The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29


 fire and British aeropane ascending at pursued the enemy for distance The latest report indicated that the German escaped of superior speed No damage resulted because of the bombaren but the entire popua tion thrown into high of excitement many taking refuge in cellars
 LONDON Dec. 24.-Christmas will witness little if change the underground warefare being conducted by the allies in the western theater of but far possible plum pudding will be served to all of the British troops in the trenches and elsewhere
 BERLIN Dec 24-The Kaiser will spend Christmas close to the front according message from him to be delivered to each soldier It is possible that the day will be celebrated in the German trenches with all the customary services possible under the trying conditions. EVERETT, Dec. 24-Two German spies who chartered the steam schooner Olson Mahoney at Francisco and loaded her with supplies for the extinct fleet which opelatng III the Southern Pacific have succeeded in lodging secret service officers and have sailed for China the Norwegian tramp steamer Christian Bor which cleared from Everett the 18th.
 PETROGRAD Dec 24-Opening fire witb concealed machine guns, the Russians today surprised entire Twenty Austrian brigade at point south of Tanow and almost annihilated the entire brigade.
 LONDON, Dec. 24.-The German Kaser's two great walls o men which stretch along two hundred miles of battle front in the frequently rddled bv the enev guns and every and then they sway backward under the blows of the allies, but yet they hinned The killing or woundng of 100000 Germans has weakened the tidal of blood Berlin dispatches that are still 100000 Germans in the service and probably million can be recruited but of the Kaer comngon forces cannot last forever The Germans have lost many more than their enemies and in wearngout struggle they cannot last half long, And Austria which approx maey 100000 men, about onetrd her entire forces not be safely depended upon help Germany than she has done Furthermore the Kasers armies have already tdone good fighting they expected to do They have reached top speed without permanently rppng Russia France England
 LONDON Dee. 23.-Eght million facing each other the battlefront in Russian Poland the of Warsaw where the Germans and Russians engaged in struggle which the turning point of the The banks of the Bazra and Pawka rivers continue to be the of desperate fighting The weather is intensely cold adding to the suerngs of the abeboded well of the wounded Each side sustaining terribles losses in this battle
 BERLIN, Dec. 23-An official report from the German headquarters in Russian Poland states that the Russians making stand between the Bazura and Pawka rivers in attempt to check the advance of General Mackenze.
 LISBON, Dec. 23The Portuguese Chamber of Deputies has voted favor of making preparations to join Great Britain in the war
 PARIS, Dec. 23-The Chamber of Deputies, assembled yesterday extraordinary session. voted today appro pation of 7OOO0O00 francs to meet during the next six months.
 AMSTERDAM Dec 23-The Kaiser arrived at Cologne today on his way to the front of the western army ROME Nov 21.-(By Mail to New York; The Federal Council of Germany has adopted rigorous measures for conserving Gemany cereal supply during the present war; according avices here. Statistics completed by experts establish that on the provided for Germany will have difficulty getting along until next years crops are harvested
 One of the new measures provides that all miers shall grind wheat to the 5 per cent of becomes flour This does away with the that in the grinding Of fine qualities of flour The percentage for rye is fixed at o per cent.
 All bakers are ordered mix with wheat flour at least
 per rye flour Five per cent of potatoes must also be mixed in bread made exclusively of rye flour and ths may even be increased up to 20 per bread of this kind the bakers required to place the letter indicating that potatoes its manufacture but they not required state to what extent Failure to exact this has aread considerable protest public who that bakers thus charge them the price for 20 cent spud bread as for the } per cent variety.
 The feeding to animals of grains which be made lno bread has also been prohibited exception has been made the of small land propors who wish to fatten ther livestock They feed small amount of if 1t has been grown on their land.
 Owing the fact that the potato supply is somewhat short this year. shortage which will be increased by the fact that they must also be used in bread mang has also resulted potatoes