The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-31
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
MAS SINK RY TURKS.

WAS SUNK BY TURKS.
 LONDON. Jan. 24.-The Turkish ministry has published a statement to the effect that the steamer Persia was sunk by a Turkish submarine Much surprise is occasioned by tho avowal, made only after both Ger many and Austria had disayoweC the act, and the action of the Unit ed States is awaited with interest.
 REMOVING ESTRICTIONS.
 LONDON, Jan 25-Sir Waiter Runciman, president of the board oi trade. is conterring with various trading interests with a view to the removal of restrictions on shipping The free list restrictions include and building material and as the government is getting large shipments for war purposes at this time the cabinet minister wants no complaints of British man ufacturers to hamper the importa tion.
 HOUSE IS TRAVELLING.
 GENEVA, Jan. 25.-Colonel House arrived here today, accompanied by his wife This afternoon he started for Berlin. He was distinctly un communicative as to the purpose ot his journey.
 "sUTCHER" HoNORED.
 PARIS, Jan. 25.-General Valeri ano Weyler has been appointed pres ident of the central general staff of the Spanish army, position spe cially created by royal decree of King Alfonso Weyler, who is now v years of age, succeeded Marti neg Campos as captain general of Cuba in 1896, and by the perpetra tion of many barbarities in the con duct of the war then being waged added to an already infamous re cord for cruelty. His inhuman methods aroused the indignation oi the people of the United States where he became known as Butcher Weyler,' and in 1897, upon the change of cabinets in Spain, he was recalled In 1901-O2 he was min ister Of war in Premier Sasagta' $ cabinet.
 IS ALL THE SAME.
 LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Japanese has delivered to the Chinese minister at Tokyo, for trans to Pekin. note embodying seven of the demands which were included in the Japanese program last spring.
 NO BLOCKADE.
 LONDON, Jan. 26.-In an address before tue house ot coMsnon. uday sir Edward Grey gay, he impression that it is uH likely that the government will re sort to an absolute blockade of Germany such as was contemplated two weeks ago.
 LABOR TO DECIDE STAND.
 BRISTOL, Eng, Jan. 26.-Repre- sentatives of more than two million members of trades unions are meet, ing today to decide the attitude that labor will present to the war situa- tion, particularly in regard to tGe question of compulsory military ser vice.
 HAS NEW TAX PLAN.
 AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26.-Dr. Helf- forich, the secretary of the German imperial treasury, has prepared a plan to raise by additional taxation the sum of one hundred and twenty
  industry, the postottices and rail roads will form the basis of the taxation scheme
 WOULD TAX LUXURIES.
 LONDON, Jan. Addressing a meeting of the prominent bankers of the country today, Sir Felix Schuster, the president of the insti ute of banks, strongly advocated the taxation of all manner of lux uries to the prohibitiVe point. He claimed that tDls wCUyu mean tn" reduction of the amount of these imported, thus freeing carrying yes sels for other trade, and also the avoidance of a further depreciation of exchange.
 HELPED START WAR.
 BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Medeljo Cab rinovich, a Serbian anarchist, died in prison last night. He was con, nected with the attack on Arch Duke Ferdinand, of Austria, when a bomb was thrown at the heir-apparent a few hours before he and his wife were shot and killed.
 BRYAN DUE IN SWEDEN.
 STOCKHOLM, Jan. 27.-A tele- gram was received today announc- ing that William Jennings Bryan would join the Ford peace party in this city. His arrival is expected to strengthen the party consider ably.
 NOTE RECEIVED.
 LONDON, Jan. 27.-The reply of Great Britain made to the Wilson tr rp n neutral vessels has been received by Secretary Lansing. The note claims that Great Britain cannot abandon it's interference with the enemy trade and it cannot exercise a complete jurisdiction over this without some interference with neu- tral trade The French government also joins with England in the reply to the note, voicing the same sen timent.
 SUFFRAGE BILL PASSES.
 WINNIPEG, Jan. 27.-The first suffrage bill in Canada, granting votes to women over twenty-One years of age, was passed by the Manitoba legislature today. The bill has been under discussion for some time but it's passage today was Sc cured with little opposition and an overwhelming vote. The womens clubs that have been working fo1 the bill are jubilant and many meet ings were held in the city this evening.
 OFFICIAL LOSSES.
 LONDON, Jan 28-AccOr3ing tC announcement made today by Prime Minister Asquith, the total British losses up to January g, in all it. field operations, amounted to 550,O0O This includes killed and missing.
 While no official figures have beer given out here it is estimated by