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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF N Vl u y y OF TOLDJ GIF Most Important Events of the Last Year Set Forth. PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR Chief Developments In the Mighty Conflict of Nations Political and Other Happenings In the United States. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. j EUROPEAN WAR .,Jnn i-1MPWH recrlvctl of torpedoing of I. ft O liner Perslo In SledHerrtiuenn, about 250 Inst, Itii'luilinK It N McNcely. U B consul nl ilnti Jan 6 IlrlttHh conscription hill passed Tlrst rending and three cabinet members resigned Italian steamer cany lug .Montenegrin r''Vr,u'',H !"" U 8 wink bv mine In the Adriatic, 2on lost. Jan. 7--Gcrmany promised U S Its sub amrlnes would observe rules of civilized wnrfnrp Jan 9 -British battleship Kdword VII stink by ml no Jan 11 -Austrlans ruptured Lovcen. -dominating Coltnrn. Jan. 13 -Austrian cruiser sunk b French mibttuirlnu. Jan 14 -Many documents rnnnoctlnc Von Papon with alleged war plots In U H tnken from lilm bv ttrltit.li. turned over to American embassy Kormanshnh, Perslo. ocruplod liy Turk.s Jim 1j Russians renewed general at tack on Austrian front AtiRtrlnns took CctlnJn nnd pursued Montenegrins toward Aflnnln. Jan 21. AiiHtrlun hvdrophine und tor pedo iMiat sunk by British submarine In Adriatic Jan 22 -Austria Issued ultimatum to Montenegro to surrender or fw o tinnl Tillatlon. Jan 24 -Rcutarl occupied by Austrlnns .n 29 -Twenty-four killed In Zeppelin raid on Paris Germans took nearly u mllo of French trenches east of Souchez Jan ). Another Zeppelin raid made on Pnrlp Jan 31 -RpvcrnI Zeppelins made raid over Midland and northeast counties of Knglnnd. fi7 pirsnns killed Keb 1 British liner Atipam. In charge of prize crew front German inmmcrce raider Sloewe. arrived at Norfolk with captives from seven other vessels Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb from Zeppelin. 13 lost Feb 2 -Pors!nn army defeated IttisslatiH marching on Teheran Zeppelin lost In North sea and crew browned .!'c,, - -French aviators attacked cltv of Smyrna, killing Son President Wilson nrcepted Oermanv's memorandum of settlcmrnt of Lusttunln cane, txt1i sides yielding cround l-'eh 9 Oprmnns took M yards of Frpnch trnrn lies near Vlmv U 8 demanded from Austria apology and reptratlon for nttaek on Petrollte. French crulper Arnlrnl Chtirnler tor pedoed nnd sunk. 371 Inst l-'eb 10 Russians under Grand Duke "Nicholas captured Krrertim Feb 21 -German attack on Verdun be Kan Feb 24. -Germans rnnlured villages within bin gun range of Vinlun Austria announced sinking of Italian transport loaded with soldiers by bomb from airplane Feb 2fi -French cheeked somewhat German drive on Verdun Russians took Kermanshah. Persia, bv storm Austrlans entered Durazzo. Italians re tiring French cruler Provence Rtink In Medi terranean. 3 im lost Feb 27 -Hrltlsli steamer Mnloja Runk bv mine 174 Inst Feb 29 -Italian Government seized 31 Interned Gorman steamers German commerce raider Grelf and British cruder Alcantara sunk In North sen fight: 254 lost March 3 -Germans drnvo through vil lage of Dounumont nnd bevond Russians took mills, Armenia, by an sonlt U 8 senate rolected resolution warn ing Americans off armed ships " March 5 French checked second Ger man Infantrv attack on Verdun Two Zeppelins raided northeast coast of England: 13 killed Mnrch 6 -Germans began new drive on Vprdnn, rapturing vlllnge of Forces Mnrch 7 Germans made further gains at Verdun nt tremendous cost V B houso of representatives tabled resolution warning Americans off armed liners March 9. Germany declared war on Portugal. Mnrch 10. Ruwslons ndvnnced to within 30 miles or Trehlzond Turks and Germans evacuated Ispahan Persia . March 14 Italians Rtartod big offensive along whole Austrian front March 11 -Germans repulsed French nt tacks nt T-e Mort Homme and captured trenches from nrltlsh nt Vermelles Mn-ch 30 -Rouadron of French nnd Brit ish airplanes bombed Zeebruggo, destroy ln much property anil killing many per sons March SI. Germans hnlled at Verdun Hussions gained ngalnst Germans nnd Austrlans In Poland and Gnllcla: nnd took Isnihan. capital of Persia March 22 -Austrlans evacuated Czerno vU. nnd Biiknwlm. March 24. -French bombarded German pos'tlnns at Mnlancourt nnd Avocourt Hrltlsli chnnnel steamer Sussex and British steamer Englishman torpedoed without warning: Americans on iHith Kntente allies rejected Lansing's pro posal to dlsnrm merchantmen Mnrch 2S -Grent German attack on IIjiurourt-Mntanrourt front repulsed March 29 Hrlllsh steamer Eagle Point one Amcrlran aboard, torpedoed without wnrnlng German aerial attack on StWonlkl killed twnnty March 30 -Germans attacked with Mould fire near Verdun hut were repulsed Germans torpedoed lliisslun hospltnl ship In Ulnck sea 115 Inst ' Mnrch 31 -Oermnns took village of Mo., lancourt. near Verdun, at terrific cost Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties of England, killing 2?, ono Zeppolln do stroyed April 1 -Sixteen killed In Zeppon raid on England April 2,-Zeppcllns raided England and Scotland, killing ten April 3 Kntente allies In noto to U 8 upheld their right to search parcel post. April 4. French repulsed tierce German attack south of Douaumont British liner Zent torpedoed without warning. 