Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-12-01
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR


Dermott, were shot in Dublin.
Intense artillery actions in progress
in Col di Lana zone. with no appar-
snt advantage on either side.
Turks lombard Russian ports on
Black sea in retaliation for attacks
on open towns along Anatolian coast.
Irish situation again at crisis and
Premier Asquith hurries to Dublin to
assume charge of the military admin
istration
White Star liner Cymric torpedoed
by submarine. London reports one
other British ship and one French
vessel sunk.
do not offer basis for negotiations,
declared Lord Robert Cecil, British
minister OF war trade.
London admits loss of 500 yards OF
trenches near Vermelles in German
night attack. but claims part of
ground regained in counter assault
French report recapture of vantage
points taken from them southeast OF
Haucourt. Heavy bombardments pro-
eeeding near Dead Mans hill and Gu
nieres.
Russians still fleeing eastward in
Caucasus before Turkish attack, ac-
eording to Constantinople report, but
Petrograd, apparently ignoring this
feature of the campaign. claims re.
pulse Of advance toward Basdad.
What appears to be the first en-.
sagement in the long-expected Ger
man offensive against Saloniki is re-
ported from Athens, the Germans cap
turing a village and later being forced
70 evacuate 1t by a French counter
attack
The American and Mexican con-
ferees at Ell Paso Thursday. announced
they had decided to suspend their con.
ferenccs and report back to their gov
ernments in order that these may con.
slude the negotiations through their
respective foreign departments
With 5000 additional troops under
orders for the Mexican border, in.
Guiding 1000 national guardsmen
rom Arizona, New Mexico and Texas,
Washington officials felt that neces.
sary steps had been taken to prevent
further raiding of American border
towns by bandits.
WESTERN
About $50 shopmen at Laramie.
Wyo., are affected by the increase of
5 per cent in pay announced by the
Union Pacific railroad.
One hundred cowboys of Montana
have offered their services to the
Helena United States recruiting Of
ficer for war with Mexico.
Meager telephone advices from
Clayton. New Mex, tell of the destruc
ton of Kenton, Okla, a town of l 900
by fire of unknown origin. The loss
is placed at 100000.
Mexican bandits raided the Polaris
mining camp seven miles below
Lochiel on the border. driving out
Americans who escaped to Nogales in
automobiles. Colonel Sage, com
manding at Nogales. sent company
of infantry and twenty cavalrymen to
guard Lochiel, Washington camp and
other towns on the American side
The sentence OF life Imprisonment
At Cheyenne. Wyo., imposed on Wal
ter L. Cottrell, alias William l.. Car
isle, the Union Pacific train bandit,
terminates criminal career which
began when Cottrell was only II years
of age, and extended through nine
years to the present time. This fact
became known when information gath.
cred for the state was released be-,
Nf hn nrtS
tence and permanent segregation.
WASHINGTON
The Bankhead good roads bill, ap-
propriating $S5,O0O,0OO for the con-
struction of post roads, passed the
Senate. 1t appropriates s1O,0OO,OOO
Tor roads for the national forests.
Americas next step in the negotia-
sioEs with the entente allies regard.
ing treatment of neutral commerce
will be delayed on account of the i'm
piled threat contained in the Ger
man note of May 5.
The $11 100000 Indian appropria-
ton bill was finally passed by the
House aid Senate and went to the
President.
Supplies forwarded by the Ameri.
can Red Cross for war relief in
Europe reached a total value of more
than Sl.OOO,OOO during the first nine
teen months of hostilities.
Secretary Redfield announced the
appointment OF DR.. w. C. Huntington
OF Chicago as commercial attache at
PetrOgrad TO succeed Henry D.
Baker, who has resigned to re-enter
the consular service.