Celebrate The Fourth In Nenana-The BIG Show Of The Interior
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
member of associated press
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1918.
NUMBER 72
Al JSTR1ANS ARE NOW IN FULL RETREAT
ALLIES HOPEFUL OF WINNING WAR THIS YEAR
SENATE APPROVES RAILROAD APPROPRIATION BILL
GERMANS RUSHING
TO AID AUSTRIANS!
WASHINGTON. — Official des- ]
patches received by the authorities
in the capital from the Italian war
office indicate that the big offensive
has been launched by the Italian
forces against the invading Austrian
hordes, and that if full support is
given the Italian arms by the Allied
forces confidence is expressed that
the war may be closed this year with
victory for the Allied cause.
The report further indicates that
the Austrian retreat across the Piave
river has been turned into a veritable
rout in spite of the fact that a Ger
man division was rushed to the aid
of the badly demoralized Austrian
forces.
ITALIANS ADVANCE
ROME.—Official despatches re
ceived today indicate that the Italian
troops crossed the old channel of
the Piave river to the west of the
main stream and captured several of
their old positions, driving the enemy
out of them with great slaughter.
Several other detachments of Italian
► troops are now advancing toward
the main stream, where the artillery
and airplanes are hammering away
at the enemy positions.
ITALIANS RETAKE TOWN
LONDON.—Reports received from
the Italian front tell of the recap
ture by the Italian forces of the city
of Montello from the Austrians, who
were driven out of the place in a
disorderly rout and with great losses.
The retreating Autsrians crossed the
Piave on the only bridge remaining
to them to the ncjrth of Zenxon.
After the recapture of Montello
the Italian forces proceeded to con
struct bridge heads at Nervessa and
Falze, and the route of the Austrians
was so great that they were unable
^ to offer any resistance to the troops
constructing the bridges.
AMERICANS BETTER POSITIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports
received by the war office from Gen
eral Pershing indicate that the Amer
ican troops operating in the sector
to the northwest of Chateau Thierry
were able to make a further advance
and improve their positions. An
enemy raid in force in the Vosges
sector was also repulsed with heavy
loss to the Germans.
The enemy artillery is again active
but no infantry operations of any
kind have been undertaken today.
Our gunners are replying vigorously
and the shells fired are finding
the enemy batteries.
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AUSTRIA SHORT OF FOOD
AMSTERDAM. — Food Minister
Paul is authority for the statement
that there is only sufficient corn
in all Austria for half bread ration
and that the Austrian food depart
ment is attempting to make up the
deficiency with other food substi
tutes. Two pounds of horse flesh
will be distributed weekly for each
person and mobile miltary kitchens
will supply one hundred thousand
persons daily for the period of four
weeks with soup, meat and vege
tables.
THE ITALIAN VICTORY
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Official
cable despatches received from Rome
today confirm the reports previously
received that the Italian offensive
was successfully launched and that
it had the effect of driving the
enemy across the Piave river. Forty
five thousand prisoners and a vast
quantity of stores and war material
were also captured.
THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT
Italian Headquarters.—Following
the brilliant assaults delivered by
the Italian troops which rendered the
Austrian positions precarious, they
commenced to evacuate these posi
tions and the great Austrian retreat
was begun. The big movement of
the enemy troops which is described
as having all the earmarks of a dis
orderly rout, was begun after dark
on Saturday. In their haste the
Austrians abandoned huge stores of
army supplies, cannon and muni
tions which were taken by the pur
suing Italians. The light Italian
troops pursued the enemy, inflictin'
heavy losses.
The Italian attack was delivered
with great suddenness all along the
Piave line from Montello to the
mouth of the river and was pressed
home with telling effect.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
great counter offensive launched by
the Italian forces, assisted by the
French and British reinforcements,
have had the desired effect and th»
Italian army again bars the way to
the Venetian Plains. The thorough
ness with which the counter offens
ive was conducted and the greal
damage inflicted on the enemy car
be guaged by the reports which are
hourly received of the capture ol
large bodies of thoroughly disheart
ened enemy troops. The Austrians
in their attempts to regain the east
ern bank of the Piave river, lost
thousands in killed.
