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armies which lave invaded Rumania.
Thev have defeated the enemy every
where and the progress through Ru
mania has been so rapid that there has
been comparativelv little damage to
property, and the fleeing armies have
been compelled to leave much of their
ammunition and stores behind them.
The remnants of the first Rumanian
army have been driven IjeyondTitu, and
the rest of the fighting force of Rumania
is rapidly becoming demoralized.
^ LONDON Difference of opinion re
garding the conduct of the war was re
sponsible for the retirement of Premier
Asquith. David Lloyd George favored
forcing the fighting in eastern Europe,
while the premier insisted on continuing
along the present lines. Following the
adjournment of parliament, Asquith held
an audience with the king and later ten
dered his resignation, accompanied by j
the suggestion that Andrew lionar Law
be intrusted with the formation of a new
cabinet. The present crisis started over j
the naval policy and a demand for a
smaller war council with power to act
indepenlly of the cabinet.
LONDON The French gunboat Sur- ,
prise is reported to ha.e been torpedoed j
bv a German submarine off the coast of !
Spain. Tlurly-fonr of the crew of the :
gunboat perished. j
YERDLN The Germans have pene-j
Muted the French lines to the summit of j
< Hill 31, on the west bank of the Meuse, j
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gether with several hundred prisoners.
Des, erate fijfliii :g is in progress along
t.ie entire German lront.
LONDON David Lloyd George !’as
been appointed piemier, succeeding As
quith, wlio resigned esrly tins wets..
LONDON To insure an adequate sup
ply of luod lor tile luiure, the K.ug i.as
signed an order empowering the govern
ment to take possession ot any occupied
or unoccupied lauds needed lor cultiva
tion.
NEW VOivK v-Uampion jess V.'i’.lard
demands >7j,0lHJ to appear in a ten-round
ru-decision bout with Carpentier. 'lea
Kickard is promoting the light and has
a’.readv promised the Frenchman Ns-,000
and an additional 525,000 is to go to the
American fund for French wounded. The
fund is also to get a third of the reeiepts
of the moving pieluresof the fight. Kick
1 aril declares that if he is unable to make
| terms with Willard be will gctLee Darcy
to go on with Carpentier. Darcy is sup
| posed to be on bis way to the States from
Australia, having stowed away on an
i American steamer at Svdney.
—
f WASHINGTON The high cost of
: food and what stejs the government can
take to regulate prices are assumed to
be the big questions before congress.
Eleven bills and resolutions dealing with
the question have already been introduc
ed in the House, including measures pro
viding for an embargo, the reduction of
parcel post rates on food stuffs, and the
regulation of cold storage plants. Rep
resentative Fitzgerald of New York in -
NEW YORK John D. Archbold, head
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey, who was operated on for append
icitis several days ago, died here on
Wednesday. The deceased was 68 years
of age and had been identified with the
Standard Oil since 1875. He became
president and director of the New Jer
sey branch five years ago this month.
SEATTLE There is considerable un
favorable comment here regarding the
ruling of Judge Bunnell on the eight
hour law. It is contended that the de
fect in the title of the territorial act did
not warrant the court in holding the en
tire act invalid.
SEATTLE Major Cavanaugh reports
that there is little liklihood that favor
able action will be taken oil the proposed
Snake river improvement during the
short session of congress, although the
matter has been put up to the rivers and
harbors committee, backed by a strong
recommendation. Major Cavanaugh will
make the trip to Nome during the early
winter by way of Yaldez and Fairbanks.
BOSTON The federal government is
making a systematic investigation of the
cost of living throughout the United
States. Agents of the department of
commerce have been sent to every city of
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size Iroin t.ie Atlantic to the Pacific an 1
tile information already obtained indi
cates that some very startling revelations
will be contained in the report winch 1
will be submitted to Congress by tile de- |
partuiem. Federal Lislrici Attorney
Anderson, ot this city, lias been appoint
ed assistant attorney-general ot the oe I
partuiem ot commerce.
WASHINGTON The first outbreak
against Americans in Santa Domingo as
a sesult of tne establishment of a military
dictatorship bv the United Stales occur- ;
red toward tile end of November, accord
ing to a report which has just reached
this city lroui Gupt. Harry Knapp, w ho 1
la acting as military governor. Several '
marines were wounded as a result of an
attack made upon them bv islanders.
—
CHRISTOPHER. ILL. The time lias \
arrived lor organized labor to demand a j
: seven-hour working day, according to j
, John White, international president ol
tile United Aline Workers, who started i
i the agitation m this city this week m an
■ address delivered to workingmen.
—
SAN l-'RANCISCO The Oregon Land
! Fraud cases have come to an end in tile j
! ltderal court with the convict.on of W. j
L>. Erguio, W. Nicholson and ft Sperry. 1
! The jury disagreed in the cases ot Nor- '
man Cook and Franklin Bull.
