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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918.
NUMBER 45
BRITISH AIRMEN BOMB GERMAN TOWNS
ARTILLERY ACTIVE*.ON SOMME AND OISE RIVERS
COMMITTEE FAVORS PLANS TO MOVE NORTHERN FUEL
YANKEE AVIATORS
TAKE ACTIVE PART
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—
Advices received by the war de
partment today from the Western
front indicate that American avi
ators are taking a prominent part in
the aerial activities which are be
coming more numerous and wide
spread daily. The airplanes of the
opposing sides were particularly ac
tive today.
BRITISH ATTACK TOWNS
LONDON, May 23.—British avi
ators are conducting a series of raids
on German towns and lines of com
munication in Belgium. The rail
way near Liege was heavily bom
barded today by airmen and bombs
were dropped on the chloride factory
at Mannheim, on the Rhine- Three
fires were started by the explosions
at Mannheim and a portion of the
city of Liege is also reported in
flames.
FIGHT ALONG ANCRE
LONDON ,May 23.—The war of
fice announces this afternoon that
heavy fighting along the Ancre
If river, southeast of Lens. Severe
encounters are also reported from
Flanders, several engagements hav
ing occurred along the northern
front during the past twenty-four
hours.
OFFENSIVE DELAYED
LONDON. May 23.—The German
Q plans for a rcsumtion of their of- .
fensive have been seriously impaired
by the sudden blows delivered by
the Allies at different points along j
the Western front. The kaiser’s
troops have been pressed back from
numerous of their positions and the
en wlines where they have estab
lished themselves are regarded as
less effective than necessary to
launch a drive of large proportions.
The Allies have improved their posi
^ tions greatly and are now prepared
for attack at any point.
ATTACK FAILS
LONDON, May 23—General Haig
reports that British forces repulsed
a German attack yesterday along the
Meuse. During the night the Brit
ish carried out several successful
raids in the same region.
GUNS ARE BOOMING —
LONDON, May 23.—The war of
fice announces that the artillery on
both sides is very active today in
the Kemmel Hill sector. The big
guns are also active around Arras,
where shells of all descriptions are
being employed.
HAS CLOSE CALL
With the British Army, May 23.—
An American aviator, attached to
the British forces, is reported to
have been rescued from a watery
grave in the North Sea. He was
brought down by hostile fire and
landed in the sea, where he drifted
about for seven hours before he
was picked up by a passing boat.
He was about all in when rescued.
LET ROAD ALONE
LONDON, May 23.-—The govern
ment of Finland has been notified j
that any measures directed by Fin- ]
land against the Mourmansk rail-1
road will be regarded as a breach j
of neutrality by the Allied nations,
including the United States.
TROOPS DISTRIBUTED
With the French Army, May 23.
—Allied aerial observers report that
the Germans have carried out the
redistribution of troops along the
entire Western front. The move
ment of troops in the rear of the j
battlefront has been especially heavy ;
and indicates that preparations for^
a resumption of hostilities are near
completion.
Captu-ed Aviator Blames Allies For
Building Hospitals Close to
Railroads.
WITH THE BRITISH, May 22.—j
British hospitals behind the Allied
lines were again heavily bombarded
by German aviators during the ;
night, the attacks resulting in the j
death and injury of more than a ■
hundred of the inmates, including
several sisters, who remained bravely
at their posts with the other women
nurses.
A German flying captain, who
was taken prisoner by the British
last Sunday, said that attacks on
A hospitals by German airmen resulted
from their inability to determine the
identity of the institutions. It is
not the desire of the Germans, he
said, to molest hospitals. But, he
continued, if the Allies persist in
building their hospitals near the rail
ways, they must expect to have them
bombed.
JAPANESE SHIP
THREATENED BY
FKE OFF PORI
CANADIAN PACIFIC PORT, May
23.—Advices received in this city
this morning state that the big Jap
anese freighter Burmah Maru, which
sailed from a Pacific Port for Japan
on Sunday, caught fire shortly after
leaving port and is threatened with
total destruction. It is believed that
the vessel is too far off shore to
make port.
