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The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
IN TOWN
 TO PURCHASE HORSE

Ted s. Ballas, who has a grading contract in partnership with two others on a section of the new D line from station D18190 to D18250 distance of a little over a mile. arrived in town last night for the purpose of purchasing or hiring an extra horse for work on his con- tract.
 The grading contract of Ted s. Ballas & Go. calls for fill to an average height of about four feet. All of the grading work on their contract is done with scrapers, and they expect to finish the work in about a months time.
 Ted came in over the D line and reports that all of the contractors are going at it as hard as they can in an effort to finish before the freezeup and hit the town for the winter.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
BRAZIL STEAMER RUNS AGROUND
 IN EVAD|NG SUB
Large Brazilian Freighter Runs Aground In Fog; Now In
 Dangerous Position.

ATLANTIC PORT.-A Brazilian freighter ran aground in a heavy fog off the New England coast to- day. The vessel lays in very dan gerous position and may be totally lost.
 The reports received of the acci- dent state that the freighter was attacked by an enemy submarine and was driven considerably off her course in her efforts to evade the U boat. A heavy fog following inn mediately after the exciting chase, rendered it almost impossible for the master of the vessel to verify his position and in steering course for the open sea the vessel grounded hard.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
BRITISH MAKE GAINS

LONDON.-According to reports received by the war office from Field Marshal Haig, the British, continuing their advance, have gain ed much ground north of Rove and on the bank of the Somme.
 Attack Repulsed.
 A powerful attack delivered by the Germans on the positions held by the British in the Morris sector in Flanders was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
DESTROYER
 VICTIM OF TORPEDO
Patrolling British Destroyer of the
 Mediterranean Squadron, Is .s- Sunk By Sub. ... ::. ..

LONDON.-A report has been received by the British admiralty today to the effect that a torpedo boat destroyer was sunk by a Ger man submarine on the 9th of this month in the Mediterranean Sea, with the loss of seven lives.
 The torpedo boat destroyer would appear to be one of patrolling squadron of destroyers clearing the Mediterranean Sea of enemy sub- marines. It is thought that the enemy submarine which sank the destroyer delivered her fatal blow under cover of darkness.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
RELIANCE LEAVES
 FOR THE k0YUKUK
Reliance With Barge Camille Arrives Here on Her Way to the
 koyukuk.

The A. Y. N. company's steamer Reliance arrived from Fairbanks last night at 10 o'clock with a sack of mail and a little freight, most of which was consigned to the Nor thern Commercial company. She brought no passengers for Nenana.
 The passengers on board were J. R. Smith, cashier of the A. Y. N. Co.,, attached to the Fairbanks office, who is on his way to the Tolovana on business, and Mrs. A. V. Horner, of the Horner Hot Springs, near Ruby, whither she is bound.
 The steamer sailed at midnight with R. R. Robinson as Nenana passenger for Hot Springs, and Jim Mcqueen for Seattle.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
FL PASO DOGS TAGGED
 TO ENRICH THE CITY

FL PASO, Tex.-El Paso dogs are for liberty and they show it by wearing liberty bells. Without these bells the will forgo their liberty for a temporary stay in the dog pound ending with a quick trip to the can inc elysian fields. The dog license tags are shaped like a liberty bell and dogs not wearing this liberty tag are lassoed by small Mexican boys and taken to pound. Many poor Mexican families have paid licenses for as many as five dogs at the city tax collectors office.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
GERMANS REALIZE HOW
 ALSATIANS ARE BITTER

NEW YORK.-Realization that the sympathy of the people of Alsace and Lorraine are with France ap- parently has penetrated to the minds of some of the members of the Ger man Reichstag, for according to the Cologne Gazette, Deputy Waldstein gave motive in the Reichstag in June that many wrongs must be righted" in those provinces. Feeling of the people of Alsace and Lorraine is no longer so friendly toward Ger many as before the war, he declared.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
HUNS PREPARING
 ID SEND TROOPS
 10 OLD CAPITAL
Finnish Despatch Credits Germans With Preparations to Occupy
 Petrograd.

