The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-14
NEWS Of The WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Condensation of Weeks News Re
viewed Without Comment-Al
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct

Dr. H. G. Huffman, oculist and ad-
Vocate of casting as a nature cure,
is dead at Youngstown, o., victim
TO his belief, after going without food
for 60 days
the superdreadnaught Nevada, the
newest and most powerful American
Warship, has completed her final ae-
ceptance trials, and joined the At
lantic fleet for target practice.
One hundred and twenty motor
trucks carried members of the First
and Second Kansas Infantry and their
equipment from Eagle Pass, Tex,
to San Antonio
Forty Of one hundred monkeys
brought from the Orient for expert
meAts in government laboratories in
connection with the fieht against in
fantile paralysis are dead
President Wilson has signed the
shipping bill. It authorizes a cor
poration with capitalization of not
more than S50,000,000 to buy or lease
ships and put them in trade
) Because Of his connection with the
labor riots in Braddock, Pa. last May,
when three men were killed and
many injured, Steven Milhalie was re-
fused citizenship.
James Anderson of Murphys boro.
Ill. pleaded guilty to charge of
rifling the mails and registered let
ters and was sentenced to year
and day in prison and fined $10o.
Plans have been drawn by British
engineers for salvaging many vessels
sunk in the North Sea and the Chan
mel. The work will start when the
war ends
The largest sugar refineries have
announced a drop of IS cents per 100
pounds in refined sugar in conson-
ance with recent decreases in raw
sugar
The subcommittee considering the
two-year working contract for the
$4,000 coal miners of Missouri, Kan
1 sas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, has
been unable to reach an agreement
An amendment to the emergency
revenue bill accepted by the senate
extends to all men in the service the
benefit of the law for relief of de-
pendents of national guardsmen and
regulars.
Denver woman was congratulate
ing herself that she had persuaded
hef husband to go fishing instead of
TO the Welsh-White fight When the
list of injured was published hubby's
name led the rest.
Subscriptions to the fifth German
war loan, for which the lists were
opened recently. continue to be re
ceived in large amounts. Three cor
porations have subscribed 100000
marks ($2.25O000).
Court permission in New York to
SANDERS was granted to Adolph Sauer-
berg, who said a name of such un-
mistakably German origin is a bust
ness detriment.
Hawaii's famous hula hula is going
to be American society's favorite
dance this season.
Casualty lists for the first two
wseks in August show that the Brit
ish army lost 600 officers FILLED, 702
wounded and 204 missing, total of
2,506
Two unmasked men entered the
Bank of Gillian. Ark, and forced
Noah Rogers, assistant cashier, TO
place all the cash on hand, $1,700, in
a sack. They then rode away.
About 81 600 600 worth of the j. P.
Morgan art treasure have been taken
TO Hartford. Conn.
Richard c. Kerns of St Louis,
primer ambassador to Austria-Hun-
vary, is dead at the home of his
daughter, Mrs G. Hamilton Colket,
at Merton. Pa. He was "A years
old
Addison Harris, rs, is dead at his
home in Indianapolis of apoplexy. In
January, 1899, he was selected by
President Mckinley as minister for
Austria Hungary. which post he held
for three years
One dead. two dying and several
seriously burned is the toll taken by
a fire which swept the threestory
Romeo Apartments
Oil Is being extracted from male
in large quantities in Hungary. The
product is pronounced excellent for
cooking and Illuminating.
Preliminary plans for the with
drawal of the American punitive ex-
petition from Mexico were discussed
by General Pershing and Brigadier
General Adams