The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-09
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VAS FAKE AMERICAN.

Cluded today, but sentence has not been pronounced The prosecutor declared that Lody had posed as an American, while in reality he is German and guilty of imparting in formation to Germany. He urged that the prisoner be sentenced to death as spy.
 RUSSIANS GAIN REPORTED. BUCHAREST, Nov. ?. - Advices received here today state that the Russians have reCaptured the city of Czernowitz, in Southeastern Cali Cia.
 MT. VEsuWUs ERUPTs. NAPLES. Nov. 2.-Mount Nesuvi. us is in eruption again and many villages in the vicinity of the his. toric volcano are in danger. The usual exodus is in progress.
 CANAL HAS SLIDE. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 2.- The authorities have been advised that another slide has occurred in the Panama canal zone. The move ment of earth was slight, however, and it is announced that the canal will be open again by Wednesday.
 SEND FOOD TO BElGiANS.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-The Rocke' feller Foundation has chartered steamship and is sending four thou sand tons of provisions to Belgium for the relief of the destitute mill ions in that country.
 AMERICANS SAFE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2 Official advices received by the state department today state that no Americans were killed as the result of the Turkish bombardment at Odes- sd last week The property loss of foreigners was not as great as was indicated by the earlier reports.
 INDEMNITY WANTED.
 AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2 An in demnity of s9.O00,00O has been levied against Brussels by the Germans.
 CARNEGIE DENOUNCED.
 LONDON. Nov. ?. Denouncing Andrew Carnegie as a defender of the German kaiser, large crowd gathered at Dunfermline. Scotland, today and pelted the Carnegie peace statue with mud. It was with some difficulty that the mob was prevent ed from wreCking the monument.
 LAPS ACTIVE.
 HUN ' V, -NON. htpolt tS llolil the Yellow sea state that desperate fighting is in progress between the Japanese forces at kiau-Chau and the Germans defending the forts. It is believed here that the Japs are attacking the forts from land and water
 STORES CLOSED.
 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov. .2.-The government has closed all the German business houses in this city. The assets will be held for disposal at the discretion of the British government.
 TURK SHIPS INJURED.
 LONDON, Nov 2.-Advices from Sebastopol state that the Turkish cruisers which attacked that city were damaged by the Russian shore guns.
 MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. g. An official message to the state de partment states that martial law has been declared throughout Egypt
 SMYRNA IS THREATENED.
 ROME Nov. 2.-The Turkish gov ernor of Smyrna announces that he will destroy the city at the first hostile move of the allies. There are 100 American missionaries there.
 AUSTRlANS PLEASED.
 VIENNA, Nov. 2.-This city was the scene of an enthusiastic demon stration today in honor of the hostile attitude of Turkey toward Russia Thousands of people paraded the streets carrying flags, and the Turk ish ambassador addressed the mob in German, appealing to them for the liberation of Egypt.
 GERMAN LOSS HEAVY.
 LONDON. Nov. 2.--The war office is authority for the statement that been killed and wounded since the occupation Of Ostend.
 ERUPTION IS WORSE.
 NAPLES, Nov. 3. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius. which began tbis week with a harmless cloud of smoke and some ashes, is increasing steadi ly in violence and the entire country surrounding the crater is threatened with an inundation of lava. The residents of the villages in the vicin- ity are fleeing in all directions.
 OPPOSE TURKEY.
 BOMBAY, India, Nov. g. The leading newspapers of this city, in discussing the action of Turkey, de- clare that the sultan signed his death warrant when he permitted his warships to attack Russian ports
 TURK GOES HOME
 ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 3.-Turk- ish Ambassador Fareddin Bey, who was given his passports yesterday, left for home today. followed by an angry mob of Russians.
 NORTH SEA CLOSED.
 LONDON, Nov. g. The British admiralty announces that the North sea has been closed to the merchant ships of the world as the result of havinp been declared military area for the exclusive use of the war ships of the powers engaged in war.
 ARABIAN TOWN TAKEN.
 LONDON, Nov 3.-The admiralty announces that British cruiser has shelled and captured the fortified town of Fl Akabah, Arabia. The capture was accomplished without damage to the cruiser.
 MILITIA ORGANIZES.
 MONTREAL. Nov f. Fearing attack from German sympathizers, three thousand citizens have organ ized home guard and are training regularly in order to prepare them selves for an emergency. This ac- tion was made necessary by the ab-