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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 179
' ITALIANS TAKE 80,000 AUSTRIANS
VAl ENCENNES TAKEN BY CANADIANS
' ANGLO-FRENCH ARMY NEARING GHENT RAPIDLY
CANADIANS FORCING
BOCHES IN BELGIUM
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LONDON.—According to reports j
received from the Belgian front to-1
day, the British and French troops;
who are operating in concert, reach- j
ed the Scheldt river at Eecke yes- j
terday. Eecke is a small town and;
is seven miles southwest of Ghent-1
VALENCIENNES FALLS
LONDON.—It is believed in offi- j
cial circles here that the town of j
Valenciennes has fallen and that it
is now in full occupation of the
British troops, despite strong Ger-;
man counter attacks which deprived;
the British forces of part of the
gains made earlier.
LATER REPORT
LONDON.—The city of Valen
ciennes was captured today by the
Canadian troops.
AMERICANS IN ACTION
WITH THE AMERICANS—The
American First army, in continuing
their offensive, commenced active
operations this morning, away ahead
of the scheduled time and threw
SOPHIA DISASTER
VICTIMS TG HAVE
public run
Yukoner* Form Committee to Bury
Sophie’s Unclaimed Dead; May
Hold Public Funeral.
VICTORIA.—A committee of for
mer Yukoners have been formed at
Vancouver for the purpose of at
tending to the burial of such of the
bodies of the victims of the Sophia
disaaster as may remain unidenti
fied.
They have pledged themselves to
see that none of the victims will
fill a pauper’s grave. It is thought
that a great public funeral of the
victims may be held.
lift SCENE OF
Austrian Sailors on the Fleet Iz
Pola Refuse to Obey Orders
and Seize the Ships.
LONDON.—According to report
received in this city today the crew:
of the Austrian fleet riding at an
ehor in the harbor of Pola hav<
mutinied and overpowering theii
officers, have seized the ships.
They have refused to obey thi
commands of their officers and de
clare that they will only obey order:
issued by their respective nationa
councils. The crews on the war
ships are composed largely o:
Czecho-Slovaks.
the opposing ranks into some con
fusion with the suddenness and vigor
of their onslaught. The Germans
recovering from the first shock of
the attack, reformed rapidly and
are now putting up a stubborn re
sistance to the advance of our troops.
From all indications, the German j
resistance promises to become
heavier.
Yanks Advance Slowly
Despite the increased volume of
fire from the enemy’s artillery and
machine gun platoons, our boys are
advancing steadily, though a trifle
slower than yesterday, considering
the magnitude of the operations.
Enemy I^osses Heavy.
Reports of the fighting state that
our losses have been small, while
the Hun casualties have been un
usually heavy.
PERSHING’S REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
Pershing in his communique, states
that the American First Army, in
conjunction w’ith the French Fourth
army, conducted victorious opera
tions on the battle front to the west
of the Meuse yesterday.
CHAR WEAK
SEVERE GALE ON
! Steamer Alameda, Southbound, Puti
Into Seattle In a Very Badly
Battered Condition.
—
I SEATTLE.—The steamer Ala
meda put into port today showing
ample signs of having been badly
battered by a storm. She was or
a voyage from Alaskan ports.
Captain Klinger, the master ol
i the steamer, said that the storm
t which he had successfully weatherec
j was the worst he had ever expe
, rienced, and that the vessel undei
his command very narrowly escapee
destruction.
On his southbound voyage, the
; master said that he was within fifty
* miles of the Canadian lighthouse
1 vessel Galiano when she sent oui
wireless calls for help,, but, he sait
that it was absolutely impossible
for him to render her any aid in the
storm without inviting destruction
bavarianIlaims
RIGHT TO THRONE
LONDON-—According to report
. received here today, the Bavariai
. premier formally notified Berlii
( that in the event of the abdicatioi
[ of the German throne by Kaise
. Wilhelm, the Bavarian royal famil
■ will claim the right of successio
to the German throne.
