Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-06-23
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ABOUT THE WAR

AbOUT The WAX
Austrians are entrenching for a 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.
Czernowitk 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-
lofts army has thrown back the Ger
man counter offensive in the north.
French report capture Of German
trenches on front Of two-thirds of a
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,
tuking $4,000 more prisoners, making
gains in territory and repulsing count
er attacks. Over 10000 prisoners
we're taken in two weeks.
The forward drive Of the Russian
armies in Volhynia, Gliicia and Blu
kowina continues with apparently un-
diminished successes. The Germans
may stop Verdun attack and rush
troops to Volhynia.
Americans routed twenty-five Villa
bandits, killing three, %wounding sew
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 a surprise attack.
Gen. Jacinto Trevino, commanding
the Carranzista army of the north,
advised Gen. ]. ]. P%ershing, Ameri-
can ex~peditionary commander, that
any movement of American troops
from their present lines to the south,
east or west would be considered a
hostile act and a signal to commence
warfare. Gen. Trevino acted upon
specific instructions from Gen. Car
rama.
WESTERN
A. S. Patrick, rs. of Omaha, dropped
dead of heart failure at his ranch
near 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, a farmer residing
six miles from Phillips, Wis, wal ar
rested on the charge of numbering
his daughter, Mrs. Max dublin 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 wa:
found guilty and sentenced to lifC
Imprisonment.
William Mansfield, Insane Blackie,
suspected of being the ak murderer
arrested recently in Kansas City
Kan, and held for investigation a
the request of authorities of Red Oak
Iowa, has been taken from the Gus
tody of the police by the Distric
Court at Kansas City and placed IL
the county jail in default of $4,000
bail.
WASHINGTON
Details of a new universal militar
training and service bill will be pre-
scented to Congress.
President Wilson received the fol
, lowing telegram from Vice Presiden
Marshall at Indianapolis: "In tn
fight which you are to win l am a
ways yours to command"
President Wilson was notified b
} Secretary Tumulty a few minute
after he and Vice President Marshal
had been nominated by exclamation
: at the st. Louis convention. His onl
! comment was: Il am very grateful.
Vance Mccormick was electe
chairman Of the Democratic Nations
. committee. Other officials are
. Homer Cummings, vice chairman
Representative Carter Glass, secr'
tary; w. w. Marsh, Iowa. treasurer
John l. Martin, sergeant-at-arms.
3 Led by President Wilson, carryin
the stars and stripes, nearly 1890
3 men, ONE and children Of Was
ington marched up broad Pennsy
vania venue on Flag Day in a pr