The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-22
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STE SHIP HITS MINE

steamship Wavelet encountered a
mine in the English channel today
and was badly damaged.
GREEKS MAKE MOVE.
LONDON. Feb. l5.-An official
bulletin contains the announcement
this afternoon that the Greek min
lister has left Constantnople NO
explanation is offered. however.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15-The Rookie
Teller Foundation committee. sent
to Belgium to investigate conditions
there. has sent a report to headquar-
tiers in which il is stated that the
population of the kingdom has de
creased six hundred thousand since
the German invasion. Conditions
the report continues. are fully as
serious as previously described
FORTRESS DESTROYED.
BERLIN. Feb. 1.-THE accidental
explosion of powder magazine prac-
tically destroyed the Servian fortress
at Semendria today. according to ad-
vices which have just reached this
city. The loss of life was heavy.
FEAR AIRSAIPS.
OTTAWA. Feb. ia nearpanic
prevailed in this city last night in
consequence of the appearance over
the city of mysterious lights which
were believed to he hostile aero
planes. At sight of the nocturnal
visitors, all of the street lights were
extingushed and the residents held
their breath in terrified expectancy.
Nothing happened. however, and to-
day it developed that the lights were
flashed from illuminated toy balloons
which We're sent up presumably by
practical jokers.
OPERATE ON "DlVINE SARAH"
BORDEAUX. France. Feb. 15.-
Sarah Bernhardt the celebrated act
ress, was operated on successfully in
this city yesterday for an affection
of the knee.
FOREIGNERS EXPELLED.
YOKOHAMA. Feb. l5.-Four Ger
mans and one Englishman have been
expelled from Japan as the result Of
their conviction on the charge OF
causing disturbances in defiance of
the governments request that for
eigners desist from agitating.
ITALY PROTESTS.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Feb. 10
The state department has been ad-
vised from Rome that the Italian
government has made formal protest
to the German government against
the threatened extension of the War
zone on February IS.
MORE QUAkES IN ITALY.
ROME, Italy. Feb 16-Followins
the devastating floods of yesterday,
several earthquake shocks were felt
today throughout the stricken dis
trict. which has added to the misery
of the inhabitants. No serious dam
age is reported.
TROUBLE NOT SERIOUS.
BERLIN. Feb. 16-In the opinion
of James w. Gerard. American am
bassador to Germany, there is no
occasion for worry over the trend
of affairs between the German gov
eminent and the United States. The
diplomat predicts that the differences
which have arisen in consequence
of the German war zone proclama
ton will be adjusted satisfactorily
without resort to violence.
WAR COST ESTIMATED.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-David Lloyd
George is authority for the state
ment that Great Britain must spend
ten billion dollars for war purposes
during the present year. The daily
expenditure OF Russia is estimated
at seven million.
BALLOONS FROM NEW YORK.
OTTAWA, Feb. 1.-THE illumin
ated balloons which were seen ovei
this city on Saturday night are re-
ported to have been turned adrift
at Morristown. New York.
ARISTOCRATS KILLED.
BERLIN. Feb. 16.-Advices have
been received from Bulgaria that
during a masked ball held at Sofia
last night, two members Of Bull
garia's aristocracy We're killed when
bomb was exploded in the midst
of the social function 1t is reported
that the son Of the former minister
of war and the daughter of the pres
ent minister of war We're among
those killed, while many of those
present were injured.
TRICkERY FEARED.
BERLIN, Feb. 16-In an official
statement given out today, it is de-
clared that, inasmuch as it is to the
interest of Great Britain that con
flicts arise between Germany and
the neutral powers, it would not be
surprising, in order to bring about
this end. that English submarines
may puTpOSely SILK one OF more lieu
trail ships Then it could be assert
ed that the ships were sunk by the
Germans while carrying on the block
ade of England.
CANADIANS SAIL
VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 16.-An
expeditionary force of 100 Canadian
soldiers sailed from this city today
for the war, their destination pre-
sumably being Egypt, although it IS
not known positively, either by the
public or by the men themselves,
where they are going.
KING ALBERT HURT.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. liking Al
bert of Belgium was wounded by
German bullets today while making
an aerial reconnaissance over the
German trenches in Flanders. The
wound is not serious
STEAMERS WRECKED.
BUENOS AYRES, Feb. lit is
reported here that the German steam
ship Holger is enroute to this port
with the crews of several British
ships which were sent to the bot
tom in the South Atlantic by I'M
known German warships
MANY RUSSIANS CAPTURED.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE war office
is authority for the statement that
$4,000 Russians were captured dur
ing the recent fighting in Eas,
Prussia.