The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-02-04
SEVEN BAYS
OF NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
War N ews.

War News.
According to the Kolnische Volks
Zeitung's Cairo correspondent, the sit
uation of the British forces at Alden In
December was reported to be danger
Gus. Alden was surrounded from the
land side by strong and well armed
Arab tribes and few Turkish regu-
lars. This was officially denied in
London.
Considerable fighting has been TAX
ing place along the entire French
front. Both sides claim to have been
partially successful Heavy artillery
and mine fighting continues in that
region
Hereafter French warships will as
sist British vessels in blockade duties
in both the English Channel and the
North Sea, participating in the exam
nation of mails and cargoes In the
future France will be consulted on all
questions concerning the blockade.
Joint Anglo-French replies will be
made to any protests on the subject.
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The delegates of the Montenegrin
government at o'clock the other
night signed articles providing for the
laying down Of arms of the Montene-
grin forces, according to an announce
ment made by Austro.Hungarian head
quarters.
The British force going to the relief
of the troops surrounded by Turks at
Kut-El-Amara attacked the Turkish
positions near Menlari on January Fl,
but were repulsed after an engage
ment lasting six hours, according to
an official report issued by the Turk
ish headquarters staff. The British,
the announcement says, left about
5000 dead on the field. The Turkish
losses were comparatively slight.
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The Austrian occupation of Scutari
appears to confirm previous state
ments that no negotiations are now
proceeding between Austria and Mon
tenegrO. According to the reports
concerning the original Austrian of.
fers OF peace 1t was understood that
the Montenegrins were to hold Scutari
as compensation for Austria's occupa.
ton of Mount Lovcen.
T. + r.
Scutari has been occupied by Aus
tro-Hungarian troops, according to an
announcement issued by the Austro'
Hungarian headquarters. Austro-Hun'
garians also have occupied Niksic,
Danilovgrod and Podgoritza.
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Washington.
When the Senate convened recently
a thousand bundles Of petitions urging
an American embargo on war mum.
tons to European belligerents and
signed by million men and women
from every state were piled in front
of the vice presidents desk They
were referred without a vote.
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Distribution of ~ million dollars
among twenty.one thousand Chicka-
saw and six thousand Choctaw Indians
has been approved by the Indian af.
fairs committee considering the In
dian Appropriation Bill.
T. + T.
The House Rivers and Harbors COM
mittee has voted to include no new
propects in the forthcoming bill, but
to confine appropriations solely to pro-
jects already authorized thus limit.
ing the total to approximately A mil
lion dollars.
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President Wilson has decided to
take active steps to hurry the legisla.
tive machinery of Congress toward &C.
tion ON the appropriation bills so that
the way may be cleared for the army
and navy bills.
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ArmOr plate manufacturers have re-
fused to tell the Senate naval affairs
committee the actual cost of their
products. As a result the hearing by
which they hoped to postpone favor
able report on the government armor
plate plant bill, is practically at an
end. The bill will be favorably re-
ported
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That an unsatisfactory. rather than
satisfactory, turn has been given the
Lusitania negotiations by Germany's
latest note, was indicated at the White
House, where it was said printed fore
casts, showing complete concession to
the United States demands were "un-
justified by the facts"
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Domestic.
The federal income TAX law has
been declared constitutional in the
supreme court. Chief Justice White
announced the decision in the case of
Frank r. BrushabeS stakeholder of
the Union Pacific railroad, who sought
to eniOin the ComDany from having tho