Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-23
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Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News
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cording to the London Times Athens
correspondent. Premier Skouloudis
rejoined that in no case would Greece
allow Bulgarian troops to set foot on
Greek SOIL
M. Marghilomen leader of the Rou-
manian conservative party. was re-
ceived in audience by King Ferdinand
at Bucharest and presented his maj.
esty with petition urging that Rou-
mania go to war on the side of Ger
many.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Douglas Haig has
been appointed to succeed Field Mar
shall Sir John French in command of
the British armies in France and Elan.
ders, 1t was announced officially in
London. French has been appointed
field marshal and commander in chief
of troops stationed in the United
Kingdom.
The Amsterdam Koelnische Zeitung
says: THE Bulgarian government
has informed Greece that the neutral
zone on the Bulgarian-Greek frontier
will no longer be maintained, now that
the allies are on Greek territory
Greece has concluded a military
agreement with the allies by which
1t will give them free hand In the
large area which the Anglo-French
commanders mapped out as being nee
essary for the defense of Saloniki
A report OF the destruction OF the
superZeppelin Leg was received from
Schleswig by a Copenhagen newspa-
per. Forty members of the crew were
killed or wounded The loss of the
Zeppelin was due to the accidental ex-
plosion of bomb.
Domestic
Five schoolboys and man were
killed and another boy was seriously
injured in a collision OF Great North.
ern passenger train with bus bear
ing school children over crossing
during a fog at Berthold. N. D.
Two bandits were killed, another
was probably MORALLY wounded and
detective suffered serious wounds in
gun fight between two detectives and
the bandits at st. Paul. Mimi.
A tornado that swept through Lau-
derdale and Kemper counties, Missis-
sippi destroyed the town of Cullum.
killed at least 10 persons and in
jured SO.
L. Ert Slack was agreed on by
Senators Kerns and Shively at Wash.
ington for United States district at
torney at Indianapolis to succeed
Frank A. Daley. resigned.
The garment makers strike, involv-
ing Is 900 men and women. the most
holly contested struggle in recent
years in Chicago, is off,
The passenger steamer Majestic
was almost completely destroyed by
fire at her dock at Point Edward, Ont
Edward Barry and his wife, Josie
Barry, and Aaron Barbara were burned
to death In a fire in a rooming house
at 1851 East Grand avenue. Chicago.
Charles Moore, cashier of the saw
ings bank at Parnell, Ia. has disap-
peareG. Moore left behind his wife
and seven children. Search is beng
made for him by the police.
The strike on the Belt Line Railway
company. which practically paralyzed
transshipment of freight for the past
few days. was ended. After an inter-
change of negotiations between Off
Gals OF the road and the strikers COM
mittee, G. w. w. Hanger. assistant
United States commissioner of media
ton and Cancellation. acted as arbiter.
The bodies of Jesse Seligman,
treasurer OF the Gloversville Leather
company. and Mrs. Seligman were
found In their bedroom at Gloversville,
N. Y. 1t is believed Seligman killed
his wife and shot himself.
George Horn, prominent politician
of Irvine, KY, was assassinated as he
walked along the streets of that town.
The White Star line has agreed to
pay $664,000 in settlement of all
claims arising from the sinking of the
Titanic on April 10. 1912. when more
than 1900 person were drowned. attor-
neys for the line announced at New
York.
Paul Koenig. formerly head of the
secret service of the Hamburg.Ameri-
can line, and Richard Emil Lindecker
were arrested at New York by agents
of the department of justice charged
with conspiracy to attempt to blow
up the Welland canal.
Mrs. Lulu Comstock. aged seventy
four, of San Diego. CAL, arranged for
q flight with Aviator Anton Meyer
hotter, Jr., that ended with the falling
of the flying boat in the waters OF
San Diego bay and the death of the
woman.
Captain Boyd, the German naval
attache issued an official statement at
New York branding as "fabrications
and inventions" reports that he had
obtained through secret agents con.
fdential report prepared by American
naval officers.