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HISTORY OF 1916 TOLD IN BRIEF 83ost Important Events of the Last Year Set Forth. PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR Chief Developments In the Mighty Conflict of Nations Political and Other Happenings In the United States. COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD. EUROPEAN WAR Jan. 1. News received of torpedoing of JP. & O. liner Persia in Mediterranean; About 250 lost, including R. N McNeely. U. S. consul at Aden. Jan. 6. British conscription bill passed first reading and three cabinet members resigned. Italian steamer carrying Montenegrin wcrults from U. S. sunk by mine in the -Adriatic; 200 lost. Jan. 7. Germany promised U. 8. its sub lsrrarines would observe rules of civilized -warfare. Jan. . British battleship Edward VII ivunk by mine. Jan. 1L Austrlans captured Lovcen. dominating Cattaro. Jan. 13. Austrian cruiser sunk by aFtench submarine. Jan 14. Many documents connecting Von Papen with alleged war plots in U. A taken from him by British, turned rer to American embassy. Kermanahah. Persia, occupied by Turks. Jan. IS. Russians renewed general at 'lack on Austrian front. Austrlans took Cetlnje and pursued Montenegrins toward Albania, Jan. 21. Austrian hydroplane and tor tycdo boat sunk by British submarine in Adriatic. .Jan. 22. Austria Issued ultimatum to Montenegro to surrender or face anni hilation. i Jan. 24. Scutari occupied by Austrlans. Jan. 29. Twenty-four killed in Zeppelin wmld- on Paris. Germans took nearly a mile of French ttrenches east of Souches. Jan. 30. Another Zeppelin raid made on ?arls. Jan. 31. Several Zeppelins made raid vr Midland and northeast counties of Kngland: 67 persons killed Feb. 1. British liner Appam, In charge of prize crew from German commerce walder Moewe, arrived at Norfolk with captives from seven other vessels. Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb from Zeppelin; 13 lost. Feb. 2. Persian army defeated Russians wiarchlng on Teheran. Zeppelin lost in- North sea and crew drowned. Feb. 8. French aviators attacked -city of Smyrna, killing 200. President Wilson accepted Germany's memorandum of settlement of Lusitanla cane, both sides yielding ground. Feb. 9. Germans took 800 yards of French trenches near Vimv. U. S. demanded from Austria apology sand reparation for attack on Petrolite. French cruiser Amiral Charnler tor pedoed and sunk: S74 lost. Feb. 16. Russians under Grand Duke JMcholas captured Erzerum. Feb. 21. German attack on Verdun be igran Feb. 24. Germans caotured villages within big gun range of Verdun. Austria announced sinking of Italian transport loaded with soldiers by bomb from airplane. Feb. 26. French checked somewhat Cerman driva on Verdun. Russians took Kermanshah. Persia, by wtorm. Austrlans entered Durazzo. Italians re aring. French cruiser Provence sunk In Medl "terranesn; 3 ISO lost. Feb 27. British steamer Maloja sunk y mine- 174 Inst. Feb 29. Italian government seized 34 interned German steamers. German rommerce raider Greif and "British cruiser Alcantara sunk In North ea tight: 264 lost. March 3. Germans drove through vll "ire of Douaumont and beyond. Russians took Bitlis. Armenia, by as sault U. S senate reiected resolution warn ing Americans off armed ships. March 5. French checked second Oer man Infantrv attack on Verdun. Two Zepnel'ns raided northeast coast of - Kn1ir.d: 13 killed March 6. Germans began new drive oti "Ve'dun. rapturing village of Forges March 7. Germans made further gain? t Verdun at tremendous cost U. S. house of representatives tabled resolution warning Americans off armed "Wners. Mrch 9. Germany declared war on Tort u gal. March 10. Russians advanced to within "SO miles of Trebizond. Turks and Germans "evacuated Ispahan, Persia. March 14. Italians started big offensive ong whole Austrian front. March 19 Germans repulsed French at stacks at T-e Mort Homme and captured trenches from British at Vermelles Mach 20. Squadron of French and Brit ish airplanes bombed Zeebrugge, destroy ing much property and killing many per sons. March 31. Germans halted at Verdun Russians gained against Germans and .Austrlans in Poland and Galicia: and took Ispahan, capital of Persia. March 22 Austrlans evacuated Czerno wltz and Bukowlna, March 24. French bombarded German OffUlons at Malancourt and Avocourt British channel steamer Sussex and British steamer Englishman torpedoed without warning; Americans on both. Entente allies rejected Lansing's pro Tsa1 to disarm merchantmen. March 28. Great German attack on Haucourt-Malancourt front repulsed. March 29. British steamer Eagle Point. ne American aboard, torpedoed without warning. German aerial attack on Salonlkl killed twenty. March SO. Germans attacked with liquid r near Verdun but were repulsed. Germans torpedoed Russian hospital h1p In Black sea; 115 lost. March 31. Germans took village of Ma Sanoourt. near Verdun, at terriflc cost. Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties at Fneland. killing 28: one Zeppelin de stroyed. April 1. -Sixteen killed In Zeppelin raid on England. April 2. Zeppelins raided England and Scotland, killing ten. April 3. Entente allies In not to U. S. wpheld their right to search parcel post. April 4. French repulsed fierce German tack south of Douaumont. British liner Zent torpedoed without warning: 48 lost. April 10. French lost 500 yards near Dead Man. hill at Verdun and then re pulsed tremendous attack: losses were very large. April 11. French retook trenches at Verdun after terri.le battle. April 18. Russians captured Trebizond. April 19 President Wilson sent ultima tum to Germany on submarine question and told congress In joint session. April 20. Big forces of Russians landed tin France. April 27. British battleship Russell sunk y mine In Mediterranean; 124 lost. April 29.-General Townshend and 10,000 British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-Amtra. May 1. Brlt'sh steamer HendonhaU, la 4en with wheat for Belgian relief, sunk y German eubmarlne. May 2. Five German airships raided coasts of England and Scotland. Belgian relief ship Frldland sunk by German submarine Mav 5. Germany's reply, received In Washington, promised compliance with lawn of warfare In submarine operations, with covert threat to resume former meth ods unless America persuades England to Sift starvation blockade. May 8. President Wilson told Germany our relations with Britain could not eater n controversy with BerMn. Paris reported great German attaens at Verdun checked. Liner Cymric, carrying munitions, tor pedoed and sunk; 6 lost. May 10. Berlin admitted Sussex was tor pedoed by German submarine. May 17. Dutch steamer Batavler V blown up; one American killed. May 20. German seaplanes raided Eng lish east coast. Austrlans made decided gains 'against Italians, crossing the border near VI cenza. May 25. Rrltlsh steamship Washington sunk by submarine. May 31. Austrlans reported capture of Asiago and Arslero. Great naval battle In North sea. British losing 14 vessels and Germans 18. June 6. Earl Kitchener and staff lost when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In North sea. June 7. Germans took Fort Vaux by storm. Austrlans in Tyrol repulsed by Italians with heavy losses. Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress. June 17. Russians captured Czernowitz. capital of Bukowina. June 20. Russians split Austrian Buko wina army and occupied Zadova., Strog nietz and Gliboka. June 25. Two Austrian transports, load ed with troops, sunk In Durazzo harbor by Italian warships. June 27. Italians recaptured Posina and Arslero. June 28. U. S. note to Austria demand ing apology for attack on Petrolite pub lished. June 30. Russians routed Austrlans In east Gailcla and took Kolomea. July 1 Allies began great offensive on west front, making big gains on both sides of River Somme. July 3. French captured a number of towns in drive toward Peronne. British took I .a Bolsselle. July 5.-French carried by storm German second line near Peronne. Turks announced recapture of Kerman shah from Russians. July 6. Russians again routed Austrlans In Gailcla. David Lloyd-George made British sec retary of war. July . French took Biache. close to Peronne. German submarine Deutschland arrived at Baltimore. July 13. Germans opet.ed seventh great assault on Verdun. July 15. Italians captured Vanzl. In Po sina valley. Russians captured Baiburt. Armenia, by assault. , Germans took La Maisonnette and BI aches. In Somme sector. July 18. Germans opened fierce counter attack on British, with gas shells, win ning at Longueval and Delvllle wood. British blacklisted large number of American individuals and firms for deal ing with the Germans Jury 23. British renewed terriflc drive in Somme region, entering Pozieres. July 26 Russians captured Erzingan, Armenia. July 28. Russians captured Brody, Gall clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first line west of Lutsk, and drove back Von Llnslngen in Volhynla. Aug. 8. Russians smashed through Teu ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia. Turks captured Bitlis and Mush. Aug. 9. Italians captured Goritz. Zeppelins raided English and Scotch coast. Aug. 13. Russians took 84,000 men In Galicia. Turks beat British east of Suez canal and In Mesopotamia. Aug. 15. Russians captured Jablonitza. in the Carpathians, and pierced i.ew Teu ton lines on Lemberg front. Aug. 19. Two British cruisers, one Ger man battleship and one German subma rine lost in North sea action. British swept Germans back on 11-mile front in Somme sector. Aug. 24. British advanced south of Thlepval. and French took Maurepas Russ:ans recaptured Mush, Armenia, anil reported big victory near Rachta. Zeppelins raided east coast of England, killing eight. Aug. 27. Italy declared war on Ger many. Roumanla declared war on Austria-Hungary. Aug. 28. Germany declared war on Ron mania. Aug. 29. Hlndenburg made German chief of staff In place of Falkenliayn. Aug 30. Roumanians took Kronstadi and other Transylvanlan towns. Aug. 31. Roumanians seized Rust huk. Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns. Sept. 2. -Zeppelins raided England, one being destroyed. Sept. 4. Dar-es-Salaam, chief town of German East Africa, taken by British. Sept. 7. Teutons took Roumanian for tress of Turtukal. Sept. 8. Teutons and Bulgars took Do brlc. Roumanla. Sept. 10. Germans and Bulgarians cap tured Roumanian fortress of Sills' rla. Sept. 11. Allies began new offensive In Balkans, crossing the Struma. Sept. IS. Allies smashed German third line In fcomme sector, advanced Ave miles and took three towns. British used terrl ble new armored cars. Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles an.i British and French advanced In Balkans Sept. it. Roumanians and Russians crushed In the Dobrudja. Sept. 17. British took "Danube trench. " Mouqiie fortified farm and 1,000 yards of German trenches north of Courrelette. Germans sank French transport filled with trooDS. . Sept. IS. French captured Denlecourt. Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and caotuted Fiorina. Sept. 19. Teutons drve Russians back over Stokhod river. Sept. 23. Zeppelins raided England, killing 3" one Zeppelin destroyed and one captured. Sept. 25. Zeppelins again rallied Eng land, killing 38 Sept 26. Anglo-French forces took Com oles and Thlepval after terrific fighting Sept 28. Verizelos and Admiral Coun dourlotls issued proclamation of provision al government for Greece. Oct 1. British took 3.000 yards of Ger man trenches close to Bapaume. Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed Serbians routed Bulgars in Macedonia. Oct 2. Roumanians crossed the Danube into Bulgaria. Oct 4. Allies made gTeat advances on entire line in Macedonia. Invading Roumanians forced out of Bui- "wed transport Gallia torpedoed; 63S 'Oct 8 German submarine U-53 sank five vessels off U. S. coast. Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl vania . , , Oct 9. Serbians forced crossing of Certia river' In Macedonia. Oct 10 Italians resumed advance of Trieste, taking 5.000 Austrians. Oct 11. Greek fleet turned over to allies on their demand and largely dismantled. Teutons began invasion of Roumanla. Oct. 15 French captured Sailly-Saillisel. north or the Somme- Oct. 19. Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by mine In English channel: part of crew lost. m Oct. 20. Roumanians won on Transyl vania frontier but lost In Dobrudja. Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria destroyed bv Interior explosion; 200 lost. Oct. 23. Teutons captured Constanza. Roumanian Black sea port. Oct. 24. French smashed German line at Verdun, taking Douaumont fort and village. Oct. 25. Teutons occupied Czernavoda and the Vulcan pass, Roumania. Oct. 28. Teutons took Campulung. north ern key to Bucharest. Greek steamer torpedoed; 200 lost. Steamer Marina torpedoed without warn ing; a number of Americans lost. Nov. 2. Germans evacuated Fort Vaux, Verdun front. Nov. 5. Germany and Austria proclaim ed autonomy of Poland. No. 6 Von Mackensen forced back In the Dobrudja. P. & O liner Arabia sunk by subma rine in Mediterranean. Nov. 8. American steamer Columbian sunk by subnvarine. Nov. 13. Battle of the Ancre opened. British capturing five miles of positions and three strong towns. Nov. 19. Allies captured Monastlr. Nov. 20. Allies ordered diplomats of central powers to leave Greece. Nov. 21. Teutons took Craiova. Rou manian rail and military center. Nov. 22. Ministers of central powers left Greece. Liner Britannic, hospital ship, sunk by mine in the Aegean: 24 lost. Nov. 24. Teutons occupied Orsova and Turnu Severln. Nov. 25. Provisional government of Greece declared war on Bulgaria. Entente allies demanded Greece deliver Its arms and munitions. Roumanian armies In Wallachla routed. Nov. 27. Teutons captured Alt river line la Roumanla German a1rsh!r, raldesT Eafland; two Zeppelins destroyed. Nov. JW. American steamer Cf.emung sunk by Germat- submarine; crew saved. Nov. 29. Sir John R. Jellicoe was made first sea lord of th admiralty and Sir David Beatty. commander of the grand fleet. Falkenhayn captured Pitechtt Rouman ian railway center, and Kampulung. Jpain; 25 Americans aboard. Nov 30. Teutons opened battle for, Bu charest, i Greece refused demands of Adtu.1 -Jn Fournet and allies prepared to'W V Atliens, landing troops at Piraeus. V Dec. 1. Allies marched on Athens; French sailors and Greek seservists fought. Dec. 2. Germans pressed closer on Bu charest, while Russians attacked desper ately in the wooded Carpathians and also seized Czernavoda bridge. Greece and allies reached compromise. German reichstag passed "man power" Announcement made In duma that al lies had agreed to give Constantinople to Russia If entente wins war. Dec. 4. Teutons began shelling of Bu charest. German submarines shelled Funchal. capital of the Madeira Islands Dec. 5. Premier Asquith of England re signed. Dec. 6 Bucharest and Ploescl taken bv the Teutons. I. loyd -George appointed premier of Great Britain. Allies protested to civilized world against deportation of Belgians. Dec. 8. U. S. protested to Germany against deportation of Belgians. Dec. 10. Lloyd-George announced his cabinet. Russians and Roumanians had successes In Trotus valley and east of Ploechtl. Dec. 11. Germans levied huge taxes on captured Roumanian cities. Dec. 12. Germany offered to discuss peace terms with the entente allies. General Nivelle made commander In chief of the French armies of the north and northeast. - King of Greece ordered a general mobi lization. Germany answered American note by defending deportation of Belgians. Dec. 13. Greek regulars took Katerlna from the French. Archduke Carl Stephen of Austria se lected as regent of Poland. Germany in reply to U. S. Justified sinking of American steamer Lanao. Dec 14.