THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at N'enana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Xenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Xenana. Alaska.
R. G. Southworth...Editor and Manager
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TURNING OF THE TIDE
The splendid achievements of th<
Allied fighting forces north' of th<
Marne and on the historic battle
fields of Picardy have given th<
nations engaged in the struggle foi
world freedom cause for great re
joicing. With the Germans out
generaled and out-fought by force:
inferior in number, it begins to lool
as if the tide of battle had turned
at last toward Berlin.
But in our rejoicing we shoulc
not permit ourselves to be carriec
away by the thought that the enc
of the great struggle is near ai
hand or that the advance of the
Allied forces across Northern France
and through battle-scarred Belgiuir
will be un-eontested. The biggesi
battles are yet to come and then
will be required of us at home, manj
sacrifices before the world will have
been made safe for Democracy. The
defeat of the Hun dates from the
advent of America into the war, bul
it undoubtedly will require manj
guns and much powder to drive the
fact home, and the sacrifice of manj
American lives.
That we have a very large anc
serious task in hand is made ap
parent by the elaborate preparation:
which are being made, from day t<
day by our government These pre
parations have not been slowed a:
the result of the defeat of the Ger
mans north of the Marne, nor i:
there any let-up now, as the Ger
mans are forced back from th<
Amiens front. And there will no
be a let-up until final victory ha:
been won. Our government ha
made that clear by formulating i
plan for greatly increasing thi
strength of our army by calling t<
the colors every able bodied mai
under forty-five years of age. Ai
army is to be sent to France o
sufficient strength to overwheln
the enemy completely and finally
and then, and not until then, wil
our preparations cease.
In the meantime, we can expec
to hear of much sanguinary fight
ing, with heavy losses on our sid
as well as among the Germans; an<
in some of the battles to be fought
the enemy may gain temporary ad
vantages There is comfort and re
assurance, however, in the know
ledge that our boys have distir
guished themselves at the very out
set of their participation in th
struggle, and it is safe to say tha
there is not an American today wh
doubts their ability to carry the wa
through to a successful finish, as
steadily increasing part of a grea
Allied fighting force upon whos
i shoulders eventually will rest the
| greater responsibilities of the war.
GAS PROOF
i
i Protection against any of the
. gases now in use by the Germans
;
.; is given to American soldiers by the
■ masks now being worn, declares an
1 official statement authorized by the
. War Department. Statements that
the masks do not protect soldiers
'from the effects of mustard gas are
not warranted.
I The masks now worn will protect
soldiers as long as they are required
to remain in areas drenched by gas.
The clothing worn by the soldiers
will resist the effects of the gas for
a normal period.
As an added precaution the sol
diers are now provided with a neu
tralizing ointment to be rubbed on
those parts of the body where must
ard gas is likely to penetrate thru
the clothes.
This ointment is being prepared
in quantities greater than the de
mand for it. The first month’s ship
ment consisted of 800,000 tubes. It
is a new preparation made after a
formula prepared by chemists con
nected with the Chemical Welfare
Section. Rubbed on the body be
fore a gas attack, it has the power vo
neutralize the poisonous effects of
mustard gas.
For the protection of the special
men whose duty is to clear trenches
of all traces of the gases, special un
derwear is now being provided.
These suits are chemically treated
and neutralize poisonous gases.
Men are being thoroughly trained
1 in gas defense, so that every soldier
who enters the zone of fire thorough
ly understands the measures of gas
1 defense. Every man is drilled in
' the adjustment of his gas mask be
fore his is subjected to a gas test.
1 either here or overseas.
! RAFFLE FOR YARN FUND
WILL BE HELD SOON
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■; A beautiful set of sliver has been
■ donated to the cause by Mrs. Henry
1 Baatz, and this is to be raffled off
. j for the benefit of the Red Cross
- Yarn fund shortly.
Tickets will be on sale on Monday
- at twenty-five cents per chance, and
• as soon as all the tickets have beer
-] sold, the raffle will take place. Tht
e hope is expressed that support wil
t be extended toward this very worthy
s ' cause.
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a Bruce Hunting, of the engineerinj
t staff of residency 3, now known as
e camp 385, is in town on business.
