The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-23

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ABOUT THE WAR
The Dutch steamer Katwyk was
sent to the bottom off the North
Hinder lightship, according to Lon
don reports.
The British government has offered
"a full and ample apology" to the
Chilean government for the sinking
on March IA, in Chilean waters. Of
the German cruiser Dresden.
Thirty-threo thousand women had
registered themselves for special var
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-
Gus vomen's societies in London.
Eight hundred aeroplanes whirred
above England Friday night. Float
ing sentinel rows we're eighty Of the
giant new dirigible Zeppelin de-
s,royers. Below was a black void in
which panic reisaeS, and somewhere
to the east, over Kent. were coming
two great Zeppelins, the advance
guard of the Kaiser's huge air
armada.
A Neuve Chapelle, France. dis
patch says: 1.-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
ETeckage 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 CarpathiRns,
said an official statement from the
Austrian war office dated at Vienna.
'Tn the four weeks engagement s.
100000 men participated. The con-
fliot reached its climax several days
ago when the Russian offensive
stopped, entirely repulsed. The
onemy's losses we're appalling. Daily
a. many as 600 trains carried the
wounded into the interior Of Russia.
WESTERN
Arizona has raised the quarantine
on livestock from Colorado, New Mex
leo and Texas,
John Gardiner. aged ninety-nine,
the Oldest active banker in the United
States, died at NoTwalk, Ohio.
A quarter Of a million bushels OF
wheat were destroyed In a s400, 900
fire in the HUM elevator at Mime
Rpolis.
The drill teams Of the Denver and
Cheyenne X. p. lodges will exemplify
the third degree Of the order at Chey-
anne, May s.
Counsel for Maury I. Diggs and +
x. Caminetti. convicted under the
Mann act, petitioned the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals al
San Francisco for a ~re-hearing Of the
case.
Work practically was tied up in
building operations valued at 100000,
900 in Chicago and 1OO,O 900 union mer
we're thrown out of employment 81
the result OF a strike OF 10000 unior
carpenters.
A bottle full of the first water tina.
poured over the spillways at the FIJI
ing Of the Roosevelt dam, forty mile
from Globe, Ariz., was obtained foI
use IN christening the new battleshil
Arizona. A crowd OF 1000 took par
IN the celebration.
At Los Angeles, Charles Il. sebas
tian, chief OF police, who was indicted
several days ago on the charge OF hay
ing contributed to the dependency o
Edith Serkin, a minor, was indicteI
again for alleged offense against Viz
toria Desparte, a delinquent cir
Mrs. W. B. Slaughter. wife OF tn
president Of the defunet Mercantll
National bank. arrived In Pueblo
Colo, from Dallas. Tex, with Dorothy
seven, eldest child OF Coney {
Slaughter, the missing cashier unde
federal indictment. She Joined he
husband, who is living at the G.
Slaughter residence.
WASHINGTON
Judge Mccoy OF the District Of @
iumbla Supreme Court signed an orde
~postponing until May - the ~injunctio
case Of the Riggs National Ban
against Secretary MoAdoo and Conn
troilor Of tho Currency Williams.
spain has suspended. until mrthg
notice, the Import duty and transpo
tatlon tax on coal, which ia the cas-
OF American coal. amounted to $40
a ton.
Secretary Daniels announced thl
contracts for three hydro-aeroplans
at Sll.500 each would be awarded
the Burgess company Of Marble Hea0
Mass.
Business OF the United States so
erament virtually was suspende
al