Cheyenne record., 1915-03-25


the blockade order, on protest from
the United States.
Memel, German port on the Bal
tic, was occupied by the Russians, ac-
cording to an official German an
nouncement.
Zeppelin airships raided Paris Sun
day and dropped a dozen bombs.
Seven or eight persons were injured,
one seriously.
The Dutch steamer Zaantroom, with
a cargo Of eggs, has been stopped in
the North Sea by Germans and taken
to Zeebrugge.
An official 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 5000.
Since the beginning of the war the
British army on the continent lost
1,543 officers killed and 1888 wounded
while 705 have been reported missing
This gives a total officers casualty
list OF 5,OS1, and covers up to March
10.
The bombaTdment 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 when the Irresistible and
Ocean of the British navy and the
French dreadnought 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 ves-
sells was slight, France admits that
nearly 600 Of the Bouvet's Cpl men
were killed, and advices from Con-
stantinople and fort towns along the
straits say that fully 5000 men from
the vessels were killed and wounded.
Western
Gen. Scott, at Bluff, Utah, induced
- the revolt is ended.
The migratory bird law of Kansas
was declared unconstitutional by
Judge John c. Pollock in the United
States District Court at Topeka.
A chunk of gold ore Weighing 1O4
pounds and assaying almost so per
cent of yellow metal was taken out of
the Sugerman mine at Sonora, Cal.
The posse under command of Mar
shal Nebeker, 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 a half
miles from Inavale, Neb.
What is said to be the largest single
sale of cotton made for many months
involving $4,00O,000 cash for $4,000
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 men,
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 a Swedish subject in the streets of
Mexico City were reported by the
Swedish charge d's.ffaires there who
described conditions under the Zapata
occupation as "deplorable'' in a mes
sage to the legation of Sweden at
Washington.
Secretary Lane, replying to recent
protest from the Wyoming Legisla-
ture 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.