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THE NENA N A'
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 140
ALLIES MAKE GAINS ON ALL FRONTS
WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS BIG WAR PROGRAM
BAKER PLEASED WITH FIGHTING OF U. S. TROOPS
GERMANS PLANNING
FARTHER RETREAT
WITH THE AMERICANS.—It is
believed in military circles that it
is the intention of the German forces
on the Lorraine front to withdraw
their forces and take up positions
behind the Hindenburg line if fur
ther pressure is exerted on their
present line by the Americans.
It is reported that several towns
along the Moselle river are being
burned by the Germans, preparatory
to a further retreat.
Cities Bombed.
Throughout the day American and
Allied aviators were very active
and many cities and important Ger
man positions were bombed with
very satisfactory results in spite
of the heavy fire from anti-aircraft
guns and the opposing squadrons
of German airpalnes. One American
machine was lost.
BULGARIANS ARRIVE
AMSTERDAM.—According to re
ports received in this city from Ger
man sources, several Bulgarian regi
ments have arrived on the Western
front to reinforce the Germans.
BRITISH CLOSE IN
LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived today from field headquarter
are to the effect that during las
night the British troops advancec
their lines, making a further closinf
in movement on the town of St
i Quentin. The British lines were ad- j
j vanced to the northeast of St. Quen- j
| tin in the direction of Leverguier. j
HUN PLANES DOWNED
PARIS-—Two aeroplanes of the
German squadron which raided this
eit ylast Sunday were shot down.
The crews of the planes were killed :
in the fall.
PRISONERS TAKEN
WITH THE AMERICANS—An
I American patrol in the Lorraine
j sector encountered a party of twelve
i German non-commissioned officers
| and in the fight that ensued our
i boys killed seven of the Huns and
| took the remaining five prisoner.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary.—The
offensive launched by the Allies on
the Macedonian front continues suc
j cessful and up to date over three
thousand prisoners have been taken.
' The Allied pressure against the Ger
mans on the Western front contin
j ues unabated. In the Metz region
! the enemy are reported' to be burn
ing towns in the valley of the Moselle
which means that they are planning
; a retirement. It is altogether prob
able that a new and mighty blow
I will be struck by the Allies soon,
: which will be in the nature of a re
ply to the Austrian peace proposal.
STEAMER TANANA
PROM FAIRBANKS
COMES 10 PORI
A. Y. N. Steamer Bound Down the
Yukon, Bring* Passengers to
Connect with Str. Yukon
The steamer Tanana arrived this
evening from Fairbanks with a little
mail and freight and the following
passengers for Xenana: Mr. and:
Mrs. Fredrick D. Browne, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Ryan, Mrs. James Duke
and Father Monroe.
She had the following passengers
who will board the steamer Yukon
at Xenana:
For Seattle—Ella Frankhouser,
Mrs. J. H. Sanford, Jess Myers, Syd-■
ney H. Moore, R. M. Swan, Mrs.
F. L. Spaulding, Joe Leconte, Mrs.
C. W. Adams, John M. Jenson, Mrs.
Jenson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bar
hel, Mrs. Herman Barthel, Mrs. H.
A. Currie, Richard Dillon, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack O’Connor.
For Vancouver—Mrs. A. J. John
son and daughter, Mrs. W. P. Cum
mings and two children.
For Skagway—Mrs. M. A. Lau
meister, Mrs. George Black.
For Eagle—Adolf Bruning.
For Tanana—John A. Clark, Sam
Sabanoff, Paul Solka.
The passengers on board for St.
Michael are E. W. Pine. C. C. Glean
er and George Rissmond.
Those joining the steamer at Xe
nana are Captain Spaulding for
Tanana and Stephen Foster for Hot
Springs.
STEAMER YUKON
IN PORI IODAY
FROM OP YUKON
A. Y. N. Company’* Liner Bring*
Bargeload of Freight From
Upper Yukon Riye”-.
The A. Y. N. company’s liner
Yukon pulled into port this after
noon from Dawson with the barge
Stewart in tow. She had a con
signment of mail and the following
passengers for Nenana: Fred Major,
Mrs. R. P. Bagley and J. A. Mc
Intyre.
The passengers on board in transit
for Fairbanks are Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil H. Clegg and H. B. Parkin,
who will transfer to the steamer
Reliance on her arrival from the
upper town.
