The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-19
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 PARLIAMENT CONFINES.

: PARLIAMENT CONFINES. LONDON. April 14.-Probably no session of the British parliament since the commencement of the war has been awaited with keener inter est than that which convened today A dry England which has been un- known except for a period of two years l5O years ago, is not beyond the range of possibility as a direc. result of the lawmakers delibera. tions.
 STEAMSHIP TORPEDOED.
 LONDON, April 15.-The British steamship Pta,mlgan was sunk in the North sea today by q German submarine, ele} en of the crew scin@ down with the vessel.
 BRITISH CASUALTIES
 LONDON, April 15.-The oinCial announcement was made today that the British casualties from the com mencement Of the war co April l! aggregated d total loss of 139,30O men.
 TRAWLERs SEIZED.
 LONDON, April l5.-Four traw lers flying the Dutch flag were seized by German wars ips today.
 RECRUITS WANTED.
 LONDON, April 15. - Australia and Canada have been requested to send more recruits to England for service in the navy and in the aero plane corps. Additional men are also wanted for land service.
 AlRMEN CAPTURED.
 PARIS, April 15.-Two German aviators were captured today near Nancy by French riflemen,
 RULERS CONFER.
 GENEVA, April 15.-According to information which has just reached this city from Vienna the kaiser and the emperor of Austria Hun gary held a conference several weeks ago at the latter's palace.
 NOTABLE KILLED.
 PARIS, April l5-William Clad stone, grandson of the great liberal leader of England, is reported to have met his death recently on the firing line in Northern France.
 DUTCH BOAT SUNK
 LONDON. April 15.-The admir- alty announces this afternoon that the Netherlands steamship katwhok, enroute from Baltimore to Rotter- dam, was sunk in the North sea late yesterday by a German submarine. The usual time allowance of ten minutes was given the crew in which to escape.
 VOLCANO CAUSES ALARM.
 CATANIA, April l5. - Smoke is suing from tie crater of Mt. Etna has caused general alarm throughout the districts immediately adjacent to the great volcano and many of the residents are preparing to take flight should the signs of activity become more pronounced.
 STEAMER LOST.
 LONDON, April 16. An an nouncement given out at Lloyd's to- night states that the British steam ship Folk struck German mine the North sea this afternoon and filled so rapidly that the crew had difficulty in escaping. The wreck occurred off Peterhead, on the Scot tish coast.
 TO CROWN EMPEROR.
 TOKYO, April Is, - The corona tion of Yoshohto as emperor of Jap an. has been set for next November. The young ruler acceded to the throne on July 30 1912.
 TO PROTECT APPLES.
 LONDON, April 16. Robert P. skinner, American consul general, has appealed to the British govern ment to save the apple cargoes from tie Pacific coast of the United States, which are threatened with destruction as the result of the sei;- ure of merchant ships upon which the apples were shipped
 UPROAR IS GENERAL.
 LONDON, April 16.-There is a great uproar throughout Europe in of the sinking of the Dutch ship Katwick, corn laden from Baltimore to Rotterdam. The en- tire crew escaped, although the yes sel went down almost without warn ing, fifteen minutes after having been hit by the she'll.
 It is reported here tonight that the German government has begun an investigation of the incident with view to making reparation for the loss in case it is found that the German submarine attack ed the vessel without justification.
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.