Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-10
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvEhTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Germans concentrating at Rustchik
on Danube.
Italians continue attacks on Isonzo
front despite icy gales.
Bulgars will attempt to drive Brit.
ish and French from South Serbia.
Gen. Joffre given control of all
French armies except those in colo
nies.
Russian army reported moving
through Rumania for attack on Bull
garia.
Mohammedans and Albanians assist
Austrians In battles with Serbs and
Nontenegrins.
Monastir, in Southern Serbia, def.
nitely reported as having surrendered
to Bulgarians.
German army said to be on way
to Gallipoli. but allies doubt kaiser is
making such a move.
United States asks Germany to re-
call Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Won
Papen because of improper activities.
British monitors shell German posi-
tions in Belgium. which may indicate
plan for new offensive in that region
Reports received at Geneva from
Chiasso on the Swiss-ltalian border.
say that Gorizia has fallen, the ltai-
ians having entered the town from
the north 81. ..
1t has been known for some time
that the pope, at the instance of EN-
psror Francis Joseph, has been feel
Ing out the allies with view to
starting peace move.
Italy announces that she will not
conclude peace with any of the bel
ltgerents except Jointly with the al
lies. She also announces that she
will take part in the Balkan war
Earl Kitchener is again in London.
II is reported that the British war
secretary and the French envoy to
Greece disagreed on the terms to be
urged on the Hellenic government.
Rumania has blocked the plans of
Russia to attack the Bulgars from the
Danube. In a sharp note the Ruman-
tan government informed the czar that
the river was mined and that every
effort would be made to protect the
neutrality OF Rumania.
WESTERN
Dallas will offer 100000 for the
1916 Democratic National convention.
Gen. Urbalejo. Villas Yaqui Indian
chieftain, with his entire command OF
1.40O men, surrendered to Carranza
army officers at Carlo, 2OS miles
south of Douglas, Ariz.
Plans for an international fair at
San Antonio in 1918 to celebrate the
two hundredth anniversary of the
founding of San Antonio by the Fran
ciscan monks were put under way.
Miss Louise Mansfield, 25 years old
daughter of a prominent Eastern fam
fy, died at the county hospital in
Denver as result of beating re.
ceived at the Auto Inn, Petersburg.
Colo. road house.
The Midwest Oil Company, operat
ing in the Salt Creek field in wyo-
ming, brought in a new well with an
initial flow of 1000 barrels a day,
which has subsidized to 1900 barrels,
making 1t the largest well in the state
Railroad officials say that the tour.
ist season which formally came to a
close Dec. l, was the most satisfactory
in the history of Western railroads
and that 1t looks favorable for a con-
tinuation of heavy travel to the West
next year.
WASHINGTON
Senator James p. Clarke of Arkan.
sas was chosen for president pro TEN.
pore of the Senate by the Democratic
caucus.
Colorado's population is 1000, 900
That announcement was made by COM
Bureau.
President Wilson may make his first
direct appeal to business men on rev.
enue features of his national defense
program when he addresses the Cham
Der of Commerce at Columbus, Ohio,
Dec. 10.
Republican Leader Mann and Rep
resentative keating of Colorado are to
be sponsors for two important labor
measures before Congress. Keating
will reintroduce the Palmer child Ia
Dor bill and Mann will reintroduce his
bill prescribing industrial safety regu.
lations.
Delegations headed by Senator
Walsh of Montana and Governor Ken
drick of Wyoming appeared before
Secretary Lane to urge the opening
to homestead settlement of a million
and half acres of the Crow Indian
reservation in Southern Montana.
Henry Ford was granted passport
by the State Department to visit Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark and The Meth.
erlands. The citizenship bureau Of the
department issued more than l25 pass
ports to peace advocates who sailed
from New York on the steamer Oscar