The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-21

This city wA- n" eenr of serious rio,trg ,eIat amou- the strklu- operatives ot the Royal N"a'in< eampanvs plant
 REBELS WINNING.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Ii Ac. rording to adviceS received In this city today from China. the reEolu- t!onistS have won several important victories in the province of Yum nan during the past week and are gaining Ill strength ~t"tI.'' tA other revolutionary army k reported to have captured the city of uah- Chau in the proylnC" of Human northwest of Canton
 HIS NAME ON BALLOT.
 WASHING TON. D. t, Feb. II. In a letter written to the secretary gt state o1 Ohio. President Wilson has given formal consent for the use ot lis name ln the primaries a~ d candidate for ren0mination- This action does not come aS a surprise. as it was indicated by the President several days ago that he would take such step.
 The President arrived from his weekend outing al x o'clock this morning. having spent Sunday on the pres Idential yacht Mayflower
 TRIAL OVER.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb l4.-Th" trial Of Lieut. Jones of the torpedo boat destroyer Hull. on the charge of negligence in connection with .-e disappearance ot a naval code book. was concluded late this after noon but the findings of the cour. will not be made known until the case has been reviewed at Wash ington The courtmartial was held on board the battleship Oregon.
 GERMANY WANTS TT.
 CHICAGO. Feb 14.-It has been suggested as an argument in favor of prompt action on the Nicaragua treaty that the German government las offered the republic of Nirara- qua larger sum than tine United States for an option on the canal route across the isthmus IL is claimed by several persons in this city who are in a position to know that Germany will reopen negotia- tions with the isthmian republic should the United States fail to reach an early agreement with the %icaIaguans.
 MUST NOT CARRY GUNS.
 WASHINGTON, D C.. Feb. II. At the risk of strainin4 further r. lations now existing between the United Statee and the Entente pow CTS the administration practical ly decided today to support the stand of the Teutonic empires 10 the effect trat armed merchantmen arc !n reality auxiliary cruisers IT. the future NIc I'uitod states viIl f,...r such vessels while the ships tEem selves will he treated as men-o' war
 FIRE PEND AT WORK.
 WASHINGTON. D C., Feb H. Property valued ct more than one million dollars was destroyed ry fire today at widely separated point throughout he east, and in each instance the belief prevails r0a' tue flames Were started deliberately Il! those who desire to prescut the manufacture of war munitions fer the allied nations of Eurore
 The first fir" practically destroyed he town of SNlhyville. whe: tho,.- sands of men were eng&god iii the manufacture uf war supDlia: The second fire wrorh ad the mlLitlou8 plant of the G"reral Elect lf ~cm- Tany al SChnc tady, and Il. third attack was made on the thrnicG' laboratory Of Cornell university where much scientific equipment was destroyed La { NF water pressure al the univers''- tire rert,rnd he efforts of the fight fighters doubly hazardous
 COLD IN EAST.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb If Extreme low temperatures are re- ported from number of eastern cities today the sudden change finding many people unprepared for the cold snap. blizzard is rag ing along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Virginia, with tempera- lures ranging from 20 to 40 degrees below zero.
 ICE COVERS STREETS.
 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-Tho streets of this city are covered to- day with ice fully an inch in thick ness. as th" result of the storm which has hcen raging during the past 2t hours. The snow and sleet is forming ice as rapidly as it falls and 1t Is win the greatest difficulty that traffic has been maintained.
 SNOW IN NEW YORK
 NEW YORK, Feb 14-Snow i9 falling so rapidly in this city today that traffic is seriously threatened with Interruption.
 LAPS FEAR PLAN.
 SEATTLE, Feb 14-In a signed statement appearing in the Seattle papers. Rev. Dr. M. A Matthews. one of the most prominent Presby- terian clergymen on the Pacific coast. says that Japan Is greatly alarmed because of the war prepa- rations being made by the United States
 BANKS SUCCESSFUL.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 15.- The members of the federal reserve beard declare that the operation of the system during the past year has been very satisfactory. This con- clusion is based on the reports of the various banks throughout the country which are operating under the direction of the board. Very few changes, it is stated will be suggested by the board
 MINE ON FIRE
 BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 15,-Ten men are dead and a score are missing as the result of the closing of the airshaft of the Pennsylvania mine by fire last night.
 WANT HIM OUT.
 CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-According to letter received today by the wife of pr. K. Stell, efforts are be- ing made by the state department