The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-07
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LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. o oINos, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERlNos, HOPES
AND FEARS or MANKIND.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Newspaper Union news HervIee.
ABOUT THE WAR
The British collier Mobile and the
trawler Lillydale have been sunk by
submarines in the North sea.
Zeppelins are reported TO have do
stroyed scores OF dwellings In another
raid on the Eastern coast Of England.
Nineteen British prisoners. OF whom
four are officers, were taken to
Constantinople from the Dardanelles.
French troops have occupied Kun
kaleh, the Turkish fortress on the
Aslatic side Of the entrance to the
Dardanelles.
Three German aerOplanes flew over
Belfort, France, and dropped approx
mately a dozen bombs. -Four work
men were wounded.
The Germans have struck from the
lei Their warships. operating 800
miles from their base, have shelled
the fortified city Of Dunkirk.
The French cruiser Leon Gambetta
has been t~orpedoed by the Austrian
submarine US in the Strait OF Otranto,
the waterway leading to the Adriatic
sea.
The British war office declares the
advance Of the allied land forces on
Constantinople is continuing. but ad-
mits the losses OF the allied armies
have been heavy.
Nothing OF Importance has occurred
along the western battle front. The
Germans claim to still hold bridge
heads on the User canal at Het Sas
and Steenstraete.
A British officers casualty list for
the fortnight ended April 20 shows
that the British army lost forty.six
officers killed and 40 wounded. a to-
tai Of 156 during the fortnight.
Il Is officially announced at Mel
bourne that a British warship has
captured the German trading steamer
Eifriede, which is believed TO have
been the last German ship free in the
Pacific.
WESTERN
Eleven men are reported marooned
IN the island Of Guadalupe, 225 miles
southwest Of San Diego.
Fifty thousand or more head Of
sheep, worth about S400. 900, are be-
heved to have persisted in q snow and
wind storm In northeastern oregon.
Increased price Of copper has raised
exc wages 81 5000 men employed AZ
the Emelters at Douglas. Aria, and
the mines 1t Bisbee, according to the
new wage schedules posted.
D. C. Reed, agent for tho Burlington
at Manchester, q few miles west OF
Sheridan, Wyo.. shot and killed Ed
ward Hughey, a ranch hand, whom he
discovered alone with Mrs. Reed In
the home. Reed gave himself up to
tie sheriff from Sheridan. and is now
n the county jail.
Bslatzar Aviles. former governor Of
Lower California, and Francisco Avon
and Geronimo Sandoval OF San Diego.
Gal, pleaded not guilty In the Federal
District Court at Los Angeles to an
indictment charging conspiracy TO VIC.
late American neutrality by sending
armed men into Mexico.
The federal government and the
Wyoming state government again this
year will cooperate in an attempt to
solve the mystery OF dreaded
spotted" or tick" fever which first
appeared in Wyoming about four
years ago and which caused a large
number OF deaths.
Thomas r. Smart, whose presence
is desired in Denver in connection
with complaints by more than 500 per
sOns throughout Colorado and New
Mexico, who assert he Bwindled them
out Of small sums Of money on fake
timber applications, vas arrested by
p%ostofiice inspectors Of Spokane, who
found him at British Forks. Can. lie
was placed in jail at Spokane. and
will be returned TO Denver.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Redfield predicts first
place in commerce for the United
States II ~ last long.
Gen. Obregon, the Carranza com
mander. Is reported moving north on
Gen. villa at Aguas Ca,lsntes.
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels
conferred v plans for sending the
Atlantic fleet through the Panama
canal in July on the way TO particl-
pate IN the panama Pacific exposi-
tion AZ San Francisco.
Tho Pan-American financial confer
snce viii open May "a with an ad.
dress by President Wilson.
Secretary Daniels announced the
appointment Of Captain william s.
Benson 10 the newly created post OF
chief Of operations OF the navy. Cap
tain Benson now H. commandant Of
the Philadelphia navy yard.
Former Representative William D.
Aa6Fews Of Nebraska has resigned AZ