The Tomahawk., 1916-01-06
Happenings
Of the World
Iersely Told
EtlrODeQ11 War" News

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It was stated on excellent authority
In London that the British cabinet has
virtually decided upon modified form
OF CONSUMPTION bill, to be introduced
in the house Of commons, giving the
government the necessary power to
bring in single neil and preserve
Premier Asquith's pledge to married
men. It is reported McKenna and
Runciman have resigned. Their resig-
nations have not yet been accepted.
A dispatch to the Geneva Tribune
from Vienna says. "Chancellor Won
Bethman-Holweg is expected in Wen
ma shortly with the full conditions un-
der which the central powers will &C.
cept peace. The conditions will be
officially communicated to the allies
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
been wounded by an Austrian gren'
ade and Is now in the hospital, 1t IS
stated by the Overseas News agency.
The agency attributes it's information
to a traveller who has just arrived
from Italy.
The naval steamship Venetirum has
been sunk by q German submarine
Her crew was saved, says a dispatch
from London.
The steamer United States, which
arrived at New York from Scandl-
navian ports, reported that on Decem-
Der 10 she was stopped east OF the
Shetland isles by British cruiser and
taken to Greenock for examination.
There the British removed 1861 small
parcels and $50 parcel-pOst packages.
The steamer was released on the
eighteenth.
The CORRESPONDENT at Athens OF the
Exchange Telegraph company or Lon
don says a royal decree has been Is
sued disbanding two auxiliary classes
of troops.
According to an unofficial report
from Paris the British charged from
their trenches before Armentieres and
by surprise drove the Germans from
their first-line positions and took SOo
prisoners. The losses on both sides
were considerable.
Eighty persons lost their lives when
the French liner Vile de la Ciotat
was torpedoed by an unidentified sub
marine in the Mediterranean on De-
cember "a. According to the latest re-
ports received at Paris there were no
Americans on the vessel.
The Bulgarian premier has assured
the agrarian party that the Bulgarian
campaign in the Balkans has ended
according to Bulgarian newspapers re-
ceived at Athens.
A British Indian army corps (about
10000 men) has left France for an
other field of operations, it was otti'
cially announced in London.
The British steamship Yeddo, from
Calcutta to Boston and New York, was
sunk in the Mediterranean with loss
estimated at $2.000,O00. Her crew Is
reported saved. The nationality OF
her assailant is still in doubt The
Yeddo was of 4,500 tons.
Domestic
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, forme. naval at
tache of the German embassy in
Washington, before sailing from New
York for Rotterdam defended his &C.
ton In sending supplies to German
warships at sea, and blamed a Provi-
dence newspaper for starting what he
termed Spy hysteria" throughout the
country.
The federal grand jury at New York
indicted for conspiracy to foment
strikes in American munition factories
the following men: Congressman
Frank Buchanan Of Illinois, H. Robert
Fowler, former congressman from ILL
nois; Frank 8. Nonnett, former attor-
ney general of Ohio; David Lamar,
Jacob c. Taylor, president of Labor's
National Peace council; Franz Won
Rintelen. a German agent; H. B.
Martin, Herman Schulteis.
skate" Young of South Dakota was
Killed and John Luffy of Tulsa, Okla.
probably was fatally wounded by Dick
Wade when they attempted to hold up
. gambling house at st. Joseph, Mo.
One auto bandit was killed, another
was shot through the shoulder, third
was captured and fourth escaped in
- Wild chase through the streets of
Chicago. Several detectives partici-
patad in the battle. Salvatore Man
aseIlo was killed.
One of weirdest storms the East
has seen in many years-rain, hail and
Bnow accompanied by thunder and
Rghtning and a gale that reached a