LONDON.-According to a des- patch from Helsingfors to Constan- tinople, word of which was received in this city today, the Germans in- tend shortly to occupy the Russian capital.
 The despatch says that the Huns are now gathering troops for the military occupation of Petrograd, and that they will commence the journey to that city very shortly.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
TOURISTS ARE RESTRICTED
 BY GERMAN FOOD SHORTAGE

NEW YORK.-Secretary Steger- wold' of the German War Food Board, announced in a meeting in Dresden that Germany's supply of potatoes was not quite sufficient to last until the next harvest, accord ing to the Berlin Tageblatt.
 He added that the supply of sugar and early vegetables met the requirements better than last year, but the shortage of meats and fats was greater. Owing to the short age of food it is proposed to restrict tourists in Bavarian communities, says the Tageblatt.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
SCHOONER SUNK

NANTUCKET. - The American schooner Earl and Nettie was at tackled by a German submarine off the Georges bank on Saturday and destroyed by gunfire. Six survivors of her crew were landed here.
 The Earl and Nettie was the tenth fishing vessel known to have been sunk by enemy submarines.
 The survivors of the Earl and Nettie say that the crew of the submarine footed their vessel of all she had including the personal be- longings of the crew, who were sub- Jected to many indignities at the
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
COMPLAINT FILED
 RATES ARE HIGH
 FROM NORTHWEST
Public Service Commissions of Three States Complain of Excessive
 Rates.

WASHINGTON, D. G. Com plaints have been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Public Service Commissions of Washington, Oregon and Idaho against a recent increase in the freight and express rates.
 The complaint states that trans portation officials have increased the freight rates twenty-five per cent and the express rates ten per cent on fruit, vegetables, berries and fish shipments to the states from the Northwest.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

NANTUCKET.-The rescued fish ermen of the schooner Lena May say that one of the officers of the German submarine that sunk their craft wrapped the American flag which they had taken off the schoon- CT, around his neck and gave drunken dance on the deck of the submarine while his crew cheered.
 The submarine officer also took a series of photographs of the Lena May as she made her last down. ward plunge, and of the crew of the schooned in their life boats which he said would look pretty good to the people in Berlin, where the pictures were to be sent later.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
FRESH GERMAN TROOPS

LONDON.-Thirty-three German divisions have been identified in the recent fighting, giving ample indica- tion that their reserves are being exhausted They have drawn troops from their reserves and also from parts of the line for the purpose of extending their Hanks and cover ing the wide gaps in the line caused by the vigorous attacks of the ad- vancing Allied soldiers.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

LONDON.-The French forces are still continuing to make progress in the valley of the Disc and are steadily driving the enemy before them; the Germans are retiring slowly, contesting every inch of the ground they are compelled to evacu- ate. The German trenches on the bend of the river to the west of Bailly have been evacuated; the French forces are now occupying them.
 To the northwest of the battle line the French have almost entirely gained the crest near Lassigny Massif and are now working around Rove.
 To the west and south, the enemy are destroying villages, n their rear ; a large one near Peronne is now in ruins and still burning.
 From Chaulnes southward on the Picardy front, the Allies have made very heavy attacks and very stub- born fighting is now in progress.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARIS.-According to reports re- ceived in this city today, large bodies of Austro-Hungarian troops are arriving on the Western front to the aid of the beaten Germans. The reports do not state just where these Austrian troops are stationed, but it is believed that the largest part of them are strengthening the weakened German lines on the Pi- cardy front.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
PUYALLUP VALLEY CROP
 OF BERRIES RANKS HIGH

PUYALLUP, Wash.-Berry pro- duction in the Puyallup valley this year is expected to be among the valleys best seasons, according to President w. H. Paulhames, of the Fruit Growers association. It is said the crate supply is not equal to the size of the crop and that many of the berries will have to go to the cannery.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
ALLIED LINES HURL
 HUN FORCES BACK

him do not know whether he will press the advantages gained on the Somme-Oise front or suddenly change his tactics and order powerful counter offensive elsewhere along the battlefront. Confidence is ex- pressed however in his ability to continue the advantage gained by the Allies, and it is also the con- sensus of opinion that he will strike soon and strike hard.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

