The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-12-17
news OF THE WEEK
General Resume Of Important Events
Throughout the World.

The kaiser is reported improving
from slight attack of pneumonia
The Russians have practically ad-
mitted the loss Of Warsaw to the Ger
mans is inevitable.
Turkey is willing to pass an Ameri-
can relief expedition to 100, 900 desti-
tute Jews in Palestine.
China is seeking a loan of IS, 000,-
900 in America to save from starva-
tion tens of thousands Of her popula-
tion.
Servians are reported as having
routed four Austrian corps. capturing
many battle trophies and taking many
prisoners.
Congressman Serene E. Payne died
suddenly in his apartments at Wash
ington, of heart failure. He was
claimed to be authority on tariff.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Athena says that Turkish gum
boat has been sunk by Turkish mine
at the entrance to the Bosphorus-
Dover, England, was considerably
excited when fiotilla of German sub
marines was sighted approaching the
forts. After half hours firing it was
discovered to be false alarm.
Washington government has served
formal notice on both warning factions
in Mexico, that unless they promptly
prevent their troops from firing across
the American boundary, stringent
measures will be taken to protect
American territory.
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company says the Polish
town Of Lodz at the time of its evacu-
: alton was completely destitute of food.
The population quit the town in
masses, fearing the Germans. Thou
sands proceeded to Warsaw on foot.
, The prize court at the German port
: of Swinemunde, on the Baltic, has
{ rendered its decision in the cases OF
five Norwegian steamers seized by
) German warships, according to wore
) which reached Christiana- Both the
| ships and their cargoes were declared
r lawful prizes and were confiscated.
Food, clothing or any other com
modify which would in the slightest
degree serve to prolong the European
; war, as well as contraband, will b.
barred from export by bill introduced
in the senate by Senator Works. Di
rect prohibition of export would in
Il, IL lAfh q
= ammunition, horses or war supplies o
any kind, whether the same be con
= traband of war or not
The German cruiser Nurnberg
!. which withdrew from the battle off tn
Falkland Islands last Tuesday and al
= tempted to make her escape in compan
& with the cruiser Dresden while tn
British warships under Vice Admirs
/; Sir Frederic Devotion Sturdee wer
:; sinking the cruisers Scharnhorst, Gne
q senau and Leipzig, was hunted acros
|; the water by units of the British flee
/; and sunk the same day.
D. The strike in the Colorado coal field
has been called off.
" Russians claim defeat of Turks
:, fierce battle near Batum.
William W. Rockhill, a distir
guished American diplomat dies {
ct Honolulu
10 Fully 70, 900 starving Belgians
n Brussels are depending entirely c
American aid
I; Army and navy officials insist thi
~ United States artillery and warshiI
G. are equal to the best.
s, The steamer Rochambeau, of Il
in French line, on which Myron T. He
rick, ex-ambassador to France, is
passenger, reached New York aft
dark Wednesday and anchored at qua
d; antine for the night. She was a ds
late, having been delayed by a storr
y A dispatch to the London Daily Ms
from Rotterdam says that a bombar
Az ment of the Belgian coast betwe'
Ostend and Newport by ships of Il
K. allies began at o'clock Tuesday. T.
m feet was operating in conjunction wi
"a the land forces
g 1t is announced in London that t
o. government would permit exportati
to the United States of Australi
" Merino wool bought during the prese
sales or at other times, provided sat
20 factory guarantees were furnished tn
the wool would not be forwarded
hostile countries.
A correspondent says: THE Ga
ID: man divisional headquarters was ]
Ic. moved from Rouliers when shells
ea gan to fall in the town after the Br
,Oc ish had recaptured Passchendaele,
miles northeast of Ypres. This in
*. Gates distinct and important advar
3a- by the allies
PC General Funston, recently in co
ss' mand at Vera Cruz, is visiting
10, aged mother at lola, Kan.
Oil ships crew of SO was burned
ar death when it was necessary to I
the vessel ashore off the coast of Ell
te: land.
nj The chief of the army engine
having the work in charge urges ha
ed, in extending the Columbia ri
jetties-
"a The Panama government has agr'
49, with the limited States the bounds