Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-01-10

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There have been some few spats be-
-ween France and Germany, but moth
ing in any way approaching a breach
Of diplomatic relations. The falling OF
4 couple of German war balloons on
French territory created some little
excitement, as did the mobbing of
some German subjects by French citi-
zens in border towns. France, as well
as the United States, underwent a
presidential election in 1913. placing a
very democratic and a very diplomatic
person in the Office Of chief executive
President Poincare.
In the Far East
In the far east several things OF mo
ment occurred in 1913. among them
the Chinese rebellion and establish
ment of a republic, and in Japan the
death OF the Mikado and the success
sion of his son and the anti-AmeriCan
demonstrations and riots as a result
Of the adoption Of the antialieu land
owning law i'm California.
In the realm OF science and ,%plora-
ton there have been but few develop
ments that could positively be desig
mated rs disappearing.
The discovery of the south pole and
the disaster to the Scott expedition
both occurred in 1912, although the
! fate of Captain Scott was not made
/ known TO the world until 1919 Dir
Friedrich Franz Friejmaun discover
| or Of a cure" for tuberculosis, made
! his appearance in 1919. but the value
/ Of Dr. Friedmouu's cure" and other
cures" for ut dread disease an.
| nounccd at about the same time, are
very much open to doubt. Great strides
have undoubtedly been made in the
| treatment of cancer. but no positive
cure has yet been discovered. although
much has been learned about the value
of ralium.
Aviation is progressing rapidly
Much attention to aeronautics mas
been paid by the various European
governments from q military stand
point, but no means Of making aero
planning anywhere near safe have ye
been discovered. France has organl1eJ
and trained military aviation corr'
that would unTucsJionably be Of CrCa
value i'm case of war. and German.
has devoted much time and money t.
/ dirigible baYocnng. The Unite,
States has spent some $4,000 during
the year in military experiments il
aviation
The number of deaths resulting f.oI
aviation has not been especially large
Avf.tors have died. juat as aviator
died in 1912, and Germany suffered
number Of disastrous accidents to lei
peiin dirigibla balloons Many Of til
accidents of aeroplanes resulted froI
fancy exhibition Aging and militar
experiments. The year 1913 saw til
first aeroplane fight over the Panam
canal
On the Panama Canal.
, In Panama great developments hay
taken place October 10 last saw tn
, | dynamiting of Gamboa dixie. being I'll
, , removal of practically the last seriOI
J | obstruction in the big ditch The G
; | nal is now almost completed, SO far {
|
, cerned, although not yet prepared f
I the passage of steamers from ocean
: ocean. Work has also been begun {
= the buildings and grounds for the gre;
, Panama-Pacific international expos
= ton, to be held in San Francisco
! 1915. as a celebration of the form
r opening of the Panama canal. In tn
l.,
S slight international i'll feeling m;
p have been caused by the refusal of Il
British and German government
q participate officially in the San Fra
= cisco exposition. German and En-
"a lish merchants, however. will take pa
= on their own accounts.
+ The United States may cOngratula
h itself that barring the case of Ha
r, Schmidt, the New York priest, the
@ have been few gruesome and startlil
@ murders during the year.
a New York state furnished the nc
= sensational bit of local politics of {
a year in the impeachment and remot
d of Gov. William Sulzer, followed
# Suffers nomination by Progressiv
and election to the state assembly.
IS In the world of sports the Unit
d States still stands supreme. In ad
j. ton to humblng the British polo c
n challengers. the United States furth
is shocked Johnny Bull when Franc
W Ouimet, the youthful golf wond
walked away from the English expel
in the national open golf championsf
a. at Brookline, Mass, and by the W
q ming of the international Davis tenn
N cup. Americas supremacy in spol
If | was fdFsAer recognized during the We
n when King Gustave of Sweden p
m sented the American athletes with t
"a medals and trophies won at the Oily
G pic games in Stockholm in 1912. T
7 | sporting world suffered Shock, no
70 ever, when it was learned that iii
n Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indi
ar athlete really belonged in the elias
n fication of professional" He voll
c tarily renowned the trophies he h
10 won as an amateur in the Olyml
games
lg Here are the leading events of
"a year:
in Disasters, Fires, Floods.
Ii Floods in Ohio, many killed, mu
10 suffering and great damage done.
Sc Floods in the Mississippi valley al
IT, result of Ohio floods