NEW YORk.-The Norwegian steamer Hommerstad of 8, S75 tons net register under charter to the Federal Shipping board for use as a transport was sunk by a German submarine off Fire Island yesterday
 At the time she was attacked by the enemy U boat the Hommer- stad was in ballast and on her way to New York from Norwegian port. Her crew of thirty-one men were landed safely.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
RETREAT MADE DIFFICULT

PARIS-The Allied artillery have advanced and are now in full con- trol of the converging roads in and out of Noyon. The guns are bear ing on the enemy's line of retreat making it increasingly difficult for them to affect an orderly retreat and inflicting heavy losses on them.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS
 PLAN BUYING REFORMS

COPENHAGEN-The cooperative stores of the Scandinavian countries are forming an organization for cen- tral purchasing of all gr occries and other commodities, It is said that the total business which san be thus centralized will amount to more than fifty billions of dollars 2 year.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
ALL GERMANS REQUIRED
 TO HELP WITH HARVEST

- AMSTERDAM. - The Bavarian minister of war has issued an order in all towns and villages of Bavaria. directing that "every person capable of work, irrespective of rank, age, or sex, shall be compelled to aid in the harvest on the order of the local authorities"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
FOCH'S NEXT MOVE

PARIS.-Marshal Foch's plan of campaign appears to be shrouded in mystery and speculation is rife as to what his next move in the great war game would be.
 Even those in close touch with
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
ACCRUED RESULTS

PARIS.-According to the Echo de Paris, one of the leading French newspapers, since July 18th the Allies have taken over seventy thousand German prisoners, one thousand large guns and about ten thousand machine guns.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MADE
 OF YARN FUND DONATIONS

MT. c. H. Hall, special disbursing agent of the A. E. C., wishes to ac- knowledge receipt of the follwing contributions for the Red Cross yarn fund:
 s. V. Anthony-..... .$2.OO White Pass collection box. 3.7O Southern Hotel, box. ...25
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

C0A1A1ITTFF APPROVES NEW NARROWER BILL
U-BOAT ACTIVITIES
 SHOWING INCREASE

hands of the Hun crew. After she was footed, the schooner was sunk by few shots fired at close range by the submarine.
 Three Men Missing.
 The names of the other vessels that have fallen victims to the sub marines have not been publishd, but the report received by the navy de- partment says that the captain and two members of the Lena May are still missing.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

James Haney, the Kantishna min ing man, arrived from Fairbanks yesterday. He will leave for the Kantishna country in a few days.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
GOLD CONFERENCE ASK GOVERNMENT
 TO HELP INDUSTRY
Government Is Asked to Pay Bonus On Account of lnc-eased Cost
 of Production.

RENO, Nevada. a.-The American Gold Conference, assembled here, have adopted a resolution at a re- cent meeting, asking the government to pay the mining men bonus on the gold produced.
 The cost of production has ad- vanced considerably with no cor responding increase in the value of the gold produced. The resolu- tion adopted by the Gold Conference calls for the payment by the gov ernment of bonus of twelve dollars per ounce.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

Dave Fairburn, the we'll known Fairbanksan, is in Nenana for a brief visit.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29

This Space Contributed by The Daily Alaskan
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29

During the winter season lSITls our regular 'rAA ser 4es will be maintained sad South B0uHd between S
 and wnt.ehOrse trains both terminals on T0eo"' and Fridays. .-!H'' '''
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
eVERALLS FOR SKIRTS

Factory olrls In Indiana Decide Se
 Wear Them.
 Thlrty-nve girls employed at the plant of a buggy company, in Evans. Vile, Ind, now wear oyeralls at their work. Many of the girls who took the places of men who now are fighting in France or are at some military canton ment have found that skirts interfere with their work. A mass meeting Of the girls was held recently at the fac tory, and by q unanimous vote It was decided that they should discard skirts for 0veralls. A few girls and women have worn overalls In their homes and gardens, but this will be the first time members of the sex have worn them ln an Evansville factory.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
Beyond Writers Power.

Coningsby Dawson says, In telling oH his diSirclination to keep even a note book after he went to the front, though he had been a professional writer:
 "One has a strange feeling about books when he Is in the immediate presence of death. remember an anecdote of a great Swedish writer which partly illustrates my mood. The watchers by his bedside thought he was dead. Suddenly he raised him. self up.
 "Now could write,' he whispered. They were his last words.
 'In the light of my experience ar the front I know what he meant. The
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
St. Louis Woman Offers Another In. stance of Sacrifice Mothers
 Are Making.

