The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-15
WORLD In BRIEF

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Tarrytown, N. Y.-John D. Arch
bold, the oil magnate, is dead.
LOndOn.-Twenty-s women we're
killed when a munitions factory blew
up.
Rio Janeiro.-Brazil is negotiating
| for German merchant ships interned
in her po-;s.
New York.-The city of Bordeaux,
France, is arranging for loan of
$255, 100000 here.
LOndOn.-The death of 800 per-
sons in cyclone at Pondicherrie, In
dia, is reported by Reuter-.
Havana. - Cuba has just had an
election, but the result is in doubt
and revolutionary rumors are cur
rent.
Washington.-1t is estimated that
the expense of all branches of the
government for 1917 will total ST.
268,715,834.
Chicago.-Football claimed Is VIC
TINS during the 1916 season, just
closed, which exceeds the fatalities OF
year ago by one.
Vienna.-The outlook for harmony
between the new Austrian emperor
and the various parties represented
in parliament is not good.
Washington-For maintaining and
strengthening the army and navy
during the fiscal year the government
will expend $8OO,000,OOO.
Austin, Texas.-A rabbit sausage
plant is proposed for western Texas.
The Texas department of agriculture
ia h0OQtinp tho undertaking
Berlin. - Germany is ready for
peace, declares Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, but the nations ex-
istence must be guaranteed.
Ell Paso.-Villa has decreed that
no American citizens can acquire pro-
perty rights or enjoy any privileges
accruing to Mexican citizens.
Evansville, Ind.-This city is pre-
pairing to fight high prices by estab-
fishing municipal market where ev-
erything may be bought at cost.
Washington. - The Japanese will
make test case of the California
anti-alien law. The concensus of
opinion is that the law will prove
faulty.
London.-Great Britain is goi,g
on war diet. Meals are limited to
three courses, and very shortly meat,
poultry or game cannot be served on
designated days.
Bucharest.-This city. the capital
of Roumania, has been taken by the
forces of the central powers. The
Teutons are pursuing the Rumanian
and Russian armies.
Petrograd.-The Russian govern
ment has announced that in the event
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pie, long Russia's place of desire, will
become Russian city.
Los Angeles.-A lone robber threw
red pepper into the eyes of an ex-
press wagon guard, grabbed a pack
age containing $4,000 in currency
and gold. and disappeared.
New YOrk.-Federal indictments
have been returned against the Off
GERS of the so-called poultry trust
an organization that is charged with
having forced fictitious prices in
poultry.
adelphia-Films showing safe
breakers at work, tramps stealing.
drug fiends indulging themselves, or
any pictures depicting crimes ara o
fast for Philadelphia, and have been
barred
WashingtOn.-The United States
navy has under consideration plans
for 10000 ton battleship, which
would outsuper the superdread-
naughts, and would be speedier than
any ship afloat.
London.-The action of the re-
serve board in warning American
bankers against the purchase of short
time paper issued by the allies, is
regarded as a temporary victory of
the hyphenates.
Petrograd.-Grand Duchess Olga,
sister of the czar has divorced her
husband, Prince Peter of Oldenburg.
to marry plain Captain Drozdoff. The
imperial family is said to approve of
the arrangement.
Corning, Ark.-Nineteen boys
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Scott at Corning in ten years, in
cluding three sets of triplets, four
sets of twins, and each has a name
beginning with A.
Berlin. Twenty-nine thousand
prisoners of war have died in German
prison camps since the war began
OF this number over 1000 died of
spotted fever, a disease not unknown
in Montana. Over 5000 died OF
wounds.
Oakland.-Mrs. Bessie London, di-
vorced wife of the late Jack London
refuses to turn over to Charmion
London, the widow, London's two
daughters as set forth in his will. She
says she has the means to support
them and will not give them up.
London.-Lloyd-Ge the new
premier of Britain, disclaims the
widely bruited postwar trade plans
of the allies. He says England can.
. not live without America. and is o1
= the opinion that commercial relations
! between the two countries, after the
a war will ho rnoro cordial than ovor