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Nenana, Alaska, Jan, 27, 1917.
The best evidence of prosperity
in the United States is the absence
this winter of the bread line and
the municipal soup kitchen.
' If there was any doubt about
Delegate Wickersham's stand on
the liquor question before election,
his position has been made clear
since then by the introduction of a
resolution intended to put the ter
ritory on the water wagon. The
amusing part of it is that the dele
gate refused to express himself on
this important question until after
the voters of Alaska had cast their
ballots. _
That the large express compan
ies of the United States have not
suffered financially as a result of
the establishment of the parcel
post service is indicated by the
fact that the Wells Fargo, Adams
and American express companies
granted wage increases and bonus
es to their employes during the
past year aggregating $3,250,000.
Nearly 30,000 workers were ben
efited. _
The need of a dog pound or
some other means of regulating
the dog nuisance was emphasized
this week when a valuable leader
belonging to a musher operating
between Nenana and Fairbanks
was attacked at the kennels by a
number of loose dogs and literally
torn to pieces. The leader was
on a chain when attacked and
could neither protect himself nor
escape the onslaught. That is the
disadvantage of having one dog
tied while all the other dogs in
town are running at large.
In their attempts to prevent the
operation of the Adamson law, the
railroads of the country cannot ad
vance the argument that they are
not making money. Statistics gath
ered by the Interstate Commerce
commission show that the past
year was the most successful in
railroad history, the net earnings
of the companies being over one
billion dollars. The huge total, as
one of the New York newspapers
expresses it, is the peak of pros
perity in railroad operations, and
stands more than one-third higher
than the total of 1913—heretofore
the banner year. Compared with
1 previous earnings, the net income
for the year 1916 shows an in
crease of more than 52 per cent
over the fiscal year 1915, 59 per
cent over 1914, and 34 per cent
over 1913. _
Notwithstanding the fact that
Billy Sunday converts thousands
in every city he visits, there are in
the United States very many people
who continue to doubt the sinceri
ty of the spectacular evangelist.
One of the doubters is Prof. Henry
C. Vedder, of the Crozier Theolog
ical seminary, who declared recent
ly, .in an address delivered in Phil
adelphia. that “the more converts
Billy Sunday makes in a commun
ity the worse off that community
is.” In explanation, the professor
declared that the financing of Sun
day's campaigns and the building
! of his tabernacles in various cities
has been done by the captains of
industry for the purpose of draw
ing attention away from low wages
and wrong economic and industri
al conditions and retarding popular
impetus to the cause of social re
form.
Undoubtedly the busiest place
i ia Interior Alaska this summer
will be the Ncnana waterfront,
where shipments of all sorts, ag
gregating nearly twenty thousand
tons, are to be unloaded from steam
ers and barges coming from every
direction. There will be a steady
stream of tow boats headed up the
Yukon from St, Michael with heavy
construction material for the Alas
kan Engineering commission, and
another stream headed down the
river from White Horse, also laden
with commission supplies and
stocks of goods for Nenana merch
ants. A third stream of freight
will pour into town from the upper
Tanana, consisting largely of the
product of the several mills above
Nenana, and shipments of supplies
and building materials from Fair
banks.
There will be work along the
waterfront for a large force of men;
a larger force by far than was ever
before engaged in similar work in
Interior Alaska. And there is
every reason to believe that every
boat on the river will be kept busy
from the opening to the closing of
navigation.
One of the questions which
should, and probably will be taken
up by the Commercial club at an
early date, is that of a summer
mail service for Nenana by way of
the Fairbanks-Chitina post road—
the logical all-year route from the
coast to Interior Alaska. The
Postoffice department will call for
bids shortly for carrying the mail
for Fairbanks over that route dur
ing the summer, and Nenana, in
the opinion of the News, is equal
ly entitled to consideration in this
regard, more especially because of
the fact that much important work
will be in progress here during the
open season, requiring the best and
mos t rapid mail service obtainable.
PROGRESS OF THE BIG STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
MONDAY
London: Lloyds report one British
and four neutral ships sunk by enemy
U-boats in the past twenty-four hours.
Beriiu: Reports from the Carpathians
received today indicate only minor intan
try engagements, the heavy snow imped
ing artillery operations.
New York: The British steamer Toft
wood, which left here on Christmas Day
bound for Havre, with a cargo valued at
$750,(XX), is reported to have been sunk
by a German U-boat.
Rio de Janiero: Reports from Pernam
buco received this morning state that the
Brazilian steamer Maranhoa reports en
countering two vessels flying the Ameri
can flag, which she believed to be Ger
man.
Petrograd: The war office announces
that an atlack by the Teutonic forces in
the Nanesii sect* i ; rdav alst
and the Russians made counter attacks
which netted them further gains along
the Sereth river.
Buenos Aires: The absence of an v def
inite reports regarding the sinking of the
German raider which has been operating
in Brazilian waters, lias led to the belief
being expressed ill shipping circles here
that the vessel has escaped! into the Pacif
1 c. Acting on this supposition the coast
of Chili is being protected against any
possible depradations.
London: Additional reports of the re
cent munition factory explosion place the
number of killed at 300, and the injured
at 100, The force of the explosion was
so great that pedestrians a mile distant
were blown olf their leet. A Zeppelin
Was supposed at first to have caused the
explosion, but investigation has caused
such a report to be discredited.
