The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-03-30
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Condensation Re
viewed Without comment--Ah
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct

Edify and Instruct
Twenty persons have been killed In
an explosion In a colIery near MI
llekowitz Silcsia. saws a dispatch
from Amsterdam.
Frank r. McAtee, go, editor and
owner Of the Chester UllD Herald. "a
weekly newspaper, killed himself by
shooting. McAtee had been in poor
health for several years.
The rifle teams Of Harvard and
Princeton universities tied each other
at gS7 points in a dual match decided
By comparative scores.
Gabrielle dAnnunEio, the Italian
poet. whose right eye was injured r.
Gently In an aoroplane accident has
been decorated with a silver medal IN
recognition OF his services
Twenty five wireless stations IN and
about san Antonio. Tex, have been
dismauued upon instructions from the
department OF Justice.
The ice moved ont OF In Crosse
CWisl harb0r and the Mississippi
river Is open TO navigation at this
point The opening came two day.
later than In 1915
Six Denver society maids-urkey
irot terrors all-haye volunteered 70
act as nurses in Mexico.
Men Of the Hungarian landsturm
born In 1865 and 1869. who hitherto
have been employed in making ma.
terials OF war. are ordered to Join the
army on April 8.
Investigation In bituminous coal
rates from mines in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky
and Ohio to Lake Erie ports for trans
shipment was ordered for April "a.
William @. McAdoo. American sec
rotary Of the treasury. will be official.
ly a guest OF Chill during his visit
with the other members OF the Amer
lean delegation TO tho international
trade conference.
The Wisconsin national guard has
been ordered 10 recruit to full war
strength.
Because OF extra expenditures for
the Mexican expedition aud the cost
OF recruiting the army mp TO 10000.
Secretary OF War Baker submitted
urgent deficiency estimates Of $3.50
Os4 to the house
In a telegram sent 10 President VII
son the Aero Club OF America offered
for army use In Mexico two high
power aeroplanos. which the club says
excel In every way the army Tying
equipment.
James Howard Grace OF III pasO
and his mother and sister OF Chicago
will receive the bulk Of the estate OF
sl,7so,OO0 Of Edward Grace. according
to the terms Of the will just filed
Daniel G. Patterson, formerly rail
road mar at Greensboro. a. C., shot
and killed his four children while
they slept and then killed himself lie
IS believed 10 have been temporarily
infane.
Turkish soldiers have evacuated Er.
ringan. according TO information re-
ceiyed here.
One hundred and twenty.seyen sub
marines have been captured by the
British since the outbreak Of the war.
Tho Carolite Chemical company's
plant. al Conner Hin. Tenn, manufac
turing high explosives. was entirely
destroyed by fire.
Thousands Of barrels Of oil were
destroyed in a fire near Drumright,
Ok. on the 22d. when "a derricks and
~ wells were in flames.
Daniel s. Hoan. Social-DemOcratic
candidate for mayor OF Milwaukee
leads Mayor Gerhard A. Bading. non
partisan, by 5.367 votes.
A. sully Guard OF New Rochelle. N
Y. ives killed when his automobile
running 90 miles an hour. struck a
telegraph pole
Senator l.. Y. Sherman Of Illinois
has introduced resolution 10 author
lie the president 10 at once call for
$4,000 volunteers for service in Mex
leo.
Francisco ObreEon. brother OF the
minister OF war. was killed Ia an au.
tomobile accident IN the town of Nav
ajoa, state OF Sonora.
To increase the gold reserve OF the
government the Austrian savings