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. / 1 ST 1 ' ■ n -.' r' ^ • *l. .’•; ■ —• y = • ’ BARNWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL 8 C. ■' .1— u Most Important Invents of Last Year Set Forth. the • 1 . f PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR Chief Developments In the Mighty - Conflict of Nations—Political and - Other, Happenings in the \ United States. COMPILED BY W. PICKARD. ' v-’ 1 EUROPEAN WAR \ >rtrd (rest German attacks ter raria reported Verdun checked liner Cymric. carrvInSTmunTMons pedoed and sunk; 6 Jo*t„_ ; • "■*- May 1 O’—Berlin admitted Sussex pedoed by German submarine. May 1*.—Dutch . steamer Batavler V blown up; one American'killed., May 20 —German seaplanes raided Eng lish east coast. x Austrians made decided sains against Italians, crossing the border near Vi cenza. “ • -'May 25.—British steamship Washington sunk by submarine. ^ Mav 31.—Austrians reported captutft. of Aslaro Ah<r AfsT^ro: „ IA1 June I,-Earl '"Kitchener and staff lost, when cruiser Ba/mjiahlre was blown Up in North sea, June T.—Germans took Fort Vaux by Storm. Austrians ta;Tyrol repulsed by' Italians with heavy losses , Russians recaptured Lutsk. forttMAss •June 17 — Russians captured .GxernoWitZ, cupital of Bukowlna. .•June 20. Russians spilt Austrian Ruko- wtna army and occupied Zado\a. Strog- nlHz And Oliboka. ‘ Junf JT-rTwo Austrian transports, load ed with troops, sunk in- Duiazzo harbor by Italian warships -Italians recaptured i’oslna and S note to Austria demand- for uttack on Petrolite puh- ln / V Jan. I.—News received of torpedoing of P. & O. liner Persia in Mediterranean; about- 350 lost, NRludtng ft. N. McNeely, U. S. consul at Aden. u-— . Jan. .6,-British conscription bill'paired first reading and .Jhree cabinet members resigned. , ( y Italian , steamer carrying Montenegrin recruftw frbrh IT. 8 sunk by mine in the Adriatic;'200 lost. / ...Jan. f.—Germany promised O': 8/fts aub- marines would observe rules op civilized warfare .— ' j/ « Jap. 9. —British battleship Edward V r 11 sunk by - mine. - y, Jan ll—Austrians captured Lovcen, dominating Caftaro , v Jan. .'H.—Austrian cruiser sunk by Frcrtoji #nbm urine. »*" Jan H.'—Many documents' connecting Von Papen with alleged war plots In *U. 8 taken frorp him by British, turned over to American embassy. Kerrnanahah, Persia, occupied by Turks. Jan. 15. —Russians renewed g’eneral at taint on Austrian front. Austrians took Cetinje and pursued Montenegrins toward Albania. Jan. 21.—Austrian hydroplane and tor pedo boat sunk by British -submarine in Adriatic. y t—* Jan. 22— Austria Issued ultimatum to Montenegro to surrender or face anni hilation. r Jan. 24 —Scutari occupied, by Austrians. Jan. 29.-Twenty-four klllkd in Zeppelin raid on Paris. Germans took nearly a mile of French trendies east of Souches. -j Jan. 30 —Another Zeppelin raid made on Paris. „ —• Jan 31. riSeveraF AeppSUfts made -raid Over Midland and northeast tountie* of England/ 67 persons killed. Feb. I.y-Britlshdiner Appam, In charge of , prize \crew from German commerce raider Moewe, arrived at Norfolk with captives from seven other vessels. Collier Franz Fischer sunk by— bomb from Zeppelin: 13 lost. -fo*b 2 —Persian army defeated Russians ^patching on Teheran. Zeppelin jpsi In North sea and crew ofOWlUCL-' / - - - ..8. — Erencti avlAl*>rs attacked City of Smyrna, killing 200." • ••-. ’^President /Wilson accepted Germany’s memorandum of settlement, of Lusitania case, both/sides-yielding ground. Feb. 9, y/iernianB topk 800 'yards of French trenches hear Vlrrty. , U." B: yftprna tidtd front A ustrla .it poiogy and reparation for attack, on Petrolite. French crtHser Arrifral Charnler tor- ■ pedoefl and sunk: 374 lost. ' lO^dRusslans under Grand T5uke x mlas captured Erzerrtm. 'eb. 21..—German attack on Verdun he rn _ . Feb. 24— Germans captured villages ithta big gun range of Verdun. Aiistria announced sinking of Italian transport loaded with soldiers by bomb front- airplane. Feb. 26 —French checked somewhat. German <lrlve on Verdun. ' » ■ Russians took Kermanshah. Persia, by st Ann Austrians entered Durazzo. Italian* re tiring. - ■ ' _ - French cruiser Provence sunk In Medi terranean; 3 13<> lokt. ' Feb. 27: British steamef Maloja sunk by mine 174 lost. Feb 29 —Italian government seized 94 interned German steamers. ® German commerce raider - Grelf and British cruiser Alcantara sunk In Nortli sea flght ; 264 lost. - March 3— Gerhaans drove through vil lage of DquBuniont apd beyond. ftuKsians took Bitlls. Armenia, by as-. sault_ . . Uv 8 senate rejected resolution ing Americans off armed ships, March .5 —French checked second Ger man lnfantry"httaek on Verdun. Two Zeppelins raided northeast coast of -England: 43 killed. . Ui|mi«!i|i March 6.-Germans began new drive on Verdun, capturing village of Forges. March 7 —Germans made further gain* at Verdun at tremendous cost . U. S. house of representatives tabled resolution warning Americans off armed liners • —- March 9—Germany declared 4var on Portugal. - - March 10—Russians advanced to within 30 miles of TreMzond. Turks and Germans evacuated Ispahan. Perkla. V — March 14 —Italians started big offensive alhng w'hole Austrian front . March T9 —Germans reptilsed French at tacks at TA-Mort Homme and captured trenches from British at Vermelles, Ma'ejh 70. — Sciuailrpn of French and Brit ish airplanes bombed Zeebrugge, destroy- ipg- much property and killing marly per. sons March 31.