The Alaska citizen., 1915-01-11
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SOLDIERS FREEZE FEET.


 TRIES rE Jan. Eight hundred wounded soldiers have arrived here from Galician battlefields. Two hun dred are so seriously frostbitten about the hands and feet that 1t probably will be necessary to ampu tate the frozen parts. The unfor- tunate men were frozen while lying wounded on the battlefield.
 VON MOlTkE IN CHARGE.
 BERLIN, Jan. 1. - General von Moltke has been appointed chief of the supplementary staff. and here after will attend to various military functions and have general supervj- sion over interior affairs.
 EDITOR EXECUTED.
 AMSTERDAM. Jan. i Editor Iotel of Moravia. Austria. is report ed to have been executed during the past week, following his convic- tion on the charge of writing sedi- tious articles. lis execution took place two hours after his conviction.
 REVOLUTION SUPPRESSED.
 BUENOS AIRES, Jan. i. = Ad vices received from Paraguay state that the revolution which was re ported from that republic last week has been suppressed by the govern ment forces, and conditions are rap idly assuming the normal. President Schaerer wAo was imprisoned by the rebels, is again in charge of the affairs of the republic.
 CAPTAIN DIES GAME.
 LONDON, Jan. 4. - Survivors of the British battleship Formidable, which was sunk last week by a Ger man submarine near Portsmouth, declare that Captain Loxley went to his death on the warship with cigarette in his mouth.
 COLLIERlES TO CLOSE.
 NANAIMO, B. C., Jan. 4.-Ac cording to an announcement which was made today, the collierles of the Cumberland extension will be closed within few days, unless market conditions show signs of immediate improvement. It is claimed that it is impossible, under present condi tions, to dispose ol the present ou, put al prices sufficient to pay the cost of operations.
 SWEDISH SHIP WRECKED. LONDON, Jan. 5.-It is reported
  steamship CaTma struck a mlne in tGe North sea yesterday and was desuo. ed IL IS not known If any of those on board escaped witn t4eir liyes.
 R.. AaIEG FORMAL REPLY. LONDON, Jan. 5.-It is announced this afternoon that a formal note or reply 10 President Wilson's slip ping pIo,cst ls now beng prepare. by the government and will be for waTded to the United States before tae end of the week.
 iTALiAN6 FAVOR ALLIES.
 ROME. Jan. 5.-Tae death of Lieu tenant Garibaldi. while fighting re gently al the head of column of Italian volunteers, has caused a re vival Of puJic sentiment il fayJt of joining the allies in the conflict against the Germans
 The disregarding of the peace em- bargo, which was issued several months ago, has caused ti.e serious illness of Pope Benedict.
 LONDON IS PLEASED.
 LONDON, Jan. 5. - The inspection of cargoes foE- shipment abroad, which is advocated by the United States, meets with approval here. and probably will be urged by the British government
 LINE TO CUT WAGES.
 MONTREAL, Jan, 5.-The man. agement of the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad has announced that the wages of l4,000 employees will be reduced on April 1, as the result of a decrease in business throughout the system since U e commencement of the European war.
 There is the probability that the cut will be followed by a strike.