Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16
FOREIGN

kuleQ ana 1Ofty-elRnC OIneTS lnJuIo0
by bombs dropped by Austrian avia-
tors in the market place at Podgo-
rita, Montenegro.
Six months treasury bills to the
amount of $75.O00,0OO were offered in
London and were over-subscribed. The
bills were issued to replace similar
amount due soon.
The five American army officers
who were attached to the German
military forces as observers until re-
called by cable ON April 3 arrived at
Berne on their way home.
The earnings of the Panama canal
in March were the largest of any
month since since it was opened.
This exceeded by about s14O,0OO the
previous record made in January.
March earnings. were s560,7S4.
A report was circulated in Berlin
that war had been declared between
China and Japan. Both the Chinese
and Japanese ministers at The
Hague deny that there Is any truth
in the report.
The French Women's Automobile
Club has commenced the recruiting of
women motorists, aviators and bal
loonists, to form brigade of ambu.
lances for the French army. Appli-
cations are coming in at the rate OF
100 per day at Paris.
A neutral correspondent of the
London Times, who has been travel
ing in Germany, says that among the
German people, especially those of
military rank and caste, the opinion
is strong that nothing will prevent
Antwerp and the strip of Belgian
coast stretching in line to the Ger
man frontier, south of Dutch Limburg,
from belonging henceforth to Ger
many.
Gen. Obregon says that he has in.
flicted a serious defeat on the Villa
troops between Celaya and Irapuato,
on the Mexican Central railroad. 1t
was the first big engagement since
the evacuation of Mexico City. Gen.
Obregon in his official report says
that Gen. Villa was personally in com.
mand of his forces. The fighting con,
tinued for some thirty hours, accord.
ing to the report, and after the retreat
OF Villas men, more than 1000 OF
them were found on the field. -Four
hundred prisoners were taken.
SPORTING NEWS
Joe Azevedo of California was Civ.
en- a well-earned decision over Frank.
lie Russell at New Orleans at the con,
clIsion of Is fast rounds.
Western women golfers are to com.
pete in their annual championship on
Country Club at Chicago.
A big crowd was at the railroad sta,
tion to catch a glimpse of Jess VIII
lard, the heavyweight champion pugi
list. when he arrived at Baltimore
Md.
A London syndicate offered purse
of 100000 for fight between Jess
Willard and Frank Moran of Pitts
burg. Willard was offered $1,000 trav.
cling expenses.
Secretary Bryan instructed Minister
Gonzales at Havana not to issue a
passport to Jack Johnson, as the lat
ter has been convicted of a felony
and is a fugitive from justice.
Francis Ouimet. national amateur
golf champion, created new record
for the course at the Seaview Coll
Club at Atlantic City, N. j., by max
ing the eighteen holes in seventy
three strokes.
A movie "sniper' who eluded the
vigilance of numerous scouts, am
bushed Johnson and Willard as they
battled at Havana, Cuba, for the
heavyweight championship of the
world and obtained pictures OF the
contest, which was won by Willard in
the twenty-sixth round.
GENERAL
In Michigan, fourteen counties voted
| dry and two wet.
The Senate bill designed to abolish
capital punishment in New Jersey
was defeated in the House.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment giving women the right of suf
frase was rejected by the Connect
cut House of Representatives, 124 tc
log.
Seventy or more lives and property
| worth several million dollars was the
toll of the terrific storm which swep
the Atlantic coast Saturday and Sun
! day. according to belated reports a
New York.
81 expect the whole thing to go VI
in smoke any time" said Lieut.. AL
| fred EIDE of the United States subma
rine FL in letter written to hi
brother at Los Angeles with refer
ence to his vessel, just two days be
| fore it was lost in deep water of
Honolulu harbor.
Another daring exploit has beer
added to the long list of those sue