The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-13
GENERAL NEWS
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REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

 Call. formerly justice of the state supreme court. was tonight removed from office as down state public service comm sioner by Governor Whitman Charges of official in efficiency have been preferred against MuCall and the governor holds that these have been amply sustained.
 ON THEIR WAY.
 NEW YORK. Dee. 6.-Three hun dred and styentynine mem bers of tae For. pgacc COmmtss ion are now enroute to Norway and reservations are also being made for twenty-five others. who will leave on the steaIA- CT Frederick VIII, which sails late this week. and join the rest of tli" party in Norway
 MORE INDICTMENTS.
 NEW YORK. Dec 6.-New ln- dictments have been returned by the federal jury against Fay and five others said to be connected with the plots to destroy intuition tactorie' and steamers engaged in carrying supplies for the allies.
 LABOR COUNCIL IN BAD.
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Dec. G. The department of justice is inyesti- gating the national labor peace coun- cil which it is reported. favored direct action against the intuition plants.
 TWO IN IT.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. e. A witness to the occurrence today stated that two submarines attacke9 the Italian steamer Ancona OH which a number of American lives were lost
 MUST FAY THE PRICE.
 PORTLAND. Dec. 6.-Bruce Gran vile. of Seattle, was today sentenced to serve twenty-five years at Me. Neil-s island. having been co0'ictea of robbing the subpostoGice last February.
 WIRELESS SEALED.
 GALVESTON Dec 6.-The wire less apparatus on all of the foreign vessels in the harbor was ordered sealed today.
 GOING ON WATER WAGON.
 DENVER. Dec 6.-The supreme court Il this state mas decided tha. this city must go dry al the first of the year in spite of the hom" rule provision.
 REFUSE REQUEST.
 WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec c. It is quite evident, from the core spondence of the past three days, that Germany does net intend to recall Captain vOn Papen and Cap tain Boy Ed, the military and naval attaches al the Germany embassy, in accordance with the statement ot the state department that they ar persona non grata to the United States. A contest on the matter will probably result, Germany talk ing the stand that the United State has done nothing to prove to the kaiser's government that the at taches have given evidence of cri pability such a stand is without precedent, the requested remova1 having always followed as soon as asked whether or not a severance of diplematc relations was conten- plated
 VESSEL DRIFTiNG
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-It was learned today that the steamer Min nesota had been disabled by tho placing of chemicals in the water used in the boilers, thus causing leaky tubes and putting the sixteen boilers out Of commission. Five hundred extra tubes were carried in case of trouble, but it would ap pear that all of these have been used.
 SAN DIEGO, Dec. GA second successful attempt has been mad to incapacitate the Minnesota and now all of the boilers are cut Of commission and the vessel is drift ing helplessly. according to official wireless dispatches received this df ternOOn.
 600 STRIKE.
 h,., ,1ro laborers at the dry dock are striking for an increase of five cents ar hour in their pay, or nine hours work for ten hours pay.
 GREETED ROYALTY
 TOLEDO, Dec. 6,-Brand Whit lock- formerly mayor. of this city and now ambassador to Belgium ar rived at his home today from Wash, ington, where he has conferred with the state department and the Presi- dent since his return from Brussels on sick leave The entire city was decked in holiday attire to give him welcome and he was met at the station by all the present city off Cials.
 8 ST. LOUIS GETS IT.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. T. The national Democratic committed "enC 'l1ltO SeSSlCn tnlS nOTQlnS, ana at once went to work to decide sev- eral contests. It was decided that the national convention should be held at St. Louis on June IA, be- ginning at neon. The national com mittee also adopted resolutions cali ing for the renomination of Wool row Wilson and also his reelection as the trusted leader of the national Democracy.
 TO INVESTIGATE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. r. A committee of ten noted scientists will be sent on the eleventh of this month to investigate the cause of the slides in the Panama canal.
 PLEADED "NOT GUILTY"
 CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. IT, Nine Harvard instructors today pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal registration and each fuI- nished bail bonds in the sum of S1,0O0
 MRS. YOUNG RESIGNS.
 CHICAGO. Dec. Ella Flags Young ended her relationship with the school system of this city today, when she made her last tour of the schools. She las thus finished fifty three years of active work, during