Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31
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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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western Newspaper Union News servics.
ABOUT THE WAR

Ihe entente allies nave pToluiseu
Belgium she will be invited to partici'
pate in the peace negotiations.
Clearing their way by terrific
bombardment, the Germans besieging
Verdun have won .he small hill OF
Haucourt in a charge.
Six biplanes of the first aero squad.
ron in command of Capt. b. d. Fou-
lois, arrived at Columbus, n. NJ, and
are scouting the mountains for Villa
The British expeditionary force
campaigning against German East
Africa is making further progress in
it's aggressive operations, according
to an official statement at London.
The Austrians have been forced to
evacuate Czernowitz, capital of Buko
wilma. Ispahan, Persia, has been TAX
en- from the Turks, who are being
driven back by the Russian advance.
1t is still in the French and Rus
sian war theaters that the heaviest
battles are in progress, but fighting
also continues in the Austro-italiaI
war zone, in Serbia, near the Greek
frontier, and in Asiatic Turkey.
Petrograd reports large gains in the
Lake Narocz region and the capture
of several villages. In Galicia the
czar's forces have captured Austrian
trenches and bridgehead east Df
the village of Mikhaltche.
Large masses of Russians are at
tacking the German lines on a front
of seventy miles and again have
pierced the Teuton line in the region
of Jacobstadt. Germans recapture
trenches south of Lake Dreswiatz.
Russia has begun a farreaching Of
fensive on the northwest front. The
Cars troops have captured three
lines of German trenches on the south
western shore of Lake Narocz and
are pushing on beyond the captured
positions.
villa is surrounded and cannot
possibly escape, says message re-
ceived in Mexico City by the minis
ter of war from Gen. Luis Gutierrez.
The forces of Gen. Gutierrez has been
in contact with the outposts of the
yillistas.
The Germans on Friday gained
portion of French trench in Argonne
forest. but were expelled by counter
attack. Russians claim to have forced
German lines near Widsy, between
wilma and Dvinsk. but Berlin reports
attacks at this point were repulsed
with heavy losses to the Russians.
Italians capture Austrian positions in
Cordevole valley. French steamer
SUSSEX, with 11G on board. torpedoed
in English channel.
WESTERN
Fires destroyed Modoc and Utica,
Kan.
Fire at Augusta, Ca. did $4,000. 900
damage.
Fire caused 100000 loss in Okla
homa oil fields.
Thirty blocks in Paris, Tex. were
destroyed by fire, causing loss of
100000.
DIR. Mary Strong. said to have been
the first woman physician in Nebras-
ka, died at her home in Omaha, age 62.
One hundred thousand cartridges
crossed into Mexico for the Carranza
government, it was announced at
Laredo, Tex.
Glover leaf passenger train No. 5,
Commercial Traveller" was blown
from the track four miles east of Mar
ian, Ind, during cyclone.
Rain Friday night broke a threat
sned drought in the Southwest and
extinguished prairie fires which en-.
dangered property in many sections.
CnIa hos ,N1a -
Cody, Wyo., tailor an order for 1000
coats for newborn lambs with which
he will protect his lamb crop this
spring.
The American campaign to capture
Francisco Villa has reached the point
in the foothills of Chihuahua where
It has been found necessary to dis
pense with heavy motor trucks as
transport facilities and to depend up
on the army pack mule.
WASHINGTON
The Senate passed $500, 900 urgent
deficiency appropriation bill.
Senator Lewis introduced a reso-
luton declaring any person giving
aid to Villa guilty of treason.
The allies, replying individually to
Secretary Lansing's suggestion for
the disarmament of all mercantile
ships. have in effect declined the pro-
posal.
American Consul Letcher at Chi
huahua reported there was no truth
in the reported revolt of Gen. Her
rera and the Carranza garrison at
Chihuahua.
A substitute for the Shields water
power and dam bill, recently passed
In the Senate over the fight of CON