The steamer Yukon will wash boil
ers at Nenana and it is expected
that she will sail for Dawson and
way points about two o’clock to
morrow afternoon.
The bulk of the freight brought
by the steamer Yukon and the barge
Stewart consists of railroad materia
and supplies consigned to the A. E
C. One hundred tons of this freighl
consists of groceries and the rest
of railroad cars and material.
There are also three narrow-gauge
freight cars and one passenger coacl
of the White Pass & Yukon Route
intended for use on the Tanant
Valley R. R., and these will be sem
up to Fairbanks probably with the
Reliance.
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PERSHING REPORTS
EINE QUIET TODAY
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Persh
ing’s communique received by the
war department Monday states that
several combats of a local nature
have taken place with the Americans
to the good in every case. As a
result of these combats several pris
oners are reported to have been
taken by our boys.
Increased artillery and aerial
activity is also reported in the St.
Mihiel sector.
NEWSPAPERMAN
MS OF DEBTS
KILLS HIS WIFE
Widely Known Editor Kills Wife
In Desperation Caused By
demands of Creditors.
NEW YORK.—Charles E. Chaplir
a widely known newspaperman and
who had been city editor of the New
York Evening World for the pas1
twenty years, surrendered himsell
to the police today and told then
that he had killed his wife in £
fit of desperation caused by th(
demands of his creditors. His de
ceased wife was known to have beer
very extravagent.
The body of Mrs. Chaplin wa:
found yesterday in a hotel apart
ment with a bullet wound in he:
head. The police also found a not<
written by Chaplin, hinting that hi:
wife had committed suicide, and ac
cordingly, they were about to con
duct an investigation- The con
fession of Chaplin now clears uj
the situation.
He is being held pending a hear
ing on a murder charge.
WAR DEPARTMENT
j ESTIMATES GROW
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I Congress Is Asked For Additions
i Appropriation Fo- Enlarged
Military Program.
| WASHINGTON, D. C.—The \va
; department has asked congress fo
j an appropriation of seven billion
[ three hundred and forty-seven mil
• lion dollars for war purposes.
The enormous sum asked for b;
[ the war department is in additioi
: to the previous estimates for th
• enlarged military program, and it i
j expected that the full amount aske<
1 for will be made available soon.
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SILVER SET RAFFLE
TOMORROW NIGH’
Mrs. M. J. Cooney wishes to an
nounce that the raffle of the silve
j set donated to the Red Cross b
I Mrs. Henry Baatz will take plac
! tomorrow night at half past seve
'at the Arctic Pool Room.
• Holders of tickets who may wis
to see the raffle conducted are in
j vited to be on hand at the appointe
! time.
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LONDON.—Official reports re
ceived from the Serbian head
quarters today state that the Ser
bians, assisted by the French, con
tinuing their advance on the Mace
donian front, have penetrated for
a distance of five miles and have
succeeded in capturing over three
thousand prisoners and twenty-four
large guns at a very slight cost in
killed and wounded.
The Serbo-French troops are mov
ing steadily forward on a twelve
mile front to the east of Monastir.
new Department
will ^formed
Department of Aeronautic* Will
» Probably Be Formed With
Cabinet Officer At Head.
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| WASHINGTON, D. C—The Sen
| ate Military committee reported fav
, orably today on a bill introduced
i in the Senate for the purpose of
I establishing a department of aero
nautics, with a cabinet officer at
the head of it.
It is expected that the measure
will finally be passed by Congress
and will become a law.
STEAMER RELIANCE
TO TAKEJ.OAD UP
I The steamer Reliance arrived
from Fairbanks this afternoon to
connect with the steamer Yukon.
She brought no mail, freight or
I passengers for Nenana.
She will probably take on the
freight, mail and passengers destined
for Fairbanks brought here by the
II steamer Yukon, and sail for the
I upper town late tonight or early to
morrow morning. | j|J Jj
—
( NEWS IS RECEIVED
OF NENANA BOYS
In a letter received recently by
•Mr. Geo. W. Pennington, Ralph L.
Johnson, who was in the employ of
the Commission prior to his going
to the States to enlist, says that he
is now in the naval service and has
been assigned to duty on board the
U. S. S. Princeton. He says that
he likes the service very much and
that he is having a fine time serving
-, Uncle Sam.
