The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-26
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 Herbert Corey writes to the Boston Globe from Milan that, although two ships a week are reaching Italian ports laden with American made goods, the Italian market is clamor- ing for enough such goods to fill six ships a week. The United States has chance to take the leading po- sition for all time in one of the best markets of the world During 1913 the United States was second in tho Italian trade, which with our two chief rivals compared as follows Germany .-.. S11I842,9S7 S5604S,O5t Unltd States iOO,52S.4S6 52,2S4,45s Austria ..... 5O,S96.372 42,75l,S47
 A Berlin cable says that the feeling a certainty that tho Bal decision. Count von Renventlow, in kans are on the eve of O momentous Che Tageszeitung, writes: We do not fear the present Balkan indecision, but the creation of unimpeded con- nection between Hungary and Con- stantinople would with one blow, clar- fly and determine the political rela- tions in the Balkans. This connection at the present moment can be brought about not by words but only by deeds'
 A Berlin cable says 'the central committee of the national liberty par ty met in the Relschtag Monday and passed the following resolution: "The result of the present war can be one ly a peace which by extension of our boundaries east and west and over seas secures us militarily, politically and economically against new attacks and repays the heavy sacrifices the German people have SO far made and win continue to make until victor ious end" This shows annexation ists control the German liberal party
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 Surgeon Beaumont of the White Star liner Baltic, in describing the rapidity with which the wounded men are removed from the field to base hospitals, says a soldier was severely wounded near Ypres at 2 o'clock in the morning and 12 hours later he had been carried across the Channel and conveyed by train and automobile ambulance to a London hospital and successfully operated upon.
 The Franlsfurter zeitung says that as soon as the Russian prisoners de- part from the front for Germany they are clipped in order to get rid of vermin and prevent the danger of infection. A vast number of Rus sian prisoners is creating good busi- ness for a number Of German cutlery works making shears and clippers
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 Amsterdam special says that the Germans have been at work in the navy yard at Antwerp since March in the construction of mine submar- ines. Only two are in active service. One was destroyed April 2S by three English aeroplanes. The others are still unfinished.
 A flat denial that the products of carbolic acid made under a new pro cess discovered by Thomas A. Edison are being purchased in this country by German officials is made at the Edi- son plant at Orange N J.
 Leading German newspapers are making a strong bid for the entry of Spain into the war on the side of the Teutonic Allies and suggest the pos sible possession of Gibraltar. Tangier and Portugal as a reward.
 The Russian government buying bu. reau whose offices are in the Flat iron building, New York numbers a force of $50, of which 250 are army and navy officers.
 A Rome dispatch says a device in- vented by the Italian engineer. Qua rini, makes 1t possible to drive torped- oes out of their course and explode them.
 Since the beginning of thewar con- tracts for 25.OOO,OOO shells. to cost more than s5OOOOO.OOO, have been placed with American manufactur. CTS.
 The Germans have spent collosal sums fortifying Namur and have now made it the most strongly fortified place in Belgium.
 The British government has order. ed in Calcutta l5O,OOOOOO burlap bags Tor sand, to be delivered in four months.
 1S4 members of the British House of Lords are serving in the war, 4 peers of Scotland and 25 peers of Ire land.
 Austria has called to the colors boys of IT and notified men of 52 that they are liable to summons.
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