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BARNWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL 8 C.
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Most Important Invents of
Last Year Set Forth.
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PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chief Developments In the Mighty
- Conflict of Nations—Political and -
Other, Happenings in the \
United States.
COMPILED BY
W. PICKARD.
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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- â– 
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. ' »
â–  Russians took Kermanshah. Persia, by
st Ann
Austrians entered Durazzo. Italian* re
tiring. - â–  ' _ -
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. â– , . ./
. 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 â–  -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 â–  l . â–  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. -• . " ■
-â–  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, Roiimaniaâ– 
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, â–  * '
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. â– 
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- â–  '*
> 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 â– 
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 â– 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./ 'â–  *"
— 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. -*â– 
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- /â– 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 â– â–  V ' -
Dr J B. Angell. president, emeritus-of
University of Michigan. ,
April 4.-George W. -Smalley, veteran
â– 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 â– 
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 â– 
. 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. : ' â– 
. 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 . ,, â– -*-
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
â– 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
â–  ' * '-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
â– 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. *â–  , â–  /
~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
â– 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
â–  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 â– ' 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
â– 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. ' * • , •’
â– 
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