The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-21
MS Of THE WEEK
|DM OVER WORLD
Jennings IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
5ar ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
n News condensations no
lived Without comment-Ah
pypstsons Find Somewhat to
Edify and instruct


IA Edify and instruct
lie German ship Steinbeck, which
been loading lumber at Belling-
and which is interned at Eagle
rbor, has been sold to American
bpers.
IN eight-hour day with the same
ges heretofore paid for IL hours
; u will be granted to all employees
} i the Gulf Refining Co. at the Port
hur and Fort Worth refineries.
The bonus proposition recently
de by the Locomobile Co. Of Amer
to its employees was rejected at a
citing Of 800 employees.
UWargrave Church, which was de-
pyed by fire by militant suffragists
he /, 1914, is being rebuilt. In
storing the tower the discovery has
len made that the present casing of
brick covers the original Norman
ser.
King George sanctioned the estab-
shment of a medal to be known as
y naval general service medal. This
ll be awarded for service in minor
hval wa-like operations.
Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts, an
punced that he would be a candi-
Tate for denomination for a third
wm.
Alexander Schroeder, a portrait
sintsr of New York City. is dead
result of eating toadstools which
y had mistaken for mushrooms.
The Atlantic fleet is again to be put
b the test of protecting the eastern
peaboard from invasion by a supposed
|hreign fleet.
One OF the biggest deals in oil lands
b the southwest was consummated
shen Jose de Soria completed the
nle to White & Sinclair of Tulsa, Ok,
n large tract in the Panuca Mex
ko) fields for q purchase price Of
sWsr 100000.
The draft of treaty drawn up by
olivia and Paraguay, delimiting the
bundsries of the two countries, was
pblished by the La Paz Diario.
A posse with bloodhounds was be-
Isved to be close upon the negro who
lacked the wife of Ned Stafford at
II home near Liberty, Mo.
Ankle Deep Too, the new hydro
lane, which sank of City ISLAM on
b trial trip a month ago, struck a
ubmerged rock OF Sands Point, La,
vhile running so miles an hour and
vsnt to the bottom.
Hiram Maxim is credited with hav
hg invented a simple and inexpensive
eontrivance to protect soldiers from
As effects Of deadly gases employed
b battle.
The Kaiser has been challenged to
| usht duel. His would-be opponent is
Lord Northbourne. 20 years old.
M 1onOor con Cbaron d school
mchers enjoy the company of a
1tsady" without the board of educa.
uon being aware of the fact. Every
- Of the teachers must declare the
hct.
Decreased advertising revenue and
shortage in the supply of chemicals
necessary for the manufacture of
vnite paper has resulted in an agree
msnt by the proprietors of London's s
nsHspapers to reduce the number of
Dasss.
4 C'arence Terry, 80 years old, is dead
~ three other men are wounded as
~, result of a shooting ARRAY at
AeFry Valley, Mo-. iron mines.
me large planters and shippers OF
e'us point oysters from Great South
yN. Y, attribute the present prom.
ing condition of their stock to the
pusual abundance of rain.
australian artillerymen have ivan.
nv destroyed" the historic castle OF
zzana, where the poet, Dante, passed
ns exile.
american farmers are harvesting
ne Greatest wheat crop ever grown
= any one country. It may reach
a'eoo, ,ooo,o bushels.
4 Constantinople dispatch to the
1ittag Zeitung of Berlin reported thai
veman losses to date total 2,17s,
- The casualty lists gives the tota
russian losses at 1,641,569, ant
q the Bavarian. Saon and wurtem
ssg troops ss7.114.
ven. Goethals announced that h,
sent his resignation as governor
me Canal zone to Washington t,
= effect on the first Of November
resident Wilson has signed al
eutive order creating the Big LAX
erve In Northeastern Arkansas TO
Sretsction OF native hisda.