4S lost April 10 -French lost MO yards near Dead Man hill at Verdun nnd then re pulsed tremendous attack; losses were very Inrgo April 11 -French retook trenches at Verdun nfter terrific battle. April 1R -Hussions raptured Treblzond April 19 -Presldunt Wilson sent ultima turn to aermnnv on submarine question and told congress In Joint session Anrll 20 Hlg forces of Husslana landed In Franco April 27 -Hrltlsli battleship Russell sunk by mine In Mediterranean. 124 lost April 29 -General TownshPtiil and 10,000 British surrendered lo Turks nt Kut-el Amarn May 1. nrltlBh steamer Hnndonhalt. In. den with wheat for llelglan relief, sunk by German suhmnrlne. Mnv 2. -Five German airships raided coasts of England and Sco'lnnd Belgian relief ship Frldland sunk by German submarine Mny B Germany's reply, received In Washington, promised compliance with laws of warfare In suhnnrlne operations with covert threat to resume former meth ods unless Annricn persuades Knglnnd to lift starvation hlochndp Mnv 8 -President Wilson told Germany our relations with llrl'nln could nol enter lo controversy with Berlin HISTORY 916 Paris reported p eat Gertnnn attacks at Verdun checked l.lner Cymric, currying munitions, tor pedoed and sunk, 6 lost May 10 Iterlln admitted Sussex was tor pedoed by German submnrlno Mny 17,-nutch ste.tmor Hatnvlor V blown up, one Amerlc.m killed May 20 -German seaplanes raided Kng llsh east const Austrlans made decided gains ngalnst Italians, crossing the border near Vi ce nza. May 5 Hrltlsli steamship Washington sunk bv submarine Mav 31 Austrlans reported capture of Asiago and Arslero. Ureal naval battle In North sea, Hrltlsli losing II vessels and Germans IS Juno 5 Ctrl Kitchener nnd staff lost when cruiser Hampshire was Mown up Hi North se.u June 7 Germans took Fort Vaux by storm Austrlans In Tyrol repulsed by Italians with heavy oses Russians recaptured l.utsk fortress June I" Russians captured Czetnowltz, capital of ItiikouliKi June 20 -Russians split Austrian Hul.o wlnu army and occupied '.admit. Strug nlctz and Glthoka June M Two Austrian transports, load ed with troops sunk In l)ura7zo harbor by Ilallao warships June 27 Italians recaptured l'oslna nnd Arslero June 2S II. S note to Austria demand log apology for attack on Petrollte pub lished June P0 Russian routed Austrlans In east (iitllcln and took Kolnmeu July I Allies began great offensive on west front, making big gains on both sides of River S'imiiin July 3 -French captured a number of towns in drive toward Petonne Hrltlsli took Iji HoU'elU. lulv fi -I'tench curried by storm German set ond line near Poron tie Turks nntioiinied tee.ipturo of Kerinnn shah from Riislaiis Julv fi -Russians again routed Austrl.ms In Gnllcla M.ivld l.lovd-Gcotge trade Hrltlsli sec retary of war Julv II French took I'.lnche, close u I 'ermine (iermun sitbmnilne neiitschland nrrtveit at llaltlmore Julv 13 -Germans opened seventh gn.it lss.mlt on Verdun July 1 -Italians captutcd Vittirl. In Pn sliui valley Russians ruptured Halhiirt, Armenia, bv i svuull Gern ans tcMik I.t .Maisonnette and III nches, In Homme "pctor July 1 -(lerniatis opened fierce inunter attack on Hiltlsh. with i'as shells win nlng at lAiogueVal and l)elvllle wood Hrltlsli hliickllsttd large number of American individuals and tlrms for d-.il-Ing with the Germans Julv 23 -Hiltlsh renewed tetrlflc dilvp In Koinme region, entering Pozleres July 2; -Russians captured tCtzlngiti Armenia July 2S -Russians captured llrodv, f! ill i Ian railroad center, smnshed Teuton tlt-st line west of l.utsk and drove biuk Von l.lnslngen In Volhvnla Aug S Russians smnshed through Teu ton lines on 1,"-mlle trout In Onlli la Turks captured Hltlls nnd Mush Aug 9 Italians captured Gorlt Zeppelins raided Hnglish and Scotch coast Aug 13 -Russians took SI.O'O men In Gntlcln. Turks beat Prltish east of Suez ennui and In Mesopotamia Aug l." - Russlnns cnpttiretl .lalilonltri In the l'ii!,ithlitiis and pierced new Teu ton lines on l. mherg front Aug Pi -Two Htltlsh cruisers, one Ger man battleship and one German submit rltie lost In North se-t action Hrltlsli swept Gut mans back on 11-mlle front In Somme sector Aug '.'t Hrltlsli ndvnnced south of Thlepvot. and I'tetieh took Mauiepis RushIiius teenptufod Mush, Aimeiila, and repotted hlg etory near Rachta Zeipellns talded east roast of Kugkitid. killing e'ght Aug 27. Italv dechited war on Ger many Roumiinla declared war on Austria. Hun gaty Aug 2S Germany decltred vv.tr on Roll in. tula Aug. 21 -Illndonburg made German chief of st.iff In place of Fnlkenhayn Aug 30 -Roumnntans took Kronstadt and other Tranv Ivniilini towns Aug ''I - Roumanians st Ircd Rllstchuk, Huluiirl i, nnd moie llungiulau towns Sept '.' -Zeppelins rnlded Hugland. ono being destroyed. Sept I -D.ir-es.Sa'vim. chief town of Gertnnn Kast Afrlrn, taken by Hrltlsli Sept, 7 Teutons took Roumanian for tress of Turtukal Sept S Teutons