RECORD OF GREAT WAR DURING 1916 Collapse of Roumania the Most Striking Event in the Awful Conflict. BOTH SIDES Hunger Confronts the Entire World, Food Crops Being Partial Fallure— American Troops Enter Mexico, National Guard Being Sent to Border. world war the collapse of Roumania takes first place. The conquest of the 3alkan nation netted the Germans a and other cost the Roumanians great oil wells while it 350,000 casualties, ut Roumania is a compared with the needs of tons. The new supplies will but not relieve, thi central powers, which are The entente allies, credit side the to the « my whic! campaign latter mania had forces used were kept from el theaters. In these major war the : undoubtedly the entente’'s rou West the Verdun ended of almost all Somme about small Sinai shortages too, can undoubted! entailed respect, bett : not ente Rouma: tering the is the great German in failure the ground Ove offensive has man lines can be slow jut the year 1 I y bi greatest ml the front—the ¢ garian great armies, region Rey be veri Bukowina * retirement fro: thynia, Galiein ing them Rou wounded smaller than fore finally | er offensive The ved at operat vere also Situation on the Sea. situation Jor Aithaugh battle Jutland, the | naval action Ir efter till on blockads rine has proved and to a degres ain A Liverpool financial authority recently state age of British t until the rate is now shipping abou of a Year ago tion of merchant ain has been reduce ear. September, 1016, sav British losses of 120 pe of the pr same month October an over the corresponding mon [ *y pre 3 increase of of later months are not available rate of loss during October was equis alent 18 per the whole British to cent a year of ne reantile marine very serious figure, As the figures are in dispute, b the total and sinking eraft. The exact situation wi losses In tO i the of known until after man semi-official month that the entente had been beginning of the war. not | special auxiliaries, and that the entente tonnage was 744.000. of 663.200 was British, ties, put lowgr, One German the East Afri can, continues to hold out bravely, but the entente forces seem to be about to give the death blow. The resistance of the colonials was prolonged by a daring feat of a swift German which carried arms and from the Fatherland through the block. ade to the little army and then escaped across the Indian ocean to a Duteh possession in the antipodes, The end of the year sees both sides with nearly their full strength in fighting men developed and now turn- Ing their attention to the organization of the civilinns, men and women, into an effective system of war service be. hind the fronts. Everyone must work. Slaughter and Munger. War becomes more horrible as time goes on, The wastage of lives in- creases month by month. The year 1916_ took a bloodier toll than any preceding twelve-month of human his tory. The noblest and the wisest, the Entente however, the figures colony, ship, EVENTS OF 1916 OUTSIDE THE WAR AND MEXICO Jan. 7—Riots in East Youngstown, ©O.; business section destroyed; three killed, 102 injured, Jan, 9—Federa! jury acquits six New Haven rallrond financiers of conspir acy and disagrees on five others after a trial at New York lasting 0/0 days, Jan, 1H-—Explosion on United States submarine E-2 at New York navy yard kills four and Injures ten, Jan, 28 President Wilson nominates { leaders of humanity, are being But lnsurance stutisticinns the total population of the tinues to lua Sily enrth con ease in spite of the havoe in popu 12.00), world’s normal increase lation is 40.000 a day, or about year, Th The whole world faces hunger, ure almost everywhere last summer spring the surplus will be alinost down to most dangerous condition, for supplies are never well distributed enough to allow a with- out causing famine somewhere. The warring nations feel the pinch the but prices are distressingly high cessaries of life in ¢ Zero, a wide margin most, for ne corner ot The year plunged In maelstrom of Portugal and Roumania,. The twelve month began with the conquest of tiny the Teu two-thirds almost every the globe, combatant S008 TWO new the war Montenegro and ends with ton sweep over about Oi Roumania. On the Inst New Ford was returning Year's day from his peace this New Year's for n peace parley by powers been re Henry Argosy nasco Un official proposals the Germaplc ceived and refus: bios vgs Have frs. Nin brought eteen hundred } compulsory and later compulsory civiliar to Great Britain, of the greatest world, Australia the nation which hat boasted “personal the th ty” in on compulsory inger Ver limelight Homeric wd thrown ints the ‘ebruary 2 sited — 1¢ i nslve but Count Cad forces to ms ve them and wt them by back to afterward beg £80 RB and Ns 800n victorious advance against Goritz the Carso platean Three Big Revolts. important revolts took place Three ainst ! The Easter rev- olution in Ireland put in a President Pearse and other leaders, Including Sir Roger Casement, were executed and the Irish question was left much as before. In southern