The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-09
IN ALL LANDS
CONCISE REVIEW
OF WEEKS NEWS
War News.

W. 4NVWos
~ A statement issued by the British
admiralty, confirming previous &C
counts Of the battle between the Brit
ish and German fleets, reiterates that
the German story of the German
losses is false, and that although the
evidence is still incomplete, enough
is known to justify stating that the
German losses were greater than the
British, mot merely relatively to the
strength of the two fleets, but abso-
lutely." The statement gave the Ger
man losses as two battle ships, two
dreadnaught battle cruisers, four
light cruisers, nine torpedo boat de-
stroyers and submarine.
+ + +
"On the Russian front in the region
northwest of Pilkarn, the Germans
after heavy firing, attempted several
timcs to assume the offensive but
were repulsed On various sectors Of
the Dvina front, and in the region Of
Dvinsk, the German artillery has been
active.
+ + +
Great Britain and Germany have
met again in battle at sea and Ger
many apparently, 30 far as the details
have been made known, was the vic
tor. At the bottom of the North Sea,
off the west coast of Southern Den
mark. lie at least three British battle
cruisers, three cruisers and eight tor
pedo boats and the German battleship
Pommern and two small German cruis-
ers and number of, German torpedo
craft.
+ + r =
Rome reports desperate fighting be-
tween the AustriansN and Italians be-
tween the Adigo and Brenta rivers.
Along the Posina and southeast of Ar
siero, Austrian attacks were repulsed
with heavy casualties.
+ f +
The Germans have switched their
offensive from the region of LIE Mort
Homme, northwest of Verdun, to the
sector between the Triaumont farm
and Vaux, northeast of the fortress,
and have succeeded here in entering
French first line trenches between
Fort Douaumont and the Vaux pond.
+ + +
Artillery engagements and infantry.
firing is in progress along the whole
Russian front, but no changes in the
positions of the Russians or the Teu-
tons have been reported.
r + +
The French troops northwest Of
Verdun, in the region of LIE Mort
Homme, have taken the offensive
against the Germans and in spirited
attack hare captured strongly or
ganized Position. Seven machine
guns and 225 prisoners were taken in
the attack, which was the only infan.
try fighting reported in the latest
French official Communication.
+ r. r.
The lake region south Of Dvinsk on
the Russian front is again the scene
of heavy bombardments, probably due
to more fighting by the Russians.
+ + r
Washington.
President Wilson has signed the
army reorganization bill, first of the
Important preparedness measures
passed by congress during the present
session. The president has been
studying the bill carefully for more
than week. He used pen belong
ing to Senator Smith of South Caro-
line, who desired it for souvenir.
+ + +
News print paper made from hither-
to unused woods, under direction Of
the forest service laboratories, has
been successfully tried by two large
newspapers, and eleven kinds Of wood
never used before have given promise
OF being suitable.
+ + +
A motion to re-commit the naval bill
with instructions to amend by adding
two battle ships, two scout cruisers
and ten destroyers was beaten, 1S9 to
1873, in the House, and the way cleared
for a vote on the measure.
The nomination of Louis D. Bran
ideis of Boston to the United States
supreme court to succeed the late
Joseph Rueker Lamar, has been con-
!firmed by the senate by vote Of AZ
to 20. Twenty-four senators were
paired and three did not vote. The
vote, taken without debate, ended one
Of the bitterest contests ever waged
against nomination by the president.
Mr.. Brandeis will be the first Jew to
occupy a seat on the supreme bench.
r + r .
More than $4,000 persons were
killed and injured in the United States
by railroad accidents during the three
months ending September 80, 1915.
Figures just made public show 1851