Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-05-05
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT HvENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

1000 killed, in repulse at Telahie.
British force of four cavalry squad
rons annihilated by Turks near Qua
tia.
British battleship Russell strikes
mine and sinks; TOP saved, 124 miss
ing. r
German submarine sunk by British
off east coast of England and crew
captured.
Germans attempt attacks northeast
of verdun but are held back by
French fire.
Whole of Ireland placed under mar
tial law Revolt spreads to points in
west and south.
The situation in Dublin continues
serious. Gunboat shells Liberty hall,
occupied by Sim Fein Society.
Germans capture first and second
line trenches from French northeast
of Ceiles in Vosges mountains.
Austrians enraged by Italian aerial
attack on Triest in which monastery
containing hundreds of noncombatants
was destroyed and several killed.
The revolt of the Sim Fein party
in Ireland, with the attack on Dublin
and the killing of twelve men. is an
important development of the war.
Military critics assert Germany is
preparing for great offensive on the
western front and that the German
navy probably will come out and
fighf at the sama time
Villas scattered adherents are
gradually being pushed to the wall,
according to unofficial reports at
Columbus. N. NJ, as more men are be-
ing sent over the border to block
coup by the Mexicans.
German cruiser squadron which
bombarded North Lowestoft and Var
mouth, England. Tuesday. killed four
persons and wounded twelve and
sunk steamer King Stephen. A Brit
ish destroyer also was sunk, accord
ing to the Berlin report. but England
denies this.
WESTERN
Charles Murray, bartender, shot
and killed Dick Lewis of Gallup and
dangerously wounded Henry Moore at
Gallup. N. NJ, In saloon.
Mrs. Abraham Asseline and her s.
year-oid daughter. were burned to
death and a son years old was
fatally hurt in fire which destroyed
their home at Sheboygan, Mich.
Prices OF meat animals continue to
rise. an average increase of 4.3 per
cent from March Is to April Is, being
announced by the Department of Ag-
riculture.
James Perkins. so years old, farm
er, killed his sister-in-law, Miss Lucy
May Jones. while she was standing
in front of a mirror combing her hair
at Washington, Ind.
New Mexicos delegation elected at
the state convention at Albuquerque,
will go to the national Republican
convention uninstructed. Political
leaders declared, however. that five OF
the six delegates were for Roosevelt.
The seven yillistas who were cap
tured after the raid on Columbus and
convicted of murder in the first degree
were condemned to death by Judge
Edward l.. Medler at Deming, N. NJ
The date of the execution was set for
May 10.
Fred Bissell, Topeka baker, con-
fessed at Lansing, Kan, that he muir
dered Edna Dinsmore, a 10-year-old
girl. in Topeka. Resentment, caused
by the refusal of the child's mother
tha
many of the details of which were of
q revolving character.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson nominated Former
Senator John r. Thornton of Louisi-
ana as civilian member Of the Board
Of Ordinance and Fortifications. He
succeeds the late Senator Francis NJ
Cockrell of Missouri.
The Senate immigration Committee
agreed to modify the Asiatic exclu-
sion section of the pending immigra.
tion bill to eliminate reference to the
Root-Takahira agreement restricting
immigration of Japanese laborers.
Efforts were made by a representa-
tive of Mrs. Agnes Newman of New
York, sister of Sir Roger Easement.
captured while trying to land arms
and ammunition in Ireland, to reach
President Wilson with an appeal that
he intervene in an effort to save the
prisoners life.
Speaker Clark took the floor and
admonished the House to get down
tn work and get AWAY from here "
He said both Democrats and Repub-
licans have been making long
speeches for political effect, and he
was tired of such tactics.