vol* XLT . LINER IS SUNK WITHOUTWARNIN6 U-Boat Torpadoes French Ship and 79 Perish, Bjfe" , 1 . I COMPLICATES ANCGNA CASE x 0. S. Conaul Report* That Japanese Steamer That Waa Sunk Made No | & Attempt to Eacape and Waa At tacked Unexpectedly. »-•• Seventy-nlue persons wore drowned In the destruction of ' the French steamship Villa de La Clotat, the American consul at Malta, reported Ur the state department.. No Americans were aboard. Tha . ship, he reports, was torpedoed with out warning, December 24. It satfk In jj| fifteen minutes. The rescued were picked up by a Moss line ship after being In small boats two hours. The Joffcedoed Btiip, the consul reported,,-Jiffs on lier.way from Japan, China ; and Hawaii! to' Maraeilles. The lost Included onn )Toman, a passenger, a stew §r lurdess and two children. -V v . , - American Consul Brlstow at Pon * Bald cabled that no wanning was given ' the Japanese steamship Yasaka Marti before she'wjul torpedoed and it the MeHte%M|an Tuesday by asub marine nationals'. The ship, he wlded, made no attempt . to mcape. - . ' The consul's despatch, which wasln ' response to Secretary of State L*n for reports on the disaster, was the first official information on ths Incident, which probably will be the subject of further diplomatic correr ipohdetfrfi with the Teutonic powers. The report said the submarine was not seen until the llnef had been tor', pedoed, and that then only her peri scope Vas visible. The ship sank in forty-nine minutes and the survivors— -120 passengers, Including W. L Leigh, an American, and the 162 men of the crew—were picked up by a French cruiser and landed at Fort Said. Renewed efforts will btf made to de terttilne the nationality of the Btibma rine. if It can obtain the necessary evidence, the United States is prepar ed to Include the incident in Its dlplo matlo representations against, the ■inking of non-combatant ships with out warning^ As Germany has already given as surances that her submarine com - manders were instructed not to attack ships without warning, there was a disposition to believe the attacking boat was an Austrlart. If that assumption Is correct, It is fear ed the situation over the' sinking of the Itaflian steamship Ancona wi*V.bt further complicated, and the dlplo matlc correspondence with Austria , . will be broadened to take in the gen eral subject of attack without warn lng, as It did in the last stages of the negotiation? with Ocrmany. FOUR BRITISHtSHIFS SUNK One Was Bound for New York; An other Beached In Flame*. The 4500-ton British steamship Yed do, from Calcutta, November 24, fo' Boston and New York, has been sunk faer crew was saved. > The British steamship Hadiey, 1771 tons gross, has been sunk. The British steamship Em'bla, 117! tons, has been beached Jt the mouth of the Thames, aflre far war!. The crews of both vessels were rescued Sinking of the ' lflnistre Beernaet also is annotrtCeJf The crew left the ship In boats, two of wlllch a'e m'gstnf. The British gtoamshlp Cottingham, of 613 tons, hu been s :nk. The crew was saved., | PROFESSIONAL CARDS E. C. DERBY Civil Engineer. GRAHAM, N. C, "" Nalloul Baakol Alaantc BTd'a- BURLINGTON, N. C, IMB 1«- I*l NaHoul laak Bwtldlaa. JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law GKAHAM. N. C. ' Ofltee ever National luk et Almmmme* X, S- C OOK, .iKAHAM, 1?. C. _ , Offlaa Patterson Building Heoond Floor. Ilk. WILL S. LOAU. JK . , . DENTIST . . . riragiaia .... North Caroline BDILDINO a.ob A. I«n i. LONG A LONG, Attorneys ««lfOouB»*lor* at !•" GRAHAM. H. C. JOW N Wy-V-E R N O N 4 tier aC) aa4 Co«WlfMt-Uw POIEH-Olee Ml Besfctoaee 3a 1 BCBUNOTON, N. C. Dr. J. J. Barefoot ornoE ovEk HADLKY's STOKE Leave Messages at Alamance Phar macy 'Phone 97 Residence 'Phone 382 Office Honrs 2-4 p. m. and by Appointment. , Itch relieved in 30 minutes by' * Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. Never THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. _-; f . ' ftAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOII All! * >l A4A4A AA AAAAAAAA A AAAA A A A, I Chronological Review of 1915 j § Classified by Chief Subjects | :: Affairs the World Over, Conventions, Sporting, t * With Obituary and Fires, Weather, Va- | Accident Record garies and Miscel- X of the* Year. laneous Events, | t MEXICAN AFFAIRS. j &♦*»■»»* ♦»*o JANUARY. 