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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29
pionship BY defeating william NJ.

pionship by defeating William M.
Johnston Of San Francisco at Forest
Hills, N. Y. Score, 4-G. Ca. CO, Ga.
\. Charles Evans Jr. ('Chick'D, won the
national amateur golf championship
by defeating Champion Robert A.
Gardiner at Philade. Jhi". up and
3 to play.
5. New York Baseball club (Giants) COM
pleted a string of 81 consecutive games
by defeating st. Louis (Cardinals) in
double header in New York.
|. Boston Red Sox clinched American
league pennant.
B. Brooklyn clinched the National league
pennant.
!. Red sox defeated Brooklyn in the
5th and deciding game of the world
series, winning the championship.
B. Michigan defeated Syracuse at foot
ball at Ann Arbor; score. IA to 49,
NOVEMBER.
|. Ohio State defeated Indiana at foot
ball at Colum bus, 46 to 7. Cornell de-
feated Michigan at Ithaca, q to 20.
Harvard beat Princeton, to 0, at
~. Cambridge. Browns team beat Yale.
q to 6, at New Haven. Pennsylvania
and Dartmouth tied, to z. at Phil
adelphia.
3. Yale defeated Princeton, 10 to 0, at
football. Brown beat Harvard, q to
0. Pennsylvania beat Michigan, 10 to !.
at Ann Arbor.
). Yale defeated Harvard at New Ha-
ven. to 8. Army beat Navy. Is to Z.
Wisconsin tied with Illinois. 0 to 0.
Chicago lost to Minnesota, 40 to 0.
}. Colgate defeated Brown. at Provi-
dence, q to 0.
DECEMBER.
}. National College Athletic association
met in New York.
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CONVENTIONS

JANUARY.
H. National Civic federation met In
Washington.
10. Biennial convention OF United Mine
Workers Of America met at Indian
apolis.
8. First convention of Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States met In
Washington.
4. National Congress Of Mothers met in
Nashville, Tenn.
II. National Academy Of Scientists met
in Washington. Daughters Of the
American Revolution met in WASH
ington.
ls. United Confederate Veterans met at
Birmingham. Ala.
JULY.
l. National Education association met In
Grand Army Of tho Republic opened
at Kansas City. Mo.
SEPTEMBER
Il. National conference Of Catholic socis-
ties met In Washington.
NOVEMBER.
% w. G. T. U. annual convention met At
indianapolis
DECEMBER.
26. American Association For the Ad-
vancement Of Science met in New
York
q. Geological society of America met at
Albany. American Historical socksy
met In Cincinnati.
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49, >-e-1-1--4-<-4-AA
Year 1916
and Classified
Death Record of Noted Peo-
pIe---Personal, Political
and Sporting Events.
Mexican Situation.

i6, Gen, Trevino notified Gen. PershinS
that movement of troops south, east
or west would be considered a hos
tile act.
10. President Wilson called out the or
ganized militia of the whole country
for service on the Mexican border.
War vessels ordered south to Mex1-
can waters.
20. President Wilson notified the Mexican
government that American troops
would not be withdrawn from Mext-
can soil and would remain solely to
protect the United States border.
r. Two troops of the 10th cavalry were
in action outside Carrizal. 80 miles
south Of Juarez, with Carranza forces.
Mexican Gen. Felix Gomez was killed;
also Capt. c. T. Boyd and Lieut..
Adair of the 10th cavalry. The affair
resulted from an attempt by the cav
airy to march westward in defiance Of
Gen. Trevino's notice of the 18th. %
troopers were made prisoners by the
Mexcans, Is killed and 16 missing.
g. Militia ordered to proceed to the Mex
lean border.
g. President Wilson demanded the imme-
diate release of the Carrizal war pris-
onerS.
%. q negro prisoners taken by Mexicans
at Carrizal were delivered to the Unit
ed States forces at Ell Paso.
JULY
g. COL G. A. Dodd, leader Of an ad-
vance into Mexico, promoted to brig
adler general.
s. Carranza troops fought Villistas at
Los Nievos (The Snows), near Jiminez.
Is. National guardsmen from department
of the east on the Mexican border
numbered $1,000.
AUGUST.
s. Mexico appointed members of joint
commission to confer On the issues
with the United States.
%. Franklin *. Lane, Judge George Gray
and DR.. John r. Mott appointed for
the United States on Mexican joint
commission.
SEPTEMBER.
6. Joint American Mexican conference
met at New London, Conn.
l6. A band of 500 to LOO. led by Villa,
raided Chihuahua City. Fighting re-
ported with Carranza troops.
NOVEMBER.
g. Villistas defeated by Mexican regu-
lars at Chihuahua
"a. American-MeXican protocol signed.
%. Villistas attacked Chihuahua City and
drove out CarranZa's troops.
uECEMBER.
l. Villistas driven from chihuahua City.
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Berne, Switzerland, aged 70.
H. John J. Ennekin. noted landscape
painter, in Boston: aged &C.
10. Capt. ]. c. Clark. veteran clown, at
Long Branch; aged s..
q. Franz Joseph, emperor Of Austria and
king Of Hungary; aged S.
q Jack London, author: aged 10.
a. Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor. in Lon
don; aged Is.
DECEMBER.
s. John D. Archbold. oil magnate: aged
s..
10. Field Marshal Oyama, commander OF
tho japanese army in the war with
Russia; aged a.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29
SPORTING

