The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-17

the Greeks and the Turks. The
latter have been pursued within the
Dardanelles. In the sharp cannon
adins the Greeks lost two cruisers
and one torpedo boat, while the loss
to the Turks has been one cruiser and
one torpedo boat.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1.-THE
Turkish fleet is now engaged with the
Greeks off the island of Lemnos.
CEDIL HARBOR, Dec IAN
other naval battle between the Greeks
and Turks commenced this morning
outside the Straits of Dardanells.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 17-This part
of California is in the greatest kind
of excitement. Last evening a des-
perado assaulted fourteen year old
girl named Myrtle Huff. Her cries
soon brought assistance but her as
sailant Immediately engaged in bat
tie with them and finally made his
escape to the hills. He was immedi-
ately pursued by hundred men, in
Guiding civil officers and militiamen.
At various stages fusilade of bullets
was exchanged. Under Sheriff
Robert Squires was killed and three
deputies were badly wounded before
the crowd finally succeeded in killing
the bandit.
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 17-Orders
were received from Olympia that
Ortis Hamilton has been paroled,
and accordingly he was given his lib
erty today. Hamilton was formerly
Adjutant General of the state and
became short in his accounts because
of the thousands of dollars he eX-
pended on wine, women and song"
He was infatuated with an adven-
turess who temporarily lived at Seat
tie and she led him a merry dance.
IRVINGTON, N. Y, Dec. IA
band of Suffragettes, marching from
New York to Albany, to demand wo-
mans suffrage. arrived here this
afternoon. They will remain until
tomorrow morning and in the mean
time are holding street meetings and
by personal argument seek to convert
all whom they can reach. They are
a picturesque crowd, but brimful of
earnestness.
NEWBURG, Dec 17-Anither cpl
sode is now recorded in the vicarious
career of F. Augustus Heinze. In
order to marry he had to make vari-
Gus settlements with other enamored
sweethearts and to stand breach of
promise suit. But after he secured
his stage wife he soon tired of
possession and longed for other fields
to conquer. AS result of neglect
Bernice decided that she didn't have
to stand that sort of thing, that it
wasn't becoming to one of her former
popularity. So she applied for
divorce and Fritz didn't enter any
protest. 1t was granted her yester-
day, with the custody of their one
child. She is also to receive alimony
at the rate of a thousand dollars a
month and $3.50 per month for the
rent of her apartment. And Heinze
is satisfied, too.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-By rea-
son of the refusal of the Progressive
Senators to vote for the Republican
caucus nominee for President of the
Senate, Senator Jacob II. Gallinger,
the upper House has been without
presiding officer. This morning the
Senate adopted plan by which Sem
ator Gallinger and Senator Augustus
o. Bacon, of Georgia, should alter
nately serve as president pro tempore
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17--This
morning William R. Hearst appeared
before the Clapp investigating co.. =
mittee and was asked concerning the
authenticity of the John d. Ar.:h3 III
letters that he has been publishing in
his magazine. He testified that ne
had secured them from John Eddy,
the author, who is now in London.
These are the letters that have passed
between Mr.. Archibald and Senators
Penrose, Aldrich and Foraker, con-
corning matters of interest to the
Standard Oil Company Mr. Hearst
admitted that he still had other let
tiers, not published Upon request he
argeed to produce and submit them
to the committe when in executive
session.
LONDON, Dec. 16-The Balkan
delegates this morning made this