The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24


tan in Massachusetts. is found.
American flag waved by an Ameri-
can aboard the Ancona failed to stop
firing on Italian liner sunk by Austrian
submarine.
People in Holland have spent their
summer vacations at home this year,
and the Dutch hotels have profted in
consequence.
In the fiscal year ending with June,
tweRty-six vessels sailing from Ameri-
can ports were aided in time of peril
by wireless telegraphy.
Finland has an area Of 144,24e
square miles. of which one-sixth is
water. owing to the innumerable lakes
I'm the interior of the country.
The wealth of the United States at
the time of the breaking out Of the
great war was equal to the combined
wealth of Great Britain and France.
Sir Thomas salter Pyne, the latest
recruit to join the British ministry Of
munitions, was formerly chief en-
gineer to the government OF Afghahn-
istan.
Japanese authorities are taking
steps to export some 100000 bush
els of rice in order to relieve the de-
preston in the rice market due to
overstock.
The Italian passenger ship F1renze
sunk in the Mediterranean after being
shelled by an Austrian submarine.
Twenty-one persons are believed to
have persisted.
DIR. Bernhard Dernburg, writing In
German paper, expressed opinion that
President Wilson has resolved TO
carry his controversy with Great Brit
ain to conclusion.
Charles s. Mullen, in the trial of
eleven former New Haven directors,
extricated them from the charge Of
having sought to the use of political
influence in congress.
Prince Albert, second son of King
George, is suffering from an obstinate
gastric disorder and will have to re-
main In London few weeks to under
go special treatment
Hopes for the determination of ma
1aria were expressed in the Southern
Medical association at Dallas, Tex,
and injection of quinine directly into
the veins was advocated.
Ninety head of blooded Perseys at
the Burr Oak Jersey sale in Shelby
county recently brought $24,345. an
average of 1910 head. Exclusive of
calves. the average was 1910.
For feeding horses German bakery
daily bakes 10000 loaves of bread
made from rye flour and sawdust, the
latter first being fermented and chem
ically treated to make it digestible.
Approval of the conference of Ameri-
: can diplomats which resulted in the
recognition of de facto government
was unanimously voted by the govern
ing board of the pan-American union.
DIR. Goricar's information to Depart
ment of Justice that James F. ]. Archi-
bald knew nature of letters written by
DR.. Dumba may revive proposed Grim
ina1 prosecution of American CORE
spondent.
Slip of pen proves fatal to Atlanta
girls plan to bury body of an unknown
tramp as that of her imaginary hus-
band. She made mistake in relat-
ing to her family the date Of his sup
posed death.
Great Britain was formally asked by
the United States for information con-
corning the search of the American
ship Zee1ander in the Mexican port OF
Progreso by landing party from q
British cruiser
Thomas Edison has constructed lit
tie voice-mill which will work at bid
ding of the voice. If a mother fixes
one to cradle, the cradle will rock as
the baby cries, and continue to do so
in proportion of the outcrys
The oldest man. in Louisiana is dead
In the person Of John Shay, 113. who
was born in county Kerry, Ireland,
served in the civil war as a Union
quartermaster and then settled down
in the sunny south.
Miss Vera Hankins, girl who has
been employed as stenographer at
Concordia, Kas., has received word that
through the death of an uncle in Calf
ornia she had fallen heir to lands and
property worth $4,000:
Women have proven to be very ex-
cellent machinists in England. pressed
into this service by the exigencies of
warfare About 800 girls are now en-
ployed in the munitions factories of
that country, and at an early date a
great many more will be SO engaged.
The school commissioner of Cald-
well, N. J., caused SO much comment
by leaving an open umbrella on his
front lawn for many days that he
finally had to explain that is was pro-
lection for his strongminded hen, who
was sitting out there. and not at all
amendable to suggestions that she
move.
The commission for relief In Bel
GUM has had 1875 ships in fits service,
which have discharged at Rotterdam
1,467, $50 $4,000 pounds OF food and
clothing. Seven million Belgums are
being aided and outside that country
2,750,0O0 are getting their nee
essary supplies through the American
organization.
Lawrence Laupert, six years old.
son OF Mr. and Mrs. William Laupert,
who live near westernport. Md. while
playing with a can containing ten
pounds of powder In the kitchen at
his home, caused an explosion which
did $1,000 damage to the house and
caused injuries to himself. which may
rea.,lf fatally