—Germans halted at Verdtin_ .Russians gained against Germans and Austrians In Poland and Galicia; and took. Ispahan, capital of Persia. March 22 -^Austrians evacuated Fzerno. wftz and. Bukowiua. ■, . ./ . March 24. —French bombarded German positions at Malancourt anjJ- Avocourt i Rritisb—-*-bknnel.. steamer Sussex nnd IBt^tlsh sfegiper • '"Englishman torpedoed Without warning: Americans on both. Entente allies rejected . Lansing’s pro- ■ po«al to disarm merchantmen, -March 28—Great German attack on llaucourt-Malancourt front repulsed **^ March 29 —British steamer Eagle-Point, one American abbafd. torpedoed‘ without warning _ German aerial attack on'Salonlkl killed twenty • ■—•'' . ' Mar'-h 30 -Germans attacked with liquid fire near Verdun but were repulsed. Germans torpedoed Russian hospital ship in Black sea: 115 lost. -. — March 31 —Germans took* vl 11 age of Ma la ncourt near Verdun, at terrific cost. - Five Zcjinelins raided elrsfern counties of Emrland. killing 28: one Zeppelin de- at roved April 1.—Sixteen killed irr Zeppielln raid on England April 2 -Zepi elinr raided England and Scotland. \BlHng ten, Atrril 3 —Entente allies In note to 'U. S. upheld their right to search parcel post April 4.—French £“pu'«ed fierce Germai- attack spilth-pf-t'cnnrurnnnt; ——~r-gSr. Tirttish liner Zc-tit tnrpedokd without wamitiK... 4l_lpi;L on both of warn- 'AprTT Th^TTcfTcli Tost Tffl Dead Man hdl at Verdun pulsed tremendous' attack; .verV large ■ • , > ‘ .April 11 -French Verduh after terr 1c AjiRl 18 --Russians April 19 —President turn to Germany on yards near ami therv re losses were 'trenches at retook battle aptured Treblzond. Wilson sent ultima- submarine question (fit.'. and told congress in joint sesfitbn A !"-P 20 — Big forces of Russians .landed In Franc* - \ - . Apri’ .7 -British battleship Russell sunk b-y mine in Alediterraneah; 124 lost. April 29 -^General Townshend and 10.000 British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el- Amara. " ^ Mav 1.—British ateamer. HendonhalL .2a~ den witK wheat for Belgian relief, sunk 1 ' ' Frldland sunk by "ty t’jgnriRH ««»riwmiF May 2.—Five tlerman-Airships’ raided coasts of England and Scotland Belgian relief shfp Frldland German submarine. May 6.—Germany'f reply, recelyttf la.! Washington, promised compliance with laws of warfare in submarine operations, with covert threat to resume former meth ods unlees America persuades England- to lift starvation blockade. , v tT l.—President Wllaon told Germany with Britain could not eater a«8* June 2i8.-U Ing apology Halved ■ -1, . Jurie 30 - Russians routed Austrians east Galicia and took Kplornea. July 1.--Allies began great offensive west front,- making 'b^f gains sides of River Somme # July 1—French captured a/number towns in drive toward .I'eronne. • ' Brittgh took far-Brjtsse.Hg.~ r- July .V-French carried hv storm German second Hue near I’eronne Turks announced recapture of Kerman-., shah from Russians. July 6 Russians again routed Austrians in Galicia- — • . -~ * Havld Lloyd-George made British sec retary.of war. i July 9 —French took Blache, close to I’eronne. '" I German submarine Deutschland arrived at Baltimore. . } July 13.—Germans’opened seventh great assault on Verdun . July-15—Italians captured Vanzl. In Po- slna valley. . Russians captured Balburt. Armenia, by ass.ault. dfrn.ans took La Maisonnette and Bl aches," In Somme sector. 1 - July 18.—Germans opened fierce counter attack on British; With gas shells, win ning at Ixingueval and Delvttie wood. . BHtlih „ bla<klhrted large number , of American Individuals a’rtd firms for deal ing with the Germans .July 23 -British renewed terrific-drive In Somme regloiU-enterlng .Puziereg, July 26’—Russians captured Erzlngan. Armenia. -July 28 — Russians captured Brody, Gali cian railroad center; smashed Teuton first line west of 1/utsk. add drove back Von Llnslngen in Volhynla. Aug. 8 —Russians smashed through Teu- to-n line* on 15-mile front In Galicia. Turks CapVuYed.Jtiitlls and Mush. Autr %-Italians c aptured Gorltz. Zeppelins relcded English and Scotch coast.. ■ - i •— '. Abg 13.—Russian* took 84,000 men in Galicl*. J ■ l . ■ 0 • Turks beat'Rrltish eaet of Suez canar and In Mesopotamia. __ Aug lfT— Russians captured' Jablonitza, in, the t'arpathlans, and pierced new,.Teu ton lines on I>einberg fruuU Aug 19. -Two .British cruisers, one Ger mane’battleship' and pne German Subma rine lost Ip North s<a action British swept Germans back-On 11-mile Jr opt Jn Somme sector. -'■’Aug.' 24.—bFUTsTT advanced south of Thlepval. and French took Maurepas Russians recaptUreci Mush, Armenia, and reported big victory near Rachta. —: Zeppelins raided east toast of England; killing eight. - Aug. 27.—Italy declared war on Ger many. -• . " ■ -■ Houmanla declared war on Austria-Hun gary. ' JVug. 2f.--Gerniany declared war on Rou- nianla- • Aug. 29 —Hlndfenburg made German chief of staff in place of Falkenhayn, Aug 3(^.-.Roumanians took Kronstadt and other Transylvanian towns. Aug 31.--Roumanians seized Rustfhuk, Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns. Sept. 2. —Zeppelins raided England, one being destroyed. Septr 4.— 1 hu es Salaam, chief - town of German East Africa, taken by British .. Sept. *7—Teutons took Roumanian for tress of Turtukai. . A—Teutons and Bulgars took Do- brfc, Roiimania■ Sept. 10—Ormans and Bulgarians cap- tured*tRoumnnlan fortress of Silistrla. Sept.' 11.