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The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03
DUCHESS INVITED
 ID VACAIE PLACE

PARIS.-Dethrone of Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxem- burg and the establishment in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg of democracy like that of France, was demanded in resolutions adopted here recently at mass meeting of subjects of Luxemburg residing in Paris.
 The meeting was called princi- pally to protest against the an- nounced engagement of the Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Princess Antoinetee, youngest sister of the grand duchess. Prince Rup- precht has been commander of the German forces along the northern part of the western front in France Recently it was reported that he had been displaced, but later restored to his command
 The grand duchess was character ized by several speakers as being entirely Germanophile, one declar- ing that when Luxemburg was entered by the Germans, she tele- graphed to Emperor William, q pray God every day that our army may be successful and soon bring back to Germany heavy harvest of laurels."
 Another speaker declared that she went twice to Longwy, personally tC congratulate the German Crowr Prince Frederick on having cap tured it. The first time, he said she was to early and had to hurr! back under French fire. The second time, she presented the crown prime, with a boquet in the streets O Longwy.
 Funck Bretano, the historian, pre- sided at the meeting and made tn principa lspeech, expressing indig nation at the engagement of Prime
 Rupprecht and Princess Antoinett and declaring it was a political af fair, "devised by Berlin and readil, !accepted by the grand duchess t.
 please the Germans"
 "There can be no question of lov in such marriage" he declared "The princess is but nineteen, whil the Bavarian crown prince, who's s first wife died of sorrow at his con , duct towards here, is fifty and look
 like man of sixty"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03
MORE TANKS ARE
 HOMEWARO BOUND

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. B. Two more steamers left Liverpool yesterday for the United States with about five thousand American officers, nurses and soldiers. The steamers cleared for New York. The departing Americans were given a great ovation by the large crowds assembled at the docks to witness the sailing.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03
NOTICE

I am advised by the engineer in charge at Anchorage that parties travelling over the Broad Pass trail should provide themselves with all necessary supplies to take them to Talkeetna, except such as can be obtained at roadhouses. The Com mission will under no circumstances sell supplies.
 FRED'k D. BROWNE,
 Engineer in Charge
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03
POOR ATTENDANCE
 AT CALISTHENICS

There was a very poor turnout yesterday evening at the school house for the class of calisthenics, the attendance being barely suffi- cient for the class to be held.
 The next meeting will be held at the schoolhouse on Wednesday evening, December 10th when, it is hoped, the attendance will be larger
 If sufficient interest is in these exercises is not manifested and a bigger attendance than yesterdays turnout obtained, it is quite prob able that the classes will be closed
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE-At Tho Naxus nff,ro
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03

The schools and all places of public gathering were closed at Anchorage during the first week in November, to prevent the spread of "flu".
The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-03
MRS. BOWEN'S SISTER
 IS INFLUENZA VICTIM

Mrs. R. c. Bowen received a letter on the last mail which con- tained the sad intelligence of the death of her sister of Spanish in- fluenza, at Cleveland. Ohio. The deceased was the wife of Dr. Mar kus, of Cleveland.
 The deaths from this cause are reported to be so numerous that labor in sufficient number is not available for digging the graves and steam shovels are being em- ployed to dig trenches for the burial of the dead.
 Albert Fortier ('Hootch Albert") who was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday, left the hospital yes terday morning. He expects to re- turn to his camp on the east fork of the Middle river, about four miles from town, in a day or two.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
CERNAN MS ATTEMPT
TO LOCATE HEAVY
AMERICAN BATTERY
Big PrOjectiles Are Being
Hurled In Great Number
On Suspected Location
By j. W. Pegler

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Army in France,
Feb. (Delayed) German shells to-
day were attempting to seek out the
perfectly camouflaged American heavy
guns. This afternoon the enemy's heav-
lest guns monotonously and persistently
hurled their big projectiles where they
believed the American guns were hid
den.
Trench land was more quiet than US
ual today. Occasionally there were out
bursts of machine cunning. A few Ger
man pineapple bombs landed in the wire
entanglements, without damage to the
Sammies Taking advantage Of the clear
windy day, the Sammies hung out their
rain-soaked clothing to dry wherever
concealment was offered.
Working parties accomplished a great
improvement in the drainage of the
American sector. This relieved the near
flood situation resulting from yester-
day s light rain.
Nightly patrols completely police the
No Man Land for the width of the
sector. One patrol returned from a
boche parapet bringing in Mauser
rifle, evidently left while the enemy
crawled off for a snooze.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
By Ed L. Keen

