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NEWS OfJE WEEK
CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
■
A BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters in Brief Form for All
Classes of Readers.
WAR NEWS.
It is estimated that the Austrian
army now operating in Albania, con
sists of no more than 10,000 men.
* • •
The German gunboat Hedwig von
Wissingen has been sunk on Lake
Tangganyika, Africa, by the Belgians.
* * *
Of the 150,000 male teachers in the
German Teachers association, 55,000
have been called into the army, ac
cording to reports from Vienna.
• • •
Austrian seaplanes have attacked
the town of Ravenna in northeast
Italy and several other places in that
vicinity. Fifteen persons are said to
have been killed and a number in
jured.
* * •
It is reported that Adolphe Max,
former burgomaster of Brussels who
was arrested by the Germans shortly
after the outbreak of the war and
later taken to Germany has been lib
erated and sent to Switzerland, where
he now is.
Young married men who have not
enlisted are soon to receive the atten
tion of the British war office. All
single men who attested under the
,Earl of Derby plan will next be called
to arms. Most of them are men be
tween 30 and 40 years.
* * *
The Church of England has taken
a stand against a policy of reprisal.
The bishops in convocation at Canter
bury cathedral adopted a resolution
against aTr raids, “which have as a de
liberate object the killing or wound
ing of non-oambatnnts.”
* * »
In Albania the Austrians and Bul
garians are said to have former a
juncture and are battling for the cap
ture of the important seaport of Du
razzo. which is being defended by
Essad Pasha’s forces, comprising Al
banians, Serbians and Montenegrins.
• * *
The French cruiser Admiral
Charner, it is feared by the French
ministry of marine, has been lost
while patroling the Syrian coast. The
cruiser has not been heard from since
Feruary 8. when r German dispatch
reported that a submarine had sunk
a French warship.
* * «
Petrograd officially announces that
Erzerum, Turkey’s chief city in Ar
menia. is in the hands of the Russi
ans af ter heavy assaults which last
ed over a period of five days and de
scribed by Grand Duke Nicholas as
"unprecedented.” The Russians re
port the capture of 100,000 Turks.
GENERAL.
Diplomatic relations between Ar
gentina and Bolivia are strained as
result of boundary dispute and Boli
via’s' failure to complete her part of
international railay.
» * *
Miss Ethel Cumbers, who was pro
moted to be chief clerk in the United
States land office, was said by J. B.
Sanford, the register, to be the first
woman to attain that rank in the ser
vice.
Eight persons died in New York re
cently as a result of the cold wave
which sent the mercury down two de
gres below zero. The rapid drop in
the temperature, which followed a
two days’ snow storm, caused much
suffering.
• • •
Senator A. B. Cummins (rep.Ia.),
before the Lincoln Republican club
at St. Paul, Minn., prophesized that
the United States would eventually
have to invene in Mexico "to furnish
a nuuclus around which the remnant
of decency and liberty can gather.”
• • •
The year 1916 proved a banner one
from a live stock point of view for
the settlers owning farms on the gov
ernment irrigation project in the Belle
Fourche valley of South Dakota.
Fruitdale, Nisland and Newell, the
stations, though the project shipped
a total of 522 cars of live stock during
the year.
• • •
The British government contends
that the United States has no right to
protest against the search of the Am
erican steamer Zealandia last fall at
Progreso, Mexico, and has settled the
case directly with Mexico.
• * *
Pope Benedict has instructed
priests in all countries that hereafter
at Sunday mass, after reading the
evengej in Latin, they shall repeat
in the language of their hearers. The
decree is considered one of the great
est concessions to modernism in re
cent years.
• • •
William Jennings Bryan was invited
to debate with Richard L. Metcalfe of
Omaha on the subject of “Prepared
ness” at the national conference of
mayors to be held in St. Louis March
3rd and 4th.
