The Alaska citizen., 1915-06-28
PRESIDENT RESTS.

PRESIDENT RESTS. CORNISH. x. H.. June 25.-Presi- dent Wilson arrived here at five o'clock this afternoon and drove i'm mediately 10 his summer home. where he will seek rest and recreation for fortnight A large and enthusi astic crowd was on hand to welcome the executive.
 When the train stopped for few moments at Springfield, enroute, the crowd al the depot appealed to the President 10 keep the country out of | war. to which he replied that he | would if he could. He said further | that he could not do much without the support of his countrymen. TAAW TRIAL STRENUOUS. NEW YORK. June 25.-The state of New York is making a hard fight | to prevent the escape of Harry Thaw. ] His entire life is being barred by the
 prosecution and there is a proba- l bility that the mother of the defen- dant will be called to the stand by | the state and compelled to repeat l her testimony given at the time of
 her sons first trial. on which occa- | sion she Swore that he was not right
 mentally.
 MORE SHAKES FELT. l CALEXICO. Cal. June 25.-Great
 excitement was occasioned in this
 and other nearby cities again today l by another severe earthquake, the l fifth shock which has been felt here since the commencement of the ser | ies early this week. Fearing that
 their homes would be wrecked, the 1 people rushed into the streets in
 great alarm but practically no dam | age resulted.
 TOURISTS AID COUNTRY. WASHINGTON. D. e. June 25- Secretary of the Interior Lane is authority for the statement that American tourists. who heretofore
 have spent their summers abroad, i have put at least hundred million dollars in circulation in the United States this season, seeing America
 first" He predicts that many more
 millions will be added to this amount
 by home tourists before the war is
 terminated.
 NOTE UNSATISFACTORY. 1 WASHINGTON. D. C., June 25-
 The British note of reply to the
 American protest against the man.
 her in which neutral trade is be-
 ing restricted by the allies was re-
 ceived today and is admitted to be
 most unsatisfactory document. The
 note declares that Americans have | no cause for complaint against the ] British order-in-councn or the treat
 ment of cargoes which have been seized The state department is
 reminded that various concessions l already have been made 10 Ameri-
 can citizens.
 | The charge that American trade
 aas been harmed is denied. WAGES INCREASED. | TOLEDO, Ohio, June 25. Ac-
 cording to announcement made to-
 day by the management of the Willys-
 Overland Automobile company, a
 general wage increase of five per
 cent will be granted the employees
 of the company beginning July 15. Ten thousand men will be affected
 by the raise.
 NEW HEARING
 NEW YORK, June 25.-There is
 the possibility that Charles E. Beck
 CT will secure a new hearing as the
 result of new evidence which has
 been produced by his counsel. They have the affidavit of man who 1 swears that the Becker frameup was planned by the gunmen after they had been taken into custody. DECLINE NOMINATIONS. i WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.-
 It is stated authoritatively this after
 noon that both Elihu Root and Jus
 tice Hughes have declined positively
 to permit the use of their names as Presidential possibilities. They have
 both declared that they will not ac- cept the Republican nomination un- l der any circumstances.
 ALLIES AFTER HORSES. FORT WORTH, June 25,-Repre- sentatives of the French and British governments have contracted with 1 local dealers for 30,000 horses for
 the use of the allied troops on the | FrancoBelgian battle line. The warning nations are now accepting horses of a lower grade than was | demanded several months ago for l the reason that the horses used by
 the armies are being killed off much more rapidly than was expected dur ing the early stages of the war, Ex perience has shown that the average life of war horse in action is only six days.