The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-24
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SiilheOA ELECTED.

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SAlMADA ELECTED
TOKYO May 17.-Sabura Shimada
was elected president of the house
when the Japanese diet convened
! today.
RAID DENIED
! OTTAWA. May 1.-THE reported
raid on the Bramwell cable station
at Vancouver is denied today.
SHIP is SAFE.
GLASGOW. May 1.-THE Cunard
liner Pennsylvania. which left New
York last week, arrived in port to-
day, having escaped the German
submarines by following a zigzag
! course.
GERMANS ATTACKED.
| DURHAM. Eng, May 17,-Prac-
tcally every building in the city
occupied by Germans is wreck to-
day as a result Of the rioting which
has been of daily occurrence since
the wreck of the Cunard liner Lusi-
tania. The police have been unable
to cope with the situation and it is
considered doubtful if order will be
restored until all of the aliens have
been interned
REVOLUTION ENDS.
LISBON, May 17.-After two days
of anarchy, normal conditions pre-
vail throughout the republic, as the
result Of the successes of the revo-
iutionists A new cabinet has been
formed and Jose Chagas is now en-
route here from Oporto to take up
his duties as premier In the new
cabinet are several former ministers.
The revolutionists announce the
purpose of the uprising to have been
the restoration of the government
to the republicans.
TO USE GAS BOMBS.
LONDON May 1S-Lord Kitch-
ener is authority for the statement
that the British troops shortly will
be supplied with gas bombs in con
sequence of the general use of such
bombs by the Germans.
TURKS ARRESTED.
| CONSTANTINOPLE, May IS
The discovery of conspiracy against
the life of the sultan resulted today
in the arrest of 300 Armenians,
among whom are many prominent
persons
RUPTURE REPORTED.
LONDON, May 18.-A serious rup
lure between Lord Winston Church
ill., first lord of the admiralty, and
the lord commissioners of the ad
miralty will result, it IS believed,
in material changes in the British
cabinet at an early date. There IS
a persistent rumor in circulation
tonight to the effect that Churchill
and several other members of the
ministry will be retired and coali-
ton government created.
Recognition Of the opposition Is
strongly urged by a number of the
leading newspapers, and there is a
strong sentiment throughout the
country in favor of such a step.
STILL TALKING WAR.
ROME, May 1S.-Following a con
ference this afternoon between King
Victor Emmanuel and Premier Sal
.ndra, announcement was made that
no decision regarding the war would
be reached before the consideration
of the question by the new cabinet
on Thursday. 1t is understood,
however, that an ultimatum for trans
mission to Austria will be drafted
Immediately, and the belief is gen
eral that war will be declared before
the end of the week.
The warlike trend Of affairs is
highly pleasing to Italians, except
among the Socialists, who have de-
clared a strike as a protest against
the attitude Of the cabinet.
SOLDIERS KILL RIOTERS.
VENICE, Italy, May 1S,-Hundreds
Of people, including many women
were killed outright or wounded to-
day at Triest, as the result Of an
attack made upon them by Austrian
soldiers The trouble was precipi-
tated by demonstrations of riotous
character The populace is enraged
over the action of the troops and
more trouble is expected
CONDITIONS ExPAINED
NEW YORK, May IS. - Military
critics declare that the neutral ma
tions of the world must accept the
war as it is and adjust themselves
to the new and strange conditions
which have resulted since the com
mencement Of the present conflict
The attention of Americans is di
rected to the fact that the war zone
declaration is not the invention OF
the Germans. England. it is pointed
out, was the first nation to include
parts of the ocean in the war zone
by placing great mine fields where
the ships of neutral nations were
endangered.
ZEPPELlNS DESTROYED.
LONDON, May 18.-The admiralty
is authority for the statement that
three Zeppelins have been destroyed
: this week by British and French
aviators. Two OF the great war bal
looms were wrecked over the North
sea and the third was destroyed in
the Belgian woods. following spec
tacular encounter at considerable
height
KITCHENER WANTS MEN.
/ LONDON. May 18-Lord Kitchen
err has issued call for 300 900 ad
ditional recruits.
NOTE GOING TO ENGLAND.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 80
The state department has completed
the draft of note which will be
sent to England, protesting against
the issuance of the British orders
the issuance of the British orders-in
council, declaring to the world the in
tention Of Great Britain and her al
lies to stOD all vessels including