The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, December 29, 1916, Image 2
THE SEMI-WEEK LY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. HISTORY OF 1916 TOLD IN BRIEF Most Important Events of tho Last Year Set Forth. PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR Chief Developments In the Mighty Conflict of Nations Political and Other Happenings In tho United States. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. EUROPEAN WAR Jan. 1. Nows rccclvod of torpedoing of P. & O. liner Persia In Mediterranean; about 250 lost. Including R. N. McNcoly, U. 8. consul at Aden. Jan. 6. British conscription bill passed first reading and threo cabinet members resigned. Italian steamer carrying Montenegrin recruits from U. 8. sunk by mine In tho Adriatic; 200 lost. Jan. 7. Germany promised U. 8. Its sub marines would observe rules of clvlllzod warfare Jan. 9,-Brltlsh battleship Edward VII sunk by mine. Jan, 11. Austrlans captured Lovcen, dominating Cattaro. Jan. 13. Austrian cruiser sunk by French submarine, Jan. H. Many documents connecting Von Papen with alleged war plots In U, S. taken from htm by British, turned over to American embassy, KcnnnnBlinh, Persia, occupied by Turks. Jan, IS. Russians renewed general at tack on Austrlnn front. . Austrlans took Cetlnto nnd pursued Montenegrins toward Albania, Jan, 21, Austrian liydroplnnn and tor pedo boat sunk by British submarlno In Adriatic, Jan, 22. Austria Issued ultimatum to Montenegro to surrender or face anni hilation. Jan. 21. Scutari occupied by Austrlans. Jan, 29. Twenty-four killed In Zoppelln tald on Paris. Germans took nearly a mllo of French trenches cast of Snuchcs. Jan, 20. Another Zoppelln raid made on Tarls, Jan. SI. Several Zeppelins made raid over Midland and northeast counties of England; 07 persons killed. Feb, 1. Urltlsli liner Appam, In chargo Of nrlxo crew from German commerce raider Moowo, arrived at Norfolk with' captives rrom seven otnor vessels, Collier Franz Flschor sunk by bomb from Zeppolln: 13 lost. Feb. 2, Porslan nrmy defeated Hussions marching on Teheran, , Zeppelin lost In North sea and crew drowned, Feb. 8. French aviators attacked city of Smyrna, killing 200. President Wilson accepted Gormany's memorandum of settlement of Lusltanla case, both sides yielding ground. Fob. 0. Germans took 800 yards of French trenches near Vlmy, U. 8. demandod from Austria apology and reparation for attack on Potrollte. French cruiser Amlra! Charnlcr tor pedoed and sunk) 374 lost. Fob, 16, Hussions under Grand Duko Nicholas captured Erzorum, Feb. 21. Gorman attack on Verdun be gan. Feb. 24. Germans captured villages within big gun range of Verdun. Austria nnnounced sinking of Italian transport loaded with soldlors by bomb from airplane. Fob, 26, liYonch checked somewhat German drlvo on Verdun. Russians took Kormannhah, Persia, by storm. Austrlans ontorod Durazzo, Italians re tiring, French cruiser Provence sunk In Medi terranean; 3,130 lost . Feb. 27. Urltlsli steamer Maloja sunk by mlno: 174 lost. rob, 29. Italian government soiled 31 Interned German steamers. German commerco raider Grolf nnd British cruiser Alcantara sunk In North sea fight; 2C4 lost. March 3. Germans drovo through vil lage of Dounumont nnd beyond, Russians took Ultlls. Armenia, by as sault U. 8, senate relected resolution warn ing Americans off armed shins. March 5. French checked second Ger man Infnntrv attack mi Vnnlnn Two Zeppollns raided northeast coast of js,ngianu; n aiuou. March 0. Germans began now drive on Verdun, cantnrlnir vlllacn of Fornrns. Maroh 7. Gormans made further gains at Viirdun at tremendous cost. U, B. houso of roprosentatlvei tabled resolution warning Amorlcans off armed liners. ninrcn. . ucrmany declared war on Portugal. March 10. Russians advanced to within 30 miles of Troblzond. Turks and Germans evacuated Innahnn. Persia. March 14. Hnllans started big offonslvo along wnniu Aumriun Irani, March 19. Gnrinanii remitsnd irynMi nt tacks, at Ie Mort Homme and captured trenches from Urltlsli nt Vermollcs, . iwarcn io,-nquntiron or French, and Brit Ish alrnlanes bombed Zeohrutrir, iIa.ipkv. lng much property nnd killing many per- mnrcn ai. ucrinans nniiea at Verdun. Russians gained against Germans ami Austrlans In Poland and Gallcla; nnd took Isnahan. canltal of Persia. March 22. Austrlans ovneuated Crerno wlts nnd Buknwlna, March 24. French bombarded Gwvmnn yimiiiuna ill itiuiuiicoiin nnn AVOCOllrt. urittsn cunnnoi steamer Sussex and British stoamor Englishman torpedood wiuiuui wuruiii),, JtiuorilWMB on ootn. Entcnta allies rejected Lnnsing'B pro point to disarm merchantmen. warcn si.-ureat uerman nttaelc ITnucoiirt-Mamncourt front renuin,.,! on March 29. British stonmer Engio Point one American aboard, torpedoed without warning. Gormun aerlnl attack on finlonlkl allied twenty. March Sd.-Gormnns attacked with llnuld fire near Verdun hut wero rcpulsod. Germans torpedoed Russian hosnltnl ship in Black sea; 115 lost ,,0ritai March 31. -Germans took village of Mn lancourt near Verdun, at terrino cost. Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties of ISnclund, killing S3; one Zeppelin de stroyed, April l.