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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1918.
NUMBER 120
NENANA, ALASKA..
ALLIES PUSH FORWARD STEADILY
DEFEAT OF GERMANS CAUSING AI ARM
MARCH SA YS SITU A TION FA VORABLE FOR ALLIES
ALLIES CONTINUING
ADVANCE ON WEST
LONDON.—According to reports
received by the war office 'today,
the British Third army is making
rapid advances along a twelve-mile
front and have in some places pene
trated to a depth of four miles,
while the British Fourth army is
now in the outskirts of Bray and
pressing forward steadily.
PRISONERS TAKEN
WITH THE BRITISH.—Several
thousand German prisoners of war
have passed through to the prison
camps behind the battleline held by
the British Third army, under Gen
eral Byng. No attempt has been
made to count the numerous guns
of all sizes captured by the British
during their advance.
VILLAGES CAPTURED
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports
received by the war office today
are to the effect that the British
forces are smashing through the
German lines all along the front
attacked and are steadily advancing
everywhere against the stubborn
but futile resistance. The report
adds that Bray and Bacordel were
, captured, and the British advancing
beyond Bacordel have reached the
high ground to the south-west of
Fricourt.
Batteries Captured.
► On the Corjeul river the advanc
ing Britishers reached points east of
Henin, and five miles south-east of
Arras, where they put the enemy
completely to rout and captured
many cannon of large caliber, in
cluding complete batteries of Ho
witzers and trench mortars, which
the rapidly retreating Huns were
compelled to abandon in order to
save themselves.
FALL OF NOYON EXPECTED
LONDON—The Allied attacks
around Noyon have increased in in
tensity and the German resistance
is being slowly overcome; at some
points the Huns have been com
pelled to retire and the slackening
fire of their batteries covering the
infantry movements is taken as an
indication that the fall of Noyon is
very near at hand. In the fighting
around Noyon during the last three
days the British have captured four
teen thousand prisoners.
PREPARED TO RETREAT
LONDON.—According to reports
received from Amsterdam, it is evi
dently the intention of the German
commander in chief to order a gen
eral retreat of his forces back to
the Meuse. The Allied pressure
along the line is telling heavily on
the Boche forces and they seem to
be unable to stem the oncoming
u.. tide, which is steadily pressing them
back. Elaborate fortifications are
now being constructed along the
river Meuse, and it is expected that
they will fall back on these positions
soon.
In the neighborhood of the sta
Itions of Dinant and Givet, ninety
miles east of Baupaume, the Ger
mans are digging extensive trenches
for future occupation.
MS
ON ALBANIAN FRONT
ROME.—Official despatches re
ceived from field headquarters indi
cate that the Teutons renewed
their attacks today along the front
extending from Pali, on the lower
Semeni river, to the Morices Heights
and made some progress in the
center of their line of advance.
INVASION EXPECTED
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today, the Ger
mans along the Rhine expect an in
vasion of their territory by the
Allies soon- The recent defeats sus
tained by their armies on the West
ern front have cast a gloom over
the entire country and the people
are in despair.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
British line advancing rapidly along
the extreme northern sector of the
Picardy battlefront has reached the
village of Henin, five miles south
east of Arras, which they have oc
cupied. Continuing their advance,
the Britishers have reached the out
skirts of St. Leger and are now
slowly closing in on the town of
Baupaume, which is strongly held
by the Huns. Baupaume is the
keystone of the German positions
between' Arras and the Somme.
British forces are also operating to
the west of Baupaume.
Meuce Increases.
The menace to the German posi
tions on a fifty-mile front, between
Arras and Soissons is rapidly in
creasing as a result of the success
ful advance of the Allied forces
everywhere.
SURFACING CAMP
MOVES OUTWARD
ON NEW D LINE
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\ The Camp of the Surfacing Gang Is
Moved From Old Location to
Julius Creek.
| Last night after the day gang had
quit work the camp cars housing the
men of the surfacing gangs and the
supply, cook and mess cars of the
outfit were loaded on flat cars and
moved forward on the D line to
the permanent. switch near Julius
creek, from which point the work
is being pushed forward as rapidly
as possible. •
This camp had hitherto beqn lo
cated near Fish creek, the men be
ing taken to and from their work
on the work trains. They have now
been placed closer to the scene of
activity with a view to expediting
the work of building the railroad as
much as possible.
AMERICAN ARMY
IN EUROPE NOW
Chief of Staff of American Army
Give* Intereating News Item
Regarding the War.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, announced today that
over a million and a half Americans
have embarked up to date for active
serivce abroad.
The situation on the Western
front is very decidedly in favor of
the Allies, he said.
He also said that the stories con
cerning the great unpublished Amer
ican casualty lists are absolutely
false, as all casualties resulting from
the operations in which our troops
have been engaged, have been pub
lished as soon as such reports have
been received from the front.
CAUSE A DEFICIT
Government Control of Railroad*
.... Show Loss Due to Back Pay
ments of Wage Increase.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Owing
largely to back payments of wage
increases, which went into effect
on the assumption by the govern
ment of the control of the railroads,
the railroads under federal control
showed an aggregate deficit in June
of $58,959,000 in operating income,
compared with positive earnings of
$98,909 in June last year.
The government has actually lost
the large sum of $290,000,000 in
operating the railroads of the coun
try during the first six months of
this year.
RUMANIAN JEWS ASK
PRESIDENT FOR AID
LONDON.—The Jews of Rumania
have cabled a request to the Ameri
can Zionist Organization to petition
President Wilson to bring his in
fluence to bear against the enact
ment by the Rumanian parliament
of contemplated laws which, they
say, will result in depriving them
of the few remaining rights still
left to them.
