The Ordway new era., 1915-08-20
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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
General Funston sent battalion OF
the Ninth infantry to Brownsville.
Tex.
The English east coast was again
raided by German aircraft. Six per-
sons were killed and twenty.three In
tured.
President Wilson on return to
Washington approved and signed
peace appeal to Mexican factions
drafted by Pan-American diplomats.
General villa notifies United States
government he will agree to truce
with his opponents during time re-
quired for holding peace conference.
Allies begin a new drive against
Constantinople. in hope Of relieving
Russia, and Gen. Hamilton reports
capture of important Turkish posi-.
lions.
Disaster has befallen three war
ships in the naval activities OF the
war. They are the British auxiliary
cruiser Ramsey. the German auxiliary
cruiser Meteor and the Austrian sub
marine U-l2.
Sending OF battleships to Vera Cruz
officially described as precautionary
measures to afford assistance to for
eigners. Secretary Daniels says he
does not contemplate sending more
U-an two ships south at the present
time. l.
Governor Ferguson OF Texas ap.
pealed to President Wilson for more
troops In Rio Grande valley. declaring
situation perilous and grave. and is
doubtful II state forces can control it.
"Heign of terror exists on border" he
says.
Desperate German attacks on the
roads between Chelm and Vladova
have been repulscd by the Russians
with extremely heavy losses to the
Germans. according to. an official
statement issued at the headquarters
Of the Russian general staff.
The Russian war office in an Off
ciai communication admits the .evacu-
alton Of the towns Of Sokolow. Siedlce
and Lukow, to the east OF Warsaw.
but claims that the Germans in the
region Of Riga under Gen. Won Bue-
low have been driven back and that
near Kovno, under the pressure OF the
Russians. they have abandoned their
attack.
The British warship Ramsey was
sunk in the North Sea by the German
steamer Meteor, It was officially an
.nounced In London. The sinking of
ten more craft was announced. They
were the British steamer Oakwood.
the Norwegian bark Norma, the French
bark Francois and seven trawlers-
the Young Admiral, the George
Crabbe. lllustrious. Calm. Trevire
Welcome and Utopia. The crews were
saved.
WESTERN
Sept. will be Taft Day" at the
Panama-Pacific exposition.
Twelve hundred teamsters went out
on strike In St. Louis Friday.
A movement to keep the California
expositions open next year was initi
ated by the Salt Lake, Utah, CONNER
cial Club.
Fire that destroyed business prop
erty valued at about $5OO,OOO in San
Salvador, capital of Salvador, was re-
ported at San Francisco.
In a fight near Mercedes, Hidalgo
county, Tex, three Mexican bandits
are reported as having been killed in
a fight with rangers The Texas Dor
der guards captured twenty-five horses
OF the poems. 1t was also reported
hot .nl cl,n Al, =
bandits across the Rio Grande
According to word received from
New York, Marjorie Hamilton, the
principal witness in the prosecution oil
the government In Denver against hei
second husband, Walter c. Cunning
ham, who made fortune In fat
reduction cure, is now Mrs. Lynmar
of New York and the mother Of bab,
girl.
WASHINGTON
Senator Warren Of Wyoming ha.
been notified that the reclamation
service will open bids in Denver Sept
s for the first ten miles of the For
Laramie reclamation project to irri
gate 10000 acres In Goshen mark
Wyoming and Nebraska, at an ulti
mate cost Of $1.500.O0O.
Preliminary work on his plans fo
strengthening the national defense,
was begun by President Wilson i'm
mediately after his return from Cor
nish, N. II.
An eleven-cent stamp. the first o
this denomination to be issued has
been authorized by Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson. to meet the parcel pos,
demand.
1t was understood that alp of the
European governments directly inter
ested in Mexico had been approached
informally concerning the peace plan
and had given their approval