-Slxtecn killed In Zeppelin raid on Enitlnnd. April 2,-Zenpcllns raldod England nnd Scotland, killing ten. April 3. Entente allies In noto to U 8 upheld their right to search parcel post ' April 4,-Frenoh repulsed fierce Gorman attack south of Douuumont Urltlsli llnnr Zent torpedoed without warning: 43 lost April 10. French lost. BOO yards nanr Dead Man hill at Verdun and then re pulsed tremendous attack i losses were very large. April It-French .retook trenches nt Verdun after terrino bnttle. April 18. Russians captured Troblzond. April 19 President Wilson sent ultima tum to Germany on submarlno question and told congress In joint session. April 20. Big forces of Russians landed In Franco. April 27. Ilrltlnh battleship Russell sunk by mlno In Mediterranean: 154 Inst April 29-General Townshond nnd 10.000 Airman Burromiurcu ui turns at itut-ei Amnrii. m May 1,-Brltlsh steamer Iiendonhnll. la den with wheat for Belgian relief, sunk by German submarine. JCiiy 2. Five German airships raided coasts of England and Bcollnnd. Belgian relief ship Frldlnnd sunk by German submnrlne. May B-Gormany's reply, received .In Washington, promised compliance with laws of warfare In submarine operations, with covert throat to resume formur rnrth. ods unless America persuades England to lift starvation hlocksdo. May 8. -President Wilson told German v tir relations with Britain could not enter n cnt-rverBV wnn rionin, Paris reported great Gorman attacks at Verdun checked. Liner Cymric, carrying munitions, tor pedoed and sunk; 6 lost. May 10. Berlin admitted Sussex was tor pedoed by German submarine. May lf.-Dutch steamer Batuvlor V blown up; one American killed. May 20,-Ocrman seaplanes raided Eng lish east coast. Austrlans made decided gains Against Italians, crossing tlio border near VI conza. May 3G.-Brlttsh steamship Washington sunk by submarlno. May 31. Austrlans reports capture of Aslago nnd Arslero. , . Great naval battle In North sea, British losing 14 vnssels and Germans 18. June C Karl Kltchonor nnd staff lost whon cruiser Ilnmpshlro was blown up In North sea. Juno 7. Gormans took Fort Vaux by storm. Austrlans In Tyrol repulsed by Italians with heavy losses. Russians reenptured I.utsk fortress. June 17. Russians captured Czornowltz. capital of Bukowlna. , Juno 20,-Russlans split Austrian Buko wlna nrmy and occupied Zndova, Htrog nletz und Ollboka. June 25. Two Austrian transports, lond od with troops, sunk In Durazzo harbor by Italian warships. June 27,-Itnllans recaptured Poslna and Arslero. ... Juno 2S.-U, 8, nolo to Austria demand ing npology for attack on Petrolllo pub lished. Juno SO.-Russlans routed Austrlans In cast Oallcla and took Kolomea. July 1. Allies began great offonslvo on west front, making big gnlns on both sides of River fiommo. July 3. French captured a number of towns In drive toward Pnronne. British took I-a Bolssello. July 6. French curried by storm German second line near Peronne. Turks announced reenpture of Kcrman shah from Russians. July . Russians again routed AuBtrlans In Gallcla. . . David Lloyd-acorgo mndo British sec retary of war. , , July 9. French, took Blache, closo to Peronne. German submarine Dcutechland arrived at Baltimore. July 13, aormans opened seventh great assault on Verdun. ' Julv IB. Italians cantured Vnnzl. In Po slna valloy, Russinns canturca uaiourt. Armenia, oy assault. Germnnn took I.a Maisonnette ana ui- aches, In Sommo sector. July 18. uormnns opened llorco counter attack on British, with gns shells, win ning nt Longuovni anil Doivmo wooa. IlrlllHli lilnrttllntoil Inrira number of Amur lean Individuals and linns for deal ing with tho Germans. .Tnlv 2.T Tlritlsh renewed terr lie urlVO In fjomtno region, entering Pozlores. July '-' -Russians captured Erzingan, Armenia. . ., Julv 2s. Russians captured iirooy. uan- clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first lino west of l.utsK, nnu drovo uacit von I.insingcn in voiiiyma. Antr. 8. Russians smashed through Teu ton lines on 16-mlIo front In Gallcla. Turks captured Bltlls and mush. Aug. 9. Italians captured Gorltz, Zoppollns raided English and Scotch const. . Aug. 13. Russians took M.ooo men in Gallcla, Turks beat British east of Buck canal and In Mesopotamia. Aug. IS, Russians enpturca .lamonuzn, In tho Carpathians, nnd plorccd now Tou lon lines on Lemberg front. Aug. 19. Two British cruisers, one Gor man battleship and ono German subma rlno lost In North sea action. Br tlsh swept aormnns back on u-miie front In Sommo sector, Auc. 24. British advanced south of Thlopval, and French took Mnurepas, uussinns recupturou niusu, Armenia, aim reported big. victory near Rachta. Kennel ns raiuca cast coast oi Mngiana: killing eight. ... Aug, Z7. itaiy uociarea war on uor- ninny. . , ltoumanui aeciarca war on Ausina-xiun- enrV. AUg. . unrmany ueciareu war on now- mania, Auir. 29. Itlndenburg mndo German chief of staff In place of Fnlkenhayn. Aug. 30. uoumnnians rooic ivronstani and other Transylvnnlan towns. Aug. 31. lcoumanintm seized itustcnuK, Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns. Sept. 2. Zeppelins raided England, one being destroyed. flont. 