The proposed laws provide that
naturalization shall be denied to any
person both of whose parents have
not been born in Rumania. This,
I they assert would prevent at least
; two-thrids of the Jews of Rumania
from receiving naturalization papers.
These laws are to be enacted in
accordance with the terms of the
German peace treaty.
Tom McLaughlin, well known min
ing man of Ester, is a Nenana
visitor. He arrived in town last
night and will remain here for a
few days.
PUT
CHARGE
Massachusetts Senator Is Selected
By Republican Senators As
Their Floor Leader.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Re
publican senators today elected Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, as their floor leader
Senator Lodge succeeds the late
Senator Jacob Harold Gallinger of
New Hampshire.
They also adopted the resolution
| urging action as soon as possible
on the pending federal woman suff
rage amendment. The resolution,
i however, did not advise the Repub
, licans how they were to vote.
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Our Soldiers Deserve the Entire
Confidence of the People,
Says General March.
—
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, told the Senate Military
committee today that the American
soldiers fighting in the cause of
liberty overseas deserve the entire
; confidence of the people of the
people of the United States for their
bravery and the gallant manner in
which they have conducted them
selves in action. He said that they
delivered the good every time they
were put to the test.
One division which went into ac
tion recently, he said, captured 68
large guns from the enemy and
brought them all back to the rear
of the fighting line in army trucks
under heavy fire, beating back all
efforts of the enemy forces to re
[ take the guns.
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Henry Schroder, late mayor of
Ester City, arr/red in Nenana on a
visit last night. It is quite possible
that Henry will remain in Nenana
indefinitely.
Mrs. C. H. Hall and daughter
went out this morning to the Wilson
homestead, near residency 3 (35
mile) for a short visit
Don* Will Use Interned Hun Ships
to Replace Ships Sunk By
Submarines
AMSTERDAM.—According to re
ports received in this city today,
! the German government has for
; warded a very energetic protest to
the Spanish government regarding
the use by them of the interned
! German ships to replace those sunk
1 by the Hun submarines.
! Several Spanish ships were re
j cently sunk by German submarines
: in spite of the protests of the Span
■ ish authorities and it was felt that
j the Germans had no intention of
I curbing the activities of their sub
; marines against Spanish shipping.
I The Spaniards have now decided to
j send no more notes of protest and,
will immediately put into commis-1
sion a sufficient number of interned
German ships to replace the ton
nage they have lost by submarine
action.
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MARINES KILLED
BY BANDITS IN
SANTO DOMINGO
Landing Party Tackle* Bandits In
Santo Domingo and Punishes
Them Severely.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports
received by the navy department
i today state .hat American marines
| were landed from a warship to
quell disturbances at Santo Domingo
which the local authorities seemed
unable to put down, and that a
pitched battle, sharp but short, en
i
sued between the marines and the
bandits. As a result, of the fight a
j Kfeat many of the bandits were
j killed and several were captured.
[The marines lost three men, who
lwere killed, and one wounded.
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NEW MEETING PLACE
FOR COMMERCIAL CLUB
Arrangements have been com
pleted whereby the Nenana Com
mercial club will hold their meetings
hereafter at Ball & Thomas’s barbei
shop on upper A street. The days
on which the club will meet has
also been changed and instead of
meeting on Sunday afternoon as
heretofore, they will meet on Fdiday
night.
The firt meeting to be held in the
new place will be on Friday, August
30, at 8:30 p .m.
( F. B. McDonald, watchman at.
1 Camp 15, now known ns surfacing
camp, has been appointed to act
temporarily as timekeeper at tile
track camp, vice James T. Oldfield,
who is in the hospital.
Fred Glendenning, who was work
ing at the dragline camp, has re
signed his job and will go to Camp
Lewis as soon as he can to enlist.
TREATY SIGNED
COVERING DRAFT
IN ITALY AND D. S.
Reciprocal Arrangement I« Ratified
Between Italy and America
Regarding Drafting.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
of State Robert Lansing signed the
treaty today between America and
Italy governing the draft laws in
force in both countries.
The treaty, in substance, is the
same as that signed not very long
ago between America and Canada,
and provides for the drafting into
the American army of all Italian
subjects who would ordinarily be
required to serve with the colors
under the draft laws in force in
Italy.
American citizens residing in
Italy will be accorded similar treat
ment by the Italian authorities.
AMERICAN VESSEL
ATTACKED BV SUB
HEWS PORT
American Vestel Arrives in Port
Damaged In a Fight With
German Submarine.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Reports
received today by the navy depart
ment indicate that the American
steamer West Bridge reached port
recently in a badly' damaged con
dition as a result of having been
torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
She was torpedoed on the 16th,
and the Hun U boat submerged im
mediately after firing the torpedo
fully assured that the vessel would
sink, but although badly crippled
and in an almost sinking condition,
she was able to crawl into port.
The West Bridge was built at
the Duthie plant in Seattle and
was launched last April.
ALMOST FINISHED
The new narrow-guage locomotive
received this summea and which is
being assembled at the Commission
yards for work on the Nenana-Fair
banks line, is rapidly nearing com
pletion and it is expected that she
will be ready to be tested in a few
days. A new patent smokestack for
this locomotive is now on the way
in on the steamer Tanana and will
be installed on the engine as soon
as it is received.
The workmen who had been em
ployed in assembling the locomotive
will be put on to complete the as
sembling together of the new Bucy
rus steam shovel. This work was
halted temporarily some time ago
to permit of work on the loco
motive being rushed.