Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-13
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
VrJef Notes Covering Happenings IN
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
/ All the People.

/ All the People.
Every year about 100000 men in
Russia attain the age when they are
Hiable for military service.
Chief of Police Glasenapp of Cologne.
Prussia, has been appointed as head
of the police department IN the con-
quered city of Warsaw.
Germany uses almost twice as many
nostcards for domestic correspondence
ms any other nation, japan ranking
second and the United States third.
Bert Wallace was killed, Walter Al
llison MORALLY, and three others, one
woman. slightly wounded in an cleo
,tion fight at Hickman, KY, recently.
Five members OF the city council
Df Revere were indicted by the grand
Jury recently on a charge OF receiving
xrratuities totalling 5000 for granting |
licenses to junk dealers.
Johnny Evans, field marshal of the
worlds champion Braves will leave
the Boston team and baseball for
good at the end of the series to be
played in st. Louis.
The chamber of deputies Of Rio ia
metro has approved a project authoriz-
ang the issue of 100000 contos ($163,-
5000 in paper, and other financial
measures designed to aid coffee. rub
Der and other natural products.
Ell Chandler and his mechanician,
Morris Keller, were probably fatally
injured, according to reports, when
their car crashed against the inside
rail on their 238th lap in the 3OO-mile
speedway race at Des Moines Satur-
day.
'"Sweden's decision to remain neu-
trial is as firm as ever" was the reply
sof the Swedish minister in London,
Count Wrangel, to rumors published
In London newspapers of the possible
participation of the Scandinavian
kingdom in the war.
OFFICERS casualty lists from July 10
TO July 80 show that the British army
lost 115 killed, 236 wounded and IA
missing, total of 365. This brings
the officers loss total since the begin
ming to 1866, of whom 4176 are re-
corded dead, 1905 wounded and 1175
missing.
Announcement of an automobiles
aoon chase to be held September 30 al
Eittsfield, Mass, was made recently by
Leo Stevens. The contest will be like
that of last year, when Stevens ba
loon led the other entries in a chase
over the Berkshire hills, pursued by
automobiles.
Women mail carriers made theil
first appearance In London this week
when twelve young women were as
signed to replace male postmen in the
Golders Green district in the north
western part of the city. They are
being paid at the same rate as auxtl
larry male postmen.
An earth movement at Gallard Gu
In the Panama canal has reduced thu
depth of the channel at that point t.
less than 20 feet. This has delayet
the passage of 10 vessels, including
the steamer Finland, bound from New
York to San Francisco with $50 pas
sengers. Traffic will probably be re
stunned this week.
Riding 100 miles in 1:54:13 2-5 a
Toledo, Ohio. Sunday. Maldwyn Jone
of Lebanon, Ohio. and Claude Pinau O
Middletown broke the worlds motor
cycle record for half mile dirt TRACK
The two relay riders also lowered tn
record for the first, second and thir
quarter of the distance. riding the frs
IS miles In $500, the half in 57:25 an
Is miles in 1:25:50.
President Wilson is planning to RI
turn to Washington to get in persons
touch with recent developments in tn
Mexican situation, diplomatic e,
changes with Great Britain and Gel
many, and other pressing official bus
ness The exact date of the president
departure has not been decided bu
he probably will be back in the Whit
House before the end of this weel
Two pounds and a half of lard Con
kilo) cost 81 In the state of Chihuahu;
according to a decree issued by Go
ernor General Ffdel Avila last wee
at chihuahua City, addressed to tn
merchants and people of the state. TIL
decree was issued as a result of whs
Governor Avila characterizes as a
-sintolerable situation" which me
chants caused by their exploitation
of foodstuffs. 1t fixes the prices ,
which foodstuffs must be sold and a.
peals to the people to inform of me
chants overcharging, promising sever
penalties.
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