The Chitina leader., 1914-12-29

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 WASHINGTON Dec. 29.-The President referred to Congress- when it reconvened today note to Great Britain in which he insisted better treatment for American and declared that large damages eventually have to be paid by England for unlawful detention of American cargoes The President pointed that many protests vigorously being sent in specific and that the contentious of the American government correct, he formally vinced it plain ndemnfcation ultimately would have be met by the British.
 WASHINGTON Dec. 29.-Secretary of State Bryan has cabed to the British government protest against further hamperng of United States by the British fleet and asking for early improvement in conditions prevailing The protest contains broad nmaton that American vessels are being consistently harrassed and without cause
 WASHINGTON Dec. 29.-Secretary of State Bryan had before him today for consideration formal notification from Germany that American consu in Belgium be acceptable the German military authorities and asking for withdrawal of certain consns for the at least The United States has consular representatives only four points follows AntWerH W. Diedrich consul general Harry T. Sherman vice and deputy Brussels-E Watts consul general: F. F Palmer, vice and deputy. Ghent-H A. Johnson consult Julius A. Van Hee vice and deputy. Lege-Aexander Ieingartner consul genera V H. Das, vice and deputy
 PETROGRAD, Dec. 29-An official statement is to the effect that the Russian defeated and is vigorously pursuing the Aurans in Galcia and that in the retreat the latter have become greatly dsorganzed
 LONDON, Dec 2S.-Assisted by a fleet of cruisers deroyers and submarines British plotng seapanes made attack Christmas day the German naval base Cuxhaven at the mouth of the Ebe River Six of the returned safely but 1t feared that Commander
 Hewlett of the machine os as the wrecked machine has been found in the North Sea off Helgoland Island Commander Hewlett of Maurice Hewlett the English novelist
 BERLIN Dec 2S-Enght British warships conveying hyropanes attacked the town of Cuxhaven, Germany, off the western entrance of the Ke Canal and the mouth of the Ebe River The hydropanes dropped number of bombs but missed the German ships which they aimed German airshps and aeropanes reconnoiter and succeeded in hitting with bombs of the British desroyers and in driving off the hydroplanes Cuxaven about 50 miles from the outer German fort Helgoland Island
 PETROGRAD, Dec. 2S.-The investment of Cracow by the Russians has been raised Following discovery of an attempt by the Austrans drive the Russian forces Gacia the latter rereaed eastward about 50 miles, joined another division and again prepared to give battle to the enemy grounds more favorable to themselves.
 LONDON, Dec 28. i he American vessel which recent!
 threatened to its guns Tpo the cruiser North Carolina and the threat made because mob of Turks attacking French residents wounded the master of the Amer steamship Virginia.
 LONDON, Dec 26.-An aeroplane battle occurred Christ afternoon the mouth of the Thames, between German and two British machines Many shots exchanged at great height and the German driven off, Neither of the British aeropanes injured the crews was wounded
 PETROGRAD, Dec. 26.-The office has announced that change has taken place the left bank of the Vua in Gacia and that German attack has been repsed Furious fighting continues along the banks of the Pcia
 WASHINGTON Dec. Secretary Daniels of the navy has called Captain Oman commanding the cruiser North Carolina report whether threats of violence had been made by Turks at Tripoli against American sailors.
 LONDON, Dec 26-Brsh authorities have been advised that German has issued notification to neutral governments that 1t will longer recognize exequatures creditng their consuls to Belgium
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 26--An officer in the Japanese embassy has received advces from Too stating that Russia has ceded Japan it's half of the Island of Sakhaln for number of heavy guns.
 CONSTANTINOPLE, via Amsterdam and London Dec 26The claim that his country forced much against its will, into the European by attack from the aies made by the sultan, in opening the Turkish parliament
 a nOuroO wa OVad firm tO maintain the srictest neutrality he asserted -four fleet suddenly attacked by Russian vessels the Black Sea- Then