The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-03
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sULZER FOR PRESIDENT.

suLzER FOR PRESIDENT
 MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 27-Several delegates to the convention who are in the city tonight assert that they intend to file the name of William Sulzer. formerly governor of New York on the Minnesota primary bal lot as candidate for the presidency on the Prohibition ticket.
 WILSON FlFTY-NlNE.
 HOT SPRINGS. Va Dec. 27.- President Wilson will attain his nfty-ninth birthday here tomorrow. several of his immediate family talk ing part with him in quiet Cele- bration.
 GETTING THE MONEY
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 27- Secretary of the Navy Daniels an nounced today that a wage increase of from eight to thirty-six cents day had been granted to all the employees of the government navy yards
 CAUGHT AT LAST
 PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 27 Frank W. Stone, long sought for complict, ty in the Washington State Indus trial frauds. and who has up to this date succeeded in eludine the officers. was caught in this city today and arrested forthwith.
 WANT CONNECTION.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.- The American Association of Com merce and Trade of Berlin today sent a wireless message to the speaker of the House of Represen- tative4 and to several prominent individuals urging upon all of them the very pressing need for the speedy establishment of cable con nections between the United States and Germany.
 FOR BUILDING BOATS.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-With capitalization of four and one-half million, four capitalists from thn east have filed articles of incorpora- ton of company which will have for it's purpose the building of sub marines and cruisers for the United States government, In fact stated one of the representatives of the concern. the company will be pre- pared to undertake the manufacture of any kind of vessel or war mate, ial that the government needs
 WHITLOck LEAVING.
 NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Brand Whitlock, ambassador to Belgium. who came home on leave of absence in consequence of ill health, will sail from this city tomorrow to Tc- sume his duties abroad. It is not known definitely whether he will re- turn 10 Brussels or go 10 Havre. the nominal seat of the Belgian government.
 HOLDING Ts ANNUAL.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 27.- The American Civic association, which was formed in 1904 by merger of the American League for Civic Improvement and the American Park and Outdoor Art association, !.oSds it's eleventh annual convention here, beginning tomorrow. The asSocia ton has led in the effort to com bine and make efficient the country wide effort for civic bettermen-. It also directs a national campaign against the typhoid" fly.
 TRIAL NEARLY OVER.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Schmidt took the stand in his own de'"nsn today and denied all the charges that have been filed against him .n connection with the dynamite out yages He was the last witness for the defense, and when the @vi- dence was all in, Prosecuting Atto"- ney Noel began his address to the jury It is probable that the Case will go 10 the jury on Wrnnasday. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 27.-Proee- crting Attorney Noel is argur; tor .he return of verdict of tirst de- gree murder against Schmidt
 WIRELESS BILL LARGE.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-That Henry Ford will have a wire. ess bill 10 ray that will amount to ai least $o).rGO was thH stat emem made bv one of the operators of the : .rcnlor ilc on which his party t..l.t'eI
 DETROIT. Dec. 27.-A belated tele- gram received today by Mrs. Henry Ford says that her husband is Ill. this being the reason of his hurried departure He will come direct from New York to this city.
 SUNK WITHOUT WARNING.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 27.- American Consul Briston has calicd that the Japanese liner Yasaks Maru was sunk by an Austrian submarine n'ithout any warning having been given, and Secretary Lansing k now conducting a most complete nTesti- gation into the affair.
 BREAK EXPECTED.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Late to- night, advices were received from Washington to the effect thu, the tate department expects . or"aN m diplomatic relations between the United States and Austria D occur at once The fears of the adminls- tration on this score are negligible. as the trade relations between Aus trIa and the United States atr of very little consequence.
 PRESS UNFAIR.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 28.- aptaln Boy-Ed, formerly naval atiacha at ;he German embassy. departing for home today. said that he had been llade the victim of unfair news paper controversy
 MOTION DENIED
 NEW YORK, Dec. 28-The mo- ton to dismiss the suit of the tinted States vs. the New Haven k Hart ford railroad. made on behalf of E illiam Rockefeller and other de fendants, was today denied bv Jusrlce Hunt.
 BIG XMAS MAIL
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 2s-- There was a large increase in the weight of the Christmas mails this year, according to an announcement made by Postmaster-General Burle- son today. The increases m the various zones ranged from f5 to 10 per cent heavier than in previous