The Nenana News
Application made October 30, 1916, at
the Dostoffice at Nenana, Alaska, tor
entry as second-class mail matter under
the act of March 2, 1879, by The Ne
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Nenana, Alaska, Dec, 16, 1916.
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Fairbanksans must admit that
Nenana is a rather helpful little
neighbor.
Villa evidently is following the
European war closely. Dispatch
es received during the week credit
him with making a real drive.
It will be something to the Bel
gians to have their country restor
ed to them, but what of the lives
that have been sacrificed and the
property' that has been destroyed?
Secretary Daniels surely Was
not thinking of the submarine ser
vice when he informed congress
that enlistments were lagging be
cause of the high wages offered
ashore.
If the mere suggestion of peace
has had the effect of knocking the
bottom out of the stock market,
perhaps the actual termination of
the war will force prices down to
a living basis.
Now that the election is over.!
and there is nothing more in the |
way of campaign printing and ad-!
vertising to be had, the Alaska
Citizen has resumed its attacks on
Marshal Erwin. Not a consistent
policy, perhaps, but one that seems
to get the money up in Fairbanks.
Even though nothing else may
come of it, the Kaiser's peace pro-j
posal will at least cause the issues
to be more definitely defined. The
nations involved in the war may
know what they are fighting for,
but we neutrals are still in ignor
ance, after more than two years of
blood spilling.
The suggestion of Speaker Clark
that members of congress devote
more of their time, during sessions,
to the consideration of important
legislation. and less to the prepar
ation of verbose orations for re
lease exclusively through the col
umns of the Congressional Record,
will meet with general approval
throughout the country. But there
will be no change. The colleagues
of Speaker Clark will not vote to
abolish that very valuable adver
tising medium which enables them,
at the expense of Uncle Sam. to
carry on continuance campaigns in
their respective constituencies.
The Congressional Record must be
endured for it offers the only op
portunity for rube congressmen to
get their names into print, attached
to windy speeches which, as often
as not, are prepared by men who
make a specialty of that kind of
work.
It should not be inferred, from
last week's editorial, that the town
site affairs of Nenana are being
administered without cost to the
property owners within the town
site: or that there will be no charge
for the other work that has been
done since September 30, the end
of the period for which figures are
obtainable. There is a regular
monthly expense for administra
tion. which is charged against town
property, and there has been a
considerable outlay for improve
ments since the last of September
which also must be paid by own
ers of property in the form of as
sessments. Then there will be
more improvements later on re
quiring additional assessments
from time to time to cover the cost
of the work done. But. as stated
in the columns of The News last
week, there are no assessments at
present to worry the property own
ers. and by the time the next as
sessment is levied money probably
will be sufficiently plentiful to en
able those assessed to pay without
embarassment.
CROSSLEY KNOCKS
WOOLDRIDGE CASE
Fairbanks: In a night letter addressed
to VV. H. Woolridge. who was convicted
last spring on the charge of attempted
rape, J. J. Crosslev, former district attor
ney, informs Woolridge that a reversal of
judgement was secured in the circuit
court of appeals on the grounds of insuf
ficient evidence. The case was not even
remanded for a new trial. Woolridge
and Crossley were close friends during
the time the latter held office in Fair
banks and both are at outs with the pres
ent federal officials in Fairbanks, which
facts account for Crossley’s activity in the
case. The Woolridge verdict is the sec
ond of Judge Bunnell’s to be reversed.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the General Storekeeper ou
or before December 20, 1916, at 5 p. m.,
for 20 tons of ice to be cut and stored.
Ice must be cut at a point about one mile
up the Nenana river, and to be second
crop. For further particulars see Howard
P. Curtis, General Storekeeper.
NORTH STAR RESTAURANT
MIKE’S PLACE
The Best There is in the Eating Line Always on Tap
Open Day and Night
PROGRESS OF THE BIG STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
*
MONDAY
London—Correspondents in Greece
and reports from Berlin state that it is
; the intention of the kaiser to turn Mack
ensen's Rumanian army against the en
tente forces before Saloniki. It is also
stated that King Constantine is assemb
ling the Greek Loyalists in the Larissa
region with the object of attacking the
Allies from the rear simultaneously with
the advance of the Germans from the
i North. It is understood here that Greece
has consented to enter the war on the
side of the Teutonic alliesm consequence
of the recent hostile acts of the entente
powers.
Berlin—The Rumanians are in full re-1
treat before the advancing Teutons. Eight ■
wings of th’ Austro-German-Bulgar j
armies are sweeping across the kingdom j
from the Danube to the Transylvanian |
mountains. The Rumanians have lost |
70,000 men since the first of December, j
together with 184 cannon, 120 machine j
guns and large quantities of ammunition j
and other stores.
Berlin—The German merchant sub-.i
marine Dentchland arrived from the \
United States on Sunday, nineteen days
i from the date of departure from the oth-;
1 er side of the Atlantic. j
Berlin—German newspapers, in com- ^
j menting on the English political nplicav- '•
I al, warn their readers that the incident
\ should not be regarded as an evidence of
j weakness, but rather that England is
| preparing to fight to the finish.
j Paris—A political upheaval, similar to
that which has just occurred in England,
now threatens the French government.
It is reported in official circles that the
! members of the cabinet are about to
j resign.
Paris—The war office announces that
j four German war planes were brought
i down bv French aero gunners Sunday.
! Sofia— The Bulgarians have crossed the
Danube and now occupy Kalaraslii, an
' important railroad at the western end of
the Cernovada bridge. The place was
! recaptured from the Russians, who are
now retiring.
