Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-08-24
CONDENSED RECORD OF the
PROGRESS or EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. oINos Q, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERINes, HOPES
AND FEARS or MANKIND.
ABOUT THE WAR
welterp Newspaper Union New ssruea.

in August.
British merchant losses fall off dur
ing past week.
Canadian troops capture hill 10, key
TO city OF Lens.
Austro-G erman forces occupy height
on Rumanian front.
Lone English aviator wins fight
with three enemy planes.
Address Of Lloyd-G George indicates
nature OF entente reply to pope's
peace proposals.
The American bark Christiane was
sunk off the Azores by q German
submarine. The crew was landed.
Nine hundred and thirty-three Scan
dinavisn ships have been destroyed by
torpedoes or mines since the begin
ming Of the war.
Two army divisions instead of one,
comprising a total If at least $4,000
men, probably will make up the first
contingent OF the National Guard to
go to France.
In a clearing station during the bat.
tie on the Belgian front four Ameri-
can surgeons in the operating rooms
were found hard at work. They were
assisted by business-like American
nurses.
Five Americans and fourteen others
were killed when the British steamer
City Of Athens struck a mine near
Cape Town, South Africa. Four Of
the Americans lost were missionaries.
Arthur Duckworth, his wife and six
children of Denver we're among the
victims.
Counter attacks failing with severe
losses, the Germans in the Ypres area,
western front, Friday did not resume
attempts to recapture the ground lost
TO the ~Anglo-French troops Thursday.
The French, after repulsing heavy
counter attacks. made further gains
near the Steenbeke river.
In addition to their capture of more
than 1900 prisoners near Lens, the al
lied forces took twenty-four guns from
the Teutons. While admitting an al
lied gain along the User canal and
near Bixchoote, Berlin claims official
ly most British attacks repulsed and
Langemarck still in German hands.
This is officially denied in London,
which says that the British hold not
only Langemarck, but also ground be-
yond the village.
WESTERN
Washington governor appeals for
eight.hour day.
!. T. U. pledges unions support to
President Wilson.
Striking miners in Illinois are or
dered back to work.
designations from exemption boards
will not be accepted.
A total net profit OF $14,371, 1853 is
shown for the second quarter by the
Chino and Utah Copper companies.
Whisky may be expected to advance
sharply in price Sept. s. when distill.
ers must cease making spirits for bev-
erage purposes.
At st. Louis hog prices continued
soaring Aug. 16. advancing to $1S.45,
another new high record, and sold at
91S.75 at Chicago on the 18th.
Among those appointed food com
missioners we're T. A. Riordan, Ari.
IONA; Prof. A. Atkinson, Montana:
Ralph G. Ely, New Mexico, and Theo.
c. Diers, Wyoming.
Mai. Gen. F. s. Strong will com
mand the Fortieth army division, Of
which the Colorado National Guard
will form a part. The division will
also include the guardsmen from Cal
i%iornia, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico.
WASHINGTON
New major generals assigned to
their commands.
McAdoo asks Congress to provide
$4,000, 0OO,O 0 war fund.
United States government may sup.
press all LW.W. activities.
Resolution in Senate asks for more
definite war and peace terms.
Fifty banners were destroyed in raid
on suffrage piokets at White House.
Formal notice OF China's entrance
into the war has been given the Unit.
ed States by DR.. Wellington Koo,
Chinese minister.
Creation OF a food administration
grain corporation with $50, 900, 200 cap.
ital TO conduct government wheat pur,
chases and sales was officially an.
nounced.
Loans Of $40. 900. 900 10 Italy and S..
100000 to Belgium were made by the
government. bringing the total thus
far advanced the allies up to $1,9l6,.
100000.
Disposition by the Senate Of many
uncontested provisions OF the S2.OO6,.
100000 war tax bill almost cleared the
way for the fight over income and
NaT profits taxes.