The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-16
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MENTs, sUFFERlNcs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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ABOUT THE WAR

$50 49, AAN
statement admitting the loss Of the
submarine U-2i.
A big submarine that dashed
through a heavy sea at incredible
speed sank the steamer Northlands
off Beachy Head in the English chan
nel.
Peace talk was rampant late last
week in Washington and In diplo-
matte quarters It was persistently as
serted that the end OF the war was
close at hand.
The nations now at wal have lost
OF the conflict and spent Ss,4OO,O 600 900
In the first six months, according 20
figures prepared for the AyaDti, a
Paris Socialist organ, by its military
expert.
Two more vessels, the Russian
three-master Hermes and the Glas-
gov steamer olivine, have been sunk
By German submarines, according to
an official statement from the ad-
miralty in London. The German u
81 sank both vessels.
The Russian successes In the Car.
pathians, where the Muscovites are
nov said to control virtually all the
important passes and are preparing
for a descent on the southern slopes
on to the plains OF Hungary. have re-
vived unofficial talk Of separate
peace for Austria{dungary.
A furious assault on the German
poastions between the Meuse and the
Noselle is being made by the French
in continuation OF their offensive
movement. The official communion
tons from Berlin mentions attack
after attack, and says these on.
slaughts were repulsed with "~extraor-
dinarly heavy losses for the French.
WESTERN
George H. Green, former imperial
p~otentate OF the Shriners. died at Dali
Las, Texas.
At Sacramento. Cal. a convict labor
bill, permitting prisoners in the state
penitentiaries to work on the state
highways, passed the Senate by a vote
Of "a to l. It previously passed the
House.
Three members OF the family OF NJ
Marlin Of Seymour, Webster county,
we're injured and property valued at
$4,000 was destroyed by a tornado
that struck Seymour and other parts
OF Webster county, Mo.
Ex-Gov. T. L. oddie brought word
TO Reno, New, that after the miners
IN a new camp near L0vel0ek heard
Of the result at Havana they met and
named the camp Willard, saying one
good strike deserves another.
After being married for forty-eight
years and having given birth 10 even
teen children, Mrs. Clements Schmailzl
OF Lincoln, Neb., has been granted a
divorce because her husband, accord
insto the testimony. has long been an
habitual drunkard.
Frederick c. Matson, "a years Of
age, for six years a resident Of Engle-
wood, Colo, was shot to death in a
lonely shack near the Fort Logan res.
ervation, after he had given a desper
ate battle to the murderer In a vain
effort to protect his own savings and
the money entrusted to his care by his
employers.
Carl Busch, son Of the late Adolphus
Busch, millionaire brewer OF st. Louis,
died at the residence OF his mother at
Pasadena, Cal. He was SO years old
and had been An IN health for several
months. His niece, Miss Marie Busch,
daughter OF August A. Busch, was
married Wednesday TO @. Drummond
Jones. st. Louis club mar and tennis
champion, at the Busch country home,
near st. Louis.
WASHINGTON
Freokled and defiant, Bob Fitzsim.
mons passed down Pennsylvania ave
u In Washington, with his fourth
bride on his arm, declaring he Is will
ing to bet $4,000 land my farm, too
that he can lick Jess Willard after
two months training.
In a speech before the Maryland an
nuni conference OF the Methodist
Protestant church in session In Wash
ington, President Wilson said Il wa.
has belief that no man was wis.,
enough to pronounce judgment on the
European war az this time" and ad
ded that world opinion must give thu
final decision.
Gsperal Carfanza has finally notl
fled the United statea government
through Consul silliman, that be can
not agree 10 the naturalization o
either Mexico City or the railroad
from the capital TO Vera Cruz. II
both Of these suggestions the villa
Zapala authorities had given thei
consent
Commander Thierichens Of the Ger
nan auxiliary cruiser Prinz Elite
Friedrich asked the United State
government. Though Newport New
port authorities. 20 intern bis shil
end crew.