TURKS DEMAND RECALL
OF GERMAN COMMANDER
AMSTERDAM.—According to the
Munich Neuste Nachrichten, the
Turks are responsible for the recall
‘of General von Falkenhayn from
Palestine. He has been succeded,
as head of the German staff in
charge of operations there, by Gen
eral Liman von Sanders, the former
head of the German military mission
at Constantinople.
STEAMER SHUSANA BRINGS
LIVE STOCK FOR R. R. WORK
At a very early hour this morn
| ing the steamer Shusana came into
; port from Fairbanks, bringing some
' freight for local merchants and 21
I head of private owned live stock for
work on the Government railroad,
j Albert Lundburg was a passenger
on the boat for Nenana.
Seven head of the horses are own
ed by Albert Lundburg, 8 by Milo
Saulich and 6 by Gan Saroff. All
of the harness, wagons, etc. was
also brought here with the stock.
Vbu dont now
what it i5 to be «
BIG LOCOMOTIVE -
GOES OFF TRACK;
ON AGAIN SOON
Locomotive No. 272 Is Derailed At
Switch Near D Line For
a Little While.
News received from out the line
would indicate that the big locomo
tive No 272 was derailed yesterday
evening at the syitch which marks
the beginning of the D line, causing
a delay of about two hours, when
she was again on the tracks.
The report states that the engine
was proceeding at a slow rate oi
speed and that she had a string oi
empty flat cars at the time of the
accident. At the switch the pony
trucks and forward drive wheel:
went off the track and the line wa»
blocked for about two hours only.
Except for the slight dealy to the
work no damage of any consequence
was caused, and with the help of
the other big locomotive, the 272
was soon put on te rails again to
resume her work.
LAUNCH FROM TOLOVANA
ARRIVES AND LEAVES
The launch Greyhound pulled into
port early this morni^j and left
again for Fairbanks after a brief
stay. She had the following pass
engers for.i-Fairbanks: Jules Marion,
Harry Locey, Yael Rosenstein and
a way passenger picked up near
Minto.
The lanuch is owned by George
Aim, who is running her on this trip.
She had no passengers for Nenana
DOUSE LAUNCH, VICTORY
SAILS FOR FAIRBANKS
The launch Victory, with Fred
Douse at the steering wheel, left foi
the upper town shortly after 8 o'clock
this morning. She took some mail
and the following passengers: L. R
Gillette, W. W. Pendergraft, Johr
Burns, F. O’Learty, W. Simpson anc
Sol Kankane.
WIK IS MG
OK NEW 0 LI
SOUTHJF101
Much Gravel Is Used and Rails
Are Being Laid on the New
Location.
Information to hand is to the
effect that the work of building the
Government railroad on the newly
located D line is making rapid prog
ress and that all the units engaged
in work of construction are work
ing smoothly and practically unin
terruptedly.
Rails are being laid steadily and
it is reported that the track extends
for nearly two miles along this line.
Gravel trains go out regularly
with large quantities of this material
for ballasting and surfacing tne
track and the dragline excavator and
trains are working two shifts in an
efort to complete the line in the
quickest possible time.
It is stated that about 750 cubic
yards of gravel is dumped on the
line every twelve hours. The new
Harts convertible cars as well as the
ordinary flat cars are being used
for the hauling of the necessary
gravel.
' MISSING BRITISH ACTOR
IS NOW IN PRISON CAMP
LONDON.—Major Leslie Faber,
who before the war was a well
known English actor, and who was
reported “missing” from the West
ern front a few weeks ago, is now
’ an unwounded prisoner in German
j hands, according to dispatches re
j ceived through the Red Cross organi
zation.
Major Faber is a son-in-law of
Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist.
He was playing in “Diplomacy” in
the United States in 1915, but left
the production to join the army as
a second lieutenant.
In 1918, Europe produced 43 pet
cent of the world’s sugar, since then
she has had other engagements.
SENA1E APPROVES |
CIVIL SUNDRY BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The senat
today passed the sundry civil bill
carrying an appropriation of two
billion, five hundred million dollars
I
and the bill now goes to the senate
conference comimttee.