JANUARY.
Z. Nick Gianakopulos, Greek athlete. Won
tho national cross country title by
outrunntng Hannes kolehmainen. at
New York.
s. Jess Willard outpointed Frank Moran
in a 10 round combat at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
NAY.
4. Miss Molla Bjurstedt retained the Wo-
mems Metropolitan singles champion
ship title by defeating Miss Marie
Guthrie at the Forest Hills tennis
court. N. Y.
n. Friar Rock. three-year-old. owned By
August Belmont. won the historic
Suburban race at Belmont park. N. Y.
JUNE.
D. Oswald Kirkby defeated Fred Heres
hofr for the Metropolitan golf ANA
teur championship. UP and to play.
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VV-vV-0V-~-
! Worlds War
! Under Many
Great Drives end Battles
of the Armies In 1916.
Thirteen Nations
In the Field

WEST FRONT.
JANUARY.
8. Germans sprang a heavy attack on
five mile front near Tahure. in the
Champagne, on ground the French
captured in September, 1915.
FEBRUARY.
q. Germans began heavy attack on
the Verdun salient along Is mile
front; gains at some points were
miles deep.
Is. Giant armored French fort Douau-
mont, miles from Verdun city and
one Of les permanent Notifications,
captured by Brandenburg Germans.
Is. Germans captured fortified French
villages in the Verdun salient. with
1000 prisoners. p
%. Germans had intrenched on IL mile
front of ground captured before YER
dun.
MARCH
10. Germany's captures to date at Verdun
were $1,000 prisoners, Al cannon and
232 machine guns.
II. French repealed five German attacks
at Vaux, near Verdun.
30. Germans captured Malancourt. In the
Verdun area, but were repulsed at
Dead Mans hill. according to French
report.
9. In an offensive on a IL mile front at
Verdun the Germans captured 600
yards Of trenches on hill 295. near
Dead Mans hill. No. 304. Assailants
used liquid fire.
MAY.
H. French line held firm and drove back
Germans around VauX. Germans
claimed repulse of French attacks
near Dead Mans hill.
JUNE.
Z. Germans captured Fort Vaux. called
the "key to Verdun." with its garri-
son of 700; also captured Rooge. in
Belgium, making Verdun advance since
June nearly miles wide.
81 Germans resumed vigorous attacks at
Verdun on both sides Of the Mouse.
90. French recaptured Thiaumont (held
by Germans since June 2S). but were
driven out by nightfall.
JULY.
l. French retook Thaumont; lost it at
p. m. and regained it at 1870 p. m.
Concerted French and British drive be-
gun on the north and south banks Of
the Somme river; villages and towns
and even miles Of trenches captured
on % mile front.
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o.. James Whitcomb Riley, popular poet.
at Indianapolis; aged Is (about.
AUGUST.
T. Gen. D. Mem. Gregg. noted Federal
cavalry leader in the civil war, at
Reading, Pa: aged So.
H. Gen. c. J. Paine. soldier and promi-
nent yachtsman. at Weston. Mass;
aged 50.
81 John P. St. John. noted prohibition
leader. nominee for president in 1884.
at Olathe, Kan; aged So.
SEPTEMBER.
2 Samuel w. Pennypacker. noted ex-
governor of Pennsylvania: aged r.
16 Horace White. old time journalist, in
New York city; aged 81.
Gen. Basil w. Duke, brigade leader
under John H. Morgan. the Confeder-
ate raider. in New York city: aged IS.
H. Seth Low, educator and civic leader,
in New York city; aged 65.
49,, Prof. Frank Dempster Sherman, art
teacher and poet. in New York city:
aged Sc.
OCTOBER.
