The Nenana News
Application made October 30, 1916, at
the Postofiice at Xena:ia, Alaska, ior
e:itrv as second-class mail matter under
the act ol March 2, 1879. by The Ne
liana Printing Company.
ISSUED SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
by
The Nenana Printing Company,
Nenana, Alaska.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Per month; by carrier.$ 1.00
Six months, in advance .... 5.00
One year, in advance. 10.00 j
S’.ngle copies.Two bits j
Copy tor advertisements or business
from Fairbanks may be left at the
News-Miner Office, Fairbanks.
Nenana, Alaska, Dec, 2, 1916.
The discovery of gold in the
Toklat country in sufficient quan
tity to warrant the belief that there
is a paystreak there, is of much •
importance to the people of Nena
na. for the reason that it probably
will lead to the rapid development
o: a district which is tributary to
the town and which should be
supplied largely, if not entirely by
local outfitters.
The Toklat is a large district,
wjth many creeks abundanty sup
plied with water and timber for
mining purposes, and the fact that
goid has been found on one of the
streams should, and doubtless will
stimulate prospecting throughout
the entire region. And the ma
jority of the outfits required for
that work should be purchased in
Nenana.
Nenana is the natural supply
point for that, as well as other
nearby districts which require pro
visions and mining machinery: but
it will take more than geographic
al location to bring the business
here and to hold it after it comes.
We must be able to compete with
other towns along the river w hich
are already established as supply
centers and which will make ev
ery effort to hold the trade they
now have and to supply any new
districts which may be opened to
development.
A resident of Harkey's Corners
was taken into custody shortly be
fore election on suspicion of being
crazy because he w-agered $150
and his automobile that Hughes
wTould cany California and win
the election.
Although widely separated geo
graphically. Alaska and the Out-,
side are united closely by ties of
common suffering, chief among
which may be mentioned the ris
ing cost of living and the transdor
tation problem.
The cold weather of the past
week has developed the fact that
Nenana has a number of excellent
cold storage buildings, not pre
viously advertised as such.
Mrs. Krnest I. Foster, Mrs. Cfcas.
Hall, and Misses Jaue Anderson. Laura
Lewis and Elizabeth Poster entertained
at dinner at the Fo.-ter home. Those
present, in addition to the husbands ot
of the two first mentioned lathes, were
Dr. and Mrs. M. It, Smith, and Messers,
Casev, Ike Tavlor, Dick Ward, Robert
Meagher, Alex Irvine, and Jas. Momb,
Mrs. Stella Madole and William Gag
non were dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A1 D. Thompson.
Advices received from Seattle during
the week told of the death of Dan Kerry,
the well known Hot Springs man who
went Outside some time ago for the ben
efit of liis health. Death occurred on
Wednesday morning.
tr
NORTH STAR RESTAURANT
MIKE’S PLACE
The Best There is in the Eating Line Always on Tap
Open Day and Night
YOU NEED AN OVERCOAT
AND WE HAVE THE KIND BEST SUITED
FOR YOUR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Men’s Coonskin Coats, wortn $150, Special, $95
Black Russian Calf Coats, $35 values, 25
COONSKIN LINED COAT - - 75
BROADCLOTH, Satin Lined Coat, with
Beaver Collar and Cuffs - 50
Genuine Timber Wolf Robe, made of
All Backs and Lined with Suit Cloth,
Size 8x9 feet, - - Special 150
NEW
GOODS
SilVSSON’S
NEW
STORE
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR RAW FURS
anas
&
PROGRESS
AT1
fi 4 L*
Ur
THu
BIG STRUGGLE IN EURO
L
jl xL
I
MONDAY
IMiTROGRAD Tlie kussian dread
naught Imperaterisa was sum; in the
Black sea yesterday as the result of an
internal explosion of tnvsferioi-s origin.
Two hundred and fifty of the crew are
missing.
PARIS Two brothers of the new em
peror of Aflstria-IIiingarv ate fighting
with the Belgian army, and were recent
ly decorated lor braverv in action. The
emperor is married to the former Princ
ess Zita, an Italian.
BERLIN Reports front the Balkan
peninsula state that practically all o! the
Rumanian resistance in the western part
of the kingdom has been broken down
by von Falkenhavn and hts victorious;
army. The two Rumanian towns which
control that part of the Danube known
as the Iron Gateway have fallen into the
hands of the Germans and the Ruman
ians are in full retreat across their native
land. Russian reinforcments have ar- ;
rived on the Transylvanian front to as
sist the Rumanians.
LONDON The British hospital ship
Brr.eniar Castle, enroute from Salonika |
to Malta, is reported to have been sunk
in the Aegean sea as a result of e;.count- -
cring a mine near the scene of the wreck
ot the hospital ship Bnttanic, which met
a similar late a few ua\s ago. No lives
were lost.
PETROGRAD General TrehofI has
been appointed premier.
TUESDAY |
!
PETROGRAD The Russians have
started a counter-offensive in the De
brudja region, in an effort to relieve the
pressure in Rumania. The czar's forces
are pushing south rapidly and are report
ed to bare reached Taspaul, twelve miles j
north ot Constanza.
BERLIN The war office announces
that the Russians have been defeated near j
Taspaul and that the offensive movement
in that direction has been broken.
