The Ordway new era., 1915-09-17
FOREIGN

having communicated with Austria BY
carrier pigeons.
Grown Prince Humbert passed
through Venice en- route to the front,
to spend his eleventh birthday ami.
vsrsary with King Victor Emmanuel.
At Honolulu, T. H., the dead OF tho
submarine F.4, In eight caskets.
draped with the American flag,. we're
placed aboard the United States
steamship Supply to be sent home.
The channel OF the Panama canal
was sufficiently deepened Friday At
the. scene OF the new slide to permit
seventeen of the fifty ships which
were waiting in the canal or Mt the
terminals to pass.
The American consul at Queens
town. according to the London Daily
Mail has received information that .
man named Wolff. aged 81. and born
In New Jersey. was lost in the sink.
Ing Of the Hesperian.
Reports that bill had been passe,
by the Reichstag for an Increase III
the age limit for army service are in
correct. The Reichstag hill orders
medical reinspection of persons or
service for various SHORTCOMINGS, &C
cordins to Berlin report.
The Trades Union Congress, repre-
senting more than 100000 organized
English workingmen, rejected by an
overwhelming vote at Bristol reso-
luton calling upon the parliamentary
committee OF the labor party to form
ulate and advocate terms Of peace sat
isfactory to the working classes.
s Grand Duke Nicholas OF Russia. who
has been acclaimed as one Of the
greatest strategists Of the war for his
mastery retreat In the face OF the
Austro-German onslaught. has been
relegated to the comparatively unim-
portant post of leader Of the Russian
forces opposing the Turks in the eau.
casus. Nominally the Grand Duke is
succeeded by the Emperor.
Carranza troops are entrenching at
the Prosreso crossing of the Rio
Grande about thirty miles above
Brownsville. Texas. They shouted
across the river to American soldier.
at that point that they would not fire
upon American troops. They also an
nounced that they would reserve the
right to fire upon any rangers, depu.
ties or civilians who appeared on the
American bank of the river.
SPORTING NEWS
Robert Gardner Of the Hinsdale
Country Club OF Chicago is amateur
golf champion Of the United States
for the second time.
At the aviation grounds at Rott.
hansen, Rhenish Prussia, an aeroplane
Of the Condor type ascended 5000 me
ters carrying four passenserss.
Terry Kellar OF San Francisco was
given . decision over Dick Gilbert OF
Denvef-int-fteen:found bout At tic
Ramona arena at Colorado Springs.
Eddie Johnson Of Pueblo won by
knockout over Al Greenwood OF New
York In the seventh round sof sched-
uled twenty.round bout at Sugar City.
Colo.
Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman, was
given the decision over Morgan VII.
liams at Victor. Colo, in the four.
teenth round of scheduled fifteen.
round bout.
Tho 2:1l trot for q purse OF 5000
at the grand circuit meet at Hartford.
Conn. was won by Lulu Lumine; sec
ond. Eariwood L.; third, Bronson.
Best time. s:0sk.
A. G. Spalding. who died in San
Diego. Cal. gave up IS a week job
in grocery in Chicago to become
identified with baseball and was per.
haps better known to the sport than
any other man.
At Forrest Hills. l.. l.. William NJ.
Johnston OF San Francisco won the
tennis championship of the United
States at the West Side Tennis Club
by defeating Maurice E. Mclaughlin.
also OF San Francisco. In spectacu-
lar match. Score l-G. co, rs. los.
GENERAL
John Atkinson. 30. labor leader, was
shot and killed at Murphysboro. ILL.,.
by Bracey Force. a waiter. who es-
capped.
An attempt to break down the alibi
OF two OF the three negroes charged
with the murder OF DR.. c. Franklin
Moir, was made at Providence. X. l.
Governor Capper declared martial
law in North Fort Scott, the flooded
residence district. and placed Conipa-
ny b. Kansas National Guard, in
charge
All but fourteen of the 500 buildings
on the island Of Cayman Brac, the
smallest OF the Cayman group in the
Caribbean sea, were destroyed by the
hurricane sa
Mrs. Charlotte Smith demanded In
Boston that girl stenographers be
kept in wire cages while at work, so
Us to prevent their employers from
flirting with them.
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