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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916.
PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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Chronological
I Classified by
Affairs the World Over,
With Obituary and
Accident Record
t of the Year.
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MEXICAN AFFAIRS. $
JANIAKY.
1. Carrairza's farced defeated Villa's
troons at I'uebio; Villa lost 7iX killed.
17. Gen. Iloijue Gonzales Garza chosen
provisional president of Mexico by the
convention at Mexico City.
27. Provisional Fresiceut (Jarza and liis
cabinet abandoxie! Mexico City as a
capital.
3. Mexican First Cliief Carranza reoccu-
pied Mexico City.
I?- (Jen. Garza renounced the office of
provisional president of Mexico.
FEERUAUT.
4. Gen. Villa proclaimed himself presi
dent. 10. Carranza. Leal of the Constitutional
ist party ia Mexico, expelled the
Spanish minister.
april.
9. Villa's forces deflate 1 at Irapuato by
Gen. Obregon's army.
1C. Villa's army defeated by Obrtgon'a
foi ces at Celaya.
JUKE.
2. Presider.t Wilson warned the Mexi
can revolutionists to make iiace.
tZ. Carranza troops occupied Mexico City.
i7. Former Fresider.t Iluerta arrested at
Newman, X. M., by United States
marshals ou charge of conspiracy.
jui.y.
5. Ger.. Ctuzco. colleague of Gen. Iluerta
and w!ui him under tail to the Unit-d
States. jumped l.i Lai! and escaped
from El Pajjo to M.xican soil.
AUGUST.
6. Conference t'f A. F.. C. iTwirs and the
Unite! States over Mex.co. met in
Washington.
11. Ger.. Carranza resent.-! 1'resi lent Wil
son's attempt to n.-tore p.-i e in
Mexico and uts officially I. :.:: ! that
firmed intervention in M. xi .'o by the
United Slates would not be i.pproeJ
I y the A. IV C. p-'.vrs.
14. The Unite! S:.,:es an! A: g- r.tlna.
Urazit. Chile. H l;via, l'r:g'.:..y an!
G-.atemala. J:i.t:;-. appealed t JI.x
i?an parties to n. ke pes 'e.
21. Carrar.za's generals unriei-.mceu that
they wo"!d support his oh.iectieu tc
e!igare in P. p- ai e conference.
15. Pan-American corf-rees on Mexican
affairs injstpont-il decision thr-e w eeks.
OCTGL KiL.
9. Fan - American
conferees voted
o recommend
the Carranza
Tarty in Mexico
as tiie de facto
government.
13. The United
States. Brazil.
Chile. Argenti
na. Guatemala.
Eolivi?, U r u -Ftiay,
Colombia
ar.d Ni''?.r;i-'.;a
formally recog
nized Gen. Car
rar.za ileal of the
niert at jM site.
Carranza.
de facto govern-
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL t
JANL'AKY.
I'resiJei.t Wilson s ui
Sayr-. irave b.rtU to
,tr, Mrs
jn in the
V't;i- Iiou.se.
FreK.dent Wilson vetoed the iiuuiifa ra
ti on bill.
MAItCH.
The Sixty-thud congress dosed.
API'.U
Geieral Vi. toriario Iluerta arrive! in
New York :i Tn tfpaia.
Mrs. Villi;,
ed j. reside,.:
American i.
i Cummins' Story re-e'.e t
of the Laughters of tie
-volution.
HAT.
1 the triple alliance, of
.is a member, with Ger-
Italy denou:
which she v
mar.y and A u -tria.
Japan jcl v : I an ultimatum to Chi
na demand;:. c- ':ic ssions.
China accept. ,! Japan's demands with
out o,uahnca:
Pres.Jert Wil.
IluUon river.
I "resident Wils
reviewed the fieet on
n proclaimed United
i-i the war between
-i-ilungary.
'-ro-! treaties to car
States neutral.
Italy and Aust:
Japan and Ciiinx
ry out Japan's ii- manda.
Jr.vr.
British Field libl.al Kitchener iec-otate-d
with the Garter. Gilbert 1'ar
. ... ker, tiie novelist.
created a baron.
. General Itennett
II. Young re-elec t
ed commander in i
chief United Con-
federate Vetor- '
a ns.
United States peti
tion to dissolve
fie Unite! States
Steel coriMjrj'tion
denied by court
of appeals.
William Jennings
Bryan resigned
t:ie portfolio of
ftate in Wilson'n
cabinet.
S.
pVioto ty American
I'ress Asson.ation.
Iiobert Lansing.
P.obert Lansing appointed secretary of
btate a! interim.
JfLT.
27. Political revolt apainst President
Guillaume of Iliiti to nver.pe the exe
cution of 110 poll lien! prisoners. Guil
laume took refuge In the French le
gation. AUG car.
