Uncle Sam Needs YOUR Help To Beat The Kaiser
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918. NUMBER 35
BRITISH MAKE BIG RAID ON OSTEND
GERMANS REPORT CAPTURE OF 675 PRISONERS
FRIEND OF WILSON TURNS DOWN OFFER OF PEACE
' GERMANS PREPARE
WITH NEW TROOPS
LONDON, May 10.—That the <
Germans are preparing to launch i
further attacks along the Western ,
front is indicated by the arrival of (
heavy reinforceemnts on the Ypres
line and along the Somme river
Local operations however have en- '
abled the French and British forces
in the Ypres sector to re-establish
their lines between Laclotte and
Voormzeele, where they are pre
pared to meet another forward move
ment.
In the absence of big operations,
interest centers today upon what
appears to have been a very suc
cessful raid on the German sub
marine base at Ostend.
AFRAID OF YANKEES
With the American Army in Lor
raine, May 10.—The German forces
opposite the American lines in Lor
raine are speeding up their machine
gun batteries and artillery fire and
are increasing their gas attacks,
evidently with the object of fore- |
stalling aggressive action on the
part of the Yankees.
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GERMANS TAKE PRISONERS
S BERLIN, May 10.—According to
announcement made by the war of
fice today, successful local attacks
made by the Germans southwest of
Ypres resulted in the capture of 675
prisoners. The Germans stormed
the Allied positions along a front
of more than a mile in length and
captured the entire line, which was
heavily fortified.
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POPE URGES PRAYER
ROME, May 10.—Pope Benedict
has issued a special message to the
world urging special prayer during
mass on St. Peters Day, June 29,
for the cessation of the evils which
are tormenting humanity. The
message points out that the end of
the fourth year is approaching and
that since the European conflagra
tion started, the violence has never
diminished.
TRENCH CAPTURED
LONDON, May 10.—The war of-;
fice announces
have recaptured
the line positions
by the Germans
that the British
a small portion of1
which were taken !
yesterday.
FRENCH MAKE GAIN
PARIS, May 10.—It is officially
announced this afternoon that the
French have taken Grivernes park,
five miles northwest of Mondidier.
PEACE OFFER TURNED DOWN
LONDON, May 10.—The corres
pondent of the Daily Mail has in
formed his paper that Professor
Heron, of Geneva, a friend of Presi
dent Wilson, ignominously turned
down an attempted German peace
offer. Heron was visited by Pro
fessor Ludwig Quiedde, who claimed
to represent the German foreign
office. He said that he had come
to prepare the way for peace and in
formed Heron that Germany stood
willing to grant Alsace-Lorraine
autonomy, within the German em
pire, providing German colonies
were restored by the Allies and that
the Allies would agree not to wage
iconomic war against Germany
ifter the restoration of peace. Her
in replied that America no longer
lesired peace; that it was the in
ention of the American people to
iweep out the augean stables at
i’otsdam. He said further that the,
Jermans had effrontery to ask him
o lay such a rigamarole of cant
ind deceit before the American
jeople.
YANKEES IN LONDON
LONDON, May 10.—Londoners
will have the opportunity on Sat
urday of welcoming a detachment
>f American soldiers, which will
parade the streets and pass in review
oefore the king at Buckingham
palace.
AIMING AT ST. POL
LONDON, May 10.—Military ob
servers express the belief that the
German operations between Amiens
ind Albert, are directed at St. Pol,
with the object of reducing the
A.rras salient.
PLAN FAILED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 10.—
Advices received by the war de
partment indicate that it was the in
tention of the Germans yesterday to
make much more progress than they
were actually able to carry out, ow
ing to the excellent work of the
French and British gunners, and to
the operations of the French, who
countered near Ypres at the right
moment to upset the German plans.
BIG UN GUNS
DO GREAT DAMAGE
Fifty-Two Men, Thirty Women and
Five Children Killed; Many
Others Wounded.
With the French Army, May 10.—
Several war correspondents visiting
the town of Amiens, found that Ger
man bombardment, with heavy ar
tillery, had turned many parts of
the town into tctal ruins, killed
fifty-two men, civilians, thirty wo
men and five children, besides
wounding sixty-two men, forty-eight
women and nineteen children, the at
tacks coming before the population
had an opportunity to evacuate the
place. Since the Germans have
come within cannon shot they have
hurled 5,800 shells into the city.
