Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-02-25
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. poINes 3. ACHIEVE.
MENTs. sUFFERINes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Services.
About the War

About the War
Greeks repel Bulgarian patrol which
erospes frontier.
British attack southeast Of Ypres.
Belgium, repulsed.
England has voted a credit Of 3d.,
100, 10000 to carry on the war.
Italian a~reoplanes raid Laibach, Aus
tria, In retaliation for raids on Italy.
Austrians claim the capture of Ka-
vaya, Albania, eight miles south OF
the capital.
Russians have captured Musch, in
Asiatic Turkey, eighty-three miles
southeast of Erzerum.
British conquest Of Kan
erun, Germany's colony in west At
RIGA, has been completed.
An entente submarine is operating
in the Bosphorus and has done much
damage to Turkish shipping.
Germany has lost another Zeppelin.
French guns at Revigny brought the
big aircraft down with incendiary
shells.
The House Of Commons has been in
formed that many of the shells pur-
chased In the United States fail to
explode.
Indications in diplomatic circles are
that Germany will insist on her policy
Of sinking all armed ships without
warning.
The allied powers have agreed to
make no peace until Bslgium's politi-
cal and economic freedom and integ-
rity is
Erzerum, the Turks greatest strong
hold on the Caucasus front, is in Rus
sian hands and with it were captured
100000 Turks, the German Field Mar
shall Won der Goltz and more than 1,OOU
guns.
The region about Lake Van in
Asia Minor is completely in the hands
of the Russians. The Cars troops
are following the Turks who fled from
Erzerum and are taking many import
ant towns along the way.
Western
James P. English, Judge Of the
District Court at Omaha, died at his
home of grip and resultant complica-
tions.
A quarter Of a million pounds of
wool were contracted for at Dillon,
Mont, at soc or better by Boston
buyers.
Six persons were injured when a
Rockdale interurban car jumped the
track at a curve near Morgan, Ill, and
crashed into a frame dwelling house.
Spanish Consul Lleguera of Monte,
rey was evicted from Mexico because
he refused to deport a Spanish priest,
he announced on his arrival at Lar
edo, Tex.
William orpet, University of Wis.
consin junior, was held to the grand
jury at Chicago in connection with the
death Of his former sweetheart, Ma
rion Frances Lambert.
The nationwide search for Jean
Crones, supposed poisoner of the
banqueters who partook Of soup
served at the recent dinner in honor
Of Archbishop Mundelin, was contin-
ued in Chicago.
Compromise between the Republi-
CAM and ProgressiVes of California
In the nomination Of California dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention to be held in Chicago. June
I, wal rejected by the executive COM
nittee of the Republican state central
committee at San Francisco.
Washington
President Wilson recently took
quick action toward heading off a
leakage Of Navy Department secrets
He caused to be nullified an adver.
tisement by the Civil Service Commits.
sion for craftsmen, under which aliens
would have been permitted to serve
in positions Of utmost trust.
A new army reorganization bill.
federalizing the National Guard, in
creasing the regular army to 10000
men, doubling the field artillery, in
creasing the engineer corps by fiji
teen companies. creating four squad
rons OF air craft and an entirely new
corps Of cadets from colleges having
military training, was agreed upon
tentatively by the House militar,
committee.
Peking dispatches to the Chinese
legation announced that the capture
Of the Yunnan rebel stronghold of Ma
Hsi was imminent, and that the gov
eminent troops had won a decisive
victory w rebel forces who attempt
ed to take possession OF Isl Tsiang.
Further sustaining the income tax
,aw. the Supreme Court. in constituting
the clause relating to incomes from
mining companies, upheld the govern
ment's contention that profits taken
from mines. even though reducing the
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