The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-09
EVENTS OF. THE BIG WAR

suspects who placed under because it was thought
he was German has pleaded guilty He alleges that he
was IN conspiracy to pass himself and others off
reservs thus obtaining false passports that they could
to France and England to act spies
PARIS, March 6-An official note the governors has
been issued giving the German losses since the beginning of the
war The number is appalling The killed, wounded and
prisoners taken aggregate three million These figures
based on known casualties in ten German regiments
LONDON, March 6-Bugara has secreely modified
three divisions of soldiers, while Roumana is considering
asking credit of $40O00000 for military purposes All Of
which indicates that announcements will be made.
LONDON, March 6.-The Russians with their fleet IN
the Baltic Sea- have assumed the offensive and moving
toward the shores of Germany 1t is expected that engage
ments will follow.
1.-The work of maintaining modern army says eye
witness the British be measured by the fact that
ten days army supplied 100000 flannel belts
and that the weekly of ointment for the upwards of
five TONS
LONDON, March Cit announced late today that
the Anglo French fleet had entered the Narrows the
Dardanees and that they bombardng both sides of
the Straits.
LONDON. March, Cit is reported this afternoon that
Russian forces have pushed through Roumana and are
at the border line of Austria Hungary They strongly
enenched at single in the Carpathan mountains
Their progress westward has been steady but strong resist
ance is expected on the land of the enemy
NEW YORK. March 6-Among the passengers on board
the Laourane five American physicians who
their to France to enter the hospital service Of
LONDON March 6.-The indications that the bonn
barent of the Daraneles will bring decision the atti
tude of the Balkan states concerning the
LONDON, March 5.-The Admiralty today that
examination of the Orts confirms the claim Of her master
that she rammed and probably sunk German submarine.
LONDON, March 5.-According to official announce
ment two German submarines have been sunk IN British
waters.
BREMEN March 5-The of the American steam
ship Gufgh arriving this morning with cargo of cotton
Galveston reports that he witnessed the destruction b.
torpedoes of two British feghers in the English channel
PARIS, March 5.-Minister Name announces that the
German submarine 10 has been sunk by French torpedo
boat. The crew is reported as having been saved
BERLIN, March 5.-The department announces that
French left thousand dead they retreated last night
from attack on the western front.
BUCHAREST March "a fierce battle has been waging
Russians the The Russian offensive
movement resulted in forcing the Austrians to evacuae
Ceowtz the capital of Bukowine province AS result the
Ausran fleeing in great numbers to the Carpathlan
mountains.
LONDON, March 5-The Russian fleet is within
hundred miles of Constannople and reports indicate that
there glowing prospects of pushing While
the French fleet is striking the Dardanees the Russian Black
Sea fleet attacking the approaches to Constantlnope
PETROGRAD, March 3.-Forty nine thousand Turkish
prisoners have been captured date taken from the interior
and by the land The prediction is made that
the allies battesp through the Dardanees and reach
Constantnople the number will into the hundreds OF
thousands.
ROME March 3-The Russian army at Caucasus is drv-
ing the Turkish forces before and has reached the River
hopachas in Armenia The large force OF Russians met with
very little opposition
GENEVA, March ga telegram received here this
morning stating that the Austrian fleet OF batteships well
Austro and German submarines accompanied by several
torpedo boats and torpedo boat deye left Poa yesterday
dawn This is Austrian naval base The fleet sailed for
the Mediterranean bound for the Daanees to combat the
of the allies fleet that seeks capture Consannope
LONDON, March 3.-Austrian warships bonn
harding Antivari with telling effect
AMSTERDAM, March 3.-The American note received
expresses the hope that Great Britain and Germany will make
which will free ships of neutral that
engaged peaceful It suggests that both countries
that isolated drifting mines be laid and that
anchored mines be laid only for purposes of defense
ATHENS, March 3-Nine vessels of the allies have
resumed their bombardment of Chanak Kae the
point in the Dardanelles.