Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-20
~ make up the estimated total Of

AS to the regular army alumni, ar
average of $4,000 fails to re-enlist
| each year. The total for 1914 was
: l4,349. Even with the loss thru death
/, since discharge, Interpretations, re.
moval to other countries and old age
the figure for 20 years would be
! 10000 to 100000 men.
/ Recent plans of enlistment in the
war department call for three years
with the colors and four in reserve
Before that, once Il mans term of en-
listment was up, the government gave
no more attention to him.
| KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16.-Three
bandits crawled over the tender of
the Kansas City and Southern pas
senger train near Eagleton, Arkansas.
last night and forced the engineer to
detach the combination baggage, ex-
press and mail car.
They dynamited the Wells Fargo
safe and robbed the mails, but did not
modest the passengers.
| Four registered letters were taken.
Their value is not known.
The robbers secured very little from
the express safe.
The bandits, thus far, have not
been captured.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-The
state board of health has filed writ
ten charges against DR.. Haiseldens
for gross unprofessiona conduct"
in letting the Bollinger baby die.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 16.-An
American flag so large that it takes
100 men to carry it, is to be in to-
days Elks parade before the dedica-
ton of the new B. F. o. +. home.
The flag belongs to the Canton, O.,
chamber of commerce.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 16.-The San
Antonio-Austin post road, the first
built in this state, was practically
completed today, 1t is 81 miles long
and cost 100000. The government
paid one-third of this and the remain
der of the expense Yas borne by the
i've counties it traverses. 1t is plan
ned to plant $4,000 shade tres along
the road next spring,
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-A Christ
mas ship" is being loaded here with
tons of food and clothing to be sent
TO the relief of the Serbians.
The New York chapter of the Red
Rockefeller foundation and $4,000
The Greek liner Frizos will try to
N"NAi NA' s&pAN VI VIA
Durazzo.
DENVER, Dec. i5.-In its most i'm
portant decision affecting cities and
towns, which was handed down today,
the state public utilities commission
has ordered the Colorado Springs
Heat Light and Power company to
make an average reduction of two
and one-half cents per kilowatt hour
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. H.
The official Austrian Ancona note
was read in the cabinet meeting to-
day.
Tomorrow evening the president de-
parts on his honeymoon and Secre-
tary Lansing will execute the policy
decided upon by the cabinet
He will draft a final and definite
rejoiner that will either result in
the severance of diplomatic rela-
tons between this country and Aus
tria or the Austrians will have to
back down.
After it is drawn up Secretary
lansing will take the rejoiner to
President Wilson and when he APP
proves of it it will be sent to Vienna
The new note will leave no loop
holes for prolonged negotiations. 1t
will in effect be an ultimatum.
BERLIN, Dec. ia diplomatic
break bewteen Austria and the Unit
cd States is not expected here.
Austria is willing to make some
concessions in order to prevent this.
Another exchange of notes will
probably clear the situation.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 1.-THE Bel
y ork, is reported beached on muck
ing flats. The ship was either mined
or torpedoed.
A steamer and torpedo boat took
off the crew.
The ship had cargo of $4,000
tons of lard and bacon. There were
no passengers on the liner.
Relief ships are supposed to be i'm
mune from summarizing.
The ship displayed illuminated sig
nails in the night that it would be i'm
possible to misinterpret.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 17.-Many
people have been driven from their
homes following a 40-hour rain thru
out Kentucky.
The Kentucky river raised 30 feet
mt Jackson.
The greater part of the country sur
rounding Louisville is flooded.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 17.-Ten
are reported dead in a tornado that
struck this vicinity last night.
Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 17.-Villa is
virtually prisoner of his IL generals
who are now meeting at Chihuahua
and planning to continue the rebel
lion against Carranza.
Villa NAV be deported If the gen.
erals can choose a successor.
Sinve Villa arrived in Chihauhau he