The Washington herald., 1916-12-29

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. &.-Nine directors of
The Grocers' and Butchers Association
this afternoon were indicted by the Lu-
cas- county grand Jury for conspiracy in
restraint OF trade.
Galeton, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Daniel O'Connell,
engineer, and Bert Hazlett, a dock fore
man. were killed today when the crown
sheet Of locomotive blew on at the
plant OF the Emporium Lumber Company
here.
Baltimore. Nd, Dec. S-overcome by
the heat of lighted stove Francis s.
Ferguson, OF Philadelphia, was taken to
hospital suffering from heat prostra-
tion.
Rio Janeiro, Dec 8.-An arbitration
treaty between Brazil and Uruguay was
signed here today
Amsterdam, Dec. 2s-Austrian Privy
Councillor Rudolf Siegbart, governor of
! the Austrian land bank, has resigned and
has been succeeded by Ritter Won 10th,
says dispatch from Vienna.
Amsterdam. Dec. 3-The order OF
Merit has been conferred on Captain
Valentiner. commander Of a German sub
marine, for sinking 12S ships, according
to dispatches received here today.
Los Angeles. Cal. Dec S-Dayid Cap
Ian, convicted OF completely in the dyna-
miting OF the Los Angeles Times build
ing IN 1870 was sentenced to ten years
in San Quentin today.
Remington, n. j., Dec S-John Nc
Loughlin alias William McLoughlin was
today sentenced to life Imprisonment at
hard labor by Judge Thomas w. Tren-
chard for the murder OF Richard ].
Wyckoff last February.
Paris, Dec. 28.-Lieut Guynemer. of the
French air service, has brought down
his twenty-fifth aeroplane, the war ofIce
announced today.
Panama, Dec. S.-Captain Peter Evans
OF the canal tug Reliance, and five mem
oers OF his crew, perished when the boat
was s"amped near Christobal, accord
ing TO reports reaching here today.
Newark. N. J.. Dec. 2S-Surrounded by
ms no descendants, John Ernest Rach
celebrated his 1o2nd birthday here TODAY,
Bach is an arch foe OF prohibition.
London. Dec 2s.-Rumanian OIL fields
valued at s15O0ooOoO were DESTROYED hv a
British military mission before the Ger
man invasion, It was announced bv w
w. Rutherford. member Of Parliament.
at meeting OF the Ruma nian ConsolI-
dated OIL Fields Company here today.
Rome. Dec. 2s.-The friendly spirit in
which President Wilson made his peace
initiative to the belligerent countries was
emphasized by Thomas Nelson Page, the
American Ambassador. in an interview
with Baron Sonnino, the Italian foreign
minister, on Wednesday
London, Dec. "a dispatch from Paris
says that the Bank of France proba hIv
will be appointed agent in France for
the Federal Reserve Bank OF New York.
New York. Dec &.-Twenty-five mill
lion dollars in gold came to the J. P.
Morgan Company today from Canada.
Berne, Dec 8-An avalanche has swent
away number Of houses near Simplon
Pass and killed two men. A snow slide
is threatening the village of Champery
with destruction.
Paris, Dec. Standardization of the
Greek army in compliance with the de-
mands Of the allies, is taking place rapid
ly. says a dispatch from Athens today.
Lancaster, Pa, Dec. @-Miss Ada n
Burkett r6, pretty and divorced, and
Frank B. Rill, both of Lancaster, have
taken out a marriage license. Miss
Burkett divorced her first husband last
May.
London, Dec. 2s.-Former Premier
Asquith has issued a statement DENYING
| that his daughter, Elizabeth, Is engaged
to be married.