Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
FOREIGN

fatally, in riotinG at Juarez, Mexico.
across the border from FL Paso. Tex.
There have been twenty severe
earthquakes in Guatemala in two
days. No serious damage has been re-
ported.
Advices from Amsterdam state that
according to accounts received there.
300 of the 600 women employed In
the Muenster powder mill were killed.
The reichstag passed the second
and third readings of the war credit
of 10.OdO,Oo0.00O marks the govern
requested. Only nineteen Socialists
voted in the negative.
John Redmond. Irish leader In the
House of Commons. declared the Ma
tionalists would oppose couscription
by every means In their power. John
Dillon arraigned the British war lead.
ership
Premier Asquith introduced In
parliament the governments bill call
ing to the colors 100000 additional
troops. bringing the number OF Brit
ish soldiers now in service TO about
100000.
One-third OF the 100000 Greek
voters cast ballots in the parliamen-
tary elections. says Havas dispatch
from Athens filed by the correspond
ent there. Out of 3S.263 voters in
SalonikI. 1850 voted.
A movement to encourage child
bearing by the mothers of Germany
Is spreading all over that country
Patriotic appeals are being made on
every hand, declaring that the future
of Germany depends on larger fam
lilies, because of the losses during the
war
The dedication. OF the Woodrow
Wilson Soldiers home took place at
Berne, Switzerland. Several Ameri-
cans from Berne and elsewhere in
Switzerland attended the function
and representatives OF the Swiss
army and government also were pres.
ent.
Gen. Christian de Wet. one OF the
leaders of the South African rebel
ion against the British government in
1914, and who was convicted of trea-
son at Bloemfontein. Union of South
Africa, last June. has been released
from prison, as have lis other high
treason prisoners. according to a dis
patch from Johannesburg.
SPORTING NEWS
Willie Richie. former lightweight
champion, defeated Eddie McAndrews.
a lightweight, in n Ground bout at
Philadelphia.
Jack Britton of Chicago will substi-
tute for worlds lightweight Champion
Freddie Welsh. Akron, Ohio, Dec. IS,
against Johnny Griffiths. They will
box twelve rounds at catch weights.
81 doubt the authenticity of that
interview" said Charles Weeghman at
Cincinnati when shown the dispatch
from Corpus Christi. quoting c. p.
Taft as saying that the Chicago Cubs
are not for sale.
Champion Jess Willard, at Kansas
City, on his way to Chicago from
Los Angeles, declared he expects
Fulton to give him hard fight for
the title. The big Kansan says he
has boxed the challenger.
Pete Compton OF the Boston Ma
tionals signed a life contract at Kan
sas City with Miss Far Smither of
Kansas City. They will leave on
their belated honeymoon in March
for Miami. Fla, where the Braves will
train.
The New York World correspondent
learned from an authentic source at
Cincinnati that the New York Giants
,,sf11 h. Il (.
millionaire oil man, for the highest
price ever paid for a big league club,
before the year is out.
The Denver Revolver Club finished
second with 732 points in the mill
tary revolver match of the United
States Revolver Association. it was
announced in New York The event
was wen by the Pennsylvania state
police team with 75S points.
GENERAL
Charles Chrisdie, famous as
clown and pantomimist half cen.
tury ago. died in New York.
Eight thousand persons were mur
dered in the United States last year,
so per cent of the victims being men.
L. H. Fisk of Helena, Mont, stu.
dent At medical institution at Kinks.
vile. Mo-, who on Dec. q fired u bull
let which passed through his heart,
lung and liver, is well on the road to
recovery, it was announced by his
physician.
Reorganization of the American
Medical Association, a national body
composed of more than 10000 ply
sicians, is expected to follow de-
cision rendered by the Supreme Court
of Illinois.