4. Maj. William Warner. former United
States senator from Missouri and past
commander in chief Of the G. A. R.,
in Kansas City, Mo-: aged 76.
Is. William M. Chase, noted portrait
painter. in New York city: aged 81.
81. Charles Taze Russell, preacher and ed
itor, known as Pastor Russell. at
Pampa, Tex: aged g..
NOVEMBER.
TO- Charles N Flagg. portrait painter.
in Hartford, Conn; aged 60.
Il. Percival Lowell. astronomer. at Flag
rAn -. -
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1t; Pennsylva- SASh H'A"'
MIA, 3O:52 40. Junior Varsity-Syra-
cuse. HIS IS: Cornell, IL3 SIS; Co.
lumbia, II 80; Pennsylvania, 12:o6 II.
Chick (Charles) Evans won the ma
tional open golf championship. one OF
the two greatest golf honors in the
United States; the third amateur to
win the American open title. His to-
tai score was 16 strokes for u holes,
record.
AUGUST.
The lawn tennis doubles champions.
W. NJ. Johnston and c. J. Griffin, re-
tanned their titles by defeating Ne
Loughlin ana Dawson at Forest Hills,
n. T.; scores, 81, 81. 6-3.
SEPTEMBER.
Welsh, lightweight champion boxer
Of tho world, defended his title at
Colorado Springs by defeating White
In % rounds.
Richard Norris Williams Of Philadel-
pAla won the national tennis cha0-
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7 =
German column. moving southeast an4
northwest, respectively, met In Roor
mania 6O miles west Of Bucharest.
DECEMBER.
German guns shelled Bucharest.
Teutonic allies captured Bucharest
former capital Of Roumania.
Gen. Sarrairs column checked by Ger
mans in northern Greece. Germans
and Bulgars won counterattacks IN
the Monastir section. Teutonic allies
captured 1900 Roumanians IN WallA-
CHA
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

steamer Roam.
oke foundered
off the coast of
Californfa:-N
drowned.
Lieut.. Shackle-
ton cabled from
the Falkland is
lands that his
exploring ship
Endurance was
crushed Oct. q,
N01E --L chat -
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

GEN. HA1G. Han aum q,
French continued attacks toward Pc
rome. Allies claimed 1900 prisoners.
A.. Germans retook Fort Thiaumont.
s. Germans made counterattacks on the
Somme, but were repulsed; also near
6Luneville, Lorraine. French and Brit
ish were also repulsed at Hardecourt
and on the La Boisselle front
II. British attack on the Somme covered
8 mile front, including La Boisselle,
Contalmaison, Wood Of Mametz and
Trones woods.
H. British captured Coptalmaison. Ger
mans repulsed French south Of the
Somme.
Is. Germans launched heavy attack on
the British new positions east Of Ba-
zentin and recaptNred Delville wood
and Longueval. British attacked at
Ovillers and POzieres.
20. Allies attacked along the front Of II
miles on the Somme with 100000 men
German estimate). At one point the
German first line was pressed back 500
yards and the salient at Vermandovil-
lers penetrated; elsewhere repulsed.
SEPTEMBER.
q. Anglo French forces captured
Combles. on the Somne front.
OCTOBER.
"A. French attacked on a 1-3 miles front
at Verdun. capturing fort Of Douau-
mont and $500 prisoners. Germans
captured Douaumont May a, 1850.
NOVEMBER.
!. French reoccupied Fort Vaux, Verdun.
Is. British launched new drive on tho
Ancre line miles wide.
DECEMBER.
6 After prolonged bombardment and sue
cessivo attacks at Verdun the Germans
captured the summit Of hill 3N.
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RUSSIAN FRONT.