Z. Germany refuse! to consider the W.
I'. Frye damaue case a matn-r for
negotiations with the United States.
Great Britain insisted upon her pol
icy of restricting ieutral trade with
Germany.
6. United Slates forces look forcible pos
session of Port au Prince; resisting
Haitians fire! upon.
ID. Unite! States derhriea to put-an em
bargo on the sale of munitions to
belligerents and agreed to accept pay
from Germany for the sinking' of the
ship Ffye.
12. Haiti elected Dartiguenave president.
fEPrnttjTn.
12. Naval advisry bonr! appointed, with
Thomas A. E!ison chairman.
16. The United States recognized the new
Review of 1915
Chief Subjects
Conventions, Sporting,
Fires, Weather, Va-
garies and Miscel
laneous hvents. X
Haitian government of President Dar-
tmue-nuve and concluded a treaty, es
tablishing a protectorate for ten
years.
President u Ilson welcomed the G. A.
K. veterans in Camp Emery. Wash
ington.
OCTOBER.
Captain E. It. Monfort of Ohio elect
ed commander in chief of the G. A. II
NOVEMBER.
1.
I n:ted States declared the British
bloc kade of neutral ports illegal.
Yoshihlto crowned emjnjror of Japan.
10.
Unite! States declared that German
Attache at Washington. Hoy-Ed and
on l'ai'en. were objectionable.
Sixty-fourth congress met.
The United States demanded of A us
tria a disavowal of the sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona Jsov. 7.
Captains Boy-Ed and Von Pa pen re
called ly the German governments.
:o.
u.
The council of state ia China de
clared that the republic at a recent
election h:id voted to change the form
of government to a monurchy. Tiie
crown was tendered to President Yuan
Si. Ill Kai.
Wedding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Edith Boiling Gait.
Election of deputies in Greece.
Admiral Lwey's 7Mh birthday.
is.
19.
SHIPWRECKS. $
JANUARY.
British steamer Penarth wrecked on
the Norfolk coast; in tailors drowned.
MAI'.II.
T'nitetl States submarine F-4 sunk off
Honolulu while makinir a submerged
run. All on board drowned.
apb:l.
Iute-h liLA.r Maurlta lost in storm off
the Atlantic coast; 4i i-oople drovned.
JL-L.T.
Lake txcursion st amer Eastlan'l
went down in Chicago river. ( 'ui of
2,4'j-i (about on board 1-1 passengers
and Fiiiiors Were drowned.
is.
5 THE YEAR'S DEATH ROLL
JANUARY.
2. J. M. Wright, civil war veteran and
military annalist, in Washington.
6. It. V. Shurtleff. civil war veteran and
noted artist, in New York; ag' d 75.
10. Marshall I. Wilder, humorist and au
thor, at St. Paul. Minn.; aged ai.
12. Mrs. John Woo!, oace noted actress
on the English-American stage-, in
El-lan J; aged K.'.
17. Geli. A. M. Stoess;!, noted in the de
fense of Port Arthur ia l.4-a. at Pet
rograd; tge-d 07.
IS. Gen. C. H. Tomr-klns. U. S. A., re
tired, in Washington: ag'd M.
19. Cj1. J. A. Joyce, Federal vtteran. au
thor an! poet, in Washington; age! 73.
G. B. Frot nii.gham, notd light upera
star, at Burlington, Vt; aged 7s.
FELUUiRT.
4. Alban J. Conant. vetTaa artist, in
New York city; aged 13.
12. Jarres Creel man. noted journalist. In
Berlin; ag-d C3.
Fanny 'r(isly, blind hymn writer, In
Bridgeport. Cotm.
la. Simon Brentano, head of noted New
York firm of booksellers, in New York
city; ageel K.
20. Frank Fuller, war governor of Utah
uncier Lincoln, in New York city;
aged &S.
MARCH.
14. Samuel Bov.les. editor and publisher
of the Springfield Republican. at
Sprint-'tiel!. Mass.: aged a4.
20. Charles Francis Adams, historian and
publicist, in Washington; age! so.
24. Mary Ann Jackson, widow of Gen. T.
J (Stonewall i Jackson, at Charlotte.
N. C; aged W.
API1IL.
. C utis Guild, statesman and diplomat,
in Huston; aged ii.
7. F. llopkinson bmith. author and ar
tist, in New York city; age! 70.
13. W. 1:. Nelson, editor Kansas City
Star, in that city: aged 7i.
13. Ex-Gov. I". A. Woodbury of Vermont,
at Burlington: .-g-d 77.
It Nelson W. Al(iri-li. former senator
from Illioue Island, in New York city:
age! 73.
25. Frederick W. Seward, son of Secre
tary of State W. li. Seward an! who
was wounded Lu defending his father
when attacked April H, lsGJ, at Mon
trose, N. Y.; ae! Kl.
