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vile, Ill, charged with having given
false testimony IN the murder trial Of
TenAill Horr last September, was
found guilty Of perjury, and his pun
ishment was fixed at from one to IL
years in the penitentiary.
Because OF the increasing activity
Of Austro-German submarines in the
Mediterranean, Lloyds has tripled the
usual rates Of insurance for ships TAX
ing the Mediterranean and suez canal
routes.
DR.. Helen Eoien, who has been
working in the American hospital at
Nice, said more than 10000 allied sol
diers had been made blind since the
war began.
James DOnnelly, a former dry goods
clerk in st. Jehns, N. F., is the war
hero OF the colony. At the Darda-
nehes he acquitted himself so well
that King George awarded the mill
tary cross to him.
On adVices received from Consul
General Sinner, at London, Secretary
Lansing is preparing a protest to Eng
land against the seizure Of mail for
the United States from Holland via
London.
Five Boston children are dead as a
result of having eaten poisoned
candy. A physician said the deaths
could be traced to sweets eaten at
Christmas.
In a spelling bee between parents
and children given under the auspices
Of the Mothers club of the public
schools at Palestine, Tex, the chill
dren were the victors over their par.
ents.
/. M. Kaines Of Starbuck, Mimi, an
nounced that he would file the name
OF William Sulzer, former governor Of
New York, on the Minnesota ballot as
prohibition candidate for president.
The Richmond federal reserve bank
has declared dividend of per cent
on its capital stock of 100000. No
better showing has been made by any
of the others.
Prohibition won In the local option
election In Liberty county, Tex,
which gave the drys a majority of 4S
in total of Alb votes.
B. w. A. Henson, retired farmer
near Wichita, Kan, was arrested on
charge of Staying his wife and his
son who went to his mothers assist.
ance when she was attacked.
The king Of Bulgaria has instructed
his military attaches in Berlin tc
drive so golden nails into the wooden
statue erected in honor Of Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg.
After having been thrown into the
bank vault with his hands tied by two
youths who robbed the Bank of Grant,
Ok, Of $4,000, Cashier Webb slipped
out of his bonds, intercepted the ban
dts, shot and seriously wounded botl
of them and recovered the money.
Petitions TO place the name OF
United States Senator William Alden
Smith OF Grand Rapids on the presi
dental primary ballot as Michigan's
candidate for the Republican nomina,
ton for president were filed in tbs
secretary Of states office.
Gen. Huerta, held for violation of
neutrality laws of the United States,
is seriously Ill, and was removed from
the prison at Fort Bliss to the resi-
dence of his wife.
William Garbe of Brooklyn, purser
Of the American steamer Borinquen,
taken off by the French cruiser Des-
cartes in Porto Rico waters Dec. 1,
has been released
The Kansas Normal school was
shocked when 1t learned that Earl
Freeman and Julia Freeman, brother
and sister and students of the school,
had been married. The couple were
brother and sister only by adoption.
Indian troops with the British expe-
dictionary forces In France are to be
transferred to another field of action.
Ffty-five bags Of rubber consigned
to German agent In Sweden were
removed from the Ford peace ship,
Oscar H., at Kirwall
Two members of the crew of the
Chilean bark Ivanhoe. which went
ashore on the island Of Kauai, were
lost and another is missing. The Ivan.
hoe broke in two.
AS a result Of an explosion OF coal
stove DR.. w. S. Galloway. physician
OF Henderson, KY is seeking to col
lect $500 for the loss of his mustache
from an accident insurance company.
The Holt q American liner Nieuw
Amsterdam bound fros,. Ma, vark g.