The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-10-12

LONDON Oct. 4-Three hundred thousand men is the
loss of both sides the great allied smash at the German
line in France which now in the ninth day. which being
still prosecuted vigorously This includes killed. wounded and
captured the British figure that the Germans have suffered
than the allies owing the heavy losses they endured in
the first two days of the battle.
Many guns varying cabres have been taken from the
enemy by the allies the French having captured twenty-five
big guns in the Champagne district alone.
LONDON Oct. 1.-The first week of the allied offensive
ended Saturday with millions of battling furiously the
fighting being in the Artois and Champagne districts
1t expected that during the present week millions will
be fighting and that general engagement will be INDUCED In
along the whole front from Aasace to the It is
impossible to estimate accurately the losses either side at
this time The allies have captured about thirty thousand OF
the enemy while their other losses must be at least
10000 have been killed Two hundred German guns
have been taken Berlin claims have captured twelve thou
and British and French troops while the losses of the allies
killed and wounded are exceedingly large.
PARIS, Oct All along the battle line in France and
Belgium the fight between the Germans and the allies raging
today what described the greatest artillery duel in the
history the world The fight its ninth day. and last
week is estimated that three million shells were fired by
artillery of both sides The French aeropanes have been doing
valiant scouting and have also raised havoc with the
German lines of communications many air bombs having been
successfully dropped trains of supplies and the heretofore
weed concealed artillery of the Teutons In fighting around
Verun, the Germans have brought huge into action
which has range of % miles,
BERLIN 1.-The British attempt to retake the ground
which they and later lost in the German counter at
tack of the village of Loos has been repused by the
Germans who inflicted heavy losses on the British troops The
war Office in it's bulletin issued this morning also stated that
the French attacks Champagne Aos had been
pused and many prisoners taken.
LONDON, Oct 1.-The fighting along the western front
still in full force Latest advices to the effect that
the Germans have been unable despite the desperate
they using the French advance the Champagne
country The Germans here have been heavily REINFORCED and
their artillery subecng the French trenches to continual
bo1nbardment
BITRCHA REST Oct BULGARIA is modifying all men
under age fyegh and the intention of the Sofia
eminent evidently throw all her of men into the
fight grand endevor to overcome her opponents by
force of numbers Bulgarian artillery large numbers is be
ing the frontier of Roumana along what is known
the Dobruda border in the Sstra which section of Roumania
at time part of Bulgaria Part of this country
taken from Bulgaria in 1878 and the remaining portion after
the Balkan 1t is felt here that Bulgaria and her
allies Central powers contemplating attack Rou
MANIA only for her refusal to allow the of mum
tons into Turkey but also because it thought that Germany
and Austria promised Bulgaria the return of the Dobruda
for the latter counry assistance during the present war
LONDON, Oct All hope of preventing Bulgaria from
participating in the the side of the Central powers has
been abandoned by the allies note prepared demand
ing that Bulgaria make open declaration of her intentions
once that explain who being menaced by the mob
zaon of her troops Great numbers of Bulgarian soldiers are
being massed along the borders of Greece and Serbia.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The government has been official
y advised by the American ambassador in London concerning
the effectiveness of the French campaign against the
German submarines According to the information received
fifty submarines have been captured by the allies lately
by of submarine telephones and entangng nets assist
ed by the of special mines armed rawers fast going
motor boats and aeropanes AS result the British no longer
look upon the submarine menace and the information
by this has been deemed important that
immediate conferences held by the in the Navy
Department. resulting in the determination to continue the
governments policy of building more dreadnaughts.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4-Dr. Cook, the noted Arctic
pore and hero of the polar controversy with Peary arrived
this city today from the Orient and told how he had been seized
and held prisoner German spy by the Russians in Burma
when he his way to climb Mount Everse After his
identity ascertaned which took week before the
authorities satisfied Dr. Cook returned into India and
plored the interior.
CONSTNTINOPLE, Oct S-The next to be made in
the chess of being played in the Balkans will be
made by Bulgaria Bulgaria will probably commence active
hostites few hours the Teutonic invasion of Serbia
has commenced, and supporting movement will be inaugural
ed by the Bugarians within few hours 1t is reported here
that Russian warsps speeding to the Bulgarian port
Vaa nthe Black Sea and the bombarmen Of that port
expected The gboas and cutters which constitute