The Chitina leader., 1915-05-25

y warfare. The German government holds that q
Americas legal rights extend only the protection of
a vessels of American register and Americans aboard
a belligerent merchantmen. The German reply will =
= probably not be completed for formal presentation
a until Monday =
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ROME, May 2o-Late today Parliament granted the
ministry full to act the matter Of accordance
with the program agreed upon Probably within four hours
Austria will be served with ultimaum, which will be
declined and then Italy will formally declare which all
practical purposes now exists.
LONDON May 25.-General interest is conferred in
the movements of ITALY, The Italian troops are invading
Austria, line running 40 miles north from the gulf CT
Trieste They have captured four Caporetto Comono
erso and Vervignano An Italian torpedo boat destroyer
raed the Austrian port of Buso but little damage DONE
other than the killing of two persons 1t is believed that the
Austrian and German armies will make their first against
their foe by striking the Italian center the direction of
Verona in the northern part of Italy 1t is reported that this
morning King Emmanuel left for the front.
ROME, May 24.-The is between Italy and
Austria Hungary. formal Z 'e~eton has been made by
Italy effective today. Already several sharp kimshes have
occurred the Austrian frontier General mobilization
orders have been issued bringing forth cheers everywhere and
increasing the general excitement that exists throughout the
land The and both ready having made active
preparations during the past two weeks The Austrian
ambassador has been given his passports while the Italian
ambassador Vienna has been recalled The
his staff at Consantnope leaving. report has spread
that the German and Austrian have prevented
10000 Italians from leaving those countries This has created
profound impression but the report scarcely beievabe
ROME, May 24-King Victor Emmanuel states that he
will to the front at early date strict censorship
the movement of troops is maintained An official
ment issued late today states that Ancona and other Italian
towns bordering the Aratc have been bombared by
the Austrian fleet Besides dropping bombs Venice
arsenal aeropanes have been hanging JEST Several
towns the north coast have been reported bombarded
The expected clash between the border will
not for several days The Aurans retired
trenches and awaiting the rush.
PARIS May 25-The Italian and Austrian fleets met in
the Adrac Sea- The former under command of the Duke
of the Abruzz and has succeeded chasing the Ausrans
P"a the southern extremity of the province of Isa Three
small Austrian ships sunk and two surrendered to
the Italians.
VIENNA, May 24-Emperor Francis Joseph has issued
proclamation against Italy designating that country
new and treacherous enemy
KATALLA, May 21-This good old patient town had an
awakening this morning and the life blood is again diusng
through the veins of the few hopeful people who have been
able here since the fields location
With the arrival of the steamer Admiral Watson this morning
IL 10 horses and 80 tons of supplies landed at
O'Clock The party in charge of John Walker assistant
superintendent of for Alaska and Tho A. Haigh of
the u survey charge of surveys of the Boring River coal
lands
Mr.. Haigh states that several local men will also be
secured and that the entire number will be divided into two
parties They will be engaged several months in making
survey of the Boring district into townships and sections
preparatory to the awarding of the interior department of
leases under the coal leasing bill that passed by Congress
and approved by the President October co. 1914 The work
will commence in few days and line will be extended in
from the coast for location, and afterwards operation will
begin the vicinity Of the Mcdonald claim Mr. Haig states
that the intention to make subdivisions of practically all
of the coal of the district shown by the geological
sheets
Mr.. Walker will only remain here about days to get
the work started He expects to leave the steamer Evans
about June LIST and will to the Matanuska coal fields and
will for similar there Mr. Haigh will remain
in the Boring field all He is not stranger to this
section Of Alaska he employed the vicinity of Copper
Center about six years ago.