McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News condensations Re.
viewed Without comment--Ail
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edlfy and instruct.

Joseph Michaels, 26, of Eau Claire,
WIS, insists that he has found a
brand new remedy for felons. His
cure Is to soak his finger in car
bolic acid for a couple of hours. The
telon came off, and so did the finger.
Five men are under arrest in con-
nection with the investigation into
the lynching of John Slovak at Sinner,
Tex.
Miss Helen Grace, an aerOnaut, was
killed at Stanton, Wis, while making
balloon ascension. She slipped from
her trapeze and dropped about 80 feet.
Lewis l.. Kiss Of Belleville, N. j.,
suffered broken ankle and before he
could crawl half mile to the nearest
aid mosquitoes had bitten him into In
sensibility. He was found in time to
save his life.
Killing frosts fell in northern Min.
nesota, north of line drawn from
Moorehead to Duluth Devils Lake,
n Q, 1sros tsa s: degrees above zero,
the coolest point in the northwest.
Alleging Miss Flora Spencer stole
the affections of James F. Collier,
Mrs. Collier brought suit in the court
at Martinsville, Ind, for $4,000 dam.
ages for alienation of affections.
In pistol duel ON the Missouri,
Arkansas border near Mammoth
Springs, John d. Horn, bystander,
was shot.
Fifty-five thousand machinists have
been authorized to strike IL they are
not given the eight-hour day by their
employers.
Gen. Carranza's reply to the "con
ference republics Mexican peace
plea will be demand for recognition
OFFICIALS said.
An amnesty proclamation by Gen
Carranza. the terms of which have moi
been made public, is drawing families
out of Texas into Mexico.
Delegates to the annual convention
OF the American Bar association
which was held in Salt Lake City Aug
11-19, are in San Francisco as ths
guests Of the California Bar associa
ton.
A total Of 256 known dead among
the residents Of southeast Texas coas
points and crews Of wrecked craft o.
all kinds and s. persons missing II
the toll of human life taken by thu
recent storm.
II. w. Zimmerman, American vice
consul at Rostov, Russia, says there
were many we'll informed persons II
Petrograd who fear revolt more thar
the advance OF the Germans.
BY order OF the postmaster-genera
the regulations governing the insur
ance of parcel post matter were ex
banded to include packages valued a
from $50 to 800.
Italian authorities withdrew 1900 II
censes to sell alcoholic drinks, inaugu
rating campaign against alcoholism
Municipal Judge John H. Stevenso,
Of Portland announced that all habit
ual drunkards brought before hin
henceforth would be sentenced to re
main in jail until Oregon goes dry OF
Jan. /, 1916.
The Birth steamer Diomed, 4,67
tons, has been sunk by German sub
marine.
Grover Hall, b member of the jur
which on May 8 convicted John
Lawson, international board membe
of the National Mine Workers O
America, OF first-degree murder, wa
arrested at Ration, N. M, on a charg
Of perjury.
The recent appeal from the Britisl
war office for more soldiers has bee
met with such an increase In recruit
ing that the Australian government
will be able to double the October an
November enlistments.
In the name OF Albanians of Amer
lea, F. 8. Noli, president of the Par
Albanian Federation of American Va
ira, appealed to the entente powers t
prevent partition Of Albania by tn
Balkan states.
Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Milel
U. s. A.. is to be invited to serve a
grand marshal Of the national G. A. +
encampment parade to be held
washington Sept. 3.
British Ambassador Spring Rice ha
been formally notified of the Unite
States opposition to the cotton contr,
band decree.
President Wilson has issued q pr,
clamation giving notice of the ne,
trality of the United States in tn
war between Italy and Turkey.
Eleven million persons have visite
the Panama-Pscific exposition since
opened, Feb. 20.
Samuel Boyll, ., killed his sister.
years old, at Terre Haute. Ind. with
shotgun which the father left In th
room. thinking 1t was unloaded.
q Dispatches received from Salonil
state that Turkish mobs have q