SEATTLE.—The Alaska Bureau
believes that the appropriation for
the building of the Government
railroad is included in the sundry !
civil bill.
JACK M’GOVERN
! WILL ENLIST IN
RAILROAD CORPS
Conductor on A. E. C. Train* Will
Leave On the Alaika to Join
the Color*.
! _
j J. A. McGovern, who has been
I connected with the Alaskan Engin
] eering commission for some time
j past in the capacity of brakeman
land conductor on the trains operated
by them, has resigned his position
; for the purpose of offering his ser
j vices to the country.
Jack will leave Nenana, enroute
| to Seattle, on the steamer Alaska
Ian will mae an effort to enlist TIT
! the 31st regiment, now in course of
formation. Failing this he intends
I to go to San Francisco and will try
to get into one of the regiments
of railroad men who will be sent to
France to take over the transporta
tion system in that country in the
immediate neighborhood of the fir
; ing line.
Jack, who is a registrant, has made
all the necessary arrangments with
the Local Board for his transfer and
does not think he will experience
much trouble in joining a railroad
regiment shortly after he reaches
the States.
NEW WATER Ml
IS POTTO 1EST
City’s New Water System Will Soon
Be Working; Pipes Soaked
Yesterday.
Some time ago pipes for conveying
water to the business district of this
city were laid and yesterday for the
first time water was turned on in
them, so that the pipes, which are
made of wood, may be thoroughly
soaked before any pressure is put
on them.
The work of putting in the neces
sary hydrants will soon be taken in
hand and when completed Nenana
will have ample water for fire pro
tection and all other purposes.
The water pipes have been laid
all over the business section of the
town, branching at the alleys be
tween Main and A, and A and Mar
ket streets.
From now on until next harvest
watch your grocery list or there will
be no groceries to list.
Second Boat From Head of Navi
gation Bring* Mail and Freight
For Nenana.
The American Yukon Navigation
company’s palatial steamer Alaska
arrived in port at 2:30 p. m. today
and sailed for the upper town a
few hours afterwards.
She had about 12 tons of freigh'
for the Commission and local mer
chants and the following passenger'
W. A. Amalong, T. Burns, A. E.
Light, N. G. Nelson, Miss Lucile
Diven, Pat Kennedy, J. Bailey. H.
Halides and C. Nelson for Nenana.
The Fairbanks bound passengers
on board were C. S. Crider, super
intendent of the Wells Fargo; W. D.
Gordon, superintendent of the A.
Y. N. Co; H. Wheeler, general man
ager of the White Pass Co.; Leon
Schloss, W. H. Fairbanks and Vol
ney Richmond, of the N. C. Co.,
C. W. Felch, Dan Rose, Mrs. W.
Adami and child, Martin A. Pinska,
! Mrs. W. H. Atwood and four child
ren, Roy Nemmo, Mrs. A. Welch, J.
B. Agnew, Mrs. Agnew’, R. H. Chad
wick, Frank Whalen, Mrs. O. B.
Hart and D Tassino.
The only passenger to join the
steamer at Nenana for Fairbanks
was Guy B. Erwin.
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POUND REGULATION
Dog* and Horse* Are Being Daily
Impouded and Fine* Are
Collected.
The regulations recently adopted
for the purpose of keeping the town
clear of stray dogs and horses are
being rigidly enforced and many
animals have been impounded to
date.
Yesterday the horse belonging to
the Liberty ranch, owned by William
Rodigkeit and Walter Preston, was
taken up and W'illiam was obliged
to separate from ten dollars to have
the animal released.
Bill says that their horse was
loose for about fifteen minutes, hav
ing slipped his halter in an effort
to get rid of the mosquitoes that
werebothering him, and that he im
mediately made for the Commission
barn, which happened to be his old
stamping grounds for quite a while.
He did not mind paying the money,
but bemoans the fact that he was
not given the satisfaction of saying
“Good morning, Judge,” as is cus
tomary in such cases.
There are several dogs and a black
team of horses now in the Commis
sion barn and the owners are in
vited to pay the fines due on them
at the office of the special disburs
ing agent in the main office bui’/ding
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion, get a release from Mr. Hall
and remove their property.
We have to put every ounce of
effort behind the men behind the
guns.