The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20

termined that the prospects for a
billion dollar wheat crop were improv-
ing. Last week was the best week OF
the season for the crop, although the
heavy rains would have the effect OF
DELAYING the harvest of the winter
wheat.
SEATTLE, July 1.-THE Liberty
Bell arrived here tonight from Phila-
delphia on it's long trip across the
continent te tho San Francisco fair.
The bell was met at the depot by a
delegation of the city fathers, who
entertained at dinner the visiting
Philadelphia councilmen acting as an
escort for the bell The bell remained
here but five hours, and departed last
night for California.
Ell PASO, July 15.-It is reported
here that Villa has abandoned San
Luis Potosi which If true, means that
Carranza has control of all the impor-
tant points on the railroad running
between Mexico City and Laredo with
one exception. Villa continues to hold
Queretaro, but his foothold in Torreon
is precarious. He has plenty of am
munition and foodstuffs but his SOL
diers are deserving him as he is un-
able to secure money to pay them
their wages.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 15.-A
train on the railroad running be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City was
wrecked by bomb today. Many pas
sengers were killed and wounded, and
for fear of further outrages, the rail-
road management has discontinued
the sale of tickets. The Carranza gov
eminent will continue to operate the
road as a means Of supply to the
troops in Mexico City. The perpe-
traitors of the bomb explosion have
not been located.
SEATTLE, July 15-Joseph Blethen
succeeds his father as the president
of the Times Printing Co. Clarence
Blethen will become the editor and
Will Sayre will be the managing
editor. The policy of the paper will
be the same as in the past.
LAREDO, July 15.-Passengers ar
irving here from Monterey assert that
there has been so many killed in the
battles west of Monterrey, and the
fighting has been so continuous that
neither side has been able to desist
long enough to bury their dead. To-
prevent contagion the bodies have
been piled between layers of oiled
wood upon gondola cars, and have
been cremated.
oLllL1-Nr July vi lhC
out of sort of auxiliary history of
the war regarding the German col
onies, residents OF the empires ter
ritorial possessions have been asked
to submit short sketches of their ex-
perience since last August. The papers
must be between 800 and 1900 words
in length.
To induce a large number of such
sketches the organization planning
the history has offered several prizes
"a first of $50 marks, a second of
100 marks, third of Is marks and
two fourths of so marks-for the best
that are submitted.
The articles are to touch on the
life of the colonists. the officials, the
troops and of the native born. Those
of artistic bent are asked to send
sketches, or to turn in
pictorial rather than written descrip-
tons of colonial life.
BERNIE, July 16.-Beer cards on a
system similar to that of the bread
cards are now being issued in
Munich. Owing to the shortage of
malt, unlimited quantities of beer can
no longer be sold. The consumption
in one large beer garden, which for
merly used 1900 to $500 gallons
daily, has been cut to LOO gallons by
the authorities.
TOXIC, July 16.-Great alarm
among the nearby inhabitants and in
terest among scientists was caused by
the sudden eruption recently of Mount
Yarigatake, one of the best known
peaks in the Japanese Alps. The vibra-
lions of the mountain which were felt