Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06


ABOUT THE WAR
American vesse, Leelanaw of New
York sunk by German submarine off
the Orkney islands.
A total of 5000 iron crosses have
been conferred since the beginning OF
the war upon Alsatian soldiers.
Casualties in the British army and
navy have reached total Of 330,995,
according to printed statement is
sued by Premier Asquith.
Two German submarines, which ap-
pearei suddenly in the midst OF
fishing fleet off the north coast OF
Scotland, destroyed all of the nine
vessels, by shell fire.
Warsaw, the third city of Russia
and the goal for which the German
armies in the East have been striv-
ing at since October. is at last in the
throes of abandonment.
The Belgian steamer Prince Albert
struck a mine and sank, the admiralty
announced at London. The crew OF
twenty-five was saved. The trawler
Young Percy was sunk by German
submarine. The crew was saved.
The Frankfuerter Zeitung's Vienna
correspondent says the Austro-German
forces have captured 131,25O Russian
prisoners since July IA, besides forty
one cannon, 141 machine guns and an
enormous quantity of military sup
plies.
The chamber of deputies at Paris
raised the limit of the issue of de-
fense bonds to sl,400,0OO,O00. The
lower house also appropriated 100000
for the relief of the population of the
French district invaded by the Ger.
mans.
A Petrograd official bulletin says:
"In the Black Sea Sunday our tor
pedo boats operating in the coal re-
gion destroyed forty sailing ships
laden with coal. They also destroyed
a new coal shaft and suspension
bridge"
WESTERN
The attendance at the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition to date totals more
than 100000.
Antonio Chavez, said to be the old
est man in New Mexico. and certainly
one of the Oldest in the country, died
at Albuquerque, aged ITO.
The body of Eddie BARTLETT, we'll
known as a fighter in the bare-knuckle
days, has been identified among the
victims of the steamship Eastland.
Fifteen officers and ninety men
from San Diego, Cal, the advance de-
tatchment of the school of aviation re-
Gently installed at Fort Sill, arrived at
Lawton, Okla.
At Chicago a coroner's jury returned
a verdict, placing the blame for the
loss of hundreds of lives by the cap
sizing of the steamer Eastland in the
Chicago river on six men.
The Rev. w. H. McCart has been ac-
quilted in Superior Court at Coving-
ton, Ca, on the charge of having muir
dered Monroe Smith, neighbor, 45
years ago.
At Phoenix, Ariz., Judge McAllister
granted an appeal to the five Mexi-
cans condemned to hang, and their
cases will come up at the September
term of the Supreme Court.
Three children of w. r. Grimes, n
farmer near Temple, Tex, were beaten
to death with hammer. Grimes and
his wife also were beaten into uncon-
sciousness and Mrs. Grimes is not ex-
pected to live.
L. T. Burrowes, wealthy manufac-
turer of Portland. Maine, who is spend
ing the summer at Pasadena, Cal, an
nounced that he had refused a te1e-
graphic offer to supply s27,OO0,000
worth of rifles to the allies.
Eight hundred Seventh Day Advent
lists, camped at Dalworth, between
Forth Worth and Dallas, expect the
second coming of Christ" and the
"marshalling of the heavenly army in
the skies" as soon as the allies cap.
ture Constantinople.
WASHINGTON
Definite steps toward restoration of
peace in Mexico will be taken immedi-
ately upon President Wilson's return
to Washington.
uoods consigned to American citi-
zens valued at sl5O.0OO,O0O are lying
on the docks at Rotterdam. Holland,
held up by the British order in coun.
Gil, forbidding all commerce with Ger.
many or Austria.
American marines were landed at
Port of Prince. Haiti. to protect the
lives and property of Americans and
other foreigners.
Two Americans of the landing force