The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-17


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A Mexican courier, who was sent
out from Chihuahua City to learn the
fate Of the Americans in Parral, failed
to return after ten days, refugee from
Chihuahua City reported at Ell Paso.
1t has been thirteen days since these
Americans were heard from.
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Advices received at army depart
ment headquarters in San Antonio,
Tex, tell of the British and German
consuls having left Chihuahua City
and that the city is surrounded by
Villista forces.
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The German submarine Deutsch-
land will not start her homsward trip
at once, 90 was originally planned.
It was stated her departure might be
delayed for several days. Failure Of
some OF the cargo to arrive here ON
time is the reason assigned for the de-
lay.
California will remain wet. Major
tiles indicated in the tabulations show
prohibition amendment No. l lost by
10000 and No. by 10000.
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The Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany has filed suit in the federal
court at Omaha to test the constitu-
tionality of the eight-hour law recent
ly passed by congress and known as
the Adamson act. Thomas s. Allen,
United States district attorney, and
four Union Pacific trainmen represent
ing the different railroad brotherhoods
are made parties defendant.
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Southwest.
Nearly one hundred persons, includ.
ing men, women, children and Car
rama soldiers, were killed November
7 in an attack by Zapata followers
on a passenger train near Contreras,
state of Morelos, according to the
City of Mexico newspapers received
at Laredo, Tex.
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The Oklahoma coal strike, which
has been on since November l, came
to an end recently when q joint con-
ference of miners and operators
agreed on q compromise Of the dis.
puted points in the proposed biennial
contract. al
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General officers Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy. headed
by Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer of
Washington, d. c., president general,
were reelected by the annual conven-
ton in Dallas, Tex.
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Ten wealthy British citizens Of
Chihuahua City, including five wom-
en-, have arrived at Juarez with other
refugees. They reported that the for
eign consuls, including the British,
still remain in the city.
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Foreign.
The Balkan Express, which runs
between Constantinople and Berlin,
dashed at full speed the other day
into a party of women section hands
in suburb of Berlin. Nineteen WON.
en- were killed. There was heavy
fog at the time.
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The provisional government of
Greece has decided to float a loan
which will be placed among Greeks
residing in the United States and 9th.
er foreign countries.
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Prince Henry Of Bavaria, nephew of
King Louis, is reported from Munich
to have died from wounds received on
accommodating trip November 7.
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One hundred and twenty persons
have been drowned through the sink
ing of barge on the vistula, accord
ing to a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam. The disaster occurred at
Kamiers, near Lublin. in Poland.
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Proposals for taxing restaurant bills
8 per cent on the dollar up to 81 and
S per cent above 50, have been made
by the French minister Of the interior
and will be submitted to the chamber
of deputies.
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The Peninsular and Oriental liner
Arabia received no warning from the
submarine which sank her in the
Mediterranean recently, according to
statement issued by the British
admiralty. All the 437 passengers, in
Guiding 1863 women and children, and
all the crew with the exception of
two engineers, who were killed by
the explosion, were saved by vessels
which went to the rescue.
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Liliuokalani, former queen OF Ha-
wall, is very i'll at Honolulu and may
die at any time, according to informa-
ton received at San Francisco re-
Gently.
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The British steamer Esnes of 1895