The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
GERMAN WOMEN RIOIiNC

cs received in this city today from Frankfort state that Is women were wounded in < food riot which took place in Frankfort on Main recent ly Three hundred and fifty women paraded the streets. says the re- port, carrying famine flags and sing ing Socialist songs
 INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED
 SHANGHAI, May 30.-General Chen Yi governor of the province CT Szechuen, has officially proclaimed it's independence of the republic
 Several months ago the province. broke away from the republic. but it was not until today that the off cial proclamation was issued
 AUSTRiANS CRITICISED.
 MILAN. May 3O.-The generals pf the Swiss army are criticislng the Austrians for their manner of at tack. The swiss state that the Austrian successes are dearly bought. no less than six thousand Austrians being killed every day.
 KILL THREE SPIES.
 LONDON, May 30,-The Germans have executed three Belgian spies, according to advices received In this city. Where the spies were captured is not stated.
 RUSSIA WILL NEVER QUIT.
 PETROGRAD. May 3O-Michael Rodzianka, president of the DumA. in a rousing speech made upon the floor of the duma, declared that Russia will fight for 20 years, or longer if necessary, but that re- gardless of the price paid. Germany must be defeated He stated that Russia had just stated in 10 fight. and that the end of the war would be sooner than expected. He stated that Germany must be defeated at any price.
 WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPE TOWN, May 30.-The main column of Shuts army captured lpiana. The British forces are now surging forward as united body along the entire front between Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyka. Genera. Northey has penetrated the front for a distance of 20 miles, accord ing to the reports which have reach ed this city
 VANCOUVER HAS FIRE. i VANCOUVER, May 3l-A haif | million dollar blaze on the water front in this city completely de. stroyed the Albers Pacific Grain company's elevator in which there were 90O00 bushels of wheat The New England Fish company's plan, was also badly damaged. The cause of the fire is a mystery MUST FEED PEOPLE.
 BERLIN, May 3l.-ln a report $ sued today Adolph von Batock the chairman of the food distriDuticu board, informed the reichstae tha, the feeding of the masses in the larger cities through municipal soup kitchens was necessary in order to meet the food shortage that exists in the fatherland. The food prob lem is decidedly dangerous ona The town of Schenberg has already resorted to this manner of feeding 5000 of the citizens who would otherwise go hungry.
 IS CRITICISED 1 LONDON, May 31-The press of Great Britain has roundly criticised President Wilson for his endorse ment of the peace league. Sir Ed ward Grey in speech said I'm. agine any being thinking that he is specially appointed to discover all about this war. He states that the causes and objects of this war were slight This war Is no con. cern of President Wilson. and he had better keep out of it." SWEDEN GETS BUSY LONDON, May 31-The British eot- ernment has been formally notified that the Swedish government has seized quantity of British mail bound for Russian ports and that the same will be released when the British government agrees to stop interfering with the mall sent to and from Sweden.
 | Diplomats are busy trying 10 stralghten matters out now This is the first tangible reprisal mea- 1 sure employed by a neutral country. SWISS TRAITORS.
 GENEVA. May 3l.-Two Swiss lieutenants were today shot follow. ing their conviction on a charge O: furnishing data regarding the posi- l tion of the French army to Ger. man officers, sending the news across the border. They were found guilty of treason and shot
 SENTENCED FOR LIFE. DUBLIN, May 31.-John MacNeil, president of the Sim Feiners, and a leader of the Irish volunteers was today sentenced to spend the balance of his life at hard labor for the part he took in the Dublin riots.
 GERMAN PRINCE IN GREECE. LONDON, May 31.-An uncon- firmed report from Zurich states that Prince Eitel Friedrich, Sec. ond son of Emperor William, is now visiting his uncle. King Con. stantine. of Greece, on special mission from the German govern ment.
 The report also states that Prince Andrew, of Greece. brother of King Constantine. left Athens yesterday to take charge of the Greek troops in the vicinity of Kavala.
 GERMAN BOAT SUNK
 BERLIN, May 31.-The German war office today announced that the German steamer Kolga was sunk by submarine in the Baltic. The sub marine, according to the report given out by the German admiralty, hailed the captain of the Kolga, who stop ped the vessel. The crew and cap tain were ordered to leave the ship ing to the small boats the ship was torpedoed and the escaping crew was fired upon by the submarine. Six of the Kolga's crew were lost.
 LUNCHEON AND TALK.
 BERLIN, May 31.-Emperor Will liam had luncheon and long talk