7. Carranza's forces defeated Villa'* troons at Pueblo; Villa lost 700 killed. 17. Gen. Roque Gonzales Garza choeen provisional president of Mexico by tba convention at Mexico City. - ITT Provisional President Garza .and his cabinet abandoned Mexico City as a capital. 28.' Mexican First Chief Carransa reocou* pied Mexico City. 29. Gen. Garza renounced the office of provisional president of Mexico. February. 4. Gen. Villa proclaimed himself presi dent. 10. Carranza, head of the Constitutional ist party in Mexloo, expelled the Spanish minister. .. APRIL. 9. Villa's forces, defeated at Jrapuato by Gen. Obregon's army. 11». Villa's army defeated by Obregon's forces at Celays. • juvb. 2. President Wilson warned the Mexi can revolutionists to make peace. 26. Carranza troops occupied Mexlc* City. 27. Former President Huerta arrested at liewman, N. M., by United States marshals on charge of conspiracy. JULY. 3. Gen. Orozco. colleague of Gen. Huerta and with him under bail to the United States. Juifip#»d his bail and escaped from El Paso to Mexican soil. AUGUST. 6. Conference of A. B. C. powers and the over Mexico, met In WashJfffton. % 11. Gen. Cafranza resented President Wil son's attempt to restore peace in Mexico and was officially notified that armed intervention In Mexico by the United States would not be approved by the A.'B. C. powers. 14. The United States and Argentina, Brazil, Chile. Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala, jointly, appealed to Mex ican parties to make peace. 21. Carranza's generals announced that they would support his objection to engage in P. peace conference. H HPT E MB Ell. It. Pan-American conferees on Mexican affairs postponed decision three weeks. octodbr. 0. Pan - American 9 conferees voted to recommend party in Mexico _ • V as the de facto government. guay, Colombia formally recog- Carranxa. nixed Gen. Car- Carransa. ranza head of the de facto govern ment at Mexico. % PERSONAL:! JANUAJtT. I 17. President Wilsons daughter, Mrs. Bayre, gave birth to a apn to th 4 White House. \ / 28. President Wilson vetoed the tnomlgra tlon bill. MARCH. 4. The Sixty-third congreee closed. * APRIL. U Oeneral Victoriano Huerta arrival Id New Torlc from Spain, a. Mrs. William Cummins Story re-elect ed president of the Daughters of the. American Kevolutlon. MAT.» I 4. Italy denounced the triple alliance, of which she was a member, with Ger many and Austria. T. Japan delivered an ultimatum to Chi na demanding concessions. 1. China accepted Japan's demands with out qualifications. IT. President Wilson reviewed the fleet on Hudson river. W. President Wilson proclaimed United States neutrality in the war-between Italy and Austria-Hungary. Japan and China signed treaties to car ry out Japan's demands JUMB. I 1 British Field Marshal Kitchener dec orated with the darter. Gilbert Par-1 titer, the novelist,! created a baron. I 1 General Bennett H. Young re-elect-, sd In I chief United Co*- j federate Veter-' aaM. United States peti tion to dlaeolv. the United States Steel corporation denied by court of appeal*. «... _ . * William Jennlngi Photo by Americas Bryan resigned Press Association. theportfolkT ot Robert Lansing. * WBeon'e 1 Robert Lansing appointed secretary of JULT. 27. Political revolt agalast President Gulllaume of lUltl to avenffe the exe cut lon of 18) political prisoner*. Gull la nme took refuge In the French le gation. | Atraoar. I Germany refused to consider the W. P. Frye damage case a matter for negotiations with the United Stltee. Great Britain Instated upon her pol icy of restricting neutral trade with Germany. L United States force* took forcible pos session of Port au Prince: resitting Haitians fired upon. . Mi United States declined "to put an em bargo on the sale of munition* to belliK*rents and agreed to accept pay from Germany for the sinking of the [ v ship Frye. .. _ II Haiti elected Dartlgaenave preokter* iKPTWWEIt 11 Naval advisory board appointed, wttb ' Thomas A. Ellison chairman. M. The United Bute* recognised the new 11 Naval [ Haitian government of President Dar tlguenave and concluded a treaty, es tablishing a protectorate for ten years. [ 18. President Wilson welcomed the G. A. R. veterans in Camp Emery, Wash ington. y OCTOBER. le Captain E. R..Monfort of Ohio elect ed cojpmander In chief of the G. A. R. , NOVEMBER. 7. United States declared the British , blockade of neutral port{ Illegal. 