The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-16
EVENTS OF TIL. BIG WAR

slow progress reducing the forts in the Dardanees The
hre OF the British warshp while the whole we'll directed
are at times necou and does but little damage The Turkish
warshps to retire.
AMSTERDAM, March PA dispatch from Berlin
states that Germany regards the sinking of the American
wheat ship Frye unwarranted The zeal of excitabe
captain is given the responsible of the affair
NEW YORK, March 12-It is announced that Dupont &
Co. have received sufficient orders for POWDER received from
egerent European nations to warrant large extensions in
their already extensive plants.
LONDON March 1.-THE bombardment of the Oar
daneles yesterday long and continuous and done
ally by French warshps fog early set in and it became
dense that aviaors prevented from determining just
what extent damage had been done.
NEWPORT NEWS, March 1.-THE crew of the wheat
ship Frye has been released and brought ashore after
inquiry by government officials The German cruiser that
injured in sending the Frye to the bottom into the dry
dock for repairs 1t expected that will
required to put the Prnz Ee Frederick in good shape again
BERLIN, March 11.-An English aviator who had been
lowering this afternoon the town of Menn occupied
by the Germans dropped bombs Seven Begans
killed and ten wounded German soldiers escaped
LONDON March 11-Under of heavy fire from the
French artillery the British troops early this morning
captured Neuvchappe north of the of Labassee which
in the northern part of France They captured 1000
prisoners with comparatively losses The Germans have
been holding this locality for several months past.
PARIS March 1.-THE Germans have met with add
ona losses according to kilograms received today The
office that mile and half of the German
have been captured by British attack that extended from the
front of the German positions in Flanders
WASHINGTON, March lit noh develops that the
British steamer Charcas which was sunk in the South Atlantic
last December by the German cruiser Prinz Etel Frederick
was American owned and her way New York to
secure an American register.
BERLIN March IA dispatch from Rotterdam states
that the British collier Bethoven bound for Gibraltar
sunk She struck mine and it with difficulty that her
crew rescued This accomplished however only two
being drowned
GENEVA March lot is reported here today that the
Sultan of Turkey has taken the notion that he will remain in
Constantinople The minister of considers this fool
hardy decision but is having difficulty in persuading the
Sultan to transfer the capital to Asia Minor
ATHENS, March 10.-Six British warshps, headed by
the superdreanaught Queen Elizabeth this afternoon
traed their terrific fire Fort Nanazeh overlooking the
Narows 1t is not believed that it long resist this
bombardment
PARIS, March 1O-Operations of the fleets in the OAR
danees have been generally resumed and further progress
has been made advancing into the The batteries
from the heights of Enku from which there has been much
trouble and opposition have been senced.
LONDON March 1O.-The German submarine U-2O,
rammed by British torpedo boat destroyer
last night Yesterday the U20 sunk the British merchantmen
Blackwood The steamships Princess Royal and Tangstan
also sunk yesterday in the North Sea by German sub
marine After the Tangistan torpedoed it difficult
for all the to make their escape and 81 persisted
NEWPORT NEWS March 1O-Iate this afternoon the
German commander of the cruiser Frederick announced that
the ship Frye had been sunk the South Atlantic January
because she carried contaband supplies The master of
the Frye states that his ship under charter to H. NJ
Houser and that she sailed from Seattle November 9th last
with 100000 bushels of wheat consigned to Queenstown
WASHINGTON March 10-The sinking of the ship Frye
has sensation official and diplomatic circles
wheat is nonconraband The action of the commander of
the German cruiser in destroying the ship is regarded
serious violation of American rights that may lead to
complications if Germany uphods the action of its officer
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 10.-There consider
able excitement here today upon the arrival Of Capt H. H.
Kiehme of the Seattle grain ship William P Frye,
with his wife and members of the They aboard the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Considerable mystery
attaches to the loss of the Frye Whether she sunk by
the Ee Frederick another German cruiser simply figured
ordinary disaster will not be disclosed at present
The Frederick needs repairs and may intern here She has 326
Russian and French prisoners of 1t is expected that
investigation will be ordered by the U S. officials.