CSA News 3Q1899

[Borys]

Views expressed herein are those of the publications concerned, and need not reflect those of the Confederate States of America.

Soldier Magazine, 7 October 1899

Following the tragedy in Florida earlier in the year, the Army Rail Commission has announced that it will resume work on the Military Rail Network. However, modifications are to be made in order to prevent a repetition of the accident at Cocoa Beach, including the elimination of linkage to the civilian mainline. Nonetheless, questions are being asked about the need for this large rail gauge.

Naval Gazetteer, 12 November 1899

The Swiss have declared a so-called 'blockade' around California, and our foolish Congress has agreed to take part. Of course, this will not (for now) involve Confederate ships: certain officers will be posted aboard the Swiss vessels, ensuring that they behave appropriately. We have to ask – why? The Swiss are little more than aggressive piratophobes, with little object beyond picking fights. Yes, piracy should be eliminated, but fostering a general, worldwide war is not the way to achieve this.

To a similar end, the Navy has made the momentous decision to allow the carriage of goods aboard Navy vessels. Although sailings will either be to pre-scheduled destinations or by special arrangement with the Navy, the added security of the Confederacy's best is expected to attract many clients. A charge is to be levied, amounting to between 1% and 5% of the value of the goods, dependent on the distance over which the goods are to be shipped. Goods will not be shipped in time of war, and are carried at the captain's discretion but the owner's risk.

Richmond Telegraph, 14 November 1899.

The conference held between President Clark and King Harold of the United Kingdom of America in Cromwell has yielded some progress in relations between the two nations. The President has agreed that the strict border controls – dating back over a century – should be relaxed, and that trade should be encouraged between the two great nations.

In order to relax the existing tensions between the Royalists and the Confederacy, the leaders resolved to meet at least once a year to discuss matters of mutual interest, and also to relax extradition regulations between the two nations.

Finally, it was agreed that neither country would express support for either side in the ongoing war between the Rohirrim and the Anahuac Empire, nor encourage any third power to interfere in that war.

Los Angeles Gazette, 29 November 1899

The fiends who committed the atrocity against the Arthur Wellesley last December have finally been tracked down and arrested. The group – some six strong – was found to have been sheltering in the small Royalist town of Stephenville, scant miles across the border.

The men – led by one William Kennedy – have been charged with one hundred and fifty-seven counts of murder, and also causing criminal damage to the property of the Trans-American Railway Company. Their trial will take place in January, at a special sitting of the High Court of the Confederate States of America.

Richmond Observer, 8 December 1899

Hurrah for the Legion of Freedom! They, with the heroic volunteers of the Condor Legion and the Army of Rohan, have smashed the infidel siege around the capital of New Beleriand, freeing this city from the grip of doom.

Sadly, General Kitchener paid the ultimate price for the Army's success, being shot dead by an Anahuac rifleman barely minutes from the city's boundary. This loss held back the Legion from becoming the first forces to break in, and will be felt by all the troops for the duration of the war.
   
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Great News.