The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-13
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NO NEW MOVE.

NO NEW MOVE. ATHENS. Sept 6.-Notwithstand ing the fact that the new Greek cabinet Is composed of war adyo cates, no action has yet been taken which indicates that it is the in tention Ol the government to aban- don neutrality. Congress adjourned this afternoon until next month. the only action ol importance recorded during the session being the passage of a stringent law against dealins Tn contraband.
 During the closing hours of the session. Premier Venizelos addressed the members, but he made no state ment regarding the foreign policy of | tho nation.
 OPPOSE CONsCRlPTlON. BRISTOL, Sept. "A resolution opposing conscription as means | British army was adopted unani- 1 days session of the English Trades | union. Advocates of the conscrip- | ton plan were severely criticised by several of the speakers who ad dressed the gathering, and the gen l tI al loIlt oi tut 4IItttlliS lHuItdlto that serious opposition will follow any attempt that may be made by the government to force enlistments. WENT IN A FLOCK. BASEL, Sept. "A fleet of 40 French and British aeroplanes bom- | 5arded several German towns on the northern frontier of Alsace-Lorraine i today, hundreds of bombs having been dropped effectively during the | aid. The greatest damage is re | ported from Saarbrucken, where sev eIal people were injured and a num- 1 Der of buildings demolished | It is expected that the Germans will retaliate with a raid on unforti- | jed French towns.
 CHIEF REPORTED SHOT. ATHENS. Sept. 7.-Dispatches re aeiyed in this city indicate that | chief of police of Petrograd has been assassinated. The reports, which are | unconfirmed, state that the official was shot during a riot at the Rus sian capital Details of the affall have been suppressed by the Russian censors.
 SUBMARINE MISSING. BERLIN. Sept. 7.-The failure of | the German submarine U27 to re port for number of days Is re sponsible for the belief in official circles that the vessel has been lost | The missing submarine was Operat | ing off the Hebrides islands. FRENCH BOAT SUNK. PARIS, Sept. 7.-The French steamship Bordeaux is reported to nave been sunk by German sub marine this afternoon, the attack having been made off the mouth of 1 the Gironde river, on the coast of France. The crew escaped.
 SEVEN IN ONE DAY. LONDON, Sept, S.-In a statement | issued this afternoon the admiralty announces the loss of seven steam ships during the past 24 hours 5 the result of German submarine attacks in various parts of the war zone Several of the vessels were above the average in size and carried heavy carSoes consigned to British ports. The crews in every instance, it is believed, escaped.
 PREDICTS MORE ARMIES. PARIS, Sept. S.-ln the opinion of King Alfonso, of Spain, who is in this city on a brief visit, the present conflict in Europe will not be fol- lowed ty the disarmament of nations Instead of such action the Spanish ruler believes that the powers now engaged in mortal combat, as we'll as the other powers of the world, will arm more than ever. The war burden of the past. he says, will be light by comparison with the cost of preparation of the future COTTON IS LISTED.
 ROME, Sept, g. 9.-Following the lead of England and France, the Italian government issued bulletin today in which is it announced that cotton has been placed on the con- traband list.
 ANOTHER BOAT GONE.
 BERLIN, Sept. 9.-The government is authority for the statement that the British steamship Southland, which was being used as trans port, has been torpedoed in Turkish waters by German submarine. The Southland formerly was the Nater- land
 PEACE PLANS FAIL.
 BRISTOL, England, Sept. 10.-- The resolution to formulate terms of peace failed of indorsement at the Trades Union congress, assembled in this city today, and speeches were made condemning it's introduction as an intimation that the workmen of the country were not in sympathy with the government.
 BIRDMEN KILLED
 PARIS, Sept. 10.-While making a landing today in Alsace two French aviatOrs met instant death as the result of an explosion which oc- cured when their machine struck a barbed wire fence and their cargo of bombs was discharged by the con cuSSiOn.
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