The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-28

Il l'H fN comply Wi'N TO V"tT't+~ fFf dissolution. ordered by the govern mcur. criminal prosecution wilt be started against the officers at once. it was announced today
 CALLING FOR BIDS. WASHINGTON D. C., Aug. 22.- t.H,Ur.. .H.u' vg v#' at navy department today that call for bids for the construction for .our battleships would be made to- morrow
 PROTEST AGAINST MEASURE WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 23.- The United States embassy at Con. stantinople has been notified by the state department to appeal to the Turkish government in behalf of the Armenians. The Turkish ad vance into Persia has threatened the lives of the Armenians there.
 TELLS ARCTIC STORY.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug 23.- Tnign Fitzhugh Green. the Amer!- can naval officer assigned to the McMillan CrCckerland Arctic expe dition has reported his arrival and that Cf the expedition at Copenhagen. but he made no long statement to the effect of what he found. He did not even state whether the whereabouts of McMillan were learn ed or whether the expedition dis covered Crockerland at all.
 NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 23.- There is as yet no change in the strike situation, and a further con ference will be held between the ! presidents of the railroads and Presi- dent Wilson before any definite an swer will be given to the represen- tatives of the trainmen, who are getting restless waiting for the an swer of the managers of the roads. HIS FIRST AND LAST. SALEM w Va Aug 22-A w Garner. S9 years old, took his first and last ride in an auto today. The car overturned, and the aged man was instantly killed.
 BABES DYING. | NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-After rag | ing for months, and notwithstanding i the fact that health officials. federal state and city have used every eff | fort to stamp out the plague, in | fantle paralysis still spreads. During the past twenty-four hours | fOrty-two babies died in this city, and more than fifty-two new cases were reported to the health officials
 PHONE RATES INCREASED
 SEATTLE, Aug. 23.-The state l public service commission today au thorized an increase in telephone rates. The maximum raise allowed is 50 cents per month. This allow ance was made owing to the great | increased cost of operation without corresponding increase in reve nues.
 MURDER WILL OUT.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Edward W. N..'..i n o. mlli naire rnc'usc. WIS named in proceedings that were in | { t2' f! h. ferc Judge Landis today as the real father of the two girls he recently adopted His accuser was Joseph Bernstein. a junk deal CT. Bernstein declared that his wife on her deathbed confessed to him 1 that Morrison was the father of the l girls
 Morrison. 80 years old. and a mil ~naire denies the charge. The old man had always taken more than a casual interest in the girls, who were far beneath him socially, and Bernstein states that he has further proof that the millionaire is the father of the two young women
 THEY WEREN'T WANTED. EVERETT. Aug. 23 Twenty | w. w. leaders arriving here this morning from Seattle for the pur | pose of starting trouble among the | Shingle mill employees We're mo. at the boat by the police and led right back onto the craft again. never being permitted to get on shore.
 HAWAI- MANEUVERS ON. WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 23.- At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the Red" enemy fleet of great strength, conveying thirty transports laden with an invading army arrived with | in 600 miles of the Atlantic coast, | dertaken is on, under the direction of the navy department. Admiral | Mayo is in command of the Red enemy, which consists of fleet of | fifteen battleships, six destroyers. | representing SCOulluS llHe, ana | six other navy craft, representing fleet of transports, together with other ships. Rear Admiral Helm is in charge of the defending fleet, which consists of seventeen destroy CTS, seven light cruisers and fifteen | submarines, which constitute his screen defenses, the last line of naval defense.
 CALlFORNIANS FRIGHTENED. EUREKA, Aug. 23-Not since San Francisco was destroyed in 1906 has such an earthquake been felt as that which rocked the earth here today. At 6:55 o'clock this morning the city was rocked severe ly. People were aroused from their slumbers, and with their homes trembling with the shock. they fled to the streets in their night clothes panic stricken There was no great damage done.
 NOT SETTLED YET. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 24.-, Objections which developed at meeting of the railroad presidents and managers to points in the ten tative plan which was evolved by the committee of eight presidents has resulted in the further post ponement of the final action of the two bodies in regard to the proven ton of the strike. The conference adjourned to meet again tomorrow AMMONIA TANK ExPLODES. irh riro