Tombstone epitaph., 1916-09-10
THE WORLD IN
 PARAGRAPHS
4 DRiEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
 E!GN couNTRIEa
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolN6s AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Ns~spspsr Union Csvs ssrsies ABOUT THE WAR
 Greeks demand entrance into war.
 Rumanian King, at head of army, is leading drive to obtain foothold in Hungary.
 Bulgarians now are in possession of all the forts defending Kayala with one exception.
 Minor fighting reported in France and Belgium. German attack at Fler-y ts:ls.
 New Balkan beligerents are fight ing alongside Russians. and Vienna admits reyerses.
 Rumania declares war on Austria and troops of the two nations clash in frontier mountain passes.
 Austrian positions in the Carnic Alps captured by Italians. according 10 the official statement from Rome.
 Paris reports gains by Serbs near Vetrenika. Bulgars occupy positions abandoned by Greeks west of Kayala.
 London reports capture Of several hundred yards of a German trench north of Bazentin le Petit and gairs near Ginchy.
 Reports were received al Berlin that the Rumanians have been defeat ed in their first efforts 10 force way through three mountain passes into Hungary.
 cordon of government troops un- der Gen. Elizondo has surrounded Sa- City, occupied by Villas bandits Gen. Jacinto Treyino announced.
 Italy has declared war on Germany. transmitting word 10 Berlin through the Swiss foreign office. This deyol- opment, long expected. is believed to have an important bearing on the flu ture conduct of the campaign in the Balkans.
 The Twenty-second battalion. Son ora infantry, was practically annihil- ated after Il had been ambushed by YaQuis near Batamonte. in the Ala mos district, according to reports brought to Douglas, Ariz., by arrivals from Sahuaripa, 25O miles south Of the frontier.
 WESTERN
 Robbers in a double bank robbery at Homer, III, got sl2,0O0.
 Bishop L. R. Brewer of the Montana diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church died at Helena, aged v.
 
 clared a quarantine against the word to arrest the spread of infantile par alysis.
 Five railroads operating in Cobra do. anticipating a general railway strike on Labor Day, issued embar- goes upon shipments of perishable freight.
 Prosperity is evidenced in the fields and on the ranges in every section ot Colorado and Wyoming. according 10 the August bulletin of agricultural and industrial conditions, issued by Denver bank.
 William G. Snyder, 45. died from a broken neck sustained when he was struck in the jaw by Peter Shaw. during a fist fight at Dallas, Texas. Shaw surrendered to officers and was placed in jail.
 Deeds conveying property valued al more than s2,000,O00 to James n. Ward, attorney for Edward w. Morri- son, were ordered impounded by Fed eral Judge Landis at Chicago, when the inquiry into the eccentric mil iionaire's lost millions was resumed WASHINGTON
 James J. O'Keane Of Vancouver. Wash, was nominated for receiver of public moneys at Vancouver.
 Tobacco growers protested to south ern senators and representatives against British tobacco embargo.
 President Wilson laid the railway strike situation before Congress Aug. 2s in an address to both Houses as sembled in joint session.
 The Senate committee on public lands reported without amendment the bill to enlarge the Rocky Mountain National Park bill, which already has passed the House.
 Members of Congress expressed the opinion Wednesday that the passage of the eight-hour law recommended by President Wilson would preveI.t waIkout on Labor Day by railroad brotherhood men.
 President Wilson nominated John c Koons, now chief postal inspec- tor, as first assistant postmaster-gen- eral to succeed Daniel c. Roper, who resigned recently to assist in the Democratic campaign.
 President Wilson signed the army, navy. Philippine and bill of ladins bills. The ceremony was featured by the presence of nearly 100 persons, in cluding Secretary of War Baker. members of the committees who han dled the diffrent bills in the Houuse and Senate. prominent Filipinos ard others.