Show flashes of world s news japan refuses to arante berlin aug 12 11 it is isle d here on high official authority that japan ha has declined to male make an in arbitration treaty with the united states it ie Is understood haxe he that admiral toga who ia Is now in america has ben been asked by the th american state department part ment to us use wo good offices in that direction upon hie his return to japan thy the information Is t riven given out that negotiation negotiations between germany and the ih united states on arbitration an am still till proceeding germany however is too busy at present ith affairs in morocco to consummate ft a treaty with the united state the german foreign office however ti Is following with the cloet closest attention the result of the decision of the united state states senate an the british and french tr treaties tieL germany la Is not very en thusia over aver arbitration and will hardly accept streaty treaty la in which the final decision rat rests on the good will of the american senate shave cat cato in a kama kam topeka kan kam aug aut 10 kansas has swatted the ny fly and muzzled the doe dog and vaccinated thousand thousands of de fenceless fens fen elese seless school children now it is planning to shave the equally defenseless fen seless cat the state board of health charge the cat with its lonz long hair carrica carries more germ germs than any other an animal A few months ago a chicago surgeon stated that be he had bad found six different species specie of deadly germa gems on the whiskers of an alley cat kana kaimak goes ewe the sur geon one better and do declares clares that the rat cat carries more in its thick fur than it dues does upon its whiskers hence the order to trim old puss issue ultimatum hunnewell kam aug IS 15 wilecy has vowed to oust the entire city council confirm her own appointment and other otherwise stas run ran the city of Hun hunnewell nowell as she believes it should ba run this was her decision after a furious round with the re calit tant aldermen who have been successfully opposing all her acts sets ever over since her election last spring almost the entire population turned out the other night nights and as many as could crowd in got into the council chamber to 0 o see the fune the nolle nolie began when the for the twelfth consecutive time offered her oft of t rejected list of appointments secret campaign from white home house chicago aug IS 15 according to in formation published here today there has been brought to light an extensive campaign conducted in iq secrecy from 00 white house and other federal office in washington gtna in behalf of president candidacy for re election in 1912 charles D fillies secretary to president teft taft and ind george C rankin a federal dank receiver are said to have sent a number of confidential letters in the nature of inquiries con can earning popular sentiment upon open the president and his misadministration fortification new york aul aug lo 10 of the panama canal Is proceeding rapidly and the army officers comprising the canal fortification board who i have arrived here from frum the isthmus I 1 said they were satisfied with its it progress major general leonard 1 wood said we wo have inspected the sites for fortifications at each end and of the aw canal the work will be completed ahead of time utah cams cains a congressman Congress inan washington aug 16 under the apportionment the state of uth utah ut h gain gains one member of the bouse house of representatives ta tives the new law will giro give the bouse house a membership si of |