The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-22
GENERAL NEWS
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OPENS CAM PAlGN.

OPENS CAMPAIGN.
 GRANTS PASS. May l5- Senator Cummins candidate for the Republi- can nomination for the presidency, has opened his campaign in the far | West
 cuRIoS FOR BAZAAR NEW YORK. May l5.-The French government has announced that 1t would send to New York many curios that might be used at th" French bazaar which is to be held | iI this city to aid the wounded and needy in France This will act aS an added attraction to the bazaar, | in which many society women will take part
 WANT PEACE LEAGUE NEW YORK, May l5.-Theodor" MaIhurk former ambassador to Btl- sium and Sir Edward Grey in a letter favor league Of the great nations of the world to be formed after the great war is over that would guarantee to the world eyer ! lasting peace by applying all the national forces. both military and economic. against the nation break ] ing the agreement.
 THE SAME S2lELrR.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 15.-- l President Wilson has asked John Westcott attorney general of the State of New Jersey and the man who made the nominating speech at the Baltin ore convention when | the convention went for Wilson to do the same thing once more at St. 1 Louis MT. Westcott has accepted | the honor
 PROTEST IS VIGOROUS. l WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.-- The protest of the American govern ment sent to Great Britain regard ing the interference by the British with the United States mails has been declared by the officials to b. the most vigorous one yet sent to England by this country.
 HE WANTS TO KNOW.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. May l5.-- l Secretary of State Lansing has sent | note to Germany inquirine of the German government the nature of the punishment imposed upon the | commander of the submarine which sent the French channel steamer Sussex to d watery grave.
 CRUISER FOR MEXICO. SAN DIEGO, May 15.--The Brit. ish cruiser Rainbow has sailed from this port for the west coast of MeXi co, where the boat will look after the interests of and protect the British in Mexico.
 HAMpIE EQc PAlnEn
 SEATTLE, May l5.-A raid of :he gambling dens in this city, ordered by Mayor Gill, resulted in the de molshing of several Chinese joints and the arrest of ten Chinamen.
 EARTHQUAKE IN IDAHO.
 BOISE. Idaho, May 15.-The city of Boise and surrounding country were given a violent shakeup by an earthquake at an early hour Satur day morning. The chimneys of many residence and business places were wrecked
 At Weiser the flow of natural gas was increased greatly and the well set afire, sending the flames to a l great height. The total damage will run well into the thousands of dol lars.
 ROBSON DEFEATED.
 BIRMINGHAM May 15.-Willian Bankhead, the son of Senator John Hollis Bankhead has defeated Rich mOnd Pearson Hobson for the nomi nation for representative from the Tenth congressional district Urged by the prohibition element of the country it is rumored that Hobson will run independently but as he was overwhelmingly defeated in the primaries, there is little likelihood of his election in November
 THEY KNEW TOO MUCH.
 SEATTLE, May 16-A cable2ratn received in this city tells of the hanging of Vihnu Pingley formerly a student in the University ot Wash. ington and afterwards a student in the Oregon Agricultural College Pingley was hanged in India, where he was taken by the British authori ties, charged with melting rebel lion there. He was tried, convicted and executed.
 At the same time the British took i Bhai Pa1manand a former student of the University of California into custody. His trial followed that of Pingley. He, too, was convicted and his sentence was life imprisonmen. at hard labor
 HER DEATH OR THEIRS.
 MINNEAPOLIS, May 16-Mrs. M J. Skoll committed suicide in this city Saturday leaving six small chil- dren, the oldest of which is eight years of age. She was unable to support them. She carried a $1,000 life insurance policy, and died that they might get it.
 BROADENING IDEAS.
 SARATOGA SPRINGS, May l3.-- A subcommittee of the Methodist Episcopal convention being held in this city decided that card playing, dancing and theatre going were not of a member from the church. This | is big step toward a broader vi sion of life.
 The convention refused to endorse union labor
 RESERVATIONS ASKED. i DENVER, May 14-Adjutant Gen eral Harry Gamble has issued re- quest for all field officers to resign, For the good of the national guard" as he put it. Fifteen were effected by the request.
 HE SHOULD HAVE IT. l WASHINGTON D. C., May 16.-- The friends of President Wilson de- clare that if the Nobel peace prize is awarded this year President Will son will be the man who will be l hOnOred with if