The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-07-14
NEWS OF GENERAL
INTEREST FROM THE
WORLD AT LARGE.
FRIDAY.

The dc factO Government OF Mexico
was informally informed Tonight thru
Eliseo Arredondo Ambassador desig-
nate, that the United STATES welcomed
Gen. carranza's proposal to adjust all
pending differences between the two
Governments by direct diplomatic ne
gotiation. Mr.. Lansing virtually had
completed draft Of the communicsl-
ton Tonight. but il may be read 10 the
Cabinet to-day before il is delivered.
Violent counter attacks by the Ger
mans on the French lines on both
banks Of the Somme were repuIsed
with heavF losses TO the attackers. ac-
cordfng to the official statement issued
by the French War ONCE
Teachers unions were attacked by
Jacob Loeb. president OF the Board Of
Education Of Chicago. in an address
in New York yesterday al a meeting
OF the department OF school admins
tratiOE, held in Connection with the
convention OF the National Education
Association. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
formerly Superintendent OF Schools OF
Chicago. answered Mr.. Loeb in a spir-
tied defense OF the principle.
The War Department announced last
night that il would call out the regular
army reserve to I'LL up the ranks OF
the new organizations Of regulars pro-
yided for by the army Reorganization
act The reserve consists principally
Of men who have been honorabIy dis
charged from service.
Army instructions received AT Fort
Thomas yesterday authorized the re-
cruiting necessary to fill the ranks Of
the Kentucky infantry thinned by the
rejection OF many officers ard men and
10 be further thinned. The recruiting
may be conducted at the mobilization
camp or at home stations
In a complete report on the naval
battle Of Jutlard between the Eng
Iish and Germans. issued yesterday By
sir Admiral JeIIicOe. the German loss
IS are estimated at i0s .OG5 tons and
the British at IL. 900 tons. A more lib
eraI estimate places the German loss
Is al lIs.o0O tons
The defense practically closed its
side in the trial OF William II. Orpst.
university student charged with poison
ing Marion Lambert, a High School
girl. when chemists demolished the
theory that cyanide Of potassium soiu-
ton caused the girls death
Representatives Of the cattle grow
ers and the packing interests were
given a final hearing yesterday by a
House Judiciary Subcommittee on the
proposed investigation OF the packing
industry by the Federal Trade Com
mission
A four-day debate was begun in the
House Of Congress yesterday on the
Administration Revenue Bill. designed
to raise sIs7 .0O0. 900 next year BY a
surtax on incomes. and by taxes on in
heritanees and or war munitions prof
nsL
The transfer Of David Lloyd George
to the Ministry Of War has been on
ciaIly announced Lord Derby. who
did valuable work in recruiting Eng
lands immense armies. has been ap-
pointed Under Secretary.
Flags in e Paso were al half mast
yesterday when the bodies Of nine |
American soldiers were brought across
the border from CarrizaL where the
troopers were killed several weeks ago. |
Seventeen dead and property loss
aggHgaEing several millions is the |
toll Of the storm that swept Louis
lana. Mississippi. Alabama and Florida
SATURDAY.