The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-15


 buying war munitions in the United States. several large orders having been received during the past month.
 FARMER MAKES PROFIT.
 WALLA WALI.A. Wash. Feb. 10. Ben Grote has disposed of his entire wheat crop of 30.000 bushels at the rate of sli0 per bushel
 USES OUR FLAG.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 10-Passengers today on the Cunard liner Orduna report that the steamship hoisted the stars and Stripes on January &l while passing through the Irish sea. and steamed under the Yankee colors for an entire day as a protection against German sub marines
 UNIoNtSTs ARRESTED.
 DENVER. Colo, Feb. 10. Will jam Hickory. secretary of the Coi- orado Federation of Labor. and Eli Gross. vice president of the same organization, have been placed un- der arrest on the charge of murder, 1t being alleged that the crime was committed during the late strike troubles in the Southern Colorado coal region
 LANE COMING WEST.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb IL According 10 an official announcement made today. Secretary of the In terior Lane will represent President Wilson at the formal opening of the panama-pacifiC International eN- position at San Francisco. Secretary Lane will leave for the Pacific coast next week.
 TAKE AMERICAN STEAMER
 FALMOUTH, Eng. Feb. 1.-The American steamship Wilhelmna. which arrived here yesterday. en- route from the United States to Bremen with cargo of foodstuffs consigned to an American firm in Germany, was seized by the British authorities today and the cargo un- loaded, after which the vessel was released The cargo will be disposed of by the prize court.
 The owners of the Whilhelmina will make formal protest against the seizure. on the ground that England's announcement concerning foodStufts was issued after the vessel had sail ed.
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 NEW YORK. Feb. II. Daniel O'Connell, Boston lawyer has been retained by Werner von Horn in the eNtraditiOn proceedings which have been instituted by the Canadian gov ernment. O'Connell declares that he has found papers in von Horn trunk which prove that he is Ger man reservist and establishes the de fenSe that the crime of dynamitin4 the international bridge is political and therefore not eXtraditable. Non Horn is now serving 3o-day sen tence in Nanceboro on the charge of defacine public buildings.
 OPPOSE HIGH PRICES.
 NEW YORK. Feb. IA largely attended meeting was held in this city today by hotelmen, bankers and prominent merchants, for the pur pose of discussing the high cost of bread. The discussion resulted in the adoption of a resolution provid- ing for the appointment of com mittee to look more thoroughly into the matter and report at future meeting
 FREIGHT RATES CUT.
 W HNIll-NNT o.>. lp. '., fD. Accordine to an announcement made today, the transcontinental railroads have been granted permission 10 make cut in their freight charges between coasts, in order to compete with the Panama canal Under the new schedules. intermediate ship pers. in some cases. will be compel led to pay d higher rate than those shipping across the entire continent.
 TO PROTECT FLAG.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. H. The state department has forwarded a friendly note to England regarding the use of the Stars and Stripes on British ships. The British govern ment is warned that such general use of the American flag is viewed with grave concern by Americans.
 A note Was sent to Germany also. informing that nation that the de struction of American ships in the war zone will lead to serious complications. Germany is requested to explain how the reg istry of ships flying neutral flags is to be determined.
 NATIONS WARNED
 
 Both Great Britain and Germany were given to understand. in the notes which were sent to those nations yesterday. that they will be held strictly accountable for the safety of American vessels within the boundaries of the European war zone The note to Great Britain informs that nation that the de ceptive use of the American flag in the sea area defined in the German proclamation would greatly endangel the vessels of friendly power nav gating those waters, and would seem to impose upon the government of Great Britain a measure of res for the loss of American lives and vessels. in case of at tack by the German naval force"
 The note to Germany requesting to know what means that govern ment planned to adopt to ascertain the registry of vessel flying a United States would be constrained to hold the imperial German govern ment to strict accountability for the acts of their naval authorities. and to take such steps as might be neces- sary to safeguard American lives and 
 ENGLAND TAKES NOTICE
 LONDON, Feb. 12,-The vigorous language used by the American gov ernment regarding the flag incidents has aroused the British public, the L,l,