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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY The British steamer Harpalyce Hie first relief iwat of New York state and under charter to the commission foj relief in Belgium was torpedoed seven miles oft Nourdhindcr The Dutch steamer Elizabeth was tirst to tho rescue and altogether twentyeight of the crew were rescued by hut vessel Two others niv believed to have been saved by the American steamer Ruby Some of the sur ¬ vivors were badly wounded The captain and first engineer art thought to have been drowned Sur ¬ vivors My they hoard nothing but an explosion The vessel sank in five minutes and there was no time to lower boats The captain of the Elizabeth de ¬ clares he clearly saw the periscope of a submarine The Dutch steamer Consturoo Catherina picked up live men and ttok them to Niouwe Waterwe The Ilarpalyce carried a civw of fiftythree men Now York otlicers of the American relief ctmmisison said that the Ilarpalyce probably was sailing ijndor the British flag and not the Belgian relief Hag which would give it immunity from attack by the Ger ¬ mans and was on its return trip from Rotterdam The charter of the Harpalyoe was not renewed after Its arrival at Rotterdam and it surrendered its relief flags after discharging the cargo cargoTlie Tlie AustroGerman armies battling desperately to defend Hungary from invasion have been driven back further along tho whole front in the Car ¬ pathians according to tho Russian war ollice The Russian forces which have made thoinsovos masters of the principal chain of mountains from IlnUla puss to Isok pass are continuing their advance and have driven tho German forces from Hill M2 tin strongest defense point between the two princi ¬ pal routes into Hungary The Russian column which entered Hungary through the Dukla pass also has pressed the Austrians back in the Oudawa river valley and is pushing toward Mozolahoroz in a flanking movement which i intended to make untenable tho i ositious of the AustroGerman forces defending the Iuiikow and Uzsok routes into Hun ¬ gary garyThe The SowardFairbanks route has been selected for the government railway in Alaska Secretary Lane announced Tho property of the Alaska Northern Railway company from Seward over the first staire of the journey has boon purchased for ll 0iiio The government system the statement adds will in ¬ clude a thirtyeight mile branch to tap the Matan nska coal IkIds W C Edos is designated as chairman of hi Alaskan engineering commission which will build the road by the presidents order The estimated cost of the entire system is given at 2S MUOO Congress provided not to exceed 5 IOO lOO Secretary Lane said construction work would be begun at once and that probably forty miles of the extension of the Alaska Northern from Ship Crook would be completed this year yearTito Tito report that Emperor Franeis Joseph of Aus ¬ tria is now resigned to making concessions to Italy to avoid eonlllct for the lirst time fs receiving serious consideration in diplomatic circles at Rome Rumors have boon widely circulated and published in the Italian newspapers for a fortnight But it is now learned that a report of Austrias willingness to surrender part of tlie territory desired by Italy has boon continued by authoritative source in Vienna Tho Italian foreign oilico as In the ptst flatly refused to comment ou the Vienna report Oliicialdom lias consistently refused to comment on any phase of the AustroItalian situation or to admit that negotiations are In progress progressLord Lord Kitchener has called on Canada for a second expeditionary force The news was given to par ¬ liament by Premier Sir Robert Rordin who said that the call had been expected for some time Tin announcement of Lord Kitcheners call was received with cheers from l loth oth parties in the house Pre ¬ mier Borden told parliament that in the dominion and abroad on the pay roll of Canada llllriXl men are bearing arms or performing military service serviceEight Eight Grimsby steam trawlers overdue in the North sea have boon given up as lost in shipping circles It is believed all have been sunk by German siibma fines Each carried a crow of from nine to thirteen men The missing trawlers are the Rio Rapio Reto Sterling Furet Meroiu Horatio and Argentia vessels of from 100 to 4li tons All wen operating through regions traversed by the submarines and reported thickly strewn with Gorman mines minesStriking Striking at Pacificists and admitting that tlie pres ¬ ent military preparedness of the United States falls far short of needs Secretary of War Garrison speaking at the third annual banquet of the Demo ¬ cratic club of Westchestcr county Now York plead ¬ ed for a concerted movement by the people for more adequate war preparation preparationTwo Two bills abolishing Denvers Juvenile court and practically ousting Judge Ben B Lindsey its na ¬ tionwide famed child jurist were passed 01 their third reading in the state senate Saturday and go to Governor Carlson for his signature or veto vetoThe The steamer Guernsey sank off Cape La Hague Saturday according to a Lloyds dispatch from Cher ¬ bourg
