunnelling Work Thi» Winter
If Possible.
Frederick D. Browne, engineer in
charge of the Fairbanks division of
the Alaskan Engineering commission
told the News representative this
morning that he is anxious to under
take the rock work on the tunnels
and parts of the grade in the Ne
nana canyon as soon as possible, in
order that he may be able to give
employment to as large a force ol
men as possible during the coming
winter. His plans, Mr. Browne
said, will depend entirely on the
amount of money that will be made
available for railroad purposes or
this division.
Of the original appropriation oi
thirty-five million dollars, only foui
million dollars will remain at th<
end of the present year, and it wil
be necessary to introduce legislatior
to have the amount called for in th<
original railroad bill increased, ir
order that the railroad may b(
completed from the coast to th<
Interior. It is possible that thi:
appropriation may not be increase(
until after the war, and the re
maining four million dollars wil
therefore have to be used for th<
extension of the main line both fron
the coast and the Nenana end.
That portion of the remaining
four million dollars which will b<
made available for work on thi
division of the road will be use<
to complete the main line to thi
coal fields, connect up Fairbank
with Nenana and to extend the roa<
towards the coast.
Mr. Browne plans to do as mud
work as he possibly can on the tun
nels this winter, and with the com
ing of spring, use the force engagei
in the tunnels to complete the Fair
banks-Nenana line.
The country through which th
railroad line runs in the Nenan;
canyon is of a rocky character am
besides the tunnels, there will b
much rock excavation work neces
sary, needing a large force of mei
for its proper completion. The tun
nels occur in the canyon about si:
miles beyond Lignite; there will h
three of these tunnels, 600 feel
500 feet and 285 feet in lengtl
respectively.
No definite plans have been mad
in regard to this work yet, but it i
certain that if there is a possibt
chance to do so, Mr. Browne wil
authorize the taking in hand of thi
work at the earliest possible moment
KNITTERS WILL GATHER
AGAIN ON THURSDAY
Announcement is made that th
l'lenana Knitting club will hold thei
next regular meeting at the horn
of Mrs. Ernest I. Foster in th
Commission reserve next Thursda,
afternoon.
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Former Delegate Spoke at Ketchikan
Saturday Following Big Bond
Rally.
KETCHIKAN.—Judge Wicker
sham opened his campaign in this
’ city on Saturday night, at the close
1 of a big Liberty Bond rally, which
j was attended by one of the largest
j crowds ever assembled in Ketchi
' kan. The former delegate was sur
' rounded on the platfrom by numer
ous prominent Republicans and by
various of the Republican candi
dates for legislative honors. The
speaker made a hit with the crowd
when he declared that the resources
of the territory and the public
offices as well, should be turned
over, after the war, to the men now
j battling in France. The Sulzer
! fisheries bill was held up to ridicule,
! the former delegate endeavoring to
show that the bill w’as drawn in
favor of the Westward fish monop
\ oly, and against the canneries and
; fishermen of the coast near Ketchi
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: During the course of the address,
. Edward G. Morrissey, private secre
, tary to Delegate Sulzer, attempted
l to refute certain of the statements
■ | made on the platform, whereupon
I Wickersham informed the crowd
> that Morrissey had solicited his
i assistance, before the war, to get
1 out of the army, and that he had
: helped him to do so. He declared
! that Morrissey should now be in
* the service, where he is needed, tc
I, which Morrisey replied that he had
• endeavored to join the colors but
s had been informed that he was not
I physically fit. Quick as a flash,
(Wickersham came back at the secre
i tary, stating that his (Wicker
.1 sham’s brother, forty-three years ot
. age, who was wounded in the Philip
| pines and pensioned, had given uj
. his pension and joined the service
, when America declared war against
> the Germans.
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I It is a fact that Mr. Morrissey
, who left the service to enter th«
. employ of the Fairbanks Times sev
, eral years before the present war
. tried to rejoin the colors after th<
c United States entered the world con
> flict. He made a special trip fronr
Fairbanks to Fort Gibbon to underg:
, an examination, and was rejected b>
the post medical officials as phy
sically unfit.
SUNK BY U-B0A1
BELFAST.—The British steamei
f Dundalk was torpedoed last weel
in the Irish Channel by a Germar
submarine and sunk.
Seventeen members •»/ her crew
r are reported to have lost their lives
> There is work for every person
j f to do in this war—food is ammuni
tion, are you wasting it?
