The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-07
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 NEWS BY WIRE
FIRES IN ONTARIO.


 been lost and $2.O0O 900 worth of property destroyed by the great forest fires which are sweeping the country The fire districts include the towns of Bourkes. Cochrane. Hearts. and Iroquois. The fire GOV CTS a front of over 100 miles. Whole towns have been destroyed. The fire started on Saturday night, and is not yet under control.
 PRESIDENT INAUGURATEO.
 PEKING. Aug. 1-The Chinese parliament convened in this city to- day with 400 delegates present IL requires 500 to make quorum President Ii Yuan Hung took the oath of office. He first spoke to the people of the congress, urging them to do what was best for the nation. He then addressed all the people of China. He urged them to support his administration, re gardless of their previous political affiliations and to work for a better and a broader China
 BOAT DEFENDS SELF
 MONTREAL, Aug. 1-Capt. Chas. Hunt of the steamship Clodmoor. which arrived here from Genoa to day reports that the vessel was at tackled in the Mediterranean sea by a German submarine, and that the defense gun of the vessel was used with such telling effect that the Teuton submarine was left in a sinking condition to seek refuge wherever possible.
 KAISER WANTS PEACE
  am today sent a lengthy te'og"anl to Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl- weg, which, in part. was as follows
 Hard times are still ahead of the empire after this terrible storm of two years of bitter war. The de sire for the sunshine of peace is stirring in all human hearts. but the war goes on and must go on, as the battle cry of the enemy is still the destruction and annihilation of Germany
 The blame for further bloodshed falls on the heads of our enemies Firm confidence has never left me that Germany is invincible, despite the superior numbers of our enc mics, and every day confirms thia anew.
 Knowing this and with our na- tional welfare and our millions Of homes at stake nothing remains for Germany but to start on the third year of the terrible struggla rrst ing assured that in the end We will triumph"
 AVIATOR FALLS.
 VENICE, Aug. 2.-C. o. Crist, an instructor in the aviation school fell when he was completing the third loop. He fell 200 feet and suffered a broken nose and a badly cut face as his only injuries.
 BASEMENT MUST DIE. LONDON, Aug 2.-Lord Robert Cecil today authorized the press to state that Sir Roger Easement, the Irish patriot who was found guilty of treason, would be executed to- morrow morning. The executioner will be a barber by the name of Ellis. Lord Cecil at the same time positively announced that there w9s absolutely no chance of the former British diplomat receiving a reprieVe
 KAISER MAKES PROMISES. LONDON, Aug. 2.-According to | odVices received in this city, the | '"rmar government has made full reprisals to the government of HOl land for the action of the German naval commanders in capturing the Dutch ships which were carrying supplies to England, Heretofore the Germans have, whenever possible either captured or destroyed the ships. The Dutch government threat ened to close the eastern frontier of Holland to Germany for sup | plies This brought quick re sponse from the German govern i ment, and the kaiser, through the German foreign office, has notified the people of Holland. as well as the government, that Germany has promised not to modest or destroy Dutch ships carrying foodstuffs to England.
 SIX AMERICANS HONORED
 PARIS, Aug. 2.-The French war | office announces that six Americans, lance corps, have been decorated by the French government for their bravery under fire on the western front. Each man distinguished him self by rescuing some French or i5flllSn SOluler unuef the most try ing circumstances. The Americans thus honored by the French govern ment are Brook Leonard Edwards, of Philadelphia; James Hilton Spo nagle of Gloucester; Thomas Pot ter, son of Bishop Potter, of New York; Everett Jackson, of Colorado Springs; Walter Wheeler. of Yonk CTS. and John Clark, of Flushing.
 GERMANS WANT PEACE.
 BERLIN, Aug. 2.-In forty cities throughout the Fatherland peace meetings were held today. The meetings were simultaneous, and each meeting was addressed by some representative man of the city. The meetings were held under the aus pices of the National Committee to Seek an Honorable Peace. This com mittee has the sanction of the gov ernment and the meetings were in no way molested by the authorities
 In none of the meetings was there any reflection cast upon the imperial family of Germany, and nothing but words of praise for the bravery of the troops of the empire was eX- pressed. But the idea is that Ger many wants an honorable peace as soon as possible
 BOAT sUBMARlNED LONDON, Aug. 3.-Announcement was made today by the admiralty that the British steamship Britannia had been sunk by a German sub ct iS fn of