The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-31

vessel was killed and several others
were seriously injured as the result
of the suddenness of the attack.
TURKEY MAY QUIT
LONDON, May 27.=According TO
adyices received in this city today
David Pasha, former Turkish min
lister OF finance, has left CONSTANT
nople for Berlin as the special rep
resentatiEe of the Turkish govern
ment with a message to the kaiser
informing the German ruler that
Turkey is unable to continue the
war owing to the heavy drain on the
countly's finances. 1t is necessary,
the former minister will point out.
for Turkey 10 conclude a separate
peace.
ITALIANS WELCOMED.
PARIS. May 27 According to
advices which have been received in
this city from the Austro-Italian
frontier the arrival of the invading
Italian troops was the occasion of
much rejoicing among the residents
OF number of Austrian towns.
Great cheering is said to have mark
ed the arrival of the Italians at Cor
mons, one Of the largest frontier
towns across the border from Udine.
POPE WORRIED.
ROME. May 27.-In letters writ
ten to various cardinals throughout
the world, Pope Benedict expresses
the deepest regret over the horrors
of the conflict in Europe and con
dennis what he charaCteriZes the bar
barous methods of warfare pursued
by the belligeTents both on land and
sea. He also expresses the hope
that the Italian government will
pay closer heed TO the rules of civil
iZed warfare
WOMEN KILLED.
WESTEND, Eng, May 27-Bombs
dropped by Zeppelin which passed
over this city last evening caused
the death of several women and ser
iously injured number of other
residents. besides doing much dam
age TO buildings. The big war bal
loon was pursued by British aircraft,
but succeeded in escaping.
OSTEND ATTACKED.
AMSTERDAM, May 81. Fifty
German soldiers are reported to
have been killed at Ostend as the
result of raid made on that town
by aeroplanes belonging to the al
lies. A score of bombs We're drop
ped and considerable damage was
done to buildings before the air
machines returned to their base be-
hind the allies lines.
STEAMSHIP WRECKED.
LONDON May 27.-According to
an announcement given out by
Lloyds this afternoon, the British |
merchant ship Princess Irene was |
wrecked early today in the harbor |
at Sheerness by a mysterious eX-
plosion. Whether the explosion was |
internal or the result of a submarine !
attack has not been ascertained. !
The vessel was in the service of |
the government.
ITALIANS CONFIDENT.
ROME, May Fixing Victor En- |
manuel has issued a statement in |
which he expresses confidence in the |
ability of his countrymen to achieve |
success. He says that Italy is sure
to win because of the fact that the
Italians have right on their side.
1t was officially announced this
afternoon that the king would leave
for the front before the end of the
week.
800 DROWNED.
LONDON, May 2S. The admir-
atty announces this afternoon that
the wreck of the British steamship
Princess Irene, which was blown up
this week at Sheerness,
resulted in the death of more than
300 persons, in addition to which
many were more or less seriously
injured. The force of the explosion
was such that the vessel was liter
ally blown to atoms.
The Princess Irene was built for
the Canadian Pacific Steamship
and was Communicated by
the government for use as trans
port and carrier of war munitions.
The belief is general here that the
vessel was loaded with ammunition
when the explosion occurred. but 1t
mas not yet been ascertained wheth-
ar the explosion was internal or ex-
.ernal. An investigation is now in
progress.