-Great Britain called 1.000.000 more men to arms. France decided to prohibit alcoholic drinks except wine and beer, British horse transport sunk by sub marine In Mediterranean; 17 Americans lost. Dec. 15. French captured wide stretch of German trenches near Verdun. Russian duma rejected German peace proffer. Greece accepted ultimatum of the en tente. Dec. 17. French drove Germans from Chambrettes farm. Verdun front. Roumanian army safe behind Russian lines. Dec 19. Premier Lloyd-George replied to Germany's peace proposals, lrtually refusing to consider them. Dec. 20. Violent bombardment of Eng lish positions in France. Dec. 2J. Russians attacked Turkish po sitions In Armenia. FOREIGN Feb. 1. Yussuf lzzeddin, crown prince of Turkey, committed suicide. March 22. Official mandate announced abandonment of Chinese monarchy and resumption of republic, and rejection of emperorship by Yuan Shi Kai who re sumed presidency. April 18. Sir Roger Casement captured and Ger man ship sunk while -landing arms in Ireland for uprising. Aprii 24. Sinn Vein rebels seized parts of Dublin and serious fighting followed. April 30. Main body of Irish rebels sur rendered. May 2. President Jimlnez of Dominican republic Impeached. May 3. Pearse, Clark and MacDonagh, leaders of Irish revolt, executed. May 5. Fighting broke out in Santo Do mingo: American marines landed. May 12. James Connolly and John Mc Dermott. Irish rebels, executed. June 6. Yuan Li Hung became presi dent of China. June 29. Casement convicted of treason and sentenced to death. July 1. U. S. marines routed 250 Santo Domingo rebels, killing 27 and losing one man. Sept, 20. China appealed for aid for million people driven out by great Hoods. Sept. 30. Emperor LIdj Jeassu of Abys sinia deposed; Ouizero-Zeoditu proclaimed empress of Ethiopia. Oct. 4. Gen. Count Terauehl made pre mier of Japan. Oct. 21. Count Carl Stuergkh, Austrian piemier, assassinated by Vienna editor. Oct. 24. Two American officers killed by Dominican rebels. Nov. 22. Karl Franz proclaimed emperor of Austria-Hungary. Nov. 29-Capt. H. F. Knapp. U. S. N.. ommander in Santo Domingo, proclaimed a military government of that country. Dec. 4. Pope created ten new cardinals Dec 14. Denmark voted to sell Danish West Indies to United States. Edmund S'-hulthess elected president of Swiss confederation. MEXICO Jan. 10. Nineteen foreigners, nearly all Americans, were murdered by Mexican bandits near Chihuahua. Jan. 12. Lansing demanded that Car ta nza punish slayers of Americans. March 9. Nine American civilians and eight soldiers killed and several wounded when Villa bandits raided Columbus, N. M. Many raiders slain on both sides of border r-y soldiers. President Wilson or dered General Funston to pursue and pun ish Villa. March 10. President Wilson ordered 5, 000 troops into Mexico to get Villa. Villa's men raided big Arizona ranch. March 12. First troops entered Mexico in pursuit of Villa. March 14. U. 8. army raised to war strength of 119,000 men for campaign against Villa. Half million cartridges for Carranza army seized at Douglas, Ariz, March IS. First clash between Villa out posts and American expedition Seven troopers wounded. March 17. Carranza forbade American troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican towns U. S. senate passed resolution declaring the United States did not intend to in tervene in Mexico. March 27. Capture of Torreon by Villis tas reported. March 28. Congress appropriated $8,600, 000 for Mexican expedition. March 29. Carranza granted use of Mexi'-an Northwestern railroad to U. S for shipment of supplies. Dodd's cavalry defeated Villa forces at Guerrero, killing 0: one U. S. soldier mnrtallv wounded Villa seriously wound ed. April l.-U. S cavalry defeated VUllsta detachment north of Guerrero, killing 30. April 12 U S. troops attacked by Car ranza troops and citizens of Parral; two Americans and 40 Mexicans killed. April 13. Carranza demanded withdraw al of U S. troops from Mexico. April 18 Pursuit of Villa at standstill because rt hostility of Carranzlstas. April 29. Generals Scott. Funston and Ohregon conferred on Mexican situation. May 5. Villa bandiis raided oienn Springs. Tex., killing three U, 8. soldiers and a boy. Major Howze with six troops of cavalry routed Villista band at Ojos Azules, killing 55. May 9. President Wilson ordered mili tia of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and 4,500 more regulars to Mexican bor der May 11. American-Mexican border con ference ended futllely. Curtis Bayles. American farmer, killed bv Mexican raiders near Mercedes. Tex. May 25. Poole ranch in Big Bend coun try Texas, again raided bv Mexicans. Candelarlo Cervantes. Villista leader, kil'ed bv American troops. May Si. Carranza demanded withdrawal of American troops from Mexico on peril of "recourse to arms." June 17. General Parker rushed rein forcements to American troops in Mexico below Matamoros. June 18. War department ordered all state militia mobilized. Fourth punitive expedition withdrawn from Mexico Carranza soldiers at Mazatlan fired on Aanariran landing party June 20. General Funston called for at least 60,000 troops for border service. U. S. sharply refuseoJvhdraw troops from Mexico. "T June 21. Detachmenti.f5lerlcan cav alry attacked by Carrartltit os at Car rizal. 