—Allies Ueg;m. new. Offensive In. Balkans, crossing the Struma. .. •ftejil. 15.—Allies slashed German third line In Somme sector, advanced five miles arid took threes towns. British used terri- .bie new armored oafs;' ~ t - Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles and British and French, advanced In Balkans Sept. 16.—Roumanians and Russians crushed In the Dobrudja. Sept. 17,-British took “Danube trench.’! MvmaueF fftFtlfled f6^m aid LOOu mrdg,^/ German trenches north or CourceTeTte: Germans sank French t ransport filled- with troops „ ' ytep« IS-French captured Denlecourt.' Allles-jropted Bulgars In Macedonia and captured Fiorina. Sept. 19.—Teuton^ drdve Russians back over St ok hod river. Sept. 23.-Zeppelins raided England, killing 30 one Zeppelin destroyed and one captured. Sept —Zeppelins again raided Eng land, killing 36. ... Sept 26.- Anglo-French forces took Cnm- bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting. Sept 28—Venizelos a«d Admiral Foun- dourlot4a issued prodapiktlon of provision al government for Greece. Oct 1.-British took 3.4*00 yards of Ger man trendies close to Bapaume. —Tcppupu* fiilil>4 Witylii ml line Vlestrovod ' German airship, rfttdid England; two Zeppelin* d—troved. ' —,. t ■ _ Nov. a.-American steamer Chemung sunk by German submarine; crew saved. MOV, a.—Slf John R. Jelticoe was made first sea lord of the admiralty and Sir I>avid Beatty, commander of the grarid fleet. Falkenhayn .captured Pltecfttfb Rouman ian railway center, and Kampulurig. Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed off Spain; 25 Americans-aboard. Nov. 30.—Teutons opened bgttle for Bu-, charest. Greece refused demands of Admiral du Fojjurnet and allies prepared* to seize Athens, landing troops at- PiraeuX - 1.—Ailles marched _dn Athens;. l^VArlch skllgjrs ana Greek • reservists of state to fought. . -fljHUH! l*ec . 2 —4»ermans pressed cjoker on Bu charest, while Russians attacked Jesper- ,a'*'lV in the wooded Farpathlans and also seized Czcrnavoda bridge. Greece aml‘ allies reached compromise. yf appointed premier of German, reichstag passed ‘‘man power 1 Mil. , ’ - Announcement made In dump that al lies had agreed.to give Constantinople to -Russia If‘entente wins war. - iJec. 4.—Teutons began shelling of Bu charest, ■ * ' German submarines shelled Funchal, capital of The Madeira Islands Dec. 6 —Rremier Asquith of England The, >. - i . T>< c ft -HuchArest and Ploescl taken by the Teytcps. Lloyd-Gecjrg Great Britain Ailies” protested . to civilized world agaiual deportation of Belgians. Dec.’ 8 —L\ S protested to Gerniany against deportation of Belgians. •—; p* o.“LR>.- Woj d-George announced his' cabinet. vr 1 Russians and Roumanians liad successes Jn Tfotus valley and-east of Ploechtl. - ^-Dec. 11. Germans levied huge'taxes on capt ured - RoumanlaTiLcitles. ■—Dec. 12—Germany 6ffered-to discuss P* su’e. terms w ith the entente allies. General' ’Niv.elJe made commander in < liief o| the I'rench armies of the north and northeast. ■ King of Greece 1 ordered a general mobi lization.' "... Germany answered American* note, by defending deportation of Belgians „ Dec. 13—Greek regulars took Katerina from the French. ’ Archduke Carl Stephen of Austria se lected as regent op Poland. 1 — Germany in reply 'to U. S. Justified sinking of American steamer Lanao.. Dec. 14.—Great Britain called 1.000.000 more men to arms. „ ' tYattce decided to prohibit alcotiottc drinks excer>t wine and beer. .British horse transport sunk by sub marine In Mediterranean; 17 Arifericans lost. - Dec. 15 — French' captured wide stretch .of rierrnan trenches near Vetrdun. . Russian duma rejected ©erimm -peaces • proffer. ^ ; ’ "Greece accepted ultimatum of the en tente. l*ec. 17. —French drove Germans from t'bambrette.s farhi. Verdun front. Roumanianr army -safe -behind—R+is“ifen lines. Dec 19.—Premier Lloyd-Georg* replied to Germany's peace proposals, virtually -refusing to consider them. •#. Dec 20. — Violent boinbardment of Eng lish positi6iia_iii France . • . T'ec" 22.—Russians attacked Tvrrklsir po sitions m Armenia. U. S. sharply -from Mexico. June 21.—I*etachment of Arhertcan rav airy attacked byTTarranxa teoops-Ot—ewr- l"tjnrr in rizal, 12 being killed. Mexican losses In cluded Gen. Felix Gomez. June 23.—Rouse' granted us* militia as federal 1 soldiers- ■ '* > Secretary Baker ordered all militia border as quigkly wa possible. June 26.—President Wilson demanded that Mexico rejeas’e captured troopers. Junis- 26.—Administration rejected, plan for mediation with Mexico Senate passed bill for (Rafting militia nto fedeial-serrlnF: • . ' . ' June 29.—Twenty-three troopers taken at Carrizal released by Mexico Pershing’s column began retiring north- wards. .- V ■ July 6—War departfue.ni (jarllecLout reg ular army reserves to fllFnew regiments. July 13. —I’resiijent WilkSh -raised em bargo on food for Mexleo. ,r * •July 2S.-*-U. 8. accepted Earranza's plan for Joint Commission. Aug. 12.—War department ordered 32.000 June 29.—General Funsten celled Wr at efused to withdraw trbops more -state-troops to border Aug. 22.—Secretary I who, Judge George Gray and I)r J. R. Mott named as Mexi can settlement commission. Aug. 30 — President ordered 21,000 trpop9_ Jtacfc from Mexican border.' v *8ept. 6l—American and Mexican commls- slorrcrs- began, sessions at New London. Conu. 1 . - . Nov 24, — AniericJta^MexIcah comnjR^iori- signed protocol- for ■wtafidrawal fif Ameri can troops and patroyof t.order. Nov 28 —Villa captured'.C’h-ihuahua City Villa drivpn from 'Chihuahua rfanza forces.,— * 6.