JANUARY.
4 New Russian drive in Bukowina CEN
tered In battle for Czernowitz.
MARCH.
q. Russian attack checked at Dvinsk,
with enormous losses to the assail-
ants.
JUNE.
Z. Russia reported that Gen. Brusiloff's
offensive in Volhynia, Bukowina and
Galicia had netted 10000 prisoners. u
guns, ISL machine guns and - NOR
tars besides arms and equipment
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

Germ an mer.
chant submarine
GU tschland
reached Ralti-
moro. 16 days
out from Helgo-
land port. Her
captain. Pa VI
Koenig. stated
that his vessel
was q pioneer
Of regular serv-
ice.
r ur q l credits
bill became law.
Paralysis cases
>O --N-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

NJ 1IeH Love, ~
Molla Bjurotedt
again won the
women's tennis
singles cham.
Pic nship over
Mrs. E d " = r d
Raym ond by
scores Of 60. 81.
Syracuse won
the varsity 4
miles at Pough-
keepsie. T i'm e
Varsity)-Syra-
cuse, 0:1S 20:
Cornell, 0:H4-5:
Columbia, 0.A
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NJ oily Elliott
Seawell, novel;
list and play
wright, in Wash
ington: aged Sc.
Henryk Sienkis-
wicz. Polish nov
elist. a u t h o r
% 10 Vadis"
and Q Polish
tale, Fire and
Sword" 1T Il Q
no1,,OA ~ Afo nt
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France reported
1854 French towns
and communes
destroyed by
war. 554 towns
captured by
Germans, 16, 669
houses Destroy
ed and 1854
damaged.
British attack,
led by Gen.
Haig, centered
around La Bois-
selle, aiming for
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tafy Situatich Press Association.
der. "IS' on"r""N'
The United States and Mexican con-
fSrees at Juarez were dcadlocked over
the withdrawal Of, United States
troops from Mexican soil.
Maj. r. l.. Howe. 18th cavalry bat
TALON. routed bandits near Ojo-Azules.
killing ~
Mexican bandits raided Glen Springs,
Tex.
Militia OF Texas. New Mexico and
Arizona ordered to Mexico.
United States again warned Ameri-
cans to leave Mexico.
Conference at Ell Paso, on withdrawal
Of United States troops from Mexico.
Was suspended: no agreement reached.
CaIranza's government asked for Inn
mediate Withdrawal Of all United
States troops from Mexico, alleging
bad faith and the violation Of Next
can sovereignty. - SO
Anti-American riot in Chihuahua City.
Mexico: a protest against the pres
enco Of American troops. 1.
Aexicans burned United States con-
sulate at Durango City, Durango. also
!nsulted the flag.
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SHIPWRECK
MARCH,.

II.
6. Spanish steamer Principe de Austurlas
sunk off San Sebastao: over 400
drowned.
MAY.
8. Steamer S. r. Kirby wrecked on Lake
Superior off Eagle river; 20 drowned.
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Events Of the
Reviewed
All Sorts Of Happenings
the World Over During
the Pact 7lUelve
Months
PERSONAL-POLITICAL

