The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-10

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 2.-The State
Department has received another note from the
Berlin foreign office, replying to the last American
missve on the sinking of the American vessel Viii
liam p Frye by the German cruiser Eitel Friedrich
off the coast of South America. The latest German
communication reiterates their previous contention
that under the Prussian- American treaty, Germany
may continue destroying American ships, containing
contraband of war, if she pays for them. Germany
definitely declines to accept the American view, in
sisted upon by the administration, that the existing
treaty between the two countries protects the ship
from destruction. Germany holds that she has only
to pay damages after prize court has determined
what would be just
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-The last
American note on the Lusitana disaster, and the
general subject of submarine warfare, received its
first official response from Berlin today. Today S
communication was not a reply to the note but
simply request from the German admiralty asking
to have American ships all decorated with large
American flags to be painted on both Sides The
request asks to have them painted large enough to be
easily recognized at distance and states that the
flags now painted the ships are too small to be
easily identified The officials of the government
gratifed Germany's latest request thereby showing
the sincere desire of the administration to avoid to
do anything reasonably consistent with a proper
firmness in insisting upon the legal rights of
neutrals. The officials at Washington are pleased
over this request, they in it desire upon the
part Of Germany to avoid attacks upon American
vessels.
LONDON, Aug 2-Warsaw is still in the
hands Of the Russians but that it will be abandoned
within short time is a practical certainty. Grand
Duke Nicholas, the commander in chief is gradually
withdrawing his forces from the doomed city, pre-
pairing to evacuate, if necessary, without suffering
the loss of his fighting machine The civilian popu-
lation is leaving in large numbers taking what per-
sonal property they carry and driving all their
stock before them. 1t is becoming apparent
that the city itself will not be destroyed when the
Russians leave but that only the forts and the other
war munitions will be taken along by the retreating
Russians who now feel safe in the belief that they
can get away without suffering complete crushing
of their forces Throughout the empire there is still
strong feeling of hope that the allies the western
front will initiate strong offensive and force the
Teutons to slacken the heavy driving at the Russian
lines. The loss of Warsaw will be keenly felt by the
Russian people but they have already been prepared
for the disaster and the government is assuring the
people of the ultimate of the Muscovite arms
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The Russian Duma opened
in Petrograd today before brilliant assemblage.
Nearly all the cabinet ministers made speeches to
the body, and the prevailing note of the addresses
fervid patriotism and unbounded faith in the
final victory of the Russians in the present conflict
They were all agreed that Russia was far from
having reached the end of her resources and that it
vain for anyone to suppose that the termination
of the fight was even in sight as yet The minister
of war confidently predicted the of the allies
and the realization of the aims of Russia before