The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-17
The Berlin new spapers after seeing

'-oA~ ~ tAS soASh VI oCA. 1OAdo UT
bana at Nevis, south of Santa Bar
bara on the Parral-Jiminez branch
railroad. as reported at Ell Paso, Tex.
Gen. Villa also denied that he had exc
cuted Gen. Urbana but added that he
had secured from Gen. Urbana the
loot the latter had collected in two
years. Estimates place the booty at
$5,OOO,OOO.
The Trades Union Congress, repre-
senting more than 100000 organized
English workingmen, rejected by an
overwhelming vote at Bristol reso-
luton calling upon the parliamentary
committee of the labor party to form.
ulate and advocate terms Of peace sat
isfactory to the working classes.
SPORTING NEWS
At the aviation grounds at Rott-
hausen, Rhenish Prussia, an aeroplane
of the Condor type ascended 5000 me-
tiers carrying four passengergs.
The 2:11 trot for purse of $4,000
at the grand circuit meet at Hartford,
Conn.,, was won by Lulu Lumine; Sec
ond. Earlwood L.: third. Bronson.
Best time, 2:o6A.
The brilliant play of William M.
Johnston, boy tennis champion Of q
day at Forest Hills. L. l., won for him.
self and for Clarence ]. Griffin the
doubles title of America.
Johnny Ertle of st. Paul was fouled
by "Kid" Williams of Baltimore,
worlds champion bantamweight, in
the fifth round of their scheduled ten
round no-decision fight at st. Paul,
MINI.
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a boxing match in this coun-
try, Mike Gibbons of st. Paul out
pointed Packey Mcfarland of Chicago
in ten-round, no-decision contest at
Brighton Beach, N. Y.
A. G. Spalding, who died in San
Diego, Cal. gave up IS week job
in grocery in Chicago to become
identified with baseball and was per-
haps better known to the sport than
any other man.
Genial Jack Coffey, erstwhile Den.
yer Bear leader was presented with q
suit case and toilet set by the re.
mainder of the players of the Denver
club before the, game started at Broad
way Park. Jack will hold down the
third sack for the team on their barn.
storming tour down South the next
few weeks.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Daniels announced that
the keel of the battleship California
would be laid at the Philadelphia
navy yard, Oct IA.
The border situation is now under
full control of federal troops, Majer
General Funston reported Saturday to
the War Department.
State Department and British and
Italian embassy trade advisers were
notified that Italy had put cotton on
the contraband list
Gen. Carranza in his reply to the
Pan American conferees, 1t was
learned, will agree to any interna.
tional aspect of the Mexican situa.
tion, but will decline to enter CON
ference on internal affairs.
The membership Of the naval ad.
yisory board, the organization of ex.
perts nominated by eleven great en-.
ginering societies to contribute their
inventive skill to the American navy.
was announced by Secretary Daniels.
port.
President Wilson's request for the
recall of the Austrian ambassador. DR.,
Constantin Theodor Dumba, has
broadened into a situation involving
Capt Franz Won Papen, the military
attache of the German embassy: AL
exander Nuber Won Pereked, the Aus
trian consul general in New York. and
possibly Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador
GENERAL
DR.. Karl E. Guthe, dean of the Uni.
versity Of Michigan, died at local
hospital at Ashland following an
operation.
Fires of alleged incendiary origin in
California and Oregon hop ranches
have caused damage to buildings and
harvested crops estimated at more
than $4,000.
Three masked men entered the
Farmers and Merchants Bank. 10.
Gated in Greenville, a suburb of Sioux
City, Ia, held up Ralph M. Fritz, the
assistant cashier, and escaped with
about 5000.
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