Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-02

France and Russia are stronger than |
ever. possibly made 10 BY the Balkan
wars.
There have been some few epats be-
tween France and Germany, but moth
ing in any way approaching a breach
OF diplomatic relations. The falling Of
couple Of German war balloons on
French territory created some little
excitement, as did the mobbing of
soRS German subjects by French citi-
zens in border towns. France, as well
as the United States, underwent a
presidential election in 1918, placing a
very democratic and very diplomatic
person in the ONCE Of chief executive
President Poincare.
In the Far East.
In the far east several things OF mo
ment occurred in 1918, among them
the Chinese rebellion and establish
ment Of a republic, and in Japan the
| death of the Mikado and the success
sion of his son and the anti-American
demonstrations and riots as a result
Of the adoption OF the anti-alien land
owning law in California
In the realm Of science and explora-
ton there have been but few develop
ments that could positively be desig-
mated as disappearing
| The discovery of the south pole and
the disaster to the Scott expedition
both occurred in 1912, although the
fate of Captain Scott was not made
known to the world until 1913 DR.
friedrich Franz Friedman, discover
er of cure" for tuberculosis, made
his appearance in 1918, but the value
of Dr. Friedmann's cure" and other
cures" for that dread disease an.
nounced at about the same time. are
very much open to doubt. Great strides
have undoubtedly been made in the
treatment of cancer, but no positive
cure has yet been discovered, although
much has been learned about the value
of radium.
Aviation is progressing rapidly.
Much attention to aeFonauties has
been paid by the various European
governments from a military stand
point, but no means OF making aero.
planning anywhere near safe have yet
been discovered. France has organized
and trained a military aviation corps
that would unquestionably be of great
value in case OF war, and Germany
has devoted much time and money to
dirigible ballooning. The United
States has spent some $4,000 during
the year in military experiments in
aviation.
The number OF deaths resulting from
aviation has not been especially large
Aviators have died, Just as aviators
died in 1912, and Germany suffered 6
number of disastrous accidents to Yep
pelin dirigible balloons. Many Of the
accidents of aeroplanes resulted from
fancy exhibition flying and military
experiments. The year 1918 saw thu
first aeroplane flight over the PanamI
canal.
On the Panama Canal.
! In Panama great developments havt
taken place. October 10 last saw tn,
| dynamiting of Gamboa dixie, being thu
removal Of practically the last serious
| obstruction in the big ditch. The ca
) nal is now almost completed, so far a
a trans-continental waterway Is con
) cerned, although not yet prepared 70
t the passage of steamers from ocean Il
: ocean. Work has also been begun Of
! the buildings and grounds for the grea
d Panama-Pacific international expos
: ton, to be held In San Francisco i
/ 1915 as a celebration of the forma
r opening of the Panama canal. In thi
+ connection 1t may be mentioned som
8 slight international i'll feeling ma
e have been caused by the refusal of tn
British and German government t
a participate officially in the San FraI
y cisco exposition German and Emf
\ lish merchants, however, will take pal
l. on their own accounts.
|. The United States may congratulate
h itself that. barring the case of Han
r, Schmidt. the New York priest, ther
e have been few gruesome and startlin
e murders during the year.
a New York state furnished the MOI
g. sensational bit of local politics of Ii
a year in the impeachment and removi
d of Gov William Sulzer, followed
Fl Suffers nomination by Progressive
and election to the state assembly.
IS In the world of sports the Unite
ID States still stands supreme. In ado
i. ton to humbling the British polo CT
IN challengers, the United States furthl
is shocked Johnny Bull when Franc
w Ouimet, the youthful golf wonde
walked away from the English exper
In the national open golf championsh
a at Brookline, Mass, and by the wi
a. ming OF the international Davis tenn
Id cup. Americas supremacy in spor
of was further recognized during the We
n when King Gustave of Sweden pl
m scented the American athletes with Il
,e medals and trophies won at the Oily
q pic games in Stockholm in 1912. IT
= sporting world suffered a shock, no
,a ever. when it was learned that "JiI
al Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indi
ar athlete really belonged in the elias
N fication OF professional" He volt
la- tarily renounced the trophies he b
no won as an amateur In the OlymI
games.
ng Here are the leading events of t
ra year:
in Disasters, Fires, Floods.
III Floods In Ohio, many killed. mu
no suffering and great damage done.
se Floods in the Mississippi valley al
IL result of Ohio floods.