SOFIA It is announced by the Bul
garian war office that the Bulgar troops ;
have checked the advance oftbeRuman-.j
iaus north of Monastir.
PETROGRAD It is admitted at offic- i
ial headquarters that the Germans have i
torc-d a crossing on the Danube near!
Zimuiza, seventy-five miles southwest of
Eucharest, and are now advancing toward
the Rumanian capital.
NEW YORK The White Star liner {
Lapland, Liverpool to New York, report- i
ed upon her arrival here that a suhmerg- '
ed obstacle was struck off Nantucket. !
The vessel was speeding through the
darkness at the time, with all lights out,
and it was believed that a German sub- !
marine was struck. The shock caused ■
considerable excitement among the pas- j
sengers, but very little damage wsa done
to the vessel.
WEDNESDAY
NEW YORK- The British ship Lan
caster, stationed fifteen miles off Sandy
Hook, has sent a wireless warning to all
vessels flying the flags of the Entente
allies to beware of a German submarine j
which is operating on the American side
of the Atlantic. The ships are cautioned
to abandon the regular channels.
.
VIENNA All the valuable documents
of the Rumanian government are being
removed from Bucharest to Jassv, accord
ing to advices which have >>een recieved
from the Balkans. If the situation be
comes more critical in Rumania there is '
a probability that the doenmeuts will be .
taken into Russia for safety. It is ex
pected that Bucharest will be taken bv
the Bulgar-Gerinan forces before the end
of another week.
i
LONDON Military writers do not at
teinpt to disguise the fact that the posi-1
tion of the Rumanians is desperate in ,
consequence of the steady progress ot
the Germans. The situation became
more grave, the writers agree, when the
Germans crossed the Danube.
LONDON--The coronation of the new
emperor of Austria-Hungary is schedul
etl to tike pi ice during tile coining I
month, according to advices received
from Vienna.
l’ARIS— The war office announces*
that the Italian forces in the Balkans
liave made considerable pi ogress in the
Mon.istir region.
LONDON-- Six German destroyers at
tempted a raid on tiie Kentish coast on
Sunday, but were driven oil by l.ritnh
patrol boats.
BERLIN— The war office announces
t'.iat the fortified town of Uamsgate was
bombarded by German vcssilslasl
Thursday i ight, all of the attack.ng
craft reluming safely to their hast* alter
the raid. One British patrol boat was
suuk.
AMSTERDAM A Zepplin. while
making a flight across Germany, was
wrecked by a storm on Sunday and the
crew ol 2S0 narrowly escaped death.
LONDON-- It is expected that King
Alfonso,.of Spain will attend the funer
al of tiiejate Emperor Francis Joseph,
jf Austria-iluugary. Ambassador Pen
tield will represent the United Mates.
THURSDAY
PARIS Heavy artillery fight'ng is in
progress along the entire western Hunt,
but there lias been no material change
i:i the posh ion of the opposing lorccs.
LONDON A fleet of German . i.craft
raided this city on Tuesday morning,
dropping a score of bombs wlih.li killed
four persons, injured nine others and '
wrecked several buildings. Later in the !
day two Zeppelins were brought down in
flames m northeastern England follow-’
ing a duel with British naive* 1 aeroplanes.
The battle was witnessed by thousands.
Both of the German crews perished.
WASHINGTON War department of
ficials announce the recall of Lieut.-Col.
Kuhn, a military attache of the Ameri
can embassy at Berlin. No reason is
given for the recall, but it is understood
that Kuhn has asked to be relieved for
personal reasons.
WASHINGTON The Imperial Ger
man governmdnt admits liav’ug sunk
the steamer Marina in violation of the
submarine pledges, and offers to make
any reparation demanded by the United
States.
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment has been advised of the loss of tht
American steamer Shemung, which is
reported to have been sunk in the Med
iteranean by a German submarine. Tht
advices state that the submarine approach
ed the vessel and ordered the American
flag lowered. T1 is Captain Duffy refused j
to do and he and liis crew, mostly Amer- ,
icans, were then compelled to get into
s
pm A >;
ki. vA mJain kJ! J
sa-Fair!b
STAGE
Nscaca-Fairbauks
Leaves Kerrna Every WotGay
Carrying Freight and Passen^rs
Office at Cooney’s ilciel
PJE[\3AI\1A
STEAM
LAUNDRY
!i
[i
F.j
M
r .
I
ED PARKS
their boats and were towed to within a
nti'e of the Spanish coast. After they
left llie vessel it was sunk bv a torpedo,
but went dow n wi ii the Stars and Stripes
fixing. The S'.teniunjj was enroute to
Geneva with a c.-irjio of steel, having ielt
New York early in November. There
were no munitions in the carj;o.
WASHINGTON— State department
ofik'uls are inclined to the belief that
Continued on Pai>e i
*
t
MODELCArE
a r "• 1
Market Street
WOW OPEN \
\
PIES
and
CAICES
For
Sale
*
t
STATIONERY
TYPEWRITER PAPER, CARBON PAPER, TYPE
WRITE RRIBBONS, COMPOSITION BOOKS, EN
VELOPES IN ALL SIZES, SCRATCH PADS,
SHIPPING TAGS, TAG ENVELOPES, LETTER
PAPER, VISITING CARDS, MANUSCRIPT COV
ERS, LEGAL BLANKS, RESTAURANT TABS
PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
The INenana News