Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-24
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

ABOUT THE WAR
Italians already have landed $4,000
men in Albania.
Emperor of Abyssinia offers to aid
allies with 100000 soldiers.
Russians report victories over Teu-
tons in minor engagements.
Definite announcement made that
Italians have effected landing in
Albania
Austro Hungarian troops reach
Lin river. twenty miles into Monte
negro from Serbian border.
In 8 long statement the naval heads
declare the Austrian submarine COM
nander will not be punished.
General Sir John French has been
superseded in command of the Brit
ish army by Sir Douglas Haig.
Bulgaria and Greece agree on neu-
trai zone extending two kilometers
an each side of Greek frontier.
The Turkish official statement gives
further indication that the allies are
sending fresh troops to the Darda-
helleS.
The Bulgars have not crossed the
Crock border The allies. having
made good their retreat. are en-
trenched at Saloniki.
Information comes from high Teu-
tonic sources that Austria is willing
to grant United States demands II op-
portunity to do so gracefully is Of
tsred.
German and Austro- Hungarian SUBJ
marines to date have sunk sos ships,
according to news dispatch from
Berlin. The total tonnage of the YES
sells sunk is given as 917,S19.
Tho last ten lists of Prussian casu
aities contain 65.340 names. The lists
cover the period from Nov. Is to Nov.
&c. The total Prussian losses to date
are given as 2,22i.24S.
An order from Athens has com
maudeered all Greek ships in Ameri
can waters. The vessels will be used
It is said to transport food and sup
plies OF n general nature to Greece.
The United States in note to
France has protested against the seiz-
gro of Germans sailing on ships flying
the American flag. The release of
those taken by the cruiser Descartes
has been demanded
WESTERN
John C. Burke, Chicago policeman
and one of the best known shots on
the force, was shot and killed by n
robber.
Four thousand cars OF grain are in
Chicago yards waiting for Eastern
railroads to lift their embargo on ex-
port shipments.
Enough petitions have been filed to
place President Wilson's name on the
Michigan presidential primary ballot,
tho secretary of state announced at
Lansing
Senator John F. Shafroth intro.
luced in the United States Senate a
bill which will provide either for pre-.
paredness on the Fart of the United
States or an international peace. to be
established and maIatained by an in.
ternational tribunal OF decree and en-
tcrcement
WASHINGTON
Tho Cabinet met Friday and out.
lined new note to Austria more vigor.
ous than first communication.
Henry Prather. Fletcher. ambas
sador to Chile, was nominated by
President Wilson for ambassador 20
Mexico.
Woman suffrage advocates and op,
poDents debated the proposed federal
suffrage amendment before congress
sional committees.
President Wilson formally renomi
mated c. C. McChord of Kentucky to
be a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to succeed him
self
The safe arrival at Algiers of the
American tank steamer Communipaw
rariously reported attacked by a sub
marine, sunk and safe, has been re
ported to the State Department
Next years winter wheat crop was
estimated by the Department of Agri
culture at about 54U,0O0,O00 bushels
That would be 115.00O,O00 bushels less
than the winter wheat harvest this
season. hut approximately 100000, ,0OC
buBheIs more than the average of the
five years, 1909-l3.
Secretary Daniels, in an elaborate
statement regarding submarines sub
mitted to the House, expressed the
conclusion that "an adequate number
Of submarines must be included in
any well-balanced project of new con
slruction, but that they have not dem
unstrated that they possess pre-
ponderant value over other requisite
types
The President formally re-nomi-