The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-26
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PETROlITE UP AGAIN.

WASHINGTON, D. C. June 19 - With excitement here al a fever heat over the Mexican situation, President Wilson penned another note to the Austrian government demanding that Franz Joseph or his foreign ambassador apologize and make reparatiOn for the shelling of the American tank steamer Petro- lite by an Austrian submarine. This is the second note that the Presi- dent has written on the shelling of the boat. The reply 10 the first was not satisfactory.
 The note was sent to the Amer- can ambassador at Vienna trt- s. ternoon. and he was instructed to ask for an immediate reply by the Austrian government.
 ARE CONFIRMING.
 NEW YORK, June 19- Judge Hughes. Republican candidate for tr, aidnnt. returned h re today frnI the capital to confer with leaders regarding an organization for the coming campaign
 The conference today was held with the subcommittee on organiZa tion of the national committee
 Wilt VEL Of V m V
 BAR HARBOR, Me. June l9- Announcement was made here today at the Force summer home that the marriage of Mrs. Madeline Force AstCl ani William K Dick WCuE take place at the COngregational church tomorrow.
 POLICE MAKE RAID
 SEATTLE. June 21-The police today removed $4OO0O worth of fixtures when they raided the Gerald Cafe. The proprietor of the well known eating house is under ar rest now. Members of the dry law squad of the Seattle Star found 150 quarts of whiskey in the place and notified the authorities who did the rest.
 MARRIAGE PERFORMED
 BAR HARBOR, Me, June p Mrs Madeline Force-Astor this af- ternoon became the wife of Mir William K Dick. of Brooklyn, New York. The marriage took place at St SaviOur's EniscO' Il rhurc.' r ceremony being performed by Rev. A. C. Larned, the rector. The only persons in attendanc, We're chs friends of the two families and the relatives of the contracting couple.
 CHANGE MADE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. June % According to announcement made at the White House yesterday Attor- nev-Gcueral Thomas Watt Creepy will be nominated on the supreme court bench to replace Chorl=s Hughes, resigned It is expected that his nomination will be sent to the senate today.
 John W. Davis solicitor general of the department of justice will be raised to the position of attorney general.
 The new justice of the supreme court was born in MissIss.ppi and is a graduate of the University of Texas law school. In 1S9o he was appointed to the bench of the SUI preme court of Texas. H. has been prominent as prosecutor of big interests for the State of Teyas and for the United States. For the State of Texas he conducted the prosecution against the Waters Pearce Oil company. For the Unit ed States he was appointed sDe- cial assistant attorney general to prosecute the New York, New Ha, ven X Hartford railroad
 John William Davis, the new at torney general, halls from West Virginia He was born at Clarks- burg, w. ", and lived there prac- tically all his life until he came to Washington as congressman. He was formerly president of the state bar association of West Virginia and a professor of law at Washing ton and Lee University in Virginia,
 At the present time, in addition to being solicitor general, he is chief counsel for the American Red Cross association.
 FLOOD IN lDAHo
 BONNERS FERRY, IdaDo. June 23-The prisoners in the jails in this district were released from their cells today to aid in fighting the waters of the Kootenai river, which is running through the streets of the town, having overflowed it's banks for two days.
 KILLING TEMPTED.
 LOS ANGELES. June 23.-An un- take the life of Mrs. Juanita Torres llld+ llIt SouHS "llt Ol tHt MtAl- can bandit who is living in this city, supposedly in strengthened cir cumstances. The attempt was made by some man, who escaped. but whom Mrs. Villa describes as "a big, dark man" The assailant shot at the wife of the Mexican as she sat at the window with her young daughter in her arms. The bullet just grazed her head.
 STRIKE STILL ON.
 SEATTLE June 23.-All shipping on the Pacific coast is tied up today as the result of a strike called yesterday by the union longshore- men all along the Pacific coast from San Diego to Nome. The strike was called because the shipping companies at San Francisco refused to discharge some colored strike breakers who were engaged several weeks ago.
 All along the Pacific coast the shipping is tied up today, the own CTS of which are paying the wages demanded and meeting the condi- tions of the laborers.
 FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY.
 AMSTERDAM, June 20-Reports were received here today of food