St. LouIs Mo.-Another outstanding instance of the sacrifice mothers are. making in the war Is shown in the an nouncement that Mrs. Adele Wight man of this city, has given her six sons to Uncle Sam. Three of the boys, Thomas J., William R. and Charles M., are serving in the flying service, while the other three, Richard M.. Joseph &. and Paul V. have enlisted In the in- fontry
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29

petty personal problems which we cloak in words and call literature seem so ignoble a presentation cf men and women who are planned for i'm mortality and live In an infinite world. I went to France fully intending to keep a record of what I felt and saw there. I soon found that what l felt and saw was too grave to put on pa per; I cheapened myself in my own eyes In. the attempt"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29

Probably. the champion optinist and cheer producer that Uncle Sam's war against the Hun has developed is & ruddy-faced lad who iS, now Q patient at Walter Reed General hospital just outside, of Washington. His name Is Aubrey Mcleod,
 Mcleod had worked part of his way through Purdue when the call came from his country for troops on the Mexican border. Mcleod, then great, husky bear of a boy-he is twenty three now-went with the first lot to keep the Mexicans from murdering outside of their own bailiwick.
 When President Wilson accepted the bloody gauntlet thrown down by the Hun, Mcleod, having been mustered out, took virtually the next boat for France. He enlisted in the Harvard ambulance unit. Shortly thereafter he was doing his work of mercy at an English-American base sector, where he saw six months service.
 Hun9 Honb 7oSPltAls
 One night last September, while Mcleod was asleep in the. hospital tent, several Hun aviators; flew over the place dropping bombs. The eIplo- sions killed Lieut., William T. Fitzsim- mons of the army medical reserve corps, and three priTateS, Lieuts. Clar- ence A. Mcclure, Thsddeus D. Smith and Req ". Whidden, officers of the reserve corps, six privates, an army medical corps nurse and 22 wounded British TommIes, were. injured. Nc Leod was one of the priYatesi wounded. Both feet were shattered. Two big holes were torn in his back. Gas gam grene set In, and the. feet were smpu- tated.
 But McLsod's cheery disposition re- mained untouched. All he said was, "Cut 'em of, doctor; give me q pair of wooden feet and I'll so back to sol aIerinE."
 On four different occasions after that McLeodR wounds, developed gas EanErens and speedy amputsions were necessary. After the i've operations McLeods tive legs were left no longer than a mans fingers.
 And despite all this. Mcleod is the same cheery. enthusiastic boy that he WRs when he entered the service. McLeods case Is unique in medical history. The army medical eorpE doc tors are going to try to ht artificial legs to the. stumps, that are left him. If they are successful, 1t will be the arst time on record that . man with Tuch short amputRtionS will have TO- vained what Mcleod calls the "sx' uuIsite joy of walking" With such short stumps he will have to "@sik with his. shoulders" Mcleod says hell Edo 1t or bust"
 Amaxsa the poetorG.
 The army doctors are constantly amazed at McLeod's unQuenchaole Iplrlt. They have seen few who look forward to a life of contentmsat and actual joy after trIbulntion. But Ae does. Because of this inspiring men, tal attitude of McLeod's, the army doc .ors want to keep him, if possible, in the service to do work in special hos pltals and rehabilitation work to help them bring wounded Sammies back to mental as well as physical health. . Mcleod, in ward B, Is joy to the army doctors. the army nurses, and ell patients with whom he comes in con tact.
 Outside of his desire to try out his artificial legs, Mcleod has one ooseS- sion. He wants 6 typewriter He uvants if badlY
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
Hun Bibles Waste Paper.

German Bibles are waste paper. h a cleanup" campaign in Portland, Ore, bales of waste paper were col lected at the different fire department stations and when the material was sorted over a score or more Bibles, printed in German, were found.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
Irl.h rraIn set, New Record.

