The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-26
TOLD BRIEFLY
THE NEWS OF SEVEN
DAYS IN ALL LANDS
War News.

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The Russian army in Bukowina has
been enveloped by the Austro-Hungar.
ians between the Pruth and Sereth
rivers.
An epidemic of typhus fever which
broke out among Serbian prisoners of
Bulgarian nationality sent to Sofia by
the Austrian authorities has spread to
the civil population and is ravaging
the regions around Sofia, Plevna and
Philippopolis. Dysentery also is said
to be prevalent.
Fifty thousand prisoners, besides
many cannon and machine guns, were
captured by the Germans when the
Russian Tenth army was defeated in
the Mazurian Lake district, East Prus-
STA. recently.
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The prohibition against ali food
stuffs destined for Germany has been
declared formally by Great Britain!
1t is that governments retaliatory
measure against Germany's threatened
submarine blockade of England. Ger
many's blockade is now in operation.
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The general offensive of the Teu-
tonic allies along the extended East
ern front is continuing successfully on
both TANKS, but without any visible
forward movement on the front to-
ward Warsaw or in the Carpathians.
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Important gains for the Germans
south of Ypres and in the fighting
northwest of Mulhausen are claimed
in the latest official statement from
the German war office.
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typhoid epidemic is sweeping Po-
lish villages held by the Germans
around LODI. Emperor William, now
at the eastern battle front, has aban-
doned his proposed visit to the vii
lagos.
neutral traveller returning from
Germany writes to the London Times,
saying there is yet no evidence of a
food shortage there. The Times gave
the writer much space and said edi-
torially he was one of the most eX-
perienced. observers and travellers in
the world of letters.
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washington.
Relief ships which enter the new
German naval war zone surrounding
England will be as liable to attack
and destruction as if they were Brit
ish war craft or merchantmen, accord
ing to German embassy officials.
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The United States has formally for
warded to Great Britain from Ger
many a proposal to lift the German
submarine blockade If the British will
permit the free passage of foodstuffs
to the civil population of Germany.
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The Isthmian Canal authorities
have been agreeably surprised at the
use of the canal by sailing vessels. 1t
had been assumed that the canal
would derive no revenue from this
source. Four sailing vessels have
passed through the canal and demon
strated that it can be used economi-
cally by that class of ships.
A resolution to amend the federal
constitution by providing that ma
jority instead of two-thirds of both
houses of Congress may propose con-
stitutional amendments and make
their ratification by two-thirds in
stead of three-fourth of the states
sufficient, has been introduced by Rep
resentative Bryan of Washington.
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A census OF the birds of the United
States announced by the Department
of Agriculture shows the robin to be
the most numerous bird with the Eng
lish sparrow a close second.
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SenSatlOnal testimony from various
sources tend to show that Federal
Judge Dayton of West Virginia, now
on trial before a congressional COM
mittee for Irregularities, has not only
been trafticking in oil and coal lands,
but has violated and flouted federal
court rules and methods of procedure.
T. T. T.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany has served polite notice on the
Low mediation commission, appointed
by President Wilson, that the COM
pany will settle it's own labor difficult
ties.
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Domestic Items.
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