The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14

number of English troops the front than ANYTHING else
could possible have DONE The temper of the people has been
aroused the seriousness of the situation being brought
home to them than by the killing many
and children
Asphyxiating Classes and Liquid Fire Used
PARIS Sept 10-The office issued official state
ment this morning recng that in the advance claimed by Be
lin yesterday made in the Vosges mile 'front.' and taking
of French trenches that the invaders used asphyxang
and liquid fire before charging The French unable
withstand this method of attack and forced retire.
yielding the first line trenches Subsequently the French made
counter attack and RECLAIMED most of the lost ground
British Patrol Boat Sinks German Submarine
NEW YORK, Sept 10-The British steamer Niecosan
here today and her captain reports that he attacked
by German submarine off the Irish coast when but short
distance of Queenstown harbor The attack made
August 49, torpedoes being fred but the being
heled by the submarine British patrol boat replied the
fire of the under water craft and sunk the boat all the
being lost
| A Teuton Spy Executed in London
LONDON, Sept. lot officially announced that spy
executed today The of the victim of the hangman
moose withheld .. -.......,
Germany's Excuse for Sinking the Arabic.
BERLIN, Sept 1O-The by the foreign office
America the subject of the sinking of the White Star liner
Arabic expresses the deep regret of Germany for the sacrifice of
American lives the vessel and while stating that the ship
topeoed because the submarine commander thought the
Arabic maneuvrng to attack him. refuses to acknowledge
obligation to grant indemnity though the commander
mistaken to the aggressive intentions of the liner
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11-An night consideration of
the German the sinking of the Arabic leaves the Wash
ington officials in slightly optimistic frame of mind
concerning the final outcome the negotiations decided
sotenng of the views of certain important members of the
Wilson apparent and the acute disappointment
manifested yesterday has been somewhat dspaed by fuller
comprehension of the German note The government begin
ming to feel that the Arabic really presents question
of indemnity and the fact that the suggestions for settlement
offered by Germany differ materially from the former uno
cal communications received by Wilson and Lansing from
Beso does not alter the main matters to be settled
the Arabic The question of indemnity could safely be sub
med to arbraton is the view held by the officials with
out endangerng the principle which this country will not sub
NIT to arbitration that unarmed peaceful passenger liners
merchantmen should not be objected to unwarned attack
WASHINGTON, Sept 11-Indications growing that
the United States has today received unofficial commun
cations from Berlin through Ambassador Bernstor which in
innate that the German has finally agreed to accept
the proposition insisted by this country to the effect that
unamed merchantmen not be attacked by
without warming unless they attempt to escape resist cap
ture The note to Germany, which Wilson and Lansing
preparing to the official communication already
received will probably be delayed in transmission until the
second German note confirming these unofficial ntmaons has
arrived This second note is to be the way and should be
received by The American reply will probably in
ss that the assumption by submarine commander that
his craft threatened with attack by merchantman
not be accepted sufficient justification for attack the
ship by the submarine This position of the United States is
hardly likely to complications between the two
tries the future of the negotiations depending entirely upon
the Berlin foreign office.
PARIS Sept 1.-THE war office reports that the past week
has violent fighting in the Argonne district equally in
severity yet experienced the western front The battles
resulted from the efforts the German under the Grown
Prince to break through the French lines Powerful artillery
and large number of troops used by the Tuton commanders
without any appreciate result the French yielding only very
shty and generally recovering all lost trenches by counter
attacks The invaders suffered losses result of
the fighting the slaughter being terrible to contemplate The
Germans attacked repeatedly evidently effort
French by weight of numbers but always hurled
back 1t is estimated that the German lost in killed and woun
ed hundred thousand army corps of forty
thousand being practically wiped out
LONDON Sept 11-Near the center of the eastern battle
Mackensen still pushing vigorously forward through the
Ppet marshes in the direction of Pnsk The passage of the
country which is practically roadess remndous task but
the German general with ndomiabe energy is driving his SOL
diers ahead despite all obstacles The Teutons have
menced another strong offensive Grodno where large
bodies of troops have suddenly appeared and heavy armed
going forward along the road leading Rovono
The Russian line extends hundreds of miles almost straight
north and south from Bukowna through eastern Gaca
Trembowla and Tamopo, east of restLtovsk the