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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
KAISER ACCUSED
OF USING FUNDS
TO BLOCK DRAFT
Mississippi Negroes Get Money From
German Government to Evade
Call.

JACKSON, Miss, April IF. X.
Ethridge, state inspector of local
exemption boards, has made a re-
port in which he charges that Ger
man money is being used to en-
courage Mississippi negroes to evade
the draft. He says that it is almost
impossible to get negroes to respond
to the draft. He also reports that
negro pastor is preaching pro-
German sermons, recently having
erected a ten-thousand dollar church.
the greater part of the funds for
which came from some mysterious
source, presumably supplied by Ger
man agents. The negroes attending
the church supplied only a small
portion of the funds.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
ALLIED OFFENSIVE GROWS

PARIS, April 1.-The counter Of
fensive, which has been started by
the Allies at several points, is as
Stunning proportions steadily and has
already resulted in material gains.
The German assaults are growing
less violent and around Lassigny, the
Huns are digging themselves in with
feverish haste. The French pres
sure at that point has become ex-
tremely heavy. South of the Somme
the tables were turned yesterday,
German assaults being repulsed and
the French making substantial gains.
The fighting continues violent
north of Mondidier, where the Ger
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
MANY YANKEES
| GROW WEALTHY
TRAVEL CRAZY
Returned Oldtimer Says Trains
Are Crowded Throughout
United States.

81 Among the unusual sights seen by
s A. Haney, oldtime nard rock mar
81 tho has just returned from an ex.
. nsive visit in the States, was the
Lumber of travellers encountered in
all sections of the country. When
he started East several months ago,
| he found the East-bound trains
crowded to their capacity; when he
vent South, he was surprised to find
, travel just as heavy in that direc-
Z ion, and when he made his reserva-
1 ions for the Pacific coast, he was
:stounded to discover the unusual
flow of travel toward the West.
The congestion was such, MIR. Haney
states, that it was necessary to ar
range a week ahead of time to Sc
cure berth on Pullman.
Asked for an explanation of the
heavy travel, Mr.. Haney says that
the only way he can account for it
is the unusual prosperity which the
people of the States are enjoying
as the result of war profits and con-
sequent high wages. Everybody ap-
pears to have money and they are
spending a lot of it with the rail-
roads, seeing the sights. The new
= ravel is augmented very largely by
he regular tourist travel, which is
-: ~ much confined to the States
81 year on account of the war.
Mr.. Haney ran across many old
ne Northerners in his travels and
reports that quite few of them
e thinking very seriously of COM
back to Alaska in the near
81 'ure.
With regard to food conditions on
~- Outside, Mr.. Haney says that
: rarely sees sugar on the table in
n East. If one desires sugar, he
= st ask for it, and then it is hand
Il out sparingly. Conservation is
great cry everywhere, and the
81 IS of the food administrator are
ng adhered to very strictly in
parts of the country.
: Mr.. Haney expects to return to
Fairbanks this week and after a
brief stay in the upper town, he will
return to Nenana and later make
trip into the Broad Pass country,
where he has considerable ground.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
LOOKS BETTER NOW

LONDON, April 1.-The war of
flee announces this afternoon that
the situation on the Western front
looks better for the Allies now than
it has at any time since the big
drive was launched. Lloyd George
has issued an appeal for reinforce
ments to asst the heroic troops at
the front in resisting further at
tempts to break through the Allied
lines.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
PRESIDENT URGES
SPEEDY MOVEMENT
Wilson Directs Departments Hasten
Plans For Getting Action
At Front

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.
President Wilson has given orders to
the various departments engaged in
preparing the country for war, to
speed up their plans and it is ex-
pected, in consequence, that Ameri-
cas- contribution of airplanes, NUM-
tions and other supplies will far ex-
coed the number thought possible at
the commencement of the war The
president is particularly anxious for
the dispatch of additional troops i'm
mediately.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
GERMANS GOOD TARGETS

PARIS, April despite the fact
that the Germans have brought up
many guns and trench mortars to
their front positions and are she'll
ing the Allied lines heavily at sew
eral points, they have been unable
to accomplish much. The adoption
of dense wave formation by the Ger
mans has given the Allied gunners
an excellent opportunity to display
their skill as marksmen. The French
field and machine guns are doing
great execution today.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
MUST PREPARE

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.
In its weekly review of the war stu
alton, the war department says that
Germany has staked her fortunes
on the spring campaign and that
the Allies and American must be
prepared for fresh attacks at new
points should the Teutons fail to
achieve victory in the present fight
ing. The review says further that
Germany apparently is determined
to force decision, or prove to its
own satisfaction that a decision can
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
ASSISTANT WIRES
WORK WILL GO ON
Fairbanks Informed That Money
Will Be Spent On Both Sides
of Tanana Rivor.

