The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-07-30
TOLD BRIEFLY
THE NEWS OF SEVEN
DAYS IN ALL LANDS
War News.

UAI0 IN ALL hHNVO
War News.
Turkish military authorities, accord
ing to advices received from Vurla Ia
port In Smyrna on the Gulf of Smyr-
ma, ordered all Christian women ana
children to leave the town and go into
the interior. Many of the residents
refused to obey the order and fierce
struggle followed, i9Iwhich many were
victims.
After weeks of minor engagements,
the Austro-Italian campaign is assum-
ing a degree of ferocity which puts
it on a plane with some of the long
drawn out and hard fought battles in
the outer war centers.
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Warsaw is to be set in flames by
the Russians and destroyed when Won
Hindenburg's forces penetrate the last
lines of defenses before the city, &C
cording to information from Russian
official sources.
After eight weeks of war, the Ital-
ians have been unable to advance be-
yond the first defenses of the Aus
TRANS. The situation has become so
serious that the Roman government
has ceased to issue official reports of
proceedings in the war zones. No cas-
ualty lists have been published, al
koIu n a
the Italian losses at 100000.
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A special train loaded with French
prisoners of war, permanently dis
abled, on their way home from Ger
many, passes in Geneva, Switzerland.
every night another special filled with
crippled Germans who are returning
from France.
Political circles in Berlin take the
view that the success Of the German
drive on Warsaw not only may mean
a separate peace with Russia, but will
remove the possibility Of any OF the
Balkan states entering the war on the
side Of the Allies.
The most stupendous military cam
paign Of the present war not only
threatens the capture of Warsaw, but
contemplates the development of Rus
sias chief field armies under the per-
sonal command of the Grand Duke
Nicholas.
civ irraciofih1o Of
the Austro-German armies is winning
for them town after town in Russian
Poland and in other territory through
which stretches the 1,O00-mile battle
~ front in the East.
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Since the withdrawal Of German di'
visions from Galicia. the Austrians
have made no perceptible gains in
their attacks against the Russian po-
sitions Though greatly outnumbered
at several portions of the southeast
ern front, the Russian troops have had
no difficulty in beating back Austrian
attacks.
Washington.
Suits are about to be brought by the
government against American citizens,
who, though apparently able to do so,
refuse to repay money expended for
their relief when they were stranded
in Europe at the outbreak of the war.
Many of those aided have reimbursed
the government.
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The American consul at Warsaw,
Russia, has cabled the State Depart
ment that the Belgian consul had left
Warsaw and that the American con
sulate had taken charge of the affairs
of both Belgium and Servia there
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The American vice-consul at Bel
grade, Servia, has reported that the
typhus epidemic in Servia and Monte
negro is under control and that chol.
era towns gradually are being cleaned.
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Ten thousand dollars in currency
the second largest contribution to the
/, conscience fund.-" ever received by
the government arrived at the Treas
ury Department recently in plain en-
velope mailed at New York accompan
led by an unsigned letter.
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Brigadier General Devol, general
manager of the American Red Cross,
has returned from the Texas border
with the announcement that attempts
to relieve famine and suffering among
non-combatants in Mexico we're hope
less under present conditions.
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The German submarine attack on
the Cunard liner Orduna has been
formally brought to the attention OF
the American government by William
o. Thompson, counsel for the Indus.
trial Relations Commission, who was
passenger on the ship.
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