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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918. NUMBER 55
ALLIES HALTED THIRD GERMAN DRiVE
DANIELS UNAFRAID OF SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK CITY SPENDS NIGI11 IN TOTAL DARKNESS
AMERICANS ASSIST
IN CHECKING HUNS
Associated Press Summary—The
German masses are no longer hurl
ing themselves against the Allied
lines. The Teuton forces appear to
have exhausted themselves in strik
\ ing the yielding lines of the Allies,
which are now stiffened and hold
ing the foe.
AMERICANS HELP
WITH THE FRENCH.—During
the heavy fighting on Monday and
Tuesday along the Marne front, the
American forces made their pres
ence felt at several points, their
fighting ability having won for them
w the admiration of their Allied com
rades.
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS
LONDON.—The war office has
disclosed the fact that the American
forces engaged in hard fighting in
two sectors during the great battle
early this week, during which they
demonstrated their splendid quality
as fighters. This is welcome news
to the British public. The Ameri
cans were used between the Marne
and Ourcq rivers, where the fight
ing was most intense.
LOCAL ATTACKS
PARIS.—There was considerable
fighting during the night, the Ger
mans having engaged the French at
several points in local attacks. Un
successful attacks were made by the
enemy at Carlepont Wood, Dom
miers, Cory and other points.
TANKS USED
PARIS.—The French forces, in
cluding infantry and tanks, are oper
ating against the Germans today in
an effort to straighten the lines
which were bent backward by the
German drive. The war office is
' WHITE IS NAMED
- PUBLICIIY AGENT
Proprietor of Douglas Island News
Will Advertise Territory in
New Office.
JUNEAU.—Governor Thos. Riggs,
Jr. has announced the appointment
of E. J. (Stroller) White as publicity
agent for the territory. White is
a pioneer newspaperman, having
stampeded to the Dawson country ir
1898 and during the past several
years has edited the Douglas Islanc
News, of which newspaper he is alsc
proprietor.
PASSENGERS ARRIVE
FROM SLOUGH TOWf
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The launch Siwash arrived a
about 4 p. m. yesterday -from Fair
banks with H. B. Parkin, Franl
Flynn, Winchester Smith, and W. S
Yarger as passengers and left agaii
this morning for the upper town
taking away John C. Murphy am
Winchester Smith.
The launch Peerless arrived • fror
Fairbanks about 6 p. m. yesterdaj
from Fairbanks, bringing Mrs. AH
Ekeland and son, Mrs. Frank Wash
burn, Mike Goloff, Jack Jadoll, Jir
Tazoff and E. W. Johnson. Sh(
left this morning for the upper town
authority for the statement that the
Germans are yielding under the at
tacks, giving ground at almost every
point of attack. The chief fighting
is in progress to the north of Corey.
FUTURE UNDECIDED
LONDON.—Reports received from
the Marne front this afternoon in
dicate that the Allies are now hold
ing the Germans at every point be
tween Noyon and Chateau Thierry,
thereby cutting off their further ad
vance toward the west. The pres
ent week undoubtedly will develop
whether General Ludendorff intends
to engage the last reserves in the
present drive and make this a de
cisive battle, or permit the present
encounter to stagnate, holding the
German reinforcements for a fresh
attack at a later date and in an
other quarter. It is estimated tha1
the Germans forces engaged along
the Western front will number a
million and a half with anothei
million in resreve.
BRITISH FRONT QUIET
LONDON.—General Haig reports
that very little fighting is in prog
ress along the British front today
Only local engagements have oc
curred.
END INDICATED
WASHINGTON, D. C.—What is
regarded virtually as an admissior
that the third German drive has
been brought to a halt is seen ir
today’s dispatches from the fron
and in official statements issued a
Berlin. Allied observers are con
vinced that General Foch has fough
the enemy to a standstill withou
the loss of any points of strategii
; value or serious inroads on thi
Allied reserves.
Stefansson Sends Word That He I
Headed For Civilization From
the Arctic.
OTTAWA—Advices received fron
Alaska state that Explorer Stefans
■ son has reached Fort Yukon on hi
way back to civilization. He ha
wired that he expects to start fo
the Outside soon, but is undecide
whether he will go out by way o
Dawson or by the St. Michael rout<
He makes no mention of the stat
I of his health, so it is presumed tha
he has recovered from his recer
• illness.
GETTING PACK TRAIN
READY FOR SURVEYOR
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, Arrangements are being complete
1 I for the formation of a pack trai
which will serve the needs of th
1 survey party running a new railroa
survey line from Fish creek soutl
wards.
