Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-11-24
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control.
The Dutch lower chamber has voted
to make women eligible to member
ship in the states general. according
to a Reuters dispatch from The
Hague.
Thirty-three vessels have been sunk
without warning by submarines from
May Is to Nov. 8, according to a Lon
don admiralty announcement, which
adds that as a result Of this lao lives
were lost.
Won Beseler, governor general Of
Russian Poland, has issued an order
at Warsaw in regard to the organiza-
ton Of a Jewish religious body In Po-
land, by which self government IL
given to the Polish Jews.
Special dispatches from Changohun.
Manchuria, say that 200 persons were
killed or wounded by the explosion OF
q munitions train on the Russian rail-
road at Chuchiasui station, near
Tsitsihar, In northern Manchuria.
The London Nation, which is an ad-
vocate Of a moderate peace, describes
the German chancellor's recent speech
as a break in the clouds" The news
paper suggests that it offers the Unit
ed states an opportunity to talk to
Europe.
The Norwegian steamship Torridal
has been sunk, according to an an
nouncement at Lloyd's Shipping
agency in London. 1t was also re.
ported that the British steamship +.
Mattarazzo had been abandoned by
her crew. The F. Mattarazzo, of q,
S23 tons gross, was formerly the En-
nisbrook.
A Seward, Alaska, dispatch says
warm weather continues. Rain has
fallen continuously since Nov. 10. Ice
which had formed on Twenty-Mile
river, on the United States railroad,
sixty-five miles north Of Seward, went
out because of high water, taking with
It 100 feet of the railroad bridge at
Mile 53h.
SPORTING NEWS
Jess Willard may go to Denver to
defend his title in a bout at the stock
yards stadium for the heavyweight
championship of the world next May.
Denver Jack Geyer and Joe Bonds,
the fighting deacon" of the Pacific
coast, fought fifteen rounds to a draw
at the National Athletic Club in Den.
yer.
Worn out punching at fifty pounds
more weight than he carried himself,
Battling Levinsky was %outpointed by
Carl Morris in fifteen rounds at Kan
sas City.
Hiram Cole, a ~19-year-old student
Of Central college, Fayette, Mo-, who
vas injured in a football game with
the Missouri Military Academy team,
died in a hospital at Mexico, Mo.
Tribute to the memory of Thomas
L. Shevlin, former Yale football cap.
tain and coach, who died last winter,
was paid by $500 Yale students at a
mass meeting at New Haven, Conn.
The University of Arizona football
eleven the championship Of the
southwest, when they defeated the
New Mexico Agricultural College
squad, 70 to 0, on University field at
Tucson.
GENERAL
The railroads have announced their
intention Of fighting the Adamson
eight-hour bill to the end.
The United States Steel Corpora
ton announced an advance Of S. pei
ton in the price of standard steel
rails.
The Deutschland, the German sub
marine which arrived at New London
Conn, Nov. l, slipped out of the har
Dor at an early hour Nov. II.
Gold coin amounting to 49, 100000
was withdrawn from the subtreasurJ
in New York for shipment to Argen
tina. This is believed to be in pay
ment for hides and various Other
products sold to British interests.
The first city troop of cavalry Of
the Pennsylvania National guard, now
op duty on the border, celebrated iti
one hundred and forty-second anniver
sary. This organization was formed
before the Revolutionary war and has
been intact ever since.
Gen. Trevino's announcement thai
he would take the held against villa
in person at the head of his division
caused much surprise and consider
able alarm at Ell Paso. Tex, among
Americans and Mexicans who have In
terests in Chihuahua City.
The collision which caused the mer
chant submarine Deutschland &c
abandon her return voyage to Ger
many almost at It's outset, when 6
conveying tug. the T. A. Scott, Jr.
was sunk with a crew OF five men, wai
the subject OF federal investigation
al New London, Conn.
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