The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-25


Gen. Gene Baptiste Marchland, one
Of the most notable figures In the
French army. has been killed at the
front
strike OF union telegraph opera
tors employed by the Western Union
I'm Washington was ayerted when the
company relnstated IL telegrapherF
recently discharged.
The tank steamship Standard AT
row the largest vessel OF It's kind In
the world. was launched at Phihdel
phia The vessel Is i6S feet Ions aud
has a capacity OF 100000 gallons.
Consul General skinner In mes
sage 10 the state department an
nounced that the british steamer
Etria has been sunk by a German sub
marine
Practically all the striking workmen
at the plants OF the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufactures company,
In East Pittsburg Pa, have returned
to work
J. " Samples. - years old. has en-
tered Marshall college. at Huntington
W. Va, as p student.
Coffee will displace beer az the let
Ter carriers state convention in Plain
field. y j.. ON May 30
Mrs Carl Hync OF New Harmony
ind. was bitten by bear Gypsles
camped near New Harmony had TWO
bears and Mrs Hyne was curcssins
one when the animal sank its teeth IN
| her arm.
Gov dunno OF Illinois called az the
White House ana invited President
Wilson to address the Illinois Bar as
sociation in Chicago June 8
Al telegraph operators on the Penn.
sylyania lines east n Pittshure have
been notified Of wage increase
Seventeen fromen we're overcome
by an explosion Of gas during fire at
me Oriental Tea company's plant, II
Milwaukee.
Shocked by too fashionable dis
play OF ankles by several telephone
girls on the streets. the head operator
at Paterson, n j.. has ordered all 10
cal hello" girls to wear long skirts.
! DIR. Clemens Delbrueck. German
minister Of the interior and viceohan.
cellor, has resigned.
The Hansa Steamship company Of
Bremen. the third largest German
navigation concern. reports It's net
profits Of 1915 we're $4,000. as com.
pared with 100000 In the year DO
fore the war.
II was announced by the Yale cor.
poration that former President Taft
would give courses In international
law next year, In addition to his pres.
ent courses 10 constitutional law
The king Of Denmark. whose zach,
Nurdug w. won President Wilson's
cup at the Panama. Pacific exposition
has invited San Francisco yachtsmen
= to race To- Danish waters this summer
IL
Clinton G.. Brown. mayor Of San
Antonio, Tex, enrolled for the civil
ians' training camp June II 10 July s
D Mayor Lindsey OF Dallas and Mayor
e Tyn OF Fort Worth also have en-
= oiled.
The senate agreed 10 the army reor
ganization bill az amended by ia,
house and senate conference commit
y tee. The measure will be sent to IA,
!. house Immediately.
: The board Of education barre,
Shakespeare The Merchant Of Ven
ice" from the New Haven tCOnn.
, schools
\ Adj. Gen. Harry r Gamble u Colo
I RADIO requested the designations Of al
= Officers OF the field and staff Of III
militia
u William White, the discharged M
Il gro trooper who killed two negroe
n and wounded a white woman. wa
n wounded and captured In a battle. an
c or an exchange OF shots with soldier
from Fort Leayenworth
% Franklin Lane. secretary OF the IL
Is terror. granted full citizenship right
10 to l7O residents OF tho Yankton Siou
u reservation
a forest fire burned $500 acres {
V the Jemez division OF the Santa +
Z national forest
~ a resolution TO pledge congress I
support all efforts Of the president {
maintain "eyen-handed and undiscriu
10 mating neutrality and facilitate IN
II establishment Of a permanent peac
~ was introduced by Senator Gore
Gov Whitman has been requested b
V. the war department 10 select thre
W enlisted members Of the nation;