Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-06
FOREIGN

recently given to France by Ameri-
cans.
German ambassador to China and
his suite sail for the United States
on way to Germany.
Premier Lloyd George made a dec
laration in the house Of commons In
favor Of woman suffrage.
A secret wireless station at Tsars-
koe-Selo, suspected Of having fur
nished communication in the past be-
tween pro-German Russian ministers
and Berlin, vas discovered.
British troops in France have occu-
pied three more villages in the Somme
region; and in the Champagne the
French have recaptured positions
taken by the Germans March Is.
villa forces were defeated at Ma.
pula, twenty miles south Of Chihau.
hau City, by the de facto troops in
command Of Gen. Francisco Murguia,
according to unofficial reports re.
ceived at Juarez from Chihuahua City.
A neutral diplomat who arrived at
Berne, Switzerland, from Vienna as.
serts that Austria is almost feverishly
anxious to retain good relations with
the United States, but is even more
DESTROYS and determined to support
Germany.
The proclamation of the Russian
government to all Poles announcing
that Poland can decide its own form
Of government for itself, says a Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd, refers to
the attempt by the central powers to
enlist the Poles against the entente
by offering "illusory political rights"
The Russian provisional govern
ment, say a dispatch from Petrograd,
has decided all sppanages 10 be ma.
tional property and that the revenues
from them shall be turned into the
national treasury. The income from
the grand ducal appanages alone is esl
timated at o than 25,000,0 900 rubles
yearly.
The figures for British shipping
losses from submarines and mines in
the first eighteen days of December,
January, February and March were
given as follows in the House Of Com.
mons by Thomas J.. MacNamara, finan.
cial Secretary to the admiralty: De.
cember, 80; January, 26; February,
&c; March, 90.
SPORTING NEWS
The management Of the Denver
Bowling Company a CITY
handicap tournament to begin Tues.
day, April 10.
Tedford Cam Of the New York Ath.
letio Club won the 10O-yard national
A. A. U. swimming championship in
55 1-5 seconds in a meet at the Pitts
burg. Pa, Aquatic Club.
The Western Slope will have a base
ball league this year. Representatives
of seven towns met at Delta, Colo.
and organized. The towns are Delta
Gunnison, Somerset, Olathe, Paonia
Grand Junction and Telluride.
The crews of Yale and the Univer
sity Of Pennsylvania will race on the
SchuylKill River April 7th, regardless
of the international situation. It was
agreed that the event could be held
without affecting preparations al
either university.
GENERAL
Secretary McAdoo's three sons have
volunteered for service in the nava.
reserve in case Of war.
The United States district court a
Norfolk, Va, turned over prize shiI
Appam to British wners
George Goelet Of New York City
made a gift of $25O,00O to the Harjes
Norton American ambulance corps.
The lower branch of the legislator,
of Vermont killed on a viva voce vot
a bill which would have permitted
women to vote for presidential cleo
tors.
1t costs sos, $4,000 a year to keel
the bright lights glimmering Oh
Broadway. James Churchill, restau
rateur, said the annual expenses o
New York's 5000 cabarets would
reach this figure.
John NJ. Couch, on trial in distric
court at Oklahoma City on the charg,
of having killed his sister-in-law, Mis-
Nellie M. Dunn, an Oklahoma Cit,
school teacher, was found guilty o
first degree murder and sentenced t
life Imprisonment.
More than $4,000 members of tn
Long Island Council Of Women
Clubs petitioned the Merchants Asso
citation of New York to provide then
an opportunity to learn how to TAX
the places of men workers If the mel
are called TO the colors.
Expressing the belief that the mex
six months will find 1900, 900 mel
under arms in this country, Unite,
States Senator Kirby left Texarkana
Ark, for Washington. He was on
of the senators who voted agains