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Feb. S-That Germany had
information of the coming of the trans
port TuscaHia and other vessels with
important personages aboard, was the
belief expressed today by passengers
on ships which accompanied the tor
pedoed ship.
A distinguished parsonage from an
other ship, who witnessed the attack,
said three torpedoes were fired at his
own vessel later Tuesday night He de-
clared his belief that the U-boat com
mander was acting upon information.
obtained through the German spy sys-
TEN.
Scores of British naval and fishing
craft continued their search today for
bodies of the victims. They were aid
ed by the coast patrol, which search
ed the bays and inlets of the Irish and
Scottish shores in that vicinity. Hope
Of finding other survivors has been
practically abandoned.
The admiralty is making a careful
check of the casualties and survivors
but so far has not deviated from the
figures announced yesterday-2l0 prob
ably lost and 21S7 rescued The miss
ing, according to the admiralty S fig
ures, include probably l45 American
soldiers.
Circumstantial stories told by Brit
ish naval officers today indicated that
at least one German submarine probab-
ly was destroyed during the attack.
One Of the rescuing dcstroyers, it
was reported wirelessed: "Torpedo
just missed me-" and gave the direc-
tion from which it was fired.
Another destroyer, speeding to the
spot, dropped a depth charge. The u
boat is believed to have been sunk. No
further trace was found Of her. al
though destroyers searched in that vi
cinity for a long time.
This account is corrOborated by 9th
er naval Officers and passengers from
other ships
Practically all accounts agree that
two torpedoes were fired at the Tus-
eania, lone paslingl close under her
stern. From the number of torpedoes
fired and the varying directions from
which they came, it would appear there
may have been a fleet of submarines
engaged in the attack.
The plan Of mobilizing a number of
U-boats to make a sinking certain was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
LIST OF Kissing
HAS NOT CfE'S'YfED :
Since YESTEA ~
Two Hundred and Ten Aboard
Tuscania Not Yet
Accounted For
DETAILS OFFICIALLY
RECEIVED ARE SCANT
Coast Of British Isles Being
COmbed In Search Of
Further Information
By Robert J. Bender

'(United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 8.-Despite the fact
that more than two days have elapsed
since a German U-boat sank the Tus-
cania, this government had received but
scant details of the attack and only
confused figures on the missing.
Official dispatches to the war depart
ment list as last lib American soldiers
and 81 passengers and crew of the ves-
sel-a total of 210.
Navy department cables state that a
total of 2,035 have been landed at var
ious points on the Irish and Scottish
coasts, leaving approximately 362 of
the American troops, passengers and
crew unaccounted for.
OF those landed, 80 are reported in
hospitals and assurances have been for
warded here that all are being well car
ed for.
This list cannot be completed, it is
now believed, for several days. The
coasts of the British Isles are being
combed for information from fishermen
and townspeople in the belief that more
will be added to the list of survivors
There were 2,l77 military passengers
on the Tuscania, consisting of III of
ficers and 1900 enlisted men and two
civilian passengers, according to revis-
ed list today Confusion in official cab
les from London is admitted. To allay
apprehension of those having relatives
with the 10th regiment of engineers, in
correctly reported as being aboard TIN,
Tuscania, the committee on public infor~
nation announced that it was the 1g7th
engineers train of the 18th division
which was aboard.
British and American wireless stations
were searching the remotest points i'll
Ireland and Scotland in the hope Of
locating further survivors from the i'll
fated ship.
Early today the war department of
ficials were hard at work DECIDING
mass of reports which came in during
the night. Out of these messages is ex-
pected to develop the list of those who
have been added to the nation S honor
ROLAND details of the German blow
which brought their death.
Dispatches received at the state de-
partment show that the Teuton U-boat
sinking before background of the
North Ireland coast line and protected
by the growing dusk of Tuesday even
ing, loosed her fatal torpedo shortly
belore o. clock.
According to early reports, the u
boat was never seen, either by those
aboard the transport vessel or by the
convoy. That the delicate instruments
on these ships which warn of submar-
ines presence had registered the dam
ger, however, is indicated in the order
Continued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
GERMAN spy SYSTEM MAY
HAVE GIVEN OUT NEWS
OF TRANSPORT TUSCANIA

