The Holly chieftain., 1915-03-26
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/. About the War

england and France have modified
the blockade order,- on protest from
the United States.
Memel, a German port on the Bal
tic, was occupied by the. Russians, ac-
cording to an official German an
Zeppelin airships raided Paris Sun
day and dropped a dozen bombs.
Seven or eight persons were injured,
one seriously.
The Dutch steamer Zaantroom, with
cargo of eggs. has been stopped in
the North Sea by Germans and taken
to Zeebgugge. s..
An ,offieial statement. issued at Ber-
lin by the German, general staff de-,
clares the total German losses in the
fighting IN the vicinity of Neuve Cha.
pelle were about. 6.6oO.s.
Since hesbegihning Of the war the
British sarmy on the continent lost
l,543 officers killed and 1888 wounded
while 795 have been reported missing
This gives "a, total officers casualty
list Of 5,oS1s and covers up to March
10.
The bombardment of the Darda-
nelles by. the ten big, English and
French battleships and many smaller
craft was ready Monday to reopen
with even greater fury than reigned
Thursday swhen the Irresistible and
Ocean Of the British navy and the
French dreadnought.s !: Bouvet were
sunk and eight other vessels dam
aged, according to the war offices of
London and Paris. While England still
insists that the loss of life on her yes.
sells Mas slight, France admits that
nearly 60Qs OF the. Bouvet's 621 men
were killed. and advices from Con-
stantinople apd fort towns along the
straits say that fully 5000 men from
the vessels were killed and wounded
5.ies Western
Gen, Scott, at Bluff, Utah, induced
: the Piuta renegades to surrender, and
the revolt. is epded. I.
The migratory bird law of Kansas
was, declared unconstitutional by
Judge John C. Pollock in the United
oSotSo DiSti1Sl SOuIt dI 4OpShd.
A chunk of gold ore weighing 1O4
pounds and. assaying almost so per
cent of yellow metal was taken out of
the1Sugerman mine at Sonora, Cal.
The posse under command of Mar
shall Nebekei, which has been in the
field more than a month against the
rebellious Piutes, departed from Bluff,
Utah, Friday.
Vail Turley, supposed, dead man,
whose body was said to have been
cremated in Riverside cemetery in
Denver on the afternoon Of Sept. 8,
1914, was arrested Sunday on the Will
bur'Peterson ranch, seven and half
miles from Inayale. Neb.
What is said to besthe largest single
sale. of cotton made for many months
involving .$4,000,00O cash for 10000
bales, has just been closed by E. w.
Center, Denver man. The cotton is
being loaded now at New Orleans and
will be rushed to the Lindeloef COM
pany at Gothenburg, Sweden.
Colorado and Denver will not be
left off the maps and logs Of the Lin
coin transcontinental highway. A loop
will be shown on all the official maps
of the highway issued, connecting with
the. main line through Wyoming, and
passing through Fort Morgan, Greeley,
Denver and other Colorado cities.
Washington
Without formalities, the five mem.
bers of the Federal Trade Commits
sion took up their offices. ,
The Census Bureau reports that the
estimated 1914 production of cotton
seed will exceed 100000 tons.
Plundering of two houses belonging
to Swedish citizens and the robbing
of Swedish subject in the streets of
Mexico City were reported by the
Swedish charge d'affaires there who
described conditions under the Zapata
occupation as "deplorable',tin mes
sage to the legation of Sweden at
Washington.
Secretary Lane. replying to recent
protest from the Wyoming Legisla.
tuTe against the withdrawal Of public
lands in Wyoming and. the proposed
leasing Of public resources, declares
the protest is against the public land
policy which bears the approval OF all
these .branches Of the federal govern
ment.