Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-04-13


Germany will ignore Americas
declaration OF a state Of war, It Is re-
ported.
II is stated that Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey ambassadors will ask U.
s. for passports.
Fifteen hundred Americans in Lon
don indorse wal step by Wilson and
action In backing him.
Former Queen Liliuokalani, for the
first time in her life, hoisted the
American flag over her residence in
Honolulu.
The press report Of President VII
sons state of war" message reached
Berlin. II is declared in Berlin that
there would be no change in the Ger
man attitude.
President Wilson's message align
ing the United States with the nations
fighting against Germany was warmly
welcomed and unanimously acclaimed
by the British people.
The London Morning Post printed a
cablegram from its Washington cor
respondent saying that Emperor Will
liam is fatally i'll with Bright's disease
and that his death probably viii oc-
cur within a few months.
Germany is contemplating a formal
protest to neutral nations against
Americas action in declaring war,
Berlin advices asserted. By such an
appeal, It was said, Germany hopes
particularly to influence South Amer
lean nations.
France and America shook hands
across the sea. In every school in
the French republic teachers read to
their pupils two historic speeches.
that of President Wilson to Congress
and that made by Premier Ribot in
Parliament, greeting the United States
as an ally.
Baron Sonnino, foreign minister,
notified Ambassador Page that gold
medals had been awarded to the am
bassador, the Rev. Walter Lowrie, rec
tor OF the American church here, and
Andrew Carnegie for their relief
work at the time of the Avezzano
earthquake in 1915.
SPORTING NEWS
Jess Willard, the heavyweight pugi-
list, sent this telegram to President
Wilson: Il will fight. When do you
want me-"
Gen. John B. Castleman of Louis
vile was reelected president at the
annual meeting at Louisville, KY, of
the American Saddle Horse Breeders
Association.
BY q score of 6 to 2 the Montreal
Canadians defeated the Seattle Metro
politans in the third and final hockey
game of an exhibition series at San
Francisco. Each team previously had
won a game.
Representatives OF the athletic as
ISOLATION of the leading eastern uni
versities and colleges met in New
York and decided to suspend for the
time being, at least, all intercollegiate
sport competition as a result of the
declaration of war.
GENERAL
Attache of Russian embassy shot al
Baltimore.
Papers disclose war plans of villa
and attack on Juarez.
Mrs. Alton B. Parker, wife of former
Judge Parker, Democratic candidat,
for President in 1914, died at he
home in New York.
United States armed forces seizeI
all German ships in all American
ports Friday-ninety-one vessels. /
was Americas first act of war.
Warning that acts Of treason ar,
punishable by death, Mayor Mitche
of New York issued a proclamation
urging calmness and restraint Upol
, the vast alien population of New
York.
One thousand Comanche Indians o
Oklahoma have offered their service
to President Wilson for the war wit
Germany. Several hundred now ar
camping at Fort Sill, waiting to b
taken to the colors.
5 Reports that German agents ar
/ working in the United States, particu
; larly in tobacco and cotton belts, I
g incite negroes against the Unite
g States government, we're confirmed a
Birmingham, Ala, by local federa
i agents.
Capt. Alfred A. Fritzen pleade
, guilty in United States District Cour
! in New York to having c~onspired wit
Capt. Hans Tauscher to blow up tn
; Welland canal and was sentenced {
+ eighteen months in the federal prise
at Atlanta, Ga.
The proposal OF Count Won Czernil
e Austrian foreign minister, that a peac
conference be held by belligerent
without requiring the cessation of no
tilities, apparently represents the a
G titude of all the central government
Count CEernin's proposal was not onl
n sanctioned by Austria and her allie
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