• * •
Figures prepared by accountants of
the New York City department show
that personal property amounts to
$369,000,000. an increase of $17,000,
000 over the estimate mad6 a year
ago. The value of real estate is
placed at $8,205,000,000, an increase
of $97,000,000.
* • *
Theodore Roosevelt was declared to
be the preference of three candidates
for delegates to the republican na
tional convention ii* petitions filed
with Secretary of State Lewis G.
Stevenson of Illinois
Hans Schmidt, the priest convicted
of having killed his sweetheart, Anna
Aumuller, cut her body to pieces and
thrown it into East river, was electro
cuted at Sing Sing prison, New York.
* * *
Three men and three' women, al
leged to have blown open the vault ol
the United States collector at St.
Paul, Minn., on January 6 and to
have escaped with $3,000 in money
and revenue stamps valued at $577,
357, were arrested in Chicago.
* • *
The bluff of Queen Anne Hill, a fine
residence district in the northern
part of Seattle, Wash., has begun to
slip toward the sea beach, beginning
at Kinnear Park and extending north
a mile. At the top the earth has sub
sided two inches to two feet.
* » *
The shortage in dyestuffs and the
demand by textile manufacturers for
this product was pointed out by Bos
ton, Mass., dealers who reported that
a barrel of violet dye bought fourteen
months ago for $400 had been sold for
$12,000, an increase of 3,000 per cent.
• * *
The Anti-Roosevelt Republicane
league, the sworn purpose of which is
is to oppose the nomination of Theo
dore Roosevelt as a candidate of the
republican party for president, re
ceived incorporation papers in Spring
field, 111., from Secretary of State
Lewis G. Stevenson.
SPORTING.
Ducky Holmes, manager of the Lin
coln club, announces the purchase of
Harry Hinchman from Kansas City of
the the American association. Hinch
man is a second baseman.
* » *
Sam Langford knocked out Harry
Wills in the nineteenth round of a
scheduled twenty-round bout at New?
Orleans. Until the knockout blow
neither fighter seemed to have tho
advantage.
* * *
Carl Morris of Sapulpa, Okla.,
knocked out Arthur Pelky of Canada
in the fifth round of their scheduled
fifleen-round bout at Tulsa, Okia.
Pelky was floored twice in the fifth
before he was knocked out.
• * •
John Franklin Baker, former stai
third-baseman of the Philadelphia
American league base ball team, has
been bought by the New York Ameri
cans, according to announcement
made by Manager William E. Dono
van of the Yankees.
* • •
Joe Stecker of Dodge, Nebr., cham
pion wrestler, defeated Joe Rodgers
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in two
straight falls, the first in eight min
utes and thirty seconds, the second
in five minutes and thirty-seven sec
onds. The scissors hold was used.
» * •
Next fall’s army-navy game and
perhaps all future contests between
these two elevens will be played in
New York City, according to an an
nouncement in Philadelphia by Dr.
j T. William WTiite, chairman of the
University of Pennsylvania commit
tee on the army and navy football
game.
WASHINGTON.
Senator Tillman introduced a bill
in Congress to condemn and purchase
for government use all armor plate
factories in the United States.
• * *
Appropriation of $500,000 for pur
chase of four sites, far from the sea
coast, for government arms and muni
lions factories, is proposed in a bill
introduced in the house by Represen
tative Borland of Missouri.
* * •
Congressman Stephens has intro
duced a bill to subject Indian allot
ments in Dixon, Wayne and Thurston
counties, Nebraska, to assessment foi
local drainage districts. The asses
ment is limited to $10 an acre.
• * *
More than 500 lepers at large in
the United States constitute a men
ace of serious possibilities unless
proper steps for segregation are
taken, in the opinion of physicians,
nurses and others who testified be
fore the senate health committee in
support of a bill to establish a na
tional leper asylum.
* * *
Rear Admiral Grant and Captain
Josiah McKean, assistant for material
in the office of the chief of opera
tions, expressed the opinion before
the senate naval committee, that
even with the administration five
year building program completed, the
United States would be a poor third
among naval powers.
