The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
BRIEF DISPATCHES



the sale OF liquors in his realm for the
duration Of the war.
More than $4,000 priests are now
serving as officers, sub-oflicers and en-
listed soldiers in France.
Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, widely
known in the shipping world, is dead
in London He was born in 1872.
The Japanese house of representa-
tives unanimously passed a war vote
Of 100000 yen (about s26,j0OO00).
More than 200 men persisted when
the British cruiser Pathfinder was
blown up by mine in the North sea.
The work Of fixing the value of the
estate of J. P. Nor an is well under
way, but it is possible that the reports
of the appraisers will not be ready
for action by the transfer tax apprais-
err for year.
Every day brings fresh evidence or
the Louvain horrors, says an Antwerp
! dispatch.
President Wilson, by proclamation.
has set aside Sunday, oct. 4, as day
OF prayer for peace.
Three persons died at Lafayette as
! the result of eating toadstools by mis-
take for mushrooms.
The conference report on the federal
trade bill was agreed to in the senate
| by vote of forty-three to five.
Lob, ortip com of a Gin N O ~ n, IL
| lionaire. and an unidentified woman
were killed when an auto went over
, an embankment.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
ina,ion of Charles +. Clyne of Aurora,
ILL.,. to be United States attorney for
the northern district of Illinois.
The house has passed joint resou-
ton approrriating sl.OoO.ooO enabling
this government to meet the expenses
incurred by it as a result of the war
in Europe.
Forty American ships for the South
American trade now seem assured.
Prince Frederick Wilhelm of Hesse
was wounded in one of the charges
near Luneville.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
have just observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary.
Among the prisoners taken at Cho-
let were tw lieutenants of the German
aviation corps who recently lombard
ed Paris.
One woman in Paris, Nine. Bonnard,
has received news that all of her nine
sons have been wounded in war She
Is a widow.
The Spanish ambassador at Berlin
strongly denies the rumors of SPANS
unfriendly attitude against Germany
and Austria.
A German war loan of one miliard
marks (S23S 900, OOO) treasury bills and
an unlimited state loan has been an
nounced at Berlin.
Bubonic plague is causing severe
ravages among the Turkish troops at
Smyrna and other stations.
Prince Joachim of Prussia, who is
the kaiser's youngest son. has been
wounded in the thigh by shrapnel.
A German aeroplane flew over
Troyes and dropped bombs on the
town, which did only Insignificant
damage.
Loss of life and great destruction of
property are attending the floods
spreading over the Shantung PENN
sula in China.
II is announced that the interstate
commerce commission at the earliest
possible date will resume considera-
ton of the advanced rate case.
Pope Benedict XIV. has issued an en-
cyclical in which he appeals to ali
Roman Catholics to Join with him in
sorrow for the European war and in
his prayers for its cessation
Colonel Roosevelt will speak at Indi.
on the night of Sept 26.
The annual meeting of the American
Mine Safety association is in session
at Terre Haute.
II is stated that the Austrian forces
on the Italian frontier are constantly
being increased.
A German paper announces that all
Belgian clocks have been changed 10
to German time
Prince Ernest OF einingen
was killed in battle and was buried
with military hoonrs at Maubeuge.
The tramp steamer Ottawa struck "a
mine in the North sea and went down.
None OF the crew of twenty-six men
was saved.
President Wilson has signed the bill
appropriating $1,O0O.0OO for the extra
expenses of the American diplomatic
and consular service during the Euro.
pean war.
The United States armored cruiser
North Carolina is proceeding to Smyr-
ma.
The German press urgently appeals |
for public support for the German war
loans The Krupps have subscribed |
for s., 500, 900 of the loan.