The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-27
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SUBMARINES ACTIVE.

SUBMARINES ACTIVE.
 LONDON, Mar. 20.-The admiral i ty has issued statement in which l it is shown that the submarines Cf the Germans have been particularly active during the past three week. l Nineteen ships, flying the flag O. i the Entente and neutral nation' have been sunk since the first Of 1 the present month.
 PRINCE IN EGYPT. 1 LONDON, Mar 20.-Word has been received here that the Prince of Wales has reached Egypt and is now serving as a captain on the staff of the general in commanl Of the British forces there.
 IS IN BAD. LONDON, Mar. 20.-Accordins tc advices received from the mainland today, Father Mercier, head of tts Catholic church in the devastated i district of Belgium, has incurred the displeasure of the German gov ernor-general who is in charge of the captured kingdom. The kaisers representative denounces the pOlit. cal activities of the reverend gentle man and warns him that a continu ance of the offenses will get him | into serious trouble.
 HAS BEEN ASSURED. 1 LONDON, Mar, 21.-Klng Albert of Belgium, has received assurances from the Entente powers that he will be given the opportunity to par ! ticipate in the peace negotiations | with the Central nations when the time comes for talking over the terms of settlement.
 GERMANS WORSTED. 1 LONDON, Mar. 21.-The admiral ty has issued a statement in which victory is claimed for four British destroyerS as the outcome of a bat t! tie with three German destroyers off the coast of Belgium. The fight took place in connection with the big air raid on Zeebrugge, tho air fleet having been accompanied l by many warships of various types.
 During the battle between the de stroyers, two of the German boats were hit and all three put to flight Four men were wounded on board the British destroyers, but the boats escaped injury.
 EXTRAVAGANcE PROHIBITED. LONDON, Mar, Fixing George
 
 proclamation prohibiting the in'por- tation of automobiles, motorcyC les and musical instruments. This ac- l tion is taken in order further to re- strict the expenditure Of money for luxuries, the three items named in the proclamation being regarded as eXtravagances.
 SAILING BOAT SUNK. n 1 information given out tonighU by th" admiralty. the Norwegian bark Lind field was sunk today off the Irish crew was picked Up by a passing steamer and has been landed at | Queenstown.
 SOCIALISTS IN BAD. STOCkHOLM, Mar, 23.-Three So cialist editors have been placed un- der arrest by the Swedish authorities on the charge of high treason in conseuuence of inflamatory editorl- als published during the past week, l The offending writers advocated strikes and revolution in case SWed en entered the European war REPUBLIC RESTORED. l PEKING, Mar 23-The Chinese l Yuan having issued a proclamation in which he expresses the belief that his subjects prefer that form of government. The continued un- rest throughout the country he says. indicates that there are 2 considerable number of people who are opposed to monarchy. He has accordingly assumed his former office as president.
 GERMANS MEAN WELL.
 AMSTERDAM. Mar 24.-Dispatch- es received today from Berlin coA- tain the assurance that it is not the intention of the German government to pursue a policy of destroying neN tral shipping. nCr to interfere with vessels engaged in strictly neu tral business It is stated further that only the friendliest of feeling exists between the German and Hol land governments.
 EXPLORER RETURNS. | SYDNEY, March 24.-Sir Ernest Shackleton, who has spent the past year in exploring the south polar regions, reached this city today from the Antarctic, but declines to give publicity to his achievements at this l lllHe. I1t lcll l-OlluoIl loI tiiC oou'h in August, 1914.
 YUAN NOT SAFE.
 SHANGHAI, Mar. 24,-Leaders of the republicans declare that Yuan Shi Kai cannot hope to save him self and his government by the aban- donment of his robes as emperor. They believe that the change back to a republican form of government has come too late to save Yuan from complete overthrow.
 SOCIALISTS DIVIDED.
 BERLIN, Mar. 24.-The Socialist party has split as the direct result of the submarine controversy.
 STEAMER SUNK.
 LONDON, Mar. 24.-The channel steamer Folkstone, British owned, was sunk by a German submarine this afternoon while crossing the channel No lives were lost. MANY WIDOWED.
 LONDON, Mar. 24.-Figures pub lished in this city today show that 5O,OOO British women have been made widows by the war.