The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-10
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
TALKING IT OVER

TOKYO. May 3.-An extra ordinary session Of the imperial cabinet is being held this afternoon for the purpose Of considering the refusal Of the Chinese government to ac- cept the Japanese demands.
 CANADIANS SUFFER. OTTAWA. May 3.-The Dominion authorities Lave received advices from the British war office to the eff feet that 5000 Canadian soldiers were killed during the past week in the Ypres region. in Flanders.
 AFRICA GOING DRY.
 LONDON. May 3.-Africa is to be the next country to go dry. Restric- tions regulating the liquor traffic are about to be issued that will practically put the liquor interests out of business.
 MANY BOATS SUNK
 LONDON. May 3.-The admiralty as issued a statement in which the following vessels are reported to have been attacked by German ubmarines:
 swedish steamship Elida. lumber laden for Hull, torpedoed and sunk : n the North sea.
 American tanker Guflight. torpe- doed off Scilly islands. beached.
 French steamship Europe coal la den. sunk near Bishops rock.
 British steamship Fulgent, sunk )ff Irish coast,
 Norwegian steamships Bealdwin and Laila, sunk in the North sea
 British destroyer Recruit sunk off Hinder light Only one of crew saved British destroyers started in pursuit and sunk two German tor pedo boats. Two German officers and 44 men saved and made prison CTS of war.
 It is the belief of the admiralty that the entire mosquito fleet of German submarines is engaged in enforcing the blockade
 SEND NAHUM.
 TOKYO May Swallowing the meeting of the imperial cabinet this afternoon another ultimatum was sent to the Chinese government. The contents of the note have not been made public.
 TWO KILLED
 BORDEAUX, May 1.-Two persons were killed today when the new French battleship Lanquedoc was launched at LeSeyne, but in other respects the launching was sue cess.
 AUsTRIANs WARNED.
 GENEVA, May 3.-All Austrian subjects residing in Italy have been warned to prepare to leave the country by May 5. JURlsT DIES. LONDON, May 3-Right Hon Francis Moriarity lord justice of , ppeals died here today after brief illness.
 AFTER THE BRIDGES. VANCOUVER, B. C., May B. Two more attempts were made on Sunday to burn the big Granville bridge in this city, but Tn each in stance tie fire was discovered be fore serious damage had resulted As the result of the activities of the would-be wreckers, the authori- ties have stationed guards at all the bridges in the city and in the ad iacent country.
 COLLIER SUNK LONDON, May 4.-The admiralty announces tonight that only one vessel was sunk by the German hIockading fleet today. The vessel in question was the British collier Min tern, which was sent to the bottom off Scilly islands The ship was en- ] route from Cardiff with cargo of ] 6 900 tons of coal Two of the crew were killed, several wounded, and the remainder taken prisoner.
 BRITAIN IN ON IT.
 PEKING, May 4-The report is current in this city today that the British government is encouraging 1 the Chinese government to refuse to accede to the Japanese demands,
 LAST NOTE SENT. TOKYO, May 4.-The Japanese government is preparing another ultimatum for the consideration of Cti ina and it is expected that 1t will he ready to forward to Picking this week. It is understood that the note will contain Japan's last demand for the concessions wanted and the time allowance for reply will be exceed .ngly limited.
 INVESTIGATE ATTACK.
 LONDON, May f. 4.-Diplomatic rep resentatives of the United States have begun an investigation of the German submarine attack on the American tanker Gulflight The in quiry is being conducted at Plymouth, where the disabled tanker was beached
 OBJECT TO LIQUOR TAX. LONDON. May 4.-Nationalist leaders have announced that they will fight the plan to place heavy tax on liquor so that workingmen will be prevented from obtaining it. OTTAWA PUTS UP THE BARS,
 OTTAWA, May 4.-The Dominion government has forbidden the ex- portation of flour, wheat and large number of other agricultural pro- ducts to the United States.
 AMERl CANS KILLED.
 OTTAWA. May 4.-Advices re- ceived from Europe state that many Americans. who enlisted with the Canadian troops have been killed during the past week in Flanders.
 CLERGYMEN ORGANIZE.
 GLASGOW. May 4.-The clergy men of this city have organized a reserve corps, which is receiving hearty support throughout Scotland.
 COST OF WAR GREAT,
 LONDON. May 4-Chaneellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George estimates that Great Britain will have spent tha enormous sum of five and half billion on the war if the strug gle lasts until the end of the fiscal year
 SITUATION SERIOUS.
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