The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
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STAT ESMCN NOT EXEMPT LONDON. May l5.--It has beer ! decided tha; the eligible members of parliament are as liable to the conscription law as are the rest of fthose forced into military service | MINISTER RESIGNS. AMSTERDAM May l5.-The kai- ser and Chancellor Bethmann-Holl veg. after conference. decided tha' | Clemens Delbfueck. German minis ter of the interior and vice-chancel Tor. would have to resign. The German minister therefore rendered his resignation. which was accepted forthwith. Dissatisfaction with the manner in which the food supply was handled was the reason.
 GIVEN FURTHER AONORs LONDON May 15.-It is reported in this city that Captain Doyed formerly attache at the German lc- gation in Washington, has been dec orated with the order of the Red Eagle by the kaiser
 ! BUY THEM BACK
 TOKYO May 15-The Japanese cruisers Iwami, Tango and Sagami which were captured by Admiral Togo during the Russo-Japanese war, have been sold back to the Russian government for $8OOO,O0O
 ALL FIXED UP. | LONDON. May 15-The British foreign office has announced that the difference between the Entente powers and Greece has all been patched up.
 RIOTERS IMPRISONED
 EDINBURGH, May 15.-Three So- cialists have been sentenced to long terms in prison. The men were charged with melting riots in Scot i land and were vigorously prosecuted
 MUTiNY IN LISBON
 BERLIN, May 15.-The German war office announces that there Is mutiny in Lisbon. Portugal, that the arsenal has been burned and that rioting and bloodshed are hold ing the city in grip of terror. The troops are revolting against the gov pay which has not been given them for some time
 MARTIAL LAW ABOLISHED.
 DUBLIN May 15.-Premier Az quith, in a public statement today, declared that he would take steps at once to abolish martial law in Ireland and to restore it to the charge of the civil authorities.
 CHINA BROKE PEkING, May 16.-The Chinese government has declared a partial moratorium here because of the fat that the demand for silver threat ems to deplete the reserve in the treasury.
 SAILORS MUTiNY.
 AMSTERDAM, May l6-Thrce hundred sailors on a Dutch battlr. ship stationed at Java mutinied, according to reports received in this city and for a time made life very interesting for the officers aboard the boat. Finally a garrison of troops from fort took a hand in the matter and 50 of the mutln- eers were captured and placed iu jail, It is not known what became of the rest of the crew
 PRISONERS MuTiNY.
 OTTAWA, May 17.-Four Austri ans are dead and Is more are wound | gu dS q ltSull Ol dl attempt on tue part of the interned Austrians to effect an escape from the detention camp and to make a break for lib, erty.
 The British soldiers quickly over came them. but during the fight four of the Austrans were killed instantly and l5 more were wound ed. The wounded are being cared for in the local hospital
 DUTCH BOAT SUNK
 LONDON, May 1.-The Dutch steamship Batavier V was blown up in the North sea. according to advices which have reached this city. All the indications so far point to the fact that the vessel struck a floating mine, and that that was the cause of the loss of the i ship.
 On the boat when the vessel hi the mine there wele several Amcri- cans, as near as can be ascertained now. One of them Luigi Martini Marconi, was killed.
 The ship carried freight and general cargo and left London on the seventh of May
 BASEMENT BOUND OVER.
 LONDON, May 18-Sir Roger Easement was this morning found guilty in the lower court. The prisoner took the verdict calmly He will be tried for high treason in the higher court. If convicted, sentence, under the court procedure in Great Britain, will be immedi- ately pronounced on him, as there is but one penalty for high treason, that of death
 | King George, alone, can prevent the carrying into effect of the sen tence by committing it, as he sees fit. There seems but little chance of the Irishman escaping with his | life.
 WILL GET SUPPLIES. | LONDON May 19.-The British government has communicated with the American Red Cross stating that the British government will not hinder the passage of hospital sup 1 plies to Germany when. such hos pital supplies are sent direct to the American Red Cross society in Ger, many. But, the report states. when hospital supplies are sent to Ger. ! man agencies, and the British have ! reason to believe that there is con, traband packed with them, the Brit ish government will have to seize tho shipment and hold it pending an investigation
 LONDON KNOWS NOTHING. LONDON, May 19.-No more de tIilS rapar6ino rho lpSc pY tho nntcb