Arabia the natives, un der the leadership of the Shereef of Medina, rose against the Turks, eap- tured the Moslem holy city of Meccan, beat off attacks and proclaimed a new kingdom, which now asking rec ognition at Washington and elsewhere, Pro-ally Greeks set up the stand ard of opposition to King Constantine and the Germanic powers, and on Sep- tember 205 Eleutherios Venizelos, the most able Greek of modern times, left Athens lend them. Lloyd-George announced to the house of commons In his historic speech of December 19, that Great sritain would recognize the Venizelist agents, The year has brought great increase in wealth, despite high priced, to al most all the peutral nations and to Japan. Furnishing munitions and other supplies to the hard-pressed bel. warring nations was town is to Louis D. Brandeis as associate justice of the United States Supreme court. Feb, 10-—Lindley M. Garrison re- signs as secretary of war, March 6 President Wilson an- nounces Newton D. Baker will be new secretary of war, June 1—American Santo Domingo. June 10 — Republicans Hughes and Fairbanks, June 15-<Democrats nominate Wil son and Marshall by acclamation at St. Louls, marines land In nominate ] Hegerents hins { Fhe 1 is { gressing Hs proved very orofitable, States from a the nnd fn creditor nation, lending nbroad and recelving more | interest than she pays out, In the Balkans the allies have cols lected a vast, heterogeneous army un the Sarrail and | have made some capturing Monastir in the But the ex- pected great offensive here has not mas terialized, ound to be remembeerd in history are the two suceessful trips of the Gers wan merchant submarine Deutschland the Atlantic to the United and home again, The undersea effectiveness was nlso attested the submarine U-53 pald New- port, RR. I, a brief call, sunk five ships off Nantucket lightship and then sped Home in dovtor na | thon now over line is pro Vist suis + {der French general Progress, west Vest, HCToOss States honts’ when safety. Mexican Muddle Continues. he situntion In Mexico, which has sawed back and forth since it was adminlistratien by President Taft, continues to be a thorn the flesh of Americans On January 10, Villa bandits ander Of i Se willed to the present in the leader I Pablo Gonzales held up a train at Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, 1T Amer government made formal and he better cold blood CANS, ur protest te tsennernl § Carranza, prow it he would afford for resolution ses of con to Mexico to MIZTERE O01 NEress co done settled EE was irently 120 0(5X) 1 Colone Tenth tht rid that will go history as n fi f never Mexicans 30 of Minister Ma jor General of the cavalry, af gown fur. surpassed nt of er been ARULSCA 1te killing them 1 April 3 ! of War Obre- chief of in Ei an ef Scott, met in American army, 0 with General Fuasto to would mutually benefit the bord to ! andits again fort arrive at some policy that + The onference May Ob came naught the bor of Glenn Big Bend coun- crossed Springs, Texas, in the ¥ Major Langhorne troop of and about half a entered Mexico in pur attacking foree, aod suc rescuing Deemer, a storekeeper of Glenn Springs, who had Mexicans bandits es cavalry suit of the ceeded Jesse in but the malo body of the National Guard Mobilized, Wilson on May § ordered of Arizona, New Mex- Fexas, but despite this addi- force the ‘Mewienns again river at San Ignacio, murdered three cavalry- June 16 Carranza, through General Obregon, warned General Pershing that if his command moved “east, west or south” he would at- tack them. On the same day posters were displayed in Juarez calling all Mexicans to arms, The National Guard of the United States was called out in its eatirety on June 18, and ordered to the border. Three days later two troops of the Tenth cavalry were ambushed at Car rizal and almost wiped out. Seventeen troopers were taken prisoner by the Mexieans., President Wilson ordered their release, and on June 28 they ar rived in Juarez. On November 24 American and Mex- ican commissioners signed a protocol at Atlantic City after weeks of deliberating, and four days later, Villa, Just to show that he was still President + t ¥ the militias ou ico and tional the Texas, and men, On ~~ AA Ansa died PNA ANN June 27--Duke of Devonshire ap- polated governor general of Canada. July 13--President Wilson selects John H. Clarke of Cleveland, O. to occupy Charles RB. Hughes' pisce on the United States Supreme oourt bench. Aug. S~Cloudburst In Coal valley, West Virginia, renders 5,000 homeless, Aug.