The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-21

fre auspices of tha Knights af Co 'J-bus. There ia tha rrJbtbilits ,bap D5yemor Whitman. numerous o.ty officials and many dignItarie, tul j1r church vii be tlrIe and it
 .,ar.3 that an attempt will b. male by Anarchist CTOnes and his associates D wreck tH@ auildin- while the ball is in progress.
 TO PROTECT AIRSAlPS.
 NEW YORK. Feb. According ito information which has just been received in this city. the German government has adopted a new de .lca designed fer the protection of <.D5s .iu= from artillery ira during .aids When threat. ned by land suns. the Zeppelins discharge d small balloon which eNplodne sasIt distance from the h.. ger craft and provides bright iieht behind the shadow of which 'ho I I.p-nlin1 can hlde in safety
 TREATY RATIFIED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 1S.- fhr administration scored aucth". victory today. the senate tdyin ratified the Nicaraguan treaty after a spirited contest. The treaty pro
  dollars to the republic of Nicara qua. for which the United States acquires a canal route across the 5sthnus and a naval base h he gulf ct Fonse. ii, on the Pacific .oa of Nicaragua.
 LIE PASSED.
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. IS he passing If the lie between members of the lower branch Of the tate
 g so,vre during the debate on 0o,.G,rG measure this afternoon de gei5gsd into riot before tn two scrappjn@ members could be sepa- rated When order was finall' re stored 1t was found that Representa- t;Ea Nesbit had choked Arthur .i,';s Ter into insensibility.
 CHURCHES GUARDEc.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 18-Followin1 the discovery of additional evidence of ,1 nation wide conspiracy arainst the Roman Catholic church, Yarn- ing were sent out this afternoon 10 more than a score Of cities in various parts Of the country, aI- yising those ill charge of churches to pla additional guards about the premises
 ON SUBMARINE QUESTION.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1S- The latest developments in the sub marine situation were discussed at ength at a meeting of the cabinet held this afternoon Following d conference with the President and Secretary Lansing Ambassador yon Bernstorff cabled his government to the effect that the United States will accept nothing short of complete compliance with international law and that submarine attacks on armed merchant ships constitute a violation which will not be countc- nanced.
 IL is reported here that the Ger mans have more than one hundred new submarines with which they plan to prosecute their ca npIign against the commerce of the allies
 RUSSIAN SCANDAL AIRED.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 18-Charses of graft. illegal exemptions from military service and other offenses nave been charged against the Rus sian recruiting committee accord ing 10 newspapers which have ar rived in thlS city from PetIU&ra4. The exposures have created pre- found sensation throughout Russia and the prompt punishment of those guilty of the offenses is demanded Dy the populace.
 SCHMIDT ELECTROCUTED
 OSSINlNG, N Y., Feb. 18 8-Hana schmidt. condemned 10 death in the electric chair for the murder Of Anna Mueller, a domestic in the employ of the murderer, was cleo trocuted this morning
 AOIISTON EOR
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1S.-- David F. Houston, secretary of agri- culture, is prominently mentioned TOT promotion to the war secretary ship, made vacant recently by the resignation Of Secretary Garrison.
 LORiMER ON TRIAL. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-William Lori mer who, while a member of the United States senate, was convicted on a charge of procuring his seat in a fraudulent manner was plaCcU on trial today on the charge of con 5piracy in connection with the re cent failure of the LaSalle Street : Trust X Savings company.
 NEW ROLLING STOCK
 CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-The Ra!ston Car company k on the market for eight million feet of fir lumber all of which will be used in the con struction of flat cars for the South ern Pae fife railroad. Several others of the big companies also have let | contracts for cars recently, but the new rolling stock is not being 1 turned out nearly fast enough to keep pace with the steadily increasing traffic.
 WANTS MORE OFFICERS. l WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb l8- hDeclaring that more merchant yes sels are now under construction in 1 the United States than at any pre- i ViouS time in the history of the i nation, Secretary of Commerce Red field has appealed to congress for ! the passage Of measures which will insure sufficient number of trained l officers to take charge of the new