The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11


has applied to the German government
for compensation. 1t is held the wild
owls claim is strengthened by the Ger
man governments explanation that the
Gulflight was torpedoed by mistake.
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T. H. Knox. known as George Hen
derson, recently discharged from the
Oklahoma penitentiary, fought with
two deputy sheriffs in the Catholic
church at Shawnee, Okla. He was rob
bling the church at midnight and es-
capped from the church to run into the
arms Of the sheriff and another deputy.
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To make train connection, Senator
George w. Norris rode handcar into
Fremont, Neb., from Arlington. He
had planned to reach Lincoln in time
to catch a train for Falls City, but
missed his connection. The sight of
United States senator pumping a hand
car caused much amusement.
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At Confederate Decoration day exer-
cises at Murfreesboro, Tenn, the bat.
tie flag of the Eighteenth Tennessee
Infantry was formally returned by rep
resentatives of the state of Illinois. 1t
was captured at Fort Donelson and
had been at Springfield, Ill.
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An order for half million pairs of
war shoes has been placed with
shoe manufacturing company of Blng-
hampton, N. Y, by the Rumanian gov
eminent. 1t is to be a rush order and
the shoes are to be constructed in ac-
cordance with special specifications.
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Princess Evelyn Engalitcheff, once
famous beauty of Chicago, has filed
papers in New York in a suit for di-
yorce against Prince Nicholas En-
galitcheff, who claims blood relation
ship with the royal household of Rus
STA.
The sloop yacht Defiance, built last
summer as a candidate for the de-
tense of the Americas cup against
the Shamrock ~, will be used as a
houseboat in Southern waters. The
yacht cost about $4,000.
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Heart disease, caused when lack
Wheat drove a home run in the ninth
inning of the game between Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn at Philadelphia,
caused the death of Chauncey Martin,
florist, who was roofing.
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Twenty-Five students of Columbia
University and twenty-five motor cars
will be sent to Servia within few
weeks to aid in solving the transporta-
ton problem in that country.
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Blast furnace operations in the Pitts
burgh district were increased when
furnace No. 2 of the Carrie plant at
Randkin was blown in, the first time in
two years. Seven of the group are
now in operation.
Foreign.
Alexander R. F. Ribot, the French
minister of finance, has introduced a
bill in the Chamber of Deputies pro-
viding for the appropriation of 1920
million dollars Professionally for the
requirements in the third quarter of
the present year.
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The first and second class reservists
of the Italian army, including the ten
subclasses of 1887 to 1897, have been
called to the cclors from Canada. The
call affects, it is stated, from fifteen
thousand to twenty thousand men.
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Diplomatic reports from Europe say
that Roumania and Bulgaria have
dropped their differences and agreed
to enter the war on the side of the
Allies. Roumania is to attack Austria
and Bulgaria go after the Turks.
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Having been awarded the Iron
Crosses Of the first and second classes
by his ally, Emperor William of Ger
many, Sultan Mehmed V now has as.
sumed the title of Ghazi-the victor
ious.
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Lieutenant Dencausse, commanding
the Third Zouaves at Constantine, AL
geria, has appointed King Victor EN-
manuel OF Italy, third corporal in the
first section, first company, first bat
talon Of the regiment, rank which
the kings grandfather was given on
the night of the Battle of Palestro.
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The German government has trans
mitted a communication to James w.
Gerard, the American ambassador at
Berlin, explaining that the torpedoing
of the American tank steamer Gull
flight of the Scilly Islands May l, was
mistake.
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The famous gilded horses which
have adorned for century the princi-
nal portal of the cathedral Of st.
Marks at Venice, have been removed
from the city to a place of safety be-