The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News CONVERSATIONS Re.
viewed Without comment-Ah
Nations Find Somewhat to
EdIfy and instruct.

Eugene Morris, a constable at Uni
versal, Ind, mining town, was shot
In the back by an unidentified man
and died in hospital.
When Arthur Veitch of Make, Ok,
boarded train six weeks ago for a
honeymoon trip some Of his friends
tried to pull him from the train plat
form. Veitch resisted and in the strug.
gle ligaments about his heart were
torn. He is dead as a result of his in
jurieS.
A Zeppelin flew over the fort at
Ust'Dvinst and dropped many bombs.
German aeroplanes attack Riga every
day.
The Milwaukee Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' association has decided to
try to secure the Democratic national
convention for Milwaukee.
The American answer to Germany's
latest note on the Frye case has been
sent to President Wilson at Cornish.
George H. Guthrie, United States
ambassador to Japan, accompanied by
his wife and niece, Miss Laura Wurtz.
left for San Francisco to sail for
Japan.
r. c. Cunningham, a city fireman,
entered a crowded cafeteria in Los
Angeles, shot Miss Flora Sanders, an
employe, twice and then fired three
bullets into his own body.
]. A. OXley, postmaster at Kenwood,
Ia, has been removed from office by
Postoffice Inspector Griffin as the re-
suit robbery at the postofice re-
Gently.
Hiram Maxim is credited with hay
ing invented a simple and inexpensive
contrivance to protect soldiers from
the effects of deadly gases employed
in battle.
The Kaiser has been challenged to
fight duel His would-be opponent is
Lord Northbourne, 20 years old.
Clarence Terry, 80 years old, is dead
and three other men are wounded as
the result of a shooting ARRAY at
Cherry Valley, Mo-, iron mines.
The Rockford & Interurban Co. Of
fered its capital stock to the city
council.
Capt Percy Archer Give a member
OF parliament for Herefordshire, has
been seriously wounded In Flanders.
The American consul at Cork re-
ports that the body Of NJ. w. Harvey.
Lusitania passenger, washed ashore
on small island off the Irish coast.
The Guggenheims' American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company returned to
the federal government $112.76e.sS In
money and returned to government
entry S.476 acres OF valuable coal land
the company had operated under false
entry.
Three convicts have escaped from
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan.
Hugo Kempff. go. founder OF the re-
ligious sect knows as Government by
God" killed himself by inhaling illu-
minating gas at his home on Garden
street, haywood. N. ].
Villas forces in Durango have suf.
fered a severe defeat and arc retiring
toward Torreon.
c. @. Stafford. former cashier Of a
state bank In Kansas City. Kan. was
arrested in connection with the en-
bezElement from the bank Of $4,000.
Actual work OF raising the Eastland
has begun. The hulk OF the ship has
been pumped dry and divers went un-
derneath the vessel to attach chains
and hawsers.
Roumania continues her prepare
tons for war. having already called
to the colors three more classes OF
reserves than were summoned for the
Balkan mobilization OF 1913.
American farmers are harvesting
the greatest wheat crop ever grown
in any one country. II may reach
1000, 900, 900 bushels.
German losses 10 date total ATS
6s3. The casualty lists gives the total
OF Prussian losses at 1.641,56s, and
for the Bavarian. Saon and wursem-
burg troops 537.l1l.
Gen. Goethals announced that he
had sent his resignation as governor
Of the Canal zone to Washington to
take effect on the first Of November.
Postmaster-General Burleson has
authorized an 1l-cent stamp to meet
the demand for both Insurance and C.
o. D. charges on parcel post matter.