The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
SOCIALISTS WILL FIGHT.

BASEL, Feb. At an importan, meeting held at Bessan yesterday the Socialists of France went on record as favoring the continuance Of the war until the allies have sue ceeded in wrestling victory from the Germans
 CONsPIRATORS EXECUTED AMSTERDAM. Feb 4 - Advices received from Bosnia today report the execution at Sarajevo of three of the conspirators sentenced to death in connection with the assass ination. on June 2S of last year. ot Archduke Francis Ferdinand and tn" Duchess of Hohenberg CHARGE EXTRA FOR BREAD BERLIN. Feb. 4-In consequence of the government restrictions plac ed on the use of bread throughout the empire, the restaurants of this city hereafter will make an extra charge for all bread served with meals.
 CRUISER REPORTED SUNK. BUENOES AIRES, Feb. 5.-The newspapers of this city claim to have received information to the ef. feet that a German cruiser which belonged to the Ward line before the war. was sunk on January by British cruisers off the coast of Patagonia.
 MORE BREAD RIOTS. SASSARI. Italy, Feb 5.-Bread rioting is becoming general through out Sardinia in consequence of the steady advance in the price of flour The situation became so serious in this city today that 1t was found necessary to call out the troops to disperse the rioters. who threat ened the destruction of scores of bakeries.
 FACTORY, WRECKED.
 MADRID. Spain, Feb. 5.-Twenty persons were killed and many seri. ously burned as the result of an explosion in one of the largest furni, ture factories in this city today. The building was partially wrecked by the explosion, and the fire which followed practically destroyed tho structure, and rendered extremely difficult the rescue of the many em- ployes.
 AMERICA MAY PROTEST.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb B. The German proclamation extending the war zone to the waters surround ing the British Isles and France has been received with disapproval in the United States. and is regarded as ample grounds for protest It is announced in shipping cir cles, however, that sailings from New York will continue after Feb ruary IS. regardless of the German warning.
 British newspapers declare tha, Germany's proclamation is a hostile act toward the United States
 BUILDING zEPPELINs. LONDON. Feb. 5.-Five Zeppelin destroyers are under construction in this country, and when completed they will be used for the protection 9f the coast against threatened air raids
 MORE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.
 MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. D. A new eXpeditionary force of 10000 men has been offered to the British government and accepted by the war office. The men will leave for the front within few days.
 ZEPPELiNS MANEUVeRING
 THE HAGUE, Feb. 5.-Zeppelins and German aeroplanes are seen daily maneuveriug ovei the Belgian Herman frontier
 GERMANS DROP BOMBS
 PARIS, Feb. 5.-A squadron of German airmen was engaged today in dropping bombs in the allies trenches along the line between Nieu- port and a point south of Ypres. In the vicinity of F'urnes, south of Newport. the German land forces .omI arded the allies lines.
 BRITISH HAVE BIG FORGE.
 CAIRO. Egypt, Feb. 5.-The Brit ish have a fierce of more than one hundred thousand men ready to re- -vi the Turks.
 GERMANS WILL HELP.
 VENICE, Feb. 5.-Thirty thousand Germans are enroute to the Carpa- thians to assist the Hungarians.
 GERMAN PRESS PLEASED.
 BERLIN, Feb. 5. - The German press is greatly pleased over the 5lockading of the British Isles.