The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-05-12
MONDAY

government is lOani0g the AIlleS on an
average of ,lOO, 900 600 monthly.
Paris: German counter attacks along
the entire French front during the past
"a hours have been repulsed. Since April
10th the French have captured $4,000
German prisoners.
London a report issued by the adj
miralty this morning states that the subs
are sinking six times as MANY ships at
present as they were during the first Of
their rLthless Submarine campaign.
Paris: During the fighting Saturday
and Sunday the French forces captured
5000 German prisoners. and captured an
important position on the Ancre ON the
northern crest Of the Aiiette valley.
New York: American and British rel
ugees arriving i'll this city from the prov
iuce OF Orientes, Cuba. state that negro
revolutiouists are burning and playing
homes and PROPER of Americans there.
Washington: \ report 10 the state de
par meut this morning states that Won
Hincenburg SCOTS at the entry Of Amer
lea and declares that the Germans will
win before American troops can land III
Europe.
Elkhart, Ind: As Il result of brooding
.1.F.,r ,.-I,;cI, 1,a C,.H. "A
in congress at the hands of Jeanette
Rankin, congresswoman from Montana
Col. Crull committed suicide 1T his home
in this city last mite.
London: The 340O-ton japanese steam
the marine underwriters 10 have been
Summarized eff the coast of Africa this
r:orning. She was bound for Boston
with million dollar cargo.
Washington: 1t was officially annouuc-
will go to France, but all particulars will
be withheld until they have taken their
place al the front. 1t is expected that
the initial contingent will be of selected
troops. -. &.- =. :"-
Kansas City: In speech delivered
during the visit of the French commits
sion in this CITY Premier NiyIana said
that the sacred union between the United
States and France will not be dissolved
until German Imperialism has been de.
stroyed and the peace of the world as
sured.
London Adylces from the British
headquarters in France state that more
than half of the German prisoners now
being taken by the French and British
are boys averaging 10 years. They are
convinced OF the hopelessness of the strug-
gle and freely state that the whole Aus
troGerman army would quit if they had
the opportunity.
Petrograd: An official order has been
issued torbidding the Russian troops
from fraternizing with the enemy on the
Austro-G German frontier. It was reported
from the army headquarters this morning
that German forces are being withdrawn
rom the Russian front and transferred
to The Western front to meet the Freuch
and British offensive.
Washington: The navy consulting
board announced that as the result of a
recently perfected invention which has
passed all final tests and been accepted
by the government this morning the de-
struction of submarines and coast fortifi-
cations is now an assured fact. Thomas
a. Edison, president of the board, is Civ
ell credit for perfecting the invention.
Seattle: Chairman Edes OF the Alask-
an Engineering commission stated before
leaving this city for Anchorage that it
had practically been decided to build
wooden bridge across the Tanana at Ne
mana because of the high cost of steel
and the uncertainty of delay due To the
enormous demand. He also said I'VE
hope to Law more track than last year.
but scarcity OF materials and slow deiiv-
cries NAV make il trnDoSsihle 10 carr,-