—Parral recaptured by Carranza 1 ’!-* forces. Dee. 12,-^Carranza by .Vllliatas; 20p f loop !<i or train, blown, InJurtMl. TRT NECROLOGY FOREIGN Serbians routed Bulgars.fn Macedonia. Oct 2 — Houma.nlarrg. crossed the Danube Into Bulgas-i* , -Oct. 4!—Allies made great advances on enlire line in Macedonia. Invading Uounianlans forced out of Bul garia— j - Allied trajssporT Gallia torpedoed,” -C3S lust. ' . , ‘ „ .. Oct 8.—German submarine U-53 sank live veksele- off T T . S. ooast. . . Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyi- - vanla - . .. Oct* 9 -Serbians forced crossing of Cerria river in Macedonia. Oct— Idrf—Italians resumed-'adyffhee^ on Trieste, taking 5.600 Austrians. - Oct ll/^Greek fie.-i turned over to allies on their demand and largely dismantled. Teutons began Invasion of RoymaMla. Oct. 46French captured Sailly-Saillisel, of the Somme __ 19. Cunurd liner Alaita|a sunk" by in English channel, paff^of .crew- 20.— Roumanians frontier, hut. Inst won on Tfansyl- in Dnbi udja. ” north Oct mine Lust. Oct. VRIlia ironner imu iuai III cum juju, Russian battleship!.. Imperwtrltza -Marta destroyed by Interior explgsiori;' 200 lost; Oct. 23.—Teutons -captured Constariza, Rmmianian Black sea-port- -— * Oct. 24—French smashed German line at Verdun* taking Douaumont fort and village. Oct. 26 —Teutons -qiH-upied Ggernavoda and the Vulcan pass, Houma nil. Oc-t. —X..J..Tuulbns torik I'amputang^north- “frn Kent) Bucharest. -7- .Greek steamer torpedoed, 2W lost. ing. a number of Americans lost. • Xov j 7: (ierjnana . evacuated Fort Vaux. Verdun ’front.— Nov. 5.L(Ji 1 manv and Austria proclaim-* ed autonomy of Poland No. 6 — YHSir Mkckettsen forced back In., the Dobrudia P• O iFner ’Arabia sunk by** subma rine In Mediterranean. Nov 8 -American Rteamer Columbian sunk by suluirirlne: x Nov 13.-Battle of the 'Anerc opened, British rapturing five miles of positions and three strong towns. Nov 19,-Allies capt-ured Monastlr./ '■ *" — Nov -20. — Allies- ordered diplomats “Of. jLXUlttiL-uog.ara to leave Gfgefi _|-:*b,..l, —Vussuf Izzeddin, crown prince of Turkey, committed suicide. March 22—Offic ial mandate announced abandonment. of Clilnese monarchy and resumption of republic, and rejection of emperorship by Yuan Shi Kaa who re sumed presidency. April IS. —Sir Roger and 45erniau,.jihlp* surtk Casement captured While landing arms rebels seized parts - fighting followed, of Irish rebels \skUT- Ai«ril 24.—Sinn J- ein of Dublin and serious 'A^ril 30.—Main body rendered. — * 1 - May 2. —President Jimlnez- o^ , Dominican republic i/npeached, T~‘ ! ,May 3.X-P< arse, Clark and MacDonagb. leaders of Irish revolt.—executed.' May 5 — Fighting broke out in Santo Do mingo; American marine* landed. May 12.—James Connolly and John'Mc- JlermotL. .Irish: rebels, -executed. , June 6.—Yuan .Li Hung.~beic.anie -prezly dent of China. June 29.—Casement' convicted of treason and sentenced tq death. •July l.-T-l*. S. marines rohted 250 Santo Domingo rebels; killing 27 and losing one man. -*■ SepC" 20.—China appealed for* aid for million people driven out by great floods Sept. 30.—Emperor Lidj Jeaksu of Abys sinia de posed; Oulzero-Zeoditu proclaimed empress of Ethiopia. s Oct^j 4—Gep Count Terauchi made pre mier of Japan. Oct: 21.—Count-Carl Stuergkh, Austrian premier, assassinated by Vienna editor. Oct. 24 —Two American offic ers killed iby Dominican rebels. Nov. 22.—Karl FrSbz protfalmed emperor of Austria-Hungary. Nov. 29.—Capt.-H: F. Knapp, U. S. N. r . corrtmander In Santo Domlngd, proclaimed -a military government of that country. — .Dec. 4.—Pope created ten new cardinals. Dec. 14.—Denmark ~vS£ed_ia sell—Danish West Indies to United Stales. Edmund Schulthe.sk elected president of Swiss confederation. MEXICO Jan. 10.—Nineteen foreigner*, nearly all Americans, were mufderetL by .Mexican bandits near Chihuahua. 1 .Tan. 12,--Lansing demanded that Ca,r- _ranza punish slayers of Americans. March 9 —Nine Anierii as. itiviltans and eiglit sSbiiers killed and several woumied when' Villa bandits raided Columbnsr'N M Many raiders/ slain on both sides of i*order by soldiers. President Wilson or- Funstoti to'ptftsue and pun-- forces soldier wound. Rou- _ Minister* of central powers left Greece.. : - • Liner Britannic, hospital ship, sunk hv mine In the Aegean: 24 lost. -Nov -24.—Teutons occupied Orsova ahd Turnu Seveziti. Nov. 125.—Provision al government jpt Greece declared*wagon Bulgaria. \ Entente allres demanded Greece deliver its arm'S”end -munition*. '■ Roumanian armies In Wallachla routed. Nov. 27.—Teuton* captmed Alt river TIffe In Roumania. iTeied Genefal !-•■ \'dla M March 10 — President Wilson ordered 5.- 000 trobps into Mexico to get Villa. Villa's men raided big Arizona ranch. March 12.+First" trpops entered Mexico in pursuit of Villa.:.:— * ;—: Mareli 14—U Z. army, raised to war 'sfrbngth of ’ 119,000 men for campaign against Vilta Half'million'cartridges for Carranza army seized at Douglas, Ariz. __ March 16 —First clash between Villa out posts ami America^ expedition Seven troopers wounded. March . 17.—Carranza forbade American troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican towns. • . “TT"'’' '4 H. S senate passed reso)iitlpix>J»elartng the United States did—not uytend tp in- tervene in Mexico.' "~ March 27.