The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-03
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 Premier Radoslavof. of Bulgaria said Monday. CT do not think the re-. cent situation as to the neutrality of Bulgaria can persist indefinitely but to Induce us to enter the war cer- tain sure advantages must be offered us-the possession, for instance, of Macedonia Bulgaria in any event. must know exactly what compensa- tIon the sacrifices demanded of her will bring Our army is stronger than ever. We are ready to face ali eyentualities."
 Forty-flve years ago France decl,r- ed war on Prussia. and the govern. ment of Napoleon TIT. entered upon a short campaign that ruined the country and brought about the down fan of his dynasty By that war which lasted ten months France ced- ed to Prussia two rich Rhine provinc- es which were Alsace and Lorraine. and paid an indemnity of $1OOO,O0O,- 900, the greatest which any victor ious nation has ever exacted from a yanquished one
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 Prince Misunderstanding on his way to Constantinople to act as German charge d'affairs during the absence of Baron von Gangenheim, has passed through Bucharest He is stated to have made great efforts to induce Roumania to permit the passage of war material for Turkey, promising that in case of her con- sent Germany immediately would de- liver munitions ordered by Roumania before the outbreak of the war
 German papers publish a letter by Field Marshal Mackensen who says: No one in Germany wanted war, least of all the Kaiser England is the author of this world conflagra- tion. France and Russia only follow ed her lead in their hatred towards Germany Russia is a tenacious op- ponent and has prepared for obsti- nate resistance Our losses are great but we shall hold out We shall and must win. It is inevitable"
 The British admiralty received 16,- coo offers of new scientific devices during the first five months of the war. Many were from Americans. Another 16,OOO have been proffered in the past five months. One device promises to render battleships inn mune from submarine attacks. The nature of this device is being kept a profound secret
 A London cable says besides lim- ting hours which liquor may be sold in towns where the government has taken over the control of the sale of liquors. the board of control, appoint ed to deal with the munitions areas, has ordered that there shall be no treating and has prohibited the giv- ing of credit for liquor.
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 A shortage and advance in the price of Turkish cigarette tobacco are predicted by President Dickson, of the Tobacco Products company. The war has cut off the Levantine sup ply and greatly reduced acreage plant ed. Much tobacco land has been put into grain.
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 John E. Redmond, Irish national .st leader, in New York World says that Ireland has sent 127OOO men to the British colors Recruiting is going on at the rate of 5000 to 1000 weekly. Ulster volunteers number 25,OOO
 The London County Council spec ial summer language classes have on- ly IS students studying German. while there are 30 new classes with l075 students studying French, and eight Russian classes with 96 stu dents.
 The Empress of Russia has con- sented to the distribution among 1.- 0OO.OOO soldiers of Russia copies Of the Bible contributed by children of American Sunday schools.
 The labor of the great number of prisoners of war-more than a mil lion Russians-has been utilized in retaining more than 1S6.0O0 acres of