The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-29

ligerent countries, Germany, England
and France. House has been sup
posed to have gone to europe for the
posed to have gone to Europe for the
European situation, but has denied
that he did so. 1t is fact, however,
that the president will give great
weight to whatever impressions his
friend received while at Berlin, Lon
don and Paris.
LONDON. June 24.-"Every fit man
ought I'd )do his bit" is the reason the
Rev. Robert Ernest Skene, Vicar of
Raveningham, Norfolk, gave to his
parish for enlisting in } the motor
transport service. The Rev. Skene
went through the Boer war as chap
lain to the forces and was for some
years rector of Corozal, Honduras. He
is now A years old. He will soon
leave for the front as the driver of a
motor truck.
LONDON, June 24.-The Prince OF
Wales Fund has now reached S25,.
5000. This is only one of many
patriotic funds raised in Great Britain
but is the greatest apart from the Red
Cross. So far some $10,525,000 have
been distributed for the additional re-
lief of families of soldiers and sailors
and in cases of civil distress, which
have been much less than at one time
feared. Widows and orphans have
come in for substantial aid as we'll as
MANNED and blinded soldiers.
The administration of the fund has
so far cost little over 100000.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 24.-The Ed
ward Hines Lumber Company, the
largest in this city, announced today
that it would close it's twenty yards
on Monday next. This concern alone
employs 10000 men, and it is expected
that the other lumber companies will
take the same action at once.
The closing Of the lumber yards is
caused by the big carpenters strike
which has tied up the lumber indus
try, and effectually stopped all build
ing operations for the last two months.
When the lumber yards all shut down,
it is figured that close to 100000 men
will be idle because of the strike.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June "a
The hope among the government OFF,
Gals here that the warning Mexican
factions would settle their differences
and arrange for peace, waned today,
and now it is felt that the possibility
of intervention by the United States
has been much increased. Carranza
has definitely announced that he
would not agree to truce with Cen
eral Villa for the purpose of arrang-
ing terms of peace. The next move
of our government in the Mexican
muddle will be awaited with a great
deal of interest by the public.
PETROGRAD, June 24.-During the
recent fighting between Przasnish and
the German frontier, the Russian at
tackers had the greatest difficulty in
several instances in getting through
the barb-wire entanglements protect
ing the German lines. After many at
tempts had been made with. various
types of wire-cutters, it was discovered
that the enemy was employing a new
kind Of wire, made of steel.
SEATTLE, Wash, June 25.-The
steamer Northwestern sailed last
night from this port with a capacity
passenger list, including large num-
Der of tourists. The passengers for
Cordova are Miss L. Mckenzie, J. F.
Randall, DC. Hoyt, N. A. Clasan and
four steerage.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 25.-
President WILSON'S special trtin
passed through this city today on it's
way to the summer home Of the Will
sons at Cornish. New Hampshire. The
train was met at the railroad station
by big crowd of people, who cheered
the chief executive Justify, as he came
out on the platform of the observation
car, smiling and waving his hand at
the throng.
Many people took advantage of the
short wait of the train to visit the
president in his private car, shaking
hands and chatting shortly with him.