The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-12-10
news OF THE WEEK
General Resume Of Important Events
Throughout the World.

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of armed neutrality, with 'just aspir-
ations" in mind.
Zapata soldiers, many poorly clad
and barefooted, are keeping perfect
order in Mexico City.
Ex-senator Patterson blames Gov
ernor Ammons, Of Colorado, for the
labor troubles in that state.
German Socialists express regret
that their representative in the reichs-
tag voted against the war credit.
Many families in Alsace are divided
by the war, brothers fighting against
brothers and fathers against their sons
Servian losses since the beginning
Of the war are said to amount to 100,-
900, or one-third her military strength.
Prominent Russian economists adj
vocate an income tax to replace the
revenue lost by prohibition in that
country.
Arabs reported to be threatening the
Suez canal are believed to have re-
tired and the canal seems in no danger
from that source
So many reservists have returned
from the United States to aid Austria
that commands in many armies of that
country are given in English
Japan announces that very small
amount of booty was captured at the
fall of Using Tau, all ships in the har-
Dor having been destroyed by the Ger
mans.
Statistics compiled by the depart
ment of commerce seem to bear out
the claim that the Underwood tariff,
not the European war, is mainly re-
sponsible for the war tax.
An American who was recently in
Berlin says the German people are in
clined to expect ultimate defeat, but
have not the slightest thought of any
thing but fight to the finish
German forces attempted to cross
the flooded districts along the User
river on huge RATS, but were discov-
cred at daylight and repulsed by g
terrific artillery fire from the allies.
When the Germans invaded the wine
districts of France they spared the
grape crop, thinking to harvest il
> themselves, but now that they have
been driven out, the French are har
vesting the best crop in years.
David Lamar was found guilty O.
impersonating Congressman Palmer
of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of de
frauding ]. P. Morgan & Co. and the
t United States Steel corporation, ant
, was sentenced to two years in the pen
5 itentiary.
r Official reports from Petrograd con
: firm previous dispatches to the effec
that one and a half German arm.
rounded by Russians, but succeeded il
r cutting their way out after enormou
losses, many of their trenches bein
found piled with dead six deep.
Germany has voted a war credit o
$3.50, 000,0
. The department of Agriculture pre-
$ diets cheaper fowls for the Christina
# dinner tables.
Two prisoners in the Jail at Eugene
Or, bound and gagged the turnke
and made their escape.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke, America
minister to The Netherlands, say
peace talk is premature.
The Supreme court of Oregon hole
]. that if bartender sells q minor
/ drink, the proprietor is likewise lab
to prosecution.
A prominent department store owns
in Portland sees a rosy future" fl
l. Northwest business, but adds that Of
= timism is the only need.
John D. Rockefeller, head of IL
Standard Oil Co., has expanded to IL
extent that the oil fields of Peru, ha,
NJ been taken over by that company.
The government assures those wi
failed to secure revenue stamps I'll
first day of the new war tax law, tn
there will be no prosecutions if the
intentions were apparent
Few saloons in Portland, Or, w
suspend business before the prohibit,
amendment goes into effect January
1916, as great majority have appli
for license covering that period.
Arkansas has secured new elect
IS clan who will pull the lever that W
10 put to death 10 condemned men w
" were reprieved to await the outcon
of the adjustment of capital punis
to ment amendment that was lost in t
ny recent election The former elect
he clan quit the place because of t
gruesomeness of the job.
les An attorney of Marshfeld, Or,
ce disbarred three months for helping
90 drive l. W. W. advocates from tn
city, according to q Supreme COT
H., decision.
ns For the first time in history
mikado consented to Japan's gift
70 $25, 900 for the establishment of h,
me pital under the auspices of the Ep
copal mission at Toxic.
The Worlds Purity Federation
ht session at La Crosse, Wis, is maxi
preparations for the safety of gi
who attend the Panama exposition
to San Francisco next year.
Kaiser visits his troops in E