Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-06-16
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND OTHER COUNTRIES
 BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Condensations Re- viewed Without comment-Aii Nations Find Somewhat to
 Edify and instruct.

cry to the government. Were de- stroyed at London when the motor works of Brian, Hughes & Strachan at Park Royal burned.
 The total number of men for the army and navy sanctioned by Eng fish parliament for service so far in the present war is 3,OOO,OO0
 The report that Capt. Thierichens of the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich has been arrested at Age eiras for violating his internment pa role was denied by the commandant i of the Norfolk navy yard.
 The American tank steamer Gulf 1 light, which was torpedoed by a Ger man submarine off the Scilly islands May 1 and for damage to which the l German government has offered to pay an indemnity, sailed from St. Mary's for Rouen.
 The honorary commercial commits sioners of China came to Boston from Providence with a program of four days inspection and entertainment before them
 Arthur c. Hastings of Holyoke, president of the American Writing Pa per company of Springfield, Mass, said that a directors meeting would be held to consider plans for the re- organization of the company. The company is capitalized for $22 100000.
 The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers, in convention at Cincinnati, selected St Louis as their meeting place for next years convention All officers were reelected.
 Col. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt have gone to New Orleans. As the guests of John Parker. they will go to Pass Christian, Miss, and from there said on Parker's yacht for cruise among the islands.
 The Mississippi river is out of it's banks north of Cairo, H., and thou sands of acres of wheat and corn are under water.
 J. w. Griffin, president of the closed Athens (Ga.) Trust and Banking com pany, was convicted by a jury in SUI perior court in connection with the failure of the institution.
 Col John NJ. Snyder of Canton, IL, was chosen department commander of the Illinois division of the Grand Army encampment, defeating William Andrews of Rockford
 
 The German spies Muller and Hahn were tried and convicted in Old Bai. ley court, London. Muller was sen fenced to life Imprisonment and Hahn to seven years in prison.
 Porter Charlton, the American ac- cused of having murdered his wife in Italy in June, 1910, was declared to have been mentally responsible at the time of his wife's death
 
 The amalgamation of the various organizations interested in the ad- vancemen. of safety first propaganda, uniformity and efficiency was adyo- cated at Atlantic City, N J., by F. F. Gaines Of Savannah, president of the American Railroad Master Mechanics association.
 Deputy Attorney-General Alfred L. Becker asked the New York court of appeals to refuse Harry K. Thaw jury trial as to his sanity.
 The population of the city of Oma- ha was increased by 27,500 when the proposition of annexation carried at a special election in Omaha, South Omaha and Dundee by a majority of to 1.
 Trapped in an amusement device known as the "Old Mill' at Rock Springs Park, Chester, W. Va, five children were burned. one mortally, pctOkC thCy were IcSCucu. AttorneyGeneral Gregory was au- thority for the statement that the steel trust suit undoubtedly would be taken by the government to the su- preme court"
 The commission form of govern ment was adopted for Ste. Augustine, Fla, at an election by majority of | IS out of total vote of SIP. The Louisiana senate passed a se- ries of antitrust bills which had al ready passed the house. One Dill de- cIares the business of refining sugar is public utility.
 Fire in the premises of the John w Bunny Whoiesale Grocery com pany. Springfield, H.. destroyed the vRper floors of the building