McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-06-04

partment from Honolulu that the sub
| marine F-4 had been raised to within
1O8 feet of the surface
Robbers blew open the Jonesboro,
Ill, postoffice safe, robbing the office
of quantity of stamps and small
amount of cash.
The police are hunting for r. G.
Ringwalt of Dallas, Tex, against
whom an affidavit has been filed
charging embezzlement Of $4,000 Of
the Hotel Orientals funds.
E. c. Lewis, politician of Logan,
w. Va, was shot and killed there by
A. H. Sutphin, chief of police of that
place.
An official announcement was made
that 1853 persons were killed OF are
missing as result of the triple col
lision which occurred on the Caledon-
ian railway north of Carlisle, England
The boiler of sand dredging ma
chine blew up on the Pennsylvania
side of the Delaware river at Borden
town, killing five persons.
First honors In the graduating class
at the naval academy will be taken by
Midshipman Richard A. Adams of
Utah. He is president of the class,
which he heads alphabetically and as
a scholar.
Charles Becker, the New York muir
dering policeman, is to be granted an
other trial.
The supply OF dyestuffs Of German
origin now on hand in this country is
rapidly diminishing and will probably
have disappeared by the middle of
next month, according to special re-
port.
Berlin newspapers criticise Italy
bitterly. They accuse the Rome gov
eminent Of treachery, but at the same
time assert that Germany and Austria
will give their former ally the punish
ment it deserves.
A new hydroaeroplane. first of the
machines for the volunteer aviation
corps now being formed by the fed
eral government, was launched and
christened at Chicago by Miss Mona.
Dunno. daughter of Gov. Edward f.
Dunno of Illinois. The craft was
christened 1.-THE Alice"
Dan Darmstatter, Sc years old, was
crushed to death by falling slate in
the Kolb mine at New Athens, III.
Lew Sterling, who was in the room
with him, escaped with minor injuries.
Mrs. T. Davies of Chicago is report
ed recovering from the second Caes-
arian operation she has undergone in
two years. The baby is strong and
well.
An Italian airship was shot down by
Austrians at Gorlitz and two staff Of
ficers killed.
Great ice floes blocked the eastern.
seaboard OF New Foundland. Steam
ers are imprisoned in the harbors.
Marion, Ind, voted dry by major
ity of 729. The dry majority Of two
years ago was 1913.
1t is reported Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy train has been wrecked at
Chaplin. One man was killed and sew
eral we're injured.
Policeman George Trojan of New
York City was ordered by Judge Stew
enson to take Louis Brougofsky back
to New York at once or the prisoner
would be released The court assert
ed that Trojan had been continuously
entertained since his arrival by lodge
men, while his prisoner remained in
his cell
Taken to the Los Angeles Jail be-
cause he was making disturbance in
the street, H. w. Cecil stabbed with a.
pocketknife five prisoners, two of
them perhaps fatally, when he was re-
leased from his cell two hours later.
Clarence Dewein, the young Belle
vile (Ill, boy under sentence of death
for the murder Of storekeeper at
Benton, Ark, has been successful in
obtaining another stay of execution.
Following a conference between
American Ambassador Page and Sir
Edward Grey, British foreign secre-
tary. it was stated that all misunder-
standings between the United States
and Great Britain regarding trade ne
gotiations have been celared away.
James Barry, former local pugilist.
was arrested when the liner New York
locked, and taken to Ellis Island for
observation as to his sanity. Officers
oil the liner reported that he tried five
times to fire the ship while 1t was pro-
ceeiing to America from England.
The Italian postoffice notified the
United States Of the suspension of
parcel post between the two countries,
Official announcement is made that
telegraphic communication had been
suspended between Italy and Hun
gary.
Twelve of the participants in the
uprising Oh Christmas eve in the sub
urbs of Manila we're sentenced In
court here. Three were sentenced to
six years In prison and the others to