The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1916-10-28

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the Danube into Rumania, fell before
! Mackensen this morning. The loss OF
this important place deprives the Russo
Ru1nanians OF their last veStiGe OF rail-
way communication to Dotrudia. The
/ taking OF Cernlvoda is estimated bv mil
itary authorities here to lie OF vastly
more Importance to German arms than
! the capture OF Constanza.. Vulcan Pass,
on the Transylvapian front, has fallen
! into Won Falkenhavn's hands and he is
now in hot pursuit of the routed Russo
! Rumauans.
LONDON: Mackensen's forces in
! fi1c;ed another severe defeat on the Rus
50 Ruuianians today forcing back their
lines in southeastern Ruulania and driv-
ing their left flank to Tiara, in the Mu-
rat district. Notable success also at
tends his progress n the north.
1 BERLIN: An immense ru;naer OF
troops were hurled by The British and
; French against the Germans in Al at
tempt to break through ,heir ines on
the Sonme at any cost. The French
assault was thrown back with >taSger-
ing losses and the defeat q lie Allies
was 50 severe, so SAYS the report, that
all along the front the ground was lit
orally carpeted with dead ard dying
/ SAN ANTONIO: Confirmation of ih2
report that Villas forces had reached
Chihuahua and are fighting IN the sub
urbs Of the city against Trevinos was r
/ ceived in dispatches from Persh:ng by
Brigaiier-Gen. Funston.
! san ANTONIO: According to ada
vices received bv the military authorities
here General Trevlu, following his de-
feat by Villa at Fresno, Is preparing to
evacuate chihuahua
ROME: Two thorsand daily trains
have stopped running on account Of the
shortage of coal.
/ SHADOW LAWN: Ambassador Ce-
rard lunched YESTERDAY with lhz presj-
dent It is believed that the anbassa-
ador acquainted the President with the
strong feeling rampant III Germany 10
prosecute ruthless submarine warfare
| LONDON: Prince ven Hohenlohe
Schilliuesfnerst has been appointed Pre-
mier Of Austria
PETROGRAD: The loss Of Cons,anza
is officially confirmed. AIackensen now
occupies the railroad junction at Med
jidia
BERLIN: On account Of the assassi-
nation OF the Premier the opening OF the
Austrian Reischstag has been post
Poned.
! LONDON: II IS announced officially
that the victorious sweep Of 3Iackensen's
armies has been stopped. Official dis
patches from Berlin. Sofa and Buchar-
est indicate that the Rumanians blew up
The fourteen-nlile bridge over the Dan
! ube at Cernavoda, the greatest bridge in
. Europe, thus blocking the immediate
, invasion of old Ruinania The German
War Office announced this fact this af-
ternoon and declared il evidenced the
I Rumanians fear that the Germans
would sweep all before them on the
road to Bucharest.
! LAREDO:Twenty men have been ex-
ecuted in Mexico Civ during the weel;
for robbing consigrments of freight to
merchants here.
! BERLIN: The Germans admit the
loss of Fort Douanlont and other Eeriun
positions 10 the French During Sep
( TENDER al OF the eneny's trading yes
sells, with q total tonnage of 182, 900,
were either captured or subnlarined.
/ According to official records 50 neutral
trading vessels were sunk On account OF
their carrying contraband OF war and
/ eighteen OF their captains we've made
+ prisoners.
( CHICAGO: Despite the severe censor