The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-12-17

r wHs announced Officially tkaa -
Jswv had received commissions In the
oesAAn army. In ell 10 Jswish So
Gtsss have rsoetvsA iz,oa crosses, three
a uen Of ths nsst claAs
The twenty. ninth infantry win 30
seat TO the Panama canal Soae a. part
- he permanent garrison there ~
soon ~ quarters have been put IN
ssadtnsss.
The maximum number OF enlist
nsnts rspertsd to the navy depart.
meat On any single day since the
Spanish war was reached Tuesday,
when ls2 men came under the oolors.
This brought the total number Of en-
listed men to S2,46l.
Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahaa. u.
s. ~. retired, acclaimed in naval chr.
cles a. the greatest modern writer On
naval strategy" died AZ the naval hoe.
patal IN Washington Ne was ~ Year,
Cd.
hnee ssaA. hecksd by q mighty tide
and q streuT northeast sale. battered
the coasts Of New York. smashing
hotnes, wrooking boats flooding VII
lagos. devastating summer resorts and
feruing transatlantic and coastwise
steamers to remain outside Sandy
Hook and fight the storm.
lcwu's agricultural products for
1914 reached total value OF almost
800, zoe. 900. according to a report is.
susd here by George NJ. Chappell, al.
rector of the Iowa weather and orop
service.
Five hundred and nine medals were
awarded employees OF the Standard
OH Co. Of Indiana for faithful service
At the manual meeting here OF
the managers and department heads
Secretary Daniels designated the
naval collier Cyclops as a Christmas
ship to carry gifts TO officers and men
on duty in Haitian. Dominican and
Mexican waters and . Guantanamo
Cuba
A balance OF trade in favor Of the
United States OF t2i So. 342 was
shown al the close OF the week, max.
ing n gain over the previous week Of
s5.i3g.0t1
Extension Of the dominion of the
United States to the frozen lands and
seas surrounding the north pole was
proposed IN Joint resolution intro
duced In the house by Representative
smith OF New York
A dispatch from Amsterdam says:
The latest bulletin issued In Berlin
says Emperor Williams condition IL
unchanged and he has been unable
to leave his bed His fever has no,
decreased.
The Nobel Peace Prize oomimttss
has decided finally that no peace
prize shall be awarded this year.
Great Britain has announced on
cially that Egyptian cotton may be
exported TO neutral countries without
any restrictions concerning lie re-eI
portation-
Fifteen million dollars was spent IN
Kansas for automobiles this year. 40
cording 10 an estimate Of the secre
tary OF state There are now SILL
motor vehicles OF all kinds owned In
the state.
General Carranxa ordered the sais-
ure OF all the railroads, stations and
terminals and all telegraph and tsie
ph,ne hines within the territory dom
mated by his government They wiz
bo operated undex his direction
The great tabernacle meetings con
Quoted AZ Harrisburg. Ill. for SIN
weeks by Rev Steve Burke and Rev
A. b. Hebhs. closed The meetings 70
suited in the conversion OF 1858 psG
sons, mostly men.
Resolutions asking for world peace
we're drafted a. the result OF a mAss
meeting OF more than 5000 citizens OF
Fort Worth. Tex. conducted under The
auspices Of the Tarrant Humane 10
ciety.
Tho United states 10 not poorly pro
pared for war. according TO infoSna
ton given 10 the house military and
naval committees by Brig. Gen. Gro
Iisr and Rear Admiral Badger.
Counting round A hall bales. H.
ose.l06 bales Of cotton were Eiuned
from the 1914 crop, according 10 the