instituted with the sinking Of the Lusi
tania, and has been followed in a mum.
Der of instances when the quarry was
regarded as particularly important
Tales of the bravery of soldiers and
sailors aboard the Tuscania were le-
gion today. One Of the most vivid
concerns a woman-an unnamed stew
ardcss of the transport
The lifeboat in which she sat was
crowded when it pulled away from the
steamer. Despite this, several others
who werc swimming about in the icy
waters were pulled aboard.
With the little craft crowded to ca
paeitv. another soldier swan alongside
There was no room for him. He was too
exhausted and numb from the cold to
cling to, the gunwale unaided.
The stewardess leaned far over the
side at the risk Of falling overheard,
and clutched his hand. In this strain
ed position she held the soldier s head
above water for half an hour.
When they were picked up it was
discovered that she was clutching the
hand of a corpse.
A medical officer from the Tuscania
declared most of the deaths occurred
among tine men who jumped overheard
when she was first struck. The trans
port began to list Immediately, he said,
and there was no way of picking them
UP until the lifeboats' were lowered.
BY that time many of them had sue
cumbed to exposure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
Shiek Of Mecca Annihlates
Force Along Southeast
Shore of Dead Sea
GEN. ALLENBY ADVANCES
In JERUSALEM SECTOR
American Flyers Are Trans
fened Into Corps Of Cen
eral Pershing's Amy

Washington, Feb. S.--Arab forces un-
der the command of the Shiek of Mecca
have completely defeated the Turkish
army operating southeast of the Dead
sea. official dispatches received today
state.
In sanguinary battle which began
January 80, the Arab tribesmen prac-
tically annihilated the entire Turkish
force, capturing 300 prisoners, including
the Turkish commander in chief, and
his staff, the report states.
The Turkish loss in killed alone ex-
ceeded 400. Eighteen machine guns, two
mountain guns and large amount Of
booty fell into the hands of the Arabs.
The engagement, according to the re-
port made to General Allenby of the
British expeditionary force in Pales-
tine, began at Kerek, near the south.
eastern extremity of the Dead sea. The
Turks, badly beaten, lost many prison
ers, seven machine guns, one mountain
gun and large quantity of booty, re-
tiring in disorder.
Pursuing Arabs overlook the detaeh-
ments near Tafile, where the remaining
forces were cut to pieces.
In the Jerusalem sctor, Gnral Al
lnby reports that railway communication
has been opened up with the Jerusa-
lem railroad which virtually assures the
British line of communication in their
drive across the Jordan to cut the He
JAZZ railroad. If this campaign, which
critics predict is Allenby' Is plan
of strategy, is successful, the Turk COM
line with Medina will be
broken.
Tribesmen under the Shiek Of Mecca
or King of Mecca, as the former chief
of Mecca designates himself, have been
of great assistance to the British expe-
forces in driving the Turk
from the Holy Land.
Shortly after the British campaign in
Palestine got under the way, the sheriff,
ruling over Necca and Medina by the
of the sultan, declared the
of Arabia from Turkish
rule,
England Immediately recognized the
newly formed government and as re-
CONTINUED on page three)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
STEADY STREAM or MEN
MUST BE KEPT FLOWING
ACROSSOCEAN, SAYS GEDDES

All editorial comment sympathizeC
with America over the Tuscania dead
and demanded most strenuous meas
ures for speeding up the fight against
the U-boats. Increased shipbuilding
was urged. Newspapers proclaimed the
confidence OF the allies that the sub
marine problem can be conquered
''The U-boat which sank the Tus
eania did a bad days work for Ger
many said the Express. "America s
mind was in the war before Now her
s0Rl is enlisted against the kaiser. Re-
member the Tuscanial viii be an ire
sistible call to the eolOrs and battle
cry.
The Telegraph declared it was not
believed that the enemy's undersea Of
fensive against the essential line of
between the United
States and the front would meet with
a cumulative success, "but we must
be prepared, perhaps, for a long per
iod of ups and downs and conflicts.
This has become a war of transport
particularly sea transport.
= Statesmen who are inclined to be
optimis.h. over the submarine cam
paign should keep their lips closed. -
warned the Chronicle ga bad week
follows every such statement"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
This Faith Responsible For
Change In Tone of Brest-
LitOVsk Peace Talk
GENERAL BRUSTLOFF
LATEST TO BE ARRESTED
Foreign Minister Of Turkey
Says His Country Wants
No Separate Peace
By Joseph shaplen