MAT.
2. Olive Harper, author and translator,
in Philadelphia: aged 73.
21. John W. Alexander, portrait artist,
former president of the National
Academy of Design, In New York
city; aged a3.
JUNE.
10. Gen. E. L. Molineux, noted civil war
officer. In New York city; aged Si
13. Col. C. E. Woodruff. U. S. A., noted
surgeon and anthropologist, ia New
iiochclle. N. Y.; aged iS.
23. Rafael Joseffy, ctlebrated pianist, in
New York city; aged Ul.
27. Ellen Hfirdin Walworth, historical
writer, prominent in the D. A. Ii. In
Washington: aged 84.
29. O'Donovan Rossa (Jeremiah O'lxmo-
van). Irish patriot leader, ia New
York city; aged fci.
JULY.
2. Gen. rorfirio Diaz, former president
of Mexico, after
several terms
and deposed by
29.
Madero. in Tar-
is; acted Kl. '
20.
IS. St. Clair McICel
way. editor of
the Brooklyn
Eagle, In Xsrook
lyn. N. Y".; aged
70.
31. Dr. W. A. Crof
fut. Journalist,
traveler and au
thor, in Wash
ington; aged SO.
AUGUST.
6. Maarten Maar
tens, Dutch nov
Torfirlo Diaz.
elist, in Zcist. Holland; aged 7.
6. General E. K. Tracy, lawyer and sol
dier, former secretary of navy, in NeT
York city; age! So.
11. John W. Harper, noted publisher. In
New York; aged 84.
6.
13.
20.
17. General J. C. Black, noted lawyer an!
civil war veteran, in Chicago; aged 7e.
28. John D. Long, former secretary of
navy, at Ilingham. Mass.; aged ,,.
Paul Armstrong, playwright, in New
York; aged 40.
rrtPTEMBER.
9. Albert G. SpulJing, baseball veteran
etiil sporting goods manufacturer, at
Point lAtna. Cab; age! til.
14. Gen. E. 11. R:ply. who le! tiie I'ed-
tral advance into UichrtninJ in 1 -Co,
at Rutland, Vt.; age! 70.
.21. Anthony Cumstuck. New York's moral
censor, ut Sumr.'.lt, N. J.; a,.'--! 71.
22. Ir. Austin Flint, note! physi- ian an!
alienist, in New Yolk city; ii;t--J v'i.
X. J. Keir I la: die. noteil Englith t-oeial-
lst, M. 3'. and lecturer, in Glasgow,
Scotland.
octoher.
CO. Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian states
man, former premier, in Engl in!:
atred i't.
SI. Blanche Walsh, actress. In Cleveland.
O.; aged 42.
KOVEU u nit.
1. Herman Ri 1-
der, lemian
Anieiican edi
tor, in New
York; age! G4.
14. Booker T.
Wa sli i n g t on .
negro leader
and educator,
at Tuskee-ve.
Ala. ; a-ed D7.
16. Susan E. Dick
inson, journal
ist, at i--r.-.n-ton,
I'a ; a:eu
19. Ir. Solomon
Schec'.tef, Hot
el authority on
I'hoto by American
I'ress Association.
Herman Jtid.ler.
the II e b r e w
Scriptures. ii
N e v York
age-! CS.
J NATURE FREAKS.
-i-
JANTAKY.
Earthquake in Italy; many cities ;.tj!
towns destroyed. Avtzz.-.::o being t":e
principal sufferer; death list Hl'.'.'TS;
13.
shock recorded by sei.s:norap.i ia
Washington.
AIT.tL.
Snowstonr. atid 7J mile gale rage! on
tiie Atlantic coast.
Texas swept by a rain an! electrical
storm; dead.
April Peat record of itl degrees in New
York city.
MAT.
Frost, saow a:.! rain In the cet.tr:.!
west, from Texas to I-.Iont.m.i..
I.nsser. peak, California, burst cut in
eruption.
JUNE.
Earthquake in southern California
caused loss of Jl.&JO.(f.
JILT.
Tort'.ido in the mi!!le west. Cin'-ir-l
ati suflere! ne sl; elea! upward of 4-.
witii many missins-
Fioo! in O'.io cause! loss of $J.""1
jirj; S pt rsons drow ne!.
Af'trST.
Cle ti lioir-t at Erie. Ta.. c.-.use! a los?
of $:.(. ".'o; 7.", le-:;ths.
Vesuvius, Etna and Ftrorr.bo:;, the
Italian volcanoes, ln-ramu active.
TropU-il hurrifane- Jioolel Gal-.-stor.
with waters rf the gulf; other joiiits
23.
on the co. ist invaded. Loss est. it
ot tZ'i yni.mO an! de-aths upward of
with many n.is-sing.