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Fresh Ranch Eggs Fresh Milk
The Tavern
W. F. RODIGKEIT, Prop.
TRY SOME FRESH GREENS WITH ONE OF
OUR DINNER ORDERS
If It Is On the Market You Will Find It Here
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DINNER PARTIES i
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ENGLAND TAKES
STEPS TO PLACE
MEN AFTER WAR
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LONDON'—Although the end of
: the war may be far distant, plans
! for demobilizing the British army,
i when the proper time arrives, are
well under way. The military au
thorities. acting in conjunction with
I the minsitry of labor, are prefecting
the scheme by which the soldiers
will be returned to civil life with
the utmost celerity, an 1 at a camp
not far from London there has al
ready been a rehearsal of the meth
ods to be adopted for dispersing
the men.
"Big as was the job to get men
into the army." said an officer en
gaged in the work, "it will be a big
ger job to get them out of it. But
the country may be sure that every
thing will be done to enable the
soldiers to reach their humes and
I get employment with a minimum of
j friction.”
The scheme is far-reaching. The
j authorities have had to consider not
! only the situation at home but also
i
i how the plan will fit in with the
j convenience of France. Italy and the
overseas dominions, and with trans
i port facilities from Salonika. Meso
j potamia, Palestine and from other
parts of the world. How long it
will take to demobilize the millions
J of troops is a question to which even
j those occupied in the task are not
; prepared to give a definite reply.
Eighteen dispersal depots are to
j be established in England Scotland
'and Wales. Every step has been
i worked out in detail. Before the
men in France are ordered home,
they will be assembled in the order
of the districts from which they
came, so that all may be sent in a
body direct to the dispersal depot
1 closest to the locality from which
they joined the army. Each man
will take with him his entire kit, in
cluding his arms and personal equp
ment, steel helmet and box respir
ator Previously he will have been
deprived of his ammunition.
On reaching the dispersal stations
the men will hand over their equip
ment. Everything must be given ip
except the uniform which the soldier
' is wearing, and his great coat, al
though the coat must be returned
after the month's furlough to which
each man will be entitled. He will
be permitted to retain his uniform.
The soldier will pass through sev
eral huts before he is sent on fur
lough. In one he will be given a
protection certificate, containing all
particulars regarding his regiment,
length of service and destination.
In another he will be given an ad
vance on the pay still due him. a.°J
postoffice money orders in three
| equal installments for the remainder.
On application, the soldier will
be presented with an ‘‘out-of-work’
j insurance policy, valid for a year.
, This will entitle him to receive a
fixed sum for a definite period from
a postoffice, if unemployed,
j Finally the men will be grouped
; in different huts, according to th,
locality to which they are to be sent
Railroad tickets already will havt
been made out. Then will come en
trainment, and the start for home
De ol’ song sez “Dar’s Sugar in
de Gourd,” but Br'er 'Tater 'lows
dat de only sugar he’s studyin'
’bout now-a-davs is what’s in de
sugar bowl en hit's gwine ter stay
dar.
De folks wots doin’ de flghtin’
unis' have sugar fust.
But ef dars enny sweet’nln" In
de gourd now'days. he sho' gwine
ter git tapped, ’cause dey's lookin'
fer syrups en 'lasses en honey to
“substitute.”
KAISER CALLING '
COMMANDERS OFj
CANNED CLASSES
AMSTERDAM.—The Cologne Ga
zette, publishes brief biographical j
! notices about a number of German !
Generals who have been named re-|
cently for the first time as haivng
command of armies on the Western
front.
General von Larisch, now fighting
against the French, had been retired
before the war, but is now again '•!
active service.
General Wichura fought in 1915
on the West front in a minor com
mand. and was also mentioned once
last April, in connection with - an
attack on the Oise-Aisne canal.
General von Winckler. 62 years
old. was a divisional commander of
the Prussian Guard before the war.
General Ilse before the war was
in command of a brigade of garrison
artillery at Cologne. Later he was
chief of staff of the Fourth army.
ON BUSINESS MATTERS
Resident Engineer H. G. Haslem
Came Into Town Over the
New D Line.
Mushing in over the new D line,
Engineer Howard G. Haslem reached
j town last night on a brief business
j visit. He expects to go back to his
■ camp at residency 3, now known as
j camp 385, probably on the train
! leaving Monday morning.
Travelling along the new right of
way was pretty tough except where
the grade had been finished over
small stretches of the right of way.
The worst place, according to Mr.
Haslem, is a stretch of swamp about
five miles south of the present end
I of steel. This part of the new line
is the swampiest and most difficult
for mushers.
i There is much work being accom
plished along the new line, and Mr.
