Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-12-08
FOREIGN

VI count SZeptycRl, COMMANDER Oi
Polish Legion.
By March 81, 1917. the total credits
opened by the French government
since the beginning of hostilities will
amount to 72.5OO,O 100000 francs.
The war minister. Gen. Dracos, re
signed from the Lambros ministry at
Athens, giving ill-health as an EXCUSE
Gen. Hazzopoulos succeeded him.
British casualties in the month OF
November. as reported from all fronts.
were 74,G50. or the total 2,351 OF the
casualties were among officers and
1929 men.
The death of nearly 800 persons In
cyclone at Pondicherry, India. is re-
ported in a Reuter- dispatch from Mad
ris. The storm caused great damage
to property.
Emperor William will send to Pres
ident Wilson as a Christmas present
de luxe set of American authors,
specially prepared, printed and bound
at the Royal Printing works in Ber-
lin, according to the Budapest news
paper, Az Est.
The proclamation of military rule in
the Dominican republic issued by
Capt. II. S. Knapp, in command of the
United States forces at Santo Do
mingo, declares on behalf OF the
American government that the repub-
lie has been occupied by military
| forces.
In the presence of Emperor Charles.
the young Crown Prince Francis Jo-
seph Otto, the kings of Bulgaria, Ba-
varia and Saxony, the German crown
prince and a large number of Teu-
tonic princes and special envoys from
neutral governments. the remains Of
the late Emperor Francis Joseph were
buried at Vienna.
Villa bandits were reported to be
loading two trains with loot from the
stores and private residences of Chi
huahua City, and were preparing to
follow these trains west on the Mexi-
co Northwestern railroad. according
to a message received at military
headquarters in Juarez from Gen.
DUMAS scouts at Sauz.
Two Zeppelins which raided the
northeast coast and the north midland
counties were brought down and de-
stroyed by British airmen. The crews
of both airships perished. This makes
total of seven. German Zeppelins de-
stroyed in England in the present year,
while six have been brought down in
other fields OF operation.
The removal of the body of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph from the
Schoenbrunn palace to the Hofburg
chapel in Vienna was most impress
sive spectacle. Tens of thousands OF
spectators stood in the cold dampness
and filled the windows as a vantage
point as the cortege passed through
the streets. its way lighted by flicker
ing torches.
SPORTING NEWS
Midwinter polo play at Coronado,
Cal, will begin Jan. !, with competi-
tion for the Jessop trophy.
Cornell was powerless before the
heavy Pennsylvania eleven at Philadel.
phia and was defeated, 23 to 8.
Joe Stecher's title to the heavy
weight wrestling championship is
nailed down more tightly. following
his defeat of Charlie Cutler at Chi
cago.
At Butte. Mont. Stranger Lewis OF
Louisville defeated Pat Connolly of
Butte in catch-as-catch-ca wrest.
ling match at the end of two hours of
wrestling.
Colorado University and the cham.
pion Colorado Aggies faced each other
in the final game of the season before
5000 people. under ideal weather con.
ditions, and the Aggies won, 80 to Il.
The collegiate football season came
to an end in Denver when the come.
back" Miners from Golden clashed
with the Denver University Ministers
at Union Park. Excellent football
brought out one of the largest crowds
of the season, the spectators continu,
ing to arrive at the park for some
time after the kickoff. d. IT,. won. 81
to 0.
GENERAL
In the United States this year there
are 2,S93,000 Christmas club depos.
itors in banks who will divide approx
imately sSO.OOO.OOO.
The official canvass of the vote OF
Connecticut for President, shows that
Charles L. Hughes had plurality OF
6,72S over President Wilson.
Thomas E. Watson. author and edi
tor, was acquitted at Augusta. Ga, by
jury in the Federal Court of the
charge of sending obscene matter
through the mail.