The Ordway new era., 1916-12-08

in Turkish Armenia.
Germany's famous "man-power' bill
introduced In the Reichstas.
Teutons claim to have taken $50,
prisoners and many cannon and otheI
booty in their advance on Bucharest
Russian troops have reached Buch
Arrest to aid the Rumanians in their
desperate attempt to save their coun
try and its capital.
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 Sc
we're check north of Monastir, Berlin
reports. Attack over front OF sew
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 Bu'
charest, captured by Won Falkenhayn
army and Rumanians are reported to
be retreating In disorder.
Troops from the entente fleet in the
Mediterranean are reported to have
landed at Piraeus. the port OF Athens,
to enforce Admiral du Fournet's de-
mands that Greece shall turn over its
arms and ammunition to the allies.
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.
London believes that Great Britain
will reconsider its refusal of the re-
quest Of Washington for a safe con
duct to Count Tarnowski Won Tar
now, recently appointed AustroHun-
garian ambassador to the United
States.
Prohibition carried in Montana By
O majority of 2S.ss6 votes, it was of
ficially announced.
A statewide referendum on the
liquor question is to be demanded al
the 1918 election in Wisconsin.
The ashes Of the late Jack London
the author. we're buried on 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 $4,000 soldiers at Fort
Sam Houston and Camp Wilson fol-
Thanksgiving.
Major Bosse announced that he will
take steps at once to open wholesale
municipal markets at Evansville. Ind.
where food products will be sold &c
the consumers at cost.
r. r. Watson, bank president, was
found guilty of murder and sentenced
to ninety-nine years Imprisonment by
jury in the District Court at Waco
Tex. Watson was charged with
shooting and killing John S. Patterson
state banking commissioner.
United States Attorney Genera
Gregory. who was at Austin. Tex, tc
arrange for changing his legal resi-
dence from Austin to Houston, in
formed close personal friends that he
expected to retire from the Cabine
the latter part of December or early
in January.
Villa will take Juarez within thu
week and his capture OF the city will
be the signal for war between th'
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northern Mexico. according to Mai
A. H. Williams Of the department o
the adjutant general of Colorado, VIII
returned from the border to Denver
Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Daniels awarded con
tracts for more than $65,00O, 900 worti
of new fighting ships for the navy, in
cluding four battleships at $11 10000
each, two fleet submarines at approx
mately s1,19o.Oo0 each. and twenty
seven coast submarines at from 1894
900 to $69s.00O each.
The case Of the Missouri, Oklahom;
& Gulf railroad. selected to test th
constitutionality Of the Adamson law
was placed on the Supreme Cour
docket, the last step in perfection b,
the government OF Its appeal from
Federal Judge Hooks decision hold
ing the law unconstitutional.
A carefully guarded wireless mes
sage received by Ambassador vo,
Bsrnstorff from the German foreigl
office was reported to contain infor
nation that German submarine sanI
the British steamer Marina Oct. Is
with the loss Of five Americans. In vic
laffna IT the submarine warfar
spsedgss given to the United States.
~ formal statament TO the press
" 4na .. Bryan H. announced ti,a
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