10. Yoshlhito crowned emperor of Japan. DECEMBER. 2. United States declared that German attaches at Washington, Boy-Ed and Von Papen, were objectionable. 6. Sixty-fourth congress met. 6. The United States demanded of Aus tria a disavowal of the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona Nov. 7. 10. Captains Boy-Ed and Von Jfcpen re called by the German governments. 11. The council of state In China de • clared that the republic at a recent election had voted to change the form of government to a monarchy. The erown was tendered to President Yuan Shlh Kal. 18. Wedding.of President Wilson Edith Boiling Gait. 19. Election of deputies In Greece. 28. Admiral Dewey's 78th birthday. Pttttttf tf tttttt-ttf ttttttO SHIPWRECKS. JANUARY. 18. British steamer Penarth wrecked on the Norfolk coast; sailors drowned. MARCH. I 25. United States submarine F-4 sunk off Honolulu while making a submerged ; run. All on board drowned. APRIL. . j 4. Dutch liner in storm off the Atlantic coast; 49 people drowned, • JULY. 24. Lake excursion steamer Eastland went down in Chicago river. Out of 2,400 (about) on board 981 passengers and sailors were drowned. O-t-t-t t t-t ♦ t-t J THE YEAR'S DEATH ROLL. | 4 4- ♦ + + JANUARY. 2. J. M. Wright,* civil war veteran and military nnnullst, in Washington. ' 6. K. W. Shurtleff. civil war veteran and noted artist. In New York; aged 75. 10. Marshall P. Wilder, humorist and au thor, at Bt. Paul. Minn.; ngod K. 11. Mrs. John Wood, once noted octree* on the English-American stage. In England; aged 82. 17. Gen. A. M. Stoessel, noted In the de fense of Port Arthur In 1904-ff, at Pet rograd; aged St. 11 Gen. C. H. Tompkins, U. 8. A., re tired, In Washington; nged M. U. Col. J. A. Joyce, Federal veteran, au thor and poet. In Washington; nged 75 G. B. Frothingham, noted light opera star, at Burlington, Vt; aged 78. raenuAHT. 4. Alban J. Conant, veteran artist, In New York city; aged 93 11 James Creelman. noted Journalist, is Berlin; aged (1. Fanny Crosby, blind hymn writer, In Bridgeport, Conn. It. Blmon Brentano, head of noVed New York Arm of booksellers, Jn fJew York city; aged 66. V. Frank Fuller, war governor of Utah under Lincoln, In New York city; aged M. MABCH. 14. Samuel Bowles, editor and publisher Of the Springfield Republican, at Springfield. Mass.; agud 64 10. Charles Francis Adams, historian and publicist. In Washington; aged CO. X Mary Ann Jackson, widow of Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackaon, at Charlotte. N. C.; aged M. A«>*lUi 1' Curtis Guild, statesman and diplomat. In Boston; aged 66. 1. F. Hopkinaon Smith, atkbor and ar tist, In New York city; aged 74. 11 W. R. Nelson, editor Kansaa City Star, in that city; aged 74. 11 Ex-Oov. U. A Woodbury of Vermont, atl3urllngton; aged 77. ML Nelson W. Aid rich, former senator from Rhode Island. In New York elty; aged 71 M. Frederick W. Seward, son of Secre tary of State W. H. Seward and »lA was wounded in defending his father when attacked April 14. IMS, at Mon troae, N. Y.i aged n MAT. | 1 Olive Harper, author and translator, I In Philadelphia; aged 71 * «L John W. Alexander, portrait artist. . former president or the National Academy of Design. In New Tork | city; aged 6». ran. 11 Oen. E. L. Mollneuz. noted dvll war officer, in New York dty; aged R 11 CM. C. B. Woodruff. U. S. A., noted Burgeon and anthrdpologist. In New Roche lie. N. Y.i aged • i M. Rafael Joeeffy, celebrated pianist. In New York dty; a ged* a. tt. Ellen Hardin Waiwortb, historical writer, prominent lit the D. A. R In Wasblngtoa; aged (4. ». O'Donovan Roaan (Jeremiah O" Dono van). Irish patriot leader. In New York elty; aged (4. JL'LYi 1 Oen. Porflrio Dlaa, former president of Mexico, after several term end dwpoail by Madero. in Far la; aged *. H St. Clair McKel way, editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, In Brook lyn. M. Y.S aged I V «. Dr. W. A. Oof- M fut. Journalist, traveler and an thor. In Wash- Ingtoa; aged U HF ADOCrr. & Maarteo Maar tens. Dutch nov- D"M el let. la Zetat. Holland; aged ft. 4 Omen) B. F. Tracy, lawyer and sol dier. former aecretary of navy. In Maw Vttl city; aged ». |l. John W. Harper, noted published, la Mow York aged M. I • GRAHAM, N.C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30 1915 IT. Oeneral J. C. Black, noted lawyer and civil war veteran, in Chicago; aped 71 28. John D. Long, former sccrffary of navy, at Hlngham. MUM. ; aged 77. Paul Armstrong, playwright, in New York; aged 4& SEPTEMBER. 