The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-14
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KING MAY DIEN

KING MAY DlES
ATHENS. June There has been
no Improvement in the condition of
King Constantine since Saturday.
and small hope is held out for his
recovery.
ABSlNTHE PROHIBITED
PARIS, June 7.-One hundred tons
of leaves and herbs used in the
manufacture of absinthe We're pub
licly burned at Pontalier today by
order of the government
GERMAN RETURNS.
ROME, June Counsellor Hin
denberg. of the German embassy,
Unexpectedly returned to this city
today from Berlin, and the nature
of his visit is shrouded in mystery.
OFFICIALS CHEEREO.
LONDON, June Premier AS
quth and other members of the
new cabinet We're given an ovation
today when they made their APP
pearance in the house of commons.
When they arose to answer Ques-
tons propounded by the lawmakers,
they were cheered Justify Asquith
mas just returned from the Flanders
front
Hm NINo " 0IlN1 0AS.
PETROGRAD. June 1T is an
nounced at headquarters today that
the Germans are using poison gas
IN the Bzura and Rawa fronts in
Poland. The reports received state
that when the terrible fumes swept
down the valleys every living thing
suffered, Appalling scenes are de-
scribed, and it is admitted at head
81,
have been considerably hampered
gas.
1000 TAKEN.
BERLIN. June THE offensive
operations of the Austro-German
forces in Galicia are progressing
satisfactorily. The great armies are
sweeping forward in all directions,
and it is believed here that an at
tempt will be made soon to encir-
Gle the only position of Importance
now held by the Russians in Galcia
The government announces that
1000 Russians were taken prisoners
when Przemysl was captured.
BULGARIA is NEUTRAL
SOFIA. June THE Bulgarian
government has issued a formal
statement Ill ultu II Is lldut tltdf
that this COUNTRY will not enter the
war
ROUMANIANS WANT WAR.
BUCHAREST, June IA mob of
10000 people paraded the streets
today, demanding that Roumania
enter the war on the side of the
allies Similar demonstrations are
reported from other parts of the
country.
DlRlGiBLES RAID ENGLAND.
BERLIN. June NAVAL dirigibles
are reported to have caused con
siderable damage in England last
night Raids were made on the
east coast, the chief damage re-
sulting at the mouth of the Humber
reported to have been killed
SUBMARINES TRAPPED.
NEW YORK. June 7.--Cable ad-
vices received in this city today
state that three German submarines
have been tapped and the crews
captured off the coast of Scotland,
near Glasgow
MANY SHIPS SUNK
LONDON. June 7.-German sub
marines continue to demand their
steamships, twelve British trawlers
and two sailing ships We're sunk to-
day. Three of the steamships were
British, one was Danish, and the
other was Swedish. One of the
sailing vessels was British.
The German armed steamship Her
mann Won Wissman is reported to
have been sunk and French mine
10 cd nv in hn
Aegean sea.
TALK OF PEACE.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June T.
The arrival OF Vanghell Geldemelsier
citizen of Holland who has a wide
acquaintance in German official cir
cles in Berlin has given rise to
reports that renewed efforts for max
ing peace in Europe are being made
KING VERY SICK.
ATHENS, June S.-The condition
of King Constantine is still very
grave, his illness having been ag
gravated by an attack of pleurisy
A portion of one of the kings ribs
was removed yesterday,
TURKS NEED WATER
ATHENS, June S.--The shortage
of coal at Constantinople is reported
to have resulted in water famine
through inability of the waterworks
to continue pumping The use Of
impure water, secured elsewhere. has
been followed by a serious outbreak
of typhoid fever and many deaths
are occurring daily
There is also an epidemic of
smallpox in the Turkish capital which
is spreading rapidly as the result
Of the inability of the authorities
to properly cope with the situation.
POPE WORKING FOR PEACE.
ROME, June 8.-Attaches of the
vatican are authority for the state
ment that Pope Benedict is engaged
in outlining peace plan which will
be submitted to the nations of the
world as soon as completed 1t is
the plan of the pope to hold spe-
cial congress over which he VIII
preside in person.
BELGIAN SHIP SUNK.
LONDON, June 8.-The admiralty
announces tonight that the Belgian
steamship Menanpier was destroyed
by a German submarine in the Eng
lish channel today and that sixteen
of those on board persisted when the
ship went down. Among those lost
were the captain, his wife and
daughter.
Among the other vessels which
Wera SINK today by the Germans