—Capture of Torreon by- Villls- tas repotted. ~* — .March 28.—Congress appropriated $8,690^- (K<0 for Mexican expeditions ~ * - March- /■k -Cgrranza- Igranted.. use. of Mexican Northwestern railroad to D. S rbr shipment of supplies . Dodd’s cavalry defeated Villa a!t (ifr^frcro, killing' 60; one YT.-S. iiihctaily wbunded Villa seriously ed: N X - : -x - " , . Aprir 1.-*- U. S. cavalry He Tea led Villlsta detachment north of Gperrero; killing 30. April 12.—IT. P- troopsNatacked by Car ranza troops ami citizens l’arra)'. |wo A inertia us Jiud..40 Mexicans killed. —rja- u T.r s Cn-irn n za' deni an deil, al of F. S, troop's froiH Mex-io©. ' ‘ a -, I'ui-s-uit <d.-J>4Un—let —etftyrd: ause of hostility Of Carranzistas. April 29/—Geneia'ls .Scoti, e|>'uns.(iiu and Obregon . oiTl' ire(Sum51exican situation. May "5^ Villa blitWiCs . rained Glenn Springs. .Tex., killing thfeb'd^.S^goWlers ami a hoy. Major Howze-wit h six troqps of ravajr routed Villlsta hand at'Ojos Azules. killih 55 • '• •—■ • May 9.—President Wilson ordered mili tia of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and 4,500 more regulars to 'Mexkyin bor der j* .... May 11.—American-Mexlcan border-con ference ended' fut41ely. - Curtis Bayles. American farmer, killed bv Mexican raiders pear Mjrqedes.-Tex + —’Mav 35.—Poole rum b-in Big Rend coun- killed bv American troops Mav 31.—Carranza demanded withdrawal of American trobjis frorq. Mexico on peril of “recourse to arms.” Junt- 17.—General Parker rushed ^rein forcements to American troops in Mexico below Matamonos. June IS.—War department- ordered all * ate militia mobilized. : ; , i-V'ourth punitlvj8_Le*pedltion withdrawn from Mexico ' , ?* ' 4 Carranza soldiers at Muetlan fired on landing party. - s' ' • -.I-' ' Jan. Z—Associate, Justice J. R Lamar, U. S. Supreme court, "at Washington. Jan. 3.—Gen G. M.” Dodge, Civil war hqro and railroad builder, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. ' Cdl. R. ,T. Van Horn, founder of the Kansas City Journal at Kansas City. Jan. 6.—Matthew’ W Pinkerton.'* at UhF cago. . . A Charles W. Enapp. veteran newspaper man, at New York. ) Jan. S —Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell, Catli- mic bishop of <)mah«? Ada Reliafi, actress, at New York, /, Jan. 13. — Victoriano Huerta, former pro visional president tif Mexico, at El Paso: Jan. 17.—Hon. Arnold Morley,, former British postmaster general Jeannette -L. Glider, author tvnill editor, at New York. Jan. 25.— Samuel 1 S. -r’liamberlain, 1 pub lisher of IbistpA* Ati'Oiican Jan. 341". —Sir i.Temerfjs It. Markham, fa mous explorer, at l.oildon Feb. 7.—Col. W; P. Hepburn, former con- -g-im**u+en—at—darindn. Ta. Feb 1? ~ J T. Trowbridge, author, at Arlington, Mass ‘ ’ Feh. 20-Dr. Henry B Favttir of <3M-' cago. prominent physician and publicist. Feh 24.—Admiral voh Pohl* at Berlin. Feb 23.—Henry Janu-s, author. In l/On- don. ' • - * . March 2— Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roum.ania JCaTmen SyTvfil. * Mbunet-Sully, famous actor., at Paris. Ma'rch 4.—Bflg.'Gen • \Y. Sooy Smith, at Medford, Ore March ".—Rear Admiral Asa Walker. U. S. Nr. retired at Annapolis. 4 March 10.— Henry Gasaway Davis, for mer U. S. sfuator from West Virginia, at Washington.’- I March 14.--U.'*"#!: Senator- Benjamin p. Slmelv of Indiana, at Washington. March 19./-Cardlnal Gotti, prefecr of the Propagandabat^ the ’Vatican, .in Rome. March 25.-*CJ J. Mulligan,’ sculptor, at Chicago. t’ March ; 2>—Thonws F>embcratic'national committee 1 ,' at Wasli- Tngton. f April l.-FNaphtalf Luceock..Sf E. bishop Of Montana and Dakota, at ’ La’’Crosse, Wis ■■ V ' - Dr J B. Angell. president, emeritus-of University of Michigan. , April 4.-George W. -Smalley, veteran ■journalist.^ In ixvpdom • Aprtl ,7.-George Wl CoRon. former gov ernor of Porto Ttfco/ at Washington. - -April. ll^Ridtafil Harding Davis, novel ist. at Mt. Kisco. N. Y. A April 14 —'B J. Burrill. famous bacterio logist and emioator. at Urbapa. 111. April 16 - tTeoYge—W Peck, former gov ernor of Wisconsin, <it Mil.»;aukep April 19 Baron von der GOltz, German commandant at Constantinople. April 30'^Earl St. Aldwyn. noted Eng lish'-statesman. 'better known as Sir Mi chael Hieks-Beach. .1 ■ May 11.—Wr A. Gardner, president Chi cago * Northwestern railway. Mav 13.- Bryan Lathrop, philanthropist, .at Chicago. Clara Louise Kellogg, opera star, at Elp- stone. Conn. f .. • Mgv J6. —Dr. E. N Corthell. president Tie - jr.l lzronA I ^viit ■ . niljjt’iic IJGU13 urgeon, a.t Peri*. - ... _ • Nov; 72 —Jack l^ondon, author, Rosa, Cal Nov. 24 —Sir Hiram Maxim, noted Inven- ITWIRrofi." Deyew. noted French at Santa Nov. 26 —Mrs. Inez MUholland Bolsse- vahn, noted, suffragisf,-at Los Angeles. 4 v Nov. 27. —Emile V^rhheren. Belgian poet. Dec. 3.—Sir Francesca) Tostl, compoeer. Dec; 5,—John D.^ A fen bold, president of Standard Oil Co., at Tarrytown, N. Y. Getorge C. Boldt. leading hotel m£n. In „New York.' Herbert D.. Peirce, former minister to Norway; at Portlan/h Me. Dec. 6 -Haris Rl( hter. noted Wagnerian conductor.' Dec. 10,,^-Flekl Marshal Prince I wap Oyama at Tokyo'. 4 f Dec. 13 —J. W. Corny ns; Carr, English critic, and drarrratlst. : ' ■ . Dec. To.—W. C. Nixon, president St. Ixouis and San Francisco railroad. r D^c. 16 —Hugo Munster be fig. professor of psychology at Harvard. Dec. 17.