The Ordway new era., 1916-01-07

turned France to re1oh MS fesr
mert -
= Germany has extended recognition
to the de facto government OF Mexico
headed by Gen, Carranza,
At Paris the Senate agreed to ac-
.cept the income tax bill as 1t was
passed by the Chamber of Deputies
Eighteen German soldiers on fur
Tough were killed and forty-seven
wounded when train Jumped the
track at Bentschen station near Ber'
lin. sc
special cable from London re
ceived at Winnipeg says: The Right
Hon. Lewis Harcourt has resigned
from the Cabinet to become Nieeros
OF India"
Count Tisza, the Hungarian pre-
mier, contemplates making the culti'
walton of wheat a state monopoly, ac'
cording to the London Posts Buda-
pest correspondent.
The Overseas News Agency says
that the Vienna Reichpost reports
that during the whole war Serbia
received each month 30,000000 to 3D.
100000 francs in gold from France,
A dispatch from Zurich to the Cen
tral News says: Emperor William.
who is suffering from suppuratinS
phlegmon in the neck, has been given
some relief, his doctors having resort
ed to lancing."
Upon request by General Gallieni,
the French war minister, the French
Senate passed bill approving the
action of the Chamber of Deputies in
giving the war minister the 1917 class
of recruits for Jan. 5.
Henry Ford's Peace Expedition may
cost him more than $l,OoO,O0o II the
conference at The Hague is long
drawn-out. Business Manager CASTOR
Plaintiff made this estimate before
the delegates left for Copenhagen.
Mrs. Paulina Pellegrini, who swore
she never tasted water, but always
drank wine when she thirsted. died at
San Michele. near Paris. aged III
Her twelve children who. according
to the old lady herself were addicted
to the pernicious habit OF drinking
water have been dead many years.
At least 100000 Abanians have
been starved to death in the last year
and the same fate awaits an equal
number during the coming year, nc,
cording to w. w. Howard, owner of
the American relief schooner Albania.
Howard has just reached Rome after
distributing eco tons OF flour tL the
starving Albanians.
SPORTING NEWS
Jan. is has been definitely set as
the date of the proposed Mike Glib
bons-Young Ahearn Light at ST. Paul
Johnny Griffiths of Akron, bv
slight margin. outpcinted Jack Brit
ton OF Chicago in twelve fast rounds
at Akron. Ohio.
Ted Lewis of England moved into
the championship row as result of
the vicious beating he dealt Willie
RitcIie in their ton-round welter
weight scrap in New York.
At sydney, N. s. w. Les Darcy,
the middleweight champion OF Aus
tralia, easily defeated Eddie Nc
Gcorty. an American middleweight, in
the eighth round of their match.
Picked athletes from tha Denver
Club and those of the Omaha Club
will be seen in action in a squash
tourna ament that is to be held on the
floors of the Denver Club. starting
Jan 20.
Matt Brocl, and his manager.
Cheeks Ginsberg, announced they
would be at the rngside at Baltimore
when Johnny Kilbane defends his
featherweight title against George
Chaney
GENERAL
Wages of 100000 employees in vari-
Ous trades in Chicago were increased
Jan. t. The increases are expected
to aggregate millions of dollars.
The eighth advance in crude oil
since last September is posted in the
Shreveport, La, district by the Stand
ard Oil Company, 10 cents a barrel.
Gov. Whitman stepped into the Os-
borne-Riley prison controversy. ad-
vising Riley against 'hasty decision"
on the question of Osborne's removal,
according to report in circulation at
Albany, MY.
Ships along the Atlantic and Gull
coasts were in grave peril, sevral yes
sells were reported missing, scores re
ported dead, much property damaged
wire communication partially Grip
pied and railroad service delayed, as
one of the most severe storms of re
cent years swept through the East
Wednesday.
EigEr men. including congress
man. former congressman and
former attorney general of Ohio, we're
indicted in New York by a federal
grand jury on charge of conspiring