The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-07
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS BY Wire

VLWO III WInL
WAR DECLARED
I ATHENS. May Silt is reported
unofficially here this afternoon thar
diplomatic relations between Italy
and Turkey have been broken and
/ that the Italian ambassador has lief,
Constantinopie for Rome. it is con
fidently believed in local diplomatic
/ circles that & declaration of war will
follow Immediately
STEAMER DESTROYED.
LONDON. May 3l-The Russian
steamship Bore. while at anchor in
the harbor at Helsingfors was set
on fire today and completely de
stroyed by bombs dropped by Yep
pelin. the destruction of the vessel
resulting in the death of 40 persons
who are believed to have been killed
by the explosion of the bombs Sev-
eral other vessels. which were at
anchor nearby, narrowly escaped
STEAMER ON FIRE.
/ LONDON. May 31.-But for the
! timely discovery of a fire on board
the Cunard liner Franconia early this
morning, there is the probability
that the vessel would have been des-
troyed. The origin of the fire is
mystery, but the fact that another
fire was discovered on a Cunarder
a few days ago under similar cir
! cumstances leads to the belief that
a deliberate attempt was made to
put the ship out of commission. The
franconia was moored at the dock
when the fire was discovered.
RAID AERIAL YARDS
AMSTERDAM. May 31.-Repor,s
received in this city today state that
the German aerial headquarters
southeast of Client was raided today
and a number of hangers in which
IeppelinS We're stored We're wrecked
together with ammunition depots in
the same locality. The invading
aviators We're subjected to a hot fire
from the Germans but escaped un.
injured to the lines of the allies.
DANISH SHIP SUNK.
/ LONDON. May 31.-The admir-,
atty is authority for the statement
that the Danish steamship Hoborg
was torpedoed and sunk this after
noon in the English channel by
i German submarine. The reports
state that all the members of the
crew escaped with their lives, de-
spite the fact that they We're attack
, ed without warning.
TO INCREASE ARMY.
TOKYO. June 1.-The standing
army of Japan is to be increased at
an early date, according to an an
nouncement given out by the govern
rLl
! to add 200 900 men to the standing
army. which will practically double
the strength of the japanese land
fighting machine.
PAPER SUED
LONDON. June 1.-The London
Times is the defendant in suit
which has been started by the gov
/ eminent, the action being the result
of the publication of a story from
France TO the effect that the last
reserves had been called and that
young. raw recruits were being sen;
to the front to face the Germans.
1t is claimed that the story was
printed without authority from the
/ government, but no denial is made
| of the truth of the statement.
AMERICANS LEAVING GERMANY.
LoNboN, Julie l-IStpOIlS IT,
ceived in this city during the past
several days state that hundreds of
Americans are leaving Germany be-
cause of the intolerable conditions
which exist in many cities as the
i result of the strained relations be-
tween Germany and the United
! States. The feeling against Amer
! leans is growing steadily.
GREY RETiREs.
! LONDON, June 1.-General sur
prise was occasioned today by the
announcement that. Sir Edward Grey
/ had retired from the ministry as
! foreign secretary and that his duties
! would be assumed for the present
/ by the Marquis of Crewe, lord privy
seal. According to the announce
ment the retirement OF Earl Grey
| is only temporary, made necessary
! by a general breakdown.
STEAMERS SUNK.
! LONDON, June 2.-According TO an
( announcement made this afternoon
by the admiralty, the British steam
ship Sadie H., bound for Liverpool,
and the Danish steamship Soeberg,
We're torpedoed and sunk today by
German submarines. The former
! was dlldCheu III tlle MI III SEA diIu
the latter was sunk off the Farne
| islands. Many of the crew including
one woman, of the Sadie II. were
/ drowned.
/ BOMB HITS THEATRE.
! WARSAW. June 2.-SiX persons
We're killed outright and score
| injured last night in this city as the
result of an attack upon crowded
movie theatre by German aero
plane. A bomb dropped by the plane
landed squarely on the top of the
! theatre, practically wrecking the
building and throwing the audience
into panic. Several of the deaths
resulted from the rush for the doors.
FIRE is EXPENSIVE.
| VANCOUVER B. c., June q
The wholesale district of this city
was threatened by fire today which
completely destroyed the costly Per
cival block, with a property loss Of
5000 900. One fireman was killed
and several severely injured by high
voltage wires with which the water
came in contact.
WIRELESS PLANTS DESTROYED
ROME, June 2.-The government
announces this afternoon that the
Italian fleet has succeeded in de-
stroying two important wireless sta
tons belonging to the AuStrianS