The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-21
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ITALY PLANS BLOCKADE

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ITALY PLANS BLOCKADE.
ROME June IA. The Italian
government has addressed note to
the neutral powers of the world
reaitirmins the right of Italy to
blockade the Adriatic sea for the
purpose of stopping vessels enroute
to and from Austria and her allies.
WAR PARTY WINS.
ATHENS. June 1.-THE war pro
gram of General Nenzelos was in
dorsed overwhelmingly by the vot-
ers of Greece in the elections held
yesterday AS the result of the
vote, the war party is assured con
troll of the chamber of deputies, and
the belief is now general through
out the kingdom that the nation will
take sides in the conflict at an early
date.
TRAIN REsERVISTs.
OTTAWA, June 14.-Canadian of
ficers are supervising the training
of the Italian reservists who are get
ting themselves in condition to re-
turn to their native land to take up
arms against the Austrians. The re-
servists have been assembled at
several points in Canada, and as
soon as ready for service at the
front, they will be transported to
Italy at the expense of their gov
eminent.
TO CONFER WITH KAISER.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway. June Is.
Anton Meyer Gerhardt. who is en-
route to Berlin from the United
States, as special messenger for
Ambassador Count Won Bernstorff
reached this city today and will
leave Immediately for Germany.
| Gerhardt will confer with the
kaiser regarding the attitude of the
| United States on the question OF
/ submarine warfare and it is believed
that no action will be taken in the
matter until the arrival of the envoy.
SAY sATTLESHiP SUNK.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Passen-
gers arriving from Europe today on
the Cunard liner Orduna bring the
report that the British battleship
| Agamemnon, was torpedoed and sunk
in the Dardanelles three weeks ago.
In answer to inquiries sent to
| London this afternoon, the British
admiralty denies emphatically that
the Agamemnon has been lost. 1t is
claimed that the report was sent
out from Berlin and is absolutely
without foundation.
| The Agamemnon is of $500 tons
displacement and carried four 12-inth
guns.
LUsITANIA UNARMED.
LONDON, June Is. Testifying
today at the British Board of trade
| inquiry into the sinking of the Gun
ard steamship Lusitania, Sir Edward
Carson declared that the vessel was
unarmed at the time of the attack
and that it had never been fitted
out as transport
MAY ENTER WAR.
| ROME, June 15.-It is considered
probable today that Roumania will
enter the war within fortnight.
| The governments Of England. France,
Russia and Italy have reached an
agreement among themselves to
grant the demands of the Balkan
state and it is believed that when
Roumania is informed Of the deci-
sion reached that government will
Immediately Join with the allies.
CABINET RESIGNS.
LISBON, June 15-The members
of the recently organized cabinet
have rendered their designations,
with the request that they be inn
mediately relieved from further ser
vice The designations have not yet
been accepted. however. and it is
believed in official circles that action
will be deferred until peace is re-
stored or until the successors of the
present members have been selected
re TALK BLOCKADE.
BERLIN, June 15.-According to
Information given out by officials of
the government today American
Ambassador Gerard will be given an
opportunity to confer with the kaiser
| before the reply to the American
rejoinder is sent to the United States.
The conference will take place, it
is stated, just as soon as the kaiser
returns from the Eastern front,
where he has been making a per
sona survey of conditions during
the past several days.
ENGLAND PROTESTS.
LONDON, June ia long state
ment has been addressed to the
state department of the United
States. protesting against German
air attacks on English towns. Sew
eral towns along the northeast coast
of England were bombarded last
night by Zeppelins, the bombs kill
ing a score of people and wreckins
many buildings.
BUILDING AEROPLANES.
LONDON, June 16.-The govern
ment admits that giant aeroplanes
are being constructed in England
for use in defensive and offensive
operations against Zeppelins
TORPEDO BOAT SINKS.
! PARIS, June 16-The French tor
pedo boat 331 was sunk today as
the result of a collision with the
British steamship Arleya. Six mem
bers of the crew of the torpedo
boat were drowned.
GRAND DUKE DEAD.
PETROGRAD, June 1.-THE Grand
Duke Constantine died today as the
result of an attack of heart disease.
REDMOND SICK.
LONDON, June 16 - John Red
mond, the Irish leader, is seriously
i'll in this city as the result of pto-
maine poisoning.
KING UNPOPULAR.
MUNICH, June 16.-The king of
Bavaria has incurred the displeasure
/ of Socialists throughout the empire