Tombstone epitaph., 1916-12-24
FOREIGN

The Greek hing has ordered a gen eral mobilization. 1t is reported.
 Archduke Charles stephen of Aus tria has been selected to be regent of Poland with the prospect of election | as king
 The Kaiser returned to Berlin. where he will remain until the answer of the entente powers 10 the German | peace proposal is received The plebiscite held on the question of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States resulted in 2S3.- | 900 votes cast in favor of the sale | and l57 900 against such action. Peace proposals have been made by | Germany and her allies According to | a semi-official announcement in Der | lin the proposals are, in the belief of | the central powers. appropriate for the establishment of lasting peace"
 The Netherlands government has notified pr Henry Van Dyke, the re | tiring American minister, that John ! w Garrett is acceptable to Holland | as his successor. Mr. Garrett was sec ! retary Of the legation at The Hague l from 1901 10 1905
 At Paris the Chamber of Deputies. ! by vote of 3l4 to lG5. adopted a reso- lution of confidence in the new gov [ cTnnicnt Premier Briand. during the 1 session, delivered speech on the German imperial chancellor's peace proposal, in which he warned the country to beware Of Frances enc mics.
 The new French cabinet. according 10 the official list available. is com prised as follows Premier and min ister oi foreign affairs-Aristide Bri- and Minister Of finance-AleNande Ribot. Minister of war-Gen. Hubert l.. lautey. Minister of marine-Rear Admiral Lacase. Minister of fabrica- ton nationale. including munitions and transportation Thomas The five foregoing cabinet members will form a council of national de, fense
 The will of Miss Mary Helen Orr oi Bobcaygeon. Ont. bequeaths her es- tate of S2ol.5S9 to purposes of up- lit. The sum of s1O,Oo0 goes 10 the mother Christian Science church of Boston. another sl0.00O in small amounts 10 those building Christian Science churches" $10.OOO to those who are endeavoring to uplift the needy in Chicago, such as Jane Addams charities. United Charities and whatever may seem 10 need as- sistance:" sl0.oo0 for any uplifting purpose among her kin.
 SPORTING NEWS
 Young Ahern defeated Willie Lang ford in ten rounds at the Vanderbilt A. C. in Brooklyn, x. Y.
 Jimmy Duffy of Lockport, x. Y, knocked out Eddie Melzer in the eighth round at Cincinnati, Ohio.
 William Stringham. star punter for the School of Mines football eleven, was elected football captain of the 19l1 squad al a meeting of the letter men at Golden. Colo.
 The State University grid men at Boulder. Colo. chose Edwin Evans, quarterback and halfback on the Sil- yer and Gold eleven for the last two seasons, captain Of the team for 1917.
 David Janowski, the French chess champion, and Jack Showalter of Georgetown. former United States chess champion. played 10 draw at Lexington, Ky, in the second game of a three weeks series.
 Rex Cochran, the deaf mute of Colo radO Springs, who finished seventh in the Littleton-Denver maarthon race held early this year. has entered the Denver Athletic Club fistic tourney, which will be held in January.
 Nate Lewis. manager of Charlie White and Johnny Coulan. returned 10 Chicago from New York and an nOunced he had closed two matches for White in the East The left hook artist will meet Walter Mohr Of Brook lyn al the Claremont rink. New York, on Christmas afternoon. and New Year afternoon he will battle Harry Dona- hue of Peoria, H., at Rochester, N. Y. Both will be ten rounds.
 GENERAL
 Under the insistent behalf that peace in Europe is by no means i'm possible, holders of war stocks hurled into Wall Street enormous holdings of their securities. As a result the mark ct collapsed.
 Yale University receives a bequest of $500. 900: the art museum Of Cleve- land, Ohio. slO0.000; the German town dispensary and hospital, German town, Pa, s100,0OO, and the Flagler hospital. St. Augustine, Fla, slOO,00O from the fortune of the late Mary War den Hardness. widow of Charles w.