Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union Rev. serv'cs.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Newspaper Union News service.
ABOUT THE WAR
England may take referendum on
conscription measure.
British submarine accidentally sunk
off Dutch coast; crew saved.
Germans repulse French hand gren-
Rde attack northeast of lie Mesnil.
The allies have released consuls of
central powers arrested at Saloniki.
Austrian positions at Czernowitz
bombarded for fifty hours by 400 Rus
sian guns.
Italians by surprise attack capture
Austrian position on southern slope OF
Mount Sperone.
Russians claim to have captured
Czartorysk. but Vienna report asserts
they were elected.
Russian losses $4,000 In New Year
fighting on Bessarabian frontier, ac-
cording to Austrian estimate.
The Russians have driven the Aus
sriaus from Czernowitz, an important
strategic point in Bukowina near the
Salician frontier.
Germany agrees to pay indemnity
disaster and gives new assurances as
to submarine methods.
Secretary Lansing is preparing t.
notify all the nations engaged in war
on the side OF Germany of the Amer
lean stand on undersea raids.
Austria's official representative has
Informed Secretary Lansing his gov
srnment is ready to offer reparation
II an Austrian boat sank the Persia.
A new revolt has broken out in
Mexico threatening a repetition of the
long war between Carranza and Villa
and the postponement indefinitely of
peace for the troubled southern re
public.
At London. the compulsory service
bill passed its first reading in the
House OF Commons. and three labor
members of the British Cabinet re-
signed. Ireland is exempt under the
provisions of the bill.
WESTERN
Two sharp earthquake shocks we're
AeiL Ut LNeNpoTt. oTe-
Gen. victoriano Hrerta had recov-
cred sufficiently from his illness that
he could take a few steps about his
room in Ell Paso. Tex.
Robbers at St. Paul, Mimi, obtained
approximately sl.O00,0OO in negotiable
internal revenue stamps and several
thousand dollars in cash.
The funeral of Gcn. Grenville NJ
Dodge, who died at his home in Coun-
ell Bluffs, Ia, was held at the resi-.
dence, and included full military non.
ors.
The name of Henry Ford, who re
Gently returned from his European
peace mission. has place on the Re-
publican presidential primary ballot iE
Michigan.
An Injunction suit was filed against
the American Express Company at
Des Moines, Ia, to test the right of
the express company TO transport
liquor into the state.
Fred w. Benson, former United
States senator from Kansas and
former justice of the State Supreme
Court, died at the home of his daugh-
ter in Topeka. He was 72 years old.
Probably the most distinguished
centenarian in America is Harrison
Johnston, who celebrated his 1O1st
birthday at his home at Columbus,
Miss. Mr.. Johnston was born in Win
chester county, Virginia, the day be-
fore Andrew Jackson won his victory
over the British at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON
Navy officials hope soon to begin
withdrawing the marines on duty in
Haiti.
Secretary McAdoo asked a rush ap.
preparation of 100000 for rural sani-
tation and fighting typhoid and pei.
lagra.
over 1000 attended the White
House reception Friday night and
shook hands with the President and
his bride.
Tributes were paid by several
members of Congress to the late JUS
tice Lamar and the late Governor
Hammond
Suspension OF tariff provision free
listing sugar May 1 is proposed in
resolution introduced by Senator
Broussard.
Representative Campbell of Kansas
introduced a resolution for the crea-
ton of an international federation of
nations to preserve international law.
A naval and aviation academy to
cost S1O,OOO.000, at San Francisco or
on San Francisco bay, is proposed in
a bill introduced by Senator Phelan of