The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-21

ton of Count Zeppelin, who has had
a bad attack of bronchitis.
WRITER KILLED.
| PARIS, June II. Henry Beach
Needham, the American writer, was
killed in Eastern France today as
the result of an aeroplane accident
while he was making a flight with
Lieut.. Warneford. The lieutenant
who recently gained distinction by
making a successful air attack on a
| Zeppelin, also was killed.
I YOUNG ASQUITH WOUNDED.
| LONDON, June 17-Lieut. Her
bert Asquith, son of Premier AS
quith, is reported to have been pain
fully wounded this week while fight
ing the Germans on the Flanders
front.
CAPTAIN BLAMED.
LONDON, June II. Witnesses
testifying at the Lusitana hearing
today expressed the belief that more
of the passengers would have been
saved had the captain Of the tor
pedoed vessel acted with greater
promptness in ordering the boats
lowered. Several Of the witnesses
claimed that the captain insisted
that no danger existed and protested
against lowering the boats immedi
ately.
Other witnesses testified that a
second German submarine appeared
after the Lusitania had been tor
pedoed and watched the big liner
| sink.
ENGLISH NEED FOOD
LONDON, June lit is admitted
in official circles today that the
question of securing sufficient food
for the needs of the British Isles
is becoming serious problem. No
direct reference is made to the Ger
man submarine blockade, but the
inference is that the underseas raid
ers are responsible for the food
/ shortage with which the country is
confronted
The government also practically
admits the impossibility Of starving
the Germans into submission.
BRITISH STEAMER SINKS.
| LONDON, June 1.-THE British
steamship Strathnairn was torpedOed
and sunk by German submarine
this afternoon off the Scilly islands,
in the entrance to the English chan
mel. Twenty-Five lives were lost
when the vessel went to the bottom,
and the remainder of those on board
at the time of the attack are re-
ported to have had narrow escape.
SUBMARINE SUNK.
| ROME, June 1.-THE government
announces this afternoon that the
Italian submarine Medusa was tor
pedoed and sunk today by an Aus
| t,,;1 ,k,,,o ~, inn iy, a
death of nearly all of the members
of the crew Of the former vessel.
This is the first case of its kind
| reported since the commencement
of the war.
| WANT AMMUNITION.
LONDON, June minister of
munitions David Lloyd George is
making arrangements to send rep
resentative to America for the pur-
pose of discussing Canadian and
American contracts for munitions of
war The Canadians, it is under
stood have refused to allow any Of
the business to be handled through
the United States hereafter. on the
grounds that American contractors
have taken advantage of the Cana
dian government.
INSURGENTS BUSY.
| ATHENS, June 17-Advices re-
ceived from Durazzo this afternoon
state that Albanian insurgents are
engaged in dropping bombs in that
city from aeroplanes. Several raids
are reported to have been made,
considerable damage resulting from
the attacks.
WARSHiPS AGROUND.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June IL
Turkish aviators have reported to
the war office that two Russian war
ships are aground in Kaffa bay. in
the Black sea. Whether or not the
vessels are disabled could not be
ascertained by the airmen because
of the activity of the Russian gun
ners who kept up steady fire while
the aeroplanes were within sight.
PEACE TALK DELAYED.
LONDON, June lit is stated
in high official circles that the allies
will consider German peace over
lures premature so long as German
troops occupy territory beyond their
own boundaries. When the enemy
has been driven out Of France 1t
will be time enough. it is stated, to
discuss peace terms.