Charles Herron, who worked at
the Lehr sawmill when he was here,
is now in training with the army for
f overseas service. He is located at
Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Florida
and also expresses his delight with
the service. Both boys wish to be
' remembered to their Nenana friends
and say they would like to hear
1 from them once in a while.
—
i James T. Oldfield, who had been
- recently operated on for appendicitis
1 has left the hospital and is taking
! a rest before reporting for duty.
AI SLAV CAPITAL
STOCKHOLM.—According to re
ports received in this city today
from Russia, eight hundred and
twelve persons are said to have been
executed in Petrograd during the
past week.
The executions were the result
of recent disturbances reported from
the Russian capital. Order has now
been partly restored but many vio
lations of the law still continue in I
parts of the town and the authori-1
ties are kept very busy suppressing
revolutionary outbreaks.
PRESIDENfSAYS
AUSTRIAN PEACE
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Representative Simeon D. Fe»* Says
President’s Reply to Austria
Is a Rebuke.
WASHINGTON', D. C.—Repre
sentative Simeon D. Fess of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican Con
gressional committee, told the House
today that President Wilson’s reply
co the Austrian peace note leaves
no chance for the enemy to gain
by diplomacy what he could not win
on the battlefield.
A quick reply to the peace pro
posal, he said would be quite justi
fiable and would act as a well merit
ed rebuke for the enemy’s double
dealing.
Congressman Fess also thought
that the President's reply should end
all peace talk until such time as the
enemy is brought to his knees.
RED CROSS MEETING
AT CLUB TOMORROW
A special meeting of the local Red
I Cross branch will be held at 2:30
o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the
i Nenana Club rooms and it is hoped
that all who can will be in attend
ance.
Mrs. J. R. Bowen, chairman of
the local Red Cross branch, an
nounces that business of special
importance will be up for discussion
and urges upon all to be present
at the meeting.
PRICES ADVANCING
IN ENGLAND ALSO
LONDON’.—The average increase
in the price of food on July 1, 1918
was two per cent higher than June
1, 1918, and 110 per cent higher
than in July 1914. The principal
advance occurred in the case of
milk, eggs, butter and potatoes.
NENANA KNITTING CLUB
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Announcement is made that the
Nenana Knitting club will hold their
next regular meeting at 2 o’clock
on Thursday afternoon, September
19th, at the home of Mrs. Alex
' Fowler, on First and C streets.
Sylvester Howell arrived in Ne
| nana last evening on the launch
Peerless from Fairbanks. He will
| probably leave for the Hot Springs
country on the steamer Yukon.
ALLIES DEFEAT
RUSSIAN FORCE
AI ARCHANGEL
Bolsheviki Cain Temporary Succru
On Murman Coast, But A-e
Finally Defeated.
PKTROGRAD.—In the first clash
between the Bolsheviki and the Al
lied forces composed of American,
French and British detachments, the
former grained a few temporary suc
cesses, on the Murmansk coast.
The Allies, reforming: their lines,
delivered a strong counter attack
and taking the Bolsheviki by storm,
inflicted a severe defeat to them.
The Bolsheviki forces were very
completely routed and retired in a
panic.
HANGED IN SOUTH
SAN ANTONIO, Texas.—Five
more negroes who were found guilty
of participating in the recent riots
which took place at Houston were
hanged this morning at Fort Sam
Houston.
There was a large gathering of
civilians in the neighborhood of the
army post, but none of them were
allowed within the military reserva
tion where the excutions took place.
SAYS AMERICANS
Secretary Baker Plans On Returning
to France; American Spirit
Wonderful, He Says.
LONDON'.—In a statement made
today, Secretary of War Baker said
that he plans to return to France,
where he will spend about a week
on the battlefront and then return
to London before sailing for the
States.
He spoke very enthusiastically
over the victory won by our boys on
the Lorraine front, and said that
the Americans manifested a most
wonderful spirit which existed even
among the wounded men.
The American casualties ,he said,
1 were very light and consisted for
the most part of minor wounds.
SWEDISH POPULATION
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
STOCKHOLM.—Sweden’s popula
tion at the end of 1917 was 5,800,
847, according to figures just made
public. The increase over 1916 was
43,281, which is greater than in any
year since 1910. Preliminary fig
ures indicate the highest marriage
rate since 1907, but the birthrate—
20-84—and the death rate—13.35—
were the lowest ever recorded in
Sweden.