Telegraphic advices have reached
fairbanks from the office of Secre-
tary Lane to the effect that the rail
road work will be carried on this
summer on both sides of the Tanana
river, between Fairbanks and Lig-
mite. The information came in reply
to a telegram of inquiry, which was
sent to Washington last week by
the people of the upper town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
LONG STRUGGLE EXPECTED

PARIS, April 1.-The opinion
prevails among the French troops
that the present battle will develop
into long struggle similar to that
which was fought in front of SVer-
dun. The Germans are making
every effort to bring forward all
their supporting infantry with the
evident intention of launching an
other formidable rush. The Allies,
however, are now prepared for any
emergency.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
HOLlERBACH JURY
SAYS NOT GUILTY
Defense Makes Motion To Instruct
Jury Bring In Verdict of
Not Guilty.

The trial of Walter M. Hollerbach
charged with making seditious utter
ances, was still in progress at late
hour this afternoon, so details will
not be obtained until tomorrow.
The examination of witnesses took
up most of the day, much cross ex-
animation being used by the de-
Tense.
The counsel for the defense made
a motion to the court that the jury
be ordered to bring in a verdict of
Not Guilty" as to the law of the
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
WILSON MAY HELP
APRIL BOND SALE
Reported That President Will Open
Campaign At Baltimore This
Month.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.
According to official announcement
made this morning, President Wilson
will open the Third Liberty Loan
campaign on Saturday with an ad-
dress which he will deliver at Bal
timore. Saturday will mark the first
anniversary of the entrance of the
United States in the great world
war.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
HUNS ARE STOPPED

PARIS, April 1.-The Moreuil-
Lassigny battlefront, sixty kilometers
in length, was the scene of steady
fighting yesterday, the struggle last
ing well into the night. The Ger
mans kept hammering away at the
French line but forward movements
were prevented at every point by
French counters. Heavy fighting
was resumed along the line this
morning.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
BANK CLERK GETS
FINGERS IN SACK
Trusted Employee of Reserve Bank
Admits Theft of Large Sum
In Bonds.

SAN FRANCISCO, April l.
Charles Cole, a clerk in the employ
of the Twelfth Federal Reserve bank
is under arrest in this city on the
charge of stealing Liberty bonds
valued at $4,000. He has admitted
his guilt and is being held for trial
under bonds in the sum of $4,000.
His wife helped him to get posses
sion of the bonds, but she has been
freed.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
TAYLOR IN TOWN ON
WAY TO KANTISHNA

w. R. Taylor, the we'll known
Kantishna mining man, arrived from
Fairbanks yesterday afternoon on
his way to his headquarters in the
hills. He expects to get away from
Nenana in the morning and antici-
pates hard trip, owing to drifted
trails. Mr.. Taylor has been in Fair
banks during the past several weeks.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
LONG RANGE GUNS
FOR STATES SOON
American Navy Planning Gun Cap.
able of Carrying Over One
Hundred Miles

) WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.
has been intimated by officials
the navy that the United States
viii soon have a naval gun which
".'l greatly outshoot the long range
ms with which the Germans are
wv Smelling the city of Paris from
distance of more than sixty miles.
rhe new American gun will be cap
able of carrying 105 miles, developed
along the sub-calibre plan.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
BOMBARDING PARIS

PARIS, April 1.-The lombard
ment of the suburbs of this city
was resumed yesterday morning,
eight persons being killed during
the day. Four of them were women.
Thirty-seven others received injuries
of which several will die. Among
the wounded are nine women and
seven children.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
GERMANS RENEW ATTACK.

