The sun., 1916-12-31

X3X3W RVvUD3X ~ ~ NJy0s
dsSWal q The United States TROOPS
freW Mex1co n forty dayA coaditiooAl
upon the Carransa government show.
ias within that time that Il could pro-
tect the border and prevent raids By
bandits upon American territory.
Two days before the signinG q this
protocol villa at the head of Q strong
force, attacked Chihuahua City and
after . hattie lasting several days he
captured that city. CAxrAnAA roGat0ed
centrol on December J.
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Congress vas IN session continu.
ously from January =. when u
sembled after the Chrtetmas hclidays.
until September y. Esry IN he ses-
sion a hot night developed over the
Philippine bill passed by the Houss
ment proSidine Tor the eranoing of
fuil noepenoen 10 the
within from NO U -FOUR years. IN May
the iiouse TecNd n C'ark amend
mcnt' ana on august IL the senate &C
copied q compromNe p'eoeine
pendence TO n when the
ipipo are NJ TOT seM-eoverhmeni.
on renruary . .ne tiouse passed
oill prohioitlhe chno iaocr IN the man
fracture " Pr"ouc's .or ih,ers's'e
commerce ana ia'e !" .he sessio" 'ne
OIL was PASSED os I'M Sena.e anu
siSnea o! 'he resident. ~" eoruar!
IL the senate rsuneo 'ne na!'ian
treaty proNioihs TOT american
vision OF tne rance INC ponce regu-
lation OF ffayu'
bihs prov1dine Tor n r~eoreaniza-
Ion OF the ohited STATES army ana m
ereasins ITS peace ana war streng.n
were passed ps Tue fiouse on Marcn
n ps the senate on Aprh 10. Inc
differences between the Two houses
were WORKED OUT IN conference ana
tne measure was s'eheo oS 'he fresi-
dent. other measures proNid'hs ior
pie INCREASES an 'ne soens'h VI ,ne
navy. the enlargement ana extension
OF the army AND navy aerial service
were enacted into law
While these measures were uhder
INCARCERATION IN ~ great pre-
paredness parades we're heid In many
cities throughout the ant the
largest being held in New York on
May IL. Boston on May "a. Chicago on
June ) and SAT- FRANCISCO on July 90
The Senate, on july Fl. passed a
bill providing for the building OF 15'
ships for the United States navy dur
ing the next three years. On August
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the Senate passed a I'M carrying APP
preparations of &3l3.t7o.447 for the
maintenance Of the array for the en-
suing fiscal year. This was an increase
of sl3l. SS,. 0sa over the amount car
r,ed nv the hill AS previously passed
bv rho House. On August IS the
House accented the Senate amend
went. IN tho army a~ppropria,ion hill.
On .July II the rural credi, measure
,ac.sd nv Congress became a Law
mon rsce,vinr h signature Of Presi.
den, wilson.
r.. HIS. IN May 90 nasscs a hill
n,a,r,a,;r, s,o 200 oOo IN he used nv
he Government for the purchase and
oneration N Sims for the purpose of
,aba bi,i,a,inr the American merchant
m,r,ne The senate passed the bill
Iur,., Is nv a vote o, IS TO q afte,
on. 81 ,b. most bitterly contested
tar,s,s,ive struggles OF the Wilson ad.
ninistra,ion.
On Sen,ember +, the Senate ratified
,,a go nro,iainr for the purchase
hy tho I-ni,.a states of the Danish
-, Indies.
Last Fa11's
The Presidential election and the
.mnsivn which preceded i, occupied
a large part Of the attention OF thu
n.on,e n, The United states through.
an, the year 1916. ON June 5 TIT
Vom.n,s nar,y was organized and
on.,.a ,,s frs, convention in Chicago
Tue DAYS later both the Republican
ard Progressive national convention.
onened in Chicago. On June 10 forme,
presiden, Theodore Roosevelt va.
nominated for President by the Pro
rressiyes and Charles Evans Hughes
Associate Justice OF the United States
supreme Court and former Governor
! AZ New York, was dominated by th'
Republicans. The Republicans nomi
mated Charles ". Fairbanks OF Indiani
Ia Yice.President and the Progress
sive. named John NJ. Parker Of Louis
ana As Roosevelt's running mate.
On June II the Democratic nationa
convention convened in ST. Louis an'
the following day President Wiisoi
ana Vice-President Marshall were re
- u;shout OupOSitiOn. oi