The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-29
WILSON PROTESTS.

sell Palestine at the close of tH" war
 WILSON PROTESTS. l WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 23 President Wilson today completCG another note to Great Britain viz orously protesting against the intnr ! ference with American mails going 1 to and coming from neutral coun tries
 WANTS VENICE SAVED. NEW YORK May 24--GeOrgc F | Mcclellan, formerly mayor of New | York today issued an appeal to the world to protect Venice above all | else and not to let the Austrian of fensive movement end in the de- struction of that famous city.
 AFTER THE MONEY
 NEW YORK, May 25.-Both Ger many and Great Britain are attempt ing to raise more money in their own countries with which to carry on the war. A report to that effect received in this city yesterday is confirmed by cable today
 BODY NOT FOUND
 SEATTLE. May 25.-The flight of Lieutenant Marony, of the na tional guard over Lake Washington failed to locate the body of Lea Peterson. the University of Wash ington student who was drowned tue lake several days as.
 BRYAN WANTED.
 CHICAGO. May 25-The Prohibi tion party Is considering the nOmi nation of William Jennings Bryan as their candidate for the preSi dency It is well known that MT Bryan would not De avcrse to ac cepting the nomination William Sulzer. former governor of New 1 York. is also a possibility
 BIG CONTRACT LET.
 NEW YORK May 25-One of the largest single orders for tim" fus"e ever placed with a single company in the United States was today awarded to the American Locomo- tive company by the agents for the British government The order calls for the delivery of ? 20oo.oo. time fuses at cost of $q.O00.00o As soon as the first 5O.O0o are com l pletod delivery is to start
 eAPTlSTs CONVENE.
 MINNEAPOLIS, May 25. 1ns Northern Baptist convention which is now in progress in this city h. resolved that labor has the right r. organize, but is emphatic in its T. nunciation of the marriage of dj vOrced people Resolutions to tat effect were adopted.
 'p0ruD FIGHT IT OUT.
 LINCOLN. Nebr.. May 25 A p.t tion has been presented to the st.t authorities in this city signed hy 67,000 citizens of Nebraska k H. that the right to determine Whet .~l or not that state shall be wet o' dry be submitted 10 the people n V l November.
 WOULD TRAIN 'EM ALL.
 WASHlNGTON, n. C.. May 9o. Secretary Baker has declared him self in favor of military training t". all men. lie believes that every ah.. bodied citizen of the United S.ata' should be made to bear arms an that each should be taken y2ua and given the discipline rccosse.y to make good soldiers and armies He believes it would not only D, the proper step toward propa"rd. ness, but also that it would man. the race physically better.
 BASEMENT IS CRAZY.
 NEW YORK. May 2 An urc VI nmned report received in this c.t@ today states that Sir Roger Case ment, the British diplomat who waiting trial for his life on 'ho charge of treason, will DO to the madhouse instead of meeting t&f fate Of an Irish patriot
 II is stated that Sir Roger Wlo is confined to a cell in the Lcndnn Tower is hopelessly insane an" that he will be committed to au institution for the incurably derangcd
 The dispatch states that Easement brooded over his trouble and tho day and night. being unable to sleep This is reported to be rHspon5 0le for his loss of mind.
 The Irish leaders in this city do not believe the dispatch. They state that if it is official, Great Britain is doing so because of fear, well knowing that Easements death would cause the world to look with scorn on the British government It is the only solution that Great Britain | has to keep Sir Roger from again becoming active.
 IS GETTYSBURG OF WAR;
 NEW YORK, May 26 General DelacroiX, one of General Joffre's predecessors as chief of the French general staff, now retired because of his age writes an article in tho Paris Temps today in which he com pares Verdun, the titanic struggle of the present war with the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil war in ! 1865. He states that tn nar." between the two battles i" unmis- l takable and striking.
 i WAS MERE CALL.
 SAN ANTONIO. May 26.-The Ger man minister to Mexico. Herr y3r Eckhardt, had conference With | President CarranZa today. The con | ference lasted for an hour at the end of which time the German d.p lomat refused to discuss what the Mexican leader and he had been