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Petrograd, Feb. (Delayed)
creasing German internal disaffectiou
of the Russian delegates at Brest-Lit-
ovsk peace conferences. Hope is daily
strengthening the Russians. There is
NO retreat from their original position
and they may demand that the central
powers apply the Russian formula of
peace without annexations to the west
ern front.
Brest- -Litovsk conferees wired that
the negotiations had been resumed,
with German Foreign Minister Won
Kuehlmann insisting on German terms,
but with a softened tone They declare
there could be nothing more danger
Gus than a compromise. just as the
Russians have burned their internal
bridges behind them, just so much
they resist each concession demanded
of the Russian revolution, the dele
gates said The Russian conferees must
firmly declare that they will agree to
separate peace only if no other is
possible, but only then if such a peace
is based on no annexations and the
policy of self determination, accord
ing to their present attitude. There
(nonfinuad frouo ,,o era fbrna
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
Roosevelt,s s Condition

New York, Feb. S.-Following cir
culation Of irresponsible rumors regard
ing Colonel Roosevelt s condition, the
superintendent of the Roosevelt hospi-
tai issued the following statement at
II a. m:
"Every report coming down from
Colonel Roosevelt's s room, and they
are coming every few minutes, says he
is anything but dead and is improving.
However, if another abscess should
form, it might be a different story. At
present Colonel Roosevelt is very, very
far from being a dead man.
Among those who called at the hos
pital, but were unable to see the col
onel, we're:
Oscar Straus of the public service
commission; Admiral Albert Gleaves,
captain of the Mayflower during the
Roosevelt administration; George b.
Cortelyou, presidential secretary for
Richard R. Hurd, head of
the lawyers Mortgage company. and
Miss Josephine Stryker, his private
At LAS p. m. the superintendent of
the hospital announced that the col
Dnel's condition was slightly improved,
a turn for the better.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
California Lumberjacks
VIII AVenge Tuscania

San Francisco, Feb. S.-The lumber
Jacks of California are going to avenge
the Tuscania.
The submarine which sank the trans
port off the Irish coast stirred some
thing besides the vessel s hull. The
lumber camps are hopping mad and
swear vengeance. The Twentieth en-
gineers, whose units of foresters were
on board the Tuscania and many of
whose members went down with her,
was recruited largely on the Pacific
coast.
Today seven husky woodsmen from
Eureka came to town and enlisted.
They are believed to be the van
guard of rush of avenging timber
workers. All Travelled 800 miles to join
an engineers regiment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
SYMPATHY EXPRESSED
BY PRESIDENT, WHO
Wires mrs. ROOSEVELT
Many RumOrs AAOat Regard
ing Ex-President's COndi-
ton and Concern Felt

Washington, Feb. S.-President Will
son today sent a message of sympathy
to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt for the i'll
ness of Colonel Roosevelt. The message
follows:
"May 1 not express my warmest
sympathy and the sincere hope that
Mr.. Roosevelt s condition is improv-
ing?"
Official Washington from the white
house down to a colored messenger who
used to know him, was deeply concern
ed today about the condition of Roose-
welt.
The United Press Officers were bonn
barded with phone messages and per
scnal calls about Roosevelt s condition.
The white house asked to be informed.
Secretary Lansing sent inquiries, as al
so did Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Baker.
The republican national committee
and many in congress sought news of
the colonel S progress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
OPPOSITION UNITED
ON PRESIDENTS PLAN
Play Politics and
Chamberlain Crowd VIII
Help Them

