The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
BOATS TO VISIT COAST.

BOATS TO VISIT COAST.
 SEATTLE. March 90. According . a information received in this city .uGay from tho national capital squadron Of eight American war ships including at least three dread u.ush's. will be sent to this city dufiu- the coming summer. probably early in July Secretary of the Navy Daniels has announced that he will eudeayor Co arrive here at |ahou, the same time.
 PROTEST FORWARDED. WASHINGTON. h. C.. March 3l.- The protest of the United State ..-a!u-t tho British blockade order Twas forwarded to Ambassador Page at London tuuay for transmission to the British foreign office. The cor tents 0t the note have not been made public. but !t Is stated on reliable authority that the state department stands firm on the right of Amerl- cans to trade uuhampeyed with neu- frI nations.
 SEATTLElTES KILLED.
 SEATTLE. March B. Thomas W. Prosch Mrs. Trosch. his aged wife Mrs H. F. BeeCher and Mrs. Mar -aret l.. Denny, all pioneer resi- dents of this city, were drowned late Hast night when the auto in which they were riding plunged from a bridge into the waters of the Du- vanish river. south of the city. Mrs ,arhrek. another occupant of the automobile. was seriously in Jured
 IS FOR PROHIBITION.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 3l-- Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas, lis authority for tle statement that the fight for nationwide prohlbi- ton will be taken up with renewed yigor during the next session of con -ress. The plans for the campaign, he says. have already been formu- lated. and it Is confidently believed by those behind the movement that action will be taken by the national lawmakers before the end of the -ession-
 PRAISES WILSON.
 ST PAUL, March 31.-lnterview- ed today on the outlook for Bepuh- licau success al the next election, ~cnutoI Ldrollette s.dde no effort to conceal his admiration for PTesi- dent Wilson ard declared that the only chance the Republicans have of defeating the present incumbent of the White House ls To name a strou- Progressive 10 make the race tor them iu the 1916 campaign.
 TO END SEASON THERE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 3l.- The management ef the Panama Pacific International exposition will endeayor to bring the 1915 pennant winners here for a series of base ball games Immediately following the worlds series at the end of the season next fall
 NO MORE TIPS.
 DIES MONIES. Iowa, March &l.- The lower house ot the state legis- lature has passed a bill placing a ban on all forms of tipping on trains and in hotels and cafes.
 IS COALlNG UP.
 NEWPORT NEWS, March &1- X shipment of 15UJ tons of coa! is being loaded from barges to the German cruiser Frinz Eitel Freder- .e& and ii is considered certain this afternoon that [ e vessel is be ing made ready TOT departure be fore inc expiration of the time lim- it. although nc statement regarding their intentions will be given by tEe officers Of the cruiser.
 EWING BELL READY.
 HONOLULU. March 51-The huge diving bell, which is 10 be used in raising the sunken submarine F-4 was completed late this afternoon and il is expected that the work of bringing the wrecked craft to the surface will proceed rapidly and without further mishap. A num- ber of large pCntoons are being used in connection with the work.
 TIE FRYE INCIDENT.
 WARRINGTON, .. C., April l. The state department has forwarded note to the German government protesting against the destruction of the American bark William P, Frye, which was attacked duI-ns the past month while crossing the Atlantic with cargo of uneat for England. The note. which has been placed in the hands of Ambassador Girard at Berlin, contends that there was no justification for the sinking of the vessel.
 It is understood that the German ambassador has recommended that A. SeWall oS Co.,, owners of the de str0yed vessel, be reimbursed Nor the full amount of the loss.
 The Frye was q fOurmasted bark of 3,374 tons gross tonnage, and was rated as the greatest American bark afloat Both the Frye and the Ar thur Sewal were chartered some time ago for the British wheat trade by NJ. H. HOuser x company, and the Frye was making her maiden voyage across the Atlantic under the Houser flag when sent to the bottom by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Ettel Frederick, after large part of the cargo had been thrown JyeTbOard.
 HARD TIMES OVER.
 CHICAGO, April 1.-Ten thousand men who had been idle since the first of the year returned to work today in the steel mills and factor ies of Chicago Heights, and it is confidently believed that improved conditions throughout the United States will provide work for many more men during the present month.
 TYPHUS RACING.
 NEW YORK, April In the opin- ion of pr. J. McClymonds. who ar rived here today from Liverpool on 1 the transatlantic liner Transylyania, the nations of Europe are threaten ed with an epidemic of typhus of such magnitude that the war losses