* * *
Data disclosed in a state depart
ment report to the senate shows that
seventy-six Americans were killed in
Mexico in the years 1913, 1914, 1915,
as compared with forty-seven in three
years preceding, and that twenty civ
ilian Americans and sixteen soldiers
were killed on American soil in the
last three years as a result of Mexi
can troubles.
* * •
Improvement for the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, as agreed upon
by the rivers and harbor committee,
including completion of projects al
ready under way and maintenance of
those completed, included a total cost
of $10,000,000.
• • •
The Russian steamships Bolton Cas
tle and Pacific were burned at the
Brooklyn piers recently. More than
twenty lighters were damaged. The
total loss is estimated at more than
$4,000,000.
• • *
By a vote of 9 to 7 the house judi
ciary committee postponed until after
December 14, 1916, the consideration
of any woman’s suffrage proposal.
This means that the Susan B. An
thony constitutional amendment will
not be voted on by this congress.
* * *
The administration’s bill providing
for repeal of the free sugar clause of
the tariff law was introduced in the
house by Majority Leader Kitchin,
and referred to the ways and means
committee, of which Mr. Kitchin is
chairman.
QUARREL OVER LAW
“LIAR” STARTS FIGHT IN OKLA
HOMA LEGISLATURE.
ONE LAWMAKER KNOCKED OUT
Voting cn Election Measure Designed
to Take Place of “Grandfather
Act” When Trouble Began.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Tumultous
scenes occurred in the Oklahoma
house of representatives recently
while the members were voting on a
section of an election law- designed
to take the place of the famous
“grandfather law,” which was re
cently declared unconstitutional by
the United States supreme court, be
cause it in effect disfranchised the ne
gro population of the state.
Partisan feeling over the new
measure finally culminated in an out
break precipitated by charges of cor
ruption and the passing of the lie, be
tween members, during which ink
bottles, paper weights and other fix
tures of tlie members' desks were
used as weapons, and a set battle
seemed inevitable as democrats mass
ed and advanced toward the republi
cans and socialists. Arthur H. Geiss
ler, chairman of the republican state
central committee, was knocked down
and rendered unconscious by Repre
sentative Loris E. Bryant, of Big
Heart, Osage county.
The proposed law is the product of
a democratic caucus. It had passed
the senate and was up for final pass
age in the house, with republican and
socialist members ottering vigorous
opposition.
Representative Paul Nesbitt, demo
crat, of Pittsburg county, had voted
in favor of the proposed law, and as
he announced his vote, Repersenta
tive Sams, republican, taunted Nes
bitt witli being “unfair to republi
can.-’ Nesbitt replied that he was
raised in a section where the repub
licans had overridden him with cor
rupt practices, and that he had no
desire to be fair to republicans.
“They probably took you, crook
that you are,’- shouted Sams.
•'If you make that charge you are
a liar,” replied Nesbitt
Sams arose i nhis seat and shouted
toward the democratic side of the
house: “Come on.” In an instant
every democrat and republican mem
ber of the house was on his feet. Ink
bottles and paper weights were fired
hack and forth between the belliger
ents. The democrats outnumbered
the republican combatants and after
the harmless volley of hooks had
been thrown, the melee died out of
its own accord.
President Wilson recently pardon
ed two Oklahoma election officials
who were convicted in federal court
for enforcing the "grandfather” test,
and there are two others now on trial
In federal court at Guthrie.
The election bill passed the house.
53 to 34. It is expected to be ap
proved by Governor R. L. "Williams.
The registration section of the hill
was being voted on when the disorder
occurred. This also passed the house,
50 to 34.
Merchant Ships May Carry Guns.
Washington. — The United States
government has declared that it does
not accept as legal the announced in
tentions of the Teutonic powers to
sink all armed merchant ships after
March 1st. The state department has
sent to diplomatic and consular repre
sentatives abroad, for their informa
tion, notification that this government
considers that merchant ships have a
right to carry defensive armament.