— Clara Ward. Princess Chlmay, In Padua,‘Italy. DISASTERS Jan. 3.—Explosion on oil tanker Aztec at New York killed ten. Jan 5— Steanief- Kanawha sank In OWo river, 40 lost. * 1 Jan. 9. —Du Pont powder-mills at Uar- rTey’a Point, N- J,. blown bp; idv*killed.' Jan 15.—U. S. submarine E-2 blown up 9t New’ York navy yard; four, killed, 15 hurt. Jap. 16,—Fire did $10.000,000 damage In Bergen, Norway, and $1,500,000 damage in Lisbon , 1 . ,, ■-*- Jan. 17.—F'ire dentroyed most of Wirt, “Tlkla. i . . .Ian. .21.—FtiV u. Molde, Nor way. <f id $.*Oo.OOO damage. *"'"** <, Jan. 22.—GrekT* Northern train wreckeil by avalanche near Corea, Wash.; six dead. .... Jan. 28.—Otay valley dam near San 1 liego. Cal., broke; 50 dead. Fob. 2.—Japanese liner Daijln sunk In collision; 160 lives Inst Feb. 3.— Fanadian parliament buRdlng at fhtawa destroyed bv fire: seven lives lost. J'cb. 16—Three British stgacnsbips, many lighters and a pier burned at Brooklyn: loss $1 ,000.000.. - -Feb 16 —HoIland suffered from great storm ami floods. . Web. 21—Ten kilted- In“•wreck on New Haven road. Feh. 29. — Fifteen men killed by explo sion in mine-at Kempton. W, Va March --Spanish steamer Principe de A-■*tirias ,.hu—rock and sank off Brazil. 300 lo> t. ' . - March 22 —Fifteen million dollar fire a-t Nashville. Tcnn . and $5.1*)O,O00 fire at Au gusta, Ga. March 29.»-Twenty-six killed and many Injured In collision on New York Central lines near Cleveland. _ April 17. —Six killed,' 40 Injured in wreck on New Haven road at Bradford, R. I. vrwa+h>es t-n *K t+usas' abiT MiA- 'souri killed 1 .April 22, —More than. 1.0«l lost«Mn collision' between 4’liinese <miser and transport,- May F-Steanier Kirby sank in I>ake Su perior; 30 lost. t May .15.—Explosion in Du Pont powder plant at Glbbstown, N. J., killed” 13. - Jbne 2.—Tlrlrfeen killed tn train wreck at Packard. la. June 4.—Waterfront fire at San f rancis- co din $.*4*'.0oO damage, , . JUP« {-.—Tornadoes killed 57 iTTrArk^dsas and 49 in other middle Western stab s Juhe 13.— Four killed in two-mtlliori-dol-i lar fire at Balll'ffiore.. , . • — . July 4 —Eleven killed. 376 hurt in Fourth of Julv celehrations- of Givll Engineers, at A meric art* Society Albanv. N. YT ~ May 26—Rev. Dc Thlmothy Dwight, for mer. president Of Yale ; ;ri (New Haven. Conn. . - * Mav 27.—General Galltenl. /at. pprls. Mav 29—Jaroes J. Hill, at St. Raul. May 30.-Cot --Mwfbyr'famAtW confederate raider, in Washington v June l!+-Charles Sooy Smith, tam.ou* cly- ih engineer, at New York, June 6—Yuan Shi Kal, president of "China. June 9 —John R^_ McT.ean, owner of ■Washington Post aruTTIncinnati F.nquirer. June 16.—U. S. Senator E. C. ’Burleigh of Maine * June 20 —Edward S Ellis, noted writer of boys’ stories at Cliff Island, Me. July 3—Mrs Hetty Green at New York. J»TV 15 —Prof. Elie Metchnjkoff. famous bacteriologist, In Paris. July 18, —James H. Moore, noted flnan- r at I>ake Geneva. Wis. Y* " , v 22.—James WAiiU'arxib.Tliley. at In- olis. July’ 14. — tj ‘‘ n.iyy colllfr Hector sunk In SU.rTP off Ct.nrlsstorr. S C. July 2<ih- tftiudreds of fiSlii-rmen lost irr monsoon -off Ceylcrh ; toast. July 22v- Six killed arid 4y hurt by lituub. during Sap Francisco- preparedness pa” . fade. ^ '. r I>nee. _ secretahy. - ty>tffn .Tnrrr idIted-hy- grrs ’*”’**“" "* ’ explosion tn a -Cleveland water tunnel J Aug 9 V —Cloudburst in West Virginia re sulted tn nearly 10o deaths. . 1 - Aug 12.-+Trolley wreck at Johnstown. Fa . killed 25. * • Aug 29—U/vS. armorfd cruiser Mem-." pills wTecked.ln J6pnto Domingo harbor. 41 dear] - ‘ a' 1. 4 4-Scpt. 12—Central span, of great bridge ‘over St L a ' wr ^dce‘ at Quebec' fell; 27 killed tty . ' SefV‘ 18 -GreSft dam neaf Hannwald;. Bohemia, burst; W death . Oct 26. —Nineteen killed tn burning of hospital at jfartiham. Quebec, -c Nov. 37—Steamers Connemara; and Re-' triever stir)j( by collision In'.Tnsb sea: 92 lost. . "I 'j j . ‘' v "-'> ' Nov. 7.—Fifty liyes lost when Boston L car plunged off bridge. Nov ,21. — Explosion at Bakaritza, Rus sia. kilTed\341. *' Dec. 1—Sixty-six persons . killed in train collisfon in Austria. Dec. 9 —Thousand killed by explosion ta Russian,ammunition factory. _Dec. 11.—Million dollar fire destroyed Quaker Oats plant at Peterboro. Ont. Dec. 13 — Canadian torpedo boat Grilse foundered. 45 lpst. May I—House reje w ithdrawal from - Rl^l ecteA MH rejected nomtaation of H. ag njetnber federal' sed army bill. i.WO fl< ‘ , llppine* wltfdn- nite time. \ ; • • May 15.—Senate G. Rublee of N. trade commission. May 17.—Senate passi House passed $61,000,000 flood control MU May 20.—House passed $50,(00,000 .ship purchase bill. House passed arniy bill/* - L „ j ** May 29.—Senate passed river* and har bors bill. ~ June L—Loul* IX Branfie:.*- t.r nfirrued as associate justice of Su»emc court. tio l)ll bjif.^H° U8e .p a8Se <J r.aval appropria- Jtrne"Republican and I’rogfesflve na- tlonal conventions opened in. Chicago. • - ,Jun* 10.—Charles Evans Hughes noml-- naTcd for president by Republican con- - > 1 o 1 - - .A_J i ■ ' * '-taJ Roost-velt nominated. r.avy hill pro- D J ventlon, June 10.—Theodore by Progressives. June 14.—Demdc.ratlc convention opened ’ at—St. Louis. c. June 16^,—Wilson and Marshiall renoml- ^ nated by Democrats/ June 26.—Roosevelt declined Progressive nomination and Progressive national com- -rmtte ln_dorse,d'candidacy of Hughes. June 27.—SenateFassed sundry civil, good ggfc^d pension bills, carry.ng total of June 27 —W. R. Willcox made chairman 01 Republican national committee. Jiine 28.'