The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-23
GENERAL NEWS BY TELEGRAPH H
WARSHIPS NEAR CANAL.

WARsHlPs NEAR CANAL.
 PANAMA, Nov 16-Three British warships have been sighted off Go lon, at the eastern end of the Pana ma canal. and 1t is the belief of can al officials that the commanders o the foreign crafts expect to make use of the shortcut to the Pacific
 PROHIBITION PREDICTED.
 ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. Is. Mrs Ella Boole, in an address before the annual convention of the Woman. Christian Temperance union. today predicted national prohibition for the United States five years hence. IT the opinion of Mrs. Boole. sufficient states will have approved the pro hibition amendment by 1920 to in sure the adoption of the measure by congress.
 AMERICA ADVISED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 16.- It was learned today that officials of the United States government knew of the sinking of the Auda cious within a few hours after the battleship was hit by a torpedo off the north coast of Ireland. Al the request of the British govern ment, however. the information wa: withheld from the public.
 QUARANTINE EXTENDED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 16.- Officials of the department of agri culture are authority for the state ment that foot and mouth disease has made its appearance among the cattle of Montana and Connecticut The federal quarantine has been ex tended to both states
 SCOTT PROMOTED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 1e.- Brigadier-General Hugh L. Scott was formally elevated to the position o chief of staff today. upon the re tirement of MajorGeneral w. w Wotherspoon.
 WILSON RETURNS.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Presiden Wilson left for Washington this aft ernoon, after a brief visit in thi: city as the guest of Colonel House
 NEW CHIEF INSTALLED.
 SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-Louis Lang who was appointed to the position of chief of police of this city tt succeed Griffiths, resigned, was for mally installed in office today.
 RESERVE BANKS OPEN.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 16.- Secretary of the Treasury McAdot announces that twelve federal re serve banks have opened their door! in various parts of the country thereby inaugurating the new bank ing system. which Is one of the ac complishments of the Wilson admin istration.
 In commenting on the opening O the new banks, Commissioner War burg. of the federal reserve board declared that the event marked tn, foundation of the nations financia emancipation.
 WILSON TO ATTEND MASS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. IT, President Wilson will attend the Pan American mass at St. Patrick church on Thanksgiving morning.
 MUCH WHEAT BURNED.
 GALVESTON. Tex. Nov. 17.-Nin. hundred and fifty thousand bushel! of wheat were destroyed by fire to day when the elevator in which the wheat was stored was consumed bJ flames The loss will exceed $1,5O0, O0O
 DISCARDED MAN KILLS SELF.
 LOS ANGELES. Nov. IT. - Her bert Lewis. superintendent of tho Children's Aid Society home, wht was placed under arrest on statu tory charge preferred by Ada Miles aged Is. committed suicide today by swallowing poison.
 Lewis took the Miles girl to Sar Francisco with him on a recent triI and they lived together in that city several days as man and wife. Ht was well known throughout thu United States in connection with hit reform work among children. Ht leaves wife and two children.
 MISS GORDON ELECTED.
 ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 17.-Miss Ann A. Gordon, of Evanston, Hi nois, was elected today to succeed Mrs. Lillian M. N Stevens as presi dent of the National Woman's Chris tian Temperance union. Miss Cor don was vice-president-at-larg dur ing the past year.
 CATTLE CONDEMNED.
 SPOKANE, Nov. 17.-A shipmen of cattle, enroute from Wisconsin to this city, has been condemned by the government as the result of tho discovery of several cases of foo and mouth disease among the herd WILSON GUARDS NEUTRALITY
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. IT, The proposal to nationalize the Bel gian relief plan has been disap proved by President Wilson, who expresses the belief that the ap pointment of commission to ait the sufferers of the stricken king dom would be construed as viola ton of the nations neutrality.
 POSTAGE STAMPS SHIPPED.
 WASHINGTON. D. c. Nov. IT, Thirty-two tons of postage stamps of various denominations for the holiday rush have been shipped tt various postoffices throughout the country by the postoffice department The shipments aggregate $8,000. .000
 JURY FOUND ILLEGAL.
 SEATTLE, Nov. IT. - The loca grand jury has been discharged. 1T compliance with a ruling handed down by the state supreme court in which 1t is held that the manner of selecting the jury was not ac cording to law. The jurors were hand-picked.
 MINERS WANT TROOPS.
 FORT SMITH, Ark, Nov. 18.- The union leaders have announced that the opening of the mines in the strike region will not be opposed by the striking miners SO long as the