Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-10


and Mississippi recently. The most
serious loss of life was in Central Ala
bama. Seven persons were killed in
the Hollins- Midway Stewartsville sec
ton of Alabama, and at Whitsett, Ga,
four negroes were killed in the de-
struction of their cabins.
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An avalanche swept down on the
buildings of the North Star Mine,
twelve miles northeast of Haley, Ida,
demolishing the compressor house,
warehouse and clubhouse, smothering
snow and debris.
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Southwest
Francisco Villa is ill in the noun
tains near San Andres, Chihuahua,
and unable to direct the campaign
which he had planned against Chi
huahua City and Juarez, according to
Americans arriving at Ell Paso.
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In battle between troops from the
Carranza garrison at Ojinaga and
Villa forces, thirty miles west of Oil
maya, Mex, seventeen of the Carranza
forces were killed and many wounded
while the Villa force left ten dead on
the field, according to word brought
to the border by Mexicans who wit
messed the battle.
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One man is dead and another Sc
riously injured as the result of south
bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas pas
senger train No. running into an
open switch at Deerfield, Mo-, early
the other day.
Mrs. Mathew Maury, sister of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, is dead in Roanoke,
Va, after on operation for peritonitis
Mrs. Maury had been i'll only a few
days. She was the second daughter
of the late Judge William Boiling of
Wytheville, Va. She was 81 years old.
The lower house of the Idaho leg
islature has passed a resolution fav-
oring the creation of a new state out
of the ten northern counties of Idaho
and calling for a constitutional con-
vention to consider the proposal
The Oklahoma legislature by a de-
cisive vote failed to approve the bill
calling for a reduction of the gross
production tax on oil Its action means
oil and gas producers must pay the
present tax of per cent The new
bill called for 2 per cent tax.
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Foreign.
The release of the American pris-
oners brought to Germany on the
steamer Yarrowdale, although ordered
| some time ago, says the Overseas
| News Agency, cannot be carried out
| for the moment, as an infectious dis
ease has been discovered at the place
of their residence.
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The official German announcement
] of the raid of German torpedo boat
| destroyers on the Kentish coast of
England on the night of February 25
says that the German warships steam
| ed into the English channel beyond
| the line from Dover to Calais and into
| the mouth of the Thames river.
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| England's win the war loan sub
scriptions totaled 1872. $4,000 pounds
approximately S7.564. 75O.00O) of new
money, Bonar Law, chancellor of the
excheQuer, announced in the House
! of Commons recently.
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The cartridge making machinery
purchased from Japan has been un
loaded at Manzanillo, Mex, and will
soon be in operation.
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Government troops have captured
Camaguey. it is announced Officially
| at Havana. The rebels fled after of
fering slight resistance. 1t is report
ed from Santa Clara that heavy fight
ing at Iona del Grillo resulted in the
defeat of rebels under Gerardo Ma
chado and Sanchez del Portal
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German destroyers bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate on the English
coast recently One woman and on,
child were killed and two persons
were injured. Two houses were dam
aged.