Washington, Feb. 8.-President Will
son will have to fight now to get the
legislative authority to enforce him
self that coordination of the war gov
ernment that factions in congress have
demanded.
The method he has selected-a meas
ure that would give him unprecedented
powers of control over existing war
machinery-is not to the liking or
many in both houses. The prediction
was made by its opponents that it
would be smothered in committee as
emasculated by amendments. The SEN
ate Judiciary committee probably viii
begin donsideratiCm ,of the measure
Monday. 1t is possible the president
may make a personal appeal to con-
gress for favorable action upon it.
Senator 0verman, who suddenly pre-
cipitated the empowering bil3' on
congress Wednesday afternoon, says
there s nothing So drastic about it as
to shock the capitol.
fTt simply gives the president au-
thority to combine and coordinate the
various bureaus, commissions and agen-
eies to meet the war situation, ne
said. Hiust as the statue enacted
March g. 1917. places this function in
peace time in the hands of the bureau
Of efficiency.
''That bureau, which was prevent
cd from making a report because or
the war emergency, has been asked to
furnish the committee with recommen-
dations based upon its investigations
under peace time conditions. "
Supporters of the Chamberlain bills
were iubilant over the turn Of affairs
They insisted that the presidents ae-
ton was a vindieation Of their posi-
ton that reorganization was necessary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08

London, Feb. s.-There will be more
transport losses, but America must
keep a steady stream of men flowing
across the AtlaStic to build up the al
lies man power, Sir Eric Gcddes, first
lord of the admiralty, declared today.
In the latter part of this year the
burden of maintaining the man power
in Europe will fall largely upon the
United States, he warned
Geddes said he feared the loss of the
Tuscania would be only one among sew
eral big ships, as a result of Germany
latest submarine offensive. The man
power burden in the first hals of this
year, he asserted, would fall on the
British and French, but thereafter the
Americans must increasingly fill the
gaps in tie allied line
The United States. he said, is show
ing the greatest energy in training and
equipPing a splendid army. The only
uncertainty is with regard to how
many fighters can be safely transport
ed across the Atlantic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
Lifts Monday Closing
Order In Some States

Washington, Feb. s.-Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield today lifted the Mon
day closing order in North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Lou
siana.
Moderation of weather conditions
made this step possible. fuel admins
tration officials declared. The order Of
in coal shipments, establish
ed January II, viii remain effective
and the penalty attached to violation
of it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
Klupp Works Being
Put Under Ground

New York, Feb. 8. - The
Krupp works, Germany's ia
nous munitions plant, is being
put under guard for fear of
American air raids, according
to word brought here today by
passengers on the Nieuw Am
sterdam from Rotterdam.
From well informed passen-
gers the following uncensored
facts and opinions were CLEAN
ed:
Germany is planning a sub
marine campaign in the Pacific
Desertions in the German
army are increasing.
American prisoners are treat
ed worse in Germany than Eng
lish or French.
Holland has only two months
Of provisions.
Holland may enter the war
unless the allies and the Unit
ed States supply her needs.
Fear that the ship brought
German fungus to ruin the Am
erican crop was reported as one
reason for the minute examina-
tion of the 1906 passengers.
Even face powder, soap and
tooth paste were seized in the
search. The result of the search
was unrevealed.
Elaborate examination was
necessary here because the
Nieuw Amsterdam did not
touch at Halifax, British port
Of call.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
St. Louis Street Car
Strike Is Settled

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. s.-Three thous-
and striking streetcar men this after
noon ratified the agreement for set
tlement of the street railway strike
reached at an all-night conference of
their committee and United Railways
officials.
The agreement provides for recog-
milton of the union on the basis of an
"open shop"
From the ratification meeting humid
reds of the employees hurried to car
barns to report for duty. Normal street.
car service was expected to be resumed
by mid-afternoon for the first time in
five days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-08
CAMPAIGN
SEEMS PUzzLING TO
CERNANCONNANDERS
Won Hindenburg Has Divided
His Heavy Reserve Forces
Because Of Uncertainty
BY ]. w. It. Mason

(Written for the United Press)
New York, Feb. s. - The German
general staff is completely confused
over Americas campaign plans in
France. Won Hindenburg is revealing
the fact that he doesn t know where
General Pershing is going to strike by
concentrating German reserves both
near Metz and in southern Alsace near
the Swiss border.
Reports Of large masses cf German
soldiers arriving at these centers have
become too persistent to be ignored
Metz and southern Alsace are about
$50 miles apart by rail The Germans
never divide their troops by so large
a distance as this unless there is the
most imperative reason for it. Separa-