Frost la the middle west.
snPTEMF.nti.
Temperature 8S In New York; hottest
S- pt. V ou recetrd.
Gulf hurricane struck Louisiana coast:
deaths estimate! about C,'.
sovrill El;.
42 persons ki!e! an! lnjur-d by wind
st 'rm at liot springs. Ark.
so.
15.
I?.
4--t;--f.-.t.t4-.;..
FIELD GF SPORTS.
Al-KIL-Je
s Vrillard
defeated Jack
Johns :i in 5
5.
rounds ot Ha
vana. Cuba.
League baseball
Siasun opene-d.
JUKE.
Walter J. Travis
won his fourth
MetrojMilitan golf
c ii a in p i o n s n ip,
defeating J. G.
Andersem 2 up ia
the linal, at Rye,
N. Y.
Women's nation
al tennis eliam
pionsnip won by
Moila Bjurstedt
at Pliiladel)hia.
14.
I'hoto by American
l'less Association.
Jess Willard.
Scor", 41., o Z, 00.
Jerotne D. Travels, noted amdt-ur,
won title -f open golf cii-impionsfnp
of the United States, d featmg jlc
N imara. at BaJtusrol, N. J.
Yale defeat-U Harvard i-i the varsity
races at New Haven, winning var
sity, fresiim in and second varsity
events.
Cornell v.ou tiie varsity r;i-p at
pougi.jieepsic. with Ixl..;i! Sianfoi-r".
se--o!.Ii time, J.tiotl u-i; also jui. i,r r.e-.-.
in l'mrl-5, Willi Pennsylvania s-ei.,i,,l
Sviacuse won the Ireshman raee ;;.
tt-OU-Ii, with Cornell becond.
JULY.
Norman S. Taber of Boston made a
new world's one mile run record i't
Cambridge; time 4 minutes 12 l-i sec
onds. FEPTEMFIKn.
Amateur golf championship of the
United States won by Robert A. Gard
ner of Chicago, who ! leate! John G.
Anderson of Mount Vemem. N. Y., I
up and 4 to plav, at Detroit.
William M. Johnston won the national
tennis singles c-liatppionship at Forest
Hills. N. Y., defeating Maurice; E. Mc
Loughliii with a score of 1 0, 0 u, 7 I.
10 S.
Women's coif championship won by
Mid. C. H. Vanderbeck jf I'iilia.lel
phia at Chicago. 3 up an! 2 to play;
Mrs. W. A. Gavin runner up.
Directum I. made new we.rld's pacing
record of 1 :5-;;l4 fer a mile without a
win! shiel! at Syracuse, N. Y.
The Philadelphia club clinched the Na
tional league pennar.t at Boston by
defeating Boston G to 0.
Boston became American league oharn
Iion through the defeat of Detroit by
St. Louis. S to 2. at Detroit.
OCTOBER.
Gil Atidersen won 3C0 mile auto rcc
for the Astor Cup at Sheepshead Bay.
:ston Americans defeated the Phila
delphia Nationals in the fifth mid ile
tidmg game -f the world's series, 6 to
4, at Philadelphia.
Cornell defeated Harvard 10 to 0 at
IS.
2S.
IS.
7.
11.
1C.
9.
IX
23.
Can bridge. Mass.
PV.nceton deieated Dartmouth 30 to 7 at
Princeton.
J.-OVE31BER.
Harverd defeated Princeton 1 to 6 at
loot hi II.
Yaie defeated Princeton 13 to 7.
Harvard beat Yale 41 to v at football.
Army vanquished Navy 11 to 0 at Xoot-talL
E5i-'iij: .
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, f
V
JANUAHY.
L I'ariama-Cbfornia exposition opened
at San lis-;o.
4. London Stock Exchange reopened.
5. Unite! Sta.es supreme court ruled that
the Danbury hatters must pay .Z,bf)
fine for a boycott set up in I'.-oi'.
18. Fire in Roebiing's wire- ilunt at Tren
ton caused a loss of fl.u'ju.ijoo.
FEEP.fAliT.
18. Frank James, last of James I rothers
noted in the civil vir and later as
desperate men, die! near Excelsior
Springs, AIo.; aged 71.
20. I'ajiaiiia-I'acific international exposi
tion at San Francis-o iormal.y opened
it Alien.
S. Anarchists caught in an attempt tr.
cxp-ode bomns in St. Patrick's cathe
dral, N w York.
S.
Harry Kendall Thaw place! on trial
in New Vork for conspiracy to es'-upe
the usyluin at Malieawari.
Thaw and four alleged t i.;-pir.-.tors
aequilted on charge of eol.s;,.: ;,, ;. .
