Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-03-10
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ABOUT THE WAR

ttuSSlanS capture Town OF btIlAs III
Turkish Armenia.
Heavy artillery duel in progress in
Alsace, region of Seppois.
French regain part Of ground near
DOuaumont which Germans captured.
Germany's U-boat campaign de-
stroyed but one small vessel March
first
German troops assembling behind
lines before Verdun vigorously shelled
by French.
Berlin reports that 16,755 men and
22S officers have been captured so
far in the Verdun fighting.
More than 5000 men drowned when
French auxiliary cruiser Provence IL
was sunk in Mediterranean.
The German losses during the first
four days of the battle around Yer
dun are estimated at 100000.
Fighting to north of Verdun proceed
ing with undated fury, neither side
gaining important advantage.
The British report a victory over
desert tribesmen in which the broth
or OF the Turkish minister of war
Was killed.
British casualties in all the val
area, ID published during the month
Of February, showed a total of 739
officers and 1891 men.
British claim they are holding the
trenches recaptured from Germans
nea Ypres, but Berlin asserts they
we're Immediately driven out of most
Of the positions.
The kaiser has now 10000 men in
the division that is driving on Yer
duR. Reports indicate that Ger
man are constantly making small
gains, but at a terrific cost in lives.
Revised figures shows that 1872 per-
Sons, including fifty-five passengers,
are missing and probably lost in the
sinking of the Peninsular and Oriental
liner MalOja. The bodies Of forty
seven have been landed at Dover.
WESTERN
C~heyenne's twentieth annual cele-
bration Of Frontier Days will be held
July 1929.
James William Lee, q cousin of
Gen. Robert e. Lee, died at Dallas,
Tex. aged II.
The Sioux City packing house
strike has been settled, and the men
are returning to work.
Many of the Leadville, Colo, strik-
ers have returned to work, and four
of the five furnaces are in operation.
Detectives are investigating the
theft at Chicago Of jewels valued at
between $4,000 and $4,000 from a
jewelry shop.
The complete disappearance of a
small fortune which he is said t have
possessed surrounds with mystery
the death of Henry Huber, SO years
old, of Denver, which occurred at
Green River. Wyo.. Dec. 8.
The Standard Oil Company of In.
diana, in 1915, earned 1892 per cent
on it's outstanding $780, 900, 900 stock,
as compared with 21.96 per cent in
1914. This was revealed at the stock.
holders meeting at Whiting, Ind.
WASHINGTON
By a vote OF 68 to II the Senate
carried out President Wilson's wish
and killed Senator Cores resolution
to a Americans off armed belliger.
ent ships.
Orders approved by President VIII
son restore to entry 113,34S acres of
public land in western Wyoming.
188,35S acres In eastern Utah, and
1888 acres in west central Mon
tana.
President Wilson at conferences
with Congress leaders Thursday said
that following out the notes Of the
United States government diplomatic
relations might be broken off with
q nation causing the death OF an
American in disregard OF interna.
tional law, and that he had been in
formed breaking off of diplomatic re-
lations might p~recipitate war. The
President declared 1t was said hat to
warn Americans to keep off armed
ships Of belligerent nations would be
, in effect acknowledging justification
of Germany's proposal to sink these
ships without warning.
Paul F. Mueller of Chicago. presi
dent Of the National Association OF
German Publishers and Editors OF
the Chicago Abendpost told Presiden,
Wilson he believed most German.
Americans were loyal to the United
States. The President told Mr.. Muel,
Ter he felt confident that the German.
Americans ia common with other
Americans OF foreign birth were
loyal
The War Department asked Con
gress to appropriate $4,000 for land
defenses In Hawaii.