The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-15
BRIEF DISPATCHES

churia.
Governor Henderson announced the
of Senator Underwood to
represent Alabama as its first citizen |
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
Brilliant bayonet charge drives
Russians from fortress of Brest-
Litovsk, according to latest account |
of capture of famous stronghold
According to advices from Vienna,
Austria has called to arms the class
of 1897 1t is understood there are
about 100000 of these soldiers.
Coast artillery at Panama Canal
will be doubled and when the new
16-inch guns are installed, 10000 men
will be stationed in canal zone.
Internal revenue receipts of Indiana
for the last fiscal year show an I'M
parelleled falling off of almost
100000.
Exports of war munitions to Europe
are increasing daily. about one-fourth
of those for a year having been sent
during last June.
Four men were drowned, three OF
them newspapermen, when the Edna
II, a speed motorboat, capsized n
Reeds lake near Grand Rapids, Mich.
Becoming respondent, Mrs. Charles
Bowton, wits of a prominent business
man of ColumSa, N. c., committed
suicide by firing a revolver bullet into
her heart in her palatial home.
Emperor William has sent to the
river a message of thanks for its
devoted bravery and endurance in
taking BrestLitovsk."
John Wesley Hill, president Of
the International Peace Forum, says
that supreme court of the world is
needed, but not immediate disarma-
mont.
Wealthy Indian prince is closely
guarded on ocean voyage; tries TO
keep identity a secret for fear Ger
mans may capture and hold him for
huge ransom.
Germany ridicules statement that
country has lost fifty submarines
during progress of war and says sew
eraI successes reported by British are
unfounded.
Frank L. Polk, corporation counsel
of New York, is selected as counselor
of the State Department, position
formerly held by Secretary of State
Lansing.
Evansville, Ind, business Associa-
ton sends petition to War Depart
ment asking establishment of bust
ness mems military training camp at
Evansville.
Owing to the prevalence of cholera
along the rivers Oder and Spree, the
project of police has issued a warning
to the populace against using water
from these rivers.
Secretary Garrison announced that
the War Department had determined
not to reestablish the divisional army
camp at Texas City, Tex, destroyed
by the recent storm,
The Chicago Teachers Federation
which is affiliated with labor organiza-
lions, was ordered to disband by the
, Chicago Board of Education The vote
a bitter fight.
Harry K. Thaw, through his attor-
ney, former Gov. Stone, filed suit for
| divorce against his wife, Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw, at Pittsburg, Pa. He
charged adultery and names John
Francis as correspondent.
Train carrying 1000 pounds of dy.
Mantle ran off the track at Pinole,
Cal, and blew up, killing Harold Ben
nett, engineer; Bert Talbot, fireman
and an unidentified laborer Almost
nothing remained of the train.
Love for his wife and two children
and his grief at being unable to see
them while a fugitive caused Frank
| Jones of 43 Winslow street, Roxbury
Mass, to surrender himself to the
police, and confess to killing a man.
Two workmen were instantly killed
and considerable damage done to pro
perty by an explosion of two black
powder mills of the Dupont Powder
company in the upper Hagley yards
near Wilmington, Del.
r NJ. Logan. president of Griffith
Ind, State Bank, closed by state ex
aminers, reported missing since he
| left bank when examiners appeared
ostensibly to obtain cash. Court ap
points Lake County Savings and Trust
company of Hammond as receiver.
Pearl McKenna, thirty years old
committed suicide at her home at
MadisofNpd., by taking poison De
spondenN over i'll health is given as
the cause for her act She was a
daughter of Joseph McKenna, a re
tired baker.
To date 103 former enlisted men
have joined the naval reserves, estab
| lished by act of congress, approved
March 3, 1905 Suggestions are beins
considered as to an amendment of the
law so as to stimulate enlistment IL
! the reserve.
A wheat yield of 9S,OOO,0Oo bushels
/ is forecasted in the Kansas crop re
| port for August, made public by K C
Mohler, secretary of the state board
| of agriculture. The report shows {
loss of 100000 bushels since July
and 100000 bushels since June on
! account of continued rains
! Ambassador Morganthau at Con
stantinople has taken over the diplo
matte interests of Italy. Russia and
Montenegro. These added RESPONSE
bilities for the United States. cablet
to the State Department, makes thi:
government diplomatic agent at the
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