The Ordway new era., 1915-04-23
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOU !RcEs
SAYINGS, D DIN G 8. ACHIEVE
MENrs, sUFFERlNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

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The Dutch steamer Katwyk was
sent to the bottom off the North
Hinder lightship. according to Lon
don reports.
rhe British government has offered
"a full and ample apology" to the
Chilean government for the sinking
on March II, in Chilean waters, of
The German cruiser Dresden.
Thirty.three thousand women had
registered themselves for special war
service up to the end of March. This
statement was made by Walter Runci-
man, president Of the Board OF Trade.
to a deputation representing the vari-
ous women's societies in London.
Eight hundred aeroplanes wllirred
above England Friday night. Float
Ing sentinel rows were eighty OF the
giant new dirigible Zeppelin de-
stroyers. Below was a black void in
which panic reigned, and somewhere
to the east, over Kent, were coming
two great Zeppelins. the advance
guard Of the Kaisers huge air
armada.
A Neuve Chapelle, France. dis
patch says: "The ground to the
west OF this now shattered town Of
Neuve Chapelle. from which the Brit
ish drove the Germans in the middle
OF March with such terrible loss Of
life for both sides, is literally cobbled
with German skulls. The dead lie
buried in shallow graves everywhere
and the vicinity Is strewn with
wreckage and debris"
The most gigantic battle In the his
tory OF the world has resulted In the
complete defeat OF the Russians at
tempting to cross the Carpathians.
said an official abatement from the
Austrian war office dated at Vienna.
'.In the four weeks engagement g.
100000 men participated. The con-
flict reached it's climax several days
ago when the Russian offensive
stopped, entirely repulsed. The
enemy's losses were appalling. Daily
~ many as 600 trains carried the
wounded into the interior of Russia. 4"
WESTERN
Arizona has raised the quarantine
on livestock from Colorado, New Mex
leo and Texas ~ 80
John Gardiner. aged ninety-nine.
the Oldest active banker in the United
States. died at Norwalk, Ohio.
A quarter OF million bushels OF
wheat were destroyed In 100000
fire in the HUM elevator at Minne-
apolis.
The drill teams OF the Denver and
Cheyenne X. P. lodges will exemplify
the third degree Of the order at Chey-
enne. May 8.
Counsel for Maury I. Diggs and F..
x. Caminetti convicted under the
Mann act, petitioned the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals at
San Francisco for re-hearing of the
case.
Work practically was tied up in
building operations valued at $30.O0O,-
600 in Chicago and 100000 union men
were thrown out OF employment as
the result of a strike OF 10000 union
carpenters.
A bottle full OF the first water that
poured over the spillways at the fill,
ing Of the Roosevelt dam, forty miles
from Globe, Ariz., was obtained for
use in christening the new battleship
Arizona. A crowd Of 1000 took part
in the celebration.
At Los Angeles, Charles e. Sebas.
tian, chief Of police. who was indicted
several days ago on the charge of hav.
ing contributed to the dependency OF
Edith Serkin, minor, was indicted
again for alleged offense against Vic
toria Desparte, delinquent girl
Mrs. w. B. Slaughter. wife of the
president of the defunct Mercantile
National bank. arrived in Pueblo
Colo, from Dallas, Tex. with Dorothy
seven, eldest child of Coney C
Slaughter. the missing cashier under
federal Indictment. She Joined hei
husband, who is living at the C. C
Slaughter residence. L..
WASHINGTON
Judge Mccoy OF the District of Co
lumbia Supreme Court signed an order
postponing until May IL the injunction
Sdoc VI thSN ANt6bb ANaeiOhhA
against Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller of the Currency Williams.
Spain has suspended. until further
notice, the import duty and transpor
tation tax on coal, which in the case
of American coal, amounted to $l.0t
q ton. E
Secretary Daniels announced tina,
contracts for three hydro-aeroplane:
at s11,5oo each would be, awarded te
the Burgess company Of Marble Head
Mass. -
Business OF the United States gov
eminent virtually was suspended
Thursday In recognition Of the III
t1eth anniversary OF the death oi
Abraham Lincoln.