nnd Hulgars took Do brlc, Ronmanla Sept 10 Germans nnd Bulgarians cap tured Roumanian fortiess of Sills! rln Sept 11 Allies began new offensive In Balkans crossing the Struma Sept IS Allies smashed Gertnnn third line In Somme sector, ndvamed live tulles and took thice towns Hrltlsli used terrl ble now armored cars Serbs drove Hulgar.s back ten miles and British and French ndvnnced In nnlkans Sept. 10 Roumanians nnd Russians crushed In the Oohrudja Sept 17 British took "Danube trench," Mouituet fortified farm find 1,000 yards of German trenches north of Courcelctte. Germans sank French transport tilled with troops Sept. IS, French enptured Denlecourt Allies routed Hulgars In Macedonia and enptured Flnrlno Sept. 19 Teutons drovo Russians hnck over StoKhod river Sept. 23. Zeppelins raided Knglnnd, killing 30, ono Zeppelin destroyed and one captured. Sept 2.". Zeppelins again raided Kng lnnd. killing 3i Sept 26 Anglo-French forces took Com hies and Thlepval nfter terrific lighting Sept 2S Venlzelns nnd Admiral Conn douriotls Issued proclamation of provision al government for Greece Oct. I. British took 3 000 ynrds of Ger tnnn trenches close to Bapaume Zeppelins raided Knglnnd, ono destroyed Serbians routed Hulgar.s In Macedonia. Oct 2 Roumanians crossed tho Danube Into Bulgaria Oct 4 Allies made great advances on entire lino In Macedonia Invading Roumanians forced out of Bul- Allled trnnsport Gnllla torpedoed: CSS Oct 8 German submarine U-53 sank live vessels off II S const Germans recaptured Kronstadt, Trnnsyl vnnla Oct. 9. Serbians forced crossing of Ccrno river In Macedonia Oct 10 -Italians resumod ndvnnco on Trieste, taking 5.000 Austtlnns. Oct 11 - Greek licet turned over to allies oo their ilcin md and Inrgely dismantled. Teutons bevtnn Invasion of Hounianla Oct 15 -French enptured Sallly-Sallllsel, north of the Somrno Oct 19.-Cunnnl liner Alnunla sunk by mine In Kngllsh channel: part of crew lost Oct. CO. Roumanians won on Transyl vania frontier but lost In Dobrudja Russian bittleshlp Imperntrltzn Mnrla destroyed bv Interior explosion. 200 lost. Oct. 23 -Teutons captured Constanza, Roumanian Black sen port Oct 24 French smnshed German lino nt Verdun, taking Doiiaumont fott and vlllnge 4)i t 25 Teutons occupied Czernavoda and tho Vulcan pass Hounianla Oct. 2S, Teutons took Campulung, north ern key to Bucharest Greek iitcimer toipedned, 200 lost. Stoamer Marina torpedoed without warn. Ing u number of Amerhnns lost. Nov 2.-Germ,tns evacuated Fort Vaux, Vetdun front Nov 6-Geimany and Austria proclaim ed autonomy of Poland No C -Von Mnckeniicn forced back In the DnhrudJn P & O liner Arnbln sunk by subma rine In Mediterranean. Nov 8 -Amurlcnn steamer Columbian sunk by subtmrlne. Nov 13 -Battle of the Ancre opened, British rapturing live miles of positions nnd three strong towns Nov 19 -Allies en lit u rod Monnstlr. Nov 20 -Allies ordered diplomats of centril povvnrs to leavo Greece Nov 21 Teutons look Craiova. Rou manian rail and military center Nov 22. Ministers of central powers loft Qrcei o l.lner Britannic, hospital ship, sunk by mlno In the Aegean, 24 lost Nov 24 -Teutons occupied Orsova antt Turnu Hoverln Nov 25 -Provisional government of (Jreecp declared war on Bulgaria. Kntente allies demnnded Greece deliver Its arms and munitions Roumanian armies In Wnllnrhln muted J Nov 27 -Teutons captured river line 111 IVUUIIIUJUll. German airships raided Knglnnd two Zeppelins destiovod Nov 2S Am rlciin stcimer Chemung sunk by German submarine, new saved Nov 29 -Sir John R, Jelllcoe was made tJ""..'"'? ,OMl "f ,,u' ndmlroltv and Sir J'avld Realty, inttittinniler of tho grand Heet Falkenhavn captured Pltechtl, Roumnti Ian railway renter, and Kiiinpulung Italian steamer Pateimo totpedovd off Spain. 25 Amerii ans aboard Nov 30 Teutons opened Imttlo for Bu charest, Greece refused demands of Admiral dn I'ournet nd allies ptei.ited to seize Athens, landing troops at Pltaeiis Hoc I. -Allies m.irulied on Athens. Irunch sillors and Cireuk reservists fought. Ilec 2. Gerni'ins pressed closer on Bu charest, while Russians attiuked draper utply in the wooded Carp ithliins nnd itlsii selnvl Cernnvoila bridge Greece and allies reached comptomlse Germ in relrhsug iassed "inan power" Announceinent made In dunin that al lies had ngieed to give Constantinople to Russia If entente wins war Dec 4. Teutons began shelling of Bu charest. Getmnn submnilnes shelled Funchnl, capital of the Madeira Islands Dec 5 -Premier Asitilth of L'nglnnd re signed Dim 6 Bucharest and Ploescl taken by the Teutons l.lovd George appointed tuemler of Gre'tt Britain Allies proteste.1 to civilised world ngalnst deportntlon of Belgians Dec S-W s piotesied lo Geimnny against deportation of Belgians Dec 10 l.tod-Gorgo announced his cabinet Iluss'atm and Rnumanlaus had successes In Trotus vallev and cast of Plochtl. Dis- -Germans levied huge lasts on raptured Roumanian cities Dee i! -Germany offeicd to discuss pent" terms with the entente allies General Nivelle made commander In chief of the I runeh armies of tho north and nnrtlie ist , Ivlng of Greet e ordered a general mold Il7itlnri