Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-17
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE,.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Dispatches from Saloniki assert
allies will begin Balkan offensive in
May.
London Is uneasy over reports that
, great German battle fleet is maneu-
fering in the North Sea.
Germans. by use Of large masses of
Infantry and heavy losses. retake part
Of Corbeaux wood at Verdun.
British fall back after battle with
Turks east of Kut-elAmara. Turks
claim 1000 British were killed.
Germany has formally declared war
on Portugal, which becomes the
thirteenth nation to enter the con-
tict.
Twelve persons were killed and
thirty-three injured in raid by Yep
pelins over the northeast coast OF
England.
The French after setting back the
Germans driving on the front west of
tile Meuse, have occupied the heights
OF Cote de role.
Germans claim to have taken ridge
pushed line forward short distance
east OF Fort Vaux.
West of Douaumont and around
village of Vaux vicious infantry at
tacks by Germans have broken down,
according to Paris.
A. j. Balfour replied to the charges
made by Winston Churchill that the
British navy is not as strong as 1t
should be. Mr. Balfour asserted that
England was never better prepared
for war on the sea-
American troops were ordered
across the Mexican border by Presi
dent Wilson to take Francisco Villa
and his bandits, dead or live, who
raided Columbus. New Mex. killing
sixteen Americans and burning part of
the town.
Germany in a note to the United
States has admitted that the stand
taken by the United States on under
sea warfare is just. Berlin says il
was forced into action by England
The kaiser offers to abide by the old
var rules IL England will do the same
boats in the Black Sea against coast
towns east of Trebizond is con
tinuing with success. According to
recent dispatches from Sebastopol,
the Turkish coast defenses are crumb-
ling before the intensity of the Rus
sian bombardment
WESTERN
George b. Walker. railroad EN-
ploye living in Denver. was killed in .
railroad wreck near Casper, Wyo.
The Quaker Oil Company at Pitts
burg. Pa, declared a dividend OF
sl.iGO a share. which have a paI
value of S25 share.
Papers found on the battlefield op-
posite Columbus, n. NJ, revealed that
Francisco Villa decided last October
70 wage warfare against Americans
Train No. $ of the FL Paso South
western railroad, eastbound. reached
Columbus. n. NJ, Friday with the crew
and passengers heavily armed. They
reported quiet at Hachita and Vic
toria.
The physical training of the youth
of the United States in order that they
may be prepared to defend the coun-
try was urged BY Governor Carlson in
a speech before the Swedish Noon
Day Club at Omaha.
Gen. Carranza does not care to
make a statement in regard to the
situation resulting from the raid oil
Columbus, N. II. a rigid censorship
has been imposed. and Mexico City
newspapers are printing nothing OF
the raid and the public has not been
advised OF it.
WASHINGTON
Senator McCumber introduced res
olution in the Senate to direct the
President to send armed force into
Mexico to pursue bandits responsible
for the Columbus outrage.
Three dreadnoughts and four battle
cruises added to the American fleet,
built and authorized, would make it
the equal in fighting strength of the
present German fleet, Admiral
Fletcher, commander of the Allan
tic fleet. declared before the House
naval committee.
Gen. Villa has received word thar
5000 United States troops have been
ordered TO enter Mexico and take him
dead or alive" and has issued orders
for concentration of his forces, esti-
mated at 5000 men, in n great camp
sixteen miles southwest of Columbus
n. NJ. according to advices received
by the State Department
Senator Fall introduced resolution