The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-29
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PRAYS For PEACE.

| ROME. March 22.-Pope Benedict,
accompanied by the members of the
papal court. visited Pauline hospital
yesterday and. in the presence of
thousands Of people. prayed for the
return of peace Similar prayers
were offered in practically all of the
| Catholic churches throughout the
world
SAILORS LOST.
| ALGECIRAS. Spain March 22.-
Three hundred sailors are believed
to have lost their lives as the re-
suit of the laundering of four sail
ing vessels which were caught in the
terrific storm which is sweeping the
Spanish coast.
ITALIANS DISEASED.
BOLOGNA. Italy, March 22.-Sev-
eral infectious diseases have made
their appearance among Italian sol
| diers in the various mobilization
camps, and already many deaths
have occurred. The most serious dis
ease which threatens the troops is
epidemic cerebro spinal meningitis.
! this dread malady having apparently
secured firm foothold in several OF
the camps.
GERMANS INSANE.
| LONDON, March 22.-Advices
received from The mainland state that
| 300 German infantrymen were re-
moved to an asylum for the insane
after the battle of Neuve Chapelle.
The dispatches state that the men
lost their minds az the result of
long fighting in the trenches, where
they were under almost steady fire
from the British guns.
TRADE STOPS.
| LONDON, March 22.-Advices re
ceived in this city today state that
the Italian government has placed
a ban on rail shipments of merchan-
| disc between Italy and Germany by
way of Switzerland,
TAKE PLACE OF MEN,
| LONDON, March 22.-Seven thou
sand women, representing all classes
of society. have responded to the APP
peal Of the government for workers
to take the places of the men in of
| fees and factories. in order that
more recruits may be secured. The
movement is gaining in popularity,
and it is expected that many more
thousands will offer their services
! before the end of another week.
BRITISH BOAT SUNK.
LONDON, March 22.-The British
steamship Caintorr is reported to
have been torpedoed today by Ger
man submarine off Beachy head.
| The vessel was sunk but the crew
escaped in the small boats and wer.
afterward picked up by passing
steamship.
BOAT ToRPEDoED.
| LONDON, March 23-The admir-
atty announces tonight that the
British merchant ship Concord was
hit by a German torpedo today in
the North sea, and SO seriously dis
abled that the crew took to the
boats for safety. When last reported,
the vessel was still afloat but it is
considered doubtful if it can be
saved.
DAMAGE HEAVY.
| BERLIN, March 23.-According to
the reports received from Cracow, the
damage to property in Poland and
Galicia as the result of the war will
aggregate five billion marks. Thou
sands Of villages are in ruins and
cities Of considerable size have been
reduced to few buildings.
DIVIDENDS PAID.
LONDON. March 23.-The prize
court, to which was referred the
seizure of three cargoes of American
goods, has ordered the payment of
the sum of S6 100000 to the owners
of the shipments. The shipments
| comprised The cargoes of one Nor
wegian and two Swedish vessels
which were seized by British war
ships.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
VANCOUVER, B. c., March %
Fifty coal miners are believed to
have lost their lives as the result
of the avalanche which wrecked the
bunkhouses at the Britannia mine
early yesterday morning. Eighteen
bodies were recovered from the ruins
today, and their mutilated condi-
ton bears mute evidence of the ter
rible weight which crushed out their
lives. The rescue work is progress
ing slowly on account of the great
amount Of earth contained in the
slide
LOOKING FOR SPIES.
ROME, March 23.-According to
information given out this afternoon
by the government, royal decree
will be issued within a few days,
with the object of protecting the
country against spies.
WAS AFTER THEM.
LONDON, March 24.-The British
cargo ship Teal, which entered the
Thames this afternoon, reports hav-
ing been attacked by a German
aeroplane while off the coast OF the
Netherlands. The aircraft not only
dropped bombs and steel arrows on
the ship, but also opened fire on
the vessel with rapid fire guns
After running fight of many miles,
the freighter finally escaped, only
minor damage having been sustained.
SETTLING UP.
PEKING, March 24.-Five Of the
articles bearing on the Japanese de
mands have been agreed upon by the
Chinese government, according to an
announcement made this afternoon.
The first article provides that the
consent of Japan be secured before
a loan is negotiated by China from
a third power. in case such a loan
involves the pledging of local taxes
in South Manchuria. The second
article provides that the consent of
Japan must be obtained whenever
permission is granted to third
power to build a railroad. Article
three provides that the Japanese
government be consulted on political,
financial and military matters. The
fourth article transfers TO JaDan the