The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-19
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
War News.

Dlockade OF the entire German coast
and will try to starve the country.
This is a retaliation for the declared
intention of the Germans to sink all
British merchantmen and food ships.
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Sir Edward Grey, British foreign
minister, has definitely refused to
state what terms of peace the Allies
would offer to Germany. He told the
House of Commons Germany would
sheer at any sort of peace proposal at
this time.
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Great military activity is apparent
in Upper Alsace, especially in the
Lark Valley and in the districts Of
Pfetterhausen and Rechecy, close to
the Swiss frontier, where fierce artil-
lery duels take place every day.
French newspapers state on author
ity that strong French party wanted
to quit the war before the battle Of
the Marne After that s,/iggle the
Germans offered to quit. Both sides
were willing to make big concessions
at the respective periods.
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One Zeppelin and two airships Of
the Parseval type will accompany the
German troops which have been de-
tailed to take the field against Servia.
The Parseyals, debated and loaded on
special railroad trucks, passed through
Munich recently on the way to Vienna.
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The entire crew of Zeppelin which
has been missing for several days
was drowned when the airship fell in
the North Sea off the coast of Den.
mark during a storm, it is reported at
Friedrichshafen Details of the dis.
aster have not been received.
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The Germans attempted to carry
the French positions in Lorraine,
northeast of Maronviller recently, by
a general infantry assault, but were
repulsed with heavy losses.
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The number of British vessels sunk
or mined up to the end of January has
been sixty, while neutrals have lost
no fewer than forty-eight, Nearly all
the British vessels have been sunk on
the high seas, while neutrals have
been lost by the mines.
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washington.
The government has been informed
that the British steamer Orunda
Liverpool to New York, flew the
American flag for twenty-four hours
while passing through the Irish sea
as protection from the Germans
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Exports OF American manufacturers
in December last regained the level
shown for the same month in 1913, a
decrease of 10 per GNnt in finished
manufactures bling more than Offset
by gains in manufactured foodstuffs.
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In honor of Admiral Baron Shigeto
Dewa, Japan's representative to the
opening of the Panama-Pacific Exposi-
ton. an elaborate round of entertain
ment has been planned by the State
Department.
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Importatlons of coffee into the
United States in 1914 were 1,0l1 mil
lion pounds, slightly less than the
high record figures of 1912. The value
was 105 million dollars. Brazil sup
piled 726 million pounds, Colombia SO
million, Hawaii 31s million, Porto Rico
2% million, all other countries 1870
million.
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
been designated by President Wilson
to go to San Francisco to formally
open the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
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Great Britain has been warned that
the continued use of the American
flag by British merchantmen lodging
German warships will mean trouble.
Germany has been warned that if her
warships sink any American vessels
serious complications will follow.
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A Republican boom for Col. George
Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal,
for president in 1916, is developing
strongly in Washington. Democrats
are worried. 1t is said the principal
attack will be made on the Wilson.
Bryan foreign policy.
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Domestic Items.
Thomas McGinnis, SO years old, one
of Ray countys Oldest residents, is
dead at Richmond, Mo. He was the
father of twenty-one children by three
marriages. He served as sheriff OF
Ray county two terms and presiding
Judge of the county court three terms.
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Word was received by Mrs. Jennie
Wolf and Miss Bessie Gordon, sisters,
of Chicago, that they had been be-
queathed $4,000 by young man, who,
i'll and hungry, knocked at their door