The Ordway new era., 1916-02-25
4 ;]eAuasr FROM THE NETWORK OF
WINS ROUND A0ouT
TAE WORLD.
DURNG THE PAST week
mEcoRp or IMPORTANT EVENTS
coNpENsEo FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
westsrn Nswspapsr Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

DOFBtne.
ConstantinopIe reports 5000 Rus
slams killed in three days OF fighting.
Infantry attack of Italians against
Monte San Michele repulsed by Aus
trians
Austrians claim the capture of ka-
vaya, Albania. eight miles south OF
the capital.
Premier Asquith will ask. in few
days, new British credit OF about
$4,000. 100000
Sinking of French cruiser Admiral
Charner by submarine confirmed.
Four hundred men killed.
French airmen raid Bulgar camp
in Macedonia, dropping many bombs
and causing considerable damage.
Indications in diplomatic circles are
that Germany will insist on her policy
of sinking all armed ships without
warning.
The allied powers have agreed to
make no peace until Belgiums politi-
cal and economic freedom and integ-
rity Is assured.
Petrograd is jubilant over the sue
cess OF Grand Duke Nicholas in the
Caucasus. Russian military experts
say the power of the Sultan in this
region is broken.
Erxerum, the Turks greatest strong,
hold on the Caucasus front, is in Rus
sian hands and with 1t were captured
w. 4. turks. the German Field Mar
shal Won der Goltz and more than 1,Oov
guns.
Rumania, encouraged by the cap
ture Of Erzerum by the Slavs, is re-
ported as ready to join the allies and
strike at the Kaiser as soon as a
Russian force to screen the mobiliza-
ton can be massed.
At the opening of the British Par
liament, Premier Asquith announced
the war was costing $24,000.00O a day.
He added that a credit of about 81.
SOC, 100000 would soon be asked. Lord
Kitchener spoke on the urgent need of
more soldiers.
WESTERN
From 100000 to 100000 wild
ducks are dead or dying on the Chey-
enne bottoms near Hoisington, Kans..
according to W. C. Tegmeier, state
fish and game warden.
The japanese cruisers Chitose and
Toklwa, on board of which is said to
be $51, 100000 in gold specie for the
purchase Of war supplies for Russia,
arrived from Japan at Victoria, B. C.
The nationwide search for Jean
Crones, supposed poisoner of the
banqueters who partook of soup
served at the recent dinner in honor
of Archbishop Mundelin, was contin-
ued in Chicago.
New equipment, mostly rolling
stock, to cost $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900,
has been ordered by the Southern
Pacific Company, according to an
nouncement made at San Francisco
by company officials.
Five indictments charging white
slavery were returned by the federal
grand jury at Lincoln, Nebr. The
men indicted are John W. Campbell,
James McCavlan, Harry E. Howell,
Edward Hegg and J. ]. Ramsey.
WARRINGTON
More than 1,7O0 communities thru
out the country are preparing to OBJ
serve baby week, March to IL, it
was announced by the Federal Chill
dren's Bureau
President Wilson signed the first of
the national defense bills. One in
creases the entrance class at the ma
val academy by 800 cadets and the
other makes Immediately available
$500 900 for facilities for building war.
ships At the Mare Island navy yard
slnd 100000 for like improvements at
the New York navy yard.
Secretary lansing accepted the Lu.
sftaHta agreement as acceptable to
the United States insofar as 1t relates
to that case, but asked Count Won
Bernst0rff, the German ambassador.
for assurances that Germany will not
carry out its policy of sinking mer,
chant ships without warning to liners
even II they carry defensive arma-
unent.
The Senate. IS to is. ratified the
so1espending ind persistently-opposed
eefcAfa1uan treaty whereby the Unit
y efates would acquire q s9-year op-
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