The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-11-19
news Of THE week
tn1d Resume Of Important Events
Throughout tic World

A wildcat which has slain 81 goat
IN Linn county, Oregon. has besl
killed.
| BeIgisns abroad have subscribed ,
fund Of "a, 900. 900 to aid their strickel
brothers.
II 10 rumored among shipping firmi
In London that the German cruise,
karlnruhe has been corpcred.
II Is said 20, coo alien enemies arc II
the British empire and are causing
much trouble TO that government.
Japan's ire 10 stirred by demand Of
China t. evacuate Using Tau, JUS,
taken by the Japanese from the Ger
| mans.
The official newspaper Of Berlin pub
fishes > decree forbidding the export
OF leather, horse skins and calf skins,
shoddy and tinplate.
Members of the Investment Bank
ers' association in session In Philadel-
phia declare the era Of depression in
the money market Is past.
A storm Of protest by women at
tending council meeting In Tacoma,
arose when dairyman declared that
babies are cheaper than cows"
Washington government has decided
to hold Vera Cruz for tho present, and
= guarantee Of guarantees is now de-
manded Of the tangled Mexican gov
eminent.
Passengers who were on the British
steamship Vandyck when she was cap
tured Off the coast Of Brazil October
70 BY the German cruiser Karlsruhe
are being brought to New York.
The German authorities again rec
ommend that all Eglish subjects
women, children and girls under II,
clergymen, doctors and other men over
% years Of age-leave Germany.
A dispatch received at Montevideo
from Valparaiso, Chile, says that the
Japanese squadron seen recently of
Easter island in the Pacific by mer-
chant vessel consisted Of eight vessels.
The London admiralty announces
that In the absence OF further informa-
ticn, the loss OF the British cruisers
Good Hope and Monmouth in the naval
engagement Off the coast of Chile with
the Geman squadron on November /.
Ia now officially presumed"
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, of Kan
dahar. IL going to France. The official
announcement making this fact public
says the famous general is going into
the war zone Ito see the Indian
troops" Lord Roberts was born in
cswnpore, India, so years ago.
Meyer Waldeck, who commanded
the German forces at Using Tau, &C
cording TO dispatch from Using Tau
to the Asahi. has sent telegram to
Emperor William saying he was COM
PEELED TO surrender on account of lack
Of ammunition and the heavy damage
inflicted by the enemy on his forts.
Advices from Constantinople say the
Ottoman army still lacks 700 officers,
and that the authorities at Berlin were
requested to supply them. Berlin re-
piled that 1t would be impossible to
send all Germans, but would supple
ment them with Austrians, who would
travel to Constantinople individually
As civilians.
The "blue sky law" passes in Cali
fornia, after an early apparent defeat.
England repeats call to all voters to
ieclsre their attitude on enlistment in
he army or navy.
A Portland. Or, banker predicts
better times by spring ''In spite of
'sndicaps caused by unwise and freak
egislation.
Tho idle of Belgium Is told to 20 to
work by the German governor under
'enalty that all charitable organiza-
ions feeding them. will be dissolved.
The German cruiser Emden, forced
o run ashore by an Australian war
hip, had destroyed 23 merchantmen
md other small vessels before she was
inasly captured.
Reports received in Berlin from Co
'enhagen set forth that the Russian
government Is protesting to Pekin
Igsinst the concentration Of troops on
he Manchurian frontier.
General Villa in command Of 10, 900
men. is said to be marching from the
'orth on Mexico City. ostensibly to
ust Carranza who has an army Of 40.-
100 to resist the attack.
The Sheik-ul-Islam. head of the hier-
rchy in Turkey, has prepared an an
ouncement to all Mohammedans In
shich he declares that every Moham-
nedan fighting on the side of Great
britain. France and Russia is not a
Warrior but murderer. and liable to
eligious punishment.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reu-
err Telegram company In London. says
hat the Dutch newspapers confirm the
tatement that Germany is transfer
ing cavalry and artillery from the
western to the eastern frontier.
A heavy snow has fallen in the vos-
'es mountains and the Black forest.
he Germans are said TO have had
ifiiculty In removing their reserve
eld artillery from defensive positions
n the heights into the valleys. Their
emoval 10 considered in some quarters
Indicate that the army is preparing
or retreat
A dispatch from Vienna says that
Preparations are being rushed for the