The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-12-31
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
eien Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers
LATg WAR DEVELOPMENTS.

fensive operations. but the advances
have been slight
The Portuguese chamber OF depu' |
tee voted In favor Of preparations Tor |
joining England In the war against
Germany. The vote was taken imme'
diateiy after the announcement by the
colonial secretary OF another attack
by the Germans upon the Portuguese
province Of Angola, In West Africa.
The andeniable advantages won
by the allies along the User have
given rise TO some exaggerated re-
ports. The Germans now occupy good
positions captured on Saturday from
a British detachment Along their
new line Of defense the Germans are
dlaqlnq trenches and strengthening
them with reinforced concrete. The
allies aer.planes continue, their &C
tivlty ana are continually reeonnoiter-
inq the movements Of the German
troops
The allies are driving the Germans
from trenches in the Argonne at the
point Of the hayonet and taking up
new positions in northern France ID
Belgium.
In a dispatch from Cologne. the cor
respondent of the Central News says
that Emperor william. with his entire
staff reached Cologne from Berlin on
his way 10 the western battle front
Gov. Hedges Of Kansas and formel
GOV NJ a. Ansol Of South Carolini
were recommended TO President VII
son Tor membership on the new fed
eral trade commission.
A decrease Of sl.22i.7O5 10 divi
bends paid during the last year wa
shown in the annual report OF tn
steam railroads operating in Maine
Nine russs pEsa &c diyiSsr.tp.
Flushed by what they term IN
moral victory of mastering matol
lty vote In favor Of the Hobson res
luton. prohibition leaders avowe
their intention Of making the cradles
ton OF rum an issue In the 1916 pres
Dental campaign.
Mrs. Hannah Koskotf. said to haV
been the oldest woman in the Unite
states. died In New York. Accordin
TO authentic records In possession
the descendants. she was III veal
i old. having been born In Kief. Russi
In 1871.
A rumor is in circulation In Ron
that Emperor Francis Joseph OF An
a tria.Hungary Is dying The report h
4 Il that the emperor.klng has receiv'
the last sacraments.
The steamship Lusiiania arrived
New York after stormy passas
4 with lO00 sacks OF Christmas M
n and several well.known Americans,
IA
4 daughter of Gen. Victoria
"a Huorta. former president OF Me1i'
~ was married to Gen. Quiroz, G'
II Huerta's aid
The government has seized the
- tire stock OF wheat of New Sol
"A Wales, excepting the amount need
Nf for seed supplles for the farmers.
to Iohn Lane, major general OF ar
-tu. lery under Gen Robert Il. Lee In
full civil war. died az his home az Lev
if- ton. Idaho.
The Swiss government has deci'
- 10 order a partial demobihEation.
oordlng to the Petit Parisienne's
. r~pondent. who says that alb
100000 men will gradually be
q leased from duty.
Z Application to send Chicago's
est resident, Mrs. Marie Sohlebie'
'sA lOs wears old. to the poor house
. made by the woman's surviving cl
Mrs william Kretschner.
Provisional President Rulalio
t,erres has quit Mexico City. du'
lose differences between him and ~
old Angeles and his followers. The
the tal il governed by commission
side posed equally Of villa and zapata
With hereats and another provisional y
80 dent will be selected Jan. 10.
ihe The Rivadavia. one Of the wo
b. greatest battlsships. built In this
mer try for the Argentine rcpubilc,
lac Nov York port for a destini
which was not definitely known.
which was unofficially reported
Bueaus AiresA
look
and Contrasts for ssoo.OoV Won
IN. ooles and the same amount In
-:.or were let TO Toledo, o.. compame
w. C. Vassedarkis of New York. 9
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