The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-06
GENERAL NEWS
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ERhANS FIRED

GERMANS FIRED. WILMINGTON. Nov. 29.-All ol the German workmen employed by the Dupont powder company have been warned to leave the various plants throughout the country be. fore the first of the year. The let ters received have come from UT known sources and are supposed 10 indi ate that an attempt will be made to destroy the plants or that these means are being taken to scare the Germans away from their work
 WHEAT JUMPS.
 CHICAGO. Nov. 29.-immediatelJ on word being received that tho supplies in Canadian elevators hal been seized wheat jumped two and Cne-haf cents
 WILL GO HIMSELF
 DETROIT. Nov 29-Henry Ford has decided to go to Europe him self with his peace delegates H. said today that his dream is that the soldiers will strike on Christmas day, throw down their arms and march home
 KERN REELECTED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 29-- Senator Kern was today reelected chairman of the Democratic senate caucus and also floor leader. By unanimous vote Senator pittman was elected seceretary. The selection oe the ether officers has been post poned until Wednesday. The Re publicans of the upper house wsn go into caucus on Thursday night
 THE REASON WHY.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The com mandeering of the Canadian wheat is interpreted by the grain exporters ere a posi- y leng ne tlIt ~t2t undertaken by England to smash the high ocean rates that have pre-, vailed since the German blockade was inaugurated. It is believed that Great Britain will possibly re quisition ocean freighters and en- gage in the carrying trade.
 CALL ISSUED.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-A call was tonight issued for the National Pro gressive committee to meet in Chi cago on January Il, to fix the tim' and place for the national conven- tioa. The call was issued by the executive committee. The state meut is reiterated by those hle in the councils of the party that q full ticket is certain to be placed in the field next October.
 MESSAGE COMPLETED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov 29- President Wilson has completed his annual message to congress and t is understood that it contains less than four thousand words.
 GUARDING PLANT.
 
 an attempt might be made to de stroy the plant, the guards have beeen doubled around the Dupont Powder works According to the police a number 1f threatening let ters have been received by the com pany. asserting that if it continues to fill European orders the place will be destroyed
 BIG LOSS BY FIRE.
 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29.-All of the principal hotels at Avalon, and about half of the places of business and residences were today destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at one and one-half million dollars. No lives were lost in the fire
 WILSON ENTERTAINS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 29.- Tomorrow night President Wilson will entertain at dinner at the White House between fifty and sixty Of his classmates at Princeton of the class of '79
 INCREASE IN LUMBER
 PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 29.-The shipments by rail of lumber snow a twenty-five per cent gain over the corresponding period last year
 CONGRESSMAN ILL.
 CLARlNDA. Iowa Nov. g For mer Congressman Hepburn is dan gerously ill at his residence here of heart and kidney trouble.
 BIG CROWD AT END.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-An enormous crowd attended the fair today, the first day of the closing week.
 HIS NAME REMOVED
 OYSTER BAY, Nov. 30.-Theo dore Roosevelt today announced that he had requested the secretary of the state of Nebraska to remove his name from the primary election bal lot that is used in that state. The petition circulated had on it the name of the colonel as a candidate fer the presidential Republican n0m- ination.
 REsCUERs BUSY.
 BOOMER, w. Va, Nov. 30.-Res cue parties are searching coa, mine near here for thirty miners who are entombed. The mine was today wrecked by an explosion of coal gas. Three hundred of the men who were underground at the time have already been rescued, but small hopes are entertained that the lives of those still in the mine will be saved.
 WHAT HE SAYS.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 30-Director Buenz, of the Hamburg American line. who is on triad here on the charge of conspiracy against the United States in connection with the issuing of false manifests, today in testifying in his own behalf stated that he followed the advice of the kaiser's agents, and that it was his intention to see that the German cruisers were loaded with coal and supplies off the coast. He admits that he received a million dollars for the work
 MYSTERIOUS CASE.
 OAKLAND, Nov. 3O.-Frederick Stratton, formerly collector of the port here. was found dead early this evening near the railroad track. A bullet wound was found in his head, but the police are uncertain ;t Of