The passengers af the threatened
vessel are being transferred to an
other Japanese ship, which responded
to the call for assistance.
AGREEMENT SECRET
TOKYO, May 23.—According to
announcement made today, the
terms of the agreement between
China and Japan, which was recently
signed by representatives of the two
governments at Peking, will not be
made public. Secrecy is to be main
tained because of the fact that the
agreement concerns military matters.
WORK OR FH
IS FLAT ORDER
Of GOVERNMENI
Drastic Amendment to Selective
Service Regulations Announced
By Crowder.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
Every man of draft age in the United
States must work or fight after the
first of July, under the drastic
amendment to the selective service
regulations, according to an an
nouncement which has been made
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
After that date, all draft regis
trants engaged in non-useful occu
pations, will be haled before their
local boards and given the choice of
a new job or a place in the ranks
of the army.
Among the non-useful occupations
as interpreted by the war depart
ment, are gambling, race track a.,d
bucket shop work, and fortune tell
ing. Waiters, bartenders, theater
ushers, passenger elevator operators
and store clerks are also included,
the war department having reached
the conclusion that women and men
of more mature years can fill such
positions, thus releasing registrants
for war work.
Crowder intimates that baseball
players and other sportsmen may be
affected by the new regulations.
He says that he does not desire to
make specific rulings at this time,
but will do so v'hen cases come to
his attention after the first of July.
He says that the present war is a
contest of industries and mechanics.
Germany, he says, is an army in
which every facory loom is a recog
nized part and “we must make our
selves the same sort of an effective
machine.”
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SOMMER SERVICE
WILL START SOON
Emergency Mail Contract Has Been
Awarded to Rose & Johnson
of Valdez.
According to advices received at
Fairbanks today, a contract has been
awarded for carrying the mail over
the Fairbanks trail during the sum
mer, the service to begin on June 4
and etxend to September 30. The
contract, styled the emergency auto
mail service, was awarded to Rose
& Johnson, of Valdez.
Owing to the condition of the post
road at the present time, no attempt
will be made to inaugurate the ser
vice immediately, reports from the
coast indicating that it will be the
middle of June before the first mail
is started for the Interior.
ALLIES GET OUT
MOSCOW, May 23.—A heavy
exodus of Americans and citizens
of the Entente nations is in prog
ress throughout Russia.
SCHOOL MEETING TONIGHT
A postponed meeting of the Ne
nana school board will be held at i
the schoolhouse tonight, commencing :
at seven o’clock.
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SENATE APPROVES
MONEY EOR NORTH
Congress Asked to Provide Million
Dollars for Development of
Alsaka Coal.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—
The upper house of congress has
adopted an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill, which provides
for the sum of one million dollars
for mining and transportation of
Alasakn coal for the use of the
navy.
MYSTERYPLANE
VIOLATES RULE
AT CAMP LEWIS
Unldentifed Ah* Craft Makes Flight
Over National Army Cantonment
Near Tacoma.
CAMP LEWIS, May 23.—There is
much speculation here regarding the
identification of a mysterious air
plane, which made a flight over the
cantonment this week, at an altitude
of more than two thousand feet.
The strange craft came from an un
known base, which must be beyond
ordinary flying distance from Camp
Lewis, and the belief is general that
it was engaged in making observa
tions, possibly for the benefit of the
enemy.
Efforts are being made by the
cantonment authorities to trace the
plane, but it is not known whether
or not any results have been ob
tained.
Flying over a cantonment consti
tutes a serious violation of the fed
eral laws and the mysterious aviator
will be severely punished if his iden
tity can be ascertained.
DRYS WIN FIGHI ;
IN LOWER ROUSE
Representatives Vote to Prohibit
Use of Food in Maunfacture
of Liquors.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—
The dry forces in the house of rep
resentatives won a skirmish today
on the question of prohibition dur
ing the period of the war. The
sentiment of the members was re
flected in the amendment adopted,
refusing to supply the food admini
stration with additional funds until
such time as a proclamation is issued
by the president prohibiting the use
of food in the manufacture of in
toxicants.
There is a bill now pending, which
provides for the appropriation of
eleven millions to enable the food
administration to carry on its work
throughout the country.