2 being killed. MexiCn losses In cluded Gen. Felix Gomez. June 23. House granted use of state militia as federal soldiers. Secretary Baker ordered all militia to border as quickly as possible. June 25. President Wilson demanded that Mexico release captured troopers. Jurve 26. Administration rejected plan for mediation with Mexico. Senate passed bill for drafting militia into federal service. June 29. Twenty-three troopers taken at Carrizal released by Mexico. Pershing's column began retiring north wards. July 6. War department called out reg ular army reserves to fill new regiments. July 13. President Wilson raised em bargo on food for Mexico. July 28. U. S. accepted Carranza's plan for Joint commission. Aug. 12. War department ordered 32.000 more state troops to border. Aug. 22. Secretary Lane, Judge George Gray and Dr. J. R. Mott named as Mexi can settlement commission. Aug. 30 President ordered 21,000 troops back from Mexican border. Sept. 6. American and Mexican commis sioners began sessions at New London, Conn. Nov. 24. American-Mexican commission signed protocol for withdrawal of Ameri can troops and patrol of border. Nov 28. Villa captured Chihuahua City. Dec. 2. Villa driven from Chihuahua City by Carranza forces. Dec. 6. Parral recaptured by Carranza forces. Dec. 12. Carranza troop train blown up by Villistas; 200 killed or Injured. NECROLOGY Jan 2. Associate Justice J. R. Lamar, U. 8. Suprertie court, at Washington. Jan. 3. Gen. G. M. Dodge. Civil war hero and railroad builder, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Col. R. T., Van Horn, founder of the Kansas City Journal at Kansas City. Jan. 6. Matthew W. Plnkerton. at Chi cago. Charles W. Knapp. veteran newspaper man. at New York. Jan. 8. Rt. Rev. Richard 3cannell, Cath olic bishop of Omaha. Ada Rehan, actress, at New York. Jan. IS. Vlctorlano Huerta, former p-o-visional president of Mexico, at El Paso. Jan. 17. Hon. Arnold Morley. former British postmaster general. Jeannette L. Gilder, author and editor, at New York. Jan. 25. Samuel S. Chamberlain, pub lisher of Boston American. Jan. 30. Sir Clements R. Markham, fa mous explorer, at London. Feb. 7. Col. W. P. Hepburn, former con gressman, at Clarinda, la. Feb. 1!. J. T. Trowbridge, author, at Arlington. Mass Feb. 20. Dr. Henry B. Favill. of Chi cago, prominent physician and publicist. Feb 24. Admiral von Pohl, at Berlin. Feb. 28. Henry James, author, in Lon don. March 2. Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roumania (Carmen Sylva). Mounet-Sully, famous actor, at Paris. March 4. Brig. Gen W. Sooy Smith, at Medford, Ore. March 7. Rear Admiral Asa Walker, U. S. N.. retired, at Annapolis. March 10. Henry Gasaway Davis, for mer V. S. senator from West Virginia, at Washington. March 14 U. S. Senator' Benjamin F. Shively of Indiana, at Washington. March 19. Cardinal Gotti. prefect of the Propaganda at the Vatican, in Rome. March 25. C. J. Mulligan, sculptor, at Chicago. March 27. Thomas Pence. Secretary Democratic national committee, at Wash ington. April l. Naphtali Luccock, M E. bishop of Montana and Dakota, at La Crosse, Wis. Dr. J. B. Angell. president emeritus of University of Michigan. April 4. George W. Smalley. veteran Journalist, In London. April 7. George W. Colton, former gov ernor of Porto Rico, at Washington. April 11. Richard Harding Davis, novel ist, at Mt. Kisco. N. Y. April 14. T. J. Burrlll. famous bacterio logist and educator, at Urbana, 111. April 16. George W. Peck, former gov ernor of Wisconsin, at Milwaukee. April 19. Baron von der Goltz. German commandant at Constantinople. April 30. Ear! St. Aldwyn, noted Eng lish statesman, better known as Sir Mi chael Hicks-Beach. Mav 11. W. A. Gardner, president Chi cago & Northwestern railway. Mav 13 Bryan Lathrop, philanthropist, at Chicago. Clara Louise Kellogg, opera star, at Elp stone. Conn. May 16. Dr. E. N. Corthell. president American Society of Civil Engineers, at Albany. N. Y. May 2fi. Rev Dr. Thlmothy Dwlght, for mer president of Yale, at New Haven. Conn. May 27. General Gallienl. at Paris. May 29 Jaroes J. Hill, at St. Paul. May 30. Col. John S. Mosby. famous confederate raider. In Washington. junP 1. Charles Sooy Smith, famous civ il engineer, at New York. June 6.-Yuan Shi Kai, president of China. june 9.John R. McLean, owner of Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer. June 16. .U S Senator E. C. Burleigh of Maine. June 20 Edward S. Ellis, noted writer of boys' stories, at Cliff Island, Me. July 3 M-s. Hetty Green at New York. .Tulv 15. Prof. Elie Metchnlkoff. famous bacteriologist, in Paris. July 18. James H. Moore, noted flnan e'er, at Lai'e Geneva. Wis. July 22. James Whitcomb Riley, at In dianapolis. . ... Julv 23. Former U. S. Senator T. M. Patterson at Denver. Sir William Ramsay, famous chemist, in England. Aug. 7. Vice Admiral Kamimura of Ja pan. Aug. 9 J. M. Thurston, former senator from Nebraska. A. B. Stlckney, founder of Chicago Great Western railway. Robert Grau. theatrical manager. Aug. 11. Dr. John B. Murphy, famous Chicago surgeon. Aug. 14. Gen. Charles J. Paine, Civil war veteran and yachtsman, at Boston. Aug. 25. Archbishop John L. Spalding, at Peoria. 