Lincoln Bcachey. the American avi
ator, ki'.le! in High: at the i'anatna
I'actlic exjio.-ition, in San Francn-co.
ArrilL.
B.-thiehcni Steel jump -! to J.V in tiie
N-v Yorl; Stock llt.t. ange, w here "7,
"Jf, shares were dea.lt iti.
I'ubhc library of St. Paul destroy. ! by
lire: loss $17.",U"U. Int rnationai i-eace
Congress met at Tiie lin-ue. Name of
Culebra cut. In the Panama canal,
changed to Gaiilard cut.
Ce'loti. I'anatna, swept by fire: los-
'' .', tr in the business hstrlct, where
4-Z buihiiiigs were uestr e!
mat.
Naval fleet arrived at New York.
New government proclaimed by re-vo- j
13.
It
13.
28
20
lutionists m i oriugai. u ne -t. w J re
mier. Joao Ch.' gas. shot by a senator.
President Wilsju roteste,l to i;.-r-
IS.
mai.y in tiie LusiUUiia case. N.vai
parade at New York.
JUNE.
L Unite! Confederate veterans met at
Richmond.
6. Georgia prison commission reji.,rted
against commuting senten-.-e c-f Frat.k.
tlieg- ! m.ir.iert r.
10. Seci-n! line! Slates note to Ger-m-iry
ser t t Ambassador J. W. Ge
rard In Berlin, pro
testing against sub-i--.ar.ning
ocean
liners.
17. Yu'ii.i Ind.atis de
clare! w. r on tiie
T" n 1 t e d States.
Fle et order- ! to
sail for Low-t Cal
ifornia to pr' t. ct
Americans.
18. Harry K. Thaw
gf.-i.te! a j-n-y trial
to test l..s t;..nity.
19. The Arizona battle
ship, big-est Unit -d
States super-dread-Iiaugiil,
launched t
navy
yard.
Jl'LY.
S. J. J. Morgan, the banker, shot at
Gi'n Cove. N. Y.. by Frank jhjit, a
Germr.n c -!' ge prof-.-ssor.
14. Earry 1C. Tnaw elec'.are! sat,e by an
advi-'-ry j irv In N' w York c ity.
14. The state departnv :.t notiti- d Great
Britain, through Ambassador V.". 11
I'age, that this country would not
re-coin.ize British rucrjj in Council as
valid.
21. S mthold. N. Y., btgan the 27TAh an
niversary of Its settlement (ICI'i.
28. Haitian i evolutions invaded the
French legi tiem, dragged out the de
pose.! president, Guiiiaume, and siiot
liim to der-tn.
29. H..itian stijoers killed 2 United States
marines who were in Purt au Prince
proteetmg f.reign-rs.
20. J'orrner Police Lieutenant Char! s
Becker execute! at Sing Sing for
corr. p'i'-ity in the murder of Hermann
Rosenthal.
AUGUST.
19. Unite! Slates battleships Louisiana
an! New Hampshire sailed for Vera
Cruz, Mexico, to quell anti-fereign
demonstrations.
11. Heavy shipment of British treasure.
including $1 j.etK.',ioo in gold, arrived at
New York.
1G. Riot in Boston: Italian reservists as-
saultel policemen who protected Ger
mans from the mob.
16. National Educational association met
at Oakland, Cal.
Le Frank. Georgia life convict, forcibly
taken from prison at Mliledgeville and
hanged i.c.'ir Marietta, home of bis al
lege! victim. Marv Phugan.
21. Great Britain declared cotton contra
band.
Conference of governors met in Bos
ton. 30. Spanish American War Veterans met
at Si-rat. ton. X'a.
CI. United States F-4, which sank off
Honolulu March 23, was raised.
SErTFMBEl;.
4. K.OW.ono fire on the grain pier in New
port News, Va.
7. SfiO.'K'f-.'Vt in British gold n 'he! New
York via the American Express.
Semicei termini anniversary of the Wash
ington grand review of 1SV. by 2U.000
G. A. R. veterans.
Eons of Veterans' annual encampment
in Washington.
17. Vi'.l.ialmur Stefansson, th0 explorer,
hear! from alter a silence of 17
moniiiS. lie was in Ranks Land.
25. In an .- f-tion near Cape Hattien. Haiti.
1" Americans were wouuded an! 4a
Haitian rebels kilh-d.
27. Gasoline and dynamite explosion in
the business district of Ardmore. okla..
kilieil m people and injured over l'A;
property lu.-s J.Vii.mo.
43th annual en.',mpment of the Gran!
Army of the Republic opened in Wash
ington. 2S. Farmers' National Congress opened at
Omaha.
20. Wireless phone talk was nc-compHshed
between Arlimrton, Va., and Sail Fran
cisco, 2.i miies.
20. Speech transmitted by wireless phone
from Arlington, Va., to Honolulu, 4.GW
miles.
