The Ordway new era., 1916-11-03
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE,.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

er Iost IN battle in channel.
The RumaLian fort of Constanza
has been captured by the Germans, the
war office at Berlin announced.
Little activity reported from east
ern front; Russians repulse German
attack; Russians forced to retire near
Goldovitchi.
German submarine warfare directed
against Norwegian vessels continues
to an alarming degree, several more
sinkings being reported.
Berlin reports capture of important
city OF Chernavoda in the Dobrudja
offensive and the continued retreat
of the Russo-Rumanians.
Lord Sydeham and Earl Grey
charge United States with breach of
neutrality in recent German subma
rine raid off Atlantic coast.
Lloyd's announces that the Norwe-
gian steamer Ull. LBS tons; the Dan
Greek steamer Aris and the Norwe-
gian steamer Drain have been sunk.
Weather hampering operations on
the Somme front in France, although
the French claim renewed successes
in repe!ling German attacks at Yer
dun and have made advances in the
direction of Fort VauX.
A fight between Carranza troops
and Villa bandits occurred at Babi-
cora, seventy-five miles south of
Casas Grandes and fifteen miles west
of Mamiquipa, in which the Villa
bandits were defeated and four pris
oners taken.
Four tons of projectiles we're
dropped by French air squadron of
twenty-four machines on blast fur
naces north of Metz and on the Metz
and Thionville stations. the Paris war
office announced in its report of avi-
alton activities.
General Won Mackensen's forces
continuing their offensive in Dobrud-
ia without interruption, driving the
Russo, Rumanian armies before them.
Rumanians report successes at some
points. Continued progress reported
also by Won Falkenhayn in direction
OF Campuloung, south of Predeal, on
the Pennsylvania front.
WESTERN
Two jockeys and two soldiers were
injured at the Southern Arizona fair
at Tucson.
Automobile thieves in Chicago so
far in 1916 have stolen 2,571 cars, of
which sol have not been recovered.
At San Francisco the United States
army authorities advertised for
women to aid in securing recruits for
the army.
Three men were probably mortally
burned and four others less seriously
injured by powder flare up at the
Haskell plant of the E. /. Du Pont
Powder company at Haskell. N. J.
The wholesale price of high grade
family flour was advanced to sic
barrel in Chicago, the highest price
since the civil war. This is an in
crease of so cents within two days.
No national guardsmen in the serv-
ice of the United States government
may vote in Texas in the general
election Nov. Z for national and state
offices, it was ruled by the Texas at
torney generals department,
WASHINGTON
Miss Margaret Draper, known as
the richest girl in New England" be-
came the bride of Prince Andre Bon
compagni of an old and once wealthy
Italian family.
Sinking of the British steamer
Huntsfall by submarine and the
turning of the Norwegian steamer Sc
vera are added to the list of maritime
disasters in the war zone.
The National Association of Attor-
news General composed of the law Of
ficers of the various states, in which
Colorado is represented, filed an in
teresting brief with the United States
Supreme Court in the Ohio blue sky"
case.
The historic names, Congress, United
States, Alliance and Ranger, probably
will appear again in American navy
lists with the christening of the four
giant battle cruisers, bids for which
will be opened at the navy department
in December.
The question of the wages and
hours of labor will be the first thing
taken up by the joint subcommittee
of congress when it meets Nov. 20 to
take up its inquiry into the railroad
situation, Senator Newlands, chair
man, announced.
Charges that General Carranza is
preparing to leave Mexico are being
freely made by his political opponents
in Mexico City.
The state department was informed
that the Petroleum Products Company
Of san Francisco had been removed
ANN tho Britialh trade hlarkiisf