The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
DoINGs THE COUNTRY OVER

| winchester suffered a $4,000 fire
which started in the flats belonging
to Mrs. j. T. Luman.
Mrs. Louise Hampton, aged 81,
daughter of Allen Embry, a pioneer
Baptist preacher, is dead at Mt.
| Newton ID. Baker, Secretary of
War, has successfully passed through
the submarine zone and reached a
French port.
Between five and ten of the Mexi-
can bandits who raided East Ranch
near Laredo, Texas, were killed by
Capt. Ryan's company of rangers.
Machinist's Mate Sazio, of Rome.
N. Y, was killed and Student Avia-
tor Nash was seriously injured in an
airplane accident at Pensacola, Fla.
DR.. J. M. Munyon, medicine
manufacturer, of Philadelphia, died
at Palm Beach, Fla, hotel. Heart
failure is said to have been the cause.
Mrs. Lucy N. Harrison, 80 wears
old, was burned to death at her
home near Sulphur. A young grand
son heard her scream and found her
clothing on fire.
Mrs. Mary Holder, mother of WAL
ter Holder. who died at Fort Thomas
of spinal meningitis, is the benefici-
arv of her soldier sons insurance
policy of $4,000.
Fully 10000 persons from all
parts of Ireland Sunday followed the
coffin of John Redmond. Nationalist
leader, from the station to the
church at Kingston, where mass was
said.
The Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the bill providing for
the furlough of soldiers for farm
work. and the measure will be sent to
the White House for the Presidents
signature right away.
Several hundred drafted men are
likely to be sent to the University of
Kentucky this summer for training
in special mechanics and aviation by
the Government if the Federal au.
thorities carry out their plans of
closing the technical schools over the
country.
Five persons are known to be dead,
several others are unaccounted for.
scores are injured and hundreds of
homes, buildings and barns are de-
molished or damaged as the result
of the cyclone that swept Ohio Sat
urday night. The property damage is
estimated at between $1,000,000 and
$5,0O0,0OO.
Admiral Won Diedericks, who at
tempted to block Dewey's squadron
at Manila Bay and who. in return,
got cannonball over his German
flagship. is dead at Baden Baden. In
1914 Admiral Dewey, in his book, re-
counted the incident. which brought |
forth heated denial from the Ger
man offender.
Y. M. c. A. huts will spring up in |
all the nunitieH plants ard saipyards
in the East, if plans now under con-
sheraton are followed. These huts
are to be similar to those in the war
zone and at the army camps, and
their purpose is to preserve the mo-
rale of the workers by providing
comforts and recreational facilities. |
The high cost of living is appar-
entity threatened with a tremendous
slump. There is every reason to be-
ieve that food prices which for sew
aral years have been mounting to
dizzy height have reached their
,pogee and will decline henceforth.
This is believed to be particularly
rue of two important food staples,
potatoes and bears.
Scathing denunciations of the
scandinavian countries as unneutral
low fill the German press. The arti-
les, it is evident, are inspired by
he German Government, and some
hing of the annexation policy is Civ
IN out. The diatribes declare that
Germany will keep the Aland Islands
which will become another Helgo-
and, and that Finland will be a min
'r German kingdom.
Legislation authorizing the sale of
Ill enemv property in this country
'eonested by the alien property Gus
odian to sever forever the hold of
Germans in GERMANY upon vast COM
nercial and industrial enterprises in
he United States, was approved by
he Senate. An amendment empow-
ring the President to acquire title
% the German steamship companies
locks and wharves at Hoboken, N. j.,
!lso was accepted.