The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-03-17
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War News.

were repulSed with heaVy losses TO the
attackers, says an official statement
issued at the German army headquar-
ters. Since the present operations
were commenced in the Mouse region,
the statement adds, 26,472 unwounded
French officers and men have been
taken prisoners and 189 guns and 1872
machine guns have been captured.
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An agreement has been reached be-
tween Rumania and Russia, which is
believed to indicate the definite decis-
ion of Rumania to adhere to the cause
of the entente allies, according to a
Bucharest dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
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The Germans, in infantry attacks
launched with huge effectiveness, but
with losses described as beyond all
proportions to the objective they
sought, have occupied a part of the
Corbeaux Wood, to the west of the
Mouse and northwest of Verdun, &C
cording to a French official commun-
lcation
Lieut.. Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS,
commanding the expedition against
German East Africa, has reported the
occupation of Taveta and also of Sa-
laila, it was officially announced in
London.
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Further progress for the French in
the Corbeaux Wood is reported in an
official statement issued by the war
office, as we'll as a German repulse
along the front from Douaumont to
Vaux.
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A categorical denial that Turkey has
made peace proposals of any sort to
Russia has been given at the Russian
foreign office in Petrograd.
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The French by strong counter at
tack have succeeded in driving the
Germans from the greater part of the
Corbeaux wood, which they occupied
the day before and according to the
official statement issued by the war
office the Germans now hold only the
eastern extremity of this wood. The
Germans, however, have reoccupied
the Hardaumont redoubt
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Prisoners taken by the French at
Verdun estimate the losses of the bat
talions which took part in infantry as.
saults since February Is at an aver
age of two-thirds total strength.
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Washington.
Ordering of American troops into
Mexico to pursue General villa. and
the administration victory in the
armed ship controversy, have had
steadying effect upon congress, which
for several weeks had been a storm
center over international affairs.
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Washington stands squarely behind
Colonel Slocum in sending his cavalry
men into Mexico in pursuit of Francis.
CO Villa and his band of outlaws who
raided Columbus, N. NJ, numbering
American soldiers and citizens and
firing the town.
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Proposals of Western railroads to
increase from 10000 to 10000 pounds
the minimum carload weight on grain
products and from 10000 to $4,000 the
minimum weight on wheat and rye
have been approved as justified by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
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General Carranza, In telegram to
the State Department, expressed re.
greet at the Columbus massacre, but
made no comment on the proposal Of
sending American troops to hunt down
the Mexican bandits.
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Recommendation that the federal
trade commission study the economic
side of coal mining with view to
steps toward preventing waste and
putting the industry on basis giving
maximum safety and maximum steady
employment is made in the report Of
President Wilson's special Colorado
coal strike commission recently sent
to Congress.
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Indictments charging a trust to fl
wages Of common labor in violation OF
the Ohio law have been returned at
Youngstown, o., against the Youngs.
town Steel and Tube Company, the
Republic Iron and Steel Company, the
Brier Hill Steel Company, the Youngs.
town Iron and Steel Company, the
Carnegie Steel Company, the United
States Steel Company and Judge E. H.
Gary, executive chairman Of the
United States Steel Company.