The Tomahawk., 1916-09-14

Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News

European War News
The question Of the central powers
delivering an ultimatum to Greece was
discussed in political circles in Ber-
lin, according to the koelnische Volks-
zeitung. Greece's submission to the
demands of the entente allies is inter-
preted by the newspaper as an aban-
dOnment of neutrality.
Despite the fact, reported from
Petrograd, that the Russian columns
advancing through the Dokrodja (east-
ern Roumania) have clashed with the
Bulgarians, the Teuton-Bulgar army
invading that region continues victori-
GUS, according to advices from Berlin.
The invaders captured the City of Dob
ritch.
The French troops have captured the
village Of Ommiecourt, Hospital farm,
Rainnette wood and part of Marrieres
wood, and progressed in other regions
north of the Somme, according to the
official communication issued by the
Paris war office. The prisoners cap
tured number $500, and the cannon 36.
Representatives at Athens Of Great
Britain and France presented to the
Greek government at Athens note
demanding control over the Greek
posts and telegraphs, and insisting
on the deportation from Greece OF
agents of the central powers.
The Bulgar- German invasion Of Rou-
mania has begun. After concentrating
in the vicinity Of Varna, Bulgaria, Il
strong force Of German and Bulgarian
troops was thrown across the Danube
and the Black sea, according to DILL
cial announcement from Berlin. Inc
RoumaRian frontier guards were
thrown back "with losses"
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Thirteen Zeppelin airships took part
in raid over eastern Britain,
and an unofficial statement issued, ut
London says it was the most formid-
able attack by air ever made on Eng
land. One Zeppelin was shot down ut
London ard two were driven off.
It is learned from Il reliable source
in Athens, Greece, that King Constan-
tine has declared to the entente min
listers that after ROumania's participa-
ton in tie war he was disposed to re-
consider Greek policy.
The Russians stOrmed PlOSka height,
southeast of ZelOna, in the Carpathl-
ans, and retained possession of it, the
German war office at Berlin admits.
Domestic
Two violent storms caused heavy
property damage, and endangered life
ut Chicago. Telephone and telegraph
wires in wide area around the city
were thrown down and communication
service was crippled. The First Con-
gregational church of Oak Park was
destroyed by fire. The loss was esti-
mated at 100000.
Rates on iron ore from lower Lake
Erie ports to Ohio, Kentucky, West
Virginia and western Pennsylvania
were pronounced generally unreason-
able by the interstate commerce COM
mission at Washington.
Four persons were killed and three
Vf iNi
Sandusky, O., when an automobile in
which they were riding plunged over
q 14-foot embankment. All the occu-
pants of the car were from Ann Ar
Dor, Mich.
William ]. Patterson OF Pittsburgh,
Pa, was elected commander in chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic ut
Kansas City.
Fifty persons, about half of them
from Chicago, were injured when the
Grand Rapids & Indiana resort flyer,
south-bound from Mackinaw City, left
the rails near MancelOna, Mich, while
travelling at 40 miles an hour, and IL
coaches left the track, broken rail
causing the accident.
A little farm of rock-ribbed soil and
'crawtish land" at Hodgenville, Ky, be-
came q nations shrine when President
Wilson accepted on behalf of the peo-
pie Of the United States the memorial
park into which the birthplace of
Abraham Lincoln has been trans
formed.
Edward Lyndon of Marine City,
Mich, one of the builders of the Baby
Marold, which burned after making
new world record in the hydrOplane
speed boat race Labor day, was
drowned after gas explosion in the
wreck of the boat.
Patrick Anderson Valentine. thirteen
years old, is the residuary legatee of
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