4. Dnr-es-Salaam. chief town of Germnn East Africa, taken by British. Sept. 7, rontons iook Roumanian ror tress of Turtukal, Sept. 8. Teutons and Bulgnrs took Do brlc, Roumanln. . . Sept, 10. Germans nnd Bulgarians enp tured Roumanian fortress of Slllstrla. Sept. 11, Allies began new offonslvo In Balkans, crottstng tho Struma. Sept. 15. Allien smashed German third lino In Sommo sector, advanced five miles nnd took thrco towns. British used terri ble now armored cars. Sorbs drovo Bulgara back ton miles nnd British and French advanced in Balkans. Sept. 1(1. Roumanians and Russians crusliod In the Dobrudja. Sept. 17. British took "Danube trench." Moun.net fortified farm and 1,000 yards qf Gorman trenches north of Courcolotto. aerinann, sank French transport tilled with troops. Bent. 18. Fronoh cantured Donlccourt Allies routed Bulgars In Macedonia nnd ennturcil ! Inrlna. Sopt. 19. Teutons drovo Russians back over HtolUioil river. Sept. 23. Zoppollns raided England, killing 70; one Zeppelin destroyed and ono enpturca. .. . Sept. i!T. Zeppelins again raldod Eng In ml lillllnir 30. Sept. 20,-AngIo-Fronch forces took Com- bins nnu Tiuopvni imor irrruio ugniing, Sept. 2S. Vonlzolos nnd Admiral Coun dourlotls Issued proclamation of provision al govormnont for Greece. Oct. l.-Brltlsh took 3,000 yards of Ger iiinn Ironehes closo to Banaumo. Zeppelins raided Englnnd; ono destroyed. Knrlilans routed Bulgnrs In Macedonia. Oct. 2 Houmunlnns crossod tho Danube Into Bulgaria. Oct. 4. Allies mndo great ndvanccs on nntirn linn In Macedonia. Invading Roumanians forced out of Bul garia. Allied transport Gallia torpedoed; COS lost. net. 8. Gorman submarine U-E3 nnnir e!vn vnssela off U. 8. coast. Germans recapturoa jironstnat. Transyl- Oct. 9.-Sorblans forced crossing of Cerna rlvor In Macodnnla. Oot 10, Italians resumed advance on TriMtn tuklnir S.000 Austrlans. Oct 11. Groek Hoot turned oyer to allien on tholr aemanu anu largely aismantled. rTAiiinnn DOKiin iiivnsiun ui liiiiiinumti net. 15. French captured Snlllv-H.iliiini nrtti nt thn Homme. ii,t 13 Cunnrd liner Alaunla snnlf t,u mlno In English chnnnel; part of crew lost Oct 20. Roumanians won on Transyl vnnln frontier but lost In Dobrudta rttiHHlAii battleshln Ininerntrltm Mnrin destroyed by Interior explosion; 200 lost Oct. 23. Teutons caplurQd Constnnsn, jvouintiiuiiii uiuuii ruiv iiiri. Oot. 24. French Btnashod Gorman line nt Vtinlun. tnklnc Dounumont fort nml vlllaeo. Oct. Teutons occupiea uzornavoan una tun vutenn pass. Koumnma. uct. zs.Teutons took uuinpuiung, north em Key 10 uucnurcsi. Greek stoamor torpedoed: 200 lost. Steamer Marina torpedoed without warn in it. a numtior or Americans lost. Nov. 2. Germans evacuated Fort Vaux, Verdun front, Nov. (.Germany und Austria proalulm od autonomy of Poland. ..No. 0. Von Mackensen forced back In toe Dobruiila. P. & O. liner Arabia sunk by subma rlno In Mediterranean. Nov. 8,-Amnrloun steamor Columbian sunk by sutinrirlne. Nov. 13. Battle of the Ancre opened. British capturing five miles of positions nnu lures strong towns. Nov. 19. Allies captured Mo n tint I r. Nov. SO. Allies ordered diplomats of central ivowois to leave Greece. Nov. 21. Teutons took Crala'a. Rou mnnlan rail and military center. Nov. 22. Ministers of central powers left Oreece. I.lncr Britannic, hospital ship, sunk by mlno In tho Aegean; 24 lost. Nov 24, Teutons occupied Orsova and Turnu Sovcrln. , Nov. 25 Provisional government of Greoco declared war on Ihilirnrln. Entento allies demanded Grteco deliver us arms ana munitions. Roumanian armies in Wnllnehln rnutd. Nov. 2f. Teutons captured Alt river )Iq in iioumania. Germnn airships raided England; two Zeppelins destroyed. Nov. 28. -American steamer Chemung sunk by German submarine; crew saved. Nov. 29. Sir John It Jelllcoe was made first sea lord of the admiralty and Sir David Beatty, commander of the grand fleet Fnlkenhayn raptured Pltochtl. Rouman ian railway renter, and Kampulung. Italian stoamor Palermo torpedoed off Spain, 23 Americans aboard. Nov. 30. Teutons opened battle for Bu chnrost. Oreece refused demands of Admiral du Fournet nnd allies prepared to Belzo Athens, landing troops nt Piraeus. Dec. 1. Allies marched on Athens; French sailors and Greek reservists fought Dec. 2. Germans pressed closer on Bu charest, while Russians attacked desper ately In the wooded Carpathians nnd ulsn seized Czernnvoda bridge. Greoco and allies reached compromise. German relclistag passed "man power" bill. Announcement mado In duma that al lies had ngrcodito give .Constantinople to RtiSBla If entento wins war, Deo. 4, Teutons Logan shblllng of Bu charest. Germnn submarines shelled Funchal, capital of tho Madolni Islands. Dec. G. Prornlor Asqulth of England re signed. Dec. C Bucharest nnd Plocscl takon by the Teutons. Lloyd-George appointed premier of Gront Britain: Allies protested to clvlllzod world against deportation of Belgians. Doc. 8-U. 8. protested to Germany against deportation of Belgians. Dec 10. Uoyd-Georgo announced his cabinet. . Russians and Roumanians had successes In Trotus valley nnd cast of Ploechtl. Dec. 11. Germans levied hugo taxes on captured Roumanian cities, Dec. 12. Germany offered to discuss peace terms with tho entento allies. General Nlvello made commnndor In chief of tho French armies of the north nnd northoast King of Greece ordered n general mobl llzntlon. Germnny answered American note by defending deportation of Belgians. 