FIFTH YEAR CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915. NUMBER 32
WASHINGTON, May 29.—Advices received this afternoon
from Ambassador Gerard intimate that Germany’s reply fails
to satisfy the demands contained in President Wilson’s note.
It is expected that the full text of the reply will not be received
here until Sunday or possibly Monday. In the meantime there
is considerable uneasiness regarding the German situation
among the administration leaders. The former feeling of
apprehension has been revived to even a greater extent than
heretofore and many believe that a special session of Congress
will soon be called to consider the situation. The feeling has
been intensified by the receipt this morning by the department
of state of another warning from Germany. It is to the effect
that American shipping should exercise extreme caution in
traversing the war zone in the region of the British Isles.
BERLIN. May 29.—The report that Germany is
beginning to inn short of war munitions is'entirely unfounded.
She has enough war material on hand to last through another
winter’s campaign.
LONDON. May 29.—The British steamer Ethiope was
torpedoed and sunk by submarine U-24 while en route from
Hull to London. The members of the crew are reported as
adrift in the North Sea.
UNDINE, May 29.—Advices received here state that the
city of Trieste, at the upper end of the Gulf of Venice, is in
the hands of a mob. Families are in flight and there is danger
of general destruction unless more Italian troops are sent to
preserve peace and order.
SIIEERNESS, May 28.—The steamer Princess Irene was
shattered to pieces this morning by an explosion that occurred
aboard the vessel. Between three and four hundred lives have
been lost. The Irene was lying beside a mine laying vessel in
the harbor when dense smoke and flames burst from the
forward part of the Irene. A few seconds later a terrific
explosion followed that shattered all the boats lying near.
Fragments were picked up 15 miles away. All aboard the
Irene are supposed to have been lost. German spies are
suspected of having arranged for the explosion before leaving
the vessel. The Irene was built for the Canadian Pacific
Steamship Company, for service between Seattle, Victoria and
Vancouver, but she was commandeered by the government.
PENZANCE, May 28.—The British steamer Cadeby was
sunk off the Scilly Islands this morning. A German submarine
opened fire, which was the signal for the crew and passenerers
to get away in small boats. This they succeeded in doing
before the vessel went to the bottom.
COPENHAGEN. May 28.—The Danish steamer Ely struck
a mine in the North Sea this morning, which had the effect of
sinking the steamer, but not before the crew was able to get
away in safety.
la l\uuiN, May -js.—Keports maicate tnat tne isrmsn
submarine E-ll is doing considerable damage off Constanti
nople. Efforts of the Turks to put her out of commission have
thus far proved unavailing, although she is an hundred miles
from the British base.
CARDIFF, May 28.—The steamship Mornena of Montreal
was attacked by a German submarine and sunk. Before the
torpedoes succeeded in doing their destructive work all aboard
made their escape, with the exception of one member of the
crew, who was killed. Three others were wounded.
LONDON, May 28.—In the effort to capture the Darda
nelles a fearful price is being paid. This morning it is
♦ reported that another British battleship was torpedoed and
sunk in the straits. It was the Majestic, but practically all of
her crew of 757 men were saved. The Majestic was a sister
ship of the Magnificent. Both were completed in 1895, at a cost
of $4,581,000 each. The Majestic had an armament of four
12-inch guns, twelve 6-inch, eighteen 12-pounders, six
3-pounders, with a speed of 17 knots per hour.
ROME, May 28.—Yesterday King Emmanuel assumed
oommand of the army and navy. Reports of Italian activities
continue favorable. They now occupy Grado and the garrison
surrenders. A successful raid has been made on the city of
Trieste and the Nabresina railroad by Italian aeroplanes.
Occupation of Tey, Tyrol, was taken today.
BERLIN, May 28.—Defeat is admitted in the region of
Sieniawa. The Russians have captured many prisoners and
cannon. There has been some terrific fighting.
PETROGRAD, May 28.—The fight that has been raging
for several days in Galicia in the effort to recapture Przemysl
has resulted in the German-Austrian forces being decisively
beaten. Their effort to surround the city was not a success
and their forces have had to partly withdraw.
AMSTERDAM, May 27.—Advices received here state
that the Kaiser will call to arms untrained members of the
landstrum over 36 years of age.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Various reports concerning the
American steamer Nebraskan, which was torpedoed yesterday
off the south coast of Ireland, have been received at the state
department. Before the governmnt’s course is determined the
vessel will be examined when she reaches port, so as to clear
, up any question as to the cause of her destruction.
LIVERPOOL, May 27—The American steamer Nebraskan
is being moved slowly and is expected into port tonight, when
the full extent of her injuries will be made known.
