The Ordway new era., 1917-03-02
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
western s.--YaBsr un,0n s.~, -sr''e.
ABOUT THE WAR

at Zlochotf.
The Norwegian collier Dalbeatie'
from Glasgow to Gibraltar, was sunk
by shell fire on the 18th. Two AmeFl-
cans were on board.
The French steamer Athos, OF H.
600 tons. carrying Senegalese troops
and colonial laborers. has been tor
pedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean
sea.
An unofficial list OF vessels sunk
between Feb. and Feb. -, states l45
belligerent and neutral vessels, with 2
total tonnage OF 334,3SI, have been
sunk.
In the Somme and Ancre sectors ad-
ditional small gains OF ground OF Brit
ish troops are recorded by London.
The repulse of German raids in the
vicinity of Armentieres also is re-
ported.
Austria's reply to the United States,
defining her position in the submarine
war, is known in Berlin. according to
the Frankfurter Zeitung, which pre-
diets that breach OF relations be
tween Washington and Vienna is in
evitable.
Casualties in the German army, ex-
elusive OF Colonial troops, reported in
the German casualty lists in the
month of January, 1917. totaled 1854
officers and men killed, wounded.
prisoners or missing. These casualties
bring the total of Germans killed and
those who died of wounds or sickness
to sSS,329, and the total casualties
since the war began to 4,0s7 ,692.
Berlin records the destruction of
four mine shafts and the capture Of
$50 prisoners. Petrograd says the at
tackers were driven back to their po-
sitions after breaking through the
Russian lines. A battle for the pos
session OF Sannaiyat, northeast of
Kut-el-Amara, on the Tigris, was in
progress on Friday British troops
were successful in the opening en-
gagement, London reports, but fight
ing is being hampered by high water
in the Tigris.
WESTERN
The women's suffrage bill was
passed in the lower branch OF the In
diana Legislature. 1t previously had
been passed by the Senate.
William Miller, Seattle, Wash, and
Ivan Berry Of Denver, were killed
when they fell from the top of steel
watertower being erected at Osborne,
Kan.
Gen Pershing received a message
at Ell Paso from Gen. Scott, announc-
ing the appointment of Gen. Pershing
to be commander of the Southern De
partment.
Villa partisans at El Paso, Tex,
warned all foreign passengers against
riding on the Mexican Central pas
senger trains between Juarez and Chi
hushna City.
The body of Maj. Gen. Frederick
Funston, who died in San Antonio,
Tex, arrived at San Francisco on 4
special train and was inferred in the
national cemetery at the Preside, a
United States military reservation.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson has decided to call
an extra session of the Senate for
March to consider nominations, It
was officially announced at the White
House
Further reassuring reports from Ha-
vana strengthened the opinion of
State Department officials that the in
surrection of the Cuban Liberals is
nearing an end
Senator Lewis of Illinois introduced
as an amendment to the revenue bill
provision to authorize the President
to seize foodstuffs deemed TO he
monopolized in violation of law. Food
stuffs SO seized would be disposed OF
at public sale under government su-
pervision.
Congress discussed the food short
age vigorously Senators Borah. Nor.
ris, Thomas and Sheppard, and in the
House OF representatives, London.
New York, Socialist. urged quick &C.
ton. While Congress was discussing
the situation, the White House formal
ly announced that President Wilson
personally would take charge of the
investigation recently ordered to he
made by the Federal Trade Commis
sion.
President Wilson participated in
George Washington's birthday exer
cises, at which frequent reference was
made to the present international sit.
uation. 1T Is much less of an adyen.
ture to write history than to try to en- |
act it," said the President in present
ing q gold medal to schooIboy for
writing an essay on history. The
President pledged allegiance anew to |
The American nag.
An travellers in Mexico hereafter
nnse carTJ passports bearing their
according to announce
lnsnf IN Nusve Laredo.