MRS. RYUS IS NAMED
TO ASSIST ORPHANS
The • Alaska committee for the
Fatherless Chilren of France has
appointed Mrs. F. S. Ryus as their
Xenana representative, and the ap
pointment has been indorsed by the
committee on public charities.
Mrs. Ryus announces that anyone
wishing to help this worthy cause
may do so by contributing to the
fund through the local representa
tive. All contributions, however
small, will be welcomed, as it all
helps to keep a child from Starving.
YANKEE TROOPS
FALL 10 DEATH
BELOW TRESILE
Fast Passenger Train Meets With
Disaster Euroute Through
South Carolina.
COLUMUS, S. C., May 10.—Seven
American soldiers are dead and
twenty-two more or less seriously
injured as the result of the wreck
of the train in which they were
riding. One of the passenger coach
es jumped the track while passing
over a trestle near Camp Jackson,
and it was by the narrowest margin
that the entire train was not dragged
off the trestle to destruction.
Five of the soldiers were killed
outright and two died while on their
way to a hospital. Of those in
jured, four were seriously hurt and
eighteen received minor cuts and
bruises.
The troops belong to the 321st
Infantry and to a machine gun com
pany.
ARE ON 1HE M
Member of British Cabinet Warns
Public That British May Lose
Ground.
LONDON, May 10.—In an ad
i dress made before the Primrose
league in this city today, Earl Cur
zon. leader of the house of lords
and member of the British wai
council, expressed the belief tha'
grave times are ahead of the Allies
notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans appear to be held in checf
along the Western front at present
j He said further, that it might b<
necessary for the British forces t(
give additional ground in Flander
! and on the French front.
There are reasons - to feel en
! couragement, however, in the unit;
of command of the Allied forces, ii
the splendid showing which is be
ing made by the Americans, and ii
the resolute, indominable spirit o'
[the British people.
IOWA STORM SWEPT;
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
CHICAGO, May 10.—Central Illi- I
nois and Iowa were swept by a tor- ;
nado of unusual severity yesterday, j
the storm causing the death of at j
least eleven persons and the injury
of more than a hundred. The full ^
force of the tornado struck at May
ville, Iowa, where scores of build- 1
ings were completely demolished, ^
and the wreckage strewn over the
entire town.
The property damage throughout i
the storm-swept area will be heavy, !
and includes the destruction of hun- i
dreds of buildings and the loss of ’
considerable live stock. Crops also !
suffered severely.
The towns reporting fatalities are i i
SBon
WAR PATH AGAIN
Fou." Hundred Anarchists Made 1
Prisoners After An All-Night
Fight In Moscow
ZURICH, May 10.—According to
information received in this city to
night, an all day battle has been in
progress between an army of anar- ^
chists and the Bolsheviki forces at 1
Moscow, which has resulted in the '
imprisonment of four hundred an- s
archists in the Kremlin. The fight '
was caused by the refusal of the ‘
anarchists to surrender the great 1
quantities of munitions and machine 1
guns in their possession. The Bol- ‘
sheviki troops stormed all places 1
where munitions and supplies were i
stored. Newspapers report an esti
mate of sixty thousand anarchists
living in the city of Moscow at this
time. ,
Are you “doing your bit” in sav- <
ing food for our allies and our sol- <
diers and sailors? \
sew Hampton and Nashua, Iowa
ind Toulon and Franklin, Illinois
t is feared that several may alsi
lave lost their lives at Mayville, bu
he result of the storm has not ye
ieen determined definitely. Rescu
larties are now engaged in search
ng the ruins of demolished buildings
ooking for victims.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 10.—;
core of persons were more or les
everely injured yesterday at Eld
■idge, near here, when that towi
vas partially wrecked by a tornado
t is feared that one of the injurei
vill die. The storm was most sever
n Eastern and Northwestern Iowa
ILASKA WILL GEL
FLAG JR LOANS
lonor Flag, With One Blue Star
to Be Awarded Alaska for
Oversubscriptions.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.—An
louncement was made today by thi
■’ederal Fiscal board that Alaska i
o receive an honor flag with om
due star for having greatly over
ubscribed to the Third Libert;
joan, which has just closed, having
xceeded the quota by one hundrei
>er cent. Nearly every city an<
own of Alaska which was given i
[uota, has greatly exceeded th<
mounts and will be awarded hono:
lags with one or more stars.