Geiiiiuto answered Ametlriin note bv defending detirtatlnn of Belgians Dei It-Gnek regulars took Katerlua from the French An hduke fail Stephen of Austria so lecleil us ie4ei t of Pol Hid Germany In replv to II S Justified sinking of Ann-rli an sieinn'r l.inao Dee 14 -Gtenl llrltaln ealle.l I.OOil.iio moie men to mini I'rain-e declil, if to prohibit alcoholic It inks evi-ept wine mni .,.er Hrltlsli lierse tianspuit sunk liv suit marine In Mt-illteirani mi. 17 At ijtlrnii lo-t Dre t'. -I'retuh r-aptmeil wide sttetch of Grmiiti tretithes neat Verdun Russian diima lejeited German peai e profl-'r Git accepted ultimatum of tho en tente liec 17 -I'tench drove Germnns from Ch.in'hrnttps farm Verdun front Roumanian armv site behind Russian line Dee 11 Prt mler I lovd-(!enrge replied to ji minny' x-ice iiioposuls, virtually refiisln to consider them Dim 20 -Violent bomliardiueiit of Kng llsh iiisitinns In France Dec Zl Russians attacked Turkish po sitions In Armenia FOREIGN Fob 1 -Yuss'if l7ztddln. crown prince of Turkcv, committed suicide Morel 22 Oilh lal maiidatn anunuiireil abiudonment ot Chlneso nioiiniclij ami resumiitlon of republic, and icjectlon of eu pt rorshlp by titan Shi Kul who re sumed piuhidencv April is Sir Roger Casement captured nnd German ship sunk while lauding arms In Ireland for uprising. April J -Sinn Peln rebels seized parts of Dublin nnd serious lighting followed April :'i -Main body of IiIhIi rebels sur rendered Mav 2 President Jlmluez of Dominican republic Impeached. Mav 3 Puitse. Clark and MacOonagh. le iders of lilsli revolt, executed. Mnv 5 Fighting htoke out in Santo Do mingo, Ametlcau marint's lauded Mav 12 James Connolly and John Sic Dermott. lilsli leliels, executed. Juno t) Yuan l.l Hung became presi dent of China. June 2" -Cnf-ement convicted of treason and sentenced to death Julv I V S mat lues routed 2.7) Santo Domingo rebels, killing 27 mid losing ono man Sept 20 -China appealed for aid for million people ill l en out by great Hoods Sept. Si) Kmperor l.ldj Jeassu of Abys sinia deposed, Oulzeio-Zeodlttl proclaimed emptess of Kthlopla. Oct 4. Gen Count Tcrauchl made pre mier of Japan. Oct. 21. Count Carl Stuergkh, Austrian premier, assassinated by Vienna editor Oct 21. Two American olllcors killed by Dominican robels Nov 22 Karl Franz proclaimed emperor of Atistrln-llungary Nov 29 -C'npt. 11. F. Knnpp, U S. N (ommuudar In Santo Domingo, proclaimed a military government of that country. Dec 4 Pope created ten now cardinals. Dec 14. Denmark voted to soil Danish West Indies to United States. Kdmund Schulthess elected presldont of Swiss confederation. MEXICO Jan. 10. Nineteen foreigners, nearly oil Americans, were murdered by Moxlcun bandits near Chihuahua. Jan. 12. Lansing demanded that "ar ranza punish slayers nf Americans. March 9 Nino American civilians and eight soldiers killed nnd sovernl wounded when Villa bnndlts raided Columbus, N M Many raiders slain on both sides of border by soldiers President Wilson or dered GcnetuI Funstou to putsuo and pun ish Villa Starch 10. President WIlBon ordered 5, 000 troops Into .Mexico to get Villa. Villa's men raided big Arlzonn rnnch. .Mnrch 12. l-'list troops ontered Mexico In pursuit of Villa Starch 14 U S. nrmy raised to war strength of 119 oyO men for campaign ngnlnst Villa. Half million cartridges for Carrunza iirniv seized at Douglas, Ariz Mnrch if! FlrHt clash between Villa out posts and A met lean expedition Seven troopers wounded March 17 -Cnrrnnra forbade American troops pursuing Villa, to enter Mexican towns U S senato passod resolution declaring tho United Stales did not Intend to In tervene In Slexlco .March 27--C.tpturo of Torreon by Vlllls tns icpoiti d .March 2S -Congress npproprlated JS.COO. tyo for Sloxlcnn expidltlon .March '." -Cananza granted use of .Mexican Noithwestern railroad to U. S for Hhlpmont of supplies Dodd's cnvnlry defeated Villa forces at Gumrcro, killing do one U 8 soldier mortally wounded Villa seriously wound ed April l.-U 8 cavalry defeated Vllllsta detachment north of Guerreio. killing 30. April 12 -U S troops attneked by Cur ronm troops and citizens of Parrul; two Americans and 40 Slexlcnns killed. April 13 -Carranza demanded withdraw al of U S troops from Slexlco. April 18 -Pursuit of Villa at stnndstlll because of hostility of Cnrranzlstas. April 2) -Generals Rcntt. Funston and Obregon conferred on Slexlcnn situation Slay 5.