The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-30

] StSldHCt 10 the allies. Japanese munition factories, it is understood will be operated to their full capacity 1 for the benefit of the Russians. and ] thousands of additional Japanese workers will be sent to Russia to in | crease the outpu, of the factories in ! that country.
 OUNsLEY UNARMED. 1 LONDON, Aug 23.-The admir-. alty has issued a statement in which 1 it is claimed that the steamship | Dunsley, which was torpedoed last | week at the time the Arabic was | sunk, was unarmed at the time of the attack. A German submarine is i credited with the sinking
 SIGNED NEW TREATY.
 BERLIN. Aug. 23.-Omcial dis | patches received from Con stantino- pie today state that Bulgaria and 1 Turkey have signed new treaty | under the terms of which Bulgaria ] is to have direct railroad communi- cation with the sea. In return for l the concession. the Bulgars agree l to observe benevolent neutrality. 7" i The signing of the treaty it is be- l lieved, eliminated Bulgaria as a pos | Sible enemy
 MORE AMERICANS GONE. l LONDON, Aug. 23.-The admir- alty announces today that there were 73 Americans on board the steamship | Baron Erskine when the vessel was l torpedoed and sunk by German i submarine last week on the same l day that the Arabic was sent to the bottom. The majority of the Amcri- cans were horse tenders and all of l them escaped, together with the remainder of the crew.
 ISLAND DESERTED i VIENNA, Aug 23.-It is authori- tatiyely stated in official circles today | that the island of Pelagosa has been evacuated by the Italians, following l the destruction of all of the principal i buildings and Notifications. Previous | to the abandonment of the position | the island was attacked a number of times by Austrian water and air fleets.
 HAD AMMUNITION. | LONDON, Aug. 23.-The admir- alty has issued a bulletin in which i it is claimed that the Turkish collier Espahan has been destroyed by a British submarine, the attack having taken place iE the Sea of Marmora today. The collier was loaded with munitions for the Turkish troops operating on the Gallipol peninsula
 ANOTHER BRITISH BOAT.
 QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 23.-Ad- vices received in this city this af- ternoon tell of the torpedoing of the 1 liner Diomed a British vessel, which was sunk today by a German sub marine, after chase lasting four | hours, During the pursuit of the vessel the submarine kept up d steady fire, the shells killing the 1 captain of the liner and several mem bers of the crew. A torpedo fin ished the work of destruction when 1 ly to discharge the explosive.
 AFTER RAILROAD
 PETROGRAD, Aug. 24.-It is ad- mitted at general headquarters to- | night that the cities of Wilma and Bielstok are about to fall into the | hands of the Germans operating northeast of Warsaw. The loss of i those positions will give the Ger mans control of the Warsaw Petro- grad railroad, but sufficient lines will remain uncaptured to enable the Russians to withdraw from the threatened zone in safety.
 LAPS KEPT BUSY. TOKYO, Aug. 24-The intuition factories throughout Japan are pre- l pairing to operate on a much larger scale than ever before in the history of the empire, in consequence of the decision reached by the government to extend greater assistance to the allied nations at war. Orders for war supplies already have been ac- cepted which will keep the intuition workers of the country busy for sev- eral years.
 MUCH TIMBER BURNED. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 24.-All of the fires which threatened the coast forests several days ago, are now under control, both in British Columbia and on the American side of the line. The damage is reported to have been heavy.
 CHOLERA AMONG SOLDIERS. LONDON, Aug. 24-It is authori- tatively reported in this city that there are l,500 cases of Asiatic chol- era in Austria Hungary, the majority if cases being among the soldiers. The dread disease is spreading stead fly despite the efforts which are being made to check it.
 WOULD CONTROL HAITI PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 24.-m q communication addressed to the Haitien government, the United States expresses the desire to assume control of the affairs of the island republic for a period of ten years in which time it is guaranteed that permanent government will be es- tahlshed and the full development of the country made possible. The eQuest it made that the proposition be accepted immediately, in order that peace may be restored without further delay.
 BULGARIA MAY BACK IN.
 AMSTERDAM. Aug. 24.-Is seems probable today that Bulgaria will enter the war as the ally of the na tions comprising the triple entente. According to advices received in this city. the Bulgarian government has instructed it's ambassador to Ger many to inform the imperial govern ment that negotiations between Bul garia and Turkey have been termi mated and the sultan's peace over