9. Albert Q. Spa Id Inf. baseball veteran and sporting goods manufacturer, at Point lx»ma. Cal.; Uged 65. 14. Oen. E. H. Ripley, who led Uie Fed eral .advance into Richmond in 1863, at Rutland, Vt.{ aged 76. ft. Anthony Comatock, New York's moral censor, at Summit, N. J.; aged 71. 22. Dr. Austin Flint, noted physician and alienist. In New York city ; aged 80. 26. J. Keir Hardic. noted ItyKllsh Social ist, M. P. and * lecturer, in Glasgow, Scotland. \ QCTOBER. # 80. Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian states man, former premier, in lftiglmd: aged 04. 8L Blanche Walsh, actress. In Cleveland, O.; aged 42. NOVEMnUR. 1. Herman Rid* tder, German- American edi tor, In New York; aged 64. K 14. Hooker T. WaHhlngton, negro ieidor I Jf and etlucator, at Tuskcegee, i f Ala.; aged 57. 18 Susan E. Dick inson, journal- ' A Ist, at Scrun ton. Pa.; aged 18- Dr. Solomon' Schechter, not- Photo by American Press AuioclaHon. " Harmaii BMder. o* wwt* ♦ ** NATURE FREAKS. ' f JANUARY. 18. Earthquake In Italy; mmy citlen and towns dest.ojtd, Ave/.: ino bc'ns the principal sufTerer; death list 19,978; shock recorded by seismograph in Washington. APRIL. 8. Snowstorm and 70 mile gale raged on the Atlantic coast. 22. Texas swept by a rain and electrical storm; 25 dead. 26. April hoat record of 91 degree** In Now I York city. MAT. | 7. Frost, snow and rain in central west, from Texas to Montana, j £2. Lassen peak, California, burst out in eruption. JUNE. > 23. EBrthquake in southern California caused loss of 11,000,000. JULY. 7. Tornado in the middle west. Cincin nati suffered most; dead upward of 40, with many missing. 15. Flood in Ohio caused loss of 82,000,- 000 ; 5 persons drowned. AUOUST. 3. Cloudburst at Erie, Pa., caused a loss of $u,000,000 ; 75 deaths. 12. Vesuvius, Etna snd Btromboll, the Italian volcanoes, became active 16. Tropical hurricane Hooded Galveston with waters of "the gulf; other points on the coast Invaded. Loss estimated at $30,000,000 snd deaths upward of 300, with ma/iy mi 80. Frost in Jhe middle we»t. ICPT&ItUER. 16. Temperature 88 in New York; hottest Sept. 16 on record. 29. Gulf hurricane I truck Louisiana coast; deaths estimated about GCO. * Kovnuann. 2ft. 42 persons killed and injured by wind storm at Ho* Springs, Ark. FIELD Of- sKJKIS ' APHIf. i. Jen W 111 ar 1 defeated Jack > Johnson In 2t aW-.W rouVtda at Ha-' 3 vana, Cuba. Sf A 14. bttiK'hall \ opened. \SfgS SK' ) ». Walter J. Trayla Wjfei.il"f won hU fourth Metropolitan golf eharoplonehlp, defentlna J. O. Anderaon 2 up In tha final, at ityc. , 11 Women', nation al tannla chain- Photo by American plonahlp won by Preaa Aaaoclatioii. Molla Djuratedt at Philadelphia Jeaa Wlllard. ■core, «-«. 6—Z, S~« 15. Jerome D. Travers, noted amateur, won title of open coif champlonahlp of tha l/nlted HUitcs, defeating Mc- Ramara, at Baltuarol, N. J. a. Tale defeated Harvard In tha Tarally racaa at New Haven, winning all var alty. freshman and second varsity evenU. a. Cornell won the vanity .race at Poughkaepsie, with Iceland Stanford second; time, 20 M i-i; also junior race. In 10:001 -5. with Pennsylvania second. Syracuse won the fri-shman race In with Cornell aacond. jut. T. 1A Norman 8. Tuber of Boston made a new world's one mile run record at Cambridge; time 4 minutes 12 H sec onds. •arrsMßsa. 4. Amateur golf championship of-.the United (Hates won by Robert A. Uard ner of Chicago, who defeated John O. • Anderson of Mount Vernon. N. Y„ I I up and 4 to plav, at Detroit. 1. William M. Johnston won tha national tennis slnglea championship at Forest HUla, M. T„ 'l.-f.-sting Maurice E. Mo- Ixrughlin wltb a score of I—4, Ml J -4, I^-* U. Women's golf championship won by Mrs. c. 11. Vsnderback of Phlladal- ! phla at Chicago, I up and 1 to play; Mrs w. A. Gavin runner up. I i ■. pfrectum I. made new world"* pacing record of 1M( for a mile without a I wind shield at Syracuse. N. T. ft The Philadelphia dub clinched tha Ma* , ■ tional league pennant at Boaton by ihhnlbt Boaton t to 0 ft Boston became American league chsro- ! Moo through tha denat of Detroit by j It. LooM, I to X at Detroit octoaga. ft OU Anderson won SO mile auto race | for the A nor Cup at fthaepahtad Bay. i ft Boaton Americana defeated tha PHI.