The Ordway new era., 1917-02-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND AeouT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
western NersTaper Unioa NeNs
ABOUT THE WAR


Near Gueudecourt, in the Somme re
gion, British troops took sixty prison
ers in a raid.
Considerable aerial activity con
tinues over the lines in France Lon
don reports the destruction OF three
German machines.
Army OF 100000 men will be raised
by conscription in the event OF a war
with Germany, according 10 plans
worked out by general staff at Wash .
ington-
The German submarine recently re-
ported sunk near Hammerfest was
the U-27, commanded by Captain
Benber, according to information re
ceived at Christisnia.
The French government has de
cided to mobilize the entire civilian
population OF France between the
ages of Is and 60 for national defense.
Both sexes will be included in the
mobilization
In northwest Persia the Turks are
credited with gains over the Russians
by Berlin. Reconnoitering engage
ments continue around Kut-El-Amara
and a heavy bombardment also is in
progress there.
Euphrates, Belgium relief steamer,
was the first ship to fall victim to new
submarine policy. Another Belgian
vessel has been destroyed. Lloyd's an
nounces loss OF three British, two Nor
wegian ships and one Spanish vessel.
81 nf i'm -aly
warships is concentrated at Guantan-
amo, Cuba, from where 1t can best
move to protect either Panama canal
or Atlantic seaports. Tenders loaded
with torpedoes are being dispatched
to Guantanamo.
Bad weather hampers large scale
operations OF the eastern and Mace
donian fronts. Near Solotvina, south
west OF Brzezany in Galicia, German
troops, Petrograd says, entered Rus
sian trench, but were later driven
back to their own line.
Petrograd reports a Russian ad-
vance near Kalnzem, southwest Of
Riga, and the repulse OF three at
tacks by the Austro-Germans against
the Russians east OF Jacobeni, near
the northern Rumanian frontier. Small
actions also have occurred in the
Narayuvka river region in Galicia.
WESTERN
The fourth annual meeting OF the
Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway
Association will convene in st. Joseph,
Mo, on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
The Young prohibition bill, believed
to be the most drastic measure ever
Endorsed by state Legislature, passed
both houses of the Utah Legislature.
Six men attempting to walk the tops
of freight cars in the Soldiers Summit
district, about fifty miles from Salt
Lake, were caught in a gale and
hurled into snow banks.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
at San Angelo, Tex, by the jury in the
case of Harry ]. SPANIEL of Alpine,
Tex, tried on charge of killing his
wife, Crystal Holland Spaniel, last
July.
Mrs. R. N. Bushong, arrested in
Denver on Nov. I in company with
William Turner, with whom she had
eloped from Kansas after he had
killed her husband with an ak, was ac-
quilted as being an accessory to the
crime by jury at Wilson, Kan.
Maj. Gen. John ]. Pershing arrived
at Ojo Federico, forty miles north of
Colonia Dublan, according to tele-
phone messages from Column bus. The
Twenty-fourth United States infantry
(colored), the first unit to break camp.
left Tres Papelotes (Three Windmins)
for Vado Fusiles.
WASHINGTON
The annual Notifications bill, carry
ing 100000, passed by the House,
was passed by Senate unamended.
An increase of 25 per cent in the
grazing fees on all national forests,
instead of SO 1-3 per cent as originally
contemplated, will be made for the
1917 season. .-.
Immediate construction of 100 sub
marines. eighty for coast defense and
twenty for fleet operations, was pro
posed in a special bill introduced by
Senator PoindeIter Of Washington.
There apparently is no division in
official opinion that Germany's an. |
nouncement justifies this country in |
severing diplomatic relations or tax. |
ing belligerent steps to safeguard
American rights.
Japans representations to the |
United States against the anti-alien
lAnd bills pending in the Idaho and |
Oregon legislatures. although made
informally through her embassy, are
considered no less serious at this crit.
1cAl 1uncture Of International affairs
tnea hsr protests against the Califor-
- 3ESs fcsr ysers asn. J