The Chitina leader., 1915-08-24

LONDON Aug 16-The Teutons are preparing to invade
the Baltic nations for the purpose of forcn for
the transportation of munitions of to Turkey whose
plies are becoming perousy low. German has
been at the junction of Hungary Roumana and
Serbia, and great offensive movement is expected
ROME Aug 16-The three neutral Balkan nations, Bull
eara Greece and Romana considerably worried the
situation developing along the Serbian border 1t has been
learned that Germany has sent to reinforce the
Ausrians and that attempt to Serbia and thus get
muons Turkey about to be made The three
nations concerned feel that their neutrality likely to be
violated by the eutons and that steps should be taken to
serve them from such an eventualty.
LONDON Aug 16-It beginning to be felt that the stu
ton in the Balkans is far from being favorable to the allies
The newspapers and semofca journals are taking pessms
of the conditions there eecng the hopes OF Great
Britain France and Russia and almost all of them state that
the outlook is decidedly gloomy Politics among the Balkan
nations coupled with territorial eaouses to
brgng together of the various factions involved
The demands Bulgaria feels that the country coded to
her the end of the Balkan hers by right OF nationality
The national assemblies of Serbia and Greece convene
today and the diplomatic negotiations pending between
the will be brought to head The de
mans of Bulgaria could be partly met Serbia willing to
compromise but willing give everything that her neigh
Dor asks Greece it is confidently expected will reject the
Bulgarian contentious in toto The possible of the
Greek cabinet the OF absorbing interest," while
known that Venzelos the most popular and powerful OF
the Greek statesmen favors participation in the the
sides of the allies King Constantine to be just as deter
mined that his country will preserve strict neptraity
LONDON Aug 16-Te situation Of the fighting in Poland
and the provinces is still holding the attention of the mill
Observers and is becoming and more apparent that
the German allies have not completed their task in Rus
STA they fighting desperately inct further defeats
upon armies of the Gar and to force them back 1t is
thought that advance Petrograd be contem
plated by the German generals General Won Hindenbeg
has engaged the Russian soldiers west of the Dvna river and
heavy fight in progress in effort of the Teutons to drive
the uscovtes across the Dvna towards Petrogra
The Russian line holding firmly and far have been able to
keep the Germans on the west side of the river.
The other of interest in the eastern front the near
approach Bavaran troops under Prince Leopold to the
new tovsk line of defense. The fighting here
crossing without interruption and the Germans making
siderable progress having captured villages today within thirty
miles the inner Notifications of Brestovsk Won Macken
driving side of this line while the Bavarians are
attacking from the south The Berlin office ssed off
this morning asserting that Mackensen had
cuped Gae and Sawayze and Leopod Bavarians had
tured the towns of Lescyce and Medzyrzec.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 16-Agents representing the govern
ents Austria and Hungary have been busy of late along
the Roumanan border purchasing all the food supplies possible
we'll other articles which in demand because OF the
shortage caused by the The Roumania
retain much of these food supplies possible with
its border passed export tax heavily burdemng wheat
hay fax and BEAMS when consigned out OF the coun
try The export has increased the price of these articles
three fold to the Ausro buyers but big sales continue
to be made.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 16-The military situation is viewed
enthusiastically by the Russian general staff who do not fear that
the will be able progress much farther against the
defenses This optimism of the staff has been ncreas
ed learned that the armies of the Gar had checked
the Teuon advance at the crossing just east of Sedce
the front The Germans lost hundreds of prisoners at
this point and also many killed and wounded The weakness
of the German TANKS has been exposed and all fear that the
battling army the center will be surrounded and lost has
been done away with
PARIS Aug 16The French official statement issued this
morning does not throw much light the operations along
the battle line The only activity is reported along
the Verdm ST. Ne line where the French claim the capture
mile of German trenches, many prisoners and machine
guns being taken
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE British transport Royal Edward
while carrying troops to the Gapo peninsula was torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine in the Aegean Sea today
The ship sank almost Immediately and while full information
is not available the admiralty of the opinion that five hun
dred lives lost, most of whom soldiers.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE transport Royal Edward, which
torpeoed and sunk with load of British troops bound for
the Daranees eleven thousand TONS The ship owned
by the Canadian Northern Steamship Company and chart
cred by the The loss of life underestimate
at first believed that the total number of dead