The Ordway new era., 1915-12-24
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
Ei6N COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
AROUT THE WAR

Italians already have landed $4,000
men in Albania.
Emperor of Abyssinia offers to aid
allies with 100000 soldiers.
Russians report victories over Teu-
tons in minor engagements. ~.
Definite announcement made that
Italians have effected landing In
Albania.
Austro Hungarian troops reach
Lin river. twenty miles into Monte
negro from Serbian border.
In long statement the naval heads
declare the Austrian submarine COM
mander will not be punished.
General Sir John French has been
superseded In command of the Brit.
ish army by Sir Douglas Haig.
Bulgaria and Greece agree OIL neu-
tral zone extending two kilometers
on each side OF Greek frontier.
The Turkish official statement gives
further indication that the allies are
sending fresh troops to the Darda-
nelles.
The Bulgars have not crossed the
Greek border. The allies. having
made good their retreat. are en-
trenched at Saloniki.
Information comes from high Teu.
tonic sources that Austria is willing
to grant United States demands II op.
portunity to do SO gracefully is Of
fered.
German and Ausaro-Hungarian sub
marines to date have sunk sos ships.
according to news dispatch from
Berlin. The total tonnage of the yes
sells sunk is given as 917.Sl9.
The last ten lists OF Prussian casu.
alties contain 65,34O names. The lists
cover the period from Nov. 15 to Nov.
20. The total Prussian losses to date
are given as 2.22i,24s.
An order from Athens has COM
mandeered all Greek ships in Ameri
can waters. The vessels will be used
It II said to transport food and sup
plies Of general nature to Greece.
The United States IN note to
France has protested against the seiz-
ure Of Germans sailing on ships flying
the American flag. The release of
those taken by the cruiser Descartes
has been demanded.
WESTERN
John G. Burke. a Chicago policeman
and one OF the best known shots on
the force, was shot and killed by
robber.
Four thousand cars of grain are In
Chicago yards waitirg for Eastern
railroads to lift their embargo on en-
port shipments.
Enough petitions have been filed to
place President Wilson's name on the
Michigan presidential primary ballot,
the secretary of state announced at
Lansing,
Senator John F. Shafroth intro.
duced In the United States Senate a
bill which will provide either for pre-.
paredness on the Fart of the United
States or an international peace. to be
established and maintained by an in
ternati0nal tribunal of decree and en-
forcement.
WASHINGTON
The Cabinet met Friday and out.
lined new note to Austria more vigor-
GUS than first communication.
Henry Prather, Fletcher, ambas
sador to Chile. Saa nominated by
President Wilson for ambassador 30
Mexico.
Woman suffrage advocates and op-
ponents debated tho proposed federal
suffrage amendment before congress
sional committees.
President Wilson formally renomi-
mated C. c. McChord of Kentucky to
be member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to succeed him
self.
The safe arrival at Algiers of the
American tank steamer Communipaw.
variously reported attacked by a sub
marine, sunk and safe, has been re.
ported to the State Department.
Next years winter wheat crop was
estimated by the Department of Agri-
culture at about $40 100000 bushels.
That would be 5000, 900 bushels less
than the winter wheat harvest this
season, but approximately 100, ,OO0, 900
bushels more than the average OF the
five years, 1909-13
Secretary Daniels, in an elaborate
statement regarding submarines sub
mitted to the House. expressed the
conclusion that "an adednate number
of submarines must no included in
nny well.baianced project of new con-
struction, but that they have not dem
onstrated that they possess pre-.
ponderant value over other requisite
types
The President formally re.nomi.
mated c. C. McChord of Kentucky to
be a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to succeed him
self. Il t.,..i. i. /. 4, :.