The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Amara Feb. 26 the BRUSH nave au-
vanced nearly 100 miles and are with
in a few miles of Bagdad.
The British transport Mendi, carry
ing South African native laborers'
was sunk after a collision on Feb. Il
and 625 persons lostStheir lives.
Two German submarines that re
Gently returned to their base sank
fifteen steamers and seven sailing
vessels, aggregating 64,500 tons gross
the admiralty announced at Berlin
German trenches OF Height 1S5 and
at Maisons de Champagne, Berlin re-
ports, We're entered by the French IN
their attacks, but the positions later
were regained except for farm near
Height 1S5.
1t was reported at E. Paso, Tex,
that Villa forces made demand for
the surrender of Juarez, urging Gen
eral Murguia to give battle outside OF
the town in the event OF refusal to
surrender, in order to prevent inter
national complications.
Six hundred prisoners were taken
by Austro-German forces in an attack
on Russian positions between the Tro-
tus and Uzul valleys in western Mol
davia. Petrograd adds that three
heights were taken by the attackers.
and that the Russians are making
counter-attacks.
Three violent attacks were launched
by the Germans in the Maisons de
Champagne sector The German eff
e.; -, nd ha I.
tackers left many dead on the ground.
The French attack Thursday, it is
announced, included the blowing up OF
German works on front of 1,5O0 me-
ters to depth of 600 to 800 meters.
Austria's reply to the American re-
quest for clearer definition of her
attitude in the submarine situation
while supporting Germany's ruth
less" sea war, was stated officially
in Washington to leave the door open
for further negotiations, delaying
temporarily at least the break which
has been regarded as inevitable since
the severance of relations between
the United States and Germany.
WESTERN
have collected. in Sonora, Mex.
Mrs. Catherine Cudahy, widow of
Michael Cudahy, the Chicago meat
packer, has been made papal coun-
tess by Pope Benedict XIV.
A robber entered the Planters
State bank at Tushka, Okla. forced
the cashier and customer into the
vault, and escaped with s2,625.
Hogs reached the highest price
ever recorded in the United States
March Z, when they were quoted on
the live stock market at s15.O0G 1910.
Governor Lowden of Illinois re-
prieved Chicken Joe Campbell. con-
victed negro slayer of Mrs Edmund
Allen, wife of the former warden of
Joliet penitentiary, until May 49,
A case of infantile paralysis has
been discovered in northeastern Colo
RADIO, it became known at Cheyenne.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon of Chalk Bluffs is the vic
tim.
A spectacular fire, caused, it is be
1ieved, by spontaneous combustion, de
stroyed the grain elevator of the De
troit, Mich, Railroad Elevator Com
pany. The loss was estimated at
more than S1,OOo.OOO.
WASHINGTON
The Senate passed the cloture, rule,
T6 to 3.
Maj Gen. Hugh L. Scott was re-
detailed as chief of staff of the army
by President Wilson.
Cold storage holdings of eggs in the
United States on March / showed a
decrease of 97.2 per cent. compared
with Feb. 1.
Postmaster General Burleson an.
nounced that after April / the ap-
pointments of all postmasters of the
first, second and third classes would
be subject to competitive examina-
tions.
The War Department has directed
that between 5000 and 5000 enlisted
men of the army be designated by
regimental commanders for commits
sion as company officers in whatever
army may be raised.
President Wilson has decided to arm
American merchant ships under his
constitutional authority, and has also
called a special session of Congress
for April 16.
The first compulsory workmen's |
compensation or Industrial insurance
law-tbat of Washington state-to
come before the Supreme Court, was
upheld ~ constitutional.
senator Walsh Of Montana, urging
ysvistpn o. the Senate rules, hurled
= envSept Of denunciation upon "the
SSsup u wilful meh~ who |
1n ns1Se1 nenefalitv I'm.