Putnam patriot., 1915-12-03
NEWS IN BRIEF

Democrats look seriously upon pro. posai to hold national convention in San Francsieo.
 Countess saaaheagI formerly Gladys Vanderbilt ha turned Ihe SzeeheuEl palace in Budapst into an orphan age. where gee var orphans are ahel- terel
 Warrants were Issued for the ar- rest Of Z5 poslmea af Falrmont Va vAe went 0B strike as protest against the ais#Eaa Of ". IL Brand, asslstant-pos postma ter
 Aiajor-Gen. Commandant George Barnett of the Marine Corps, approved the carrying Of swagger sticks b. md rines in uniform while ashore or out of the barracks.
 Two wheel houses at the works Of the Equitable Powder Co. at East Alton, H.. blew up The cause Of the explosion was not known.
 Between twelve and sixteen men were injured, two badly, when a Rus sian" village was blown up near Fort Lee, \. J., where a war movie Is being staged.
 Increased wages. amounting to s3oo.- GOO yearly. were granted to the 5000 employees of the U. S. Cartridge Co. at Lowell. Mass.
 London trade-unions are organizing against the new regulations shorten. ing the hours during which saloons may stay open.
 Naval aviators at Pensacola, Fla. located the destroyer Sterret. which attempted 10 make port unobseryed.
 Proceeds of the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals this year are expect ed 10 amount to s2.5o0. 900.
 Tie British Empi. e's wealth Is sf30.000, 900 Chancellor McKenna an nounced in the House of Commons
 Governor James Ferguson, Of Texas, conferred with General Car ranza. at Laredo. Texas.
 After a four-hour contest, the Amer. lean Federation of Labor conference at San Francisco refuse' to endorse State and Federal legislation proyid- ing for an eight-hour work day.
 Fire broke out on thu American tank ship Sunlight as she was being unloaded at Rouen, France. The blaze was extingushed before much damage had been done.
 Governor Manning and Federal me diators settled the four-months' strike at the Brogon cotton mills. The com pany agreed to recognize the United Textile Workers Union.
 I3bfI,doIybaa ra4f hid for the next Republican National eonyen- fion. campaign has been started to raise s10O000 required
 After being closed lor eight years the Am, ricau shipbuilding Cos yard nt South Chicago will resume opera. tions at once. employi'g POGO men.
 Sir Allen William Young the Arctic explorer. died in London. He was 55 years old
 The judgment eonvicting Hans Schmidt for the murder of Anna Au. muller in New York, was upheld by the Court Of Appeals at Albany
 A new coaching launch, the aBa2z. !" was presented to Yale by Col. Charles l.. F. Robinson of Hartford.
 ]. P. Morgan has SO far recovered from his recent operation for appen- dicltis that he was able to leave his home at Glen cnve. l.. L, for his New York Cit4 home,
 Mrs. J. II. cranc was trampled to death and six other women and two children were badly hurt at the dem onstration at Memphis. Tenn, to wei come the Liberty Bell
 The Anchor Line steamer Tuseauia, which ran aground while leaving Glasgow. was placed in drydock. The passengers went 10 Liverpool to sail on another steamer
 Nearly 1.500 spectators at the Min. nesota Wisconsin game at Madison, Wis. were thrown to the ground when section of the bleachers col lapsed.