OCT o PER.
4. International farm congress opened at
Denver.
1L National Woman's Christian Temper-ani-e
union met at Seattle, Wash.
21. Wireless telephoning accomplished be
tween Arlington, Va.. and Paris.
26. Steamer Hoe-king sailing under United
States llag seized by a British cruiser
off the port of New York.
KOVEMtEH.
Great Britain seized at Faint Lucia the
3a
United States steamer Tennessee.
DECEMBER.
. World's Fair: Panama-Pacific exposi
tion closed; attendance over 17,(w0,000;
profits J2.CW.0.A
F'ord's peace mission set out from New
York.
i. Sixty-fourth congress convene!.
L Austria asked to disavow the act of
sinking the ocean liner Ancona.
. Immigration statistics for 1910 showed
a falling off of arrivals of nearly (kf.-
0iV un to Dec. 1 against the arrivals
of 1914.
14.
Convention: National American Wo
man Suffrage association meets in
Washington.
Conventions : American Society of In
ternational Law and Pan-American
Scientific congress meet in Washing
ton. Convention: American Historical asso
ciation meets ia Washington.
5 rr i
ew.. . a.
J. W. Gerard.
Brooklyn
I World War
! And Various
Movements on Land
and Sea With New
Nations In
Line.
WAR ON THE WATER.
JANUARY.
L British battleship Formidable sunk in
the English channel by German sub
marine or a mine; over COO drowned.
14. In a German naval attack on the Eng
lish coast the German cruiser Blueclier
was sunk, with about 7w of her crew.
British cruiser Lion disabled.
FEBRUARY.
4. German admiralty declared a war
zone in the English channel after Feb.
IS.
15. German war zone decree went into ef
fect. MARCH.
IS. British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean and French battleship Bouvet
sunk during a naval attack in the
Dardanelles.
2S. German submarine U-28 torpedoed
British ships Falaba and Aguiha in
St. George's channel; Cs passengers
and 70 sailors lost.
APRIL.
26. Trench steamer Leon Gambetta tor
pedoed Xy an Austrian submarine in
the strait of Otranto; &a seamen
dreiwned.
MAY.
7. The Lusitania was torpedoed and
sunk eff Kinsale. Munster coast. Ire
land. Out of 2,1(4 persons on board
1.1" were lost.
13. British, battleship Goliath torpeaoed in
the Dardanelles, with loss of 5uu lives.
Jj. Bruisii battiesaip Triumph torpedoed
in tiie DardPiielles.
28. British battleship Majestic 6unk by a
t jrjjdo in the Iiardanellea.
JUNE.
17. Italian submarine Meduso torpt-doed
hy an Austrian submarine.
30. Britisii admiralty steamer Armenian,
with Americans in her crew, torpe
doed off the British coast. 22 Arneri
cara lost.
JULT.
7. Italian cruiser Amalfl sunk by Aus
trian submarine In the Adriatic sea.
august.
8. British submarine sank the Turkish
battleship Burbarossa in the se-a of
Marmora.
14. British transport Royal Edward sunk
by an enemy submarine in the Aegean
sea; loss of nearly l,t lives.
19. A German submarine torpedoed the
White Star liner Arabic off Cape
Clear. Ireland; 29 Americans on board.
OCTOBER.
23. German cruiser Trinz Adalbert sunk
by British submarine; crew of Vi"
nearly all lost.
NOVEMBER.
7. Italian liner Ancona sunk by Austrian
submarine in the Mediterranean : 2W
lives lost, including some Americans.
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, i
JANUAP-Y.
13. The allies began to retreat south of
the Aisne at Soissons, abandoning 5
miles of trenches.
14. Aliies withdrew- south of the Aisne,
losing G.-AtO prisoners and many guns.
MARCH.
10. Beginning of British attacks at Neuve
Chupelle. France.
12-13. French attacks and German c ounter
attacks continued at Neuve Chapelle,
with heavy losses.
- APRIL.
22. Germans recaptured Hartmannswei
lerkopf. In the Vosges mountains.
They repulsed an attack by allies
along the Ypres canal with asphyx
iating gas and crossed that barrier to
tiie west side.
30. German artillery at Nieuport, Belgium,
bombarded Dunkirk, France, at 22
miles range.
SEPTEMBER.
23. Great drive of the allies from the
French se-acoast to Verdun. Heavy
capture of guns reported and 20.t." un
wounde! prisoners. German front bro
ken 5 miles in length at Loos, La Bas
see and Souchez, and 2a miles in the
Champagne.
2S. Allies continued western drive.
NOVEMBER
IS. Allies hell Joint war council in Tar'.s.
f- r
SOUTHERN WAR ZUNt.
v-
FEBRUARY.