KAISER PERSISIS
IN CLINGING 10
UNS1EADY POS1;
German Ruler Object* to Abdicate
and Joins Military Party In
Effort to Stick.
PARIS.—According to the reports j
received today, the German kaiser j
still persists in his refusal to abdi- j
cate, and immediately after a meet-1
ing of the war cabinet at which |
his abdication was discussed, took
refuge in the German grand head
quarters.
The obstinancy with which the
kaiser clings to the throne has
created a very bad impression in
Berlin.
Zurich papers commenting on the i
situation, say that the kaiser par
ticipated in the proceedings of a
cabal ministry formed by the mili
tary party against the government
for the purpose of standing by the
kaiser. The German military au
thorities do not take kindly to the
idea of being under the control
of the civil authorities.
geiFcouapse
! IS FORESHADOWED
Advantage Gained By Allies In
Discomfiture of Hun’s Allies
Is Being Pressed to Limit.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, in a statement made to
day said that the advantage gained
by the debacle of Germany’s allies
is being pressed to the limit and
that the events which have trans
| pired during the past week have
j practically resulted in the concen
tration of enemy resistance on one
nation only.
The lines of withdrawal of the
Austrian forces on the Italian front
have been cut by the Allies, he
said, and their final surrender is
merely a question of a short time.
On the Italian front the Allies
have penetrated thirty-seven miles
into territory held by the enemy
and further serious resistance from
the Austrians is not looked for.
specieHaro
TO BE SALVAGED
Gold Shipment Thought to Be On
Wrecked Liner; Diver* Will
Attempt to Recover It.
VICTORIA.—It is believed that
3 the wrecked Canadian Pacific line;
i Princess Sophia carried a shipment
I of gold and as soon as the weathei
j is sufficiently favorable for thf
r purpose, divers who are now at th<
I wreck will attempt to recover thi:
1 as well as other valuables from th<
purser’s office.
1
BULGARIAN KING j
Ills HIS POSI;:
REPUBLIC NOW'
Peasant* and Agrarians Form New;
Government Under Peasant
Leader; Boris Abdicated
COPENHAGEN.—Despatches re
ceived in this city today indicate
that King Boris of Bulgaria, who
succeeded to the throne following
the recent abdication by King Fer
dinand, and who has reigned over
the Bulgarians since October third,
abdicated hi$ throne*today.
The Bulgarians have established
a peasant government with Tirnova
as the capital and seat of the gov
ernment and have chosen M. Stam
buliwsky chief of the peasants and
Agrarians of Bulgaria
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today Slarn
buliwskv is in command of a re- ■
publican army of forty thousand
men.
ALLIED TERMS
ROME.—General Diaz, command
ing the Italian army, reports that
[Austrian officers entered the Italian
lines today under a flag of truce
and were handed the Allied terms
on which alone an armistice looking
to peace negotiations can be granted.
The Austrian officers withdrew
after having received the terms at
the hands of General Diaz.
ITALIANS SINK
ENEMY WARSHIP
Austrian Sueperdreadnaught Is Sent
to the Bottom By the
Italians.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rome des
patches received today state that
the Italians have succeeded in sink
ing the Austrian superdreadnaught
“Viribus Unitis.”
The Viribus Unitis was one of
the latest type of dreadnaught in
the Autsrian navy. She was launched
in 1912 and had a displacement of
20,000 tons, with a speed of 21
knots, and carried a complement of
one thousand officers and men. Her
main battery consisted of 12 twelve
inch guns in turrets fore and aft
and on the port and starboard sides,
12 six-inch guns in barbettes and
casemates, and 18 twelve-pounders.
Her secondary battry of light guns
for repelling torpedo attacks was
also very powerful. She had four
submerged 21-inch torpedo tubes
fore and aft and on each broadside
and carried two twelve-pounder
anti-aerial guns.
Her sister ships were the Teget
i thoff, Prinz Eugen and Sventistvan
i launched in 1913, 14, and 15 re
spectively.