111. Aug. 31. John P. St. John, noted Pro hibitionist, at Olathe, Kan. Sept. 2. S. W. Pennypacker, ex-governor of Pennsylvania. Sept. 4 R C. Kerens, former ambassa dor to Austria. Sept 12. T. L. Jamrs, former postmas ter general. In New York. Sept. 13. Dr. Georgo K. Herman, lead er in middle West athletics, at Chicago. Sept. 16. Horace White, famous journal ist, at New York. Sent 17. Peth Low, in New York. Sept' IS.-MmJ. Git. Albert L. Mills. U. S A at Washington. Sept. 19. Wil!i:ui. J. Calhoun, noted law yer and diplomat at Chicago. Sept. 27. Rear Admiral C. E. Vreeland. U S N.. retired. Oct 1 U. S. Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas, at Little Rock Oct 2. E. S. Lacey, former comptroller of the currency, at Chicago. Mrs. Havelock Ellis, noted lecturer on eugenics, in London. Oft. 12. Otto, insane former king of Bavaria. , Oct 15. Rev. Francis Brown, president Union Theological seminary, at New York Oct. IS. Eben Eugene Rexford. poet and author. , Normal Duncan, author, at Fredonia. N Y. Oct. 25. William M. Chase, noted paint er in New York. Oct 2S Prof. Cleveland Abbe, "father of weather bureau," at Washington. Oct. 31. "Pastor" Russell, noted Inde pendent pres.ver. Nicholas K. Young, former president Na tional Baseball league, at Washington. Nov. 5. Cardinal Delia Volpe at Rome. Kov. 12. Dr. Perclval Lowell, famous astronomer, at Flagstaff. Ariz. Nov. 14 Brig Gen D C. Kingman, U. S A. Nov 15. Rt Rev. Charles Edward Che ney, senior bishop of Reformed Episcopal church, at Chicago. Mollv Elliott Seawell. author, at Wash ington. Henrvk Sienklewicz, "olish novelist. Nov. IS. -F. M Lyman, president of the quorum of apostles of Mormon church. Nov 21. Franz losef emperor of Austria-Hungary. Dr. Eugene Louis Doyen, noted French surgeon, at haris Nov. 22 Jack London, author, at Santa Rosa, Cal Nov. 24. Sir Hiram Maxim, noted Inven tor, In London. Nov. 2d.. Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse vain, noted suffragist, at Los Angele.i. Nov. 27. Ernile Verhaeren, Belgian poet. Dec. 3. Sir Francesco Tosti, composer. Dec. 5. John D. Archbold, pre?tdent of Standard Oil Co., at Tarrytcwn, N. Y. George C. Boldt, leading hotel man, in New York. . , Herbert D Pelrce, former minister to Norway, at Portland, Me. Dec. 6. Hans Richter. noted Wagnerian conductor. Dec. 10. Field Marshal Prince Iwao Oyama at Tokyo. Dec. 13 J W. Comyns Carr, English critic and dramatist. Dec. 15. W. C. Nixon, president St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. Dec. 16. Hugo Munsterberg. professor of psychology at Harvard. Dec. 17. Clara Ward. Princess Chlmay, in Padua. Italy. DISASTERS Jan. 3. Explosion on oil tanker Aztec at New York killed ten. Jan 5. Steamer Kanawha sank in Ohio river; 40 lost. Jan. 9. Du Pont powder mills at Car ney's Point, N. J., blown up: six killed. Jan. 15. U. S. submarine E-2 blown, up at New York navy yard; four killed, 15 hurt. Jan. 16.-Flre did JIO.OOO.OOO damage In Bergen. Norway, and $1,500,000 damage In Lisbon. Jan. 17. Fire destroyed most of Wirt. Ok la. Jan. 21. Fire at Molde. Norway, did $500,000 damage. Jan. 22. Great Northern train wrecked by avalanche near Corea, Wash.: six dead. Jan. 28. Ota y valley dam near San Diego. Cal., broke: 50 dead. Feb. 2. Japanese liner Daijtn sunk In collision: 160 lives lost. Feb. 3 Canadian parliament building at Ottawa destroyed by fire; seven lives lost. Feb. 16 Three British steamships, many lighters and a pier burned at Brooklyn: loss 84.000,000. Feb. 16. Holland suffered from great storm and floods. Feb. 21. Ten killed In wreck on New Haven road. Feb. 29. Fifteen men killed by explo sion In mine at Kempton, W. Va. March 5. Spanish steamer Principe de Asturtas hit rock and sank off Brazil; 300 lost. March 22. Fifteen million dollar fire at Nashville. Tenn., and $5,000,000 fire at Au gusta. Ga. March 29. Twenty-six killed and many Injured in collision on New York Centra! lines near Cleveland. April 17. Six killed. 40 Injured in wreck on New Haven road at Bradford. R. I. April 19. Tornadoes In Kansas and Mis souri killed 17. April 22. More than 1.000 lost In collision between Chinese cruiser and transport. May 8 Steamer Kirby sank In Lake Su perior; 20 lost. May 15. Explosion In Du Pont powder plant at Gibbstown, N. J., killed 13. June 2. Thirteen killed in train wreck at Packard, la. June 4 Waterfront fire at San Francis co did JSOO.OOO dam tge. June 5. Tornadoes killed 57 In Arkansas and 49 in other middle Western states. June 13. Four killed In two-million-dollar fire at Baltimore. July 4. Eleven killed. 