The Lovington leader., 1917-04-06
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
eloN coUNrRlEA
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

villa reaches Satevo on way 10 Ihf
huahua City.
Marine corps ordered recruited up
to full war strength.
Raider Moewe adds long list OF
ships to her victims.
National Guard regiments sum,
moned beginning to mobilize.
Russian attacks In Nolhynia re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Rome claims repulse OF Austrian at.
tempts to advance on the Trentino.
Three British destroyers sunk; two
BY submarines and one in collision.
Total Of thirty.two National Guard
regiments called into federal service.
Seventeen allied airplanes shot
down In days fighting. says Berlin.
An Amsterdam dispatch says sep !
arate peace offer has been made to
Russia.
British in France report capture OF
Neuville Bourjonyal ten miles north
Of Roisel
French barrage fire breaks down
German attack on positions west Of
M0nastir.
Violent artillery engagements re-
ported at Verdun and near Dixmude
in Belgium.
West bank OF the 0ise from La Fere
to Vendeuil. a distance of four miles.
occupied by the French.
French capture 400 yards Of Ger.
man trenches In Macedonia Bulgari.
ans repulsed at Cerna Bend.
British inflict severe defeat upon
Turkish army of 10000 men in Pales.
tine. Nine hundred officers and men
captured.
Comparative calm sets In on the
Franco British front. vital phase OF
war" entered upon with British ad.
vance upon Cambria, according to Lon
don official report.
The sinking OF twenty-five more
steamships. fourteen sailing vessels
and thirty-seven trawlers, with an ag
gregate gross tonnage of $4,000, in the
last few days, is announced by the
admiralty at Berlin.
General Robertson, British chief Of
staff. and General Nivelle French
chief of staff, return from Italian front,
where they conferred with General
Cadorna. Latter expects terrific Ger
man offensive, but Is prepared and
predicts disaster worse than Verdun
for the Germans.
On Wednesday the British captured
two more villages north of Roisel in
cavalry attacks. Army now virtually
in control Of the St. Quentin. Cambrai
road. Germans, in determined counter
thrust. pierce first line of French ad
vancing army in Champagne Attempts
on positions at Maisons de Champagne
repulsed with heavy losses. Heavy ar
tillery duels reported west and south
west of St. Quentin. Japan officially
to recognize new Russian government
WESTERN
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston lef
an estate of about $4,000
Railroad paymasters busy disbursin,
back pay to railroad men.
Private Lee Hoffman. U. S. infantry
drowned in Rio Grande river.
Death list from tornado at New Al
bany. Ind, reaches thirty-seven.
Two men seriously injured by es
plosion at cartridge factory at Alton
Ill.
Statewide prohibition referendum
bill defeated by Illinois house of rel
resentatives.
Theft of $4,000 worth of jewel
from William Wrigley, Jr., announce
at Pasadena, Cal.
As a result Of gold nugget bein
found In the street, Helena, Mont
witnessed gold stampede.
A bone dry" bill barring liquor al
solutely from the state except for me,
icinal. mechanical and sacrament,
purposes was passed by both house
Of the Georgia legislature.
WASHINGTON
1t Is stated that American legatio
in Brussels is under complete isOl
tion.
Dutch steamships In British por
were reported to have been conf
Gated by the British government.
Rear Admiral James H. Oliver, chi
Of navy intelligence. was named |
Secretary Daniels as governor OF Il
Danish West Indies.
House leaders, Democrats and r
publicans. all paving the way for quiz
action on appropriation bills and legi
lation, bearing on the information
crisis.
Hope Of averting war between Il
United States and Germany has be,
dissipated by Chancellor Won Bet
mann. Hollweg's address to the Reic
stag in the opinion Of nearly all q
ministration officials.
The United States marine cor
needs more than 1000 men to fill
10 ranks 70 q war strength Of l7.lol