'Dec. 13. Greek regulars took Katerlna from the French. Archduko Carl Stephen of Austria se lected ns regent of Poland. Oormany In reply to U. 8. Justified sinking of American steamer Lnnao. Doc. 14,-Great Britain called 1,000,000 more niori to arms. Franco decided to prohibit alcoholic drinks except wlno nnd bocr. British horso transport sunk by sub marlno In Mediterranean: 17 Americans lost. 1 Dec. 15. French enntured wide stretch of Germnn tronchos nenr Verdun. Russian duma rejected German neaco proffer. ureeco nccopteii ultimatum of the en tento. uoc. it. Kronen orovo uormans from Chnmbrettos farm, Verdun front. Roumuman army suro beiiinu Russian lines. Dec. 19. Premier Iloyd-George reol ed to Germany's poaco proposals, virtually refusing to consider them. Dec. 20. violont bombardment of Eng lish positions In Franco. uec. z. Russians attackca Turkish po sitions In Armenia. FOREIGN Turkey, commlttod sulcluo. March 22. Olllclal mandatn nnnounced abandonment of Chlneso monarchy and resumption of republic, and rejection of emperorship by Yuan Shi Knl who re sumed presidency. April 18. Sir Roger Casement captured nnd .Gorman ship sunk whllo landing arms in iroiinu xor uprising. April 24. Sinn Fein rebels seized parts of Dublin und serious lighting followed. April w. Aiain uoay of lrisu rebels sur rendered. V May 2. Prosldcnt Jlmlnoz of Dominican republic Impeached. May 3, Pearso, Clark and MacDonagh, lenders of Irish revolt, executed. May C Fighting broke out In Santo Do mingo; Amorlcnn marines landed. way iz. James uonnony nnu jonn mo Dermott, Irish rebels, executed. Juno C Yuan LI Ilunir became nrcsl- dont of China. Juno 29. Casement convicted of treason and sentenced to death. July 1. u. ti. marines routed 230 Santo Domingo rebels, killing' 27 and losing one man. Sent 20. China appealed for aid for million peoplo driven out by great Hoods, Sopt. 30. Emporor LldJ Jeassu of Abys sinia deposed; Oulzcro-Zeodltu proclaimed amnross of Ethlonla. uct. 4. uen. uouni 'icraucni maua pre mier of Janun. Oct 21. Count Cnrl Stuorgkh. Austrian premier. assnsBlnatcd by Vienna editor. uot. 24. two American oiuccrs khiou by Dominican rebels, Nov. 22. Knrl Franz nroclalmed cmneror or Austria-iiungary. commander In Snnto Domingo, proclaimed n military uovernmciu or mat country. uao. . I'nno crenieu tn now cardinals. Dec. 14. Denmark voted to sell Danish West Indies to United States. Edmund Schulthess clocted president of bwiss conicucraiion. rz MEXICO Jan. 10. Nineteen foreigners, noarly all Americans, wore murdered by Moxlcuu bandits near Chihuahua. Jan. 12. Lans ng demandod that Car ranza Diinlsh slavers of Amorlcans. March 0. Nino American civilians and olght soldiers killed nnd several wounded wliun villa uandlts raided Columbus, n. M. Many raiders slain on both Hides of border lv soldlors. I'resiuont Wilson or dered uencrui Funston to pursue and pun isn vina. March 10. l'resldont Wilson ordered d.- 000 troops into Mexico to get Villa. villa s men raiuea our Arizona rnnen. March 12. First trooos entered Mexico in pursuit or vina. March 14. u. h. army raised to wnr strength of 119,000 men for campaign against Villa. Halt million cartridges for carranzn army soizeu at uougias, Ariz, juarcn iu. 1' irsi ciasn uoiween vina out posts nnd American expedition. Haven troopers wounucu. March 17. Carranza forbade American troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican towns. U, H. senate passed resolution declaring tho United States did not Intend to In torveno In Moxlco. March 27. -capture or 'rorreon by Vlllls- tas reported. March 23. Concrcss aDDronrlated XS.GOA.. 000 for Mexican expedition. Mnrch 29. Carranza cranted us nf Mexican Northwestern railroad to U. 8. for shipment or supplies. Dodd's cavalry defeated Villa forces at Guerrero, killing 00: one.U. 8. soldier mortally wounded. Villa seriously wound ed. Anrll 1. U. S. cavalry dafeatod Vllllstn detachment north of Guerrero, killing 30. April is, u. a. troops uuncKca Dy war runza troops nnd citizens of Parral; two Americana mm w aiuAii-uiiH iiiiiqu. Anrll 13, carranza uomnnueu withdraw- al of U. 8. troops from Moxlco, April 18.-Pursult of Villa nt standstill bocause of hostility of Carranzlstas; April 29. Generals Scott. Funston nnd Obregou conferred on Mexican situation. Mny 6. vina oanmts raiuou uienn Springs. Tex., killing three U, 8. soldlors and n boy. Major Howze with six troops of cavalry routed Vllllstn band at OJos Asules, killing &S. May St. President Wilson ordorcd mlll tla of Toxas, New Mexico nnd Arizona and 4 ,W0 mora regulars to Mexican bor der. Mny n.