The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23
EVENTS OF THE BIG WAR

LONDON March "a dispatch from the Island of
Ienedos states that SIX of the ten bateshps which
engaged Thursday and Friday and then withdrew under
heavy fire from the shore forts again Daraneles
today. They opened terrific bombarcment that it is
believed should fatal the preventing
the fleet from passing into the Sea of Marmora
i LONDON March 1s-Accordng to unofficial reports
received here today the outer forts of Pzemys fallen
They are located the central part of the province Gaca
lhe Austrian has been struggling for long time
effort to bring relief to the besieged garrison they
not been able to prevail against the onsaugh Russians
who have finally succeeded in capturing the forts.
/ WASHINGTON March 1S.-Dplomats here declare that
representations have been made that Japan cannot take
advantage of the European situation up China
to the satisfaction Of Japan The Chinese situation is more
menacing today than is United States relations with
European beligerents.
SEATTLE, March 23.-Prosecuting Attorney Lundn has
decided not to drop the investigation against the actions of
German Consul Mueller He stated this morning that he
intended to prosecute the
SEATTLE, March 1s-Consul Muller states that he has
bills of adng showing that the Seattle Dry Dock Construc-
ton Co., has supplied submarine equipment to Great Britain
and that he has reported the matter the
lat Washington
WASHINGTON March 1S.-The arrival today of the
answer OF Great Britain resulted in the publication of
diplomatic notes sent fro mhere and which reveals that the
United States asked for radus of acvity in the matter
OF submarine operations and that activity be denied beyond
that The allies In replying state that the German blockade
would not be conducted outside of European waters including
the Mediterranean sea- They further add that Germany has
agreed to abandon submarine attacks providing foodstus
permitted to reach their civilian population There
confidence in administration circles that very serious
ATHENS, March 1S-In anticipation of the allies
getting through the Dardaneles the Turks placing their
the principal heights surrounding Constantinope
from where they intend to make last desperate resistance
before the fall of the city.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Senators Hoke Smith, of
Georgia. and Senator Thomas j. Walsh of Montana have been
in conference with President Wilson the British order of
council to prevent goods either reaching leaving Germany
Later in the day it stated by the senator's that estimate
of the stoppage of imports from Germany loss
customs duties of 100000 per day The British
WASHINGTON March 1.-THE President today nd
Gated to callers that strong protest would be made against
subecting neutral nations to the restrictions
imposed by the British order in council If insisted upon it
would blow to the of the United
States stated that the imports for the week ending
March 18th exceeded the imports $47OOOOOO the largest
balance in favor of the United States produced in single
week.
SEATTL, March 17-An excitement was created here
this morning by the arrest of the German Consul William
Muller and his secretary NJ Schultz They charged
with conspiracy in trying influence employee of the
Seattle Drydock Construction Company to mpart nfoma
ton connection with the building of submarines for Great
Britain. 1t alleged that it be shown that the German
officials sought have this empoye betray the confidence of
his shop and give away certain secrets in connection with
the building of the submarines.
LONDON March 177-Announcement made this
morning that the British steamers Atlanta and Fenga had
been orpedoed in the North Sea- They both lost but
there is report to whether the saved.
PETROGRAD, March 17.-Encounters of considerable
strategic Importance have occurred along the 60Omle 'front.'
and regarded the beginning of the spring campaign
which will be continued with fierce effort and bloody results
These engagements spread along the line from the River
Nemmen the north through Russian Poland and eastward
through Gaca to the River Dneser Never BEFORE since
the started has there been such continuous activity along
the whole line.
PARIS, March 1.-THE Germans again bombarding
the of Nepor the coast the Straits of Dover
This Belgium possession of the allies This morning
the Germans threw 80 shells into the town. demolsng
buildings and inuring of the soldiers short distance
south the the warshp of the allies commenced the
bombardment of Wesend town in possession of the Ger
AS German submarine sought to approach the allies
their torpedo boat desroyers to shell the sub
marine which rereated.