The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-12-10
Weeks NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND the PLANET

FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
sian Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
susy Readers.
Snipes in the trenches OF the Mex.
lean combatants across the line from
Naco, Arix.. fired into American ter
ritory. killing Mexican civilian and
wounding q United States soldier.
The income tar law caused the de-
auction OF q total OF $4,000 from the
salaries Of representatives in con.
gross for the current year. The money
viii be turned back into the treasury.
The Russian government has pur
chased at New York 10000 55-gallon
alright steel tanks at cost OF ap-
proximately $4,000. to be used in
constructing pontoon bridges.
The Chicago Association OF Com.
merce has called 4 meeting Of VARIOUS
interests TO consider the advisability
Of changing Chicago time from cen.
trail TO eastern. an hour earlier than
the present time.
Exports Of American zinc in the
last three months broke all previous
records. totaling 65,5o4.57l pounds.
valued at s4.443. ISL. the bulk Of which
went to Europe
The Republican national congress
sional committee has only ST. on
hand. after receiving t36.21s IN con-
tributions and expanding s36.20l Oh
tho recent congressional campaign
Christian refugees are fleeing In
large numbers from the interior OF
Turkey 70 coast cities since the proc
iamation Of q holy war by the Sheik
vi Islam, head OF the Moslem church.
Ambassador Morgenthau cabled the
state department from oonstantinopls
War has spoiled the lobster market,
Canadian Gamers assert and they
have asked the government TO sus-
pend licenses for q year so that they
may work OFF surplus stock and give
the fisheries Of the Atlantic coast
rest
Senator Swanson OF Virginia win
urge Secretary McAdoo to undertake
some relief work for the tobacco
growers Of Virginia and other tobacco
growing states. similar to the meas
ures to aid cotton growers.
Lack Of long-range torpedoes 10
pointed 10 as a paramount weakness
OF the United States navy by Rear
Admiral Joseph Strauss. chief OF the
bureau Of ordnance. In his annual re-
port.
Orders were issued by Secretary
Lane opening 10 homestead more
than 100000 acres Of public lands
which have been determined to be
nonlrrigable. After Jan. IL, 1915. the
lands. which are In Oregon. Montana
and New Mexico. may be taken up In
800 acres each under the enlarged
homestead act
Harry NJ. Coudrey, former congress
man from St Louis. pleaded not guilty
n New York 10 the indictment for
larceny under which he was remand.
ed 10 the Tombs to await trial
President Wilson went over with
the cabinet his forthcoming annual
address TO congress. II is short and
deals with the legislative program al.
ready known in general terms; the
conservation bills, the bill Tor a gov.
eminent owned merchant marine. the
Philippine bill and the regular appro-
prtation measures II does not urge
inc lmlnlBFauOn Dill.
Additional orders for 10000 900 cans
Of corned beef and 100000 fat hog
backs have been placed with Chicago
packers by the French government. It
was announced
Rear Admiral Alfred r. Mahan. u.
s. ~, retired. acclaimed in naval cir.
Giles A. the greatest modern writer on
naval strategy" died st the naval hos
pital IN Washington. lie was "A years
old.
The state department received Ad.
vices from Ambassador Morgenthau
at ConstantinOple to the effect that
up TO this time no American mission
airy has been In any way molested or
endangered In Turkey.
Mrs. Grace Patton. accused OF kill
Ing her husband. Joseph Patton. Dec.
Q. 1912. was acquitted by a jury at
Wichita, Kan. after an hours dellb-
GRAFTON.
The Misses Alice and Blanche New.
In OF Lancaster. Pa. aunts OF Francis
Bowes Sayre. President wilson's son