The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-30
TO lANSlNG'S SHAME.

WASHINGTON. D. c, Aug. 2i.- The day of grape juice diplomacy has passed, for the time being al least. in official circles in this city At a dinner given last night by Sec retary of State Lansing and wife in honor of several South American diplomats. wine flowed freely and seemingly. added much to the success of the dinner The innovation i, welcomed in diplomatic circles. TAFT MOVES SOUTH. | SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24-For- mer President W. II. Taft is sohed- uled to arrive in this city tonight ! from the North He will address 1 the State Bar association tomorrow and is down on the program for i speech at the exposition grounds on | Saturday. He probably will deliver another address at the exposition on 1 September 2. that day having been set aside as Taft day.
 Mrs Taft and daughter. who will arrive at Seattle tomorrow from the East, will join the former eXecu- tive in this city later in the week.
 FLOODS; NOW DISEASE.
 " \ ll.NNT oN- l'- N-. Aus -'' | Although more than a month has elapsed since the inundation Of l Southern China. the damage resulting from the great flood is suchs that il is impossible to give adequate relief to the thousands who were rendered homeless throughout the Canton district. Conditions are de scribed as appalling. chiefly on ac count of disease which has made it's appearance in the refugee camps.
 MISSED THE MINES.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The steam ship Nieuw, which arrived in this 1 city today from Rotterdam. reports having had some difficulty in avoid ing numerous mines on the European side of the Atlantic.
 U. S. IS NEUTRAL.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 25.--- In a proclamation issued this after noon upon receipt of official advices announcing a state of war between Italy and Turkey, President Wilson informed the world of the neutrality of the United States in the latest l conflict.
 BANANAS ARE GONE. | NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-It is au thoritatively reported in this city that fully ninety per cent of the banana crop of Jamaica is a total losses as the result of the hurricane which visited the Antillean region | last week More than 10000 acres on the island of Jamaica are de voted to the cultivation of bananas.
 DYNAMITE GONE.
 | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25-The l whereabouts of 100 tons of dynamite, which was found in the bay last nigh on an unguarded, unlighted barge and which disappeared mysteriousIy shortly before daylight, is causing | local customs officials much uneasi- ness. Wires have been sent to the various offices along the coast, in structing the officials to search all outbound steam sChooners, the belief | prevailing here that an attempt will De made to deliver the explosive to some war vessel lying off the coast.
 EFFORT FAILED.
 | WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.- ] Local representatives of the Balkan nations are ill receipt of unofficial advices to the effect that Bulgaria has signed an agreement with Tur- key, which includes the promise ol continued neutrality.
 1 The dispatches also state that the attempt to form a Balkan league, with the object of assisting the allies with a combined army of one i million men, has failed.
 GOT THEIR GOAT. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.- l The address of Colonel Roosevelt, delivered at the Plattsburg training camp last nj ght, in which the former executive discussed what he termed the unpreparedness of the nation l for war and criticised the policy of the war department has caused a Juror in administration circles. Sec retary of War Garrison issued in structions to Major-General Wood today, directing that officer to pro l hibit such utterances in the future. | The wire of the war secretary eX- presses the resentment of the ad- ministration and voices the hope that no further opportunity will be af- | forded those desiring to speak, eX- cepting in cases where the address 1 Io tSSCHtldl tO lllC u Sliilile ol oolSltl D. i Secretary Garrison declined to dis cuss the incident for publication this afternoon, but it is understood that he has asked Wood to explain why | he invited Roosevelt to speak.
 HE FAVORS MOBS. 1 BOSTON, Aug. 26.-Former Gov ernor Cole l.. Blease, of South Caro- lima, believes that Americans have | the right to organize mobS and lynch those acused of crime, when, in their judgment, the ends of | justice can be better and more speedily served in that manner. In | referring to the lynching of Leo. NJ. Frank by Georgia mob, the former executive declared in a speech deliv- cred today before the conference of governors, that when mobs are no i longer possible in this country, liberty will be dead.
 PALMER NOT WANTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.- It is unofiicially announced today that the President has decided not to appoint Mitchell Palmer to the position of counselor of the state department, which was made vacant by the promotion of Robert Lansing to the secretaryship. No reason is assigned for the change of plans.