Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF WORLD [ARTICLE]

MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF WORLD

BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK CUT TO LAST ANALY6IB. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS Kernels Culled From Events of Moment in All Parts of the World— Of Interest to All the People Everywhere. U. S.—Teutonic War News Word reached Paris that Corporal Andrew Courtney Campbell, J r.-, of (Chicago, 111., flying with tlie French squadrilla, No. 65, had vanquished two German machines in aerial engagements. * * * The Liberty motor, the airplane engine on which the United States is relying to establish definite air suhas passed its final test and is a complete and gratifying success, Secretary Baker announced at Washington. * * * Drafting all aliens in the United States except Germans, others exempt by treaty, and those of countries allied with Germany who have resided in this country one year, is, proposed in a Joint resolution passed by the senate at Washington and sent to the house. * * • The American colors now fly over Verdun. The flag, which was the gift of a prominent American lied Cross worker to the city, was hoisted over the ruin of the city hall after a ceremony attended by the subprefect, Jean Grlllon. * * * A huge peace propaganda, emanating probably from Switzerland, Is working throughout the United States, (he state department at Washington declared, trying to encourage pacifists and to 'discourage the United States* war preparations. * * * A typographical error in a cablegram reporting a submarine attack on a convoy of merchant ships off the coast of France on September 5 led Secretary Daniels to announce at Washington/ that six submarines probably had been sunk in the battle, when in reality the probabilities are only - one was destroyed. Two merchant ships were destroyed. ■

• * * The war department at Washington announced tliat Sergt. M. G. Calderwood and Private W. F. Brnnnigan, both of Company I, Eleventh railway engineers, had been slightly wounded by shell fragments while on duty in France. * * * Diplomatic relations between the United States and Sweden are strained as the result of a discovery that German official telegrams were forwarded to Berlin through the Swedish legation at Buenos Aires. The messages concerned the diplomatic situation in Argentina and dealt with the method to be pursued by submarines in sinking Argentine ships, * * *

Domestic United States Marshal McCarthy and a squad of deputies dispersed nearly 1,000 “conscientious objectors” to the selective draft who were attending a mass meeting in New York. * ...» * B. Crisswell was killed and Louis Boder was seriously injured when an airplane manned by them fell down 500 feet at Suburban island, near Davenport, la. * * * Mayor Fred W. Mollman at East St. Louis and his private secretary, Maurice Ahern, who were indicted with 37 others in connection with the recent race riots, were arrested. Mayor Mollman furnished bond of SI,OOO to answer to the charge of malfeasance in office. ■■...■■■, ■■■ * * * Equal suffrage for Maine women was defeated, 2 to 1, at the special election. The total vote was 17,035 in favor and 31,807 opposed. * * * Three men were killed and 21 persons, including several women, were Injured in an explosion at the Frankford arsenal, near Philadelphia. The explosion is believed to have been due accidental dropping of a tray of detonators by one of the men killed. * * *

Privates Edward M. Walsh, Jr., of Oakland and Theodore B. Lyman of St. Helena, Cal., of the Army Reserve Signal corps, were instantly killed when their airplanes collided 500 feet in the air during a practice flight at the -North Island aviation field in California. * * * Michael Marx, L. L. Shotwell and Charles Walters, guards, were seriously stabbed, and Herman Wienand, a prisoner, was shot in the neck, in two outbreaks at the Illinois penitentiary at Joliet. •- , *. * * Comptroller Williams Issued a statement at Washington asserting investi- - ration' had disclosed that the late J. - b. Martindale, president of the Chemical National bank of New York, who died in July, 1917, was an embezzler and forger to the extent of about $300,-

Pro-German propagandists are the prime movers in the violence and rioting at Springfield, 111., according to the belief of Governor Lowden. Governor Lowden said that the organizations whose chief interest is at stake, namely the conductors and motonuen, who are on strike, have taken no, part in the recent rioting. • * • A riot In which it is estimated more than 2,000 striking packing house employees and their sympathizers participated took place at Armour & Co.’s plant in Kansas City, Kan., with the result that one nu?p Was fatally injured and two others were sent to hospitals suffering from injuries. ; '■ * ; * The plant of the Standard Screw company at Detroit, Mich., was destroyed by fire. The loss, estimated at $300,000, is said to be covered by insurance. The plant was working on war orders. * * * Personal Adjt. Gen. Thomas J. Stewart, for 22 years the administrative head of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and former national commander In chief of the G. A. It., died suddenly at Harrisburg, Pa. —* V Washington The final drive against high prices of meat Is oa Representatives of 54 meat packers, live stock producers and ca ’le exchanges are meeting at Washing with Herbert C. Hoover. Food administration officials admitted there was little hope of any lowering of present meat prices, * * • The war tax bill —the largest single taxation measure in American history -r-was passed by the senate at Washington. It provides for a levy soniewhat under S’-VIOOJXWMWX). The vote was 69 to 4. The senate struck out all consumption, taxes on tea, coffee, sugar, cocoa qnd molasses. * * * Food Administrator Hoover at Washington believes bread prices can be brought down fully 20 per cent when the new wheat crop begins to move freely through the flour mills. V* * * European War News The provisional government at Petrograd has proclaimed a state of martial law exists throughout Russia. * * * Premier Kerensky will assume the position of commander in chief of the Russian armies until the revolt of General Korniloff and his supporters Is crushed. ~ I i * * * General Korriiloff’s march toward Petrograd continues. The first collision between the troops and the government forces already has taken place, the followers of Korniloff having begun tlie hostilities by bombarding government positions with heavy guns. * * * Russian forces have begun aw offensive against tlie Austro-German forces southeast of tlie Austrian crown land of Bukowina. The German general staff reports to Berlin that tin* : Russians obtained only local advan- ! tages near Solka.

German advance forces northwest of Lake Malik, on the Macedonian front, retired before superior French pressure, says the official statement issued by the German war office at Berlin. . * * * The Nova Scotia steamer Minas Queen was sunk by a submarine and in addition to Capt. Wilbert Loonier of Advocate Harbor, N. S„ four of the crew, all Americans, lost their lives, according to information received at New York. * * * News of the sinking of the Italian warship Umberto I, by striking a mine while convoying merchant vessels through the Mediterranean sea was brought to an Atlantic port by a Norj wegian steamer. Fifty of the crew ; perished. „ * * * Only three Italian ships were sunk during the week ending September 22, It is officially announced. , * * ) Foreign j The downtown section of Buenos Aires was the scene of the wildest disj orders in connection with great antiGerman demonstrations, in which thousands of Argentineans took part. ; Scores of buildings were set on fire, j Several blocks of German business houses in Calle 25 De Mayo were destroyed. * * * The Argentine government sent to I the German legation passports to be delivered to Count Luxburg, the German minister in Buenos Aires, j* * * J The Amsterdam Telegraf says Germany has stopped sending coal to Hol- | land. The paper expresses belief that Germany’s attitude is intended as pressure on Holland to grant a loan which has thus far been refused. According to a Vienna press dispatch to Amsterdam Emperor Charles has 1 commuted to 18 years’ penal servitude the death sentence of Dr. Friedrich Adler, for the assassination of Premier Stuergkh at Vienna last October. -- . * . * * Priests of religious orders in Mexico have neither been expelled nor are they threatened with expulsion. The new constitution provides that no priests or ministers who are not Mexican born, may discharge the duties of 7 a church or hold a church position In Mexico. V l. -