The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-07
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

wages, as contemplated in the eight
hour bill.
An all-day battle was fought be-
tween government forces and Villa
men, led by Villa himself. No victory
was obtained by either.
1t is officially announced that the
British casualties, killed, wounded and
missing, on all fighting fronts in the
month Of August totaled All officers
and 1913, 234 men.
The value of the ruble has recently
advanced in London, where Petrograd
exchange had fallen from 155 to 1876 in
the course of a week. The rise is at
tributed to Roumania's entrance into
the war.
Subscriptions for the new German
war loan, the fifth war loan, already
are coming in. The Agricultural Cen
900 marks and the Elberfeld Savings
bank 10, 600, 900 marks.
The Wireless Press quotes the Berne,
Switzerland, Bund and the Geneva
Journal to the effect that the famous
German commander, Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, will take charge of the
campaign in the Balkans.
John P. st. John, a candidate for
the Presidency on the Prohibition
ticket in 1884, twice governor of Kan
sas, and one of the most widely known
temperance advocates in the United
States, died at Olathe, Kan, aged 83.
At secret session of the Chinese
parliament, Premier Tuan Chi Jul, re-
plying to inquiries about the recent
clash between Chinese and Japanese
troops in Eastern Mongolia, said the
Japanese were the aggressors and fired
the first shots.
Fighting has become general over
the 500-mile Transylvanian front, says
the Kund correspondent at Austro-Ger-
man headquarters. The Austro-Hun-
garians, he says, are finding it impos-
sible to hold the political boundary and
are retreating to their second fortified
line.
Threats of general strike Of Indus
trial Workers of the World throughout
the United States as a means Of en-
forcing fair trial" for three mem
bers indicted in connection with the
murder of a deputy sheriff in Virginia
are made by officers of the organiza-
tion.
Consular dispatches report German
newspaper. the Rheinische Westfal-
ische Zeitung, as saying: 1--WE are
not conducting a war with the United
States and therefore citizens of that
country taken prisoner in battle anc
found with arms in their hands should
be executed as marauders.
The price of platinum jumped $40 al
ounce in two days, the quotations nov
running from $50 to $50 an ounce
Scarcity of the metal because of thu
war embargo set two years ago OF
platinum from Russia, together will
the beginning of the Christmas holida,
demand from jewellers, was attributes
as reasons
A profit of more than 81, 900, 900 I
week was made by the Ford Motto
company during the year which ende'
July 81, according to financial state
ment. The years business totale
s206, 1867, BAT; the years profit wa
$59,994,118. Henry Ford announce
that most of the profit will be used i
expanding the company's business.
Designs for 9.5-inch howitzer hav
been virtually completed and U.
army officers believe the gun NOR
powerful and better weapon in ever
way than the 11-inch and 12-inch gun
of similar type now in use abroad
will have range Of nearly ten miles
A fire in the Snoqualmie forest rt
serve on the Whitechuck river, mes
the Cascades, is again beyond contro
after being reported under contr'
Sunday night.
Suit for 81, 500, 900 against an a
legged cement combine seeking absolu'
control or the ruin of the Oregon Por
land Cement company, of Oswego,
filed in the Federal court at PortlaI
by Aman Moore, largest individu
stockholder, vice president and trea
urer. in the name of the company.
King Constantine undergoes oper
ton. by which part of his tenth
was removed.
President Wilson is preparing
message to congress this week on {
nationwide railroad strike siutati
and advising measures with which
adjust the difficulties.
The San Francisco chamber Of CO..
merce and the Union Iron Works ha
lost their fight in the United Stat
District court to forestall inaugurati
of higher transcontinental freie
rates to and from Pacific Coast POI
September l.
John d. Shoop, superintendent
the Chicago public shcools, had eit
ribs broken in an auto wreck at ID
vile, Ill.
The epidemic of infantile paraly
in New York is on the wane Accord
to statistics of the health departing
One day showed SO cases were
missed from hospitals and SO admit
Capt. John Astor, of England,
son of Baron William Waldorf Asst
formerly of New York, marries II
Charles Mercer Marine, widow OF Il
Marine, who was killed early in
war.