Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT BvENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union views Service
ABOUT THE WAR

Brenta rivers.
French. during night, captured 400
yards of German trenches southeast
of Dead Mans hill.
Constantinople reports Russian CEN
ter in Caucasus has been forced to re-
tire about twelve miles.
Turks capture Mamahkatum, fifty
miles west of Erzerum, and halt Rus
sian advance into Mesopotahia.
Germans Friday made attack after
attack against French line at Verdun.
but were repulsed with great losses
Germans using big guns on Russian
front. Teuton infantry attack near
New Zelbourg put down by Russians
Lloyd's announces that the British
steamer Southgarth has been sunk.
Twenty-Five of her crew were picked
up.
The Austrians have gained new
Italian positions on Asiago-Arsiero
sector and defeated Italian effort to
assume the offensive.
Italians hold back Austrians on
Tyrol front, driving them back in dis
order at one point. German military
critics assert Italians have lost 10000
men.
Germans enter French first line
trenches between Thiaumont farm
and Vaux, northeast of Verdun. The
Germans launched the attack along a
front of two miles.
Greatest naval battle in history
fought between German and British
fleets off lower coast of Denmark
Approximately eighteen British and
ten German ships sunk.
Peace hopes rebuffed in London
and Berlin, Asquith denying Germany
has offered any assurances to the al
lies; and Herr Stresemann in the
Reichstag flouting the idea that Pres
ident Wilson can become mediator.
WESTERN
Francis Dominguez. notorious Mexi-
can bandit, was killed in an encoun.
ter Vith two Texas rangers near
Pulvo, Tex.
An upset price of s1S.00O.0O0 was
established by the Federal District
Court in California for the Western
Pacific railroad at foreclosure sale.
A tornado blew the Wabash fast
mail train No. II, Chicago to st. Louis,
from the track near Saunemin, ILL.,, in
iuring eighteen or more persons. One
may die.
general strike was called at Kan
sas City by the Building Trades Coun-
Gil which will render idle 1000 mem
bers of the allied crafts, council Off
cials stated
All stock exchanges in Mexico have
been ordered closed by a decree is.
sued in Mexico City, according to re-
ports received by Consul Garcia at
El Paso, Tex.
The wealth of James J. Hill, who
died at St. Paul. Mimi. after an oper-
alton, is estimated all the way from
s100,O00,000 to s5OO,000,000. He was
probably worth between 100000. 900
and $250,000,000.
Gen. Jose Ynez Salazar and the
three privates who followed him 10
the end of his harmless revolution.
appeared before Gen. Gavira in the
Juarez headquarters and obtained
safe conduct papers to allow them to
return to their homes and civil life
WASHINGTON
The Senate passed House bill for
reclamation of 100000 acres in Ore.
gon grant, Oregon and California rail-
road.
The House passed, 35S to 4, naval
appropriation bill carrying increased
building program substantially as re-
ported from committee
America heads the list with Co.
862 postoffices, Germany is second
with 49.S4S; then follow England with
53.73S; Russia with $4,000: France
with $4,000 and Italy and Austria
each with $500.
Prices paid producers for meat ami
mails continue to increase. From
April Is to May Is the increase was
IL per cent compared with an aver
age decrease of 1T per cent during
the same period in the last six years.
President Wilson probably will
make speeches during the summer in
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Denver and other cities.
The nomination of Louis d. Bran.
deis of Boston to. the Supreme Court
to succeed the late Justice Lamar,
was confirmed by the Senate by
vote of AZ to 22.
Charles c. Glover, president of the
Rigs National Bank, and Henry
FlatAer and William Flather. officials
not Iuilty OF perjury In the District
Supreme Court