JANUARY.
IN King Constantine appealed to tho
United States against aggressions by
the allies.
~ Japan renewed the seven demands on
fIa China which that power rejected In
January, 1915, as being oppressive.
FEBRUARY.
10. Secretary of War Garrison resigned.
"A. President Wilson asked congress to
act on the arming of merchantmen.
etc.
Z The United States senate voted to
support the presidents submarine pol
icy, 6S to IA.
4. The house voted to sustain the presi-
dents foreign policy. ZIG to AZ
MAY.
4 limited States declined Germany 8 pro-
posal that the allies be forced to re-
spect neutral rights.
g JUNE.
n &. Louis D. Brandeis confirmed justice
Of tho United States supreme court.
Iowa rejected woman suffrage.
Z, The Republican and the Progressive
national conventions met in Chicago.
TO- Charles E. Hughes nominated for
president by the Republican conven-
ton and Charles Warren Fairbanks
for vice president. The Progressives
named Theodore Roosevelt and John
NJ. Parker Of Louisiana.
H. President Woodrow Wilson and Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall renom-
mated at st. Louis.
90 Germany and Austria concluded q
@, treaty of military and commercial al
lance for Is years duration
JULY.
& Japan and Russia signed treaty OF
alliance.
SEPTEMBER.
8. Japan made four new demands on
China with regard to recent conflict
in Mongolia and asked four conces-
*. sions in the same case.
p OCTOBER.
10. United States notified allied powers
that 1t would continue to apply exist
ing rules Of international law to SUBJ
marines.
II. Allies took control of Athens by force.
NOVEMBER,
4. Austria and Germany proclaimed Po-
800 land an independent state
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

NJ r 8. Hstty
Green, known as
the richest wo-
m an in t h 9
world, in New
York city; aged
50.
Prof. Ellie Met
chnikof, noted
bacte riologist,
sharer in the
Nobel prize for
M Q d l c al re-
search, in Paris:
aged II
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SOUTH AND BALKAN FRONT.

JANUARY.
T. Allies evacuated the Gallipoli peninsu-g
la, leaving to the Turks enormous
plumber. British loss in the campaign
10000.
IT, Russians captured Erzerun,. with H.
coo Turks and S23 guns.
MARCH.
g. British attack on Tigris front repulSed
by counterattack of Turks. British
lost 5000 killed and wounded. a$
APRIL. .eHs8
H. Austrians in great force attacked Ital-
ian positions in the Plezzo basin. Tren-
tino, and were repulsed, according to
Italian report. Italians recaptured po-
sition on Monte Sperone, which the
Austrians captured on the 18th. 10y
Is. Russians captured Trebizond. an inn
portant Turkish town on the Black
sea. by a land and sea attack ~
g. British under Gen. Townshend sur
rendered Kut-el-Amara. Mesopotamia,
to the Turks. with about 10000 troops
after prolonged siege.
"a. Italians continued retreat in Trentlno.
Austria claimed 5000 prisoners in the
Tyrol campaign.
JUNE.
l. Italians opened a counter offensive
in the zone of Austria's maximum
effort, May so and 81. Result reported
disastrous to the invaders
Is. Italians began an offensive movement
in Trentino Austrians reported in
general retreat.
8. Italians captured Goritz, the supposed
key to Trieste Prisoners reported.
10000. The town had been under fro
over year.
II. Allies from Saloniki began an offen-
sive northward through Macedonia.
26 Roumania entered the war and attack
ed Austria in the Carpathians, aiming
to invade Pennsylvania. Germany de-
clared war OH Roumania.
30. Roumanians forced three mountain
passes into Hungary and captured
kronstadt. north of Vulcan pass and
an industrial center.
81. Turkey and Bulgaria declared war on
Roumania.
SEPTEMBER TX o f
s. Bulgars and Germans captured bridge
head Of Tutrakan, ON the Danube. 90
miles from Bucharest n
"A. Teutonic allies defeated Russians at
Dobric. in Dobrudja.
e. Won Falkenhayn's column surrounded
the Roumanians near Red Tower pasa
and destroyed their army.
OCTOBER
I Teutons recaptured Kronstadt, Hun.
gary, which Roumanians took Aug. d
q. Constanza, on the Black sea. Rounaa-
MAS chief port, captured by Germans
and Bulgars.
"a. Roumanians evacuated Cernayoda, on
the Danube.
Is. Danube bridge at Cernavoda was
blown up to check invading army.
q. Roumania moved capital to Jassy.
NOVEMBER.
IL. Franco-Servians captured hill III, b
front OF Monastif. Bulgars evacuatAh
MonaStir.
q. Austro-Ge captured Craioya
Roumania, with heavy booty.
"A. Falkenhayns ,.,,.
army recaptured &%#Ms*
OrsOva and M$#$S#%M
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survivors were icebound on Elephant
island.
AUGUST.
1s Steamer Admiral Clark, from Port
Arthur. Tex, foundered: q lives lost.
o. United States armored cruiser Mem
phis formerly Tennessee) wrecked
in a hurricane in Santo Domingo har-
Dor; 80 of tho crew dead. Is injured.
OCTOBER.
e. Steamer Merida lost in storm ON
Lake Erie, with q sailors. The James
B, Colgate also went down with q
sailors.
-4 NOVEMBER.
l. Steamers Retriever and Connemara
wrecked of Irish coast: 90 lives lost.
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Summarized
Topical Heads
Greatest Naval Battle of
the MARYLAND Con,bats
Numerous, Fierce
and Deadly