LONDON, April 1.-Advices re-
ceived by the war office this morn
ing state that the Germans have re-
newed their attacks east of Arras
and to the south of the Somme, and
have forced their way into Demuin.
They have been stopped at the west
ern outskirts of the village, how
ever, the result of vigorous Brit
ish counter.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
STRIKERS HAMPER
GOVERNMENT WORK
Army and Navy Bases Tied Up AS
Result of Order Calling Union
Men Out.

NORFOLK, Va, April LINTON
carpenters engaged on government
construction work here at the army
and navy bases, at the Portsmouth
navy yards and at the Hampton
aviation field, have gone out on
strike, almost completely stopping
operations. They have joined the
forces of other workers who were
already out
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
TO SURVEY SITE FOR
WAREHOUSE AT DUNBARs

G. B. Richardson, residency en-
gineer at No. 3, left Nenana this
afternoon in company with l. A.
Alderman for the purpose of making
the survey for the new warehouse
to be built in the vicinity of Dun
bars roadhouse. The party expect
to return to Nenana tomorrow or
the daw after.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
TRANSPORTS KEPT BUSY

WASHINGTON, D. c., April L.
The American government is send
ing troops across the Atlantic to the
full capacity of every available
transport, the chief difficulty being
to find ships in sufficient number
to move the troops now ready to
join the overseas forces.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01

not be forced by Teutonic forces.
Regarding the participation of Amer
lean troops in the present fighting,
the department says that those SOL
diers who have received sufficient
training will be given the oppor-
tunity to assist the Allies.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
ALLIED AIRMEN ACTIVE

AMSTERDAM, April 1.-Advices
which have reached this city from
Berlin report the death of ten per-
sons at Luxembourg, as the result of
an attack on that city by Allied
airmen.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01

mans are using large bodies of
troops. To the south of Montdidier,
the Germans are fighting desperately
in an effort to recapture Grives-
ness, but the French are holding
fast to the town anu are inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01

B. o.. Graham has reached Cor
dova, to be legal representative of
the Copper River & Northwestern
R. R., to succeed R. E. Capers, re-
signed.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
WOMAN SPY DIES

NEW YORK, April MADAME
Storch, the young Turkish woman,
who was recently placed under ar
rest in this city on the charge of
being German spy, died suddenly
today at her Ellis Island quarters.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
DESTROYER SINKS

LONDON, April 1.-The admiralty
ounces the loss of a British de-
yer, as the result of encounter
:. mine. The accident occurred
Wednesday, and resulted in the
of one officer.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
GERMANS SEE NO CHANGE

BERLIN, April An official
bulletin issued this morning an
nounces the capture of Ayette, sew
en- miles southwest of Bapaume.
North of the Somme, the situation
is unchanged, heavy fighting being
still in progress at many points.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01
FLOUR MAN DEAD

PORTLAND, April 1T. B. Will
cox, millionaire flour mill man, died
in this city yesterday, death being
due to intestinal trouble. ~
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-01

The Catholics of Ketchikan re-
Gently raised $115 for the Knights
of Columbus war fund for work in
the environments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
RUNAWAYS WERE
EPIDEMIC HERE
ON FATAL 18TH
Series of Accidents Proves There
May Be Something in
Mystic Mineral

The capital city suffered an epidem
ic OF runaWays Monday. Alex Lo
gans team wound up a mad dash
down an alley between Main and
Broadway with an unsuccessful at.
tempt to hurdle E. l.. Faunce's car
which was standing near 'JohnsOn's
store, on Fourth. The horses failed
to make the grade, but they succeed
ed in smashing wheel and breaking
an axle on the automobile.
Tom Bronin, driving for the Wach.
ter Transfer Co., was engaged III load
ing truck at the 500 station when
his team started up Of its own volt
ton. Bronin was drawn under the
wheels of the heavy wagon, and he
was badly crushed. At st. Alexius
today his condition does not appear to
be critical altho it is too early to de-
termine whether there were internal
injuries>of serious nature.
In the early evening a Lambert tax
icab proceeding along Fourth street
crashed into west-bound car on
Broadway. The taxicab escaped
unframed, but a bent fender and a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
HOOvERIZED CAKE NETS
4 MONEY fOR RED H 1 CROSS