3. Turks estimated at 12,000 attacked
British guards along Suez canal south
of lsmaiiia, ICgypt.
24. Allied fleet bombarded Turkisli Tort
guarding the sea, entrance to Constan
tinople. APRIL.
23. Allied troops landed on the shore of
the Dardanelles under fire from the
Turkish guts.
MAY.
22. Italy made formal proclamation of
war.
25. Austrian navy and airships attacked
Italy's coast. Italian troops seized
Austrian territory.
JUNE
1. Italian troops, led
by General Cador
na. forced the im
portant river
lsonzo in advance
toward Trieste,
Austria.
9. Italians captured
Monfalcone, a n
important strate
gic town north
west of Trieste.
AUGUST.
8. Italy sent an ul
timatum to Tur
key. 5. Austrians launch
eel counterattacks
on the Italian line
at Goritz.
Photo by American
Press Association.
General Gadorna.
SEPTEMBER.
19. Turkish artillery drove the allied
troops from their works on the Darda
nelles. 22. Bulgaria mobilized her army.
OCTOBER.
15. Russia tent an ultimatum to Bulgaria
demanding dismissal of German offi
cers, etc.
0tk
&iffEigo
Minor EFts
Battle Front In Poland, t
France, Belgium, Aus-
tria, Gallipoli, Ser
via and Egypt. t
5. Greece protested atrairst the Inn-ling
of troops at Saiotiiki to d fend Servia.
7. Austro-German forces un le-r General
von Mackensen invade! S'-rvia. Bul
garia sent 14 hour ultimatum to Servia
8. Germans recaptured Belgrade, capital
of Servia.
31. Bulgaria declared war on Servia.
IS. A general attack by Italians at Goritz
failed after an ail day struggle.
NOVEitllER.
6. Bulgarians capture! Nisi:, great rail
way center in Se-rvia.
24. Germans and Austrians captured Mi
trovitza and Pristina, Servia.
UECEMUER.
L British defeated by Turks near Bag
dad, Mesopotamia.
2. Germans and Austrians capture! Mon-
astir. Servia.
10. Balkans: Allied troops in Greece fell
back on SalonikL
RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
JANUAI.Y.
Russian forces were south of the Car
pathian mountains invading Hungary.
A large Ituss-ian army was advancing
on the Russian border against Kee
nigsberg. a German fortified city in
East Prussia.
FEERUARY.
Germans checked in a depera'e at
tack on Russian lines at Bchmow, be
fore Warsaw.
Germans, by a force! march, turned
the Russian flank at Johannesburg, m
East Prussia, forcing the enemy to re
treat back to Russian territory.
Germans in Russia cut the raiiroa!
behind the retreating Russian army.
North of Augustowo tiie Russians Je
serte! their positions east of the Ma
surian lakes.
Germans stormed and captured Prz-ts-nysz,
Poland, an important Russian
post north of Warsaw.
MARCH.
The Austrian fortress cf Frzemys1., in
Galicia, surrendered to the Russian
army after a gailar.t and prolonged
defense. About 0e.OMO armed Austrians
were among the trophies.
Russians recaptured Przasnysz, in Po
land, north of Warsaw.
app.il.
Russia s advanced through Bosfik
pass, piercing the Austrian lines in
the Carpathians.
MAY.
Austro-Germ.ins recaptured Jaroslav.
on the west bank of Sati river. Gali
cia, .orcing the Russians to tbar.u on
the Carpathian mountains.
JUNE.
7.
24.
26.
14.
Germans, le! by
General vor.
Mackensen, re
captured l'rzem
y s 1, Galicia,
which the Rus
sians ha! occu
pied March 22.
after a siege of
20 days.
Lemberg, Gali
cia. recaptured
liy Austriansaf t
er ten months'
occupation by
Russians,
23.
JULY.
Germans again
von Mack
13.
ensen.
captured the post of Przasnysz, aC
miles north of Warsaw.
Austrians captured Radom, 57 miles
south of Warsaw.
AUCU3T.
German army captured Warsaw, after
campaign which lasted over eipht
months. The Russian garrison le
treated east of the Vistula.
General von M.ickensen's German
trooj3 captured SiecU'-e. cutting the
Warsaw -Moscow railway.
Novo Georgievsk, the econ! greatest
Russian fortress in Polnn!, with its
garrison, estimated at from 4 '.U"o to
8.".(M) men. cr ptured by General v n
Beseler's German army.
SEPTEMBER.
Germans captured Grodno and ad
vanced on Riga.
NOVEMEER.
Germans abandoned important posi
tions in front of Riga.
20.
13.
4i44i.-Ji4M-.7
1
MINOR WAR . EVENTS, i
i
JANUARY.
26. The German government ordered the '
seizure of private stores of corn, ,
wheat and flour.
