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LINER IS SUNK
WITHOUTWARNIN6
U-Boat Torpadoes French Ship
and 79 Perish,
Bjfe" , 1 .
I COMPLICATES ANCGNA CASE
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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. '
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* >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.
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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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FROM
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Graham, N.C.
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; I bu been discovered by W. 11.  j
>* Ausley on his place in Graham.  >
! It waa noticed that it brought J[
; health to the users of tbe water, ;
and upon being analyzed it was 1 >
i (band to be a water strong in J
; mineral properties and good (
' for stomach and blood troubles.  I
! Physicians who have seen the \
; analysis and what it does, ;;
1 recommend its use.
Analysis and testimonials !
| will be furnished apon request. ;
1 Why bay expensive mineral 1
' waters from a distance, when* 1
! there ia a good water recom- ?
; mended by physicians right at ♦
• home? ' For farther informs- 2
I tion and or the water, if you t
; desire if apply to the under- Z
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! W. H. AUBLEY. I
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