London—According to advices receiv
: ed in this city the German war program
j includes arming merchantmen for the
! spring offensive, the mobilization of civ
ilians between the ages of sixteen and
j sixty and additional restrictions on lood
| consumption.
Amsterdam—Advices received in this
! city from Sofia state that Greece has tn
| formed the Allies that any further hos
I tile acts on their part will result in forc
i ing Greece to enter the war on the side
of the Central powers.
Vienna—It is claimed by the war of
fice that the Russians have abandoned
1 their plan of sending reinforcements to
the aid of the Rumanians. The czar’s
forces are now retiring to their own bor
| der.
| London—In a statement issued by the .
i Lloyds it is claimed that six vessels were
i submarined by the Germans on Friday.
! The majority of the boats were of British
| register.
| Turin—An explosion which occurred
in a local munition factory on Sunday re
| suited in the death of 50 persons and the
j complete demolition of the plant.
TUESDAY
Lisbon—The British steamer Brittania
has been torpedoed by an enemy U-boat.
Twenty-three of the crew were landed in
safety hut fifteen are missing and are be
lieved to have perished. The captain of
the boat was made a prisoner by the sub
marine commander.
London—It is expected that the new
British government will control the food
supply of the country, and will take over
tlis liquor traffic, prohibiting the sale of
whiskey and gin and restricting the sale
of beer,
London—It is understood here that
Greece lias notified the Entente and Cen
tral powers that it is the intention of the
Greek government to maintain strict
neutrality it given the opportunity to (lop
so. It is believed to l>e the plan of the |
Kntente powers to dethrone Constantine, !
placing the eight-year-old Prince Pierre .
on the throne, with Venezilos as recent. ^
Athens—It is understood that an ulii- j
iiiatum of t’.ie Kntente powers, demand-1
ing the immediate release of revolution-1
ists and the surrender of arms, has been j
presented to King Constantine. The
situation in Greece is rapidly approach
ing a critical stage. |
Dublin—Two hundred Sinn Feiners |
stopped a charitable performance in this .
city Monday night by singing Sinn Fein j
songs and otherwise making a disturb- ,
atice. The performance was being given I
for the benefit of injured soldiers.
London—The Spanish steamer Bravo !
and the Norwegian steamers Meduuiand '
and Falk are reported to have l>eeii sunk t
by German undersea boats. The mem- j
bers of the crews of the boats were land- i
ed belore the boats were torpedoed.
London—Lloyds reports tlie loss of the
Danish steamer Sigurd and the British |
steamers Avritson, Conch and Tanfield i
within the past 24 hours as the result of
submarine attacks. The joss of life is
not as yet known. *
London—Dispatches from Athens say
that more than 70,000 Greeks have been j
mobilized tor the purpose of opposing i
further Allied interference. Indications
more Ulan ever point to the belief that j
Constantine is preparing to tliunv Ins
support to the Teutons.
Berlin—The war office announces that
the Russian offensive iti the Carpathians
is marked by increased pressure. The
enemy is credited w ith slight gains at sev
eral points.
l’etrograd—Reports from the Carpath
ian front state that the Russians have
captured two important mountain heights
and nearly a thousand prisoners since
Sunday.
London—The admiralty announces the
receipt of a report to the effect that a
disguised German vessel of the mercan
tile tvpe was sighted in the North Atlan
tic early this month.
London—A British vessel just arrived
here reports having been held up in the
North Atlantic by a mysterious raider.
Washington, D. C.—The American
government has no intentions at this
time of making offers of mediation to the
belligerent Ivuropeau powers unless there
is an unexpected turn of affairs to justify
such a move. This announcement has
been issued by officials of the state de
partment to counteract reports now in
irculation throughout the country.
WEDNESDAY
Caiiea, Crete—The residents of this city
held a monster mass meeting on Monday
and adopted resolutions advocating the
dethronement of King Constantine as a
traitor to his country. There were many
soldiers present and they tore the crowns
from their uniforms and joim^ in the
singing of patriotic airs.
Athens—The Allied blockade of the
Greek coast has gone into effect.
Washington, I). C.—A wireless dis
patch from Berlin says that in his speech
before the reichstag today Chancellor von
Bethmann Hollweg announced that “Ger
many, together with her allies, conscious
of their responsibility before God, before
their own nations, and before humanity,
have proposed to the hostile powers to
enter into peace negotiations." The
speech dealt with the entry of Rumania
into the war at a time when the situation
was admitted to be serious, but ‘ 'with
God's help the Teuton troops have since
shaped tiling; so as to give us complete
security. ’ ’ He also said that the Western
front had a larger reserve at the present
than since the beginning of the war, and
that effective precautions had been taken
against Italy.
Berlin—Representatives of the United
States, Spain aud Switzerland, who are
looking after the interests of the Central
powers in hostile countries, have been
asked to bring to the attention of the
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[entente powers peace proposals which
have l>een agreed upon by the Central
powers. The note was read in the reich
stag on Monday and tile plan outlined is
intended to hiding about a last UK peace.
The action of the government has aroused
intense interest throughout the empire.
Berlin—The war office announces that
tl.e Allies have met with severe reverses
in the Macedonian region.
Berlin—Mackensen's pursuit of the re
treating Rumanians continues, despite
unfavorable weather conditions. The re
sistance of the enemy has been entirelv
broken and several thousand more pris
oners have been taken since the fall of
Bucharest.
Berlin—Fighting along the Somme
river, on the Western front, has consist
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