- delpfcta !4atl«>ls la tha Afth and da i elding lanJ of the world's eeriee, *to 1 4. at Pfelhulrlpftia. B. Cornell defeated Harvard M to • at fyn frffflg+j Mass. Pfinest on defeated Dartmouth MtoT al 1 Prlroet/rfl. ( J , 4. Harvard defeattd IVtocaton Mto• al I foo* ball J M. Tala defeated Princeton U to T. ft Uarrard be.H Vale 41 to «at fdot MIL f. Army vanaolshtd Navy II to «at faofe 1 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 4* JANtMBr. I. Panama-California Uiposition opened ot San Diego. 4. London Stock Exchange reopened, t. United States supretd? court ruled that the Danbury huttcra must pay tStOUD fine for a boycott set up In 1902. 11. Fire In Roebllng's wire plant at Tron ton caused a loss of 11,500,000. rEUIIUART. |B. Frank James, last of Jamea brothers noted In the civil Wpr and later aa desperate men, died near Excelsior Springs, Mo.; aged 74. 20. Panama-Faclflc International expoai tton at San Francisco formally opened. MARCH. J. Anarchists caught In an attempt to explode bombs In St. Patrick's cathe dral, Now York. . , >. Harry Kendall Thaw placed on trial In New York for conspiracy to esoape the asylum at Mattcawan. 12. Thaw and four alleged conspirators acquitted on charge of conspiracy. 14. Lincoln Beachey, the American avi ator, killed In night at the Panama- Paclilc exposition. In San Francisco. APRIL. 13. Bethlehem Steel Jumped to ISS In tha New York Stock Exchange, where 37,- 300 shares were dealt In. 28. Public library of St. Paul destroyed by | fire; loss 1375,000. International paace congress met at The Hague. Name of Culebra cut. In the Panama canal, changed to dalllard cut. to. Colon, Panama, swept by Are; loas $3,500,0ci0 In the business district, where 165 buildings were destroyed. HAT. 11. Naval fleet arrived at New York. 14. New government proclaimed by ravo lutlonlsta in Portugal. The new pre-' mler, Joao Chngas, shot by a senator. 11. President Wilson protested to Ger many In the Lusltanla case. Naval parade at New York. JUHB. L United Confederate veteran* met at Richmond. C Georgia prison commission reported against commuting sentence of Frank, alleged murderer. 10. Second United Statea. note to Ger many aent to Ambassador J. W. Qe „ rard In Berlin, pro. testing against sub marlnlng ocean IT. Yaqul Indians de clared war on the BaMM United . Stat. Fleet ordered to IHKSj sail for Lonr Cal- Ifornla to protect 14. Harry K Thaw granted a Jury trial to test his sanity, - H S If. The Arlaona liattla shlp, biggest United j, w. Gerard. States super-dread naugAt, launched at Brooklyn navy yard. JULY. I. J. P. Morgan, the banker, shot at Glen Cove, N. Y„ by Frank Holt, a German college professor. 14. Harry K. Thaw declared sarra by on advisory Jury In New York city. 14. The state department notified Great Britain, through Ambassador W. H. Page, that this country would not recognise British orders In council a, valid. 21. Southold, N. Y., began the 275 th an niversary of Its settlement (1440)., 28. Haitian revolutions Invaded tha French legation, dragged out the de posed president, Gulllaume, and shot him to death. 22. Haitian snipers killed I United States marines who were In Port au Prince protecting foreigners. >O. Former, Police Lieutenant Charles Becker executed at Sing Sing for complicity In the murder of Hermann Rosenthal AUOtTST. . 10. United States battleships Louisiana and Now Hampshire sailed for Vera Crux, Mexico, to quell anti-foreign demonstrations. .U.. Heavy shipment of British treasure, Including 119,000.000 In gold) arrived al New York. 15. Riot lu Boston; Italian reservists as saulted pollcomen who protected Oer mans from the mob 14. National Educational association met at Oakland, Cal. I*o Frank, Georgia life convict, forcibly taken from prison st Mllledgevlllo and hanged near Marietta, borne of hla al leged victim, Mary Phagan. 21. Great Britain declared cotton contra band 24. Conference of governora met In Boa ton. 10. Spanish American War Veterana met at Hcranton! Pa. 21. United States F-4. which sank off Honolulu March 25, was raised. SKPTaMSBM. 