The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-11
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD.
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Combinations Re-
viewed Without comment-All
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edlfy and Instruct.

Official figures tabulated show that
since the beginning of the war 100000
Italians have volunteered for service
in the army.
The total number of prisoners
taken by Russian armies and interned
in Russia up to April / was 1874 Of
ficers and 605,S7S men.
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v. B. Gray and John Gill we're
drowned and C.eK Root and Clarence
Mullock barely escaped death in the
Platte river, at PANEL, Mo-, when a
motor boat, on a trial trip, capsiZed.
Gov. Hunt OF Arizona has included
the question of capital punishment in
the call for special session of the
legislature which has convened. He
proposes to substitute life imprison-
ment for hanging.
Edward Long, while bidding good
bye to his brother Clarence, who was
leaving Terre Haute; Ind, was killed
by Big -Four train.
A message to President Wilson in
recognition of his devotion to the
noblest sentiments of humanity" was
adopted by the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations of America at
its convention in New York.
The Cologne Gazette says a serious
fire has occurred in the prize camp
at Torgau, Prussia, barracks for IN
termed officers.
The election of Charles E. Sebas-
tian for mayor Of Los Angeles is con-
coded by Frederick ]. Whiffen's cam
paign managers.
The population of the city OF Oma-
ha was increased by 27,50O when the
proposition of annexation carried at
special election in Omaha, South
Omaha and Dundee by a majority OF
8 to /.
The crew Of the German submarine
that torpedoed and sank the British
battleship Majestic In the Dardanelles
will drink champagne at the expense
Of F. B. Maloy, well-known Pitts
burg financier.
Eighty and one-half per cent OF
3,195 fires in this, Allegheny county,
Pa, during the last year were Of in
cendiary origin. while only / per cent
were unavoidable.
One OF the worst outbreaks OF pei.
lagra In the history of Arkansas is at
lumber camp II miles southeast of
Plainview, Montgomery county. OF
80 white children in the camp, 20 are
affected.
-Four more Minnesota counties have
gone dry as a result of the election.
The counties are Douglas, Fillmore,
Rock and Mobiles.
King George v. of England, who
was born June 3, 1865, was so years
old Thursday.
John Keppler, 103 years old. of
Kansas City, Mo-, is in Stonington,
H.. Cor visit with his daughter,
Mrs. John Lawler.
A dispatch from Amsterdam to the
Exchange Telegraph company says
that DR.. Bernhard Dernburg will be
given charge of the press bureau or
ganization for Scandinavian coun-
tries. with headquarters in Copen-
hagen.
A peremptory writ of mandamus
was issued by the supreme court Of
West Virginia against the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, ordering the railroad
to comply with the provisions of the
2-cent passenger fare law.
The Norwegian navy has been en-
riched to the extent of about $4,000
by 600 German and English mines
picked up off the coast.
There are 34.0O3 men, women. boys
and girls entered in the better farm
ing campaign OF the Texas industrial
congress.
Warren Frazee Of West Palm Beach.
Fla, better known as Alligator joe"
is dead of pneumonia. after an illness
of week. He had been exhibiting
5000 alligstors at the Panama-Pacific
exposition
Sir Edgar Speyer. with his wife aud
family. have come to New York for a