Tombstone epitaph., 1916-12-17

GeTmans capture more Russlan pos4- tions west of Lutsk on the Russian front.
 Petrograd declares the allies prom ised Constantinople and the Darda- nelles to Russia
 Serbians report victorious progress on the Cerna front in Macedonia More Bulgar positions captured.
 Italian steamer Palermo tnrpelned and sunk off coast of Spain. Twenty five Americans aboard. of whom one is said 10 have been fatally wounded.
 With the fall of Bucharest the cen tral powers are now in possession of four capitals of entente allied states, the others being Brussels, Belgrade and Cettinge.
 According to Sofia. the Bulgarians repulsed heavy Russian attacks Der lin admits slight progress in the north west by the Russians north and south of the Trotus. In the Carpathians south Of Jablonitza. the Russians cap tured another height.
 Political crisis in Great Britain cul- minated with resignation of Premier Asquith and rendering of prime minis tership to Andrew Bonar Law. Union ;st leader. David Lloyd-George. prin- cipal opponent of Asquith, mentioned as an alternative choice should Law decline the post.
 Simultaneously with the announce ment of the fall of Bucharest came the news of the capture of Ploeshti. north of the capital, the conquest of which places in the hands of the invaders the last railroad in the west and gives to them the line running northward to Jassy. where the capital of Ru- mania is now situated.
 Bucharest is in the hands of the forces Of the central powers. Exactly 100 days after the declaration of war by Rumania against them finds the Teutonic allies in control of about 50.000 square miles of Rumanian ter ritory-virtually one-half of the king dom-running from the Transylvanian Alps northwest Of the capital 10 the Danube south of it. and large part of Dobrudja.
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 A requisition for s2,52s.i77 worth of postage stamps. the largest order ever forwarded from Chicago. was sent to Washington.
 Three armed men held up the State bank Of Bothell. fifteen miles north of Seattle. Wash, obtaining about 5000. and escaped in an automobile
 Governor Morehead issued a procla- nation declaring the prohibitory act adopted at the recent election to be a part of the constitution of the state Of Nebraska, effective May l, 1917.
 At Phoenix, Ariz.. Charles Miner was instantly killed when four Mexi- cans who had footed the Buckeye Val. ley Bank engaged in street battle with officials of the bank and cit'zens
 Julius C. Gunter. governor-elect Of Colorado was taken suddenly III in Washington and was unable to attend the opening of arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Wyoming Colorado water case.
 Binding Herman B. Rosenblum, Los Angeles express messenger by throwing pepper in his eyes. a masked highwayman stole two canvas bags from the Wells Fargo office. contain ing s20,000 in gold. and made his escape.
 Damages of $7.140 against Chauncey Dewey and ten of his cowboys" for the killing of Daniel P. Berry in June. 1903, was awarded to Mrs Harriet Berry by a jury at Goodland. Kan. It had been in the courts eight times and may go to the Supreme Court of Kan sas.
 Directors of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company authorized a distribution equal to 10 per cent of a years pay to all its employees in the service of the system for at least two years and whose annual compensation does not exceed $2,5o0. President Rip ley said that the amount to be distrib- uted was estimated at about $2,750 900. WASHINGTON
 The Supreme Court held constitu- tionsl ice cream laws of Iowa and Pennsylvania
 Representative Lindbergh of Mime sota would have the President take steps to end the European war.
 William J. Bryan opposed exclusive federal regulation of railroads before joint railroad investigating committee.
 The United States government has inquired of the Austrian government concerning facts surrounding the tor pedoing of the American steamer Che mung by an Austrian submarine.
 The final report of the Democratic National committee on its campaign receipts and expenditures. filed with the House. shows total receipts of