The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-09
FOREIGN

AANAANs
Lord Rothschild, head OF the Eng
lish branch Of the Rothschlld family,
died In his London home.
General villa is reported from Mon
terey to have received and aoknowl-
edged a contribution Of 1000. 900 pesos
from Monterey merchants.
AZ Naco, Sonora, where the Scott
agreement was entered into. the villa
general, Jose Maytorena, has ordered
the Americans out OF town.
England Is very close to prohibi.
ton. King Georges letter to Lloyd
George has given the prohibition
movement a tremendous boost.
The Russky Lovoe prints a note in
timatlng that the Russian government
has been approached through neutral
channels with overtures from Austria
for a separate peace without Ger
many's knowledge.
The British steamer Southport, the
crew OF which was landed at Lisbon,
was not lost in a storm, as at first
reported, but was sunk by the German
submarine UPS, sixty miles off Cape
Finlsterre. according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Lisbon.
The United States authorities at
Vera Cruz. Mexico, have been instruct.
ed by Secretary Bryan to take steps
looking to the release Of the steamer
BenIto JuareE, OF American registry,
which has been held by CarranEa
forces at Acapulco. Mexico. since
March 16.
The capacity of Great Britain in
meeting the financial burdens imposed
by the wal is indicated in the treas
ury returns for the fiscal year just
ended. The returns show that the
revenue for the year amounted to ST..
1S3,470,400, an increase of nearly $l42..
100000 over the revenue OF the prev.
ious year.
As a result Of the Navy Depart.
ment's authorization Of $4,000 for the
work of raising the submarine F-4, be.
lieved to be waterlogged on the ocean
bed just outside the harbor entrance,
officials at Honolulu, under the leader.
ship of Lieutenant C. e. Smith, sub.
marine flotilla commander, have made
plans for salvage operations on a big
scale.
1--WE are fighting Germany, Austria
and drink, and, so far as l can see,
the greatest OF these three deadly
foes is drink" said David Lloyd
George. chancellor OF the %exchequer,
replying 4 a deputation of the Ship
Building Employers federation, the
members OF which were unanimous In
urging that, in order to meet the ma
tional requirements at the present
time, there should be total prohibit
ton during the period of the war Of
the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
SPORTING NEWS
The woman's golf schedule for 1915
OF the Colorado Springs Golf Club con
tains a greater variety OF play than
those OF former years.
Harry Riede OF Aspen and Harry
Lewis Of Denver fought q ~ten-round
draw at Florence, Colo. Riede had q
shade the better of the fight. The
boys are lightweights.
Before $500 spectators, the largest
crowd that ever witnessed a ball game
in Florence. Colo. the Denver BeRra
defeated the Chicago White sox in a
close and exciting game by a o
Of 4 to /.
Cheyenne, Laramie, Longmont,
Loveland. Greeley and Windsor will
have baseball teams OF about the
same caliber, and the rivalry between
them is expected to endure throughout
the season.
GENERAL
Four lives we're lost and 5000, 600
damages caused rs a result Of a fire
which practically destroyed the village
Of Norfolk in ST. Lawrence county,
y. Y.
The killing in Mexico Of two Ameri'
cans, which hitherto has not been
'aAe public, and OF two Turkish citi
Gems recently, a made known at 70
Paso. Texas.
John Brisben Walker, formerly a
magazine publisher in New York, now
retired to a Colorado estate, announc
es through the Editor and Publisher
an offer 20 give a site OF forty acres
at Mount Morrison. Colo, to establish
a home for newspaper men.
Thirteen thousand dollars has beer
sent to the grand lodges Of Masons IN
eight European countries for the re
lief Of suffering or destitute MasonI
there. according to a report issued a
Cincinnati, Ohio, by the executive
committee OF the Masonic War Relic
Association OF the United States.
Mrs. Maude McElheney. widow o
George p. McElheney, former post
ter at Louisburg, Kan, who was slaiI
by q shot through the window Of hi
home Oct. Il, 1912, t%estifylng for tn
prosecution al the preliminary hear
inc NJ paoia Kan. Of ROgCoe Horn