Rosebud Camp No. .lO5, Woodmen OF
the World pulled off rather novel
stunt at their meeting Thursday night
which netted the Red Cross the sum
of 1925. John F. Gehrling, an Off
Ger at the state pen, had q large cake
constructed Of wood, which his wife
frosted fifth chocolate. This cake was
purported to have been confiscateG
by the local food administrator as be,
Ing made ct pure write floa2. Ate.
q lengthy speech ~ the food adnl;ni5-
traitor the cake was rasf,ea Of, M.
Nassif of the McKe lZ;e billiard parlo.'.
being the lucky 60 ticket holder. In
order to- show his generosity he
agreed to divide his prize with his fel.
low sovereigns and Immediately start.
ted the carving process. To say that
much enjoyment was derived by the
members is putting it mildly. 1t is be-
lieved that other orders will follow
suit and invent other methods where.
by the Red Cross will become the re-
cipient of further donations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
j. w. FOLEY TO READ FOR THURSDAY
Il MUSICAL CLUB GUESTS TONIGHT AT
MCKENZIE HOTEL RED CROSS DANCE

Thursday Musical club events al.
ways are out Of the ordinary. That
James w. Foley, North Dakota's below
ed poet, will read for the guests at
the Red Cross dance at the Mckenzie
this evening proves thst this event,
for which the Thursday Musical club
stands sponsor, is to be no exception.
Most everybody in Bismarck knows
Jimmy Foley, and those who do not
know him have read his verses ana
are anxious to see the man who wrote
them. Most every body in Bismarck
and he surrounding country had plan
ned to attend the dance tonight any
way, and the fact that Mr.. Foley is to
be there to help entertain them will
assist them in making up their minds.
AS previously announced, the affair
will be entirely Informal and a cor.
dial welcome is promised everyone.
Everybody has been invited to help
make the event big success for the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
DISPLAY OF RED CROSS WORK TO
FEATURE DISTRICT FEDERATION
CONVENTION IN CAPITAL FRIDAY

territory, and Mrs. Barker will talk
on food conservation Mrs. Barker is
speaker Of national repute, and ev.
cry woman in Bismarck and vicinity is
urged to hear her. Mrs. II. G. Wick
of Cavalier, president of the North
Dakota Federation Of Women's clubs,
will also speak at this session. Mrs
Wick needs no Introduction to the club
women Of North Dakota, and women
OF the county who are not affiliated are
cOulselled not to miss this opportun-
ity Of hearing her talk, and to be
proud that our state can claim such a
charming and brilliant woman. Mrs.
Wick has just returned from the bien-
NAL conventions Of the national feder-
alton Of wOmen's clubs at Hot Springs,
Ark, and will be in position to tell
what the women in other states are
doing in these strenuous times.
Mrs. Victor j. LaRose, Miss Berg.
hot Caspary and Mr.. Henry Halvor.
son will sing, The program will be-
gin promptly at and will be over at
A:15. There will follow a dinner at
the Mckenzie, at which all out-of.town
visitors and delegates will be enter
tanned, and where all Bismarck women
will be welcome, providing they notify
Mrs. A. A. Bruce before Friday noon.
The committee hopes to have the CO.
operation of large number of capital
city women in entertaining our guests
The complete program for the day
f0llOWs --M-l.. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14

Red Cross. financially, and for the
Thursday Musical club and Bismarck
in general socially Indications are
that the attendance will be unusually
large
The reception committee will con>
sist of Mesdames A. G. JACOBSON, H
H. Steele, J. NJ. Martin, J. A. Graham,
E. D. Rose, and Arthur Bauer. O'Con>
nor's full orchestra will play, and Mr..
O'Connor has selected an unusually
attractive program of the liveliest, lat
est dance hits. Dancing will begin at
9. Folks not already provided with
tickets may acquire them from any
member of the committee at the Nc
kenzie from o'clock on.
The Mckenzie lobby and dining
room viii be given over to the dancers.
The evening promises to be delights
fully cool, and the prospects are for
the nest successful and the biggest
social event of the season.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
MANY PRISONERS
WOULD BE FREE
TO FOLLOW FLAG

