The Chitina leader., 1914-12-15


 the old bishop of Lemberg The earliest runors reach the Catholic diplomatic there that the bishop Imprisoned by the Russians These vague and could not be confirmed But within the past few days Austrian business from Lemberg haS succeeded in reaching Vienna with the positive information that the aged Roman Catholic bishop of Lemberg to be executed by the Russians. sa -
 I happened to be at the American embassy here when two priests from the Catholic diplomatic circles here received writes MT. Shepard They asked Frederick Pen field the American ambassador who through the tange of represents the Russian government in Austria Hungary to the life of the Lemberg churchman.
 ''Whether Mr. Penield will succeed in his efforts is question. wanted to know why the Russians wanted to kill Roman Catholic bishop and Austria Hungary is in certain sections holy It the Greek against the Roman church. cannot find that the statesmen of either country divide their issues on this line but the Russian soldier m the field fights for his true the of the Greek Catholic church and the Austrian soldier fights back for the of Rome
 I is only the border between the two countries that severe fighting has taken place and it is among the borde" peoples of both countries that the religious feeling is mount to patriotic sentiments If the Russians penetrate farther into Alsra-IIungary the chances that the religious aspect of the present conflict will disappear The Russian charge against the priests in each they have taken is that they acting spies The border towns in Austria Hungary contain many Slavic inhabitants who always wildly welcome the coming of Russian soldiers and is these Sav town folks who Greek Catholics and who usually the Roman Catholic priests in their of acting spies The Russian soldiers and officers hear these charges eagerly and though definite information is lacking am told that less than fifty Romsh priests have been executed the Russians advance into Austria-Hungary
 LONDON Dec 1O-Vice Admiral Sturdee has cabled that he had sunk the German cruiser Nunberg last heard from the South Pacific when she and several other members of the German fleet best the British in naval dual two weeks The vice admiral is searching for the Dresden. LONDON, Dec 10.-Estmates based reports received here by wireless from the British fleet which engaged and sank the cruisers Schanrhor Gneisau and Leipzig the Falkland Islands yesterday that 2000 Germans peshe
 BERLIN Dec. 10.-The Tagbatt states that the Pope has appealed to the warning for truce of three weeks during the Christmas The paper also states that Germany will not object.
 PETROGRAD Dec 1O-A telegram from Lowitz to the office describes the fortnight of ceaseess bombardmen from all sides of the city vertabe inferno Private homes numbers have been destroyed and thousands of combatants killed and wounded.
 LONDON Dec. 10.-A correspondent of the Belgium Daily News teegraps that pes and Funes again being subjected heavy bombarment by the Germans Sixteen and children have been killed in Ypres since this bombardment began.
 LONDON, Dec. 9.-Havng occupied Lodz after severe fighting and great loss of men, the Germans push eastward the retiring Russians according official announcement made in Berlin.
 STOCKHOLM Dec. 9-The Swedish press has assumed beigerent tone result of Swedish vessels being sunk by German mines in the North Sea.
 LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Westminster Gazette announced today that Lady Dece of the Gould girls of New York while engaged in Red Cross work with the army ot the allies at Dunkirk was seriously wounded by German avators bomb She has been doing strenuous work at the front for several weeks at the head of large corps Of assistants.
 LONDON Dec. 9--The allies shelled the Germans from their divisional headquarters Rouler following recapure of the pass Chendaee by the British The latter making distinct advance the Ypres with the Germans resisting stubbornly. . . .o#a ...-....
 BERLIN Dec, 9.-The announcement has been made by physicians attendance that the Kaiser has pneumonia resulting from exposure when he recently at the front and that his condition is serious His inherited constitutional weakness manifested in the form of scroua adds to the danger of the disease ending fatally.
 BERLIN, Dec 9-Sanary conditions throughout the empire reported be growing worse with the possibility an epidemic of cholera adding the terrors of Thirty six cases of cholera reported. 4ga8 oi4 W
 LONDON Dec 9-It is officially announced here that the cruisers Gnesenau Leipzig and Schanhor have been 1OHf Eo1l condco Horn in an engagement with portion of the British fleet No further details given The Leipzig fast cruiser which has the of British shipping in South Pacific waters other two being smaller and used more for scouting