The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-29

time they were exposed to the fire
of Montenegrin guns. The damage
10 property was slight
SPY EXECUTED.
LUNEVILLE. March %. Mar
guerite Schmidt. a French woman.
was executed today. following her
trial and conviction by courtmartial
on the charge of being German
spy. The evidence showed that the
woman had sold much information
to the German government. her dis
closure being of much value to the
enemy.
CONDITIONS BAD.
LONDON. March 25-Advices re-
ceived from Belgium indicate that
conditions are not improving in that
unfortunate country. The number
depending upon charity is increasing
steadily. the reports encouraging the
belief that fully two and a half
million persons will be added to the
bread lines before the next harvest
HOLDING ELECTION.
TOKYO, March %. - A general
election is in progress throughout
Japan today for the election of a
new house Of representatives. and
INC NoIlltl, Is wei as lut men. are
taking keen interest in the result
The election VIII decide the fate of
the war budget.
GENERAL KILLED.
PARIS. March IS. General De
Larue. chief of one of the divisions
of the French army. was killed by
German shell today while inspect
ing the trenches.
U-2e is NO MORE.
LONDON, March 25.-The Brit
ish adntiUfty announces this after
noon Ehat the German submarine
U-2s, AAh has been operating with
great EN*ess since the issuance of
the 4 AN war zone proclamation,
has M sunk with all on board.
Detail the destruction of the
vessel N not available, but the
report A generally believed here.
.1GRiCANS KILLED.
OTTAaAA, March %. - According
to advity3 received from London to-
day, tW8y Of the American volun-
teers VIVA joined the first contingent
of Cansd3n troops have been killed
in battA Tho casualty list shows
that a EMge proportion of the Can
adam &3ps now at the front have
met aVK1llar fate.
TRANSPORT IN PORT.
COLON, March 25-The American
transport Buford arrived here today
with the Twenty-ninth infantry
aboard.
CONSERVATIVES WIN
TOKYO, March 26.-The conser-
vatives appear to be winning in all
sections of the empire. which means
that the new house will be con-
trolled by the government.
ROYAL GERMAN BORN.
LONDON, March ga son was
born today TO the Duchess of Bruins
wick, daughter of the German kais-
er, A similar event occurred last
March.
FRENCH OFFICER GUILTY.
PARIS, March 26-Convicted on
the charge of stealing military sup
plies, former Paymaster-General
DesclauX was sentenced today to
seven years Of solitary confinement,
in addition to which he will be
subjected to military degradation.
Madame Bescholf, German dress
maker, in whose house the stolen
goods were found, was sentenced to
term of two years in prison.
The discovery of the theft ere
ated the greatest scandal witnessed
in this city since the CailauX case.
The evidence introduced at the trial
showed that DesclauX was infatuat-
ed with the Rescholf woman, who
has considerable fame as dress
maker and as a beauty. When the
possibility of famine confronted
France, DesclauX sent great quaint
ties of foodstuffs to the dressmaker,
and there WAS much reveling in the
house.
The theft was reported to the au-
thorities by Madame Bescholf's maid,
after she had received a letter from
her husband at the front, telling
of the scarcity of food in the trenches
and the suffering of the soldiers in
consequence. She could not coun-
tenance the thought of her husband
being deprived of food while a Ger
man dressmaker in the heart of
Paris enjoyed plenty.
THC &ITIIATI0Al