AUSTRIANS BEATEN;
SEEK ITALIAN TERMS
ROME.—The Austrian forces are
Fleeing from the city of Udine, fifty
miles east of the Piave river, and!
lave abandoned much war material
in their hurried retreat. Udine
was the headquarters of the Italian
army before their retreat last year.
BRITISH ADVANCE
The British forces supporting the
Italian army on the Piave front have
crossed the Livenza river on a wide
front between Motta and Sacile
CANADIAN VESSEL
VICTIM OF STORM
Lighthouse Steamer Galiano Found
ers In Storm With All on Board;
Had Crew of Fifty.
OTTAWA. The naval service de
partment announced today that the
entire crew of fifty men of the
patrol steamer Galiano were lost
when that vessel foundered in a
storm, off Queen Charlotte Islands.
The Galiano was on a voyage
from Triangle Island to the Queen
Charlotte Islands and on encount
ering the bad storm presumably
sprung a leak and sent out wireless
calls for help, which were picked
up by the wireless station on shore
and by the steamer Alameda, on a
voyage from Alaskan ports to
Seattle.
Owing to the fury of the storm
at the time the signals were sent
out, the master of the Alameda was
unable to respond without endanger
ing his vessel and the lives of the
passengers on board, and so held
on his way, weathering the storm
with the utmost difficulty.
PATTERSON HURT
BY CUR SAW
George B. Patterson, who is em
ployed in the Alaskan Engineering
commission’s carpenter shop, had
the misfortune to get his fingers
caught in the rapidly whirling saw
today, with the result that he will
probably lose the four fingers of
his right hand.
The accident happened shortly
before the noon hour, and Patter
son walked over to the hospita'
to have his wounds attended to.
The doctors were busy at a late
hour this afternoon and a report
as to the extent of the injuries could
not be obtained.
A.K.Kempton of Seattle, has pur
chased the stock of the Dorhman
Heming Hardware Co. of' Anchor
age.
“The Boys Over There” is a
monthly publication started by the
Treadwell Co., edited by Employ
ment Agent L. S. Ferris.
UDINE IN SIGHT
Italian Headquarters.—The town
of Udine is now in sight of the ad
vancing Italian forces, who are now
more than ever eager to advance.
They are restrained with difficulty
by their officers, from rushing for
ward to occupy the town from which
there aro ample indications of a
hasty Austrian retreat.
ROME.-—The Italian forces have
captured eighty thousand prisoners
and sixteen hundred guns as a re
sult of the recent fighting
TRIESTE ALARMED
ASKS _ALLIED AID
Influx of Retreating Soldier* From
the Italian Front Cauie of
Consternation In City.
I _
BASEL, Switzerland—The Trieste
■Committee of Public Safety, thrown
| into a state of consternation by the
i sudden arrival of a large body of*
i fleeing Austrian soldiers, have asked
: the Allied fleet in the Mediterranean
I to occupy the harbor and town
j of Trieste, as they fear a disturb
1 ance.
It is expected that the Allies,
i who are considering the matter,
j will give their answer shortly. It
i is thought quite possible that the
^ fleet will act as indicated by the
i Committee of Public Safety.
GABOFF ARRESTED
! CHARGE SERIOUS
j On a complaint charging desertion
| sworn out by Ed Cronin, chairman
of the Xenana Local Board under
the selective service regulations,
Alex Gaboff was taken into custody
today and is being held pending
a hearing.
Gaboff is a Xenana registrant,
but happened to be in Fairbanks
during the time the men of the last
draft were being assembled, and
Chairman Ray of Fairbanks Local
| Board states positively that Gaboff
answered the roll call and was in
I ducted into the service. Gaboff,
! however, does not admit this and
says positively that he did not an
swer the roll call at Fairbanks on
October 1, but is unwilling to sign
I a statement to that effect,
j The date for the hearing of the
lease will be set later on.
MAIL OISPATCHEDTOOAY
FAIRBANKS AND STATES
Roy Lund, who arrived in Xenana
on the night of the 31st with the
mail from Fairbanks, left this morn
ing for the upper town with the
mail from Nenana.