It has become kpown that the
Swedish government has instructed
its consular officers to advise all
Swedish subjects preparing to embark
on vessels of the entente allies of the
warnings given by Germany and
Austria.
British Navy Surpasses Teutons.
Washington, D. C.—The British
navy today is approximately twice as
strong as the combined fleets of Ger
many and Austria, while the Teutonic
combination has just about double the
sea figting force of the United States
according to information in the pos
session of the navy department. The
facts were disclosed to the house
naval committee by Captain Josiali
McKean of the staff of the chief of
operations. Captain McKean also said
the French navy was from 15 to 25
per cent stronger than the American,
according to latest information.
Over Million Policies Taken Out.
London — Announcement has been
made officially that during the first
four months of operation of the gov
ernment air raid insurance plan more
than 1,100,000 policies were written.
British Losses Heavy.
Constantinople—The losses of one
of the British expeditions in Mesopo
tamia in a battle with the Turks near
Bathia, west of Korna, amounted to
2,000 officers and men according to
an official announcement given out
here.
Diaz Reported Head of Revolt.
Washington, D. C.—Felix Diaz is
declared by government officials to
be at the head of Mexican conspira
tors who have sent war munitions
across the border.
Whitma Still For Hughes.
Albany, N. Y.—Governor Whitman,
who was named as one of the four
delegates-at-large to the republican
national convention, said he had not
changed his mind regarding the ad
visability of urging the nomination of
Justice Hughes for president.
Strikes In Brass Warks.
Ansonia, Conn.—Three thousand la
borers in the wire, brass and copper
mills of the American Brass company
are on strike here for an increase
in wages.
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Feb. 21, 1915.
Russians forced the fighting from
East Prussia to Bukowina.
Berlin reported sinking of Brit
ish transport leaded with troops.
American steamer Evelyn sunk
by mine off Holland; eight lost.
German submarine U-12 sank
British steamer Downshire.
German airmen dropped bombs
on Colchester, Coggeshall and
Braintree, England.
Reims again bombarded.
Feb. 22, 1915.
Russians made progress in Gali
cia and the Carpathians.
Turks massacred Armenians In
the Caucasus.
United States presented notes to
Great Britain and Germany propos
ing modifications of blockade de
crees.
Zeppelin bombarded Calais, kill
ing five persons.
Germany denied charges of cru
elty to war prisoners.
Feb. 23, 1915.
Germans bombarded Reims with
Austrian 12-inch howitzers.
Russians forced Germans back
along the Bobr and repulsed Aus
trians near Krasne.
Germans assembled great force
at Przasnysz.
American steamer Carib sunk by
mine; three lost.
Germany included Orkney and
Shetland islands in war 2one.
I Feb. 24, 1915.
Russians won in Carpathians near
Uszok pass.
British captured German steam
er Cotha.
Steamers Hypalion and Roy Par
ana torpedoed in English channel.
Germany promised to respect
Italian flag.
Three British aviators lost In
raid on Belgium.
Russia presented to neutral na
tions note accusing Germans and
Austrians of atrocities.
R. P. Stegler confessed details of
German passport frauds in U. S.
Feb. 25, 1915.
Germans besieged Ossowetz.
Russians split Austrian army in
Carpathians and again invaded
Bukowina.
Four forts at entrance of Dar
danelles reduced by allied fleet.
British steamer Western Coast
lost in the channel.
Feb. 26, 1915.
French made gains on the Meuse.
Battle in East on 260-mile front.
Germans retired in Przasnysz re
gion but captured 11 Russian gen
erals in Mazurian lakes battle.
Botha took command of British
troops for invasion of German
Southwest Africa.
Inner forts of Dardanelles bom
barded.
French destroyer Dague hit Aus
trian mine.