-Villa bandits i aided Glenn Springs, Tox.. killing threo U 8 soldiers and n boy Slajor Howze with six troops of cavalry routed Villlstn band at OJos Azules. killing 55 Slny 9 Presldont Wilson ordered mili tia of Texas. New Slexlco nnd Arizona nnd 4,500 moro regulars to Slexlcan bor d r Slay 11. Amorlran-Sloxlcan border con ference ended futllely Curtis Haylcs, American farmer, killed by Mexican rnlders near Slnrcedes, Tex Slav 25 -Poole ranch In Hlg Bend coun try, Texns, again raided bv Slexlcans Candelarlo Cervnntes, Vllllsta leader killed by American troops ' Slny SI -Carranza demanded withdrawal of American troops from Slexlco on peril of "rocourso to arms." June 17,-Gonernl Parker rushed rein forcetnonts to American troops In Slexlco below Sfntamnros Juno 18,-Wnr department ordered all state mllllln mobilized Fourth punitive expedition withdrawn from Mexico Carranza soldiers at Mazatlan fired on American landing party. Jtino General Funston enl'rd for at least 5010 troops for bonier set t Ice I' S sh.irplv refused to withdraw troops ri ntu Mexito June 21 Di t.ichment of Anipilcan env nlrv attacked bv Carrnni troops at Car rlzal, 12 being killed Slexlinn losses In cluded Gen Felix Gomez June 2.1 -House grunted use of state tnllltla lis f.dei al soldlels Sicrctnry Pakor ordered nil mllltl.i to border as ipili klv as possible June -President llon demanded that Mexico telcase (tiptuied Iroopeis Juiv 2i - Administration lejeited plan for mediation with Mexico Sen ite passed hill for drnfllng tnllltln linn f. ilcral setvhe lone a -Tweiitv-three troupers taken at InrrlH released bj Mexico P'rliltig's column begun tetlrlng north wot ds Jul C War dcpittmcnt called out reg ular armv reserves to till new regiments Jtilv II -President Wilson raised cm bimro on food for Mexlm Julv 2S U S aciepletl Carruura's plan for joint commission Aug L'.-Wor department ordered 3J,000 mote slate I loops to border Aug 2J-Secnlnty line. Judge Gi orgo uruv mid Dr J R Mott nainod its .Mexi can settlement commission Aug 30 -President ordered 21.0W) troops back from Slexlcan border Sept fi Ametlcau and Mexlcnu commis sioners began sessions at New London, Conn Nov it American .Mexican commission signed protoiol foi withdrawal of Amoti on n lumps and pal ml of border No 2. -Mlln (iiptured fhihuahtia City Dec 2 -Villa driven from Chihuahua l Itv liv Cmimtra fotccs Dec f, Pari al tccaptuted by Carranzi for. es Dec 12-Cmrtnza troop train blown up bv Vllllstas Mo hilled oi liihired NECROLOGY Jau 2 -Associate Justice .1 R I. ulnar. U S Hiipienie mm t at Washington Jau 3 -Gen f. SI Hedge, Civil war Into and taihotd builder at foiiutlt It ml. Iowa Col R T nti lloin. founder of the Kansas Cltv Journal at Kiiiims Cttj Jim A Miitihevv W Plukiiton nt Chi cago Charles W. Knnpp veteiau newspaper inan, at New toik Jan x - Rt. Rev Itli hard Scatiuell. Cath oik hNlinp of Dmahti Ada Rehan. actress. it New Vol k Jin 1.1 -Vlctorlatio lliiertn, foiiui-e pro vlsonnl piesldeut of 1exlto, at Kl Paso Jau li Hon Atindd Slorle). former British iiostmtisler geneiiil .Te.iunette I, Glider nuthoi and editor, nt New York Jau 25 Samuel S Cluimheilaln. pub llshei of Boston Ainerhiin Jan 30 -Sir Clements R Markhnm. fu tno'iM i xplnrcr, nt l.ondon Feb 7 Col W P Hepburn, foimer con giessiiinu, at Clarlnda, In IMi 12 -.1 T Trowhildgc author at Atllngtoii. Mass IMi 20 -Di Henrv II. l-'uvlll. of Chi cago ptoiiilneiit iihVhlchin and imlitlclst Fh .'I Admiral von Pohl. tit Berlin Feb 2S Henry James, author. In Ion don Slarch 2 Queen Mother Kllzabeth of Roiiuintilii (Cm men Svlva) Mouiiet-Sully, famous actor at Paris. Slarch 4 -Brig Gen W Soov Smith, at Sledford. Ore .March 7. Rear Admiral Asa Walker, U. S N retired at Annapolis SI trch 10 Henry Gosawoy Davis, for mpi F 8 senator from West Vliglnla, at Washington, March 14 -M R Senator Benjamin F. Shlvelv of Indiana, nt Washington Slnicli P -Cardinal Gottl prefect of tho riopngiiuna at (lie vnuniit, in uoino. Sim eh 25 -C. J Slulllgau. sculptor, nt Chicago Sim eh 27. Thont is Pence, secretnry Demot ratio national committee, nt Wash ington April 1. Naphtnll I.uccock, SI K. bishop of .Montana und Dakota, at I.a Crosse, Wis Dr J B. Ancell. president emeritus of University of Sllchlgnn. April 4. George W Smallcy, veteran Journnllst, In I.ondon. April 7 George W Colton, former gov ernor of Porto Rico, nt Washington April 11 Richard Harding Davis, novel ist, nt Sit Klsco N. Y April H T J Burrlll. famous hnctorlo loglst and educntor. at Urbann, III April lt-George W Peck, former gov ernor of Wisconsin, nt Slllwankeo April 19 -Baron von der Goltz, Gcrmnn commandant nt Constantinople April 30 -Karl St Aldwyn, noted Kng llsh stfitcsmmt, better known as Sir Ml clincl I licks-Beach Slay 11 W A, Gardner, president Chl cogo & Northwestern rnllvvov Slav 13 -Bryan Lnthrop, philanthropist, nt Chlcngo. Clara l.oulso Kellogg, opera star, nt Kip stono. Conn Slny 1(5 -Dr. K. N, Corthnll, president American Society of Civil Knglnccrs, nt Albnny. N Y. Slay 20 Rev. Dr. Thlmothy Dwlght. for mer president of Yalo, ut New Haven, Conn, Stay 27. General Ghlllonl, nt Pnrls. Slay 29 -James J Hill, nt St. Paul. Slay 30 Col John S Slosby, famous confederntp raider, In Wnshlngton June 1 Charles Sooy Smith, famous civ il ptigltippr, at Now York. Juno 0 Yuan Shi Knl, president of China June 9. John R. SfcKean, owner of Wnshlngton Post nnd Cincinnati Knrtulrer Juno 10. U S. Senator K. C. Burleigh of Stnlne tune 30 Kdwnrd R KIIIr, noted writer of boys' stories, at Cliff Island, Slo. July 3 Sirs. Hetty Green at Now York July 15 Prof. KHo Sletchnlkoff, famous bacteriologist. In Pnrls. July 18. James H Slooro, noted finan cier, nt Iake Geneva. Wis. July 22 James Whltcomb Riley, at In dlnnnpolls, Julv 23,-Formor U. S. Senator T. M. Patterson at Denver Sir William Ramsay, famous chemist. In Knglnnd Aug 7. Vlco Admiral Komlmura of Ja pan. Aug 9 J SI. Thurston, former senator from Nebraska. A H Stlckney, founder of Chlcngo Great Western railway Robert Grau, theatrical manngcr. Aug 11. Dr John U, Slurphy, famous Chkugo surgeon. Aug II. -Gen. Charles J. Palno, Civil war veteran and yachtsman, at Boston Aug 25 Archbishop John L. Spalding, nt Peorln. III. Aug 31. John P. St. John, noted Pro hibitionist, nt Olathe, Kan Sept 2.