The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-14

were fearfully burned before making
heir escape from the doomed yes
sci! Thirty four persisted.
POSTPONE ACTION
/ SOFIA. Dec st has been def
ni,ely decided by the BulEarian gov
eminent to wait until spring before
entering the war with the allies.
TRUCE ASKED.
has appealed to the warning nations
to declare a truce in order that
the people may observe Christmas.
AERONAUTS DROP BOMBS.
/ WASHINGTON. u. G.. Dec s
/ II is reported here from France that
! German aeronauts made several
flights over Rheims yesterday. drop
ping bombs, which added consider
ably to the ruins of that city.
OFFICIALS RETURN
/ PARIS. Dec. 9. - President Poin-
/ care and Premier Vivian arrived here
today from Bordeaux. and they will
be followed later by FOREIGN Min
/ lister pelcassc and the other mem
mers of the cabinet. II is expected
/ that the capital will be re-established
/ in this city before the end of the
week
PEACE PRIZE WITHHELD
/ CHRISTI Dec. 9. - The No
bel peace prize committee has de
afGei not to award a prize this.
year, on account of the trouble in
/ Europe.
/ AVIATOR ATTACKS ANTWERP.
/ LONDON, Dec. 9.-Advices from
| Antwerp tonight state that the Brit
ish have made an aeroplane attack
on that city One of the aviators.
in escaping under fire, was compell-
ed to loop the loop several times.
| Considerable damage was done by
the air squad.
TURKS MAKE ARRESTS.
! SAIONiI<1 Dec All Russiasn
Seryians and Montenegrins in Smyr
ma are reported to have been placed
under arrest by the Turkish au
thorities. The subjects of Great
Britain and France have been warn
ed that they will not be permitted
to leave the country. All of the
foreigners rave been threatened
with Imprisonment at the conCentra-
ton camps.
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
LONDON, Dec. 9,-Nicholas All
lers. formerly German consul at
Sunderland and afterwards natural
lied as a British subject, has been
condemned to death for treason. fol
lowing his conviction before a court
martial Ahlers was accused of in.
ducing German reservists to join
the German colors.
GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK.
LONDON, Dec. 9-The admiralty
has announced the sinking of the
German first class cruisers Scharn-
horst and Gneisenau and the third
class cruiser Leipzig. the destruction
of the vessels having been accom-
plished by the British squadron un-
der the command of Nice-Admiral
Startin. The battle took place on
| Tuesday in the vicinity Of the Falk-
land islands, in the South Atlantic
ocean. opposite the Straits of Ma"e1-
Ian. Further than this, but little
is known of the engagement, the
admiralty having withheld the de
tails.
TIE German cruisers Nurnberg
and Dresden managed to elude the
British warships but It is stated
that they are now being pursued.
Two golfers, which We're with the
German squadron, We're captured.
1t is believed that fully 1000 We're
killed during the battle.
The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
We're sister ships, each having
speed of 2215 knots and a displace-
ment of 1920 tons. The Leipzig
had speed of % knots and dis
placement of 5000 tons
JAPAN MAY KEEP ISLANDS.
! TOKYO, Dec g. - The japanese
foreign minister denies that the cap
tured German islands are being oc-
cupied temporarily by Japan. He
says that there is the probability
that the colonies will be held per
manently, and he also admits that
the Japs may keep Kiau-Chau. in
stead of restoring that colony to
China
SWEDEN AROUSED
| STOCKHOLM, Dec 8. - Despite
the efforts of the Swedish govern
ment to preserve a strict neutrality,
numerous of the leading newspapers
of this country have assumed bel
! ligerent tone as the result of the
wreck of many Swedish steamers by
German mines.
CHOLERA SPREADS.
| ROTTERDAM, Dec g. Reports
received here state that the spread
of cholera is causing much alarm
both in Germany and Austria.
KAISER GROWS WORSE
BERLIN. Dec. ALI Germany is
alarmed over the serious condition
of the kaiser. Crowds throng the
bulletin boards, anxiously awaiting
news of the emperor's improvement.
BOER LEADER DIES
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 9.-Off1-
cial announcement was made today
of the death of General Beyers. one
of the leaders Of the recent rebel
lion. According to the statement is
sued by the authorities. Beyers was
shot while standing on the bank of
the river, and his body fell into the
water and was carried away by the
current.
CHARGE DENIED.
OTTAWA, Dec. g. - Replying to
the charge of Count Won Bernstorff,
German ambassador to the United
States, the state department of Can
ada denies that dum-dum bullets
have been supplied to the Canadian
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