Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-06-09
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT HVENTs
CONDENSED ron 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 Mesopotamia.
Germans Friday made attack after
attack against French line at Verdun,
but were rep1lsed with great losses.
Germans using big guns OF Russian
front. Teuton infantry attack near
New zelbourg put down by Russians.
Lloyd's that the British
steamer Southgarth has been sunk.
Twenty-Five of her crew we're picked
up.
The Austrians have gained new
Italian positions on Asiago-Arsiero
sector and defeated Italian effort u
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 $4,000
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 to the al
lies; and Herr Stresemann in the
Reichstag flouting the idea that Pres
ident Wilson can become mediator.
WESTERN
Francis D~ominguez, notorious Next
can bandit, was killed in an encoun-
ter with two Texas rangers near
Pulvo, Tex.
An upset price Of SIS. OOO, 900 was
established by the Federal District
Court in California for the Western
Pacific railroad at a foreclosure sale.
A tornado blew the Wabash fast
mail train No. II, Chicago to st. Louis,
from the track near Saunemin, ILL.,, in
juring eighteen or more persons. One
may die.
A general strike was called at Kan
sas City by the Building Trades Coun-
Gil which will render idle $4,000 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
Ell Paso, Tex.
The wealth of James j.. Hill. who
died at st. Paul, Mimi, after an oper-
alton, is estimated all the way from
800. 100000 to $500, OO0, 900. He was
probably worth between 5000. 600, 900
and $25O,OOO 900.
Gen. lose Ynez Salazar and the
three privates who followed him to
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 1900. 600 acres in Ore,
gou grant, Oregon and California rail
road.
The House passed, 1858 to 4, naval
appropriation bill carrying increased
building program substantially as re-
ported from committee.
America heads the list with Co.
662 postoffices, Germany is second
with 49,S4S; then follow England with
S3.73S; Russia with $4,000; France
with 10000 and Italy and Austria
each with $500.
Prices paid producers for meat ami
mails continue to increase. From
April is to May 10 the increase was
IL per cent compared with an aver
age decrease Of IT 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 a
vote Of AZ to 20.
Charles c. Glover, president OF the
Riggs National Bank, and Henry
Flather and William Father. officials
ia the same institution. were found
not guilty OF perjury In the District
Supreme Court.