Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-05-14
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DO IN G 8, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union vews service.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABDUL LIE AN
German losses are reported at $4,000
in the past two weeks.
German submarines sunk three Nor
wegian ships-the Baldwin, Lalla and
American-in the North Sea.
The German official report claims
victories both over the Russians in
western Galicia and over the British
to the east of Ypres in Flanders.
The Turks, considerably reinforced,
attacked the allies camp at krithia,
but were repulsed, leaving 1900 dead,
according to advices from Mitylene
received from Athens.
A battle of the most desperate char
acter has been won by the Austrian
troops in the Carpathian mountains
and $4,000 Russian prisoners are in
the hands of Francis Joseph's troops.
according to an official announcement
by the war office at Vienna.
The Lusitania is the twenty-ninth
vessel to be sunk or damaged during
the first week of May in the German
war zone about the British isles. I'm
der the terms OF the German decree
of Feb. defining the war zone, the
Lusitania was in that zone when
sunk.
The Cunard liner Lusitania, which
sailed out of New York May 1, with
1888 persons aboard, lies at the bot
tom of the ocean off the Irish coast
and 1t is feared that more than 1000
have perished. The ship was sunk by
. German submarine, which sent two
torpedoes crashing into her side. or
the 1883 passengers aboard. 290 were
In the first cabin. COZ in the second
and 361 in the steerage.
WESTERN
DRY" Legislation got the AK in the
Senate at Springfield, ILL.,, in the same
effective manner in which 1t was
slaughtered in the House.
Fifteen persons were killed and
more than two score injured by a
tornado which passed through the
western part of Acadia parish. in
southern louisiana.
Forty-one persons were killed or
drowned in recent storms and floods
In Texas, according to a recount of the
disaster. The property damage, 1t is
believed, will reach $2.500,0O0.
Governor Rye, at Nashville, Tenn,
vetoed a bill abolishing the death
penalty, expressing the belief that II
would tend to increase mob violence.
The governor also vetoed an anti.
tipping bill.
The will of John Cudahy. filed for
probate in Chicago. leaves the entire
estate to the widow and -four children.
The instrument does not mention the
value, but counsel for the estator es-
timated it at $1,500.000.
Appropriations totalling s4,5O0.OOO
have been made by the general con-
ference commission on finance of the
Methodist Episcopal church to carry
on the work of the church throughout
the world, 1t was announced at Chi
cago.
Dr. Amos w. Barber of Cheyenne,
former governor of Wyoming. who
was operated upon for stomach trou-
bile in hospital In Rochester, Mimi.
two months ago, has suffered a re-
lapse and fears are entertained for
his recovery.
While the Carranza garrison of g.
500 men was parading at Aqua Prieta.
celebrating the Mexican fifth of May
holiday. detachment of Villa troops,
who said they were part of an ad.
vance guard. came in under flag of
truce and surrendered. They said
more Villa troops would desert Jose
Maytorena.