The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-01-05
EUROPEAN WAR

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sunk in the English Channel today but whether by
German submarine by accidental contact with drifting
mine not known Only 70 of her of $50
known have been saved The Formidable had dispace
ment of 10000 tons and draugh Of 81 feet Her engines
indicated horse power her keel laid in 1901
completed in 1904 and her cost S51525 She had
speed of is knots equipped with four torpedo tubes
her consisted Of four Pinch and IL 6nch
L. Founders and four 3-p0unders.
LONDON, Jan. 5The right wing of the French army is
today less than 80 miles from the River Rhine and is holding
Steinbach and the heights the southwest of that village
after of the most stubborn fights of the At other
point the western front has there been any noteworthy
change in the situation. The Germans continue the
defensive
Of frontal attacks positions of the Autrans along the
Dunoec River and seeking take forresses which have been
their goal for the past two months
BERLIN Jan. 5.-German airmen today dropped several
bombs British ammunition stores the outskirts of
Rosendale and Goudskerne Dunkirk in France The
explosions killed injured hundred persons most of them
noncombatants, and set village fire.
PARIS JAN 5-Ofcal reports state that the Russians
have occupied eight Hungarian townships and that several
divisions of the Austrian army are surrounded in the
Carpathan MOUNTAINS where extreme cold weather and
hamper the movements of both armies.
PETROGRAD Jan. Am official statement this after
noon the Germans after capturing Bemow, attempted
became desperate that handtohand fighting resored
the Germans being epulsed The German force per
mtted to the Bzura in the night when the Russians
attacked them with bayonets, killing capturing all.
VIENNA, JAN lied by the crack Eighth Corps, -four
enormous Russian columns today driving their way
through the Carpatan passes from Nyskowsky Trka and
9oolice into Hungary.
LONDON, Jan. 4-Survvors of the battleship Formid-
abe which sunk in the English channel last Saturday.
say that Captain Arthur LeXley went down smoking IL
cigarette.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. A French aviator dropped bombs
the vicinity of Brussels today killing and wounng several
German soldiers and destroying Zeppelin shed.
WASHINGTON Jan. 4-Of the six United States army
officers their way to join the German armies as
hronc Of
service Major Dwight e. Aultman of the 9th field artillery,
and Captain Samuel G. Shartle, of the artillery will
observe the tactics at the permanent Notifications
CHICAGO, JAN A Berlin cable to the Daily News says
that peace terms being discussed by the powers three
weeks ago. but negotiations broken off when the
chancellor learned that to end hostiltes would
revolution in Germany
PETROGRAD, Dec. 20.-(By mail to New York)-A
Russian sister of mercy named Yevgheneya Korkeenah
been decorated with the band of ST. George and medal
recognition of her remarkable bravery and devotion moving
single handed field hospital under fire.
Mile Korkeenah working in Russian hospital in the
neghborhood of Sodau East Prussia When the Germans
attacked the Russian position she remained all alone in the
hospital attending to the wounds of officers and prvates The
hospital quickly in the of the enemys fire. and the
brave seeing that her patients must be moved
side and number of horses them found
several vehicles and drove them place safety The
hardshps and dangers which Nurse Korkeenah experienced
have greatly affected her health and she has to Pero-
grad with view to taking short vacation before returning
TO the 'front.' The minister OF personally the
medal and decoration and thanked her for her heroic services
VIENNA, Dec 20. BY mail to New York)-In order to
provide her with winter underclothng the 50year old
mother of volunteer serving with the Austrian army
ramped in the rain for three days from her home Szegedn
Hungary, to field headquarters
LONDON Jan. 1.-The discovery Of German male spy
the of supposed Belgian Sister of Mercy reported
from Boston, Lincolnshire The Sister, who arrived with
number of Belgian refugees who to be distributed
the hospabe folk of the town. assigned the home
of the leading citizens She intelligent and accom-
pshed and made thoroughly welcome by her host
hostess The next night happening to leave her bedroom the
hostess saw her guests door aar, and gancing was
asonshed to cher shaving! Without giving any ndca
ton of the startling discovery she promptly informed her
husband who Immediately communicated with the police The