The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-10
GENERAL NEWS
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4 died of heart failure on the bridge when the ship was attacked.
 The state department admits that the American steamship Cushing was seriously damaged by bombs drop ped by German aeroplane. and ..is attack together with the more recent attack on the Gulflight, has aroused grave fears of international conpliCations The latter incident IS regarded as the most serious af- fair since the commencement of the war.
 Ambassador Gerard has been nou- fed to give the German government a polite but firm announcement that the United States regards such acts 4s unfriendly.
 OUT ON A TRIP
 HONOLULU. May 3.-A party of five members of congress arrived here today for visit of r days ou the islands.
 PUNCH SPIKED"
 TACOMA. May 3.-Prominent members of tEe Womsn's Christian Temperance union made the charge that the punch served at the recent large charity ball was spiked
 WANT TO FIGHT.
 NEW YORK. May 3.-President Roy Howard. of the United Press who has just returned from a three months stay in Europe, says that the teligeTents are prepared for long struggle and that talk of peace at t-e present time is idle. He says further that the warning nations, especially England and France. are unable to fathom why Americans persist in seeking to bring about a cessation of hostilties when it must be apparent to them that the war is one of endurance, 10 be settled only when the weaker side becomes exhausted. These movements for peace" says Howard are regarded ss impertinent by the nations in ,olvad in war, and are absolutely useless"
 CONGRESSMAN DIES
 PHILADELPHIA. May 3.-Con- eressman Goulden. of New York, died suddenly at the depot in this rity today He was enroute to his home a the time.
 MUST GO TO PEN
 TRINIDAD. May 3.-John R. Law son. executive board member of the United Mine Workers, and one of the leaders of the strike movement in the southern part of this state last year. was sentenced to life i'm prsonment today for the murder of mine deputy during the strike. The trial If Lawson was concluded Saturday and verdict of guilty was r,,urned late this afternoon.
 ON TRIAL AGAIN
 MINEOLA May Mrs. Florence Carmen was place l on trial today for tne second r.te for the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey whom she is accused of shooting.
 NOT RAISED YET.
 HONOLULU. May 3.-The pre- Inl:naIy work of raisin gthe sunken ubmarine F'-4 must be done over, the last cable attached to the craft having parted today under the heavy strain IL is feared that the sub marine has slipped back into deep water, although this has not yet been definitely ascertained.
 NEW QUARTERS OPEN.
 SEATTLE. May 3.-The new head quarters of the Seattle Commercial club will be formally opened tomor- row night John Weeks, of Massa- chusetts. who is in this city on a
 
 Of the evening.
 NAVY IN POOR TRIM.
 BOSTON. Mass, May 3.-Former served under President Taft, says that the navy of the United States is in bad condition, largely owing to the fact that many of the warships are now obsolete.
 WILSON GODFATHER.
 WiLLIAMSTOWN, Mass, May g.. President Wilson, who came here on Saturday to attend the chri5ten- ing of his grandson, Francis Wood row Sayre. returned to the capital today. The President acted as god
 TO LOOK US OvER
 SAN FRANCISCO, May A Chinese trade committee composed of eighteen of the largest business men of China, arrived from the Orient today on tour of the United States for the purpose of studying American business methods and pro noting trade between the two na. tions. During their stay in this country the visitors will be the guests of the various commercial an.zations throughout the States.
 WILL APPEAL CASE.
 TRINIDAD, Colo, May 4.-Charles Lawson. executive board member of the United Mine workers, who was sentenced to life imprisonment yes teIday following his conviction on the charge of murder in connection with the recent labor war in the southern part of this state, has appealed his case to the higher court and is now out on bonds in the sum of S20000
 WHILE AUTOlNG.
 LOS ANGELES. May Airs. Gwyn Hicks, of Tacoma. wife of the Washington state commissioner at the San Diego fair. was instantly killed in this city today together with her two children and two others as the result of the skidding of their auto. The machine collided with fast moving electric car. Hicks, who was driving the auto. was only slightly injured
 ON HURRY TRIP.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.- American Ambassador George w. Guthrie. wto represents the United States at Tokyo. arrived here today from Japan and left immediately for Washington to confer with Secretary Of State Bryan on matters of great importance. The diplomat refused to discuss his hurried trip
 AFTER HIM