The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-16

ana child are doing we'll.
Twelve women and children we're
killed and forty-eight others injured
by bombs dropped by Austrian avia-
tors In the market place at Podgo-
rita, Montenegro.
Six months' treasury bills to the
mount Of s75,OOO.oOO we're offered in
London and we're over-subscribed. The
bills issued ~ replace a similar
amount due soon.
The five American army officers
who were attached to the German
military forces as observers until re-
called by cable on April 3 arrived at
Berne on their way home,
The earnings OF the Panama canal
In March we're the largest Of any
month since since It was opened.
This exceeded by about $4,000 the
previous record made in January.
March earnings were $3.50. 7s4.
A report was circulated in Berlin
that war had been declared between
China and Japan. Both the Chinese
and Japanese ministers at The
Hague deny that there Is any truth
in the report.
The French Women's Automobile
Club has commenced the recruiting Of
women motorists, aviators and bal.
loonists, to form a brigade OF ambu.
lances for the French army. Appli.
cations are coming In at the rate Of
100 per day at Paris.
A neutral correspondent OF the
London Times, who has been travel.
ing in Germany. says that among the
German people, especially those Of
military rank and caste, the opinion
is strong that nothing Will prevent
Antwerp and the strip OF Belgian
coast stretching in a line to the Ger.
man frontier, south Of Dutch Limburg,
from belonging henceforth to Ger.
many.
Gen. Obregon says that he has in.
flicted a serious defeat on the Villa
troops between Celaya and Irapuato,
on the Mexican Central railroad. II
RAJ the first big engagement since
the evacuation Of Mexico City. Gen,
Obregon in his official report says
that Gen. Villa was personally in com
mand Of his forces. The fighting con,
tinued for some thirty hours, accord
ing to the report, and after the retreat
Of Villas men, more than 1000 OF
them were found on the field. -Four
hundred prisoners were taken.
SPORTING NEWS
Joe Azevedo OF California was Civ
en- a ~welLearned decision over Frank
lie Russell at New Orleans at the con.
eluslon of Is fast rounds.
Western women golfers are to com
pete in their annual championship on
Aug. 23 TO Aug. q at the Midlothian
Country Club at Chicago.
A big crowd was at the railroad sta
ton TO catch a glimpse Of Jess VIII
lard, the heavyweight champion pugt
list, when he arrived at Baltimore
Md.
A London syndicate offered a purse
Of $4,000 for a fight between Jess
Willard and Frank Moran of Pitts
burg. Willard was offered $1,000 trav
cling expenses.
Secretary Bryan Instructed Minister
Gonzales at Havana not to issue q
passport to Jack Johnson, as the lat
ter has been convicted OF a felony
and is a fugitive from justice.
Francis Ouimet, national amateur
golf champion, created a new record
for the course at the seaview Golf
Club at Atlantic City. N. j., by max
ing the eighteen holes in seventy
three strokes.
A movie "snlper' who eluded the
vigilance OF numerous scouts, am
pushed Johnson and Willard as they
battled at Havana, Cuba, for the
heavyweight championship OF the
world and obtained pictures Of the
contest, which was won by Willard In
the t~wenty-sixth round.
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