The Pulaskian., 1915-08-27

at Lyons reports that thera are s'on Americans on the roll of the Firss ss regiment rifst A midnight elopement to cbio.u. was stopped at Peoria railroad sso sss tion by Mrs. Catherine Schneblv r,sss a caused the arrest of Floyd NJ. Kanna ao as he was preparing to board tba er tnas With her daughter. Miss yirginiu rin Schnebly. "sina
 Before the National Negro Busina. league, Dr. Booker r. Wasbinass urged the delegates to do awav son S,';'i the use of the word "niggerg sns i.a have negro spelled with a can;4o' r so IN" capital
 William c. Griffe, negro, banyaa at Moultrie, Ga, declared on tbe ecu se' lows that he had killed 10 men in fo ea' southern states
 A graduate of the naval acadam has written Secretary Daniels rooa,. mending fist fighting at AnnanoIia means of settling disputes.
 Martha Woodbury, the 2.vear.o,a daughter of Mrs. Rothland Waodbsa' of Beverly, Mass, was carried ont sea on log which had drifted onto the beach She was rescued
 
 David Lloyd-G gorge, minister of m nitions, announces that his denar+ ment has taken over 300 more astab llshments for the production of wo, munitions. making a total of 325
  Gen Carranza reports the captura Of Durango in the following message. T have just received telegrapbic ad. vices that Gen. Domingo Arrita bas captured the city of Durango
 Harry Hhaw retains his fastidious. ness In the matter of clothes. Ha gave an order for 40 new suits. The Russian embassy announces that by decree of the emperor von,o men of the class of 1916 have been called to the eolors, dating from 1 Aug. 20
 Elihu Root of New York was unan;. mously elected president of the Amer 1can Bar association. William R. King of Memphis filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are listed at s337,25 Increased demand for coal has re- suited in the working forces at more than dozen mines in the Pittsburg district being augmented by about 7,500 men.
 Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons denied story printed recently that she had deserted her husband. She said Bob" would be with her in Los Angeles in a week
 In connection with his inves tigauOn of alleged German activities in Amer. lea he can see mo cause for immedi. ate action," Attorney General Gregory said
 Comptroller of the Currency Will Hams announced that the present un- employed leaning capacity of national banks and reserve banks was suffi- cient to finance at market value the entire cotton crop.
 
 Information reached Washington ! that Capt. R. E. Owens. British royal engineers, son-in-law of William Jen- nings Bryan, has been mentioned in l orders" by Sir Ian Hamilton for dis tinguished gallantry in action. Memphis attorneys have filed suit against the St. Francis leyee board at Marion Ark, and the Frisco railroad and the Kansas City & Memphis Bridge company, asking $2,000,0O0 water diversion damages. Mrs. Raymond F. Davis, whose hus- band is town clerk of Bloomfield, N. J., is so certain woman suffrage will triumph at the special suffrage cleo tion next October that she is plan hing to oppose her husband for office.
 
 A federal court order approving the purchase of five Pacific mail liners by the Atlantic Transportation Com pany of West Virginia revealed the fact that the steamers cost $5,270,0OO. Three negroes were lynched by mob near Hope Hull, Ala. Chancellor Backes has appointed Chauncey G. Parker of Newark, N. J. receiver for the International Mercan- l tile Marine company Ground was broken on the 17tn TOT the erection of the new interior de' partment building at Washington