The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-28
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
MARCONi IN ARMY.

MARcoNi IN ARMY.
 ROME. June 21.-Sig. Marconi. of wireless telegraph fame. has joined the Italian army and has been assigned 70 duty as a lieutenant with the aviation corps.
 FACTORY DESTROYED.
 WINDSOR, Ont. June 21.-The Peabody Overall factory. which has just completed an order of 115,OoO uniforms for British troops. was practically destroyed today by the explosion of bomb. which had been placed under the building. Several sticks of dynamite were also found under the armory where many recruits are housed awaiting their departure to England The authorities express the belief that both the bomb and the sticks of dynamite were placed by Germans JAPANESE KILLED. TOKYO, June 21.-According to advices received in this city today. a sudden and violent eruption on the southern seacoast of Japan killed scores of people. Just how great the damage was and definite information regarding the loss of life has not yet been received, but according to the despatches now here the erup- tion must have done almost unlimi, huge of 0s smoke oss turnsa e1lse 1he ths day into might. The populace was terrified, and many rushed blindly into certain death.
 DE WET CONVICTED. BLOEMFONTEIN, s. A.. June 2l. General Christian De Wet who at tempted to start rebellion several months ago, was convicted today on the charge of treason and will be sentenced tomorrow
 DOCKS DESTROYED. ATHENS, June 22.-Turkish muni- tions docks and warehouses at Gal lipoli are reported to have been de stroyed today by the allies. STORMS HALT FIGHTING. ROME. June 22-Severe snow storms in the mountain region in
 Northern Italy have caused a sus- pension of activities on the Austro- Italian frontier. The weather s | especially unfavorable for fighting in l the Carnic Alps and along the up- 1 per Adige river.
 GERMANS LOST HEAVILY. AMSTERDAM. June 22.-The Ger
 mans are reported to have lost a million and a half men since the commencement of operations in East Prussia. The Russians are credited | with the destruction of property in that region to the value of s75 5,OOO,- 1 900
 RUSSIAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE. PETRCGRAD, June 22.-The gov ment that a large Turkish steamer and two sailing vessels were sunk l today in the Black sea by Rus 1 sian submarine.
 ATTEMPT MADE TO ESCAPE. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 22.-A l police patrol boat reports that a party of eleven foreigners, consist 1 ing of Galicians and Croatians. made an unsuccessful attempt this week to cross the international boundary | in powerful gasoline boat. DE WET SENTENCED. BLOEMFONTEIN, s. A., June p General Christian De Wet, who was fouAd guilty yesterday on the charge of treason, was sentenced to- lay to six years imprisonment, in addition to which he must pay a fine Of s10,000.
 BIG FUND WANTED LONDON, June p. 4 bill au thorizing the government to raise the sum of S5,000 100000 for the further prosecution of the war was given it's first reading today in the house of commons.
 BALKANS CONSIDER WAR; ROME, June 23.-Representatives of the Balkan states are conferring with the allies regarding their en- trance into the war. IL is expected that Greece, Bulgaria and Roumania will take up arms al an early date, although no decision has been reach ed as yet.
 SWEDISH VESSELS SEIZED. ROME, June 23.-Five Swedish vessels of various types are report ed to have been seized in the Bal tic sea by German warships. All of the captured vessels were lumber laden enroute to England. STEAMSHIPS SUNK. LONDON, June 23.-The admir- alty announces this afternoon that two large British steamships were sunk today by German submarines off the English coast. The crews of both vessels were saved by trawlers. The names of the torpedoed boats have not been made public.
 SPY EXECUTED.
 LONDON, June 23.-Robert Null Ter, who was found guilty recently on the charge of being German spy, was executed today in accord ance with the sentence imposed by the court martial. Robert Rosenthal, who was arrested with Muller will be court martialed soon on the charge of being Muller's accomplice.
 DERNBERG IN NORWAY.
 CHRISTIANIA, June 25. Dr. Dernburg, whose pro-German utter ances practically forced his depar- ture from the United States, has ar rived here enroute to the Fatherland. He expects to reach Berlin not later than Sunday
 CABINET REMAINS.
 MADRID. June 25.-There is the probability that the members of the cabinet will not retire. The king has asked the ministers to remain in office and it is considered certain tonight that the resignations, which were handed in early this week, will be withdrawn. The members de sired to resign because of their in- ability to float national loan.
 GERMANY FRIENDLY.
 BERLIN, June 25.-The German reply to the American rejoinder will say that Germany is fighting for freedom on the sea and that it is not the desire of the imperial gov ernment to jeopardize the interests