The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-09-15
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
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viewed Without comment--All
Nations Find Something to
Edlfy and Instruct

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, &C
companied by the crown prince, is at
Ahe main headquarters on the east
ern front to consult with the German
emperor.
F1fty-five mounted YaQuis are ter
rorizing residents of small towns and
ranches along the northern boundary
OF Sonora and Southern Arizona.
The opening of Williams College, in
Massachusetts, scheduled for Sept
II, has been postponed for two weeks
on account of the epidemic of infan-
1ile paralysis.
uncle Clint" Griffin. S8 years old,
the hero OF two wars and the Oldest
resident Of Leslie, Ark, surrendered
TO Cupid and was married to Mrs.
Wolf Of Achey. The lady is GA years
old.
With the announcement that the
-'John Paul Jones Cruise" on which
$500 civilians have in training since
Aug. 10, had been highly successful,
orders were issued by the navy de-
partment terminating the training.
Mrs. August Teury of Cleveland,
o., the mother OF five children, was
electrocuted while using an electric
Iron in her home here.
Ninety-nine full,blooded restricted
Indians In the Five Tribes of Okla
homa are paying the federal income
tax, according to an announcement
Gen. Leman, the heroic defender Of
Liege, states in letter to his
daughter that he has refused to be
transferred to Switzerland, because
he will not accept any favors from the
Germans.
Tea Is the strongest beverage the
Mexican commissioners can imbibe
aboard the presidential yacht May
Flower Secretary Daniels dry" ma
Wy rules apply.
Attorney General Josiah o. VOL
colt was nominated for United States
senator from Delaware by the Demo
cratic state convention.
A cloudburst has brought Cave
Greek, mountain rivulet north Of
Phoenix, Ariz,, out Of its banks. A
half inch Of rain fell in ten minutes.
During the recent session of con-
gress 1890 bills and 642 resolutions
were introduced In the house.
John A. Pollard of Hannibal, Mo-,
fastened a shotgun to the ceiling of
his bedroom and pulled the trigger
with a long string. His suicide effort
was successful.
Forty OF one hundred monkeys
brought from the Orient for expert
ments In government laboratories In
connection with the fight against in
1antile paralysis are dead.
DIR. II. G. Huffman, oculist and ad-
vocate of casting as a nature cure,
IL dead at Youngstown, o., victim
20 his belief. after going without food
for go days.
Thousands of men and women
teachers in schools in New York had
10 report for duty and 20 to work
even though there is no school on &C
count OF the infantile paralysis cpl
demic.
Lieut. Col. NJ NJ. MeNamee has
been named by Maj. Gen. Thomas H.
harry. commander OF the central
army department to muster out the
defederalized national guard of Illi-
nois.
President Wilson has signed the
shipping bill. II authorizes q cor
poration with g capitalization of not
mere than s5O.OOO.OOO to buy or lease
ships and put them in trade.
Plans have been drawn BY British
engineers for salvaging many vessels
sunk In the North Sea and the Chan
mel The work win start when the
war ends.
James Anderson OF Marphysboro.
m, pleaded guilty 10 a charge OF
Tifling the mails and registered let
Gers, and was sentenced to a year
and a day in prison and fined 500.
Because Of his connection with the
labor rlcts in Braddock, Pa. last May.
when three men were killed and
many injured, Steven Milhalic was re-
fused citizenship.
Oil is being extracted from male
IN large quantities In Hungary. The
product is pronounced excellent for
cooking and Illuminating
Preliminary plans Tor the with
drawai OF the American punitive ex-
petition from Mexico were discussed
by General Pershing and Brigadier
general Adams.