* 183—President Wilson Inter venes to prevent great rallrond strike. September 1-—House pusses Adio. son eight-hour rallroad bill, River kills 100 and Car hot abnndoned enptured Chihuahun (troops made however, Clty. the town and {OO for him, Lie the place, Early in December he was reported to be Junrez, and the advancing on ond still Mexico Villa PROMINENT PERSONS WHO DIED IN 1916 January 1--Ex-United tor Alfred W. Bensouo Topeka, Al Ringling unary 2-—Joseph Justice United January S~-Gen, war commander, In Bluffs, Iowa ; Col. Robert T. Yen Horn, founder of the Kansas City Journal, In Kansas City, Mo. January 6—Ct W. Knapp, in the original order to in force, States Sena of Kansas In circus man, Jane ussociute court, Dodge, Council R, Lamar, States Supreme M. Grenville aries in vk H. her, in WW a City. Miss Jeanett ‘ ile nnd eritie Sir Clements Markham, xplorer, In London February 7 ol, William FP. burn, Clarin former Ia, February 10—Belvidere Brooks York new sph er her, New York city. Januurs publi 17 author ler, famous 3) Pie Pr CONZressmun n telegraph magnate, in New rusry 12 tor, in Ar Mnreh n B Mrs. Hetty Green R Fo nmas LeTIR M. Pattersor William Ramsay England fn etn lst August B-—Robert Gran, ir Mount Vernon, N. Y.: on, ex-United Siantes John M ! KRenator, ha August 11-—Dr. John B. Mur ut in Chicago 12 Charles J. Palne, wl ma In Mnas James banker, Branch, N. J. August 25 John I. Spalding, In August 31—Johu FP. Kansas and president in geot yachtaman Weston, Religmar Arch ishop fil. St. John, ex 18584 Olathe, Kan Sentember 4 Louis, Richard C. September 15 dramatist, In Madrid Loptem Ma). Gen. Albert 1... Mill division of militla affairs, In Washington, William -toinister {oo China, in of Eche Rerens Jomo her IS ni chief September 1D October 1 James PF. Ol lent pro tempore of the United Malor Warner, ex-United State i) nrke, presi States gonnte October 4 William tor from Dan 8 Ber Missouri tober sorman Fredor Oc MO artist, in Prof, eto» Gop. T can, author, In iam New York city. ctober 28 Captain Boelcke, fi October 31 Charles ber 28 man aviator. (Pastor) Russell, evangelist November 5-Cardinn! HOUR Francis della Volpe, prefect of the Congregation of index, in Rome, Percival Lowell, astronomer, Ariz, November 16 November 12 in Hen Navember 21. Auxtrin Hm peror Francis Joseph of No 22--Jack London, ruthor. No 24-8ir Hiram Maxim, inven November 20--Mrs, inex Milhol vember tor, December 3—-8ir Francis PP. Tosti, composer, In Rome, Deepinbor 6 John D. Archbold, president of Stand. ard Oll company. Decombor 10-.Field December 17—Prof. Hugo Mungtorhery, naveholo in Cambridg:, Aas 19-<Dr, Jamez M. Tavio Sept. Sonate passex Adamson bill. Railroad strike ordered canceled Oot, 20 Twenty-one iost when Dn lath steamer, Jomes B. Colgnte, sinks in storm on Lake Erle, Nov, B-8Bix killed, 40 wounded. in I. W. W, strike battle at Everett, Wash. Nov, T-—Wilson and Marshal! re elected president and vice president of the United States, Dee. 4~Pope names ten new card nals. all from entente countries, Dec. 4United States envoys to Hol land, Siam and Colombia resign. “ow 2 UNITED STATES AS WORLD BANKER Reserve Board Takes First Step in Foreign Trade Plan. BANK OF ENGLAND AGENT If Experiment Works Out Satisfac torily, Other Foreign Govern ment Bankg Will Be Added ing te JKINK ) connection hopes 10 he United draw the huge FROST DAMAGES ORANGES California Growers Using Fire In Ef. fort To Save Crop Age more thal 1i 000, according Orchardists to con- are ling $70,000 nightly with hich to keep going stoves about the in addition stoves, ing European war methods by running a curtain of fire a mile long and driving it skyward to force back the descending currents of cold alr. The orange crop this year fis valued at $66,000 000 gervati asiimale for oil trees. Some to are emplo NEW TARIFF BOARD CHOSEN, Personnel To Be Announced On Re. ceipt Of Acceptances. anounced at the President Wilson Washington. It wa White House that has completed the personnel of the pew Tariff Board and that its mem: bership will be announced as soon As acceptances are received from those aelacted. LASSEN ERUPTS AGAIN. California Peak Surrounded By a Ring Of Smoke. Redding, Cal.Lassen Peak cele brated Christmas by emitting a great black pillar of smoke. Then the wind came up and whipped the smoke inte a ring like a halo around the top ol the restless old mountain, which has bean erupting at intervals since the spring of 1916. - 110 CENT “CASCARETS” IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE —— {| For Bick Headache, Sour Stomach, | Sluggish Liver and Bowels—They work while you sleep Indiges- erable Head- liver and CratRe your undi- ferments That's 4ndi- yellow i Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, | tion, SBallow Skin and Mi | aches | clogged | stomach to be | gested food, which { Hke garbage in a | the gestion, foul skin, that is | horrible ating A Cascaret to-night will gis your constipated and They box yu feel come from torpid which filled with bowels Orie sours and awill untold barrel, first wt * plier to I misery bad bre everything th mental and i bowels a thorough yoru ont by insing norning 10-cont straighten work while you sl from your druggist “Pra will keep months. —Adv, Ancient iron Mines ins are belng 1 iron mines in Sardinia which 2.066 fhe iD Arm Fere utilized being used against nations wl s+ tribal hears the RB for DANDRUFF AND ITCHING Disappear With Use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment—Trial Free and mm: GOOSE GREASE LIN Eheu: mus nounce is SOUR, ACID STOMACHS. 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