-8 W Pcnuypackcr, ex-govornor of Pennsylvania. Sept. 4 R C. Kerens, former nmbussa dor to Austria. Sept 12 T It James, former postmas ter general, In New Yoik. Sept. 13 -Dr George IC. Herman, lead er In middle West ntblellcs. at Chicago, Sept 10 Horace White, famous Journal iBt, at Now York. Sept. 17 -Soth Low, in Now York. Sept 18 -SlaJ Gen. Albert I Stills. U. 8 A., nt Washington Sept 19 -William J Calhoun, noted law yer nnd diplomat, at Chicago. Sept. 27 -Roar Admiral C. 13. Vrceland, U 8 N , retired Oct, 1. U 8 Senator James P. Clarko of Arkansas, at Little Rock Oct. 2. K. S Iieey. former comptroller of tho currency, nt Chicago Sirs Havolock Kills, noted lecturer on eugenics, In Ixwdon Oct. l.'.-Otto, Insano former king of Bavaria. ,. , Oct 15 -Rev Frnnels Brown, president Union Theologlcnl eomlnnry, at New York Oct IS.-Kben Kugene Roxford, poet nnd author Normal Duncan, author, at Fredonla. N. Y Oct. 25, Wllllnm SI. Chase, noted paint er. In Now York Oct 2S Prof Cleveland Abbo. "fathor of weather bureau," nt Washington, Oct. 31 -"Pnstor" Russell, noted Inde pendent preacher. Nicholas K Young, former president Na tional Baseball lengup at Washington Nov 6 -Cordlnnl Delhi Volpo at Rome Nov 12 -Dr Porclval Lowell, famous astronomer, at FlnKstaff, Ariz Nov, 14,-Hrlg Gen D. C, Kingman, U, S. A. Nov 16. Rt Rov Charles Edwnrd Che ney, senior bishop of Reformed Kplscopal church, nt Chlcngo STolly Elliott Seawoll, author, at Wash ington Henryk Slenklewlrz. Polish novelist. Nov 18. F SI Lvman. president of the quorum of npostles of Mormon church, Nov 21,-Franx Josef, emperor of Austria-Hungary. Dr I ilgetle l,illls Dotl noted FipmpIi surgi on ut p i, H Nov J.'-, tail. London, author nt Hmiiti Rosa, fill Nov 21 Sir lllrani Slaxtni tinted Inven tor. In London Nov IV, Mir Inez Mllliollnnd HoIfso viiln. noled siinntglst, al Los Angeles Nov 27 - Kmlle Verh.iercn Belgian met Dec 3 Sir rinncesco Tosll, lomposer Dec 'i - John D An libnld tiresldent of Stundmd Oil Co at Tati)lown. N Y. (leotge C llnl, It. leading hotel mil n. In New ,otlc Herbert D I'elrce. rortner minister to Noiwav, at I'm (land. Me. Dec fi Hans Rh liter noted Wagnerian Conductor lVi in -field Marshal Pi luce Iwao Ovania at Tokvo Dec 1.1 -J W Comyns Cnrr. Kngllnh critic and drnmatlst Dec. 15 -W f Nixon, liicsldent St. louls und San I'lmiilsio rallioiiil Dec It! lingo Munsterborg, tirofesiior of psychologv at Harvard Dpi- 17 - f lata Wind Pilncess Chlnuiy. In Padua. Italv DISASTERS Jan 3 - explosion on oil tanker Aztic nt New , ork Willi tl ton Jim 5 -Stenitnr Kmiawha sank In Ohio liver 40 lost Jim ' I m Pont powder mills at Cur tiev's Point. N J . blown up. sl hilled Jan l.'i U S niihmmino V. 1 blown up lit New oik navy vmd. four killed, 15 Iniil Jan 111 -Flu. did Jln.OOO.OW damage In Bet gen, Norwnv. and Jl.M.i.tKjO ilamago In Lisbon Jan 17 -I ire destroyed most of Witt, Okla .Inn 21 -I ire at Molde. Norwnv. did .ih- i! image Jan 2.' (iieat Noithrrn train vviecked liv nvaliiichp iip.ii Cm en. Wash, six dead Jim 2x -(itav vallev dam near Han Diego fal , biokp, ft l dead I eb 2 .lapiiiipsp Unci DalJIn sunk in ciil'lslim. lm lues hist Feb 't -l ttiiadlin ttaillanieut bitlhllug at Ottawa deslioveil bv the seven lives lost Feb tlt-'lhiee Btltlsh ute imsjiips, mauv lighters mul a p,.r tun tied at Biooklyu, lovs J..M).u)il Feb Ifi llotlaild silfTeted fiotn grpnt storm mid HimkIs Feb 21 Ten killed In wreck on New Haven mad Felt .". Fifteen men killed liv explo sion In mine at Kempton. W Va. Slmch 5 Spinlnli stpamcr t'llnclpe de AsIuiI.ih hit inch ami sank off Brazil, .Ion lost .March 2J -Fifteen million dollar tiro at Nashville. Tenn , and Ji.too.wo the at Au gusta, (la March 29 -Twent -six killed mid mnny Injureil In collision on New Yotk Contial lines near Cleveland. Atirll 17 -Six killed. 40 Injutcd In wtock on New Haven ro id ut Bradford, R. I April Pi -Toriiiuhies'ln Kansas and SIls sum I Mitcd 17 April 22 -Store than 1.O0O lost In collision between Chlneso cruiser and transport Slay S Sleamer Klrhy sank In lako Su perior; 'J) lost Slay 15 -Kxploslon In Du Pont powdur plant nt Glbhslmvu, N J., killed 13 June 2 Thirteen killed In train wreck at Packard, In June 4 - Waterftotit llio at San Francis co did mm.) damage June c Tornadoes killed 57 In Arkansas and 49 In other middle Wpstern stnles Juno 11 -Four killed In two-mllllim-dnl-Inr fire ut Baltimore. July 4 - Kiev en killed, 376 hurt In Fourth of July celebrations July 14 -H S mivv collier Hector sunk In Htm m off Charleston, 8 C July 20 -Hundreds of llshetmun lost In monsoon orr ( evlon coast July 2l!.-Slx killed nnd 40 hurt by bomb during San Francisco preptredness pa rade July 24 Twenty-two men killed by gas explosion In n Cleveland wntor tunnel. Aug 9 Cloudburst In West Virginia re sulted In nenilv HO deaths Aug 12.