The Chitina leader., 1915-03-30
SAN FRANCISCO, March TO-

THE steamer General Frisbie struck
Ion a rock this morning and was sunk
off the. exposition grounds. Several
battleships in the bay saw her
predicament and Immediately dis
patched life boats to the rescue. Al
though she was rather small
steamer she had aboard passengers
and crew to the number of 500.
They were all rescued short time
before the unfortunate vessel went
down.
SEATTLE, March 30.-Scarcely
had the longshoremen's strike been
settled before another agitation
started. 1t was among the street
car men. And today they are on the
verge of a strike. They contend that
number of men were discharged b.
| the company because they were
members of the union And this
they claim is unfair and will not be
Icountenanced by the union. A COM
mittee was appointed to take the
matter up with the traction COM
pany. The general fear is that a
strike will result, to be Joined in by
the men working on the different
interurban lines and in neighboring
towns and cities.
LONDON, March 30.-Prohibition
4 hof IT, Va
in Russia is facing the United King
dom. Lloyd George brought that out
very clearly this morning in replying
to deputation from the federation
of shipbuilding employers, who
urged the. adoption of prohibition
measures. The Chancellor Of the
Excheauer replied that Great Britain
was fighting Germany, Austria and
drink. but that drink was the great
est of these deadly foes. 1t will not
be surprising if the most drastic
measures are soon taken to cut of
the use of intoxicants.
LONDON, March 20.-Sporting
circles were considerably excited last
night over the 20-round bout be-
tween Frank Moran, of Pittsburg,
and Bombardier Wells. 1t was a
strong go from the start and at the
end of the tenth round Moran
knocked out Wells.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Am-
bassador Spring Rice informed Sec
lretary Bryan this morning that he
had received a report that Zapata
had again evacuated Mexico City
Also that President Carranza and
General Obregon were entering. 1t
is represented that. better order
will now be maintained and that
greater safety is assured all foreign
residents.
BREMERTON, March 30.-Al-
though the past Congress did not
make any great appropriation for
new improvements, yet several
items, amounting to 100000 was
provided for. And they will mean
considerable in the development OF
the navy yard There are three
items, which include building slip
for submarines, $4,000; extension
of railroad system, s25, 900; continu-
alton of dredging around yard piers,
! SIS, 900. 1H -
The building slip for submarines
comes first in Importance and it sig
nifies that the Puget Sound Yard
may build one of the new sub
marines authorized by Congress.
The second item in Importance is
1.-The extension of the railroad system.
1.-The extention of this road was
necessary to carry material to the
icentral and west part of the yard
flor it's upbuilding and is also
needed at the present time to carrv
the heavy plates from the landing
slip at the east end of the yard to
the site for the new system of oil
i storage. at the central water front.
A large amount of dirt will have to
be moved in the near future, when
the big hills in the yard are leveled
to make more room for shops and
the earth thus removed will be
carried to the west end of the yard,
to fill in the swamp lands which are
required for parade ground for
the marine corps --... -
The dredging for which $4,000
has been allowed, will be in front Of
the new dry dock and around the
new piers. The appropriation for
the upkeep of the ward is not in
Guided in amounts mentioned, but
comes undc- separate heading.
/ Congress also made an appropria-
ton of SIS, 900 for the Improvement
of the naval magazine on Ostrich
Bay, which comes under the direct
supervision of the Puget Sound Navy