— House vbted for im- , mediate use of army, and passed good; rithds bill. ~' %> July .10.—House, passed emergency rev enue bill. . / July 12. — Senate passed agricultural bill, • carrying $24-,000,000. - , ■July 13 —Judge J ,IjL...Clarke of Ohl* nominated Tor associate Justice U S .Su- J ireine^co.urt . .. "~- WuJy .15'—Congressman Ha' of Virginia nominated associate Justice f S..-court or 'claims. ,.' ••• ' July 18.—Abretn- Elkus nominated' as arrw bassador tn Turkey. - ' ^ July 19.—Prohibition natioraj! convemlon opened in St Paul. Minn. July 21,—Senate passed ' idlng foe-157 vessels ' Prohibitionists notin'ua 1 lv for’president and Ira vice president. Jul\- 27.— Senate tmssefi Tying $212.97(1 447. . . „ . 8.-Child labor hfi! passed by sen— e . . Aug IS.— House passed p:g navy hllf. , Aug. 16.-Senate passed bill promising in dependence to Philippines when Filipinos are fit for self-government." Aug. IS.-1-President Wilson ' - etoed army bill.. Senate passed shipping purchase bill Aug. 19. — Federal— workmen’s compdhna tion act passed by senate.- Aug 25.—House accepted stnate amend ment* to army" bill, ' - - Sept. 5.—Senate~~pas.sed emergency *r"ev-- enue hill with reprisal prov isions kgann'i Britislii blacklist, Sepf 7—Senate ratified treaty for pur« chase of Danish West Indies. Sept." 8.—(longress adjourned. ^epi^—12,-RePUblIcans won In _Ma 1 n* 5lei IJun. , ... ; Noy. ".—Wilson and iMarshall re-eleced president and vice president of U S. Nov TO/—.Count Tarnowsky named. Aus trian ambassador to Iv S. Dec. 4.—Congress began short Session I)r. Henry Van Dyke, American amh-i*- Fador to the- Netherlands. T ' A Thomp son, minister to Colombia and W II. Horntbrook. minister to Siam, resigned Dec. 5.— President Wilson read his 'mes sage- to congress.* . v Dec. 14..— Senate passed Irr-n.lgration-bill. .with literacy teid .clafilte I v 1 Frank Hun- Landrith for -rriv bill car- INDUSTRIAL looted and burn- a Bit > I 4 ^ Vanh 'annua jlv TTuly X-T ■PattcrsuiFaL Sir William .—"Former XT'. 1 )enver. S2 Senator T. “M. md fly*, -s^ok trike of s-vvitchmen oo. DOMESTIC Ramsay," famous' cTTemlsT. in England. N , — Atig. 7.—Vice Admiral kamimnra of Ja pan. \ Aug 9 — J M Thurgton. former senator frorp Nebraska. *■ , ■ / ~A. B* Stickney,. founder of Chicago Great Western railway. x Robert Gran, theatrical ntaTiager. Aug. 11.—Dr. John B Morphy," famous Chicago surgeon. . Ajjg jlC-rGen. CbarlijA J. Paine, Civil war veteran and ya'chtsman. at Boston. Aug. 25c-ArchbisJjdp John L. Spalding, at Peoria, 111. ' . - ,■ “ - Aiig 31—John P. St. John, noted Pro- fitMtionlst. at Adathf. KaTr Sept. 2.—S. w petmypacker. ex-^overnor of Pennsylvania. - Sept 4 —R. C. Keix'ns, former ambassa dor to Austria.’ « _ Sept. 12.—T. I,. James; former post mas-/ ter general, in New* York. . Sept. 13„-rDr-Gccirg_e..Ji, Herman, lead er in -middle West athletics, at Chicago. - Sept, 16. —Horace White, famous journal ist. at New York*.! Sept 17. —Seth Low, in New York Sept. 18.- Maj. Gen. Albert I*., Mills, U. S. A., at Washington, , * . Sept/. 19 {William .1 .CalHoun. noted law- Jan. "1.-^Prohibition-ih effect in. Iowa7 Colorado; - Washing-ton, Oregon, 1 ’ Idaho. “Arkansas and South Carolina. Jan 9—Six New Haven road former directors acquitted of violating Sherman law; Jury disagreed a* to.five. Feh 9 — Most Rev. George W. Mtinde- leln Installed archbishop of Chicago. - May 13—Immense preparedness parade ’in'New York. May 27.—Forty thousand In Boston pre- parednes 1 * parade May 31. —Mrs. J. E. Oovjjjps, California, elected spresldenf General' Federation of Woman's -clubs. - . June 3 —1 nuiiense preparedness parade _.in Chicago. ? T June" U—RorkefeT1er .education ■ board gave $.789,980 to colleges “ " 1 • x S'pt 27:— New York-Chicago expression yer and diplomat, at Chicago. Sepl 27. Rear- Admiral/ C, E. U S I N . e**t-ire<l •Oct' 1 F S. Senator James iriawis at Little Rock "Tv'S T.a—former •r-.TC'<*l')irago.— ('Parke- “OCf' 2 1 tfee of Mrs^ •Ugenios ■mrrerrr Havelock Etas. I5on(lort>. ine.tne noted lecturer former big of. 1^1°, ia. tXcf. "35.—Roy. I'rancis Brown, president Ftaiun Tta*td**8rRal seminary, at New York. Oct. 18.- -EV(mi Eugene KVx'ford. poet and hor. . mal Duncan^ author, at Fredonia. i noted paint- -f)ct. 25>sLVl!liam er^-an Ne.vv Oct. 2S^l’rof. of weather bureau, Od, 31.-’’Pastor pendent preacher. eland W hbe. “father ashmgton. J. nohegj inde- Ktcliolas E.- totmg. former ,pretain ■ Baseball league, at Washfh -5-—* .a rdiawl I Hlb-I tiohal — KoVw 12—Dr. Percival Lowell.’ famous astronomer, at Flagstaff. Arlz. Nov. Hr-Brig Gen D-C. Kingman.' U.- S. A. , -' ' — Nov-15 — Rt Rev 1 . Charles Edward Che- ney. senior bishop of Reforinpd Episcopal cJiurch.- at Chicago. 'Mollv Elliott Seawell, author, at Wash ington. Henryk Slenklewlcz. Polish novelist. \ • Nov:. IS. -F. M Lyman, president of the quorum,.of apostle*~of Mormon church. Nov 21.-*Franz Josef., emperor of Aus- trie-Hungarv' - -- Detroit. N'bv. 10.-Rockefeller boards appropriat ed $2,000,000 for great medical and surgi cal institution in Chicago. . , Nov. 15.—Wireless service betjve#n U. S iqieneil t-T———- Nov. 19.— ltutk Law broke American nori stop' airplane record. Chicago to Hornell. n. y Dec.- 7.—Freight embargo put on ship ments from middle west to Atlantic sea board Dec. 26.—American Association for th<* Advancement of Science met dn New York. 1 POLITICAL Jaiu.4.