Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
THE WEEK
EpitOme Of Events Ending De-
cember IL, 1914.
EUROPEAN WAR.

| EUROPEAN WAR.
A truce over Christmastide between
the belligerents was proposed by the
| Pope Germany indicated Willingness
to comply. subject to acceptance oy
other belligerents The kaiser was re-
ported to be seriously Ill with pneu-
monia- The German government an
nounced 1t had no designs on the
| Union of South Africa. The posslpie
cession of the province of Trent In eA-
change for Italian neutrality was re-
ported from Rome. Looting by TURK
| ish soldiers in Syria and Palestine was
reported in private letters from ASIA
Minor. Death from starvation ana
| famine conditions in Albania ana fai-
estine were described by Americ .i
| Ambassador Morgenthau at Cohstan.i
| nople. Czech regiments of the AUS
trian army were reported in revolt
| when thrown against SerVla- RUSSIA
restored to France flag captured oy
the Germans in 1870 and recaptureu
from the Germans.
Military Operations.
Four German cruisers, the Scharn-
| horst, Gneisenau, Leipsig and Dresoeh'
of the South Atlantic squadron. were
engaged and sunk by British warships
under Vice Admiral Sturdee, OIL the
Falkland Islands; the Nurnberg es-
capped, pursued by the enemy. Revers-
ing Russian successes, the German
army in the east occupied Lodz, pur-
sued the retreating Russians ana nov ~,
menace Warsaw. The allies claim
steady advances in France and BEL
GUM; expecting a new dash OF tne
| German antagonist toward the coas..
Servia claimed a victory, the capture
of two towns and 10000 prisoners, ana
| of
Turkish forts at Kurna, near the Per-
sian gulf, surrendered to the indian
expeditionary force.
Situation in United States.
The Pan-American Union, represent
| ing the republics of North and South
America. Secretary Bryan presiding
selected a commission to plan con-
certed action to preserve the rights OF
neutrals and prevent the new world
from being the theater of warfare on
! land or sea. A bill was introduced IN
| Congress proposing an armistice OF the
| belligerents over the Christmas holi-
days. The Fore River Shipbuilding
Company declared it would not build
ments. The American Christmas ship
Jason was welcomed at Genoa, Italy.
NATIONAL.
| Congress assembled for the final ses-
sion. President Wilson delivered his
address, opposing the proposed open
| Investigation of this country's pre-
paredness for war and urging the ideal
| of a peaceable nation. The annual es-
| Inmates submitted by the Secretary Of
the Treasury asked for appropriations
| of $1,000. 7J5. 1874. Former Ambassador
Herrick was doomed as standard
bearer of the republican party in the
| next presidential elections. Pensions
| for superannuated government em-
ployes were urged in the annual report
| of the Secretary of Commerce. Gov
ernors of the federal reserve banks
| met in conference with the federal re-
| serve board. A big gale swept the At
1antic seaboard. damaging shipping
| and coast communities Low wages
and eight other reasons for social I'M
rest were set forth by the commission
| on Industrial relations The coal mine
strike in Colorado was called off by the
United Mine Workers Eleven build
ings of the Edison plant at East Or
ange, n. j., were DESTROYED by fire, rep
resenting million dollar loss.
Leo NJ. Frank his appeal denied by the
| Supreme Court of the United States.
again was sentenced to be hanged as
the slayer of a seventeen-year-old girl
at Atlanta, GA. Among those who died
during the week were w. w. Rockhill.
| the President of China, and Joseph
Smith, president of the Mormon Church.
FOREIGN.
American forces at Naco. Ariz., were
strengthened because of reckless firing
across the border by contesting Next
can forces: Senator Robinson proposed
| investigation by Congress of charges
| of bribery of two American senators
| by the Carranza government; Pro-
visfonal President Gutierrez entered
Mexico City, where all was reported
| orderly: Villa and Zapata, meeting at
Zochimilco, according to report of the
conference. agreed to work in harmony
and then to retire to private life.
Charges made against ]. A. Sullivan.
American minister to Santo Domingo,
of using influence to obtain Dominican
contracts for friends, We're ordered in
vestigated by the President: order was
| reported following the assumption of
Office by President Jiminez. Formation
of new Portuguese cabinet was re-
ported attended with great difficulty
| Baron Wimborne was designated as
| lord lieutenant of Ireland. Japan's
budget was announced as $o7S OOO. 900
| Peruvian towns were leveled by earth
quake, with many casualties. The Brit
ish steamer Vedra was wrecked in
storm off Barrow. Eng, with loss of
| all but two aboard.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.