The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-04-06

BOSTON, April 5.-Curtis Guild,
journalist, soldier and diplomat, is
lying at his home dangerously i'll
it'll pneumonia. He has been gov
ernor of Massachusetts, special
Ambassador to Mexico in 1910, and
ambassador to Russia from July
1911, until he was succeeded by
George T. Marye, Democrat.
LONDON, April king George
has informed David Lloyd-George,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, that if
it would aid the cause of temper
ance he will forbid the use of liquor
in the Royal household.
WASHINGTON, April lit was
announced yesterday in administra-
ton circles that an early move upon
the part of the new Ways and Means
committee of the House will be for
the passage of a bill soon after
Congress convenes, for the protec-
| ton of the Alaska seals. The latter
part of February Congress passed a
| joint resolution which authorizes
pone the sale of all skins now in
possession of the government, taken
from seals killed on the Pribilof
Islands for food purposes, until such
time as, in his discretion, he shall
deem advisable; and the proceeds of
such sale shall be covered into the
treasury of the United States.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Secre-
tary of War Garrison has issued an
order that his general staff corps
prepare a plan for the reorganiza
ton of the army. This it is ex-
pected will be ready to lay before
Congress soon after the next session
is convened, and it will be used as
a basis for a permanent National
military policy. The administration
is greatly interested in reorganiza-
tion that will conform to modern
ideas and methods. The European
war has taught a few lessons that
will be taken advantage of.
MONTERREY, April This morn
ing General Villa issued a statement
in which he declares that when
peace comes to Mexico it will be
without liquor, if within his power
to so regulate conditions.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 1
Three batteries of the Third Field
Artillery, arrived today from the
near government posts They will be-
used to protect this city when
Matamoros is under attack.
LONDON, April Lord Roths-
child, who represented the English
branch of the family and was at the.
head of the big financial institution
in this city, died at his home yes
terday afternoon. The Rothschild
family has acquired an unexampled
position from the magnitude of
their financial operations. Branches
of the business have been main
tanned at Paris, Vienna, London and
Naples, each being in charge of one
of the sons of the fathers who were
the sons of the original founder,
Mayer Anselm Rothschild, who
negotiated his first government loan
in 1902, of ten million thalers to
the Danish government.
SEATTLE, April Former Vice
President Fairbanks, in an address
delivered last night at a banquet
declared that while other nations
talked war ours should talk peace.
He stated that 100000 men were
on the field of battle shooting to
pieces the gigantic heresy of war.
His whole line of talk was to the
effect that war was barbarous and
that the. triumph of might did not
prove right. He complimented the
present administration on the eau
ton used in handling the various
this country into the terrible fray.
JUNEAU, April limited States
District Attorney James A. Smiser,
accompanied by Mrs. Smiser arrived
on the Jefferson and the new official
has assumed the duties of his office.
The Smisers left their former home
at Columbia, Tenn, March 18th.
Mr.. Smiser is boyhood friend of
Acknowledgement Thos. Watt Greg
DRY, and his appointment was a per-
sonal selection by the Attorney
General.
SIMLA, India, March 31.-There
have been various small uprisings
recently among the tribesmen at
Tochi These eliminated in a gen
eral outbreak and ten thousand of
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