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'IV i THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916. PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. r.Acn z. 17. 8. 17. 3. Chronological I Classified by Affairs the World Over, With Obituary and Accident Record t of the Year. It 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 We will be or: hand ra t O' I' y, J.. ill !' .11. t ; . .lie . i : e- 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. i . . " 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 1