The Alaska citizen., 1914-10-26
GENERAL NEWS
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STIFF AFTER ROBBERS.

and l.. Gardner a bartender, and Joe Peters, logger. are wounded aS the result of the robbery of the First National bank of this city Sat urday night by five bandits. The boy Nas killed by a stray bullet fired by one of the bandits. and the two men were injured while attempting to capture the robbers. Their condi- ticn is not serious
 The robbers are now being pursued by a large posse
 BETTER LAWS URGED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct 20 President Wilson was the principal speaker today before the annual con tehtion of the American Bar associa- tion. which is now in session The 1 keynote of the executives speech was an appeal to the delegates to inject more of human note into the statutes of the country.
 SUBMARINES SIGHTED
 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 2O.-Two submarines. which were built at Sc attle for the Chilean government and afterwards purchased by the i British government. were sighted off shore today. Their destination is not known
 CARAVAN JURY DRAWN MlNEOLA. Oct 2O.-The drawing of the jury for the trial of Mrs. i Caman was completed late this af- ternoon and the taking of testimony l will begin tomorrow
 SLIDES REMOVED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. % | tdyices received from the canal zone today state that dredges have removed the latest slides from Cule- bra cut and that the canal is again open to traffic. The work of clear ing away the slide was accomplish | ed much sooner than was expected at the time the slides occurred, the first reports indicating that it might reCuire ten days to complete the work
 WARSHIos AFFILIATE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct 21- Steamers arriving from the SolHh bring the information that British l French and Japanese warships are catherine off the coast of Lower l California. evidently with the inten 1 ton of travelling in company for ! the purpose of making an attack upon the enemy.
 UNCLE SAM PROTESTS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 21- i The United States government has entered a protest against the seizure of the American tank steamship ] Rockefeller, which was captured by q British cruiser Objection also 1 has been made to the seizure of the tanker Platineau another Standard Oil vessel The Platineau formerly sailed under the German flag.
 DIR. HOLMES APPOINTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 21- l Dr Holmes, director of the bureau of mines, has been named by Presi- i dent Wilson as one of the nine dele gates to the annual convention of | the American Mining congress, which will be held at Phoenix, Arizona, rommencine December [
 CARAVAN TRIAL STARTS. | MINEOLA, Oct. 21-One of the l first witnesses called by the prose | cution in the Carman case was a negro maid, who testified this morn | ing tat Mrs Carman appeared in ! the room, with a smoking revolver i in her hand. immediately after the shooting of Mrs. Bailey.
 DIVIDED ON TAX. | WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct 21- l The conference committee to which was referred the war tax bill seems i unable to agree on the question of 1 the tax on gasoline. For time yesterday the members were dead locked on the beer tax, but this morning an agreement was reached on a reduction of the tax from $1.75 10 Sl.5O per barrel.
 SHIPS SHORT OF MEN.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct 22-- According to a statement issued by Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose- welt, 1So0o additional men would be needed to man the warships of the American navy in case this country should become involved in war.
 CRUISER IN TROUBLE. HONOLULU Oct 22.-The Ger nan cruiser Geider. which arrived here today for coal and to make repairs, will be compelled to fight her way out of the harbor when forced to leave at the expiration of the 24-hour limit. When the Geider came to anchor fere. the Japanese battleship Hisen appeared off the
 
 ing the German ship.
 Advices from Tokyo state that Japanese squadron is now searching for German vessels in this vicinity. The Hisen probably is one of the squadron.
 JAP PLAN sUsPlcloNED.
 HONOLULU, Oct. 22.-The arriv- al today of the Japanese collier Latori has given rise to the belief that it is the intention of the Japs 10 establish a floating naval base in Hawaiian waters
 BANDITS KILL TWO.
 BLAINE, Wash. Oct 22.-In desperate encounter between Can adian and American officers and a gang of desperadoes who held up the Sedro-Woolley bank, Canadian Immigration Inspector Adams and two of the bandits were killed. third bandit committed suicide when the remainder of the gang was surround ed in the woods. Each of the dead bandits had s1,O00 on his person, but the larger part of the money stolen from the bank is still missing.
 MRS. CARAVAN TEsTlFiEs.
 MINEOLA, Oct 22. - Mrs. Car man, who is on trial here for the murder of Mrs. Bailey, was placed on the stand today in her own de- fense She denied emphatically that she fired the shot which caused the animation will begin tomorrow.