—Congress reassembled. Jan. 11.-^Progressive national committee convention for Juoe‘7 in Chicago. 23.—Na.tlp.pa! Prohibition convention for_July 19 in. St. Paul. 25.—President ’Wilson .nominated D. Brandeis for Supreme court called Jan. called Jan Louts justice Feb bil1 ■' v-. Feb 4. — Senate dem e of. PliilJppii FFIr—9.— SeMMt r making available TTn’d 2—House, passed antichild labor passed bill for indepen- ics in 2 td 4 years. passed house resolution $690,000 for re-equlpping ■Y1 i,ri>ir.4iAV.-y-jwaiaK. •adenv War Garrison Breckinridge Marye. ambassador to Felt 10.- SeVretary of Assistamt. . Si cretary . signed (•/eb 15.—G— IV Russia resigned. Feb 18 -Senate ratifiodi_ Nicaraguan canal route ireaty. »,* Feb Haitian treaty ratified by sen a *March 3/-J H. Rhea of Seymour. Ind!7 noiwiiimted ambassador ta'Chile. .March 6, Newton D Baker of Cleve land appointed secretary of war. ^ March 22.-House passed Hay army re' -organization bill. '• Marcli. 3>i. —House passed Immigration 1th literacy Jest clarfse - 1 * - ■— “"IMWWA passed army reorgani zation bill. i> ' April 21— Japanese ambassador protested to President Wilson against orteptai ejf- cluslon clause of immlgtatlon bill. April 22.-Senatb passeff house bill re pealing free sugar law April 25.—Henry Morgentliau resigned a* ambassador to Turkey. April »30.-Socialist Labor party nomi nated Arthur E Belmer of Boston for president and Caleb Karrttbn of Chloag* for vice president J.ir 7 - Rioting sti Ike; 1- 1 Ka-st Yiumgstown,, 4^ Jan: 19-Dne nuwi killed in strike riot' at foist Feb/,.—G enera 1 sti Wabaslf fttilrowd. 6—Wage, InPTeaicj* of $8,666,006. grante'l In soft-coal "fielder: April 24 — Striking employee^ of West*-. ingbous*r *Crr' rioted In East Pittsburgh, led by masked woman. May 2.-;-Fatal-strike riots at Cafnqgl* Steel Works Jn. Braddork. Thf: * ^ May 9.— Chicago^ Garment Workers start ed Mg strike. ' ■— May 16.—Chicago - express drivers went on strike ^ . _ _ * \ ^ J uly * '26.—Train sefob*e f brdth**rhps*4ic= voted overwhelmingly ftif .'a strike ’ Aug7 5.—Strike stopp**d all suffice sar traflh 'in boroughs of Mauhaitan. the. Brori'K and Richmond, New' York. . / Aug.. 7.—New York street car strike ended.' Aug 12.—Federal boaTd's mediation In ~ tiireatened .railway strike failed — ’Aug It — PrettWFffr W'lljyriri.' conferred \yjtb rail head's and union men., Aug 29. —Failing to uevert rail' strike. President. IVilson asked congress to pass tiiree bills to meet situation. Sept. 1. —House passed eight hour rail- rbad bill, th avert strike. Rept 2.—Senate passed eight hour hli: -Sept. 6:—Strike - of subway, elevated, xnd surface railway men Iri New York. - Sepfo, 22.—General sympathy strike •Of fitiion.lkbor called In New York. Sept: 28,-/-General strike IfPNcw York —- - V zw:- mon-*am~SooiBSr^ posse at Everett. Wash.;. jur law iKkj* un- Judge iiVKansa* •Noy: 6.- fbught sheriff’s 7 killed. Nov 21.—United States Steel_ corpora tion announced K> per cent raise of wage*. Nov. .22.— Adamson 8-hour constitutional by federal City, . „. Nov. 23.^Ne>w England cotton mill* raised wages of employee's _ • Nov. 29.—International Harvester com pany and many other concerns announced large, w age Increases. ■ Nov. 30.—Chicago Wholesalers’ assocla- ttarwralD'd wages/, Dec 13.—New York garment workers on strike. ' * • , •’ ■ SPORTING Jan. fo-.C. H. Weeghman and partners bought Chicago National league dub. Feb. 25.—Charles Ellis won three-cushion billiard ehtimhionship from De Oro. March 25 —Jess JVillard. defeated Frank Moran at New York. fo April 12,—Baseball'season -opened. Maj - 30 — Daria Resta in Peugeot car won Indianapolis 300 mile race\ June 17.—Syracuse crews wqn regatt*. at Poughkeepsie-.- x. f June 23.—Harvard beat Yale- lfiLNew London regatta. \ June 30.—Charles Evans, Jr.. -Chlcagb^. won open national gojf championship Aug 15— George M Church reiained Western tennis championship. Aug. 18.-Walter Hagen _pf Rochester, N. Y.. won Western open golf champion ship 2" ' Aug. 25.- Mr*. F. C. Lett*- cine inngtl. won women's Western jpulf championship. Sept. 4.-'Freddie W’elsh defeated Charley White In 20 rounds. Sept. 9—Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, wop national amateur golf championship/ 1 . , .Sept. 30.—Johnny Altken In a Peugeot won Astor cup, breaking’ world’s record Oct. 1,—Boston won American league championship - ' * Oct. 3.—Brooklyn .won National league -e b a m pionglflp.- -- r ' ^—i-—— Oct. 7.—Alexa Stirling. Atlanta, won national golf championship championship I' — Oct. 14.—Resta won Grand American 2.V1- mile automobile face at’Chicago. Nov. 16.—Dario Resta won Vanderbilt -cup at Rapta Monica. Cal > Nov* 18.-Gra,nd PrlY race at Santa Mon ica Cak. won hv- Altken: Driver LJwi* ^Jrukson anil three spectators kill'd Nov 25.—Ohio State university Yon \ve*d ern conference foot hell ThainpionsIlfL. FINANCIAL Jan. 24.—U* S r Supreme court declai )d -Rid Mav 23.—I president Northwestern railway. June "24.—Corn Products trust ordered dissolved by federal judge in New York June 28.—Western Pacific railroad soli at auction for $18,000,000 Oct. t.—American loan ef $60,000,000 mad* to China to build railways. ~ Nov. IS.—Starch trust ordered dissolved by federal court In New lork. \ , Nov. 16.—Chicago bank made loan o $6,000,000 to China. . _ . Doe. 1.—Great Britain and Franc* caa' - • coled proiwaed 1660,000,000 lean from U. 1