-Amerlcan-MexIcan border con feronco endod finitely. Curtis Bayles. American farmer, hilled by Mexican rnldcrs near Mercedes, Tex. May 26. Poolo ranch In Big Bend coun try, Texas, agnln raided by Mexicans. Candelnrlo Cervantes. VlllUta leader killed liv American ttoous. May SI. Carransa demanded withdrawal of American troops from Mexico on peril nt rn,nnrsA tn firms Juno 17. uenerni l'aruer rushed n n fnrcemonts to American troons In Mnvlivi oeiow nuiitiiiinrua. Juno 18. war department ordered alt ntatn mllltla mobilized. Fourtn punitive expedition withdrawn from Mexico Carranza soldiers at Mazatlai) fired on American tanuiuK mi7. Juno 20. General Funston called for at least 50.000 troops for border service. u. h. Biinrpiy reiuseu 10 wnnaraw troops from Mexico. Jnnn St. Detnrhment of American cav alry attarked by Carranza troops at Car rlzal, 12 being Killed. Mexican losses In cluded Gen. Felix Gomez. June 23.-House granted uso or state mllltla ns federal soldiers. Secretary Baker ordered all mllltla to border as quickly as possible June 25. President Wilson demanded that Mexico releaso captured troopers. jurvo 2. Administration rejecieu pian for mediation with Mexico. Scnato nnssed bill for drafting mllltla Into fednrul service. Juno 29. Twenty-three troopers taken at Cnrrlzal released by Mexico. i'crsning s column uegan retiring norm wards. July 6. War department called out reg ular army reserves to fill new regiments. July 13. President Wilson raised em bargo on food for Mexico. July 28. U. S, accepted Carranza's plan for Joint commission. Aug, 12. War department ordered 32,000 moro stnto troops to border. Aug. 22. Secretary Lnno. Judge George Gray and Dr. J R. Mott named as Mexi can settlement commission. Aug. 30. President ordered 21,000 troops back from Mexican border. Sept. C American nnd Mexican commis sioners becran sessions at Now London. Conn. Nov. 24. Amorlcnn-Mfixlcnn commission signed protocol for withdrawal of Ameri can troops ana patrol or border. inov. a. vina captured uninuanua uity. Dec. 2. Villa driven from Chihuahua City by Carranza forces. Dee. 6. I'arrai recaptured by carranza forces.- Dec. 12. Carranza troon trnln hlnwn tin by Vllllstaa; 200 killed or Injured. NECROLOGY Jan. 2. Associate Justlcn J. It. Limnr. U. 8. Supreme court, at Washington. Jan. 3. Gen. G. M. Dndire. Civil wnr hero and railroad builder, nt Council Bluffs, Iowa. uoi. 11. t. van Horn, rounder of the Knnsas City Journal at Kansas City. Jan. . jintinow w. I'inKorcon. at cni- cago. Charles W. KnaDD. veteran nawsnaDer man, nt Now York. Jnn. S. Rt. Rov. Richard Scannell, Cath olic bishop of Omaha. Ada Jtchnn, actress, at New York, Jan. 13. Vlctorlano Huerta. former pro visional president of Mexico, at El Paso. Jan. 17. Hon. Arnold Money, former British postmaster general. jennnetto l. under, author ana editor. at Now York. 1 Jan. 2.1. Samuel B. Chamberlain, mib- Usher of Boston Amorlcnn. Jan. 30. Sir Clements R. Mnrkham. fa mous explorer, nt London. Fob. 7. Col. W, P. Hepburn, former con gressman, nt Clarlnda, la. Fob. 12. J, T. Trowbridge, author, at Arlington, Mass. Feb. 20.-Dr. Henry B. Favlll, of Chi cago, prominent physician and publicist. l'ci, 24. Admiral von roni, at uerun. Feb. 28.-IIenry James, author. In Lon don. March 2. Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roumanla (Carmen Sylva). .Moynot-buny, ramous actor, at I'ans. March 4. Brig. Gen. W. Sooy Smith, at Mcdford, Oro. March 7. Rear Admiral Asa walker, u. S. N.. retired, at Annapolis. Mnrch 10. Henrv Qasawav Davis, for mer U. S. senator from West Virginia, at Washington. March 14. U. 8. Senator Benjamin F. Shlvely of Indiana, nt Wnshlngton. Aiarcn w. uaruinai uotti, preiect 01 tne Propaganda at the Vatican, In Romo. March 25. C. J. Mulligan, sculptor, at Chicago. Mnrch 27. xnomas ronco, socretary Democratic national committee, at Wash ington. Anrll 1. Nanhtall Luccock. M. E. blshoD of Montana and Dakota, at La Crosse, wis. Dr. J. B. Angcii. president emeritus of University of Michigan. April 4. George W. Smalloy, veteran Journalist, In London. April 7. Georgo W. Colton. former gov ernor of Porto, Rico, at Washington. Anr 1 11. R cnard Hard ng Davis, novel ist, nt Mt.-IClsco. N. Y. April 14. T, J. Burrlll, famous bacterio logist and educator, at Urbana, HI. Anrll 16. George W. Peck, former gov ernor of Wisconsin, at Milwaukee. Anr 1 19. Baron von der uoitz. uerman commandant at Constantinople, April 30. Earl St. Aldwyn. noted Eng lish statesman, better known as Sir Mi chael Hicks-Beach. Mnv 11. w. A. Gardner, president Chi cago & Northwestern railway. May 13. Rryan Latnrop, piuianturopist, at Chicago. Clara Louise Kellogg, opera star, nt Elp stono. Conn. May 16. Dr, E. N. Cortholl, president American Society of Civil Englneors, at Albany. N. Y. May 28. Rov. Dr. Thlmothy Dwlght. for mer president of Yale, at New Haven, Conn, May 27. Goneral Oolltenl, at Pnrls. May 29.-Jaraes J. Hill, nt St. Paul. May 30. Col. John S. Mpshy, famous confederate raider. In Wnshlngton. June 1. Chnrles Sooy Smith, famous civ il engineer, at New York, Juno C Yuan Shi Knl, president of China. June 9. John R. McLean, owner of Wnslilncton Post nnd Cincinnati Enaulrer. Juno 1C. U. S. Senator E. C. Burleigh of Ma ns Juno 20. Edward S. Ellis, noted writer of boys' stories, at unit isiana, mo. .Tuiv a. Mrs. Hetty Greon at Now York July 15. Prof. Ello Metchnlkoff, famous Dncterioiogisi, in i-ario. 1 July 18. James II. Mooro, noted flnan rl.r n Tjllfn dflllOVn. WlB. July 22 James Whltcomb Riley, at In- uianapous. July 23. Former U, Pnttursnn nt Denver. S. Senator T. M. Sir William Ramsay, famous chemist. If, Tnfflnnil. Aug. 7. Vice Admiral Kamlmura of Ja- nnn. Aug. 9. J. M. Thurston; former senator from Nebraska. A. B. Stlcknoy, founder of Chicago Great Western railway, rtntint-t nrnu. theatrical manaccr. Aug. 11. Dr. John B. Murphy, famous Chicago surgeon, Aug. 14. Qen. Charles J. Palno. Civil tvnr veteran and yachtsman, at uoston. Aug. 25. Arciioisnop jonn u. spaiuing, at reona. 