The Ordway new era., 1916-03-31
cAuessr FROM THE NETWORK OF
vslREs ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURIRG THE PAST WEEK
RecoRp or IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Wssesss Newspaper Union news ssrvic'
ABOUT THE WAR

The entente allies have promised
Belgium she will be invited to partict
pate In the peace negotiations.
Clearing their way by terrific
bombardment. the Germans besiesing
verdun have won the small hill OF
Haucourt in charge.
Six biplanes of the first aero squad
ron in command of Capt. B. d. Fou-
lois, arrived at Columbus. N. NJ, and
are scouting the mountains for Villa.
The British expeditionary force
campaigning against German East
Africa is making further progress in
its aggressive operations, according
to an official statement at London.
The Austrians have been forced to
evacuate Czernowitz, capital OF Buko-
wina Ispahan, Persia has been TAX
en- from the Turks. who are being
driven back by the Russian advance.
1t is still in the French and Rus
sian war theaters that the heaviest
battles are In progress, but fighting
also continues in the Austro-italiar
war zone, in Serbia, near the Greek
frontier, and in Asiatic Turkey.
Petrograd reports large gains in the
Lake Narocz region and the capture
of several villages. In Galicia the
cars forces have captured Austrian
trenches and q bridgehead east Df
the village Of Mikhaltche.
Large masses of Russians are at
tacking the German lines on a front
OF seventy miles and again have
pierced the Teuton line in the region
OF Jacobstadt. Germans recapture
trenches south OF Lake Dreswiatz.
Russia has begun far-reaching Of
fensiye on the northwest front. The
Cars troops have captured three
lines OF German trenches on the south
western shore Of Lake Narocz and
are pushing On beyond the captured
positions.
Villa is surrounded and cannot
possibly escape, says a message re-
ceived in Mexico City by the minis
ter Of war from Gen. Luis Gutierrez
The forces of Gen. Gutierrez has been
in contact with the outposts of the
Villistas.
The Germans on Friday gained a
portion of French trench in Argonne
forest. but were expelled by counter
attack. Russians claim to have forced
German lines near Widsy, between
Wilma and Dvinsk, but Berlin reports
attacks at this point were repulsed
with heavy losses to the Russians
Italians capture Austrian positions in
SUSSEX. with 116 on board, torpedoed
In English channel.
WESTERN
Fires destroyed Modoc and Utica,
Kan.
Fire at Augusta. Ca, did $4,000
damage.
Fire caused 100000 loss in Okla
homa oil fields.
Thirty blocks in Paris, Tex, were
destroyed by fire, causing a loss of
S2,000.o00.
DR.. Mary Strong, said to have been
the first woman physician in Nebras-
ka, died at her home in Omaha, age G2.
One hundred thousand cartridges
crossed into Mexico for the Carranza
government, 1t was announced at
Laredo, Tex.
Clover leaf passenger train No. 5,
Commercial Traveller" was blown
from the track four miles east of Mar
ian. Ind. during a-cyclone.
Rain Friday night broke a threat.
ened drought in the Southwest and
,extinguished prairie fires which en-
dangered property in many sections
Henry Sales has placed with a
Cody, Wyo.. tailor an order for 1000
coats for newborn lambs with which
ne win protect his lamb crop this
spring.
The American campaign to capture
Franeisco villa has reached the point
IN the foothills of Chihuahua where
II has keen found necessary to dis
psnss with heavy motor trucks as
frnnspoft facilities and to depend up
q ~ gmy pack mule.
WASHINGTON
1he Senate passed $500, 900 urgent
tsfisasncy aDproprfation bill.
SslAtdr Lswfs introduced a reso-
lletoa declaring any person giving
- - ylisreuflty Of treason.
s AllIea. replying individually to
asy LAnstnGs suggestion for
AltafnazseAt Of aII mercantile
hAve Il effect declined the pro
n Coessl Lstcher At Chi
shefs wes no truth
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