Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-10-05
CONDENSED RECORD OF tbs
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYlNes. D oINos 8. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR


Turkey demands that peace must
not change her territory.
Germany is willing to ~evacuate Bel
GUM on certain conditions.
American troops in training in
France as keen as mustard"
Only six persons were killed in air
raid over London Tuesday night.
Spy scare on transport brings out
many qualities in American troops.
Entente armies are waiting on Amer
lean troops before making terrific
drive through German lines.
At Buenos Aires the Chamber of
Deputies voted in favor of a rupture
with Germany. The vote was SO to IS.
Hostile airplanes attacked the
southeast coast of England Friday. A
few OF them attempted to reach Lon
don but failed.
Total casualties Of all British ranks
in all the war theaters for the week
ending Sept. 20 are reported officially
to have been 23,035.
The French have repealed new Ger
mar assaults in the Chemin des
Danes section, and report heavy
losses among the Germans.
The Russians say they have been
successful in their campaign against
the Kurds, and that the resistance is
stiffening along the front near Riga.
The central powers win not state
their war aims in detail at this time,
Chancellor Michaelis told the main
committee Of the reichstag at Amster-
dam.
Field Marshal Haig announces he
has gained every objective of his great
offensive in Flanders, and that he is
now in full command of the territory
he has taken.
Thirteen British merchantmen of
1000 tons and over, and two vessels
Of less than 1900 tons were sunk by
mines or submarines according to the
weekly admiralty statement.
The entire Bainsizza plateau is now
under control of the Italians. The Ca
dorna forces are consolidating their
positions, and the principal offensive
is by airplanes over the Austrian
lines.
WESTERN
orban c. Patterson, criminal law
yer, shot and killed Sam Williams,
president Of the Purcell Bank and
Trust Company. Purcell, Okla.
Although the wind at places at
tanned a velocity as high as 100 miles
IN hour, the hurricane-swept section
of the Gulf coast from the Mississippi
river to the west coast of Florida es-
capped serious damage.
william d. Haywood and many 9th
er leaders Of the !. w. w. were ar
rested IN a raid by United States mar
shals in the Chicago headquarters of
the organization. The arrests were
made as a result Of indictments re-
turned by the federal grand jury.
Col. Roosevelt gave his version of
the secret conference he held with the
German ambassador in 1902 relating
70 the occupation of Venezuela by Ger
many, an incident that then threat
ened to bring on war between Ger.
many and the United States. Col.
Roosevelt told the story for the first
time, he said, In an address at a
luncheon in Chicago.
WASHINGTON
The minister from Sweden w. A. f.
Ekengren was received by President
Wilson.
Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon Is
confined to his home with an attack
Of appendicitis.
The food administration shortly will
It's views regarding the stan
dard bread loaf.
Thomas b. stearns Of Denver was
appointed state food administrator for
Colorado after having declined the
place.
A card index mobilization OF Amer
ica's woman power for war is in pro-
gress throughout the nation for the
first time in history.
The ninety-six Germans arrested in
New York by federal authorities are
charged with various offenses against
the United States. as a result of a
widespread Investigation OF enemy &C
Hvities In this country.
The administration bill 70 permit
foreign merchant ships 10 engage in
American coastwlse trade was passed
By the House without a rollcall.
With the conferees' agreement on n
g. zoo. 600. 900 war tax bll-last big
money-raising measure OF the war SEES
sion-Congress appeared likely to adj
jouru before Oct. 10th.
The indictment OF 100 l. W. W. lead
ers in Chicago Is only a beginning in
the government campaign to round up
and punish seditious and disloyal
characters, according to Department
Of Justice officials