The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-08-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD.
The German crown prince. Freder
lex William. In command OF the Teu
ton forces In the verdun sector. has
been wounded
The Philippine bill. granting an In
creased measure OF independence.
passed the senate. II Is now ready
for the presidents signature.
Maj. William A. Obenchain. Sr.,
member OF Gen Robert r. Lees stan
during the civil war, is dead at Bow.
ling Green. Ky.
Rev. John NJ versteeg. pastor OF
Bayonne. ~ j.. Episcopal church. per.
mits boys TO whistle hymns In church.
TO make the service more attractive"
The most serious freight car short.
age In the history Of the country is
Indicated in the Aug. /. car statistics
Ty Cobb. bail player and one OF the
greatest strike" experts in the ooun.
try. conferred briefly with President
Wilson on how TO hit the ball in a
pinch.
Grave disorders have occurred in
Essen. Germany in consequence OF the
high cost OF fOcdstuns.
Robert Bacon. former ambassador
TO France. has announced his candi
dacy for the nomination for United
States senator from New York
Mrs. John Simmons. p years old
a patient at Columbus hospital. Chi
eago, Jumped 10 her death from the
fourth door OF the hospital
Apparently 20 capture or sink Ger
man merchant submarines Great Bri
tain has dispatched two submarines e
this side OF the Atlantic.
Save the garbage" SAYS Charles = |
Thornton. a Jamaica. l.. l.. druggist |
who announced he can manufacture
paper from rubbish
The worlds most powerful search
light Is being constructed In Brooklyn
heh NohploNc ~ Will nave Af-oSs0VN
candle power.
Officers at the woman's training
camp at Lake Geneva. Wis. say the
hardest lessons TO install into the pa
triotic women is the correct salute.
An additional gift of $50. 900 to the
National Prohibition party's campaign
fund by Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Coffin
of Johnstown. Fla. is announced
They previously had given $4,000 te
the fund.
Captain Olsen OF the Norwegian
steamer ALI reported to the Hydro
graphic Office at Norfolk he passed
a submarine In mid-Atlantic in the
lane from Norfolk TO the mouth OF the
English channel on Aug. 8.
George wlmot. an alleged pick.
pocket. escaped from New Yors
court by simply picking up his hat
noding good naturedly 10 the gatemsn,
and walking out.
A private telegram received from
Berlin says that the German subma
rins Deutschland has arrived safely AZ
Bremen
Four women and a man were killed
when New York Central train struck
an automobile at Elyria. o.
Men bathers at Wilmette. Ill. wear
ing trousers over bathing suits viii
have to pay beach guards so cents or
forego bathing.
Eddie Artz. IL. New York patriot
carried his preparedness ideas too far
In using Walter Pugh. 10. for a target
ito learn to shoot straight"
Miss Maud Sylvester. So. and
prominent. a mission worker and
Sunday school teacher. was found
guilty In court in New York. of dirt
ing.
Owing TO the increase In the cost
of materials. the price OF books has
been raised from 10 to 20 cents
The annual funeral exercises at
Grants splendid tomb on the Hudson
river at New York City were held
recently.
Carrie. IL. and James. 10. children
of w. Y. Mccormick of Golconda. Ill,
were recently drowned at bathing
beach in the Ohio river.
According to a telegram from Buch-
Arrest the number killed In the esplo-
sion In the powder factory at Dudesu
was IFS. Early reports stated that
only 20 were killed.