The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-28
GENERAL NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
TRAIN HELD UP.

TRAIN HELD UP.
Los ANGELES, Sept u. The
northbound Southern Pacific train
Lark was held up today near Bur
bank. in this county, and the passen-
gers relieved Of their yaluables, after
which the bandits made their escape.
The amount secured has not yet been
dsCertained.
a. q. Spaulding. the millionaire
sporting goods magnate. was among
those held up. He is reported to
ave lost $500.
The authorities are of the opinion
that the highwayman was a profes-
sional
BODIES RECOVERED.
TILLAMOOk, ore, Sept. 21.-Tha
bodies of nine victims of the Leggett
wreck have been recovered by a
fishing schooner according to repor,s
which reached this place today. The
body Of one woman was among those
found.
The revised list of the drowned
shows that 773 persisted when the
Leggett was overcome by the gale of
last week
WOMEN WANT PEACE
WASHINGTON, d, c.. Sept. 21--
a voluminous petition. signed by
more than one million women
throughout the world, was formally
presented to President Wilson today,
urging him to use his influence to
end the war
Referring to the petition later,
the executive stated that he had
little lope of peace at this time
When the opportUne moment arrived,
however, he said, the administration
could be depended upon to do every
thing possible to end the war.
CAPTAIN DIES.
LOS ANGELES, Sept 21-Cap-
tain Alice, master of the revenue
cutter Snohomish, died here today
The deceased served during the Span
ish-American war, at which time he
was identified with Dewey's dispatch
boat McCulloch
RIOTS IN CANAL ZONE.
PANAMA. Sept. 21-Anti-govern-
ment demonstrations occurred here
today as the result of the Costa
Rica-Panama boundary award which
was made By Chief Justice White
Residents of the canal zone claim
that the award favors Costa Rica.
TEACHER DIES
SEATTLE. Sept. 21.-Captain w
]. Smith. principal of the Seattle
nautical school died here today.
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGNING
KANSAS CITY. Kan, Sept. 21.-
Colonel Roosevelt is here today, cam
paigning in the interests of the Pro
gressive party. He is being warmly
received on his tour of the state.
AFTER WIRELESS COMPANY.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. %
! TIE federal government has given
the Marconi Wireless company "a
hours in which to comply with the
demands regulating the neutrality
of the wireless stations. If the
company does not come to time
willingly, the government will take
charge of the stations by force.
WILSON is OBLIGING.
PRINCETON, N. j., Sept, 22.-As
President Wilson was about to cast
his vote in the primary election to-
day. an engineer. in greasy uniform.
rushed to the polls and informed
the executive that his time for
voting was very limited TIE Presi-
dent replied that he was in no hur-
ry, and smilingly stepped aside in
order that the engineer might lose
no time. While waiting, the Presi-
dent amused himself by examining
the engine which stood near the
voting booth.
TO INVESTIGATE STATIONS.
| PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 22.-Gov-
eminent agents have been sent to
| Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
| fornia to investigate the charge that
wireless stations on the coast have
been in communication with German
cruisers. in violation of the neutrali-
ty of the United States.
WILL RAISE RATES.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept %
| Passenger fares throughout the
country are to be advanced imme-
diately. according to an announce
ment made today by railroad Off
Gals.
TEXAS GOES SOUTH.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept %
The battleship Texas has been des-
patched to Vera Cruz to relieve the
Arkansas, which will come North
Immediately upon the arrival of TIE
Texas
WOMAN SUES JEWELER.
SEATTLE, Sept. 23,-Albert Han
SEN wealthy local ieweler. was
sued today for breach of promise by
Mrs. Annette Loder who became
notorious last May when she was in