Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-10
FOREIGN

At Toxic, Japan, the diet adjourned
after adopting bill for revision OF
the tariff.
The Danish explorer, Knud Rasmus-
sen, has completed plans for new
expedition in North Greenland.
The sinking of the hospital ship
Marechiaro near San Giovanni ID
Medua, Albania, is reported in dis
patch from Rome.
It is reported that both villa and
Zapata have accepted amnesty from
Diaz, and offered to end their careers
as outlaws to fight under his banner.
A Bucharest dispatch received by
Reuters Telegram Company by way
of Amsterdam says that the queen
mother, Elizabeth of Rumania tCar-
men SYLVIA is dead.
More than 1000 are believed to
have been lost in the sinking of the
French auxiliary cruiser Province
formerly in service as a transatlantic
liner. in the middle Mediterranean ac-
cording to a Paris report.
The story of the three French
sappers who were buried alive for
hours during the battle of Verdun
and who finally dug their way out to
safety, is told in detail by one of them
who arrived in Paris on hospital
train.
The naval prize fund derived from
the sale of contraband goods seized
by the British navy and condemned by
ri
$3O,0OO,OOO This fund will be distrib'
uted among all men of the navy, after
the war.
The AngloFrench answer to the
protest of the United States regard
ing the seizure of mails in transit be-
tween America and Europe will be
delivered in the immediate future, ac.
cording to official announcement
from London.
That the liner Maloja, sunk off
Dover with a loss of more than $50
lives, was torpedoed and did not
strike a mine, was the sensational
testimony offered at the coroner's in.
quest by Chief Officer Forbes at
Dover, England.
Mrs. Viereck, mother of the editor
of the Fatherland, a New York pro-
German publication, was stripped and
searched by British authorities at
Falmouth and also at the Downs when
the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam
stopped at those ports according to
reports from The Hague.
An FL Paso dispatch says: Car
rama S power in Mexico is tottering,
as Felix Diaz. with constantly in
creasing force, Is sweeping through
the state of Vera Cruz. Carranzd
forces opposing Diaz have been
forced to retreat with heavy losses.
Many of the troops sent to check
the advance of Diaz hay" gone over
to his standard. Meanwhile Carranza.
| by wholesale executions, is attempt
/ ing to terroriZe the pOpulnce into sub
mission TO his government. Recently.
| after the capture of Fl ORC. Carrauzl
| troops executed 200 Zapata soldiers.
SPORTING NEWS
Ever Hammer defeated Joe Willing
at Kenosha. Wis, in tame ten-round
bout
/ Another player has been added tc
/ the list Of 1916 Grizzlies who have
signed contracts lie is johnny Kelle
her Of shortstOp fame.
Edmund Many Deeds, an Indian re.
[ siding near Little Oak creek. ). D .
/ will he given Il tryout with the Sioux
! City hasebaIl club of the Western
1 League.
Jack Johnson. the negro pugilist
and his wife left London for corunna
Spain. johnson was ordered to leave
England It was stated at the time
that he would sail for South America
Word was received in Denver from
Japan to the effect that the crack
! University of Waseda baseball ninn
will not leave Toxic for its tour ii
the United States until March %.
GENERAL
Henry Ford said at Detroit that
he was not to be seriously CON
sidered as a Republican candidate for
the presidency.
General Felix Daz has Won the
first skirmish with the forces OF Pro
vlsional President Carranzu in tn
state OF Vera Cruz. according to in
formation in code message which
reached the staff and family Of Gen
cral Daz al New orleans.
Noah Lundy, farmer living neal
Areola. ILL.,. is mourning the loss o.
$3.50 in crisp United States cur
rency. Lundy had secreted the bills
i'll Il mail order cOmpany's catalOg
and while away from home his wife
while cleaning house, burned tn,
book along with other waste papers
In keynote speech and platform
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