The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-23
WEEKS NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For.
slsn Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readsra

James Eads How is no more the
leader Of the Brotherhood Welfare as.
ISOLATION. At the national convention
at Baltimore, Nd, the Industrial
Workers Of the World faction carried
the day. Alexander Law was chosen
leader.
Turkish troops are invading Persia
in force. They have occupied Kari
shirin, surrounding the government
house there and are advancing to-
ward Kirmanshah.
Dell, Ark, town of 200 inhabi-
tants, was practically destroyed by
fire. Sixteen business buildings were
burned. Only one store remains stand
ing.
An ambulance company to supple
ment the government garrison in the
Panama canal zone will be taken by
the United States transport Buford
when she sails April rs.
Two Russian princes and a Russian
count have escaped from the Austrian
detention camp at Milowitz. They are
Prince Vlamir Jaswill, Prince Michael
and Count Tolstoi, son of the writer.
Although the supply in 1928 was
less than this year, cold storage hold
ings of apples on April / we're 1876
per cent less than two years ago.
Secretary Daniels designated Rear
Admiral Charles F. Pond to succeed
Rear Admiral Robert NJ. Doyle as
commander-in-chief of the Pacific re-
serve fleet.
Secretary Daniels designated Rear
Admiral Charles F. Pond to succeed
Rear Admiral Robert M. Doyle as
commander In chief OF the Pacific re-
serve feet.
German aviators have showered
bombs upon the towns of Poperinghe,
Hazebrouk and Kossel, in northern
France, all occupied by the British.
Reports cabled to English newspa-
pers to the effect that Holland and
Germany were nearing an open break
were written by an Englishman, &C
cording to the Amsterdam fijd.
City officials of Elizabeth, N. J.,
have been asked to speed up go-carts.
1t is charged that strolling mothers
push the carts so slowly that they
hinder traffic on the principal streets.
The resignation of Z. Y. Foster of
Nevada, Mo-, as a member of the
board Of regents of the fourth district
state normal school, at Springfield,
was announced.
The sealing steamer Terra Nova
put into Port Aux Basque, N. F., be-
cause 100 of her crew refused to con.
tinue the voyage in the face of the
failure of the sea- catch.
A resolution to submit a statewide
prohibition amendment to the voters
was defeated In the Florida senate.
The house had already passed such q
resolution.
A German newspaper, advertising
for new editor, stated that owing to
the war and the depleted condition OF
the staff the editors hours would nee
essarily be from 4 a. m. to 10 p. m.
The people of Iowa at the primary
election next year will decide whether
the women of the state are to be
given the right to vote.
The national convention of the Pro
hibition party will be held in Mime
apolis and st. Paul on July 5, 1915.
Three thousand union plasterers
who have been on a strike in Chicago
since March "a have returned to
work.
Decorations have been conferred by
the emperor Of Russia upon 81 French
officers, 500 noncommissioned of
ficers and zoo soldiers.
The famous Philharmonic orchestra
of Berlin is preparing to make a con-
cert tour Of Belgium early in May.
The total Prussian losses in the
war up to date are 1,164,427, accord
ing to figures issued in Berlin.
Rae TANKER Of New York. who &C
cused James w. Osborne of breach OF |
promise and then admitted she had |
identified him as the
Oliver Osborne OF her acquaintance,
visited the tabernacle at Paterson, n.
J.. to cover" Billy Sundays sermons
for a New York paper.
Scholastic honors to the girls again. /
The smartest students at the Univer-
sity Of Colorado. according to official 4
marks, ara the women students. with 4
an average OF s102. The general aver
age was 7S.15. /