The train will be composed <
l from six to eight animals and wi
i be in charge of Billy Burke i
head packer.
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! PRESIDENT URGES
MOONEHELEASE
Wilson Sends Second Message to
Governor Stephens On Behalf
of Condemned Man.
WASHINGTON, D. C—President
j Wilson has written a second letter
j to Governor Stephens, of California,
| urging the granting of a pardon to
| Thomas Mooney.
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RESULT UNKNOWN
SACRAMENTO, Cal.—Governor
j Stephens admits receiving a letter
; from President Wilson, requesting
| the pardon of Mooney, but he re
! fuses to make known the nature of
! his reply. It is believed that the
! governor is awaiting the outcome
| of Mooney’s appeal to the suprme
j court before taking action.
KENT DECLARES
! RATES ARE NOT
OUT OF REASON
Shipping Boa-d Official Says Wick
j ersham Has No Concrete Basis
For Complaint.
SEATTLE.—Otis B. Kent, exam
iner-attorney of the United State:
i shipping board, who was sent tc
Alaska to conduct an investigation
I of the rates and practices of Alasks
steamship lines, declared, upon hi:
return to this city yesterday, that
’; neither Judge Wickersham nor tht
’ j Northern shippers who are support
I ing his fight against the steamshij
’ i companies, have a concrete basis foi
their complaints.
Kent says that during his toui
of the Northern towns he hearn
, numerous complaints that the rate;
were too high, but he received nr
concrete suggestions showing wh\
they were too high. Eleven minoi
grievances were discovered and theii
' consideration was taken up immedi
ately at a conference with official:
| of the steamship companies. Thi
I first two items referred to rates foi
i! carload and less than carload lot:
of fresh and salt fish shipped fron
Alaska to Seattle. The investiga
tions failed to show that the rate:
1 charged by the companies are ex
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ROMANOFF JEWELS
SEEK SAFER SAFI
Russians Are Plotting to Smuggl
Trinkets Into United States
for Safe Keeping.
NEW YORK. — Secret servie
agents are reported to have unearth
ed a plot to smuggle into Americ
the crown jewels of the dethrone
Romanoff dynasty. The jewels ar
valued at two million dollars an
it was the intention of those i
charge of the valuables to brin
them to the United States for saf
keeping until after the war.
Americans waste two and one-ha'
times as much fat as they use.
Big War Materials Plant in Southern
France Wrecked By Terrific
Explosion.
PARIS.—Advices received in this
city today from Baussens, Southerr
France, tell of the wreck of a largt
war material manufacturing planl
near that city, and the death of om
hundred munitions workers- In ad
dition to the hundred killed, fiftj
were injured.
A number of buildings in the im
mediate vicinity of the factory wen
partially wrecked by the explosior
and windows for miles around wen
shattered.
The cause of the explosion has no
been ascertained.
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ACCIDENT S10PS
LAUNCH VICTORY;
! VOYAGERS SAFI
Speedy Gas Boat Encounters Sna|
Short Distance Below Chena
On Up Trip.
Rumors were current in town las
night that the Douse launch Victor;
had met with disaster on her wa;
up to Fairbanks and that she hai
been sunk after collision with
partly submerged snag.
Reports received later stat
that the launch struck a snag at :
point in the river approximatel;
three miles below Chena and had ;
small hole stove in on her starboari
' bow, which admitted water an
caused the boat to become water
logged.
She was beJched quickly and Cap
1 tain Douse succeeded in landing hi
passengers safely, a little shaken per
haps, but none the worse for th
' experience.
Word of the accident was receive
• in the upper town last night and
; launch was immediately dispatche
' to the rescue of the passengers, wh
’ finally reached their destinatio
1 about three o’clock this morning,
i The launch is still at the seen
■ of the accident ard the necessar
> repairs have been taken in hand. 1
• is expected that she will resume he
regular schedule in a day or twe
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: NOTED AMERICAN
i CALLEDBYDEATE
s Former Vice-President Fairbanl
Succumbs to Illness At
Indianapolis.
; INDIANAPOLIS—Charles Fail
-; banks, former vice-president of th
> i United States, died in this city la;
i night, following a brief illnes
e Death was caused by Bright’s di:
1: ease.
r> All the members of the Fairbanl
; family were at the bedside whe
e death came, with the exception <
' Major Richard Fairbanks, who is i
France.
f The funeral arrangements hai
not yet been announced.