FEBRUARY.
1C .. .. 1,. r.., ...1 .V.n. T"r,;...l Cnti.a
mat sue wouiu insist on mani'-aiuins
the war zone in the English channel.
MARCH.
1. England announced lier intentioa to
stop all ships to and from tiie sea
ports of Germany.
14. The German cruiser Dresden, which
survived the battle of Falkland is-
lands, sunk in battle with a British
fleet near San Juan Feriiaiidevz island,
off Chili.
15. Great Britain issued a sweeping order 1
in council cutting off all outside trade
with Germany and refused to modify
the war zone blockade.
JULY.
8. Germany replied to note of the United
States (June 10), promising to safe
guard Americans under their own flag.
ATTQU6T.
4. Great Britain sent notes to the United
States upholding her blockade.
21. Berlin informed Washington that the
killing of Americans ou the Arabic
was not intentional.
SEPTEMBER.
L German ambassador announced that
liners would not be sunk by subma
rines without warning unless they re
sisted or nttempted to escape.
8. German airships raided London, in
juring M persons and killing lu.
OCTOBER.
E. Germany disavowed the sinking of the
Arabic and agreed to pav indemnity.
13. Fifty-five killed and 11 injured in
London by Zeppelin attack.
DEOEMEIR.
XL London recruiting offices crowded with
volunteers under the Lord Derby plan,
which was to end Dec. 11.
General
WANTED!-
LIVE POULTRY
A carload of
at the C, li. &. Q. fr-.-i
riattsmouth, Nt-b., Ti-'
11, l'JlC), for whi'.h ve
cash as follows:
liens
Springs
Ducks
Geese
Roo.-ters
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IV. E KEEfitY.
CITKOLAX
CITK OLAX
CITROL AX
Best thin? for cor.stjiatlo::, sour
stomach, lazy liver j.r.J t-!u'.-:r..-h
bowel.-'. St a tick hca'taiLy a!mu. t
at once. Gives a mot thcniUfii aii-i
satisfactory f!u.-hit:jr r.-o jair., t,o
nausea. Keeps your s-y.-i-.m c!"a:..-t i.
i-weet and whoics-orbe. A.-k for
Citrolax. Sold everywhere.
rOR SALE.
FOR SALE T-rooni h ,ub?f 2 lot;,
barn ap.d eutbuildi:!t:: ; Z Liocks
from Columbian school. Inn-ire of
Homer Shrader. 11-3-tf-JA.w
A lazy live.'- lead.- to e!.:-o! !c !"--pe-psia
arid cor.-:i;...i.i. w v:. '. -.- - th.
whole sv-tc-rr.. I-.-.i,'s li.-u!-. t.- J "e-
per box) iut rr.i'e'.iy -.c
bOWtla. At aii d:'-(T ;-:'!
ti.- ;: . :
r. e. o.. Not let-:
Chapter F. I. E. O. w'l: ,h --. vvitii
Mrs. Fannie Iit-l..-op. i': iday afv rr-. .
at 2:Z0. I-".-.'' i
To the I'olirv Holder-; t.f i'. M. I. Co.
Vcu are hereby be.: :',;: it;.:
Ar.mial M'-etirg- o t I' -'.n-y 1'.
in the I'kttte Mutual It - .. :.- e.- C,.P
pany will be hel 1 at i;.- r ce i.1. ti.'
City of Piatt.-'!? ' uth ( .T - y 11
1-nr, at 1(':(' o'c'.o::: a. n... f--r t1.
transaction of all l a-::.(-s that n.: ;
be brought before it.
J. C. PETER:-' EX, Sk -' .u y.
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For Sale.
Several male Puroc-Joivty pi'-.
about eiht r.ior.hs oil, at ?'5.'"
each. C. E. Schwab, Mi:-r:ty, Xeb.
SIX-YEAR-OLD II I CROFP.
I have a li ':! ;'irl
e..i-
croup." "riies W. E. ',rr, Ear--vi'.'.e,
Ind. "I have used I" dc '.- Hot., y
and Tar, obtaininir ii?'ant u-:.. f f "'
her. My wife and. I a! ; u-e it tit. !
will :ay it is the be--t tare for a bad
cold. t-oUL'b. throat trobinv and en,;.-'
I ever saw." Sold evervw -tefe.
"Keiiawka's Bsst"
BEATS ALL THE REST!
Not ouly our opinion but
the verdict of a host of sat
isfied customers.
If you are not us:Df4 '
Netiawka Floor
take a sack home with you
today and try it.
Every sack guaraLtted to
give entire satisfaction.
For sale by every mer
chant in Nehawka, all the
leading dealers in Platts
mouth and Hiatt L Tutt, of
Murray.
Nehawka Milling
COMPANY.
Nehawka, - Nebraska
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