-Trolley wreck nt Johnstown. Pn killed 25 Aug 29. U. 8 armored cruiser Slem phls wreuked In Santo Domingo hnrbor; 41 dead Sept 12. Central span of gtoat bridge over St Lawrento at Quebec fell. 27 killed. Sept 18. Great dam nenr Hnnnwnld. Hohemla. burst, 300 dend. Oct 20. Nineteen killed In burning of hospital at Fntnhnm. Quebec. Nov 3. Ptenmers Connotnnra nnd Re trlavor sunk by collision In Irish sea; 92 lost. Nov 7. Fifty lives lost whon Boston L car plunged off bridge Nov 21 -Kxploslon at Hnkarltza, Rus sia, kilted 3(1. Dec. 1 Sixty-six persons killed In train collision In Austria. Deo. 9. Thousand killed by explosion In Russian nmmimltlon fnctoiy Doc, 11. Million dollnr Pro destroyed Quaker Oats plant at Poterboro, Ont Dec. 13 Canadian torpedo boat Grilse foundered, 45 lost. DOMESTIC Jan. 1. Prohibition In effect In Iown. Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idaho. Arkansas nnd South Carolina. Jan 9. Six Now Haven road formor directors ncipiltted of violating Shorinnn law; Jury disagreed as to tlvo. Feb 9 Slost Rev. Gcorgo W Slunde loin Installed nrchblshnp of Chlcngo. Slny 13 Immenso preparedtioss parade In New York. Slav 27. Forty thousand In Boston pre paredness pnrndo Slay 31. Mrs J R. Cowles, California, elected president General Federation of Womnn's clubs. June .1 Immenso preparedness parade In Chlcngo. Juno 4 -Rockefeller education board gave $7K9,9S0 to colleges. Sept. 27. Now York-Chicago express on Michigan Coutrnl held up nnd robbed near Detroit. Nov 10 Rockefeller boards appropriat ed Ji.000.000 for great medical und surgi cal Institution In Chicago Nov 15.-Wireless service between U. 8 nnd Japan opened Nov. 19 Ruth Law broke American non stop nlrplnno record, Chlcngo to lloruell, N Y Deo 7. Freight embargo put on ship mentn from middle west to Atlantic sea board Dec. 2fi American Association for tho Advancement of Science mot In Now York. POLITICAL Jan. 4. Congress reassembled. Jan. 11. Progressive national commltteo called convention for June 7 In Chlcngo Jan 23. National Prohibition convention called for July 19 In St. Paul Jan. 25. Presldont Wilson nominated Louis D Uruudels for Supremo court Justice Feb. 2. Houso passed itntlchlld labor bill. Feb 4. Ronato passed bill for Indepen dence of Philippines In 2 to 4 years h'eb 9 -Senate passed houso resolution making nvulhibht JCOOOOO for re-eiiulpping Slaro Island und New York navy yards and house bill Increasing by 300 tho en trance class nt nnval nendemy Feb 10. Secretary of War Garrison and Assistant Secretary Brecklnrldgo ro signed Feb 15 -O T Sluryo. ambassador to Russia, resigned Feb 18 -Sonnte ratified Nlcaruguuti canal route treaty Feb 28 Haitian treaty ratlflod by son ate Slarch 3.-.I II Rhea of Sevmour, Ind nomlnnted umbossodor to Chile, Slarch 6 -Newton D Bukor of Clove Innd nppolntcd socroinry of war March 22 -Houso passed Hay army ro organisation hill Mnrch 30 -Houso passed Immigration bill with literacy tost clause April 11 -House passed J33,000,000 rivers and harbors bill April 18 -Sunato pnssed army reorKtinl ration bill April 21 Japancso ambassador protested to Presldpnt Wilson ngnlnst oriental ox elusion plnuse of Immlgfatlon hill April 11 -Somite passed house bill re pealing free sugar law April 25 -Henrv Sloigonthnu resigned as ambassador to Turkey April 30. -Socialist Labor party noml nntP'l Arthur K npl"ier nf Boston for president nnd Caleb Harrison of Chicago for vlco president. SI v I limine rejei led bill plcilim-i wnl li mul lioui I'liliippiiiH wi ,un j, i nlte tune Slav 15 --eniie tejeeted nomination of (. Kulilie of N II as member federal trade tomiulsslon Stay 17 - Senate passed army hill House passed Jf.l.oonifo Hind control bill. Slny 2u -House passed UO.UW.OOO snip pun base bill House passed nrmy bill Slav 29 -Senate passed livers and har bors bill .hum 1,-I.ouIh I) Brindols confirmed as iirsni uiie instil e of Supremo (iiurt. Julie 2 House passed naval appropria tion bill Julie i Republican nnd Progressiva na tional couvt iitlons opened In Chicago June Id -Charles Kviius lliighert nomi nated for piesldeut by Hi publican con vintlon Juno 10 -'thcodote Roosevelt nnmluatoil by Ptogtesslves June it Democratic convention opened nt St Louis June If. -Wilson and Marshall renomi nated bv D'MiincnitH Jttfie 2il Roosevelt declined Progremlte nomination mil Progressive iritlomit com mlltc ludoised candldncv of Hughes June J7 -Senate paused sundry olvll, good roads mid pension bills, carrying total -of J.Imi urn t,) June 27 -W R Wlllcox mndo chnlrman of Republican national committee June 2N -limine voted t.7.Wi0,0ii0 for Im mediate use of nrmy, and passed koo toads hill Julv in -House passed emergency rev enue bill i Jul 12 -Senate passed agricultural bill, nil r Ing J. (jn.au) .III v 1.1 -Judge J It Clarko of Old nomlniilcil for associate Justice U S Hit preme court July 15 -Congressman Hay of Virginia notiiliintcd associate Justlie U. 8 court of claims July I.X. Ahriuri Elkus nominated as am bassador to Turkey July in -Prohibition national convention opened In SI Paul Minn Julv 21 -Senate passed navy bill pro vldln ; foi I57 vesels Piohlbltlonisls iinmluatoil J Frnnk Han Iv for piosldcni mid Ira D. I.andrlth for vice piesldeut Julv 27 -Senato passed army bill car iv Ing Ml.l,ii70 4l7 Aug S Child labor bill pnasod by sen ate Aug It -House passed big navy bill. Aug hi -Sennit, passed bill ptomlslng lr depemlenco lo Philippines when Filipinos are lit Tor seir-goveriiment. Aug IS -President Wilson vetoed nrmy hill. Senate pnssed shipping purchase bill. Aug 19 -Federal workmen's compensa tion net passed by senate. Aug 25 House accepted senate amend ments to army hill Sept 5 Senate passed eitiorgonoy rev enue bill with reptlsal provisions again British blacklist Sept 7.