The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-06
GENERAL NEWS
 BY IELEGRAP
AFTER MANY MONTHS.


 uuI0yr. Wa. completed yesterday by the naval experts who were sent here by the government for that purpose Tine disabled craft has been lowed tu shallow water, securely lashed tO pontoous. and now awaits '.r final task Oi gemOying he bodies, which Will be undertaken tomorroW. STARS AND STRIPES WAVE.
 RESERVATION. D C.. Aug. 30 Merchant ships now engaged in for ,tGn trade under the banner of the United States represent a large in crease since the commencement of the European war. Figures pub usasd by the goyernment show that tne American flag now floats over more vessels engaged in foreign uade than a, any time since 1863, and France end Norway are being pressed closely a~ maritime nations On June 90 the vessels thus en- -a-ed numbered 2,76S. Practically all of the increases il is claimed. a,e the result ot the new registry law which was enacted by the Unit cd States shortly after the com mencement of the present war.
 A SOLDIER HE WOULD BE.
 CHICAGN Aug. 30.-Henry Ford the multimillionaire automobile ma ktl. announces lutN ut W III JOll the army school at Fort Sheridan ueNt month for the purpose of re ceiying military instruction in the camp which has been established there.
 GOT SEVERAL JOBS.
 WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 30 Henry Morgenthau, American am bas-ador 10 Turkey has informed the state department that he has taken over 1ue diplomatic interests of Italy, Russia and Montenegro al ConstantinOple, in addition to the responsibilities assumed earlier in the war for the other Delligerrn' nations
 ENGLISH POUND LOWER.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 2U-TheTe was a further decline of the market value of British money today, the pound sterling being quoted this afternoon at $46ls4 the lowest mark reached since the commencement of the slump.
 ALL CAME TAGGED
 NEW YORK; Aug. 30 Passen- gers arriving on the steamship Els pagne. which reached port today from Bordeaux, took the precautlon ta adorn themselves with identtti- cation tags before leaving the pro lection Of the French port, in order that they might be readily identi. fled in ease of attack by German submarines While passing through the danger zone, many ot the pas seu4ers also carried life-preservers about the ship with them. The yoy- age was uneNentfuL however.
 SANTA CLAUS WILL COME.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 30 American importers will be per mitted 10 receive Christmas orders already contracted for according to a statement made by officials ot the British government today The con cession was granted at the urgent request of prominent Americans.
 POWDER FACTORIES GONE.
 WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 30.- Two persons were killed and several more or less seriously injured yester- day as the result of a mysterious explosion which partially wrecked portion of the plant of the Dupont Powder company and shattered win doWs within a radius Of several blocks of the factory.
 ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
 ACTON, Mass Aug. 3O.-The American Powder company suffered a loss of $4O00O last night as the result of an explosion which com pletely wrecked the glazing mill. The cause of the explosion is shroud- ed in mystery, but it is the belief of the management that it was the work of persons opposed to the manufacture oI war munitions for the belHgerent nations of Europe, an industry in which the company is largely engaged
 NOTHING LIKE IT HERE.
 .,I IT -fT ~ An Unusually low temperatures are re ported from various points through out the Middle West, particularly in the upper and lower Mississippi valley. The South is also shiverin9 as the result or a severe frost and some ice is reported from Iowa, the earliest recorded in that state in many years. From Chicago word has been received that fires and overcoats arc popular in that city, although the cold there is less severe than elsewhere. Considerable damage has resulted to crops in several sec tions An unusually cold winter Is predicted.
 SUN DIED AGAIN.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-The Evening Sun, Seattle's newest daily news, raDer which was started with the object of putting the Times out of business. has suspended again and it is considered doubtful if any further attempt will be made to keep the plant in operation. The Sun suspended early in the year the first time. The present manage ment took charge four months ago.
 BRYAN NOT GOING.
 WINONA LAKE, Wis, Aug, 3l.-- Questioned today regarding Lon don report to the effect that he plan ned trip tC Germany, former Sec retary of State Bryan declared that he had no intention of leaving the United States at the present time. Ire London report states that the announcement of Bryan's proposed visit to Germany was received with pleasurable anticipation in the Fath- erland,
 DESTROYS AERoPLANE PLANT. DEPE,W, X. Y, Aug. 31.-The home of Maurice Coombs, head of an aeroplane company whose plant is in course of construction, was prac- tically destroyed by a dynamite bomb which was placed in front of the building tonight Windows for I Ia,, hn ,,rnr