WASHINGTON French, British and
Japanese ministers are giving suppor to
tnc bankers iu the4r respective countries 1
in their protest against the loan of five j
million dollars to China by a Chicago
trunk, it is claimed that the loan is in :
violation of the agreement ol 1913, but
slate department officials contend that,
the baim is within ns rights in advanc- j
ing tne money on the securities oftertd. i
WASHINGTON State department of
ficials are awaiting iu quiet confidence ;
die reply of the Entente powers to the
protest recently made by the United;
Slates w ith regard to the relusal of Eng
land and i-rance to grant sale conduct to
I
Count Tarnowski, new Austrian ambas
sador to tile United States. It is believ- |
ed the British government will grant the
request of the state department on the
grounds that it is doing so to acommo
date a triendly neutral nation, rather
than admit that a point has been stretched
in refusing sale conduct.
—
FAIRBANKS Revised figures of the
delegate contest show that bulzer is still i
leading iu the territory, with a margin ]
of 46 votes over Wickershaui. The Fourth
division returns are practically all in.
NEW YORK The permanent illutni- ;
nation of the Goddess of Liberty was ;
dedicated by President Wilson on Sun-'
d(U', the trip to the statue bting made in 1
“hwpresidential vacht Mayflower.
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WASHINGTON In an address deliv- I
ered in this city at a banquet which was j
arranged in his honor, \\ illiam Jennings .
Bryan stated that he intended to build a j
cottage at Asheville, North Carolina, so
that he can reach the capital easily. He |
says that he expects to visit this city j
often in the future in the interest of Ins j
prohibition campaign.
WASHINGTON Statistics gathered!
by the department of commerce show j
that the retail price of food advanced 3 1
per cent thoughout the United States
betw.en September 15 and October 15. j
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LOS ANGELES Francis T. Henty, j
! prominent California lawyer and former ;
Roosevelt supporter, has recieved an in-j
' vitation to dine with President Wilson
| and Vance McCormick at the White
House on December 7 and speculation is
I rife here regarding the probable signifi
: cance of the invitation. It is believed bv
the friends of Heney that he is slated
tor a cabinet position, probably as secre
tary of the interior in case Secretary
Lane is given the seat on the supreme
bench which was made vacant by the
resignation of Charles K. Hughes.
WASHINGTON The commander of
the German U-boat who directed the at
tack on the British horse ship Marina I
which resulted iu the death of six Amer- j
icans has reported to his government that
he mistook the vessel for an enemy trans-|
port. German officials have made in
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the status ot the vessel and state that
they are ready to make amends if it is
shown that the vessel was entitled to im
munity.
WASH NGTOX President Wilson
and Ambassador Gerard held a lengthy
conference before the latter's departure
to resume liis duties at the German cap
ital. The unfavorable impression creat
ed in the United States by Germany's
lieatment of the Belgians was the chief
topic discussed. Gerard was instructed
to ini[ ress upon the Imperial govern
ment the necessity ot keeping the sub
marine pledges recently made.
WASHINGTON Speaker Champ
Clark announces that if the members of
congress are desirous of cleaning up the
legislative calendar so that an adjourn
ment can be taken bv March 4. he will
gladly lend his support to any movement
to eliminate useless oratory. lie says
this can be done by cuttfng dow n gallery
space, abolishing the congressional rec
ord and limiting debate.
ST. JOE. MO. Oscar McDaniel, pros
ecuting attorney, lias been acquitted of
the charge of killing his wife, the jury
returning a verdict of not guilty after a
deliberation of two hours. McDaniels
declares that he will devote liis life to
trailing the real murderers. Theacguit
ted man was defeated for re-election at
the November election, although most of
tkf; others on his ticket were elected.
—
SEATTLE Mrs. John Mitchell is ly
ing in the receiving hospital dangerously
wounded as the result of having been
' shot three times by an officer who was
endeavoring to stop the driver of a truck
on which Mrs. Mitchell was riding. The
officer was looking for booze, and when
the driver of the truck refused to stop to
permit his r:g to be searched the offictr
opened fire, with the result above men
tioned. Investigation later showed that
no liquor was aboard the truck.
FAIRBANKS TalkeCtna precinct, id
the Third division) has given Wicker
sham an additional 20 votes, w hich ri -
duces Sulzer's lead in the territory to
25, with less than 60 more votes to be
heard from. The Talkoetna vote was:
Wickersbam, 25: Sul/.er, 5.
SEATTLE The relatives of several of
the victims of the I. \V, \V. raid at Ev
erett recently have started suit against
j the city ot Sealt.e, charging that the
j mayor and other city officials permitted
'armed men to go to Everett for purposes
of violence. The suits aggregate , 17. ,
i 000. _
NEW YORK Gold continues to come
from Canada, eight millions having been
received here on Wednesday.
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