4. t2.0M.00Q Are on the grain pier In New port News, Vs. 7. PX,'"),OOI in British gold reached New Tork via Iho American Express. * Semicentennial anniversary of Ute Wash ington grand revlaw of IMS by 20,001 O A. H veterans. Sons of Veterans' annual encampment , In Washington 17. Vllhjalmur Slefanseon, the explorer, heard from after a silence of 17 mlmths. lis wss In lisnka I .and ft In an action near Cape llaltlen. Halt! 10 Americans were wounded and 4t Haitian rebels killed 17. Gasoline snd dynsmlte explosion In the business district of Ardmore. Okla killed K people snd.lnlur«d over 109. property loss IMftftfl 4iilh snnual encampment of (he Gresd Army of the Republic open, d In Wash ington. ft Farmers' National Congress opened at Omaha. S. Wireless phone talk was sccompllsbed between Arlington. Vs.. and San Fran cisco. 21000 miles. M. Speech transmitted by wireless phone from Arlington,' Va., to Honolulu. 4.4K miles. , ocroaan A International farm congress opened a! Denver 11. Nstlonal Woman's Christian Temper ance union met at Sesttle. Wash. ft Wireless telephoning accomplished be tween Arlington. Va., snd Paris 24. Steamer Itocki'g sailing under United •tales lUg se'// J Jfy's British mileet off the port of New York Kovß*eaa ft Great Britain seised at Saint Lucia the United Statea steamer Tennessee narmsaa 4 World's Fair: Panama-PaelAr exposi tion al-jeed; attendance over I7MA profits $2.tM) 080 Ford's peace mission set out from New . York. A Sixty-fourth congress convened, t Austria naked to disavow the art of Sinking tns ocean User Ancona It Immigration statistics for 19U.sb.rwed a fsV'nx Off of arrlrals of nearly •».- 488 up to Dec. 1 against the arrival, of I'd 4. 1A Convention: National American Wo man Suffrage association meets In Washington, ft Contentions: American Society of In terca'lonai Law aad Pan-Americas Sctcf'Uflo congrsas meet in Waablng tea ft Cor-.ention: Americas lllstoriaa' aaso etgMen assets In Waehlagtoa. v_. „ • • World War Campaigns jj 1 i|- And Various Minor Events!: »' » I ;: Movements on Land Battle Front In Poland, ! and Sea With New France, Belgium, Aus- jj Nations In tria,Oallipoli, jj » i: Line. via and Egypt. :: [ e... >. .y , 1: WAR 0W THE WATER. i JANUAI.t. , 1. British bfet(lcsb!p Formidable sunk in the English channel by German sub » marine or a mine; over 009 drowned. H In a Qorman naval attack on the Eng lish cosst tiie Herman cruiser llluecher ' whs sunk, with about 700 of her crew. > British cruiser Lion disabled. ribOHUART. " 1 German admiralty declared a war sons in the English channel after Feb. 18. If. German war sone decree went Into ef fect. MARCH. If. British battleships Irresistible and Ocesn and French battleship Bouvet sunk during a naval sttack In the Dardanvlies. tf. German submarine U-ZS torpedoed ' British ships Falaba and Agullla In St. George's channel; f passengers and 70 sailors lost. I APRIL. ft. French steamer Leon Gambetta tor -1 pedoed by an Austrian submsrlne In the strait of Otranto; 600 sesmen drowned. MAT. 7. The Lusltanla was torpedoed and sunk off Klnsale, Muniter coast, Ire land. Out of 2,104 persons on board 1.100 were lost. 11 British battleship Goliath torpedoed In the Dardanelles, with loss of (ft) lives. A. British battleship Triumph torpedoed In the Dardnnelles. 8. British battleship Majestic sunk by a torpedo In the Dardsnelles. JVW9. 17. Italian submarine Meduso torpedoed f by an Austrian subcvfarlne. 30. British admiralty steamer Armenian, with Americans In her crew, torpe doed off the British coast. 22 Amert* I cans lost. f V- JULY. 1. Italian cruiser Amalfl sunk by Aus | trisn submarine In the Adriatic sea. ; I AUUUST. t. British submarlns sank ths Turkish battleship Barbarossa In the sea of , Marmora. • 14. British transport Royal Edwsrd sunk t by an enemy submarine.ln the Aegean sea; loss of ne-irly 1,000 lives, t 19. A German submarine torpedoed ths i White Btar liner Anbic off Cape Clear, Irpland; 29 Americans on board. ocToncft. B. German cruiser Trinx Adalbert sunk by British submsrlne; crew of hul nearly all lost. MOVRMMCIt. 7. Italian liner Ancona sunk by Austlisn submarine In the Mediterranean; 20* lives lost. Including some Americana FRANCE AND BELGIUM. :[ JAMUART. ' 11. The alilea began lo retreat eouth of the Alsne at Boissona, abandoning I miles of trenches. 14. Alilea withdrew south of the A tan a, losing MOO prisoners snd many guns ■aMM. 10. Beginning of Rrltlsh sttacka at Nauva Chapells. France. 