376 hurt In Fourth of July celebrations. July 14. U S. navy collier Hector sunk in storm off Chnrlston. S. C. July 20. Hundreds of fishermen lost In monsoon off Ceylon coast. July 22. Six killed and 40 hurt by bomb during San Francisco preparedness pa rade. July 24. Twenty-two men killed by gas explosion In a Cleveland water tunnel. Aug. 9. Cloudburst in West Virginia re sulted In nearly 100 deaths. Aug. 12. Trolley wreck at Johnstown. Pa., killed 25. Aug. 29. U. S. armored cruiser Mem phis wrecked In Santo Domingo harbor; 41 dead. Sept. 12. Central span of great bridge over St. Lawrence at Quebec fell; 27 killed. Sept. 18. Great dam near Hannwald, Bohemia, burst; 300 dead. Oct. 26. Nineteen killed In burning of hospital at Farnham. Quebec. Nov. 3. Steamers Connemara and Re triever sunk by collision In Irish sea: 92 lost. Nov. 7. Fifty lives lost when Boston I. car plunged off bridge. Nov. 21. Explosion at Bakarltza. Rus sia, killed 341. Dec. I. Sixty-six persons killed In train collision in Austria. Dec. 9. Thousand killed by explosion In Russian ammunition factory Dec. 11. Million dollar fire destroyed Quaker Oats plant at Pe'erboro. Ont. Dec. 13. Canadian torpedo boat Grilse foundered; 45 lost. DOMESTIC Jan. 1. Prohibition In effect in Io Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idt Arkansas and South Carolina, Jan. 9. Six New Haven road for directors acquitted of viola ing Sher law; Jury disagreed as to five. Feb. 9 Most Rev. George W. Mu lein Installed archbishop of Chicago. May 13. Immense preparedness parV In New York. i Mav 27. Forty thousand In Boston ' A' paredness parade. : J , May 31. -Mrs. J E. Cowles. Callfo- 4'!) elected president General FederatiJ-jVy Woman's clubs. "' m June 3. immense "preparedness paraae In Chicago. June 4. Rockefeller education board gave $789,980 to colleges. Sept. 27. New York-Chicago express on Michigan Central held up and robbed near Detroit. Nov. 10. Rockefeller boards appropriat ed $2,0f0.000 for great medical and surgi cal institution In Chicago. Nov. 15. Wireless service between U. S and Japan opened. Nov. 19. Ruth Law broke American non stop airplane record. Chicago to Hornell. N. Y Deo 7. Freight embargo put on ship ments from middle west to Atlantic sea board Dec. 2f. American Association for the Advancement of Science met In New York. POLITICAL Jan 4. Congress reassembled. Jan 11. Progressive national committee called convention for June 7 in Chicago Jan 23. National Prohibition convention called Cor July 19 In St. Paul. Jan. 25. -I 'resident Wilson nominate! Louis D. Brandeis for Supreme court justtce Feb 2 -House passed antlchild labor bill. l-'eb 4. Senate passed bill for Indepen dence of Philippines in 2 to 4 years. Feb 9. Senate passed house resolution making available JHOO.ooo for re-equipping Mare Island and New York navy yards and house bill increasing by 300 the en trance class at naval academy. Feb 10. Secretary of War Garrison and Assistant Secretary Breckinridge re signed Feb 15. O T Marye. ambassador to Russia, resigned Keb lS.-Senate ratified Nlcaragusn canal route treaty. Feb 28.-Haitian treaty ratified by sen ate. March 3.-.I H. Shea of Seymour, Ind nominated ambassador to Chile. March 6 Newton D Baker' of 'Cleve land appointed secretary of war. March 22. -House passed Hay army re organization bill. March ?.0.-House passed Irnmigrati.ir bill with literacy test clans April 11 -House passed $39,0O).OO0 rivers and harbors bill April IS. Senate passed army reorgani zation bill. Apr'l 21. Japanese ambassador profe-ite l to President Wilson against oriental ex clusion clause of Immlitia t ion bill. April 22.-Senate passed house bill re pealing free sugar law. April 25. Henry Morgenthau resigned at ambassador to Turkey. ,rr'1 30. -Socialist Labor party nom! nnt' Arthur E Relner of Boston for preilent and Caleb Harrison of Chlcage for vice president. May 1. House rejected bill pledging withdrawal from Philippines within defi nite time. May 15. Senate rejected nomination of G. Rublee of N. H. aa member federal trade commission. May 17. Senate passed army bill House passed t51.O00.0O0 fl n1 control bill. May 20. House passed $5o,ouo,000 ship purchase bill House passed army bill. May 29 Senate passed rivers and har bors bill June 1. Louis D. Brandeis confirmed as associate justice of Supreme court. June 2. -House passed naval appropria tion bill. June 7. Republican and Progressive na tional conventions opened in Chicago June 10. Charles Evans Hughes nomi nated for president by Republican con vention. June 10. Theodore Roosevelt nominated by Progressives. June 14. Democratic convention opened at St. Louis. June 15. Wilson and Marshall renomi nated by Democrats. June 26. Roosevelt declined Progressive nomination and Progressive national com mute indorsed candidacy of Hughes. June 27. Senate passed sundry civil, good rr2vLanJ Persion bills, carrying total of $3ti0,000,00. June 27.-W. R. Wlllcox made chairman of Republican national committee. June 28. House voted $27,000, 000 for Im mediate use of army, and passed good roads bill. July 10. House passed emergency rev enue bill. July 12. Senate passed agricultural bllL carrying $24-,000,000. July 13.-Judge J. H. Clarke of Ohl nominated for associate Justice U S. Su preme court. July 15. Congressman Hay of Virginia nominated associate justice U. S. court of claims. July 18. Abram Elkus nominated as am bassador to Turkey. July 19. Prohibition national convention opened in St. Paul. Minn. July 21. Senate passed navy bill pro viding for 157 vessels. Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Man ly for president and Ira D. Landrtth for vice president. July 27. Senate passed army bill car rying $313,970,447. Aug. 8. Child labor bill passed by sea ate. Aug. 15. House passed big navy bill. Aug. 16. Senate passed bill promising In dependence to Philippines when Filipino are fit for self-government. Aug. 18. President Wilson vetoed army bill. Senate passed shipping purchase bill. Aug. 19. Federal workmen's compensa tion act passed by senate. Aug. 25. House accepted senate amend ments to army bill. Sept. 5. Senate passed emergency rev enue bill with reprisal provisions against British blacklist. Sept. 7. Senate ratified treaty for pur chase of Danish West Indies. Sept. 8. Congress adjourned. Sept. 12. Republicans won In Main election. Nov. 7. Wilson and Marshall re-elected president and vice president of U. S. Nov 10. Count Tarnowsky named Aus trian ambassador to U. S. Dec. 4. Congress began short session. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, American ambas sador to the Netherlands: T. A. Thomp son, minister to Colombia, and W. H. Hornibrook, minister to Slam, resigned: Dec. 5. President Wilson read Ills met. sage to congress. Dec. 14. Senate passed Immigration blft with literacy test clause. INDUSTRIAL Jan. 7. Rioting strikers looted and burn ed East Youngstown, O. Jan. 19 One man killed and five shot in strike riot at East Chicago, Ind. Feb. 5. General strike of switchmen on Wabash railroad. March 6. Wage Increases of $8,000,00 annually granted in soft-coal fields. April 24 Striking employees of West inghouse Co. rioted in East Pittsburgh, led by masked woman. May 2. Fatal strike riots at Carnegls Steel Works in Braddock, Pa. May 9. Chicago Garment Workers start ed big strike. May 16. Chicago express drivers went on strike. July 26. Train service brotherhoods voted overwhelmlnrly for a strike. Aug 5. Strike stopped all surface car traffic in boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond, New York. Aug. 7. New York street ear strike ended. Aug. 12. Federal board's mediation la threatened railway strike failed. Aug. 14. President Wilson conferred with rail heads and union men. Aug. 29. Failing to avert rail stril'a. President Wilson asked congress to pass three bills to meet situation. Sept. 1. House passed eight hour rail road bill, to avert strike. Sept. 2. Senate passed eight hour bill Sept. 6. Strike of subway, elevated nd u;'face railway men in New York. nep. 22. General sympathy strike of union labor called in New York. "?ept. 2S. General strike In New York V ed !,bv. 51. W. W. men from Seattle ght sheriff's posse at Everett. Wash.; f killed. Vjv 21. United States Steel corpora - t'x announced 10 per cent raise of wages. j'tSov. 22. Adamson 8-hour law held un Vcnstltuilonal by federal Judge in Kansas 'ty. Nov 23. New England cotton mills aised wages of employees. Nov. 23. international Harvester com- jny and many other concerns announced arse wase Increases. Nov. 30.-Chicago Wholesalers' associa tion rflli-eil vrages Dec 13. -New York garment workers on strike. Jan. 5. C. H Weeghman and partners bought Chicago National league club. Feb. 25. Charlos Ellis won three-cushion billiard championship from De Oro. March 25. Jess Willafd defeated Frank Moran at New York. April 12. Baseball season opened. May 30. Darlo Resta In Peugeot car won Indianapolis 300 mile race. June 17. Syracuse crews won regatta at Poughkeepsie. June 23. Harvard beat Yale In New London regatta. June 30. Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, won ope national g"Jf championship Aug 15. George M. Church retained Western tennis championship. Aug. 18 Walter llagen of Rochester, N. Y.. won Western open golf champion ship Aug. 25. Mrs. F. C. Letts. Cincinnati, won women's Western golf championship. Sept. 4. Freddie Welsii defeated Charley White In 20 rounds. Sfpt. 9. Charles Evans. Jr. Chicago, won national amateur golf championship. Sept 30. Johnny Ailken In a Peugeot won Astor cup. breaking world's record. Oct 1.-Boston won American league championship Oct 3 -Rrooklyn won National league c hurnpionship Oct 7 Alexa Stirling. Atlanta, won women's national golf championship. Oct. 12 Boston T.ed Sox won world's hamplonshlp Oct. 14 Resta won Grand American 2S0 nvle automobile race at Chicago. yov i,i Darlo Resta won Vanderbilt , un at Santa Monica. Cal yjov is -Grand Prix race at Santa Mon ica C;il von bv Aitken: Driver Lewis ,r-Vnp nnd three spectators killed. Nov 25. -Ohio State university won "-terri conference football championship. FINANCIAL Jan. 24. U. S. Supreme court declared income tax constitutional. May 23 Richard H. Alshton elected president Northwestern railway. June 24. Corn Products trust ordered dissolved by lederal judge In New York. June 28 Western Pacific railroad sold at auction for $18,000100. Oct. 2. American loan of $C0, 000.000 mad t.- China to build railways. Nov. 13. Starch trust ordered dissolve by federal court in New York. Nov. 16. Chicago barik made loan o. $6,000,000 to China. Dec. 1. Great Britain and Franc can raled proposed $500,000,000 loan from U. SPORTING
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