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DIVERS CANT STOP
! TROOP MOVEMENTS
i WASHINGTON, D. C.—In a state
ment issued this morning, Secretary
j of the Navy Daniels declared that
! the flow of men atjd munitions from
the United States to France would
not be checked, as the result of the
activities of German submarines
close to the American coast. The
1 secretary declared further, that the
navy is accomplishing the great duty
of keeping open the doors to France
| Questioned regarding the search
for submarines along the coast, the
'secretary stated to a representative
of The Associated Press today thai
: he had not received any advices
| from the patrol fleet which is hunt
■ ing divers off the coast of Virginif
and Maryland.
SUBS SOWING MINES
WASHINGTON, D. C—Recent re
ports received by the officials of th(
i navy department indicate that con
; tact mines are being sown along th.
j coast by German submalnes and !
, | is thought that the recent losses o
American shipping might be attribu
, table, in part, to this cause,
l A mine sweeper of the Unitei
1 States navy picked up a large con
’: tact mine off the Deleware Cape
' and brought it to port Squadron:
! of mine sweepers have been sen
, out to clear the seas of this menace
MORE LIVES SAVED
—
1 MANASQUAN, N. J—The schoon
i er Etta Douglas arrived at Barnegat
yesterday7 with forty-four passenger
? and crew of the torpedoed liner Caro
i lina. None of them, however, wer
f! landed here. The vessel proceede<
» to another port after a short sta;
1 here.
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NO LOSS OF LIFE
ATLANTIC CITY*—Two boat
loads, composed of the passenger
and members of the crew of th
torpedoed liner Carolina, were land
' ‘ ed .here today. Among the part;
was the captain of the liner, wh'
| stated that his boat was sunk b'
j I a German submarine, without warn
j ing, on Sunday night.
^ j The condition of the party wa
, pitiable, as they appeared to hav
SWISS MILK HIGH
STRIKE POSSIBLI
BERNE-—Milk at seven cents
quart is so dear in Switzerland tha
the country has been talking abou
little else for months past, and
general strike is threatened if an
increase is attempted.
Since last summer the state ha
been paying the cost of the last ir
crease. Now the farmers insist o
a further increase to about 9 cent
a quart, and it is doubtful whethe
the state treasury can afford th
expense. The Socialists say the
will call a general strike if the pric
to consumers is raised. The mil
producers say they will stop all suj
plies unless they are allowed t
charge more.
John C. Murphy, the local atto:
ney, left for Fairbanks this morninj
having been called to the upp<
town on legal business.
suffered considerable from exposure
in open boats on the high seas and
the people here are doing every
thing they can to alleviate their
sufferings and comfort them.
It is now thought that all of the
passengers and crew of the vessel
have been safely landed.
PLAN SUB BLOCKADE
NEW YORK —Enoch Rocker, the
boatswain of the schooner Edna,
which was destroyed by a German
submarine, states that he and other
members of the Edna’s crew were
held prisoners on the submarine U
151 for a week. The mate of the
U boat, who had served five years
as boatswain in the United States
navy, told Rocker that Germany has
established a permanent submarine
blockade of the American coast and
that within a very short time a
large force of U boats capable of
operating against every important
Atlantic port will be assembled.
The boats, he said, would be of
the large cruiser type, with a very
wide radius of action and capable
1 of keeping at sea for long periods.
NEW YORK DARK
NEW YORK.—For the first time
in history, this city was in total
darness last night, all exterior illu
minations having been prohibited
by the police as a precaution against
possible attack by enemy airplanes
and submarines. Extraordinary vig
ilance is being maintained by the
police, hundreds of extra men hav
ing been detailed for guard duty
during the night.
Should an attempt be made by
the enemy to raid the city, the pub
lic is to be warned by whistles and
sirens, which are to blow continu
ously for ten minutes in case of
danger. Residents are to seek safety
in their basements in case the alarm
is given.
These precautions are being taken
through fear that the submarines
I now operating along the coast,
brought airplanes with them for use
, in attacking cities along the coast.
Surgical relief units have been sta
i tioned in every precinct in the city.
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freight on the railroad south of
s town for some time, owing to the
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small quantity will be sent out in
a day or two for camps beyond
Lost Slough.
Ferry service has now been estab
lished at Clear creek, about half a
mile above old camp 10, a man be
ing stationed here to work the ferry.
The wagon road from this point on
is said to be fairly good.
Ferry service has also been es
tablished at Lost Slough and it will
now be possible to get light loads
over the road. Passengers are ex
pected to give the ferrymen a hand.