The Alaska citizen., 1915-07-12

Haven & Hartford railroad who sery- ed during the five years from 1904 to 1909, Was dismissed by the state supreme court today, the jurists ren- dering q unanimous decision. The suit was instituted by the stockholders in an effort io recover money alleged 10 have been ex- pended illegally.
 GOING TO WAR. SEATTLE. July S-As the result of the activities of Montenegrin re- emitting officers who have been oper- atinE in the Northwest during the past several weeks, thousands oi Montenegrins are leaving for the
 East and Canada, from which points they will take passage for their native land to take up arms against the Austrians. No attempt Is being made to prevent the departure of the men from the country, but the government will take vigorous action against all recruiting officers. WAR TO AID WOMEN. SAN FRANCISCO. July S.-ln an address delivered this afternoon al the international conference of wom- en workers, William Jennings Bryan expressed the belief that the Eu ropean war would have the effect of furthering the cause of womans suffrage next fall throughout the United States.
 IAAW TEsTlFlEs NEW YORK, July S. Harry Thaw took the stand today in his own defense and after he had con cluded his testimony. even the at torneys for the prosecution were compelled to admit that he had
 made an excellent witness. lie talked fluently, without a trace of mental unbalance and replied readily and fearlessly to the many ques tions which were fired at him. BLETHEN DYING. SEATTLE, July S.-Col Alden J. i Blethen. edtorin-chief of the Times.
 is sinking steadily and it is believed
 that death is near. All hope of saving him has been abandoned by
 the physicians in attendance, 1 WELCOME LIBERTY BELL. KANSAS CITY, July S.-Every
 whistle in the city blew a welcome today when the train carrying 1 Liberty Bell arrived here enroute 1 to the Panama-Pacific International exposition. The occasion was made
 one of general celebrating through out the day The bell appears to i have suffered none as the result of | the journey.
 SEVERE STORM REPORTED. | CHICAGO. July S.-The most vio-
 lent storm recorded in the Middle i West in recent years swept across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Iowa and part of Nebraska last night, result
 ing in heavy loss of life and prop
 erty. The reports thus far received
 from various points in the zone of
 disturbance show that at least fifty
 persons were killed outright and l twice that number injured. The
 property loss is estimated at more
 than a million dollars, Ohio being
 the chief sufferer.
 | Of the several large cities visited
 by the storm, Cincinnati was the
 hardest hit Thirty-three dead are
 reported at that place. Many crops
 were destroyed in Western Ohio
 and severe damage was sustained iby farmers in Indiana and Illinois.
 STEAMER IN DANGER.
 NEW YORK, July S.-The steam
 ship Minnehaha which sailed from
 this city for Liverpool last Sunday
 with a cargo consisting of 15.000 tons
 of war munitions for the British
 government barely escaped destruc-
 tion today as the result of a mysteri-
 ous explosion which occurred on
 board. The explosion was followed | by a burst of flame from the hold,
 and for several hours it was feared
 that the vessel would be destroyed. | Captain Claret has wirelessed the | of ha ha iC
 making for Halifax, expecting to
 arrive there tomorrow
 The belief is general here that
 the explosion was caused by dyna-
 mite placed in the hold by Holt, the
 man who committed suicide at Mine
 ola yesterday. He predicted that a vessel would be wrecked at sea on
 the seventh.
 TAKES OVER STATION. WASHINGTON, D. C., July S.
 It is announced in this city today
 that the government has taken over
 the Sayvlle radio station and will
 operate the plant until the end of
 the war. This action was taken because of the failure of the own CTS to prevent the transmission of secret messages to German vessels EXPLOSION EXPLAINED. SEATTLE, July S.-The mystery of the explosion of dynamite which shook this city several weeks ago, has been explained by British se- | cret service men, who claim that | the explosion was the work of Emil Marks, a disgraced German army reservist who was known to the
 police by a number of aliases. When an attempt was made to ar rest the suspect at cheap lodging house in this city on Sunday, he avoided capture by committing sui eide.
 WANT WAR BOATS. NEW YORK, July 9.-Agents of the allies are in this city making arrangements for the purchase of | 100 powerful motor speed boats, which are to be used, it is under stood. for scouting purposes in Vari- ous parts of Europe.
 FRANCE WANTS MONEY. NEW YORK, July 9.-Representa- tives of the French government are negotiating with the Morgan com pany for a credit of $2O,0OO,OO0, the understanding being that the credit is to be used for commercial pur- poses only.
 GERMANS WANT SERVICE. WASHINGTON, D. C., July g. Representatives of the German gov