New York: The freighter Limlenhall
arrived in port today, bringinga thrilling
tale of a battle with a submarine in the
Mediterranean. I-'or an hour and a half
she kept up a running fight, during
which time three hundred shots were ex
changed, the freighter being hit twenty
six tinier. It is not known whether the
diver was damaged or not.
Washington: President Wilson addres
sed the senate yesterday on the subject
of a world peace. He said, in substance:
“The Monroe doctrine should be made
the doctrine of the world. There is no
entangling alliance in a concert of pow
ers. A settlement which will guarantee
peace and justice throughout the world
cannot be long postponed, and it is im
perative that this government formulate
conditions upon which the people of the
United States would agree to hold alleg
iance to a league of peace. The present
war must be ended, first, but it makes a
great deal of difference to our nation in
what way and upon what terms it is fi
nally ended.” The President’s address
is the first time any chief executive has
addressed the Senate since George Wash
ington’s administration.
TUESDAY
Seattle: Miss Olivia Larson wasgrant
ed a judgement of 335,000 yesterday in
the circuit court here in her breach of
promise suit against Robert McMillan.
Berlin: An official bulletin issued by
the war office today states that the Teu
tonic allies are again pushing toward the
Russian line in the north of Dobrudja.
Rio de Janiero: According to an un
confirmed report received here this morn
ing, the German raider which has been
creating so much havoc among shipping
011 the Brazilian coast recently has been
sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow.
Berlin: The cruiser Yarrow-dale ar
rived in the Swinmuude today with a
large number of prisoners taken from the
crews of vessels that have been submar
ined recently. The Yarrowdale success
fully ran the British blockade of the
North Sea.
I
Washington: Americanshavepetitioned
Ambassador Iilkus to assist them to leave ;
Syria and Palestine. This information '
reached the state department today in a \
cable from the American diplomat at
Constantinople, and the matter is now
receiving the consideration of the admin
istration.
Washington: Senator Cummins this
morning submitted a resolution which
would, beginning Monday, devote the
entire time of the senate to the consider
ation of tlie President's world peace pol
icy, and continue its discussion until all
the members had been given an oppor
tunity to express themselves.
Berlin: The military staff announces
that six enemy aeroplanes were brought
down yesterday on the Western front by
anti-aircraft gunners.
London: An unofficial report issued
this morning states that seven German
a..d one British torpedo boats were sunk
in an engagement which took place in
the North Sea Monday night.
New York: Private dispatches receiv
ed in maratime circles litre today state
that an enure line of French passenger
and freight lioats have been requisitioned
by the French government for uses of
war,
London' With the exception of the
Manchester Guardian and the London
News, the reception of President Wil
son’s recent speech by London newspap
ers has been marked with coldness, and
much doubt has been expressed by them
as to the real meaning behind some of
his stateijients.
1 Amsterdam: Reports received from
| Ymuiden this morning state that a sec
ond German warship has arrived in that
port in a badly damaged condition, and
evidently had been engaged in the naval
engagement in the North Sea, rumors of
which are in circulation here.
Washington: American diplomats in
Germany and Belgium have been instruc
ted hv the state department to personally
investigate the circumstances and condi
tions surrounding the deportation of Bel
gian workmen to Germany and to report
the same to the department. The Ger
man government has sanctioned the in
vestigation.
Tokio: In an address before the diet
yesterday Foreign Minister Motono in
timated that the Japanese government
WEDNESDAY
I proposes to retain all the German colon
ies which she has taken in the Pacific
ocean since she declared war on that
government.
Berlin: The Admiralty this morning
j reports that a British destroyer has been
t sunk off the Dutch coast, and that a
! German torpado boat was forced to take
j refuge in a Dutch harbor. The rest of
| the German fltet returned to their lease
j with only slight losses, .as the result of
I the naval engagement in the North Sea
! Monday night.
j Washington: The belief is expressed
in diplomatic circles today that President
I Wilson is in possession of information
regarding the present conditions of af
j fairs in Europe which are of vital import
; ance, and that the knowledge prompted
I his action in appearing before the senate.
THURSDAY
New London: The German merchant*
' submarine Deutschland is due to arrive
lit re on Saturday, the twenty-seventh.
i
Berlin: The war office announces that
the Teuton forces have penetrated the
French trenches southeast of Barryaubac
last night after a violent artillery prep
aration.
Tokio: The Japanese emperor this
morning dissolved' the house of repre
! tatives because, it is rumored here, of an
l increasing sentiment among the members
| in favor of peace.
I Washington: Senator Sheppard, in a
| resolution presented the upper house yes
: terday, offered President Wilson's name
| as the logical recipient of the Nobel
j peace prize.
Berlin: The war office announces im
portant gains by the Teutonic forces yes
terday in the vicinity of the river Aa,
fifteen hundred Russians being captured,
j Fighting is being renewed along the
j Riga river, both sides displaying increas
. ing activity as the day progresses.
Washington: The British government
[ has prohibited the Hatfields from manu.
| facturing armor-piercing shells lor the
| American navy. Secretary Daniels savs
j the British government agreed to permit
] Hatfield shells to be manufactured for
i the United States in return for concess
ions granted that government early in the
J war
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