The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-31

sent out ~ the wireless operator
and were speedily answered by war
ships which were close by. The
passengers on the badly damaged
liner We're transferred to the men-of-
war. and both Of the injured yes
sells are making for this city under
their own steam.
BECKER MUST DIE.
ALBANY. y y. May % The
week of July 18th has been fixed
as the time tor the olectrocution OF
/ Charles Becker the New York pc
+ lice lieutenant. whose appeal was
denied. and who must pay the price
paid by the gangSters for the muir
der OF Herman Rosenthal Charles
Becker has but one hope, and that
one hope is the man who was re
sponsible for Becker's conviction.
Charles Whitman. the governor Of
4 New York. 1t is understood that
the wife of the condemned man.
who has stuck to him through all
his trouble. and who has been en-
couragins and sustaining him as
much as she could will go to Al
bany to appeal in person to the GOV
ernor TO save the life of her hus-
band II IS believed however that
her plea viii be IN vain.
TO PAY FOR DACIA.
NEW YORK. May % -lnforma
ton has been received in this city
to the effect that the French govern
ment is willing and ready to buy the
/ cargo of the steamship Dacia, which
was seized while enroute to Germany
with a cargo of cotton. France has
not only offered to buy the cargo.
but also to pay the damages the
owners allege they have sustained
by the seizure of their vessel
The Dacia was formerly a German
vessel belonging to the Hamburg
American line, but she was pur-
chased by an American company and
pur under American registry Fly
ing the American flag, she sailed
from Galveston for Bremen. but was
seized by the ships of the allies and
taken in port as a prize of war
ACTRESS DIES.
! CHICAGO. May 90 Death called
Julia Walcott today. The famous
and poular old actress breathed her
last in this city. and her body is
being prepared for shipment to
Seattle. where her son resides.
In the early days in Dawson Julia
T Walcott, who can properly be styled
The Mrs Gilbert of the klondike,
appeared with the VIM. Bittner stock
/ company, and later at both the Sa-
yoy and Monte Carlo, where she
produced sketches that suited her
years. All through the West and
| Northwest she was we'll and favor
ably known. and there are many
oldtimers who will feel that they
have lost a friend when they learn
of her passing.
Mrs Walcott was close to 10, if
indeed, she had not already passed
the allotted three score and ten. She
had several children, but it is not
definitely stated by whom she is
survived. although her son is said
to be in Seattle.
ATTACKS LABOR MEN
NEW YORK. May 27.-In an ad-
dress delivered last night before the
members of the National Association
of Manufacturers former President
W. II. Taft Roasted" the moving
spirits of the American Federation
of Labor. declaring that the leaders
of that organization exercised a
power over the working classes
which has become excessive and a
menace to the public wealth and to
society. He said further that the
agitators. intoxicated with their
authority had become tyrants. He
/ referred to the labor activities as
capital batting.
MINE BLAMED.
WASHINGTON d. c.. May 81
| Notwithstanding the positive state
ment issued by the British admiralty
I regarding the sinking of the Ameri-
can freighter Nebraskan, which is
reported to have been sunk by a Ger
man submarine, officials of the state
department trust that an inVesti-
cation will prove that the vessel
was not torpedoed. The captain Of
the Nebraskan has cabled the de
partment, stating that he saw moth
ing and had no warning, which en-
courages the belief that his ship
encountered mine.
MEMORY HONORED.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Memorial
services in honor of the memory of
the late Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
who was one of the Lusitania vic
Tins. We're held at the home of the
dead mans mother today. The ser
vices We're attended by the relatives
and many friends of the family
The body of the multimillionaire has
not yet been recovered.
INJURED SHIPS ARRIVE.
NEW YORK May 27.-The Hol
! land-American liner Ryndam and the
tramp steamship Joseph Cuneo,
, which We're considerably damaged
last night as the result of a collision
off the coast. arrived in port safely
today and will go into drydock i'm
! mediately for repairs.
STORM HURTS SHIPS.
NEWPORT, May 27.-The battle
/ ships Georgia and Nebraska We're
/ slightly damaged last night as the
result of a collision during severe
! blow off the coast. The battleship
| Rhode Island and the Golfers Orion
! and Cyclops also are reported to
! have been damaged during the storm,
! which developed into a gale before
| morning. The several vessels are
now enroute TO port to undergo re-
pairs.
CRANK ARRESTED.
! WASHINGTON, d, c.. May 2S.--
I Hugh Otis. who claims that his home
| is at San Francisco, was taken into
custody today at the White House
| because of his attempt TO force his
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