The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-15
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STEAMER is SAFE.

STEAMER is SAFE
LONDON, March 9.-The French
liner La Touraine, which narrowly
escaped destruction by fire last
week while enroute across the At
lantic from New York, Is reported
to have reached Havre today, little
the worse for the conflagration
which. for a time, threatened the lives
of the vessels passengers. The liner
was conveyed into port by the Rot
terdam.
AUSTRiANs HAVE TYPHOID.
Geneva, March Sit is reported
here that OF the 10000 Austrian
prisoners held by the Serbians many
have typhoid fever, the spread of
the disease being alarmingly rapid.
OLD MEN TRAINING
COPENHAGEN. March 8-Reports
from Berlin state that all Germans
up to the age of IS have been called
upon to go into active training, in
order that they may be prepared
for any emergency that may arise
THEY WON'T FIGHT.
ATHENS, March 10.-The forma-
ton of a new cabinet under the
direction of NJ. Gounavis has been
completed and the announcement Is
made that strict neutrality will be
enforced tMQuEhout the kingdom.
There is entire harmony between TIE
cabinet and the king.
SAILORS SAFE.
ST. JOHN N. b.. March 10
Several sailors belonging to the four
whaling steamships which were
caught by the ice in the Gulf OF St.
Lawrence. arrived here today. hav-
ice. They report that the vessels
are in grave danger Of being crushed.
ENTERS PROTEST.
PARIS, March 10 The owner OF
the Americanized German steamship
Dacia which was seized recently by
the French government while enroute
from Galveston to Rotterdam with
cargo Of cotton for Germany, has
registered a protest with the French
authorities.
TROOPS ARE THERE.
OTTAWA, March 10.-The Domin-
ion government has made formal an
nouncement of the arrival in Eng
land of the latest expeditionary
force of 1000 Canadian troops.
Al " AGAIN.
BORDEAUX March Sarah
Bernhard, who recently suffered the
loss of her right leg through ampu-
tation. has accepted the offer Of
French moving picture company to
pose in several pictures which are
being prepared especially for her.
The celebrated actress, who Is now
able to sit up, signed the contract
today, by the terms of which she IL
to receive the sum of $500 for every
hour she poses.
MAY BE LOST.
ST. JOHN, N B.. March g.
Grave fears are felt for the safety
of four sealing steamships which
are reported to have been caught in
the ice packs in the Gulf OF St.
Lawrence. The vessels are in dan
ger OF being driven ashore by the
blizzard which is raging along the
coast today. The lives Of 700 men
and valuable cargoes are imperiled.
THEY'RE QUARRELIkG.
PEKlNG. March g. In a formal
note addressed to the Chinese gov
eminent. the Japanese government
infers that unless the Japanese de-
mands are granted by March IL.
force will be used to secure COM
plance.
AUSTRALIANS THERE.
LONDON, March 11.-An expedi
tionary force Of Australian troops Is
reported to have been landed on the
English coast this week, the trans
ports upon which the long voyage
was made having successfully navt-
gated the war zone
ARE ON THE JOB.
LONDON, March n.-Advices re-
received in this city indicate that
Germans have been despatched to
Egypt to take charge OF railroad con-
struction in that country.
DoLLikG UP.
HAVRE, March 1.-THE Belgian
army has been equipped with new
uniforms for the spring campaign,
the material used being khaki OF
greenish brown hue.
ASK FOR SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March IL
The state department has been ad-
vised by Ambassador Morgenthau,
in cablegram from Constantinople.
that the commanders of the Anglo
French fleet in front OF Smyrna gave
the Turkish garrison "a hours to
surrender under threat OF lombard
ment in case Of refusal.
ANOTHER BOAT SUNK.
BERLIN, March 1.-The war Of
flee announces this afternoon that
the British collier Beethoven enroute
from Newcastle to Gibraltar. has
been sunk. either by mine or by
a German submarine. The reports
received by the government state
that all but two OF the crew escaped
with their lives.