ONLY FOUR KILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10
?he casualty list issued by the wai
iepartment today contains the name!
>f twenty-one soldiers, of whom foui
irere killed in action.
OSTEND IS RAIDED;
HARBOR IS CLOSED
i LONDON', May 10.—It is appar
! ent, from statements given out by
| the war office today, that the Brit
! ish naval forces carried out another
raid last night, similar to the suc
j cessful attack made recently on the
| German base at Zeebruggee. Os
j tend, an important German sub
J marine base on the Belgian coast,
I west of Zeebrugge, was the scene
SCULPTOR EAGER
■ Man Who Talked Loudest Again,t
! Airplane Flunk, Sought Finan
. : cial Aid.
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>j WASHINGTON, D. C,May 10.—
Official documents which are on file
' i in this city show that Gutzon Borg
' lum, the sculptor, whose charges
against the American aircraft pro
■ gram led up to the impending con
>; gressional inquiry, was connected
with negotiations for the establ
ishment of a new aircraft producing
| corporation. The documents also
show that Borglum was to be a
silent partner in the enterprise.
I which sought to benefit through dis
1 : crediting the present aircraft or
c ganization.
| The exposure has caused a pro
■ | found sensation here and has ma
' | terially lessened the clamor for a
• congressional inquiry. It is con
! sidered probable, however, that con
; gress will proceed with the probe,
in an effort to ascertain the cause
of the delay in producing air ma
1 chines.
QUEEN MAI IS
E
Says Had Rather Abdicate Than
Rule Over Her Count-y Under
Rule of Kaiser.
AMSTERDAM, May 10.—German
newspapers reaching this city today
state that Queen Marie, of Rumania,
has publicly announced that she will
never recognize a treaty with Ger
many. She says that she had rather
abdicate than reign over her country
under a German rule- Her children
are of the same opinion. The queen
: further states that she will never
| lose any opportunity to insult Ger
mans in Rumania. The kaiser’s
! methods of warfare and cruelty to
small, weak nation and helpless wo
men and children has caused a feel
j ing of hatred that can never be for
gotten.
The Juneau schools reopened re
cently after an enforced vacation
because of an epidemic of diptheria
which was going the rounds there.
• Several deaths have occurred in Ju
i neau the past few months from the
• disease and every step has been
taken to prevent any spread of it.
of last night’s raid, and while de
tails are not yet available, it is in
timated that the raiders were suc
cessful in their attempt to block the
entrance to tfTe harbor.
The obsolute cruiser Vindictive,
| filled with concrete, was used for
blocking purposes, and the storming
forces are reported to have escaped
! with comparatively light losses. Of
| the boats used during the raid, only
PUN 10 REDUCE
OPERATING C0S1
Fairbanks Association Discusses the
j Proposition of Shipping Coal
From Nenana.
The Miners association of the
; Fairbanks district held a meeting at
! the upper town this week for the
purpose of discussing the possibili
, ties of getting Nenana coal to their
, mines during the present season,
i The meeting was very largely at
| tended, and it was pointed out that
operations necessarily would be
greatly curtailed this summer and
fall unless it is possible to obtain
cheaper fuel.
It was suggested that an effort
be made to secure barges for use
| in hauling the coal up the river, in
| case the railroad between Nenana
and Fairbanks is not completed by
the time the line is extended south
’ to the coal fields, the object being
to lay in a sufficient supply before
the freezeup, to last the camp
throughout next winter.
Committees were appointed to in
j quire into the matter and it is ex
I pected that definite action will be
taken at an early date.
LLOYD GEORGE IS
UPHELD BY VOIES
Members of Parliament Refuse to
Make Change on Account of
Maurice Letter.
LONDON, May 10.—The efforts
of former premier Asquith to dis
credit the Lloyd George government
have failed. The Asquith motion,
asking for the appointment of a com
mittee to make inquiry into the
charges of deception contained in a
letter written by General Maurice,
was voted down today, the support
ers of Lloyd George outvoting the
opposition by more than two to one.
FALLS OF THE WAGON;
LANDS IN THE COOLER
George Manning was arrested re
cently at Anchorage, charged with
being intoxicated and pleaded guilty
to the charge before United States
Commissioned Leopold David . Man
ning is a cook and had been work
ing in Nenana previous to his ar
rival at Anchorage.