The Ordway new era., 1916-12-08
FOREIGN

BY March 81, 1917, the total credits
opened by the French government
since the beginning OF hostilities VIII
amount to 72,5 2,5OO.000,O00 francs.
The war minister. Gen. Dracos, re
signed from the Lambros ministry az
| Athens, giving illhealth as an excuse
Gen. Hazzopoulos succeeded him.
British casualties in the month OF
| November. as reported from all fronts
| were 74.G5O. OF the total 2,35l OF the
casualties were among officers ana
1929 men.
The death of nearly 800 persons IN
cyclone at Pondicherry, India. Is re-
ported in Reuter- dispatch from Mad
ris. The storm caused great damage
to property.
Emperor William will send TO Pres
| ident Wilson as Christmas present
a de luxe set OF American authors,
specially prepared, printed and bound
at the Royal Printing works in ber'
lin. according to the Budapest news
paper, Az Est.
The proclamation OF military rule in
the Dominican republic issued by
Capt II. s. Knapp. in command OF tho
United States forces at Santo Do
mingo, declares on behalf OF the
American government that the repuo-
lie has been occupied by military
forces.
In the presence OF Emperor Charles.
the young Crown Prince Francis Jo-
seph Otto. the kings OF Bulgaria, Ba-
varia and SaNony, the German crown
prince and a large number Of Teu-
tonic princes and special enYoys from
neutral governments, the remains OF
the late Emperor Francis Joseph we're
buried at Vienna.
villa bandits were reported 20 b
loading two trains with loot from the
stores and private residences Of Chr
huahua City, and were preparing to
follow these trains vest on the Mex
CO Northwestern railroad, according
to a message received al military
headquarters in Juarez from Gen
DUMAS scouts at Sau-
Two Zeppelins which raided the
northeast coast and the north midland
counties were brought down and de
stroyed by British airneu- The crews
OF both airships perished- This makes
a total OF seven German Zeppelins de-
stroyed in England in the present year,
while six have been brought down in
other fields Of operation.
The removal OF the body Of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph from the
Schoenbrunn palace to the HofburE
chapel in Vienna was a most impres
sive spectacle Tens OF thousands o.
spectators stood in the cold dampnes:
and filled the windows as q vantage
point as the cortege passed through
| the streets, its way lighted by flicker
! ing torches.
SPORTING NEWS
Midwinter polo play at Coronado
| Cal, will begin Jan. |. with competi
! ton for the Jessop trophy.
Cornell was powerless before th'
heavy Pennsylvania eleven at Philadel
phia and was defeated. % to 3.
Joe Stecher's title to the heavy
weight wrestling championship il
nailed down more tightly, followini
his defeat of Charlie Cutler at Chi
cago.
At Butte, Mont. Stranger Lewis o
Louisville defeated Pat Connolly o
Butte in a catch-as-catch-can wresl
ling match at the end OF two hours o
wrestling.
Colorado University and the cham
| pion Colorado Aggies faced each othe
| in the final game of the season befor
1900 people, under ideal weather coz
! ditions, and the Aggies won, 80 to Il
The collegiate football season cam
| to an end in Denver when the "come
| back" Miners from Golden clashe
| with the Denver University Minister
at Union Park. Excellent footba
! brought out one of the largest crowd
| of the season, the spectators contin,
ing to arrive at the park for som
| time after the kickoff. d. U. won, 2
| to 0.
| GENERAL
In the United States this year ther
itors in banks who will divide appro;
imately $4,000. 900.
! The official canvass Of the vote Q
| Connecticut for president, snoms .ua
| Charles f. Hughes had a plurality {
6.72S over President Wilson.
Thomas E. Watson. author and ed
tor, was acquitted at Augusta, Ca,
jury in the Federal Court of tn
| charge OF sending obscene matte
through the mail.
Final certification to the election {
Democratic presidential electors
California was made at the office