The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28

placement, 51,400 tons; horsepower. IT,
500
Sporting: Molly Bjurstedt again won
the wonen's tennis singles champion
ship over Mrs. Edward Raymond by
scores of Go, ell
10. Fire: Fire on the grain pier of the
Northern Central railway at Canton,
Md. caused property loss of $4,000, e00;
15 persons killed and 10 injured.
10. Bandit Raid: American troops lost
killed and 6 wounded in a skirnlish
with bandits at St. Ignacio, Tex.
Political: President Woodrow Wilson
and Vice President Thomas r Mar
shall renominated at St Louis
10. Mexico: Gen. Trevino notified Gen
Pershing that movement Of troops
south, east or west would be consider
ed a hostile act
IL. Sporting: Syracuse won the varsity
miles at Poughkeepsie. Time: SYRIA
cuse, 20 min, Is 2-5 Sec; Cornell, 20
min e 40 Sec; Columbia, 20 min. Al is
sec; Pennsylvania, 20 min. 81 4-5 sec.
Junior Varsity: Syracuse, IL min. Is 2-5
sec; Cornell, II min. SIS Sec; Co
lumbia, II min. 80 Sec; Pennsylvania,
u min. is sec.
IL. Mexico: President Wilson called out
the organized militia Of the whole
country for service on the Mexican
border
20. Obituary: Edward S. Ellis American
novelist and historian, at Cliff island,
Me; aged rs
Mexico: President Wilson notified the
Mexican government that American
troops would not be withdrawn from
Mexican soil.
"a. Mexico: Two troops of the 10th cav
airy were in action outside CarrizaI,
ninety miles south of Juarez, with
Carranza forces. Mexican Gen. Felix
Gomez was killed; also Capt. G. T.
Boyd and Lieut.. Adair of the 10th cav
airy; % troopers were made prisoners
by the Mexicans, 13 killed and 10 miss
ing
q. Mexico: Militia ordered to proceed to
the Mexican border.
rs. Mexico: President Wilson demanded
the immediate release Of the CarTizal
war prisoners.
%. Mexico: 23 prisoners taken by Next
cans at Carrizal were delivered to the
United States forces.
80. Political: Germany and Austria con-
Guided treaty of military and COM
meroiaI alliance for Is years duration.
Sporting; Chick (Charles) Evans won
the national open golf championship,
one Of the two greatest golf honors
in the United States. Evans Is the
third amateur to win the American
open title. His total score was 2s6
strokes for "a holes, a record.
JULY.
/. Preparedness: New United States ar
my reorganization law in effect.
Convention: National Educational as
ISOLATION met in New York
8. Personal: Col. G. A. Dodd, leader Of
Of an advance into Mexico, promoted
to brigadier general
Obituary: Mrs. Hetty Green, known
as the richest woman in the world, in
New York city; aged 49,
Q. Political Japan and Russia signed
treaty Of alliance.
Q. Merchant Submarines: German mer-
chant submarine Deutschland reached
Baltimore; IS days out from Helgo-
land port.
Is. Obituary: Professor Ellie Metchni-
koff, noted bacteriologist, sharer in
the Nobel prize for medical research,
in Paris; aged II.
POLITICAL Italy abrogated mutual rights
treaty with Germany.
1918. Flood: Disastrous floods in Virgin
la, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Deaths and missing estimated at so;
property loss upward Of $15,000,9 coo;
flood victims in Alabama 10000 a
IL. Political: Rural credits bill became
law
1S. Neutral Rights: British trade black
list OF American firms officially pub
ushed In London
20. The Epidemic: Paralysis cases in New
York city totaled $500; 4S7 deaths.
%. Obituary: James Whitcomb Riley,
popular poet at Indianapolis, Ind;
aged 68 (about).
"a. Tunnel Disaster: Explosion in Cleve-
land waterworks tunnel under Lake
Erie killed Is persons
II. Heat Wave: Intense heat in middle
west; 112 degrees In Iowa
80. Munition Explosion: War munitions
at transit depot in New York har-
Dor caused a loss Of about $l5,000000.
Heat Wave: Temperature at 1917 caug-
ed III deaths in Chicago, making total
il 4 days 264 Temperature highest
since 1901 Gary, Ind, registered 116
degrees; San Francisco, 81; FL Paso,
Tex, So.
I'll. Record Heat: Hottest July Dist on
record in New York city-93 degrees;
Chicago, rs.
AUGUST.
2. Weather Vagaries; CIoudburst drown
ed Is persons along Blairs creek, Ten
nessee; 10 missing.
Merchant Submarine: The Deutschland
sailed from the Virginia capes, bound
for Germany
g. Irish Revolt: Sir Roger Easement,
Irish revolutionist, hanged for trea-
son in London.
Mexico: Mexico appointed members Of
a Joint commission to confer on the
issues with the United States.
f. Antarctic Exploration: Lieut.. Shack
Teton reached Falkland islands and re-
ported his failure to reach Elephant
island and rescue his crew.
Danish Islands: United States and Den
mark signed treaty for the cession Of
the Danish West Indian islands to the
United States price agreed upon S25,-
00o,o00.
g. Storm Disaster: Cloudburst and flood
in Cabin Creek valley, West Virginia,
destroyed 66 lives and caused property
loss of IS, 000,0 600.
Ii Trolley Accident: 2s deaths in trolley
collision at Echo, Pa.
Ia. Weather Vagaries: Coolest Aug. IA
in east in 46 years; thermometer touch
ed Sc; averaged 68.
49, Storm: Hurricane damaged crops in
Texas; loss over 100000; 13 deaths.
o. Mexico: Franklin K. Lane, Judge
George Gray ana Or. John r. Mott
appointed on Mexican joint commits
sion.
g. Merchant Submarine: The Deutsch-
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