111. . Aug. si. jonn 1: at. jonn, noieu ito tiihitinnUt. nt Olatho. Kan. Sept. s. n. v. reiinypucaor, ex-governor of Pennsylvania, Hnnt. 4. R. c Kerens, former ambassa dor to Austria. Sept, 12. T. L. James, former postmas ter general, In Now York. Sept 13. Dr. George IC Hermnn, load or tn middle West athletics, at Chicago. Bent, lu. Horace "line, tamous journal ist, at imow xr. Hnt. it. aoin ixjw. in new xotk Sept. 18.-Maj. Gen. Albert L. Mills, U. 8. A., at WnshinBton. Sept. 19. William J. Calhoun, noted law yer and diplomat, nt Chicago. Sept. 27. Rear Admiral C. E. Vrcoland, U. S. N., retired. Oct. 1. U. S. 8enntor James P. Clarke of Arkansas, at Little Rock, Oct 2. E. S, Lacey. former comptroller of tho curronoy. at Chicago. Mrs. Havelock Ellis, noted lecturer on eugenics, in IiOndon. Oct. 12. Otto. Insane former king of Bnvarla. Oct 15, Rev. Francis Brown, president Union Theological seminary, nt New Y'ork. Oct 18. Eben Eugene Rexford, poet and author, .. . . Normal Duncan, author, at Fredonla, N Y, Oct, 25. William M. Chase, noted paint- r6ct a-Prof. ''Cleveland Abbe, "father of woather bureau." at Washington. Oct. 31. "Pastor1' Russell, noted Inde pendent preacher. ...... Nicholas E. Young, former prestdont Na tional Baseball leaguo. nt Washington. Nov. 5. Cardinal Delta Volpo at Rome. Nov. 12. Dr. Porclvnl Lowell, famous astronomer, ot Flagstaff. Ariz. ' Nov. 14. Brig. Gen. D. C. Kingman. U. 8, A. Nov. 15. Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Che ney senior bishop ot Reformod Episcopal church, at Chicago. Molly Eltlott Seawoll, author, at Wash- Henr'yk Blenklcwlcx, Polish novelist. Nov. 18. F. M Lyman, president of the Quorum of apostles of Mormon church. Nov. 21.-Franz Josef, emperor of Austria-Hungary. Dr. Eugene Louis Doyen, noted French surgeon, at Paris. Nov. 22. Jack London, author, at Santa Rosa, t'al. Nov. 24.-Slr Hiram Maxim, noted Inven tor, In London. Nov. M. Mrs. Inez Mllholland Bolsse vnln, noted suffragist, at Los Angeles. Nov 2T. Entile Verhaeren. Belgian poet. Dec 3. Sir Francesco Tostl, composer. Dec 5. John D. Archbold, president of Standard Oil Co.. nt Tarrytown, N. Y. George C. Boldt, leading hotel man, In Now York. Herbert D. Polrce, former minister to Norway, at Portland, Me. Dec. 6. Hans Rlchtcr, noted Wagnerian conductor. Dec. 10. Flold Marshal Prlnco lwao Oyoma at Tokyo. Dec. 13.-J. W. Comyns Cnrr, English critic nnd dramatist. Doc, 15. W. C. Nixon, president St Louis and San Francisco rnllroad, Dec. 10. Hugo Munstcrberg, professor of psychology at Harvard, Deo. 17. Clara Ward, Princess Chlmay, In Padua. Italy. DISASTERS Jan. 3. Explosion on oil tanker Aztec at New York killed ton,- Jan. 6. Steamor Knnawha sank In Ohio river; 40 lost. Jan. 9. Du Pont powder mills at Car ney's Polnt.N. J., blown up; six killed. Jnn. 15. u. S. submarlno E-2 blown up nt Now York navy yard; four killed. 15 hurt Jan. 16. Fire did $10,000,000 damage In Bergen, Norway, and 31,500,000 damago In Lisbon. Jan. 17. Fire destroyed most of Wirt, Okln. Jan. 21. Fire at Molde, Norway, did $500,000 damage. Jan. 22. Great Northern train wrecked by avalanche near Corea, Wash.; six dead. Jan. 28. Otay valley dam near San Diego. Cat. broke: 50 dead. Feb. 2. Japanese liner DalJIn sunk In collision; 1C0 lives lost. Feb. 3. Canadian parliament building nt Ottawa destroyed by fire; seven lives lost. Fob. 1C Threo British steamships, many lighters and a plor burned at Brooklyn: loss $1,000,000. Fob. 1C Holland suffered from great storm and floods. Fob. 21. Ten killed In wreck on New Haven road. Feb. 29. Fifteen men killed by explo sion In mlno nt Kempton, W. Va. Mnrch 5. -Spanish steamer Principe do Asturlas, hit rock and sank oft Brazil; 300 lost. March 22,-Flfteon million dollar fire nt Nashville, Tenn.. and $5,000,000 fire at Au- Mnrch 29. Twenty-six killed and many njurcd In collision on Now York Central lines nenr Cleveland. Anrll 17. Six killed. 40 lnlured In wreck on Now Haven road at Bradford, R. I. Aitt 10 Tn.n. iln. t - v , u,,.uca 111 ivuuaus anu xuis- sourl killed 17. Anrll 22. More tlinn I.Mn tnnt In rnlllnln,, between Chinese cruiser and transport. May 8 Steamer Klrby sank In Lake Su perior; 20 lost. May 15. Explosion In Du Pont powder plant at Glbbstown, N. J., killed 13. juno z. Tiurteen killed in train wreck at Pnckard, la. Juno 4. Waterfront flro nt Ban Francis. co did $SO0.00O damage. juno tj. xornadoes Killed 67 In Arkansas and 49 In other middle Western states. June 13. Four killed In two-mllllon-dol-lar fire at Baltimore. July 4. Elovon killed. 