Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30
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the WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD oF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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PEOPLE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

BUNK.
Russians admit important German
success on the eastern front but claim
some captured positions were recap
tured.
Villistas under the command Of
Gen. Salazar captured the town Of
MADEIRA, on the Mexican Northwest
ern railroad, according to arrivals at
Juare1.
South OF the Disc the French con
tinue to cross the Ailette river. and
north Of Scissors, Paris says, consid-
cradle progress has been made toward
Marginal.
North OF Monastir, after a violent
fight, Hill 1.24s remained in the
hands OF the French. In a sixteen
hour battle near Kerind, Petrograd
reports the Turks were forced to re-
treat to Kerind.
A British communication says that
for the week ending March IS, sixteen
British ships, each of a tonnage Of
more than 1,6OO, were sunk and eight
Of a tonnage under 1000 tons. Twenty
n fishing vessels also were sunk.
The French cruiser (battleship)
Danton was torpedoed In the Mediter-
anean sea on March 10, 1t was an
nounced officially by the admiralty at
Paris. Two hundred and n~inety-six
men were lost and 500 were saved by
the destroyer Massue and patrol
boats.
British report progress southeast Of
Arras. and the French, Paris says,
have moved forward between one and
a quarter and two and a half miles
in the ST. Quentin region. French
troops also have made gains in the
heights overlooking the Disc valley,
northeast OF Tergnier.
Paris reports the total amount Of
French territory liberated from the
German invaders by the Somme often
sive up to March 21st is 853 square
miles situated in the four departments
Of Pas-de-Calais, Disc, Aisne and
Somme. It includes 366 towns and vii.
lagos, the homes Of S1,936 French.
men. The Germans are still in posses
sion of 1926 square miles Of France.
WESTERN
The death OF John Ward, 10. OF
Evanston, Wyo., removes another OF
the lighting sheriffs" who became
famous during the early days when
Wyoming was infested with outlaws.
No fewer than 1000 Germans have
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severed diplomatic relations with the
Kaiser's government, according to
estimates secured from German.
American sources.
An oil painting Of Kaiser Wilhelm
valued at 800, was slashed in the
first antfGerman demonstration re,
ported to the police in st. Louis
Fanatics wrecked the rooms OF a Ger
man singing society.
Warren A. Waite, 60 years old
father Of Arthur Warren Waite, un
der sentence of death in New Yorl
for the murder Of John e. Peck by
poisoning. died at his home in Crane
Rapids, Mich. He had been III ter
days Of pneumonia.
New Albany, Ind, was struck by
hurricane driving ahead at the rat,
OF fifty-two miles an hour Frida!
afternoon, and besides killing NOR,
than fifty persons and injuring hun
dreds Of others, wrought damage L
residence and business property est
mated at $4,000, OO0.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson and all govern
ment officials are concentrating o.
the grim business Of preparing tn
nation for war
The chief railroads OF the east pC
titiOned the Interstate Commerc
Commission to amend its rules to pei
NIT a general increase in all freigh
rates.
Thirty thousand cases OF smallpo
rage in Germany and the disease I
spreading, according to the speech q
a Socialist member Of the Reichstal
. Herr Hoffman, received by the Stat
Department.
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eminent toward the emancipation {
Jews in Russia was reported by An
bassador Francis, who said all educl
tional restrictions as to both school
and colleges had been removed.
United States Senator X. d. Nj
Kellar OF Tennessee. in an interview
predicted the United States will ca
for a million volunteers almost imm,
diately.
The government bond issue Of $3.50
100000 to meet the naval expend
ture will not be issued before sun
mer, Secretary OF the Treasury NJ,
Adoo announced.
Diplomatic Washington was COZ
vlnced that the American r~ecognitio
OF the new Russian government wi
materially strengthen It's prospect
for perniaaence.