The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
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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 1 was 10,734 of ficers and 605,S7S men.
 V. B. Gray and John Gill were drowned and C. " Root and Clarence Mullock barely escaped death in the Platte river, at Panell, Mo, when motor boat, on trial trip, capsized.
 Gov. Hunt of Arizona has included the question of capital punishment in the call for a special session of the legislature which has convened. He proposes to substitute life imprison- ment for hanging.
 
 Nine of the 10 deputies accused of murder in the first degree, for having fired into a crowd of chemical plant strikers in Roosevelt, N. J., last Janu- ary, killing two and wounding a score of strikers, were convicted of man. slaughter.
 Al Jennings, e former train robber of Oklahoma, and we'll known in state politics, was baptized in Glendale, Cal, after being converted by Rev. John H. Troy.
 Edward Long, while bidding good bye to his brother Clarence, who was leaving Terre Haute, Ind, was killed by a 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.
 A Bucharest dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph conaany at Lon don, Eng, says important negotia- tions are in progress between Rou- mania and Bulgaria.
 George A. Bigaman, Republican can didate for city clerk of Vandalia, H., at the recent city election, has filed suit in the county court contesting the election of Fred Chandler, the Demo- cratic candidate.
 A resolution asking President Will son to call at once a conference of neutral nations was adopted at meeting of the New England Peace conference.
 William Lowe was killed and Dep utl Sheriffs Joseph King and James Pennington were shot while attempt ing to raid blind tiger on the Ken tucky-Tennessee line.
 Word came from Dubois, Idaho, that Dr. J. H. Jones and wife were found dead with a bullet wound in the tenn pie of each.
 
 lagra in the history of Arkansas is at lumber camp Il miles southeast of Plainview, Montgomery county. Of 50 white children in the camp, 23 are affected.
 Four more Minnesota counties have gone dry as a result of the election. The counties are Douglas, Fillmore, Rock and Nobles.
 Chief of Police Healy of Chicago has ordered the arrest of all persons conducting baseball pools. His action followed the conviction of William Rapp, who was given the maximum fine for running pool.
 A man who called himself Sugs Otis of San Francisco was detained for observation following an atteSapt to see the president. Otis said he was related to Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles.
 A cigar stub is thought to have set fire to the Pana, H., opera house, which burned. The loss was S40O00. The annual commencement exercises of the e'ana high school were held there.
 Emperor William has pardoned five nuns of the convent at Rove, who dere convicted of having concealed a wounded French soldier in the con vent last December.
 
 Rev. Arthur Mcclure, D. D., head of the manual training department of the Christian college of Bangkok, Siam, was struck by an automobile as he was alighting from a street car at san Francisco, Cal. and injured fa- tally. He bled to death before he could be taken to a hospital.