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THE WAR

Russians report great victory over
the German-Austrian forces near the
Dniester river, capturing more than
10000 men.
French forces recapture ThiaumOnt
work northeast of Verdun in face OF
heavy curtain fire. Position retaken
by Germans in counter attack.
British, in fourth day of lombard
ment along their entire front in Bel
gium and France, report German ad-
vanced trenches being deserted.
Ten thousand of Carranza's cavalry
have been concentrated at Buestillos.
seventy miles west of Chihuahua city,
according to reports at Columbus,
N. M.
Italians occupy Val Morbia line in
Arsa valley and southern slopes of
Monte Spill, capture three positions
along the Posnia and take summit OF
Zellonkofel on upper But.
The United States, according to
President Wilson, is not going to war
with Mexico, but is going to keep it's
army in Mexico and on the border un,.
til Carranza or somebody else restores
order
The Russians captured Kolomea in
east Galicia, an important point in the
advance on Lemberg. Town of Ober-
tine, south of Dniester river, and vii
lagos north and south of that point
o1c %o1zoo I,x7 D,nccionC
Germans declare capture of Cote
de Froide Terre. near Fleury, is the
most important success won at Ver-
dun for some time. ombardments
of unusual ferocity and repeated in
fantry attacks are in progress.
According to dispatches from Mex
leo City, Gen. Trevino, commanding
the de facto government forces in
Chihuahua, informed the Mexican War
Department by telegraph Thursday
that the American troops had COM
menced a retirement northward, and
had abandoned the towns of San
Buena Ventura, Las Cruces, Nami-
quipa and Santa Clara. These places,
by his forces.
WESTERN
George E. Hunt of Boston was elect
ed supreme counselor of the United
Commercial Travellers of America at
the closing session at Columbus, Ohio.
Four Villistas who took part in the
Nn1,p I1~C hu
hanging in the county jail at Deming,
N. NJ. The men were put to death in
pairs.
The mulct repeal law, which closed
and constitutional, according to
unanimous decision of the Iowa State
Supreme Court.
Twenty thousand national guards
men are now on their way to the Mex
lean border from the Department of
the East, and 10000 others are en-
camped awaiting orders.
A special train carrying the Second
battalion, Third infantry, Oregon Ma
tional Guard, left Camp at Withe-
combe, Ore, for Fort Rosecrans, San
Diego, Cal.
-Four of the five remaining Villista
bandits captured in the Columbus
raid and sentenced to hang, were
taken from the penitentiary at Santa
Fe to Deming to be hanged.
Robert D. Meldrum, convicted of
manslaughter for killing John Bowen
at Baggs in 1912, the jury making
recommendation of clemency, was
sentenced at Cheyenne, Wyo., to serve
from five to seven years in the peni-
tentiary.
WASHINGTON
An urgent deficiency bill appropri-
penses connected with the movement
of the National Guard to the Mexican
border was passed by the Senate with
out debate. 1t already had passed the
House.
The President is taking extraordi.
nary care to prevent the occurrence
of any fresh Outrages which might
force him to adopt aggressive meas
ures pending the diplomatic conversa-
tions with Carranza. He has with.
drawn the Pershing expedition from
Namiquipa to Colonia Dublan, dis.
tance of approximately eighty miles,
and has forbidden any further extend
ed accommodating movements such as
resulted in the Carrizal massacre.
The House military committee re
ported Hay bill providing $2,00O,000
for dependent families of National
Guardsmen.
Resolution asking President to ask
stay of execution OF Sir Roger Case
ment introduced by Senator MARITIME
and referred to Senate foreign rela-
tions committee.
One American soldier was killed
and another wounded in an engage
ment reported by Rear Admiral Caper-
ton between United States marines
and Santo Domingo rebels, in which