FAIRBANKS BETTER
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22.—For
mer Vice-President Fairbanks, who
is critically ill in this city, shows
signs of slight improvement today.
ITALIAN RAIDERS
TAKEN PRISONERS
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M«n Who Torpedoe- Austrian Battle
ship At Austrian Base Unable
to Escape.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 22.—
Commander Pellerini and his vol
unteer force who raided the Aus
trian naval base at Palo on May 14
and torpedoed a big Austrian war
ship, were captured by the Austrians
before any could make their escape !
from the harbor, and are now pris- j
oners of war in the hands of the j
Austrian military authorities. This j
information was received from the,
Italian headuarters today.
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SLAV PRISONERS
REGAIN LIBERTY;
TREAIED BADLY
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First Contingent of Unfortunates
Arrive At Petrograd In Sorry
Condition.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.— !
The first contingent of Russian sol
diers who were captured by the!
Germans during the early stages of I
the war, and exchanged under the
terms of the recent Russo-German
peace treaty, have reached Petro
grad, according to dispatches re
ceived by the state department to
day.
The reports state that the condi- '
tion of the released Russians is piti- j
ful. They are described as having,
the appearance of veritable walk- ,
ing dead men, mute evidence of the •
brutal manner in which they were
treated during the confinment in I
German prison camps. They were1
overworked and un/erfed, many of
the unfortunates having failed toi
survive the ordeal, w
The contingent numbered fifteen1
hundred. '
MATRIX TAKES
MAIL TO GOTHAM:
—
\ Katherine Stimson Starts From
Chicago With Airplane and
Load of Letters.
CLEVELAND, May 23.—Kather
ine Stimson, well known American
aviatrix, is making a flight across
country, from Chicago to New York,
with a consignment of mail, consign- j
ed to the coast city. Reports indi-1
cate that the plane is making rapid :'
progress toward the Atlantic and it j
i is confidently expected that the j
journey will be completed without
mishap early this afternoon.
GEORGIA BAD MAN
IS SHOT TO DEATH ;
VALDOSTA, May 23.—Sidney
Johnson, colored, suspected mur- <
derer, was hot and killed late last 1
night during a fight with the local 1
police. Three whites, including the i
chief of police, were wounded dur- 1
ing the encounter. t
WHO AID CALL
Attorney General t>eclare« That Men
Who Evade Draft By Crouing
Line Will Suffer.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 23.—
Attorney General Gregory has is
sued a statement in which he de
clares that slackers who leave the
country to escape service in the
army, will be vigorously prosecuted
upon their return to the United
States at a later date. Careful
count is being kept of the deserters,
declares the attorney general and
their movements will be followed
continuously during the period of
the war.
Should any of these men attempt
to cross the line into the United
States after the return of peace,
they will find the government wait
ing to prosecute them for lack of
patriotism. The passage of time,
Gregory warns, will not interfere
with the prosecutions or lessen the
severity of the punishment.
Torpedoing of Austrian Warship
Placed In Class With British
Zeebrugge Raid.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 23.—
Cable advices received from the
Italian naval headquarters state that
the Italian exploit at Palo, resulting
in the destruction of one of Aus
tria’s largest warships, was one of
the most audacious feats, of the war,
ranking with the raid conducted by
the British naval forces at Zee
brugge.
Commander Pelligrini and four
men conducted the raid, steering
for the warship in a small craft.
The attack was made during the
night and considerable difficulty was
experienced in dodging the Austrian
searchlights, the guard ships and
the steel nets and mines. After
launching their torpedo at the war
ship, the Italians blew up their own
.’essel and endeavored to make their
escape in a small boat.
When the commander and his
companions set out upon their dar
ing mission, they fully expected
either to be killed or captured.
:asualtiy report
SHOWS 26 KILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 23.—
I’he casualty list published today
>y the war department contains the
lames of 86 Americans, 26 of whom
vere killed and 48 wounded.
Ralph I. Waechter was recently
■lected a member of the board of
rustees of the Nenana club, to fill
he vacancy caused by the retire
nent of G. F. Cramer. Mr. Waechter
las also been made a member of
he house committee.