The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-16
aimed. They were headed north.
 POPE TO SEEK pEACE

POPt Q SEEN PeaC6.
 LONDON. Nov. 11.-It is report ed from Rome that Pope Benedict is preparing a peace proposal which he shortly will submit to the war. ring nations of Europe The nature of the plan has not been disclosed
 GROWN PRINCE COMMANDS.
 PARIS. Nov 11-The French war office announces this afternoon that the German crown prince has been placed in supreme command of the German and Austrian forces which are operating against the Russians in the Eastern war zone Assisting him are Generals von Hindenberg and Victor Dankl. in command of the left and right wings. respective ly. Dankle is an Austro-Hungarian commander
 GERMANS WANT PEACE.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. lit is unofficially reported in this city that the German kaiser is seeking a cessation of hostilities. The re ports indicate that peace overtures have been made to the Czar
 JAP BOAT SUNK.
 TOKYO, Nov. IA Japanese tor pedo boat is reported to have been sunk at the entrance to Kiau Chau bay. At the time the accident hap pened the torpedo boat was dragging the harbor for submerged explo- sives.
 CANADIAN WATERS MINED.
 OTTAWA. Nov. II. - The Domin- ion government announces that Broughton strait. near Vancouver island. has been closed to naviga- ton. The strait has been heavily mined as protection against Ger man attack by water.
 MOVING PRISONERS. PEklNG. Nov 11.-It Is reported Nere that the Russians are transport ing their European prisoners as far east as Nladivostok on the Japan sea.
 CRUISERS ARRIVE.
 BC ENOS AIRES, Argentine, Nov. 1.-The British second class cruis- CTS Carnarvon and Defence arrived here this afternoon from the North. Their destination is not known. but 1t is believed that they are headed for the British base in the Falkland islands, south of this city
 CRUISER UNINJURED.
 HONGkONG. Nov. II. - Advices which have reached this city state that the Australian cruiser Sydney was undamaged in the fight which took place this week in the Indian ocean with the German cruiser Elm den. The reports also state that only thirty members of the Emden's crew escaped with their lives when their vessel was destroyed They were taken prisoners by the Sydney.
 MANY ARE WOUNDED.
 AMSTERDAM, Nov 12-Reports received from Lege this afternoon state that four thousand severely wounded German soldiers have ar rived al that place from Western Belgium, where desperate fighting is in progress.
 SOLDIERS MOVED.
 HAVRE. France. Nov. 12. - Ad- vices received from Belgium today state that twentysix trainloads of German cavalry have passed through Ghent, enroute to Germany. It is believed here that the troops are be ing sent to the Eastern war zone to oppose the Russians
 TORPEDO BOAT TAKEN.
 LONDON, Nov, 12-The admiral ty has received advices from the Dardanelles to the effect that the British and French fleet which is engaged in bombarding Turkish towns in that region has captured Turkish torpedo boat off the is land of Tenedos, in the Aegean sea.
 CRUISER REPORTED SUNK.
 LONDON, Nov. 12.-There was report current in the house of com mons this afternoon to the effect that three German cruisers had been sunk in the Pacific No mention was made, however. of the place where the sinking is supposed to have taken place, and the report itself is unconfirmed by the admir- alty.
 VICToRIANs UNEASY.
 VICTORIA, B. C., Nov 12.-De- spite the fact that the city is well protected, there is considerable un- easiness here, many people believing that the city will suffer the fate of the British cruisers off the Chilean coast, in case of attack by the Germans. The banks and jewelry stores are sending their gold and other valuables to places of safety some of the shipments having gone across the boundary into American territory.
 CONSULATE DAMAGED
 RHEIMS, Nov 12 The Ameri- can consulate has been damaged by an exploding German shell.