The Chitina leader., 1915-03-30

SengerS for COrQ0Va Will De. II. .
Dempsey, Earl EIDE, r. Ekrom,
Edward Lang and nine second-class
For Seward there will be nine cabin
and 16 second-class. For Valdez
cabin and second-class. There
will also be $50 cannerymen for
Yakutat, Port Graham and Seldovia
WASHINGTON, March 30. A
representative of Prince Kalan-
ianaole, the Hawaiian delegate to
Congress, states that all arrange
ments have been completed for a
Congressional tour to the Hawaiian
Islands. The party will leave the
latter part of April and will include
100 persons. There will be So SEN
ators, and representatives and mem-
bers of their families on the trip,
the expense of which will be borne
by Hawaiians. They will spend %
days on the islands.
SEATTLE, March 29.-The yari-
Gus chapters throughout the state.
affiliated with the Daughters of the
Revolution, adjourned a largely at
tended session on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Edmund Bowden, of this city,
was elected regent for the state. 4
resolution was unanimously adopted
pIedging the President the support
of the society in his efforts to pre-
serve the neutrality of the United
States in the present great conflict
that is tearing asunder the Euro
pean nations.
BREMERTON, March 29.-Notiii-
cation has been received at the navy
yard that the work on the Puget
Sound new high-power radio station
will commence early in May. As
there is scarcely enough ground to
spare at the yards it is expected that
the site to be selected will be at Key
port, the new torpedo station. The
new radio plant will be one of the
most modern high-power stations yet
built. with towers from 500 to 400
feet high and this yard will then be
in communication with all coast sta
lions and Alaska. Another similar
station will be erected at Cordova,
on the Copper River flats, and back
from the ocean. 1t has not yet been
announced vi, Oh cruiser will be dis
patched north this summer with men
to erect Ia. Cordova station.
LONL0.J, March 27.-The fierce
battle s n in earnest in the Car
pathians. The Russians are attack
ing the Aus.ro-Hungarian line with
great fury, and with apparent sue
cess. Germany is rushing vast re-
Inducements to the new scene Of
action and it is expected that when
the clouds roll by that the loss of
killed and wounded on both sides
will be. something terrible to con-
template.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March
27.-The battle between the Villa
and Carranza forces is now on. it
started in the north of Matamoras.
Both sides have been warned not
to cross the border and to prevent
the firing of shots that might reach
American territory. Col. Blockson,
who is commanding the cavalry is
keeping a close watch and is deter
mined to keep the fighting entirely
on Mexican soil.
NEW YORK, March 27.-A con-
ference of a number of prominent
bankers was held this morning.
and later it was announced that
they have brought to a near con-
clusion arrangements for the extern
sion of credits to Great Britain,
France, Italy and other countries,
in addition to the s1O,000,000 loan
to Germany. The sums involved
are said tn rrn up into the hundreds
of millions.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 30.-Fire
in railway yard cooked 5000 eggs
and 200 bushels of potatoes into a
perfect breakfast. but firemen
spoiled it by turning in large
quantity of nasty chemical.
WACO, Texas, March 30.-A sill
yer loving cup will be given by
President w. R. Davidson to the
Texas League Baseball Club having
the largest paid attendance at home
during the 1915 season. This fol-
lows custom adopted in the South
ern League. The cup will remain
the permanent property of the club
winning it.
PARIS, March 27.-There was
some terrific bombarding today
and last night in the Dardanelles
that proved effective. 1t is estab-
lished that the forts in the Darda-
nelles have been destroyed and that
those at Kilid Bahr have been seri-