The Lovington leader., 1916-12-08
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A ORIeF RECORD or PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
Eioh couNrRlGA
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAI
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
ABOUT THE WAR

Russians admit advance by Turks
In Turkish Armenia
Germany's famous man.power" bill .
introduced In the Relchstag.
Carranza men won four day fight in
chihuahua City and flee from city on /
the fifth.
Small Russian gains In kirlibaba
region are admitted. but Berlin says
Russian casualties were enormous
The Chamber Of Deputies met In
Paris In secret sesaion for the second
time since the beginning Of the war
Rumanians report progress against
the Teutonic allies on the north and
northwest In the Buzcu and Prahova
valleys.
British repulsed In attack on two
mile front at Ypres. Berlin and Sofia
record repulse Of heavy allied attacks
In Monastir sector.
Entente allies have met with a So
we're check north Of Nonastir. Berlin
reports. Attack over front OF sev.
enteen miles repulsed.
The Rumanian government and dip
lomatic authorities have left Bucharest
and gone to Jassy, according to
Havas dispatch from bucharest.
Important railroad junction Of Pete
chit. sixty.five miles northwest OF Blu
charest, captured by Won Falkenhayn $
army and Rumanians are reported to
be retreating In disorder.
Won Mackenscn's troops are almost
within big gun range OF the southern
tier OF forts surrounding Bucharest.
Tzomana sixteen miles from the city,
captured. Inhabitants fleeing and mar.
tial law rules.
Russians and Rumanians have taken
the offensive in Dobrudja. north OF
the Tchernavoda Constanza railway
The Rumanians advance on the
whole front and occupied five towns
fifteen miles north OF the railway.
WESTERN
Prohibition carried in Montana BY
a majority OF 2S.sSG votes, It was oil
ficially announced.
The ashes OF the late Jack London
the author, were buried on a hillside
of his Glen Ellen ranch at Santa Rosa
Calf.
Nearly 5000 pies and $500 cakes
we're baked by the housewives of San
Antonio for the $1,000 soldiers at Fort
Sam Houston and Camp Wilson fol
Thanksgiving.
Md 3or Bosse announced that he vii
take steps at once to open wholesale
municipal markets at Evansville. Ind,
where food products will be sold t
the consumers at cost.
P. II. Morrissey, assistant to the vic'
president Of the Burlington railroad
for many years head OF the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen. and one o
the most widely known railroad mel
In the country. died at the family hom
in Galesburg. ILL.,. OF tumor Of tn
brain.
Merchants Of Leroy. ILL.,, In order t
attract out OF town trade. gave ava
turkeys and other kinds OF poultr,
The birds were permitted 10 fly fror
the roof Of tall building. one at
time. and the persons who seized tn
birds we're declared the owners. Sc,
eral thousand persons Joined tn
chase.
villa will take Juarez within tn
week and his capture Of the city wi
be the signal for war between III
United States and the conQueror ,
northern Mexico. according to Ma
A. H. Williams Of the department I
the adjutant general OF Colorado, WI
returned from the border to Denve
Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON
Senator Chamberlain OF Gregg
will offer in Congress q Joint resol
ton to abolish thhe electoral collei
by amendment to the constitution
] the United States.
D A two and one.half cent piece is d
manded by the country. according
the director Of the mint. whose annu
report recommends passage Of a Ia
authorizing coins OF that denomln
$ tion from copper and nickel.
The War Department Tuesday q
" nounced the receipt through offici
I channels Of Information" that CT
q huahua City had fallen to Francis
villa. General Trevino. Carranza col
mander. having evacuated the towr
a The Polish National Defense CO..
!, mittee OF Chicago. In letter to Cou
: Won Bernstorff. the German ambass
!. dor, made public In Washington. I
clares that establishment by Germa
Of the kingdom Of Poland is q corn
stone for permanent peace In EuroI
!. Secretary Daniels awarded CT
: : tracts for more than $65.00O.000 wol
!. Of new fighting ships for the navy,
:, cluding four battleships at 3ll l,0OO,C
= each, two fleet submarines at appro
: mately S1.1s0.0o0 each. and TWEEN
seven coast submarines at from SIS