The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-17

believes, however, that Italy will not
enter the conflict.
ENGLISH BLAMED.
BERLIN May 12.-In an official
statement issued by the govern
ment, it is declared that England
should be made to apologize to the
United States for the loss of life
on the steamship Lusitania, mas
much as the failure of the British
government to protect the liner was
largely responsible for the death OF
Americans.
WRECK is SURPRISE.
BERLIN, May 12-The rapidity
with which the Lusitania sank after
being torpedoed has caused much
surprise in German naval circles,
owing to the fact that the liner was
of modern construction and suppos-
eddy unsuitable.
AFTER CRUISER.
BERLIN, May 12.-The war office
is authority for the statement that
British cruiser was driven from
the mouth of the Thames today by
bombs dropped by a German aero
plane.
SUBMARINE SANK.
LONDON. May 12.-Advices re
ceived from the Dardanelles this aft
ernoon state that the British sub
marine Az has been sunk by Turk
ish warships and the members OF
the crew made prisoners. The sub
marine was detected as it attempted
to enter the Sea of Marmora from
the strait.
TO GET MORE BODIES.
QUEENSTOWN, May 49, - Traw-
more to recover 100 bodies Of vic
tins of the Lusitania wreck, which
are reported to have been sighted
off the coast near the scene of the
disaster
One of the Lusitania's boats was
picked up today with the bodies Of
four women and two children who
had evidently persisted from expo
sure.
TO PROTECT TEUToNS
LONDON, May 13.-Premier AS
quith issued statement today in
which it is announced that all adult
subjects of Germany, Austria Hun
gary and Turkey will be interned.
The government also plans to keep
certain classes of women and chill
dren under surveillance until the
end Of the war.
The premier states that there are
at present 10000 unnaturalized
aliens at large in England, $4,000
Of whom are men.
Despite the efforts of the police
TO prevent further demonstrations
against the Germans, several riots
have occurred since yesterday.
GERMANS PLEASED
BERLIN, May 13-There Is re-
joicing in military circles over the
cancellation of the sailing of the
Cunard liner Mauritania. which has
been ordered held at New York un
til further notice.
GERMAN CITY TAKEN.
LONDON, May 10. Official ad
vices received today from Capetown
state that the British forces under
General Botha have captured the
city of Windhoek the capital OF
German Southwest Africa. The Ger
mans made no resistance.
PLANS FOR WAR.
ROME, May 49, The dowager
queen has given orders to transform
the ScCOllu llOOI VI lIe pdldCc lutO a
hospital in case Italy enters the
war.
STEAMER ATTACKED.
LONDON, May 13.-Advices re-
ceived this afternoon from Amster-
dam state that an unidentified steam
ship was torpedoed and set on fire
today off the Dutch coast.
CANNOT BREAK LINES.
BERLIN, May 13.-Carl Alderman,
an American correspondent, who has
just returned to this city from Bel
GUM. expresses the belief that the
allies will never be able to break
through the German lines. He says
that the German defenses are as
nearly perfect as it Is possible to
make them.
CHILE is AROUSED
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 10
Advices received from Chile today
state that the German government
is most unpopular in that country
OWNS to the sinking of the Lusitania
and to the attitude of the German
government en- the Dresden affair
In note just received from Ber-
lin the Chilean government Is cri-
ticised severely because Of the &C.
ceptance Of England's apology for
the sinking OF the Dresden in neu-