12-I*. French atucka and German counter attacks continued st Neuva Clmpelie, with heavy losses. span. ft Germans recaptured Ilartmannswel lerkopf, In the Vosgss mountains They repulsed' an attack by sllles slong tbs Ypres canal with asphyx iating gaa and crossed that birrler to the wast aids. 80. Oerman arflllery at N leu port, Uelglum, bombarded Dunkirk, France, at t> pillea range. SSrTKWSBR. S. Gteat drive of the allies from tha Frsnch sascoast to Verdun. Heavy A capture of guns «M>rt*d )(nd *M> un wounded prison German front bro ken ( miles In length at loos. La Bas ses and Souchez, and 9 mllea In tha Champagne. B. Allies oontlnued western drive. NoraMvea. 18. Allies held Joint war council In Paris. ; SOUTHERN WAR ZONL {, raaauaar. A Turks estlmste] st 11.Out) attacked / British guards slong Sues canal aovtli of ismallta, Ktfypt. U. Allied fleet bombarded Turkish forts gusrdlng ths sea entrance to Constan tinople. araiu m. Allied troopa landed on the shore of . the Dardariellee under fire from the Turkish guns MAT. ft Italy aiade formal proctamalion af war, S. Austrian navy and airships attacked Italy's ooast. Italian troopa seised Austrisn territory. /pas. % Italian troop* led by General Cador na. forced tbs Im portent river laonso la advance • toward Trieste, Austria. ■ Italians captured Monfalcone, a a Important sUate- ■ gie town north wast of Tilasts AOODSr. ft* Italy aent aa al- Hrnafm to Tar key. , ft Auatrtaaa launch- imoto by Ametlct a ed oMMterattacka Prssa Aaaociatlon M Tu Of srai | BfTfMlfR. -K. J h Ml nrklab artillery drove the allied troopa Jjrom their works on tha Darda n Bvfglrta mobilised bar mrtrf. 1 OCTOBER. ft Rlasia aent an ultimatum ** Bulgaria • drmandlna dlamlatl ot o*r ais Ml* « |A.a a4a trT" T SSL- ». Greece protested against the landing of troops at BaJonlkl to defend Servla. T. Auatro-German forces Under General von Mackensen Invaded Servla. Bul garla sent 24 hour ultimatum to Bervia I. Germans recaptured Belgrade. capital of Bervia. * 11. Bulgaria declared war on Servla. 2*. A general attack by Italians at Gorlta failed after an all day struggle. NOVEMBER, f. Bulgarians captured Nlah, great rail way center In Bervia. M. German* and Austrlana captured Ml trovltxa and Prlatlna, Bervia. DECEMBER. 1 British defeated by Turks near Bag dad, Mesopotamia & Germans and Auatrlana captured Mon astic Bervia. lA. Balkana: Allied troop* In Greece fell back on Salonlkl. J: RUSSIAN FRONTIER. MIOUT. i. Russian forces were south of the Car pathian mountains Invading Hungary, a. A large Russian army was advancing , on the Russian border against Koo (nlgsberg, a German fortified city In East Prussia. S. Germane checked la a desperate at tack on Ruaslan lines at Bcllmow. be fore Warsaw. T. Germans, by a forced march, turned the Ruasisn flank at Jobanneebtrg, In East Prussia, forcing the enemy to re treat back to Russian territory. I. Hermann In Russia cut the railroad behind the retreating Russian army. North of Augustowo the Russians de serted their positions east of the Ma surian lakee. M. Germans stormed and Raptured Prsas nysz, Poland, an Important Russian post nortli of Warsaw. MAnCH. '• 21 The Austrian fortress of I'riemysl, In Gallcia, surrendered to the Russian army after a gallant and prolonged defense. About 00,000 armed Austrian* were among the trophies. Ml Russians recaptured Prxasnyss. In Po land. north of Warsaw. »rniL I. Russians advanced through Boetok pass, piercing the Austrian lines In the Carpathians MAT. 14. Austro-Gcrmans Jaroslav, on the west bunk of Bin river. Gall cia. forcln i the Russians to abandon the Carpathian mountains. JUNE. (. Germans, led by Markrnsotf, re capturfel Praam ysl. Oallels, VRA ■ which the Rub- WW elans had occu pled March B, IP* A after ■ eiege of k ' J'fl Xl days. , Mf?l M. Lemberg. Gail ustrlansaf t er ten months' occupation by Russians JUL». General von Mack- U. Germans again enson. captured tbe post, of Prxsanvsa, M miles north of Warsaw. 