The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-30
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
the WORLD OVER
war News.

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forced the passage Of. the Pruth and
penetrated the city. was announced
by tthe Vienna war office. The state
ment claims the repulse Of Russian
counter attacks in volhynia and the
gaining of ground north Of Gorochoff,
north Of the Lipa, with the capture of
900 Russian prisoners and three ma
chine guns.
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On the northern front, In the East,
and on the Dvina front, there has
been violent artillery fire on various
sectors. Russian artillery seriously
damaged the enemy's trenches and
works fronting the Dvinsk positions
and southwest Of Lake Narocz.
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Another surge of the Russian mill.
tary net in Galicia and Bukowina has
caught fourteen thousand Austrians
in its meshes, bringing the total num-
Der prisoners captured in thirteen
days up to almost 10000. In add
ton, Petrograd says. further vast
stores of supplies have been added to
those already taken.
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1t was reported In Athens recently
that the Bulgarians were withdrawing
the majority of their forces from Sa'
loniki to the Rumanian frontier.
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The British column, which Is ad-
vancing into German East Africa
along the seaboard, has occupied sew
eral more. towns. A report from Gen.
eral SHUTS, the British commander,
says that on June IL this force reach
ed Makuyuni. Wilhelmsthal has been
occupied and Tanga cleared Of oppos-
ing forces.
News of the capture of Czernowitz
has reached London. Dispatches CT
the last few days had in measure
! prepared the public for the fall of this
important center, and the newspapers
spoke of Czernowitz as q doomed
town."
|
Thirtees German merchantmen,
which were coming from the north con
voyed by an auxiliary cruiser and some
torpedo boats and armed trawlers,
were attacked by squadron Of Rus
sian destroyers, torpedo boats and
submarines near the Swedish coast
The German convoy was dispersed and
the merchantmen fled toward the
coast.
Russia's most successful operation Of
the war is being pressed vigorously
along the whole front in Volhynia and
In Bukowina. Having cut the railway
communications of Czernowitz from
the north the Russians have carried
the fighting from possession Of that
city int its very outskirts. Its fall is
momentarily expected.
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| Washington.
President Wilson has called out the
militia of every state for service on
the Mexican border. Virtually the en-
tire mobile strength of the national
guard of all states and the District OF
Columbia was ordered mustered into
the federal service. About one hun
dred thousand men are expected to
respond to the call. They will be
modified Immediately for such serv-
ice on the Mexican border as later
may be assigned to them.
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In order to get first hand informa.
ton regarding production, distribution,
and cost Of news print paper the fed.
eral trade commission has placed IN
several mills special agents who will
be accorded every facility for gather
ing the information. Under a resolu.
ton passed by the Senate the commits.
sion was directed to ascertain the
cause of alleged increases in prices.
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Secretary Lansing's draft Of the
note which will refuse General Car
ranza's demand for withdrawal Of
American troops from Mexico was laid
before President Wilson for his ap-
proval almost simultaneously with re-
ceipt of news of another border raid
in which the camp of the Fourteenth
cavalry at San Ygnacia, Tex, was at
tackled and three troopers killed.
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| A charge that foreign born citizens
Of the United States are trying to levy
political blackmail and to undermine
the influence Of the national govern.
ment was made by President Wilson in
q flag speech at Washington recently.
His assertion sounded the keynote of
will go before the country for re-elec.
ton.