The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-23
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
LORD ROBERTS MoURNED.

LORD ROBERTS MoURNED
 LONDON. Nov. 16.-There is gen eral mourning throughout England over the sudden death of Lord Rob erts. who succumbed to an attack of pneumonia in France during the past week.
 WAR FUND VOTED.
 LONDON. Nov. 16-The house of commons has granted an additional war credit of a billion and quar- ter. as requested by Premier As Quith The premier also has been given authority to add a million sol diers to tfe British army.
 WILL LEAD TURK TROOPS.
 BERLIN. Nov 16-ACCording to advices received by the German war department today the khedive is planning to lead the Turks against the British.
 GERMAN REGIMENT BROWNS. PARIS. Nov 16-An entire regi- ment of Germans is reported to have been drowned in Northwestern Bel gium. as the result of the sudden reopening of the dykes in that region.
 POLES COMPLAINING.
 LONDON. Nov. 16-Advices from Poland state that there Is much discontent among the Poles because of Germany's neglect along the iron tier at Posen The country in that region is being laid waste in order to delay the advance of the Rus sians.
 WARRIORS BODY RETURNED.
 LONDON. Nov. 16-The body of Lord Roberts, whose death occurred in France last week has been brought to Folkestone, having ar rived at that place this afternoon. The funeral of the great fighter will be private.
 PRISON CAMPS GOOD.
 LONDON, Nov 16.-The Ameri- can investigators who came to Eu- rope to inspect conditions among the prisoners of war now being held by tte various nations. have com pleted their tour of the mainland and report that they found the prison camps satisfactory and the prisoners well treated.
 RESIGNATION EXPLAINED.
 NEW YORK Nov. Is. In con nection with the sinking of the British super dreadnaught Audacious. 1t Is recalled that Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg resigned as senior naval lord two days after the vessel was hit by a torpedo At the time his retirement was report ed it was attributed to criticisms relative to his birth. but it is now believed that he resigned because of the loss of the Audacious, which was part Of his command.
 GUARDED BY ZEPPELlNs.
 GENEVA. Nov. 16.-The German emperor Is spending a few days at Kolmar, where he is guarded by number of Zeppelins.
 MINE WASHED ASHORE.
 LONDON, Nov. 16.-Advices from Holland state that seven persons were killed on the Dutch coast by a mine which was washed ashore. The mine exploded while being examined by the curious discoverers.
 GERMAN TORPEDO BLAMED
 NEW YORK. Nov. Is. Official advices have been received in this city stating positively that the Brit ish battleship Audacious was wreck ed by a German torpedo. The dis patches also state that, after the vessel had been disabled by the torpedo, the British cruiser Liver pool completed the destruction.
 PRINCE GOES TO FRONT.
 LONDON. Nov. 17.-The Prince of Wales is enroute to the front to fight with the British troops. He left for Bouloene this morning
 GLASGOW IN PORT.
 RIO JANEIRO, Nov. IT. - The British cruiser Glasgow, which was engaged by the Germans off the coast of Chile recently, arrived here today and plainly shows the effects of the battle.
 WILL TAKE BELGRADE.
 BERLIN, Nov. IT. - The occupa- tion of Belgrade, capital of Servia will soon be accomplished by the Austrians. who are pressing the Serb troops hard along the Danube, The success of the Austrians on the Servian frontier is recorded in dis patches which reached this city late this afternoon.
 RUSSIAN FLEET SAILS.
 COPENHAGEN, Nov. IT. - The Russian squadron is reported to have left Helsinefors, headed in south westerly direction. It is believed here that the Russians are seeking an engagement with the German Baltic fleet.
 TO TAKE REFUGEES.
 ATHENS, Nov. 17.-Advices from Smyrna report the arrival at Vurla, Turkey in Asia, of the American armored cruiser Tennessee, which was summoned to give protection to British, French and Russian resi- dents, whose lives were threatened by the Mohammedans.
 Fearing a bombardment of the coast ports, the authorities of Smyr- na fled to the interior.
 KILL 1000 BRITISH.
 CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. IT, Advices from the Persian gulf state that the British were attacked by the Turks near Fao, on the borders of the gulf, the battle resulting in the deaths of one thousand
 GRAVE FOUR MILES LONG.
 AMSTERDAM. Nov. 17.-Advices received from the Eastern war zone state that forty thousand Austrian soldiers were buried in single grave following recent engagement in the East The grave Is six and half feet wide and nearly four miles long Several thousand soldiers were engaged in the work of disposing of