The Washington herald., 1916-12-02
Telegraph Tips

London. Dec. Premier Lambros, OF
Greece. has issued a proclamation at
Athens advising the people to remain
calm in the new crisis that has arisen
between the Allies and the Greek govern
ment.
Copenhagen, Dec. las an effect of
the English blockade Swedish imports
from America in the eleven months end
ed in June, 1916, diminished 1876 per cent
Toxic. Dec. l-One hundred and thirty
young soldiers have been killed in a COL
lision Of a freight train with the train
on which they were being convened to
Aomori seaport on the north coast.
Norfolk. Va, Dec. 1.-The United States
government contemplates selling the tor
pedo boat destroyers Smith, Reid, Lam
son, Flusser and Preston to a South
American republic.
Berlin (via Sayville). Dec. THE Rus
sian newspaper. Russkoyi Slovo, of Mos
COW, states that the Chinese government
has prohibited the expectation of coolies
to Russia.
Baltimore. Md, Dec. John Hays
Hammond, the noted mining eigineer, is
III today at his apartment in the Hotel
Stafford, suffering from a slight attack Of
stomach trouble.
Vienna. Dec. 1.-Members of German
Spanish, Swedish. Bulgarian and Turkish
royalty. who came here for the funeral
of the late Emperor, Francis Joseph, be-
gan leaving today.
London, Dec. 1.-The Rotterdam corre-
spondents of both the Times and Daily
Mail telegraphed to their papers today
that German agents have arrived at The
Hague and other Dutch cities on a peace
mission.
Chicago, Dec 1.-Eighty-six were killed
and forty-one injured in fifteen States
during the hunting season which ended
yesterday. according to figures complied
here today.
London, Dec. 1.-The first serious pro-
test in Parliament against growing finan-
cial burdens caused by the war will he
made when the new vote of credit is sub
mitted to commons next Wednesday, saws
the parliamentary correspondent Of the
Chronicle today.
Madrid, Dec. Thousands Of families
have been made homeless by floods in
Eastern Spain At Alcira the railway
station and a number of houses collapsed
Much damage has been done at Murehia.
York. Pa. Dec. Norman Cloud. a
chauffeur, was seriously injured and
three others slightly hurt when their au-
tomobile ran into a ditch and overturned
late last night.
Augusta. Ga, Dec. Thomas E. Wat
son, Georgia editor. today was acquitted
Of the charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails.
London, Dec british troops oper-
ating in German East Africa have CAP
tured a considerable German force and
compelled the retirement OF the main
body of the enemy, according to an Of
fetal report today from Gen. Smud, the
South African commander
London, Dec. 1.-The male inhabitants
Of Hasselt and Lenaye. Belgium. be-
tween the ages of II and 20 and also girls
and women possessing sewing machines
are to be removed to Germany, saws a
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam today,
Hampstead, N. Y. Dec. lon the prom
ise of John Lubetsky. 10 years old, that
he would curb his "quarrelsome disposi-
tion.'' his wife. Pauline. rs. consented to
take him back today.
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-Eh G.. Miller.
aged 50, committed suicide today by hang
ing himself to q tree In River Park, lust
opposite Gov Brumbaugh's mansion. m
health d said to have been ths causA