D. Russians captured Dubno, Volhynia:
$4,000 prisoners claimed In the days
fighting and booty in enormous guam
titles" aE~g,1
Ii. After a long campaign against Ger
nowitz, Austrian capital Of Bukowina,
the Russians entered the city. It had
changed hands many times since 1914
JULY. ....-&ss
g. Russians broke Austro-German line
northwest Of Lutsk, forcing abandon
ment Of positions beyond river Stok-
hod, which Russians crossed. q
NOVEMBER. ,Esf
T. Austro-Germans broke through tho
Russian lines in the Halicz section.
g. Gen. Brusiloffs Russian armies began
drive southwark across the Carpa-
thians to succor the Rounanlans in
Wallachia.
DECEMBER.
Z. Russian advance across tho Carpa-
thians southwark checked by small
reverses in A1oldavia. rs.
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raj. Carranza
asked to open
negotiations for
the withdrawal
Of United States
army from Mex
leo.
Gen, Scott. Gen.
r u n . t on and
the NJ Q X / C q n
Gen. Obregon
met at Juarez.
Mexico, to dis
cuss the mill
tary situation
along the bor-
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Falkenhayn's
army recaptured
o RS Ov a q n d
reached Alt riv-
er. Won Mack
ensen's troops
crossed theDan-
ube above Ger
navoda.
AuStro-Gernnan
column Of Fall
K en- hayn and
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Resignation ofDr.
Dumb a, Aus
trian anbassa-
dor, recalled at
the request of
tn Q U nj t e d
States, was ac-
copied by the
Austrian emper-
or.
Woodrow Will
son reelected
president. Elec-
toral vote: VIII.
son, ZIG; Hughes,
255. PoDul a r
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vote Approximately: Wilson. S,515.94l;
Hughes. 8.144, As. --,ve---s. - s~~,-1.---v
DECEMBER. ~
4. Last session Of Gath congress met.
s, Premier Asquith of England resigned.
z. Lloyd-George made premier.
a, New British cabinet announced.
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city totaled $500; 4S7 deaths
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-08
WINAMEG

Remember the oyster supper this
week Friday evening at the home of
j. j. Eckley's. The Christian Endeav-
or are making preparations for a
good time. Come!
Chas. Knapp filled the pulpit at
Lyons Sunday evening in the absence
of the pastor who is conducting a re-
vival at Sugar Town. Some twenty
six converts are reported at that place.
Next Sunday evening C. E. as usual
meeting
E. G. Finney's spent Sunday at Del
TIA
Mrs. Paul Clough and Mrs. Emil
Walter leave this week for visit at
Beaverton and Dale, Michigan.
]. w. Ferguson filled the pulpit at
day evening. The evening was rainy
but the house was very well filled con-
sidering the weather. Brother Fergu-
son gave a very able sermon of which
he is capable of doing. He was as
sisted by his singer, Prof. Robinson,
who gave a very pleasing solo. Come
again!
Programs have arrived for Christ
mas at the Christian church.
Denelda Campbell returned to Ypsi-
lanti Sunday.
Geo. and Chas. Knapp and E. E.
Sindel attended the Boosters meeting
at Wauseon last Friday. W., B. Nc
Clarren and wife, o. o. Geer and wife
were also in attendance.
Preaching next Sunday evening at
the Winameg Christian church by
the pastor.
Harry Ives was the guest of W. L..
Campbell Sunday.