-8enato rat I lied treaty for pur chase of Danish West Indies. Sept 8. Congress adjourned. Sept. 12. Republicans won In Morn c!o thin Nov 7.-Wllson and Slarshall m-elocte4 presldont nnd vlco president of U B. Nov 10 -Count TnrnowBky aamod Au ttlnn nmbiinsador to U S. Dec 4 Congress began short session. Dr Henry Van Dyke. American ambas sador to the Netherlands: T. A. Thomp son minister to Colombia, and W IC Hornlbrook, minister to Slam, resigned. Dec 5 President Wilson read his men sago to congress Dec 14. Senate passed Immigration bill with literacy test clauso, : INDUSTRIAL Jan. 7. Rioting strikers looted and burn ed Kast Younghtown, O. Jim 19 -Ono mnn killed and five shot In strlko riot at Kast Chicago. Ind. Fob 5.-General strlko of switchmen om Wnbnsh railroad. Slarch fi Wage Increases of tR,O0t,OM annually granted In soft-coal fields. April 24.-Ktrlklng employees of Went Inghouso Co rioted In East Pittsburgh, led by masked woman. Stay 2 -Fatal strike riots at Cnrnogtv Steel Works In Brad dock. Pa. Slay 9.-Chlcago Garment Workers start ed big sttlko. Slay Ifi.-Chlcago oxpress drlvors went on strlko July 20. Train servlco brotherhoods voted overwhelmingly for a strlko. Aug 6.-Strlko stopped all surface ear trafllc In boroughs of Slanhattan. th Bronx nnd Richmond, New York. Aug. 7. New York streot car strike ended Aug 12. Federal board's mediation Ik threatened railway strlko railed Aug M.-I'rcsldrnt Wilson conferred with rail bonds and union men. Aug 29 -Fulling to avert rail strike. Presldont Wilson nskod congress to pans three hills to moot situation. Sept 1. House passed eight hour rafl rond bill, to avert strlko. Sept. 2. Senato passoil olght hour bill. Sept. C. -Strlko or subway, elevated xitt surfaco railway men In Now York. Sept. 22. aenoral synrpnthy strike ot union labor called In Now York. Sept 28. Gonorul strike In .Now York fizzled. Nov. B.-I. W. W. men from Roattto fought sheriff's posse at Everett. Wash.: 7 killed. Nov 21, United States Bteol corpora tion announced 10 per cent ralso of wsgec Nov. 22. Adamson 8-hour law held un constitutional by federal Judge In Kansa City. Nov. 23. New England cotton milts raised wages of emnloyeos. Nov 29. International Harvester com pany and many other concerns announced large wage Increases. Nov 30. Chicago Wholesalers associa tion raised wages Dec 13. Now York garment workers oa strlko. SPORTING Jan 6.-C I! Woeghmnn and nartnora bought Chlcngo National league club Feb 25. Charles Kills won throe-rushloa billiard championship from De Oro Starch 25 -jess Willard defeated Frank Storan nt New York April 12 BiiroIi'iII season opened. Mny 30 -Darlo Resta In Peugeot car won Indianapolis 300 mllo rnco Juno 17 -Syracuse crews won regatta nt Poughkcepslo Juno 23. -Harvard beat Yale In New London regatta. June 30,-Chnrlos Evans. Jr., Chicago, won open national golf championship Aug 15 -Georgo SI Church ro mined Western tennis championship Aug 18 -Walter llagon of Rochester, N Y , won Western open golf champion ship Aug 25 -Mrs F C Letts Cincinnati, won women's Western golf championship. Sept 4 -Freddie Wolsh defeated Charley White In 20 rounds Sept 9.-Cluirles Evans. Jr. Chicago, won national amateur golf championship. Sept 30 -Johnny Altkon In n Peugeot won Astor cup breaking world's record Oct 1 -Boston won American league championship Oct 3 -Brooklyn won National league championship Oct 7 -Alexa Stirling. Atlanta, won women's nntlonal golf rhnmplonship Oct 12 -Boston Red Sox won world's chnmplonshlp Oct 14 -Resta won Grand American 25o mllo automobile race at Chicago Nov 10 -Darlo Resta won Vandorbllt cup nt Santa Slnnlcn. Cal Nov 18 -Grand Prix race at Santn Mon ica Cnl won bv Altkon. Driver Lewis lockson nnd three spoctatnrs killed Nov 25 -Ohio Stnto university won western onnforonco football chnmplonshlp. FINANCIAL Jnn 24. U 8 Supremo court declared Income tnx constitutional Mnv 23 -Richard II Alshton elected president Northwostern railway June 24 -Corn Products trust ordered dissolved by federal Judge In Now York. Juno 28 -Western Pacific railroad sold at auction for J'S.onoono Oit 2 -Amerlcnn loan of tCO.000.000 made to China to luilld railways Nov 13 -Starch trust ordered dissolved bv fcdoial rourt In New York Nov 16 -Chlcngo bank made loan of j&nnoooO to China Deo I. -Great Britain and France can celed proposed ("IvMMoo.OOO loan from U. 8. '1