Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
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 news Service
ABOUT THE WAR

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Austrians are entrenching for new
stand west of Lutsk.
British capture two towns from
Germans in East Africa.
The British have seized two VII
lagos in German east Africa.
Czernowitz has been evacuated by
Austrians, according to Petrograd re-
port.
Battle continues near Buczacz be-
tween Russians and combined forces
of Austrians and Germans.
British claim to have advanced on
Tigris river, but Turkish official re-
port asserts they were repulsed.
The northern sweep of Gen. Brus-
iloff's army has thrown back the Ger
man counter offensive in the north.
French report capture OF German
trenches on front of two-thirds OF
rl'le near Dead Mans hill at Verdun.
Official announcement was made at
military headquarters at San Antonio
of the capture of Luis de la Rosa at
Monterey.
Russians continue forward drive,
taking $4,000 more prisoners. making
gains in territory and repulsing count
er attacks. Over 100000 prisoners
were taken in two weeks.
The forward drive of the Russian
armies in Volhynia. Gliicia and Bu
kowina continues with apparently UNI
diminished successes. The Germans
may stop Verdun attack and rush
troops to Volhynia.
Americans routed twenty-five villa
bandits. killing three, wounding sey.
eral and capturing all their horses
and saddles. some rifles and several
thousand rounds of ammunition, Grip
pling the band completely near Santa
Clara in n surprise attack.
Gen. Jacinto Trevino. commanding
the Carranzista army of the north,
advised Gen. J. J. Pershing, Ameri-
can expeditionary commander, that
any movement of American troops
from their present lines to the south,
east or west would be considered n
hostile act and a signal to commence
warfare Gen. Trevino acted upon
specific instructions from Gen. Car
rama.
WESTERN
A. S. Patrick. 70. of Omaha, dropped
dead of heart failure at his ranch
rear Sheridan, Wyo.
Willard Flanders, convicted wife
murderer. was hanged at the state
penitentiary at Rawlins, Wyo.
Postoffice inspectors at Denver have
been notified that 915 blank money or
ders were stolen from the postoffice
at Lyman, Wyo.
Henry Schneider, farmer residing
six miles from Phillips, Wis. was ar
rested on the charge of numbering
his daughter, Mrs. Max Gublin OF
Chicago, who has been keeping house
for him.
Cornelius Gray, on trial in the Dis
trict Court at Fort Collins, Colo, Oh
the charge of murder in connection
with the killing of Nels Nelson was
found guilty and sentenced to life
imprisonment.
William Mansfield, Insane Blackie,"
suspected of being the ak murderer,
arrested recently in Kansas City.
Kan, and held for investigation at
the request of authorities of Red Oak,
Iowa, has been taken from the Gus.
tody of the police by the District
Court at Kansas City and placed in
the county jail in default OF $4,000
bail.
WASHINGTON
Details of new universal military
training and service bill will be pre-
sented to Congress.
President Wilson received the fol-
lowing telegram from Vice President
Marshall at Indianapolis: "In the
fight which you are to win / am al
ways yours to command"
President Wilson was notified by
Secretary Tumulty a few minutes
after he and Vice President Marshall
had been nominated by reclamation
at the St. Louis convention. His only
comment was: Il am very grateful"
Vance Mccormick was elected
chairman of the Democratic National
committee. Other officials are:
Homer Cummings, vice chairman:
Representative Carter Glass, secre-
tary; w. w. Marsh, Iowa. treasurer;
John |. Martin, sergeant-at-arms.
Led by President Wilson, carrying
the stars and stripes, nearly 10000
men, women and children of Wash
ington marched up broad Pennsyl.
vania avenue on Flag Day in pre-.
paredness parade arranged to empha-
size the national capitals demand for
an adequate army and navy. Besides
maching himself and then reviewing
the parade, the president delivered an
address on America First"
President Wilson and Vice Presi
dent Marshall were renominated by