Y N. A. Mason. secretary to Govern,
or Frazier, announces lat May Is is
the last date upon which petitions for
pardon may be filed to insure action
at the meeting Of the pardon board
beginning June 3. Considering the
present population of the North Dako-
ia prison, AS, the lowest number not
ed in decade, the percentage of par
don petitions is large. A majority Of
The men express patriotic desire to
se''ve their country |oVSiseasG One Of
the number, feels aoeRlllto, what he
regards an even holier, service-the
ministry. He states that Re feels
very definite urge to preach the COS,
pei as It is interpreted by the Angli.
'c'ar church, and that he believes, If
f-ee',. that he can save enough souls
10 make it worth the boards while.
He w'r not a preacher before he was
committed %. prison for a very unmin-
isterial mis- !emeanOr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
VERIFICATI0N
OF W0UNDING
OF NEIL REID
Senator McCumber Says War
Department Notified Moth.
err on May 10th

Mrs. Peter Reid on Monday evening
received from Senator Porter j. Nc.
Cumber at Washington wire Off
hdany confirming Associated Press
dispatches of May 10 advising that
her son, Neil Reid Of Co. A, First
North Dakota, lad been seriously
wounded in France.
THE war department" wired Sen.
ator McCumber, in response to mes
sage form Mrs. Reid, reports that
your son was seriously wounded in &C
ton May and that you were noti-
fled May 10. No particulars as to
his injuries have yet been received.
Undoubtedly he has been sent to !,
hospital"
Mrs. Reid received no notification
from the war department May 10, and
her first news of her sons injuries
came in the morning paper of May
H.. The American Red Cross al
Washington today wired the local
headquarters a similar confirmation
of Neil Reds injuries. Mrs. Reid has
cabled her wounded boy and another
son, Austin Reid, also in service in
France, but who, when he last wrote
his mother, was stationed about 50
miles from the point where his broth
er was posted. Austin Reid in his last
letter stated that he expected fur
Tough May II, and then he would
look UP his younger brother. Mrs.
Reid has cabled asking tina. he endea-
vor Immediately to ascertain Nei'o
condition. The fact that nc word has
come since May 10 would seem to in
dictate that the young man IS making
a satisfactory recovery. IN ability.
however, to get any direct wO"d of
her son is giving Mrs. Reid great an
Xiety. To-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14

"A Mrs. c. L. Young, chairman of the
Burleigh county division of. the wo-
mems committee Of the North Dsko-
Ia council of defense, has issued 9
formal, call for meeting Of the We
mems defense council at the Bismarck
public library at 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
Presidents of all women's Organiza-
tiOns in Bismarck and Burleigh coun>
" are especially urged 70 atteEl, and
q general invitation is extended the
women OF the city and county. The
making of war bread will be demon
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14
REV. BUZZELLE TO
CAMPAIGN FOR RED
CROSS IN THE SLOPE

Rev. George Buzzelle, rector Of st.
Georges, chairman of Bismarck Four
Minute Men and district chairman for
the Junior Red Cross auxiliary, will
spend the next two weeks campaign
ing. for the. Red Cross, in Mercer,
Grant, Mclean and Sheridan counties,
returning to Bismarck only for Sun
day services. The capital city di-
vine is regarded as one Of the most ef.
fective speakers in patriotic causes
whom this district has available.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-14

A feature of the fourth annual con.
vention Of the Eighth District Fed
Grafton Of women's clubs to be held
in this city Friday will be complete
display of finished Red Cross work
which is being prepared by Mesdames
Robert Orr and j. L.. Whitney, work
supervisors for the Burleigh county
Red Cross chapter, which is near the
top in North Dakota in the quality
and quantity of work turned out,
This display will be made in the pu0s
lie library building, where the bust
ness sessions of the federation are to
be held, and all Of the visiting dele,
gates as we'll as local club members
are invited to insp ct it.
The Federation's business meet
ing will open in the community room
Of Bismarck's handsome new library
at $3.50 Friday morning. Delegates
from all the federated clubs are ex-
pected to be present at this time. I'M
portant business is to be cared for, in
Guiding the election of vice presi-
dent for the Eighth district.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a meet
ing open to all ladies will be held at
the Grand theatre, where Mrs. P. C..
Remington, field secretary for the
Red Cross, and Mrs. Eleanor Barker
Of indianapolis, whom the government
has sent to North Dakota to address
district meetings of the federated
clubs, will speak. Mrs. Remington will
discuss the Red Cross work in this