SOUTHEND, London, May 27.—In a raid by Zeppelins
last night two women were killed and many injured.
^ BERLIN, May 29.—Germany’s reply to the note ^
^ of President Wilson has been delivered to American ^
^ Ambassador Gerard. The exact form of the phrase- <$>
^ ology seems unsettled so far as the correspondents can ^
^ learn. The answer, however, in substance will embody ^
^ a proposal to America to defer definite consideration ^
❖ of Germany’s submarine policy until the two govern- ^
A ments have opportunity to establish just what kind of A
A vessel sunk the steamship Lusitania when she went A
A to the bottom. It is desired to determine whether it A
A was an auxiliary cruiser carrying soldiers and war A
A munitions, as the information received by the Germans A
A sustains this contention. It is admitted that the oil A
A ship Gulflight was sunk by a torpedo. The German A
A press is expected to print the reply in full on Sunday. A
❖ A
A A A A A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WASHINGTON. May 29.—It is reported that the Ameri
can gunboat Scorpion, due off Constantinople, had a narrow
escape from being damaged by a British torpedo.
LONDON, May 27.—The big fight goes on in the eastern
part of Belgium, but without definite results. In Flanders the
Germans continue to make furious attacks, at times making
advances and then again being repulsed.
LONDON, May 27.—All reports received indicate that the
Italian troops which crossed over the Austrian frontier towards
Isonzo have not yet met with serious opposition. They have
taken possession of various towns.
PARIS, May 27.—A French aerial squadron of 18 aero
planes which engaged in a bombardment today set fire to
several factory buildings and the chemistry plant at Ludwigs
haven on the Rhine. The cheimstry plant was the largest and
most important explosive plant in Germany.
AMSTERDAM, May 27.—Sixty German soldiers who
were riding on a street car on the streets of Ostende, were
killed today by bombs dropped by aircraft of the allies.
OTTAWA, May 27.—By reason of the war depleting the
various factories in England over 30,000 skilled mechanics of
Canada have been assured of work in England and are leaving
for the other side.
ATHENS, May 27.—The former Turkish Minister of
Finance David Pasha, is here en route to Germany. He states
that he will tell the Kaiser that Turkey must seek peace. A
Turkish gunboat of the Aidinr^is type was sunk in the Sea of
Marmora within sight of Constantinople, by a British
submarine. He does not believe that Turkey can much longer
hold out against the allies.
LONDON, May 27.—Four British ships and one French
ship were sunk last night by the Turks. The attempt was made
to force their way through the Dardanelles, but the Turks put
up a successful resistance. /
LONDON, May 27.—An old style battleship, formerly a
triumph of the seas, was torpedoed and sunk in the straits of
the Dardanelles. A majority of the officers and crew were;
saved.
LONDON, May 27.—The new cabinet, that includes most
of the old members, met this afternoon. Kino: George was
present and discussed existing conditions with the members,
particularly with reference to the war.
LONDON, May 26.—England continues all worked up
over the new coalition cabinet that is now under process of
construction. The new idea does not carry with it any great
amount of enthusiasm. John Redmond has been invited to a
seat in the cabinet but he announced this morning that he
would not accept. A new post has been established to be
known as minister of munitions, whose duty it will be to speed
the passage of ammunition and shells to the front. David
Lloyd George, the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, has
accepted the new position. It is announced that Lord
Kitchener will retain his post as Secretary of War. Arthur J.
Balfour, formerly Prime Minister, will become First Lord of
the Admiralty, succeeding Winston Spencer Churchill.
PARIS, May 26.—It is reported that the great onslaught
continues against the Russian line north of Przemvsl and in
the neighborhood of Jaroslaw, toward the north of Galicia.
This is an indication that the offensive strength of the Germans
and Austrians is not exhausted in this part of the country.
There is a report that the Russians are not well equipped to
much longer maintain their defense in this position. But from
Petrograd comes word that ammunition is being rushed to
their forces and that no difficulty will be experienced in
checking the German activity.
ROME, May 26.—The Italian armies have occupied the
high defiles on the Brenta river valley. The Austrian Tyrol
has been captured and Valleferno pass on the Carnia frontier.
The Austrian positions on the Freiuli frontier were carried at
the point of bayonets. The offensive movement of the Italian
forces continues everywhere and the enemy is retiring.
ATHENS, May 26.—Advices received this afternoon state
that an Italian warship was badly daamged in a fight in the
Adriatic Sea.
ROME, May 26.—The Italian armies are making very
satisfactory progress and during the night several important
towns on the border have been occupied, compelling the
Austrians to retreat.