Allies blockaded coast of German
East Africa.
Feb. 27, 1915.
Germans retired on north of
Eastern front and Russians recap
tured Przasnysz.
German battalion annihilated on
the Bobr. f
Russians advanced in Galicia, re
taking Stanislau and Kolomea.
Forty allied warships penetrated
Dardanelles for 14 miles.
American steamer Dacia seized
by French cruiser.
French aviators bombarded Metz
and Germans dropped bombs on
Nieuport.
Food Minimum.
The irreducible minimum for living
expenses seems to have been attained
by Roger Crab, the hermit, who lived
at Jcckenham, near Uxbridge. About
1641 he began to restrict himself to a
vegetarian diet, avoiding even butter
and cheese. From roots he got a diet
consisting chiefly of broth made from
turnip leaves and thickened with bran,
and he finally resorted to dock leaves
and grass, with a bran pudding as an
occasional delicacy. He drank noth
ing but water, and lived on three far
things a week until he died in 1680, at
the age of sixty.—London Chronicle.
Had Sultan’s Indorsement.
Extract from a Turkish newspaper:
’’His serene highness has been pleased
to watch the eclipse, and has directed
the lord chamberlain to express his
entire satisfaction with the magnifi
cent performance.”—Tit-Bits.
Easy to Get Line on Him.
Fond Father—”1 hardly know what
business to put my son in, 1 know
practically nothing about his ability."
Friend—"Take him for a sea voyage.
That will show what there is in him.”
—Philadelphia Record.
Suggestive Nickname.
It is said that a former postmaster
general of Guatemala was nicknamed
"mata muertos,” which is to say "kill
er of dead persons.” He is supposed
to have stabbed the dead body of a
murdered president as it lay in the
street
Changed His Complaint.
“When first he was married he used
to boast that his wife had a way of
her own.” “Well?” “Now he com
plains that she baa her own way.”—
Judg“
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during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
Too Vague.
"I know a fellow who is unusually
successful in handling the grip.”
“Is he a doctor or a bellhop?”
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Duly Cautious.
The street car was crowded, and a
j gentleman with kindly twinkles in
his eyes took five-year-old Tom upon
his lap.
"This will be better than standing,
won’t it. my boy?” he suggested.
"Uh huh," Tom replied without en
thusiasm. He had rather enjoyed
lurching about the aisle, just like his
father.
"But you want to be careful that I
don’t pick your pocket,” the gentle
man cautioned In a whisper.
“Can’t/’ Tom retorted, his voice
somewhat muffled, “soon as I saw you
( looking at me I put my penny in my
I mouth.”—Judge.
Stranger to Elevators.
Mrs. Brown is very stout, hut she is
also most considerate about other peo
ple.
The other day she went into a large
hotel to call on a friend. The clerk
sent her to the lift. There a small
boy opened the door for her.
"Are you going up, ma'am?” he
asked, politely.
Mrs. Brown eyed his slender figure
and thought of her own ample pro
portions.
“Yes, I am, my boy," she answered,
with a kindly smile. “But. goodness
me, a little fellow like you can’t pull
me up in that thing!”—Unidentified.
Charles M. Schwab has been made
a trustee of Cornell university.
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change of Food Works Wonders.
Wrong food and drink cause a lot of
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when a person is ill, particu
larly from stomach and nervous trou
bles. As an illustration: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving off coffee and some
articles of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
“For a number of years I suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until I was ill
most of the time. About four years
ago I left off coffee and began usifig
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but I was so re
duced in flesh and so nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
“Then I changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on these two princi
pally for about four months. Day by
day I gained in flesh and strength un
til the nervous trouble had disap
peared. I feel that I owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
“Husband was troubled, for a long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally 1 prevailed upon
him to leave off coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
a few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee.” Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal—the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25o
packages.
Instant Postum—a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. 30c
and 50c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
“There’s a Reason” for Postum.
—sold by Grocer*.