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LONDON SAYS NOTE
WILL DENY CHARGES
WASHINGTON, I). C.—Secretary
of State Robert Lansing says that
the German reply to Wilson's not#
may come today.
MAY BE DELAYED
PARIS.—According: to a dispatch
received today from Zurich, differ
ences of opinion on various pa'ts
of the German reply to Wi'sm arose
during the conference held in he
Reichstag, and as a consequence the
despatch of the reply to the United
states has been postponed for several
days.
THE BRITISH VERSION
LONDON.—In Germany’s reply
to President Wilson, the former ex
presses the hope that America will
approve of no demands irreconcil
able with the honor of the German
people and with opening the way for
' a peace of justice. Germany pro
tests against President Wilson's ref
erence to illegal and inhumane acts
and denies that the Germans pur
posely destroyed life boats carrying
passengers. Germany ordered sub
marine commanders to stop torpedo
ing passenger ships. Germany sug
gests that a neutral government ar
range the details of the evacuation
of invaded territory.
NO ANSWER YET
! WASHINGTON, D. C.—It is offi
cially announced that the Germur
reply to President Wison’s peace
NATION RALtES
10 SUPPORT Of
LIBERTY m
1 People Loyally Respond and Fourth
Liberty Loan Exceeds
Six Billion Dollars.
! WASHINGTON, — The Fourtl
; Liberty Loan campaign, which closec
| on Saturday, again showed that the
people are with the government ii
i the conduct of the war, and the si)
i billion dollars set for the Fourtl
loan was exceeded by the subscrip
i tions by several hundred millioi
dollars.
j About twenty-five million people
■ subscribed to the loan and it is bt
lieved that over thirty million bond
were sold. In the third Libert;
Loan twenty-five million bonds *v *:•<
I sold.
The people of Fairbanks and dis
trict subscribed $446,000 for the
! Fourth Liberty Loan. The quoti
for Fairbanks was $182,000. The;
• thus more than doubled their quota
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Mrs. C. Herb Wilson arrived ir
i
; town from the Wilson homesteac
• near 35-mile, on yfsterday even
ing’s train on a short visit. During
her stay in Nenana she will be th«
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest I
Foster.
note has not arrived yet. No com
ment will be made until it has been
received.
MORE BRITISH VIEWS
LONDON.—Germany's reply to
President Wilson’s note states that
fundamental changes have been
made in the German constitution,
providing for representation of the
German people in the decisions con
cerning peace or war and that no
future German government will be
able to take or hold office unless
it possesses the confidence of the
majority of the members of the
Reichstag.
Germany quotes the sanction of
international law for destroying
property during a retreat and states
that her troops were under orders
I to spare private property and care
I for the populations, and those guilty
of a violation of these orders were
punished.
She agrees that the conditions
of an armistice be left to 'the mili
tary advisors and that actual stand
ards of power on both sides in the
j field should form the basis for the
! armistice arrangements.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
WASHINGTON, 1). C.—Senator
, Poindexter introduced a resolution
in the Senate which proposes that
Congress forbid further negotiations
! with Germany until the Germans
surrender unconditionally.
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! 6URIE0 YES1ERDAY
WIIR FULL HONOR
Popular Young Nenanaite Wa* Laid
To Rest With Milita-y Honors
At Fort Lawton Yesterday.
i Herman Anderson, of this city,
I received a telepram from Rev. H.
: A. Stub, who officiated at the funeral
i services, intimating that his son
: Harold was buried yesterday after
noon with full military honors in
the soldiers’ cemetery at Fort Law
i ton, right out of Seattle.
The body arrived in Seattle on
, Saturday in charge of Kenneth Case
one of the Nenana boys of Co. B.,
, 14th Infantry. Kenneth, prior to
, being inducted was resident engin
, eer in charge of Residency 4 on the
government railroad, and was a
close friend of Harold Anderson.
Three cars of the Sheldon stage
line left Fairbanks yesterday morn
ing for the coast with the mail and
the following passengers: Mrs. Sam
Hagen, Sam Hagen, A. F. Parker,
A. Goessman, E. B. Barteau, Cap
tain J. S. McCann, Jules Oliver,
Captain Miles Lemley, R. W. Ker»,
K. Olson, J. Wilson, H. S. Filling.
Food means first of all Wheat... The
: next Jwo months will tell.