The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-20
successful campaign.
 AIRSHIPS FOR CARRANZA


 CHICAGO March l5.-The CarraI ga government has placed a rush order with a local concern for five modern aeroplanes. to be delivered on the Mexican border at the earli- est possible moment. The machines are to be equipped with all the modern appliances for offensive war fare. as we'll as scout work. An erican aviators it is understood will be employed to operate the planes.
 STEAMSHIP HELD UP. NEW YORK, March l5-Tae steamship Noordam. of the Holland American line. which arrived from Europe today, reports having been detained twenty-four hours by the British authorities at Falmouth IL | is also reported that 130 sacks of mail were removed from the vessel | during the enforced stay at tn" British port.
 Formal protest has been made | to the state department.
 CONSUL RESIGNS. WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 15.- The state department has been ad- vised from Torreon that Consul A L. Williams, who was recently dele gated to represent the United States in that part of Mexico, has turned l the American consulate over to the British vice-consul and Is leaving for home. Williams was instructeu by the state department at the com mencement of the present trouble 1 tD ind in faa I J with the problems that might arise, but the sudden surrender of the | post comes as surprise to official Washington. Further details are 4nxiously awaited.
 RECRUITING STARTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 16.- Instructions were sent out this morning by Adjutant General Me Cain, of the United States army, to all recruiting officers, instruct paign to fill all branches of the army to the number allowed as t is at the present time.
 SNOW IN BOSTON.
 BOSTON. March 16.-After en- during a snowstorm that lasted for more than tWcnty-four hours, Boston | today Is at standstill. Neither 1 electric cars nor trains are running and it probably will be early to- morrow morning before they are able to resume traffic
 BRYAN IS DELEGATE. LINCOLN, Neb., March 16.-Wm. Jennings Bryar has been nominated ! 10 the National Democratic conyeu- ton.
 NOT GUILTY.
 1 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar 16.- Ambassador Count von Bernstorf acting under instructions from the German government, has informed Secretary Lansing that German sub, marines were not concerned with the sinking of the Norwegian bark Silius, which was reported sunk by a torpedo several days ago.
 STEAMSHIP ATTACKED.
 NEW YORK March 16.-The 1 French steamship Patria, which ar rived here today from Europe, car rying nine hundred passengers, re ports having had narrow escape from destruction while passing through the war zone. The vessel was attacked by German sub marine without warning, torpedo fired by the diver passing within twenty feet of the liner. For sev, aral hours afterwards. the vessel was chased by the submarine, but no more torpedoes were seen anC it is not known if any were fired
 Among the passengers on board the Patria were twenty Americans
 CANADA BORROWING. NEW YORK. March 16.-Repre- sentatives of the Canadian govern ment are in this city negotiating with the J. P. Morgan company for a new loan of seventy-five million dollars. The proposed loan is re garded with favor in local finanCia circles and slight difficulty, it is thought will be met with in SC curing the large amount requested
 NATIONAL GUARD CALLED.
 SAN ANTONIO, March 16.-Ac- cording to reports emanating from Fort Sam Houston today, the war department will, within the next few days, order out for duty the na- tional guard of Texas, Arizona, and | New Mexico. These troops are pre- Daring to report for duty and il is said that they will be ready to answer the call within 24 hours from the time that Secretary Baker issues the orders.
 BUSINESS INCREASES. NEW YORK. Mar 1.-The stee, business of the United States is as suming stupendous proportions, large ly due to the receipt of orders from the allied nations. A report pub, 'ished today by the department of commerce shows that the volume # business handled last year eX- ceeded by $1O6, 100000 the output of American plants for the year previous.
 MUNITIONS RELEASED.
 DOUGLAS, Mar. 17.-United States custom officials have released a large quantity of ammunition and rifles which were consigned to the 1 Carranza authorities in Sonora.
 WILL INVESTIGATE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar IT, There Is the probability that the | state department will investigate the submarine attack which is re- ported to have been made on the French liner Patria, which arrived from Europe yesterday. The cap, tain of the liner has informed the department officials that his vessel was fired on by German diver the torpedo missing the mark by only twenty feet.
 BRAZIL SEXES STEAMSHIPS. | WASHINGTON. T.. C., Mar. IT,, Claiming that interned German steam ships were preparing to make a | hn