The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-31

an engagement between the Disc and
Aisne rivers.
Seattle: The second regiment of the
Washington state militia was called out
for service this morning.
San Francisco: 1t is reported that Car
rama is purchasing military supplies in
Japan.
San Francisco: The state militias of
California, Oregon, Idaho aud Montana
received orders this morning to mobilize
Immediately.
Washington; The American liner St,
Louis, the first armed merchantmen to
cross the Atlantic, is reported this morn
ing to have successfully reached port in
England.
Washington: The militia of twenty
FIVE states has been ordered modified for
active service, and they will be distrib-
uted where needed for The protection of
the United States seaboard
Washington: Major-General Leonard
Wood has been transferred from the East
ern department to take charge of the
Southeastern department, with headquar-
tiers at Charleston. S. c.
Omaha: The entire equipment and re-
sources of the Union Pacific railway sys-
TEN has been placed at the disposal of
the government for the transportation Of
troops and supplies.
Princeton: President Hibben of Prince
ton university announced this morning
that in the event of war military training
at the university would take precedence
over all other branches OF academical
work.
Copenhagen: Dispatches from ali sec
tons of Russia state that socialists are
melting revolution among the masses of
the people and mutiny in the army and
navy. Grand Duke Nicholas has been
dismissed from the supreme command of
the Russian army because of his being
member Of the cars family. "
Philadelphia: Six members OF the
crew of the informed German liner Prinz
EItel Frederick were shot last mite by
marines who were guarding the vessel,
when the members of the entire crew at
tempted to escape. All German sailors
in this port have been transferred to re-
tention camps in the South.
Paris: The speed of the German re-
treat on the Western front is lessening,
but the German forces as yet have been
/ unable to stop the French advance. A
violent counter attack by the Teutons
last mite between the Disc and Aisne NV
ers was repulsed, the Germans sustaining
unnecessarily heavy losses in killed and
wounded.
Vancouver, B. c.: George Lindsay
HAYDEN, the 19-year-old bank messenger
who absconded several davs ago with
SIS, 900 belonging to Seattle bank, was
apprehended in this city this morning,
shortly after enlisting for service in the
European war with Canadian company
Eighteen thousand dollars OF the stolen
money was recovered.
Washington: A complete list of all
known spies in the United States, ano all
interned Germans. amounting to approx
imately half million persons. is in the
hands of the secret service department.
The moment war is declared all these
persons will be placed on a large irriga-
ton project in one of the Western states,
where they will be under military guard
and supervision, and will be required to
work on the development of the project
at the wages of an enlisted soldier.
Washington: According to powers in
vested in him by congress, to be used in
case of emergency, the president this
morning issued orders that the strength
OF the navy be increased to 81, 600 men.
A net increase of & 500 mon ;e aIraod,,