The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-14

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 Paris dispatches report that the work of the British soldiers is very effective. for on the north of the city they are reported to have fore ed the Germans back for a consider able distance.
 Late in the afternoon. the Ger mans asked for an armistice or 24 hours. in which to bury their dead but the allied armies re fused to grant it. for it was feared that the time of the armistice might enable the Germans to get reinforce ments.
 The success of the allied armies in the fight before Paris has en- couraged the French people. and now many men are offering their services.
 A report comes from London that there is total of 25000o Russians in France.
 Reports have reached London that the French city of Maubeuge. near the Belgian border, is still with standing the attacks made upon 1t by the Germans.
 ENGLAND.
 It is stated at the British war of flee in London that preparations are being made to send another army 10 the continent.
 Another dispatch from London states that among the men supposed to have been killed in France Is W. F. Gordon. of the Goron High flanders. who won the Victoria Cross in South Africa. CANADA
 In telegram from Halifax. N. S. il is stated that the British cruis- CT Glory arrived there with the span ish steamer Montserrat, which had been found carrying 150 men sup posed to be German and AUs-'i |reservists.
 UNITED STATES. w. J. Bryan, secretary of state. has explained that no European gov ernment has accepted the offer made some time ago by President Wilson, i for the United States to aid in the matter of mediation. | fr0o n stating that the British, French and Japanese war vessels are patrolin@ l the China sea. apparently looking for German merchant vessels. BELGIUM i A dispatch from Copenhagen, Den mark. states that Germany will counteract Great Britain's attempt to cut off supplies from that nation by seizing every bank in Belgium. From Ostcnd, Belgium, comes the announcement that the Germans i have destroyed the city of Dinant, i in Southern Belgium. because they declare that the citizens of the place have been guilty of killing German soldiers.
 1 An Antwerp dispatch states that the Belgians have defeated the Ger mans at St. Amand, in East Fland- CTS.
 Arrangements have been made be- tween the invading Germans and the people of the city of Ghent, tack on the city and the citizens. in return will do nothing to inter- fere with the movements of the 1 Germans.
 MONTENEGRO. When Prince Danilo Alexander, heir apparent to the throne of Mon tenegro, and his wife alighted from French warship in the harbor of Antivari an Austrian aeroplane dropped bombs near them. but failed to injure them.
 AUSTRIA ACtolul lO lepoltS tlldl nave reached Washington, D. G. the Aus trans routed an army of Russians and captured 600 prisoners. In London it is reported that Francis Joseph emperor of Austria Hungary, had died 12 days ago.
 A London dispatch states that the Servian army has crossed the river Drina and is invading Bosnia. Aus tria
 London advices state that the Aus trian government has prohibited the exportation of food. GERMANY
 Berlin dispatches state that Elm peror William has demanded the resignations of Chancellor Herr von Behtmann-Hollweg and Secretary of Foreign Affairs von Jagon. It is reported that the two officials were not in accordance with the war poli- cy of the emperor.
 Reports have reached London that Aviator Hirtz was executed in Der lin on charge of being a spy for the French.
 RUSSIA.
 The Czar of Russia is reported to have issued proclamation de