The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
General Resume Of Important Events
Throughout the World.

American tourists are fast leaving
Europe.
Montenegrins have invaded Austrian
territory.
Plans are forming in Rome to elect
new pope.
Japan has ordered two million bales
of American cotton.
Icebergs are rnenacing ocean travel
in the North Atlantic.
The war has materially checked i'm
migration to this country.
General Carranza is now the provis-
ional president of Mexico.
German cavalry is reported to have
entered the city Of Brussels.
j. P. Morgan tells u. S. Treasury
department business is improving.
Austria has called to arms all able
bodied men from 20 to AZ years of age.
Sugar has climbed to $8.05 per hun
dred, the highest price in many years.
Japan promises to protect American
and Japanese merchantmen on the Pa
cific.
From Rome comes dispatch that
the French have sunk four Austrian
warships.
A Japanese cruiser is trailing a Ger
German cruiser up and down the Pa
cific Coast.
Nearly all German manufactures
are idle and the daily loss is said to be
SIS, 900, 900.
The warning nations are buying the
Chinese eggs intended for shipment to
this country.
Chauncey Depew, stranded in Eu-
rope, sat nine hours on fiatcar in a
drenching rain.
Switzerland is trying to borrow
money in the United States with which
to feed her army.
, Two Tacoma ministers went "slum.
ming" recently in that city and found
the lid" on tight.
Two youths in Pittsburg succeeded
in robbing bank and escaping in 1
high-power automobile.
Five persons were killed by tor
/ nado in Pennsylvania, and much dam
! age to property was done.
Constant rains at Fairbanks, Alaska
have caused the Tanana river to over
flow, causing much damage.
Shoe plants of the Internations
Shoe company at st. Louis have bee
closed on account of the war.
Every ship that sails out of Ne'
D York for English ports sails light
though England is begging for food.
s Another Boxer uprising in China
: feared by the government and precar
f tions are taken to protect foreigner:
y European nations at war are said
: oppose the United States plan to Blu
|" ships for international commerce pun
poses.
II Mexico City cheers Justify when Cai
e ranza's army enters the city. The pal
= ade was six miles long and everythin
orderly.
: 1t is reported that Germany will re
. fuse the ultimatum of Japan to eva
d uate Kiau Chau, China, and will figf
to the last.
It The U. S. cruiser North Carolir
" has landed in England and France SO
E 900, 900 in gold 70 relieve the strande
q Americans.
y Reports in Mexico City are to Il
effect that the United States wi
recognize the Carranza governmel
Immediately.
q The Belgian capital has bee
moved because of the advance of Il
g German cavalry. The new seat
g government is now at Antwerp.
lie A proclamation was issued formal
a. from Washington setting forth Il
Of neutrality of the United States in Il
war between Belgium and Germany.
10 In Paris 600, 900 are out of emplo
If ment, and the government proposes
m put to work finishing buildings und
construction, all youths and old men.
sc A company of Rough Riders"
ru being organized in Paris. Three Anne
u leans have promised to furnish t
Il best mounts money can buy for the e
tire body.
According to information from Be
or lin, the Spanish government has no
fled Germany of its strict neutralit
denying at the same time having a
TO treaty with any power.
IL
he A war appropriation of $50, 900, 0
as has been put through the Canadi
n house of commons. There was no {
up position or criticism. The proceed
to occupied just one minute.
The tramp steamer Mazatlan, viii
re at one time and another has flown I
he Mexican and German flags, was f
hidden to leave San Francisco ur
she discharged 500 tons of coal, Lao
in sacks, which it is alleged was
,a tended to be transferred at sea to
German cruiser Leipsic.
is The banks of the Mexican CAPT
an which closed last week probably v
as reopen soon. The question of cir
IN lating medium is causing some unes
'se ness in business circles. At pres,
&C four distinct issues of banknotes