The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

llL \ l-R - IN trouble with the employers and SD notified the various companies. The prompt reply O the companies which employ longs >horemen was that the strikers could come to work as in diyiduals at any time they saw fiji to do so. but the employers will mol now recognize the union al all.
 II is believed that the backbone of the strike has been broken and that many Of the longshoremen will return tO work in the morning
 STREET CAR WRECKED.
 CHICAGO. Aug. l0-A score ol people were injured today. four prob ably fatally, when double explo. -Iou caused by a short circuit, wrecked Halstead street car. The smashed the windows m the car. bent the wire guards of the windows. and Set the woodwork lu fire In the mad rush for the exits. the crowd jamned in the doorway ,ud many wcIr injured who would have escaped without injury if they had kept their heads. A hurried call was sent for all available ambulances and the injured were rushed tO the hospitals Late tins evening four of those injured Mere reported to be dying.
 BlLLlNGSLEY FREED
 SEATTLE, Aug. 10.-Police Judge Gordon this evening dismissed the charge of first degree murder which had been lodged against Agalotnan Biilingsley in connection with the death of Welin Wiley. a police off ..ar Who Vas filiet l., .I, , ,g,.. watehman ill the Billingsley ware house while making a raid.
 The $20. .000 cash bail which had been deposited for the appearance of Billingsley was ordered returned to the defendant in the action Chioi of Police Buckingham states that he will prefer another charge against Billingsley. or run him out of Seat tie
 EXCITEMENT ON MARKET.
 CHICAGO Aug 10,-The giant crop losses in the United States and Canada have sent the wheat ' ed 10 Il 34 cents a bushel The trading closed in a whirl of excite ment, showing net gains of from 70 $ to II ,.& cents q busI..t Wlt September options at $1.44 II cents.
 TO CALL WILSON lE.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-If the United States board of mediation fails to adjust the differences be tween the railroads and the 100000 thereof, who are threat tning general strike, President personal influence to avert gen eral strike on the roads. This state ment was made in this city today by a representative of the railroad managers. It would be a last re sort according to the man who made the statement, and taken only to save the nation from 6 trade paralysis that would follow the call ing of the strike, which would tie up 225,O0O miles of railroad.
 EXPECTING BREMEN.
 BALTIMORE, Aug. 10 The C. man Society of this city today inti mated that it had received a tip that the merchant submarine Bremen would be inside of the capes some time tomorrow.
 PERSISTENT RUMOR.
 NORFOLK, Aug. 1O.-There is a persistent report in this city to the effect that the German merchant submarine Bremen is off the capes and will be inside some time tonol- row.
 ADMIRAL RETIRED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 1O.- Rear Admiral Thomas B. Howard was retired from the active list because of his age today.
 FLOODS ON OHIO RIVER
 HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Aug. 10 Governor Hatfield today ordered two more companies of the second regiment into the flood district of West Virginia when reports of the terrible suffering apparently con firmed the early estimates. Thirty bodies have already been recovered at Cabin creek, while the death list is placed at over 100. Other bodies are being removed every little while from the creek above the town of Cabin Creek. The property damage is enormous. Estimates place it as nigh as S5,000000, while some of the people believe that it will total S7,500, 900.
 The bodies of many victims oi yesterdays floods were seen today floating on huge masses O wreck age down the flooded Ohio river Intellectual attempts were made to reach several of the bodies.
 One large raft of wreckage con tained no less than 22 bodies, ac cording to those who saw it in the river, but all attempts to get the raft or the bodies ended in failure
 The flood is the result of cloud burst which swept Cabin Creek and the Coal river valleys The coun try is devastated and the sutterina is awful among those who made their homes there.
 PARALYSIS ALARMING.
 WASHINGTON. D C., Aug 10 The public health service is great ly aroused over the inability of the various state boards of health tC check the epidemic of infantile pa ralysis that is claiming so many victims. and with the hope of pre- venting further spread of the disease, members of all state boards of health have been summoned tC Washington for conference. The session will be held here next week Thursday and it is believed tha, representatives from practically ev cry state will be in attendance.
 DON'T WANT HELP.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug H. The 0pDartmpt was a0ViS pl