376 hurt In Fourth of July celebrations. July 14. U. 8. navy collier Hector sunk in storm off Charleston, S. C, juiy :w. iiunareus or usnermen lost In monsoon off Ceylon coast July 22. Six killed nnd 40 hurt bv bomb during San Francisco preparedness pa rade. Julv 24: Twentv-two men killed hv trim explosion In a Cleveland water tunnel. Aug a. Cloudburst In west Virginia re sulted In nearly 100 deaths. Aug, 12. Trol ey wreck at Johnstown. Pa., killed 25. Aug. 29. U. 8. nrmored cruiser Mem phis wrecked In Santo Domingo harbor: 41 aead. Sept, 12. Central span of great bridge over St. Lawrence at Quebec fell; 27 killed. ' Sept. 18. Great dam near Hannwald. Bohemia, hurst; 300 dead. Oct. 26. Nineteen killed In burning of hospital nt Farnham, Quebec. Nov. 3. Steamers Connemnra and Ro trlever sunk by collision In Irish sea; 92 oat. Nov. 7. Fifty lives lost when Boston L car plunged off bridge. Nov. 21. Explosion at Bakarltza, Rus sla. killed 341. Dec. 1. Sixty-six persons killed In train collision In Austria. Dec. 9. Thousand killed hv exnloslon In Russian ammunition factory. Doc. 11. Million dollar fire destroyed Quaker Oats plant nt Peterboro. Ont. Dec. 13. Canadian torpedo boat Grilse foundered: 45 lost. DOMESTIC Jan. 1. Prohibition In effect In' Iowa, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arkansas and South Carolina. Jan. 9. Six New Haven road former directors ncqultted of violating Sherman law; jury disagreed as to live. Feb. 9. Most Rev, Georgo W. Munde leln instnllod nrchblshon of Chicago. May 13. Immonso preparedness parado In New York. May 27. Forty thousand In Boston pro pnrcdncss parado. May 31. Mrs. J. E. Cowlce. California. elected president Genornl Federation of woman s ciuds. June 3. Immense preparedness parado in unicuKo, Juno 4. Rockefeller education board gavo $7S9,9S0 to colleges. Sept. 27. New York-Chicago express on Michigan Central held up and robbod near uetroit. Nov. 10. Rockefeller boards npproprlat ed $2,000,000 for groat medical and surgl cal institution In Chicago. Nov. 15. Wireless service between U. S. and JnDan oDened. Nov. 19. Ruth Law broke American non stopalrplano record, Chicago to Hornet), Dec. 7. Freight embargo put on ship ments irom miauie west to Aiiantio son board. Dec. 20. Amorlcan Association for the Advancement of Science met In Now ork. POLITICAL Jan. 4. Coneress renssemblnd. Jan. 11. Progressiva national committee called convention for Juno 7 In Chicago. Jan. 23. National Prohibition convention caned ror Jiuy vj in bi. l'aui. Jan. 25. Prosldont Wilson nominated Louis D. Brnndels for Supremo court justice. Feb. 2. House passed antlchlld labor bill. Feb. 4. Senate passed bill for Indepon dence of PhtltDnlncs In 2 to 4 venrs. Feb. 9. Sonata passed houso resolution making available $GOO.OO0 for re-equlpping Mare Island and New York navy yards anu iiouso uiu increaBinn uy suu tno en trnnce class at naval academy. Fob. 10. Secretary of War Garrison and Assistant occreiury urccKinriugo re wlirnAd. Fob. 15. G. T. Mnrye, ambassador to Russia, resigned. Feb. 18. Senato ratified Ntcaraguan canal route treaty. Feb. S3. Haitian treaty ratified by son- ate. March 3 J. H. 8hcj of Seymour, Ind nnmlnnted ambassador to Chllo March 6. Newton D. Baker of Cleve land nppolnted secretary of war. March 22. House passed Hay army re organization bill. Mnrch 30. House passed Immigration bill with literacy test clause. April 11. House pasv-ed $39,000,000 rivers ana naroors uiu. April 18. Senato passod army reorganl ntfun bill. April !!. Japanese imbassador protested to i'resioeni m"n uuumi oriental ex elusion Clause ui immiKruuun mil. April 22. Sennte passed house bill re pealing free sugar law. April 28 Henrv Morgenthau resigned n .inimMulor to Turkey. April 30. - Socialist Labor party noml nated Arthur k. llMmer nf Ttoslnn for president and Caleb Harrison of Chicago lOT VllC JlcaiuQili. Mny l.-IIouse rejected bill pledging withdrawal from Philippines within defl nlto tlmo. Mny f. Senate rejected nomination of G. Rublco of N. II. ns member federal trnde commission. May 17. Sennte passed nrmy bill. House passed $51,000,000 flood control bill. Mrtv 20 House passed W.OUO.OOO ship purchase bill. Houso passed army bill. May 20. Senato passed rivers and har bors bill. Juno 1. Louis D. Brnndels confirmed as associate Justice of Supremo court Juno 2. House passed naval appropria tion bill. June 7. Republican nnd Progressive na tional conventions opened In Chicago. June 10. Charles Evnns Hughes nomi nated for president by Republican con vention. June 10. Theodore Roosevelt nominated' by Progressives. Juno 14. Democratic convention opened at St. Louis. June 16. Wilson and Marshall renomi nated by Democrats. Juno 2C Roosevelt declined Progressive nomination and Progressive national com mute Indorsed cnndldacy of Hughes. Juno 27. Senato passed sundry civil, good roads nnd ponston bills, carrying totnl ot $300,000,000. Juno 27. W. R. Willcox made chairman of Republican national committee. June 2S.-IIouse voted $27,000,000 for Im mcdlato use of nrmy, and passed goo roads bill. July 10. House passed emergency rev enue bill. July 12. Senato passed agricultural bill, carrying $24-.)OO,00O. July 13. Judgo J. II. Clarke of Ohlo nomlnntcd for associate Justice U. S. Su preme court. 'July 15. Congressman Hay of Virginia nominated associate Justice II. S. court of claims. July 18. Abrnm Elkus nominated as am bassador to Turkey. July 19. Prohibition national convention opened In St. Paul, Minn. July 21. Senate passed navy bill pro viding for 167 vessels. Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Han ly for president and Ira D. Lnndrtth for vlco president July 27. Senate passed army bill car rying $313,970,447. Aug. S.-Child labor bill passed by sen ate. Aug. 15. House passed big navy bill. Aug. 16. Senate passed bill promising In dependence to Philippines when Filipinos nro fit for self-government Aug. IS. President Wilson vetoed army bill, 1 Senate passed shipping purchnso bill. Aug. 19. Federal workmon's compensa tion act passed by senate. ', Aug. 25. Houso accepted senate amend ments to army bill, Sept. 5. Senate passed emergency rov enuo bill with reprisal provisions against British blacklist Sept. 7. Senato ratified treaty for pur chnso of Danish West Indies. Sopt 8. Congress adjourned. Sept 12. Republicans won In Maine election. Nov. 7. Wilson and Marshall re-elected president and vice president of U. 8. Nov. 10. Count Tarnowsky named Aus trian ambassador to U. S. uec. 4. uongress began short session. Dr. Henry Van Dvke. American nmhns. sador to the Netherlands; T. A. Thomp son, minister to Colombia, and W. H. Hornlbrook, minister to Slam, resigned. uec. 6. I'resldent Wilson read his mes sage to congress. Dec. 14. Sennte nnnscd 1mm irrnMnn Mir with literacy test clause. INDUSTRIAL Jan. 7. Rlotlnc strikers looted nnd hurtl ed East Youngstown, O. Jan. 19. Ono man killed and five shot In strlko riot at East Chicago. Ind. i'eo. 0. uenerni siriKo 01 switchmen on Wabash railroad. March C. Wnce Increases nf I8.onO.1VM). annually granted In soft-coal fields. April 24, Striking employees of West Ingliouso Co. rioted in East Pittsburgh, led by masked woman. May 2. Fatal strike riots at Carneglo Steel Works In Brnddock, Pa. May 9. Chtcaco Garment Workers start. ed big strike. May 16. Chtcaco exDress drivers went on strike. July 26. Train service brotherhoods voted overwhelmingly for a strike. Aug. 5. Strlko stopped all surface car tratllc In boroughs of Manhattan, tho Bronx and Richmond, New York. Aug. 7. New York street car strlko ended. Aug. 12. Federal board's mediation In threatened railway strlko failed. Aug. 14. President Wilson conferred) with rati heads and union men. Aug. 29. Falling to avert rail strike. President Wilson asked congress to pass inrce oius to meet situation. Sept. 1. House passed eight hour rail road bill, to avort strike. bopt. s. senate passed eight hour bill. Sent 6. Strike of subwav. clevnted .nrt surface railway men In New York. Sopt. 22. General sympathy strike of union labor called In Now York. Sept. 2S. Uenoral strike in New York fizzled. Nov. 5. I. W. W. men from Seattle fought sheriff's posse, at Everett. Wash.: 7 killed. . Nov. 21. United States Steel corpora tion announced 10 per cent raise of wages. Nov. 22. Adamson S-hour law held un- i-i'uauiuijuuui uy ivuvim juutjo 111 xv-unsas city. rxov. a. New isngiana cotton mills raised wages of employees. Nov. 29. International Harvester com pany and many other concerns announced Nov. SO. Chicago Wholesalers' associa tion raised wages Deo. 13. New York carmont workers on strike. SPORTING Jan. 6. C. II. Weeghman nnd partners bought Chicago National league club. Fob. 25. Charles Ellis won three-cushion billiard chnmplonshlp from Do Oro. March 25. Joss Wlllard defeated Frank Moran at Now Y'ork. April 12. Baseball season opened. May 30. Darlo Rcsta In Peugeot car won Indianapolis 300 mile race, Juno 17. Syracuse crews won regatta nt Ponghkeepsle. June 23. Harvard beat Yale In New London regatta. June 30. Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, won open national golf championship, Aug. 15. George M. Church retained Western tennis championship. Aug. IS. Walter Hagen of Rochester, N. Y., won Western open golf champion ship. r Aug. 25.-Mrs. F. C. Letts. Clnclnnntl. won women's western goir championship Sept 4. Freddie Welsh defeated Charley White In 20 rounds. -"aney Sept 9. Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago won national amateur golf championship ' Sept 30. Johnny Attkon In a Peugeot won Astor cup, breaking world's record. Oct. l.-Boston won American league championship. Oct. 3.-Brooklyn won National league chnmplonshlp. s Oct. 7.-Aiexn Stirling. Atlanta, won women's national golf championship Oct 12.-Boston Red Sox won world's championship. Oct. H.-Resta won Grand American 250 mllo automobile race at Chicago Nov. 16. Darlo Resta won Vnnderbllt cip nt Santa Monica. Cal. vnaeroill , Nov. 18,-Orand Prix race at Santa Mon ica. Cal., won; by Altken. Driver Lewis Jackson and three spectators killed. Nov, 25.-Ohlo State university won western confernneo football championship 1 FINANCIAL Jan. 24. -U S. Supreme court declared Income tax eonstllutlonnl. "eciareo May 2.-Rieimrd H. Alshton elected president Northwestern railway. "'"ua June -Corn Products trust ordered dlso!.d by fodoral judge In New York. Junt 28 -Western Pacific railroad sold at auction for JIS.ooo.OOO. ral,roaa "" Oct. 2. American loan of $00,000,000 mada to China to build railways. m AcTtVkW yo d,sso,ved tS'tVchins0 banU mnde ,oa" of Dec l.-Great Britain and France can celed proposed $500,000,000 loan from U. f