The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-02
EVENTS Of THE. BIG VAR

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during which time three badly damaged They have all
temporarily retired to the Island of Tendos
PETROGRAD Feb. 26-The German achievements that
have poured from Prussia moving ON toward
warsaw great movement has commenced Przasnysz
and Novrogod and fierce effort expected to be made to take
Warsaw and other towns of Poland The Russians are
preparing meet the advance which they avnect o soon
check.
LONDON, Feb 26.-Gemany has begun another great
movement against the western front The allies have prepared
for it and the resistance with they will meet anv advance
lis expected to result in bloody battles.
PARIS. Feb. 26-lt is authorativey stated that the
reneh destroyer Dague has been sunk the Arac Forty
of the missing The DESTROYER came into contact with
an Austrian mine
BERLIN Feb. 26-In letter received from Montevdeo
is stated that British lying the Falkland
Island They are all in badly damaged condition
ATHENS Feb 26-The fall of Constantinople is now
generally accepted and is not likely much longer
delayed This afternoon the AngoFrench fleet of warsp
which had demolished the forts moved through the Oar
danees They opened fire the land sides of
the strait The bombardment terrific for time 1t is
expected that the fleet will be in the Sea Manora
upon which Consantinople is situated The fleet was
preceded by mine weepers
CHICAGO, Feb 26-The news of the allies having
through the Dardanee and the prospect for early
fall of Constantnople has caused wheat stop soaring i'll
price In the of half hour wheat dropped per
bushe It is expected that the Russian fleet Black
will be released. These vessels contain many million
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The fighting across the line from
Prussia and north of Warsaw, became fierce early this
morning The Germans advanced with such rapdity and in
large NUMBERS tnat russians compelled
way The town of Phzasnysz taken and 10000
Russians captured 1t expected that the suddenness of the
attack responsible for its which the Russians declare
lis only temporary.
PETROGRAD Feb. 25-The fighting has again been
resumed in Northern Poland The Germans have renewed
attacks at various points and the Russian forces again
being concentrated to repuse the enemy The general staff
announced that only two of the tenth army suffered
severely in the recent battle.
LONDON Feb. 25.-The Frankfurter Zeitung gives the
prisoners in Germany as OOO About two
ito feed and for these
LONDON, Feb. 25-It is reported that during the night
three British merchantmen and again early
this morning, had been sunk off Scarborough The German
submarines credited with the destruction. The continual
ton of these losses the beginning to much
apprehension among the people of England.
LONDON Feb. Pa dispatch received from Rome this
afternoon says that Germany has announced that she will
respect the attitude of Italy the of the
LONDON Feb. 24-Late today announcement made
by the admiralty that six merchant vessels had been DESTROYED
by the Germans during the past two days That the Clan
McNaughton merchant cruiser with $50 is missing and
probably been sent to the bottom of the with all
taboard
LONDON Feb 24-The British steamship Oakley
sunk this morning off Fokstone not yet known whether
the destruction caused by mine German submarine
BERLIN Feb. A-It reported this afternoon that
British transport had been sunk by German submarine off
Deachy Head
PARIS, Feb 24-The Roumanan minister returning to
London bears note assuring Great Britain that the
Roumanian army will take to the field in April.
WASHINGTON Feb 24.-Proposals have been informally
made by the United States both Great Britain and Germany
suggesting basis of understanding the subject of food
stu for the civilian population of begerents and the sub
marine warfare against merchant ships.
PARIS Feb PA dispatch to the Journal states that
the Germans lost $4,000 in the recent fighting in the
Rawka river region of Gumbnnen The losses of the allies
also considerable but not nearly large those OF the
enemy
VIENNA, Feb 24-The government has taken over all
stocks of bread products and will do the distributing
precautionary to large interests and the
wealthy from securing than their due portions.
United States.