Tombstone epitaph., 1916-12-31
THE WORLD IN
 PARAGRAPHS 4 BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
 EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

spirited artillery Guels.
 Berlin records attacks favorable to Turks and Bulgarians in the Struma region of the Macedonian front.
 Lloyd's announces the sinking Of the Danish steamer Michail Ontchoukoit and the British schooner Constance Mary.
 Russian and Roumanian troops seemingly are at a point where they either must make stand or cross the Danube into southwest Bessarabia or into Moldavia
 Gen. Joffre handed over the com mand Of the French armies of the north and northeast to Gen. Robert George Neville, recently appointed commander-in-chief
 French forces have taken a total of 11,3S7 German prisoners on the Nerduu front since Dec 15. according t0 the announcement made by the French war office.
 Teutonic forces make an infantry attack after SoIG G5aTai1s Russian trenches in Galicia, southwest of Brody, but are forced by the Russian fire 10 return to their own lines.
 Berlin says that in Dubrudja the Russians have retreated, although the Teutonic allies are advancing toward the lower Danube. Berlin also an nounces the capture of more than a thousand Russians and Rumanians and quantities of provisions. In the Carpathians the Russians and Teutons continue fighting. but with no great victories falling to either side.
 Russians and Roumanians face about and give battle to the Teutonic forces in northern Dubrudja. Petrograd re ports that attacks by the invaders near Parlita, on the left bank of the Danube, have been repulsed. British troops carry out successful raids on the German trenches near Gomme court and Arras. Germans shell the British line north of the Somme near FesSubert Austrian artillery is espe- cially active on the Carso front in the Austro-Italian theater of war.
 According to London reports sey- enteen Americans were killed in the sinking of the British horse transport Russian. Dec. A. Berlin estimates losses on the western front at l,300- 900 for the British and $500 GOO for the French and states that the Somme drive alone cost the allies 750,O00 nen. Germany claims successes for the Teutonic forces in northern Dob rudia. Petrograd declares the offen- sive of the central powers in Rumania has been checked.
 WESTERN
 Luther Burbank, famous plant wiz ard, was married in San Francisco to Miss Elizabeth Waters, who has been his private secretary for two years. Miss Waters home is at Hastings, Mich.
 GO out and kill them" was the ad- vice Governor Williams gave to the people of northeastern Oklahoma, who are overrun with bandits, discussing the $20,0OO bank robbery at Skiatook. Okla. The governor placed the blame for crime in this section upon the of ficers of the law.
 I. D. O'Donnell, federal supervisor of irrigation. issued calls at Billings, Mont, for three conferences Of recIa- nation officials on operation and maintenance of government projects. The dates follow: Boise, Idaho, Jan. IS, 16 and IT; Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 22.
  Feb. Is, 16 and IT.
 WASHINGTON
 Americas plea to Russia, repeated about ten days ago by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd, for prompt for warding of large relief supplies held at Tien-Tsin, China, for German and Austrian prisoners in Siberia, has brought results.
 The emergency appropriation bill providing s4,250O0 for dependent fam flies of guardsmen and regulars, passed the House and was taken up immediately in the Senate. It carries sz.V,000 for the Philadelphia mint. s37,O00 for Denver, s25,5O0 for San TIduCA5Co anu $fosVVo TUT Nht A>t" York assay office to care for extra work on account of the unusual de mand for coins.
 The House voted itself a Christmas recess from adjournment on Friday. Dec P, to noon. Jan. 2.
 Exports of paper and paper manufac- turers this ycar will reach Sf0.000, 900. doubling those of any previous yeai, according to figures assembled by the bureau of foreign and domestic com nerce.
 A bill providing for imprisonment of taose found guilty of cornering food stsffs was offered by Senator Poindex- ter A penitentiary sentence of not less than six months nor more than three years was provided in the bill