Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-02-16
FOREIGN

The Spanish governments reply TO
Germany's submarine war zone note
ia a firm and dignified protest against
II.
Switzerland has taken over German
interests In Japan which we're cared
for by the United States before its
breach with Germany.
Cardinal Diomede Falconio, project
Of the congregation Of religious az
fairs and former apostolic delegate to
the United States, died in Rome.
Entente and neutral ships aggre-
eating 21,5O5 tons we're sunk by Ger
man submarines in, twenty-foUr hours.
Ten vessels In all were sent to the
bottom during this period.
According to the Berlin Tageblatt,
the American embassy officials in
Berlin have ascertained that there
are 1900 American citizens in Ger
many. There are only about $50
Americans in Berlin.
The Russian foreign office has is.
sued a statement saying that the "ac.
ton Of the United States will call
forth new courage and consolidate
their conviction Of a necessity of fin.
ishing forever with German m~llitarism
and its atrocities"
1t is announced that Germany has
notified Norway of her intention to
pay damages for loss of life on Nor.
wegian boats ~torpedoed in the Arctic
ocean, and also for those killed when
two Norwegian boats were sunk in the
North sea last fall.
"The change in the Turkish cabinet
does not involve any alteration in the
policy of the country" says TIE over.
seas News agency. "The new min.
listers have decided to continue in the
war on the side Of the allies (Teu.
tonic) with the utmost energy to a
final victory"
Germany was satisfied in advance
that the European neutrals would not
take action Of a radical nature against
her because of the launching of her
new submarine campaign, according tc
a statement attributed by the Vossiche
zeitung of Berlin to Count Tisza, thu
Hungarian premier.
SPORTING NEWS
The University of Missouri de
feated the University of Kansas, 2G
to Z. in a Missouri Valley conference
basketball game at Lawrence, Kan.
The West Virginia House of Repre-.
sentatives passed a bill to permit ten.
round boxing matches under the su.
pervision of a State Athletic Commits.
sion.
w. r. Crosby of O'Fallon, H., was
high gun at Kansas City in the third
days event in the thirteenth annual
interstate shoot, SCATTERING 120 out
of a possible 1875 targets.
The San Francisco Baseball Club
announced that Jack Coffey, former
shortstop for the Seals, had been sold
to the Des Moines Club of the Western
league, of which he will be manager.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Pitts.
burg, led a field of nearly fifty play.
ers in the qualifying round of the st,
Valentine golf tournament for women
at Pinehurst, N. c., with a caro- Of
n~inety-five.
A license for a ten-round boxing
bout between Jess Willard, worlds
heavyweight champion, and Fred Full
ton, on March &c, at Madison Square
garden, New York, was granted the
Garden Tower corporation by the
State Athletic Commission at Albany.
N. Y.
Clad in heavy sweaters and snow
resisting leather coats, and with feet
encased in elkhide moccasins, eighteen
Denver young women, with three from
Kansas City, with fourteen Denver
men, left Denver to take part in a sew
en-day frolic in the snow-clad Rock
les, 1t being the occasion Of the SECOND
annual midwinter sports carnival un
der the auspices of the Estes Parl
Outdoor club.
GENERAL
The British steamer Turino has
been sunk by a submarine.
Thirty-two German boats in U. s
ports have been wrecked by theil
crews, according to a Washington re
port.
Richard Harding Davis, novelist am
wal correspondent, who died las.
April, left an estate valued at $56,155
which was reduced to $45,39 aftel
debts and administration expenses haC
been paid.
Formal announcement was made
that in spite OF the foreign situation
the public Inauguration ceremonies
March 8, will be held as planned. l
was stated 1t will be made impress
sive "in order to afford an opportun
ity for a perfectly spontaneous exhI
bition Of the patriotic feeling OF tn,
country"
Two guardsmen Of the Fifth Obi
infantry were killed. three we're dan