Haslem thinks that, in about two
months’ time almost the entire grad
ing work will be completed, provided
there is no shortage of labor. All
of the contractors are busy and are
trying to finish before cold weather
Albert Lundborg, who has a con
tract on the extreme upper end of
the D line and within the limits of
residency 3, under the supervision
of Resident Engineer H. G. Haslem,
expects to finish in about two weeks'
time. His contract calls for the
grading of about a mile of the
right of way, consisting of a fill
, ranging from 2 to 5 feet in height.
He is also grading for a siding 2000
feet long.
Five more large contracts of about
a mile or more will be completed
in about two months more, and work
on all of the contracts on the new
line is being rushed.
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OPERATIONS PERFORMED
BY LIGHT OF CANDLES
LONDON—Surgical operations by
candle light and with bombs drop
ping about are not uncommon inci
dents just back of the lines in France
and women are doing their share of
the work. Miss Marian A. Butler,
i a radiographer of the Scottish wo
men’s hospitals, returned to London
j recently and related experiences at
a hospital at Villers-Cotterets during
a German air raid. Dr. Frances
Ivens,, the chief medical officer, per
formed several operations, including
[ amputations, by the aid of the light
| of two candles, and while the in
struments were jumping about thru
; vibrations caused by explosions from
. bombs dropped from German air
planes.
Howard G. Haslem, resident en
gineer in charge of residency three,
came into town yesterday evening,
i He will probably leave for his sta
tion on Monday.
Learn to control your appetite be
fore you try to control your neigh
bor's.
MOSQUITOES IN
GULF DISTRICTS
AW NATIVES
NEW ORLEANS.—Natives, white
and negro, of the Louisiana and
Mississippi Gulf coast sections pro
fess to see in the presence this sum
mer of certain breeds of mosquitoes
a sure sign of stormy weather next
fall. Whether the storms will be
violent or mild the mosquito “in
formants" apparently do not indi
cate.
Natives of the pine woods sections
along Mississippi Sound who special
ize in catching soft shelled crabs and
fish: shripmers, hunters and oyster
men of the lower Louisiana coast
and dwellers in the prairie (the
native name for salt marsh) all com
plain this summer of the mosquitoes,
then gloomily explain how the same
breeds were present in the summer
of 1915, although in greater quan
tity. In September, 1915, occurred
one of the most disasterous hurri
canes in Gulf coast history, so far
as property was concerned.
Business men. however, pay no
attention to these prdictions.
INFORMATION REQUESTED
REGARDING MISSING MEN
The following notification was re
ceived yesterday and the Nenana
News will be glad to co-operate in
the efforts made to locate the two
missing men. Anyone having infor
mation regarding either of the men
named in the notification are re
quested to communicate with the
News or the governor's office at
Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau, July 23, 191S
The Governo-’s office has beer
appealed to for assistance in the
search of Mr. Ben Stickney, of Win
nemucea. Nevada, who is describee
as 40 years of age. 6 feet in height
and as having brown hair, blue eye
and the middle toe of his right fool
missing.
Mr. Stickney is thought to be ir
Alaska, and his mother. Mrs. H. C
Eggleston, Box 444, Winnemucea
Nevada, is very anxious to learn ol
his wherabouts.
Anyone knowing anything about
Mr. Stickney is asked to kindly com
municate with this office or with
Mrs. Eggleston.
A similar appeal has been receiver
from Mrs. Sarah E. Andrews, 21£
E. 17th street, Flatbush, Brooklyn
WANT ADS
These little classified advertise
ments—For Sale, For Rent, Lost and
Found—Have performed a valuable
service for others. Perhaps they
will do as well for you. They are
inexpensive. Three insertions for a
dollar when the advertisement does
not exceed three lines. For each
additional line, add a quarter.
FOR RENT—Large well-built un
furnished cabin, across from the
Rust House. For terms apply on
premises.
POSITION’S WANTED—There Ttr
three women cooks in Fairbanks
looking for positions as camp
cooks; also one man cook. All
highly recommended. Address
Nenana News office
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
PIANOS—For sale or rent. Inquire
Simson's.
^ FOR SALE—Two tents, 18x30 and
| 20x40. Inquire Simsons.
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
RAW
furs
SIMSON’S
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: N. Y., who has been trying to locate
Mr. Edwin Jay Snider, who stated
in a letter to her written at San
1 Francisco in 1914, that he was going 4
to Alaska. He is described as 25
years of age, 5 ft. 8 inches in height
and as having dark hair and eyes.
Any information concerning Mr.
Snider will be appreciated.
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
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