The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-17
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PREPARE NEW TREATY.


PEkING. May 10 - Diplomatic
representatives. Of the governments
of China all 9Japan have begun the
work of Il s,ing the new treaty
which will conform to the new re
lations between the two nations
Ia TOURAINE SAFE.
BORDEAUX, May l0.-The steam
ship La Touraine. which was re-
ported sunk yesterday, arrived in
port today from the United States.
The vessel was not attacked.
REWARD OFFERED
QUEENSTOWN, May 10.-A sub
stantial reward has been offered for
the recovery of the body of Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt. the New York
financier, who is among the missing
Lusitania passengers.
SURVIVORS LOST MONEY.
QUEENSTOWN. May 10. - Prac-
tically all OF the survivors of the
Lusitania are destitute as the result
OF the loss of their valuables. Many
OF the passengers gave their money
to the purser Of the vessel when they
set out from New York and those
among them who were saved are
now in a serious plight. Those who
are in position to do so are appeal
ing to their relatives and friends
at home for financial assistance.
WAR EXPECTED.
ROME, May l1.-Only by the slen.
de1est chance can war between Italy
and Austria be averted. Italy's war
declaration is expected hourly.
Advices received from Paris state
that there is a report in circulation
In that city to the effect that Ger
many and Austria already have de-
clared war on this country
HOW THE TROOPS LANDED.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May IL
The first OF the allied troops land
ed at the Dardanelles were con
cesled in what appeared to be a
wrecked collier and allowed to drift
ashore. unsupported by the Turkish
batteries Three thousand troops
We're landed in that manner.
LIQUOR BILL PASSED.
LONDON, May 1l.-David Lloyd
| Georges bill giving the government
control of the liquor traffic in the
districts where war munitions are
manufactured. was passed by the
aouse OF commons today.
PARIS FRIGHTENED
PARIS, May 1.-THE residents OF
a suburb Of this city were thrown
into a panic this afternoon by the
appearance OF German Taube.
which made the flight from the
North on "a bomb dropping expedi
ton. Five houses in the suburb
We're wrecked by the bombs and
! several other buildings We're con
siderably damaged, No lives were
lost.
CHARLTON TRIAL SET.
COMO, Italy, May 1.-THE trial
| Of Porter Charlton, the American
| who Is charged with the murder of
| as wife, will begin early in July
according to announcement made to-
| day by officials of the government.
WANT GERMANS coRRALED.
LONDON, May IA big deputa.
ton will call on the government to-
aight. with a petition signed by u.s.
600 Britonss demanding the intern
ment of all Germans and Austrians,
re2ardleSs OF whether or not they
have been naturalized. The feeling
against Germans has increased to
such an extent that all public houses
in which foreigners reside will be
closed at six o'clock hereafter.
WAR WORLDWIDE
LONDON, May lin state
ment issued this afternoon Premier
Asquith expressed the hope that the
neutral nations had begun to realize
that the war had become world
in its effects.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
QUEENSTOWN, May 11-Sixteen
more bodies of victims of the Lusi
tania disaster were brought to this
city today by vessels which have
been searching the coast for suryi-
vors. All Of the bodies were uniden-
| titled The bodies of 80 victims
lave been buried here
NAVAL FIGHT REPORTED.
LONDON, May IL. Advices re-
celved from Berlin this afternoon
claim that the British battleship
Superb and the cruiser Warrior have
been sunk and another British war
ship damaged by the German fleet
off Bergen.
The admiralty denied the report,
however, claiming that no naval bat
of Norway OF at any other point
recently.
RAID AMERICAN STORES.
VICTORIA. Il. c., May 1.-THE
stores OF number of Americans
were unintentionally raided during
the anti-German riots OF Saturday
and Sunday and there Is the proba-
bility that the government will be
compelled to pay for the damage
done. The injured storekeepers have
laid their claims before the Ameri-
can consul.
There have been no further dis
turbances here since the arrival Of
g troops from Vancouver
MORE RIOTS REPORTED.
LONDON, May l2.-Anti-German
riots resulted in the wreck OF many
German and Austrian establishments
last night in the South end. Hun
dreds OF stores and houses were
practically demolished, and many
persons bearing German and Aus
trian names were attacked on the
streets. Several attempts were also
made to set fire to mansions owned
by Germans In various parts OF the
city. The police are powerless to
restore order.
The Cabinet is now considering
the advisability of authorizing the
internment OF all aliens as means
of preventing further trouble.
MORE BODIES FOUND.
QUEENSTOWN MAY 12-Search.