20. Austrlana captured Kadotn, (7 mils* south of W a ream AUOUBT, t Oerman army captured Warsaw, aft at campaign which elgbl months v The Russian «Wrrtson re treated east of the Vistula. —- IS General von Msvksnsyi's-flerman , tronpa captured Bledl s| ratting the Warsaw-Moscow rnllwa^^ U. Novo Georglevsk, the second greatest Russian fortress In Pols M.d with Ks .garrison, estimated al from to,ooo to 8.000 men. captured by General voa Haasler** German army. SErTEMBKB, "i Germans ciptured Grodno and ad vanced on Riga. NOVEMBER. % Germans abandoned Important posl lions In front of Riga. " i ».i i - : MINOR WAR EVENTS. J JANUART. E The German government ordered the seizure of private stores of corn, wheat and flour. FEBRUARY It. Oerroany Informed tha United Slate* MM Mp, would Insist on mslntalnlng ths war son* In the Kngltsh ahannel. MARCH. L England announced her Intention to stop aH ships lo and from the sea ports, of Oermsny. M Th* Otraian cruiser 'Dresden, which survived th* battl* of Falkland is-' leads, sunk In, battl* with a British Beat near San Juan Fernandas Island, off ChUI K. Great BiiUln Issusd a sweeping order In council cutting off all outside trade with Germsny and refused to modify ths war ion* blockad*. mt. 1 Germany replied to not* of. th* Untt*d Stat** (Jttna M>. promising to safe guard Americans under their own flag. auousT. I Oreat BrIUIn sent notes to th* United Mates upholding her Mockads. Mi Berlin Informed Washington that the ' killing of Americans on the Arabic was not Intentional. I. German liners wouKI >»*» b* sank fcjr Mfcaaa rlnes wlthoni Warning unlees ttiey re . BKli or attempted to eesgps. ~ . ' ' M. Fifty-Ave kl»>d -wad Hi Injured In Uondod by Zfopetln att**. ~ ' BL >IW»I rwX'L, crowds fcrfr MntNr* under the Lord Dotty which was to and Dee. U. NO. 46 TURKS DEFEATED - IN KUT BATTLE British Roll Back Foe kt\s They Ehler Fart. ENGLISH LOSS OS 200 The Modem Troops Retire After Be ing Twice Criven From Fortress They Had Forced. A severe repulse for the Turks by Uie British Me*opctainian jinny at Kut-El-Amara, on the Tigris, Is re- * ported bv the British coruaiander. Genera*) 1 . nshend. The Turing attacked determinedly but were beaten off, their Jesses be ing from 600 to' 800 killed and wood ed, It ia declared, while the Brl.isti casualties were under 200. The Turka, in the attack on the British forces, succeeded in entering the northern bastion of one of the forts at Kut-El-Amara, but were driv en out, an official statement issued says. The official statement says: "On the 24th General Townsheni reported that the enemy ha' find heavily throughout the previous night, bat bad not attacked. Later he sent • further report as followa: 'From tea A. M. nntil past midday the position was heavily swelled. The enemy, hav ing breaachedj, the fort, effected an entrance, bur* were driven out. Two hundred dead were left inside ,the fort' "The fort Is a work on the right Sank of his landmark positions, on the north side of the Kut peninsula. "On the 25th, General Town she* 1- sent a further report. In which fce says that at midnight on the 24th an I on the 2Sth fierce lighting for the pen session of the fort took place. The enemy effected a lodgment in the northern bastion and were ejected, but came on again and occupied the bastion. "The garrison of Oxford Light In fantry and the 103 d held on to the entrenchment and were reinforced by the Norfolk regiment and the 104 th pioneers. The enemy vacated the bastion early Christmas morning and retired Into trenches 400 to 940 yards In the. rear, although the attack had been made from trenches only about 100 yards from the breach. "The rest of Christmas day passed quietly. The fort and garrison. In ex cellent spirits, reoccupled the bastion. The enemy's casualties are estimated at about 700; our own at 190 killed and wounded. "A whole division (12,000), appears to have been engaged In the attack. Presumably the 200 enemy dead men tioned In the telegram of the 24th are not Included In tbe above." SEVEN MORE STATES DRY About 8,254,043 People Will Board Water Wagon January 1. Seven western anil southern states bought liquor at blgh speed In prepa ration for tbe extension of the reign of the water wagon to Colorado, lowa, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, South Carolina and Arkansas on January 1. With Virginia, where prohibition is to become effective on November 1, i9l», nineteen states will be in the dry column. Nebraska, California, Mlchl -an. South Dakota, Vermont and the Terr!- lory-of Alaska will vote on statewide prohibition next year, they have al ready announced, and several others are espected to ballot on tbe question. The states which board tbe water cart Friday at midnight add a popu lation of 8,254,043 to tbe no-llquor ranks, according to the 1910 census. 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