LONDON, May 26.—The latest desperate act of the Ger
mans was to send torpedoes into the Norwegian steamer
Minerva. The boat rapidly sunk. The steamer Iris went to
her assistance and that resulted in an attempt to also torpedo
the Iris. As a result the people of Norway are greatly aroused.
EUROPEAN WAR
LONDON, May 26.—The fighting continues in the east
with varying results. The French have captured a number
of German positions north of Arras in France. When the
French displayed the Italian flag from their trenches near the
Meuse River, the Germans cheered and yelled, “good, the war
will be over that much quicker.” In Belgium the Germans
have captured and hold some of the trenches of the allies.
PARIS, May 26.—French airmen have made a great raid
over the German lines, causing considerable damage. They
succeeded in destroying the aerial station at St. Quentin and
wrecking the fuel depot.
AMSTERDAM, May 26.—Through a case of mistaken
identity an Austrian aeroplane was shot down today by
Austrian guns near Goritz. Two staff officers who had been
acting as observers, were killed.
LONDON, May 26.—The American-Hawaiian steamer
Nebraskan, Capt. Green in command, was struck by a mine or
torpedoed off the south coast of Ireland. She is in ballast
homeward bound from Liverpool to Delaware. Her hold is
fast filling with water and her crew are trying hard to get her
to Queenstown. Later this morning the American Consul
General, Robert P. Skinner, wired to the state department at
Washington that the Nebraskan had been torpedoed.
LONDON, May 21.—The allies are making a desperate
effort to force their way through the Dardanelles. Fierce
fighting is going on by sea and land. This is particularly true
of the neck of Gallipoli peninsula, where the land forces in
large numbers are making an aggressive fight against the
Turks.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20.—Hidden mines inside the
Dardanelles bombarded the British battleships effectively on
Monday. The attack was so persistent that the battleships
were forced to withdraw in order to prevent destruction.
LONDON, May 20.—Announcement is made by the
Swedish steamship companies that operations between Stock
holm and London have been suspended by reason of the danger
of operation in the Baltic Sea.
LONDON, May 20.—Antone Kuepferle, formerly of
Brooklyn, who has been on trial here on the charge of being
a German spy, committed suicide this morning by hanging
himself in a cell at Brixton prison.
LONDON, May 20.—The formation of a non-partisan
cabinet is now an accepted fact, and the new cabinet will
include some of the men who were in the late Unionist
ministry. The following are said to have been agreed upon:
First Lord of the Admiralty, Arthur J. Balfour; Secretary for
India, Winston Spencer Churchill; Secretary for the Colonies,.
J. Austen Chamberlain; Secretaries for War, Earl Kitchener
of Kartoum. performing military duties, and David Lloyd
George, performing civil duties. Balfour was formerly Prime
Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, being succeeded by
the present incumbent, Herbert ifenry Asquith. The contem
plated changes are being brought about by reason of war
canditions and to further cement British interests in the one
great fight that now concerns all.
.GENEVA, May 20.—The Kaiser’s staff, which was
watching the fighting at San on Sunday had a narrow escape
from death. A Russian shell burst near them. The Kaiser’s
auto was struck and destroyed. The only occupant at the time
was the ehaffeur, who was badly injured.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—The American steamer
Wico has just arrived here from Stockholm. Captain Gibson,
who is in command, expresses the belief that lie ran down and
sunk a submarine in the North Sea, which was preparing to
attack him.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—The American tanker
Cushing arrived this morning. The captain in submitting his
report declares that the dropping of bombs on ships in the
North Sea by the German aviators is a dastardly act.
LONDON, May 20.—The Austrian and German forces
have been making effective attacks against the Galician town
of Przemysl, which has been in the hands of the Russians for
several weeks past. It is reported today that the town is
certain to fall within a short time and to again be controlled
by the Austrians.
ROME, May 19.—When Parliament convenes tomorrow it
will be asked permission to confer plenipotentiary powers upon
the government, enabling it to declare war without any further
negotiations. The demand is so general for war that it is feare l
to have any further delay lest the uprising of the people prove
serious.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—Both Austria and Germany
have asked the United States to care for their diplomatic ,
interests at Rome in case of war with Italy.
ROME, May 19.—The attitude of Roumania is being
anxiously watched. It is predicted that she will join Italy in
an actual alliance against Germany and Austria.
ROME, May 19.—A serious revolt has occurred at the
Austrian arsenal at Pola, located on the Adriatic Sea in the
province of Istria.
VIENNA, May 19.—It is reported here that both the
Austrian and German ambassadors at Rome last night
presented their notes to Foreign Minister Sonnano. In doplo
matic circles this is taken to indicate their early departure.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—There is a probability that
President Wilson will send England a note to the effect that the