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

peace was secured and said that although it was
possible that Warsaw might be surrendered, it would
only be for the reason that Moscow was yielded
to Napoleon in 1872 and for the purpose of assuring
final victory
BERLIN, Aug. 2-The Berlin war Office
officially announces that northwest of Lomza capital
of the province of Lomza and southwest of Suwalki
the German soldiers have reached the Narew river.
The statement says that they meeting with an
obstinate resistance, which is slowly but surely
being overcome. Before Warsaw, the situation is
unchanged, important movements of either army
having been successful in repulsing or defeating the
enemy
E LPASO, Aug. 2.-It is reported here that
General Villa has been lately showing signs of get
ting desperate due to the repeated defeats he has
suffered at the hands Of the Carranza forces Word
has reached here that Villa addressed gathering of
foreign merchants in chihuahua last Saturday and
said to them, II going to take your business
and it for the benefit of the state and for the good
of the people of Mexico Your employees may
remain here, but they will be expected and COM
PEELED, if necessary, to conduct the business under
the direction of my agents. and for the good of the
cause for which am fighting. The safety of Mexico
depend upon this and am ready and willing to
rfce everything in order that the ideals of the
Mexican people be realized. You Americans,
you Germans, you Frenchmen, may protest and
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going ahead along the lines have laid out for
myself despite all opposition. IF the American gov
eminent does not like my action it can go to HE'LL
The TRADE continued in similar vein, and ended
with general order confscating all the stores and
business houses in Chihuahua. Forty-two Mexican
merchants have been jailed for refusing voluntarily
to contribute to forced loan, and six others have
been executed.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Professor Simmel one of the
leading academicians of the empire, in long article
which appeared today in the Berliner Tageblatt,
declared that the United States was the heir of the
richest testators in the world and that America was
now watching at the deathbed Simmel asks the
beligerent nations of Europe if they intend to CON
tinue this suicidal strife they have entered upon,
and says if they do, they will only hasten the success
sion of American to the world throne.
PARIS, Aug. 2.-The commission which has
been investigating additional reports of German
atrocities made their official report to the govern
ment today. The most serious charge considered by
the board the statements that have been made
the effect that the Teutons have used military and
civilian prisoners shields against the French fire.
Much sworn evidence was included verbatim in the
report detailing such occurrences, although the
board did not comment on them The employment
by the German troops of reversed, split and other
forbidden bullets was investigated and much testi-
mony TAKEN including samples of. the missiles. The
report cites the order of General Stenger commander
of the 58th German Brigade, directing his soldiers
to kill all of the enemy's wounded, and ordering
them to take wounded prisoners. Several
of French soldiers followed the issuance
of this order.
ROTTERDAM, Aug. From the German