The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27

bread and reporting to the IreSi- lent in regard to American interests in the various countries affected by the war
 NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Colonel House stated this evening that his scle purpose in going 10 Europe Is to deliver to certain American am bassadors informa. ion regarding the United States attitude in various international matters now pending He denies emphatically that his trip can in any way be coast ''rei . peace mission,
 WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 2l.- Secretary of State i.ars ng decl!Nv- to make any comment rri t.'e Us'tt ' of Colonel FOuse's departure for Europe as an agent Ci Prnsider,t Wilson.
 OUT FOR X STROLL
 HOT SPRINGS. Va. Dec. 2l.- President anu Mrs. Wilson today ook "a stroll in the bright slnue'.t. [. sui. rounded 5y secret service men. The motion pi ture men, Of whom thor are many here, have so far been unabl tp turn crank.
 LITTLE OBJECTION. WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec, T - The objections heretSfore urged by the pacifists are waning a. they see the mjlGness of the preparedness plans emhodies in the Drogram iol national deferse. The discovery tha the administration looks to co ordination Df the existing forces rather than radical changes is quiet ing criticism and 1t is believed all parties Will eventually support the program.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec, 21 - 1 The American navy should te ts' equal of the most powerful main tain"d by any nation i7 the world rot later than 1925. is fhe opi"ion fl the naval general board of which Admiral Dewey is the head The statement is made ir he annual re port of the board, which k mad public tonight, and which asserts that this is the naval policy S3rmu ! lated by the members last July. WANT EIGHT HOURS. CHICAGO. Dec, 2l.-The plest dents of the four BrotherhoHls ot Railway Tralnmen in the Tn' az States today started preparing a ba' , lot which Will be sent to each and | very -ae Cf the 1000 900 employees cn the 45S railroads in the United States asking them to approve or disapprove of the demands thsi VII 1 be made on the railroads f~r ar' eight-hour day for men. FISHER cRITIciSEs. CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Walter Fisher secretary of the interior during the Taf, ad dninistraticn. in q statement i tonight attacks he defense plans formulated by the President and his cabinet He says that ha favors preparedness, but fears trade i'm perialism He assails the doctrine that exists to the effec that ecoHo- mical welfare depends upon the ac 1 commercial privileges abroad.
 SELLING IT OFF. ] IOWA CITY, Dec. Bargain saloons here which have to close ! tomorrow. A recent law, about to gH into effect. prohibits the oper ion 7f saloons within five miles of ar educational institute. and the local saloons are affected as the university of Iowa is located here. NO fOH Ft ASC.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-In address ing those present at the 10th an nual dinner of he New Engla-la society tonight. Premier Borden. ct Canada, asseited that Canada and the other British Dominions were firmly resolved that the European, war shall not be terminated by ar in o1cmsiye peace.
 KILLS HIS FRIEND, BATON ROTGE, La. Dec 22.- In front of the railroad depot hero this evening and in :he presence of many others, Robert Knox. a prom inent attorney, shot and killed Ben l jamin Foster, a man who had been his close friend for many years. A man standing near was also killed by the fusillale from knox's weapon At the police station, after being arrested Knox's only statement was the effect that Foster had ruined his life Knox holds the office of surveyor of customs of the port Of New Orleans.
 SEATTLElTE WEDS. SEATTLE, Dec. 23-D. E. Fred erick, a member of the firm of Fred erick X Nelson, which operates on" of the largest departmen; stores here, slipped over to Portland and married Miss Fay Detmering. He is a wealthy bachelor for long sup posed to be immune to matrimouy and his marriage this afternoon comes as a great surprise to his friends.
 INDICTMENTS RETURNED. NEW YORK, De-. Establishments were returned by the federal grand jury against Paul Koenig. formerly the head of the secret service of the Hamburg American line. and Richard Leyendecker for conspiracy in connection with plot to blow up the Welland canal The men on being arrested week ago. were found with plans of the canal in their possession and much evidence against them has been accumula' ed since.
 RoosEVELT's BOOM. NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-The boom for Theodore Roosevelt as a cand- date on the Republican ticket, whic' is rapidly assuming large propor- tions. is looked on with anything but favor by some of the Repuhl ar leaders.
 TOO MANY MOVIES.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23-Believ- ing that he was witnessing nov Fairfield looked on while Thomas Miller real estatae agent shot and killed Bert Richardson, wealthy land owner in the Tropico suburb Miller then rushed to his own home