A record for railroad travelling is reported from Ireland. A special train On the Great Northern railroad made she trip from Belfast to Dublin, dls- tance of 115 miles, in 19T minutes and the return Journey was accomplished In 1O9 minutes, .........
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29
WAR HERO SMILES
 AT LOSS OF LEGS
Declares He Will Walk Again and
 Asks for Typewriter.
VICTIM OF HUN BRUTALITY

Beth LSss Amputatsd as Result Of
 InJurIsS Received When Gsrmans ] Bombed Hospital, Re Has Become
 Champion optImfst and Cheer Pre- dueeF of War-AmRzss Doctors and Nurses. .@ -.. t'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-29

Mother never made better ice cream than that which is served by Keller Bros. at their sanitary soda fountain Have you tried it?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30
ENOUGH OF RUSSIA.

There is not single German col
onist in Russia who places the small
est faith in the Russian government
Our minds are made up If Germany
does not protect us with strong hand
there is only one way out. namely, to
emigrate to the United States or Can
ada"
This is the statement of Pastor
Johannes Schleuning who has come
to Berlin Representing the interests
of so called Wolga Germans, farm
ing colony of seven hundred thousand
persons passing established along
that river.
After the Brest Litovsk peace, Sch
leuning returned from three years
Punishment in Siberia and made him
self spokesman of two million German
settlers spread over different regions
of Russia.
| According to his statement, the
colonies were incorporated in the Rus
sian army, first sent to the Russo
German front and then some three
hundred thousand were transferred to
Caucasus. There they underwent ter
rible sufferings, thousands died. those
staying at home and their properties
confiscated, were reduced to beggary
and the Bolsheviki completed their
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30

The soldiers and officers at Camp
Wheeler have for long time argued
with the preachers and Sunday
School leaders about base ball on Sun
day. Now the aviators over at Ameri-
Gus are catching it from the church
and Sunday School elements. In both
communities there have been some
conspicuous plunges at the line but
neither side has broken through nor
gained much ground.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30
THE CoRDELE DISPATCH

has shown much improvement in the
large area Of the range country has
last month" the report continues. "a
large ares of the range country has
received fine rains and there is a
better feeling among cattle and sheep
men. 1t is still very dry in portions Of
New Mexico and the cattle interests
are suffering. In the Panhandle Sec
ton of Texas conditions are much i'm
proved Recent rains have made plen-
ty of grass and thsehnppiia-,. CO.
ty of grass and the shipping of cattle
to pasture in other sections is no long
er necessary"
The fruit crop has been good,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30

And now the soldier boys are begin
ming to speak up. From the trenches
IA Macon soldier writes home to Dad
and Recorder appears copy Of this
letter which reveals that the soldiers
know of this mans traitorous conduct
as a public official. Cast vote for
them against Hardwick
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30
REALLY. WHO CARES?

The peaches. the blackberries, the
plums are all gone. Bananas that
should have weighted the festive
board are waiting in the bottom OF
the sea. We have only watermelons
left and soon they too will be gone.
And just two pounds of sugar a month.
And no whit flour And-aw, what's
the difference, we can read the war
news can't we? And who cares about
anything SO long as our boys are
whipping them?-Fitzgerald Leader
Enterprise.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30

!. 1t is taking Germans best to put
the brakes on the American dash.
Bavarian troops were at bayonet at
tack almost all of yesterday with our
men and the quit the fray Defeated
jim every attack. When American
troops meet Germany's best and
come out conqueror, 1t is but an indie
alton that an equal number of Amer
leans will be able to handle them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30
ruin.

ruin.
Wolga colonists now ask to be as
sisted back to Germany or permitted
to settle in the Baltic provinces. Fail
ing this they intend to emibrate to
America, dealers Schleuning, who
thus places before the German gov
eminent a problem filled with pecu-
liar difficulties.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-30
MOSAIC EpIcr AGAINST SWINE.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A greatly respected Philadelphia
rabbi was about to take his seat in a
Chestnut street car when an agile
draft-age youth beat him 10 it, by
slipping sinously into the vacancy
The rabbi must have expressed a
slight annoyance in his features, for
the young man added insult to injury
by saying with cool effrontery:
whats the matter with you? You
look as if you wanted to eat me-"
The Jewish gentleman was equal to
the occasion.
''Yes, he answered quietly, but
am forbidden"