The Ordway new era., 1917-01-12
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About the War
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About the War
Indications that the Greek situation
is by no means settled were given in
dispatches from Athens.
In Galicia the Austro-Germans deliv-
cred several attacks against the Rus
slams, but they proved unsuccessful.
French forces made counter attacks
on the new position captured by the
Germans on Dead Man Hill northwest
OF Verdun.
Berlin reports French battleship
yerite was torpedoed by a submarine
near Malta, but Paris asserts the re-
port is untrue.
In the wooded Carpathians the Rus
SLAMS in an attack captured from the
Germans an advanced position north
of Meste-Canesci.
Braila, Rumania's chief commercial
city, has been captured by the Ger
mans and Bulgarians. Four Ruman-
ian towns were taken and 1,40O pris-
oners brought in.
Except a narrow strip Of land pro-
ward the Moldavian town of Galatz,
all of Dobrudja has been cleared by
the Teutonic allies of Russian and Ru-
manian troops.
In Moldavia the Teutonic allies are
continuing their invasion of the coun-
try from the west, while in the south
they are meeting with strong resist
ot r;o Nirfs ia
sian and Rumanian troops.
Carranza forces met and defeated
Villa command at Bustillos, fifty miles
west of Chihuahua City, on the Mex
ican Northwestern railroad. Dec. 27,
Carranza official from chihuahua City
who arrived at Juarez stated.
Raids on German trenches northeast
of Aras and in the neighborhood OF
Wytschaete were reported by London.
which asserts also that German at
tempt against British trenches east of
Armentieres was put down with losses
by the attackers.
Western
The second annual dairy products
show will be held in Portland, Ore.
the last week in February
A mission bell supposed to be more
than 800 years old, relic of a mesa
mission now long gone, has been pre-
sented to the city of Yuma, Ariz.. by
Chester Dewey. The bell apparently
is made Of gold, silver, copper and
iron. 1t weighs $50 pounds. 1t was
found hidden in an orange grove.
Appointment of Mrs. Frances c. AK
tell of Bellingham, Wash, as mem
Der of the federal compensation board
by Secretary of Labor Wilson was an
nounced in Seattle. Mrs. Axtell is un
decided whether she will accept She
was defeated as Democratic candi
date at the last election for Congress
How the little rural school house a
Vfreton, Okla, was torn from it's foun-
dations, whirled through the air and
ripped to pieces by tornado, causing
the deaths of fifteen children, was de
scribed by Miss Vera Carter, the
teacher, as she lay on a cot in a hos
pital in McAlester, where she is under
treatment for injuries received in the
storm.
Washington
The Senate adopted, 4S to II, Sena
tor Jones' substitute for the Hitchcock
resolution, which indorses President
Wilson's request to the belligerents
for peace terms.
That s25,ooO,oOo was expended dur
ing 1916 "for influencing elections
was the declaration of United States
Senator Robert L. Owen, at the open
ing session of the National Popular
Government League.
Smoldering rumors that somebody
made money in the stock market witt
leak" information about the sendin,
Of President Wilson's peace note
blazed up at notable session of the
House rules committee at its frs
hearing on Representative Woods res
olution for investigation.
Almost nine billion dollars was thu
aggregate value of all crops of the
country last year. In an estimate an
nounced by the Department of Agri
culture the exact value was set at So
4 934,oS7,000. That was an Increase O.
$2,165,Ss9,O00 over the value of 1915
2 crops and 1885,. .2O6. 900 over the aver
age Of the years 1910 to 1914.
President Wilson granted a sixty.
day respite to Edward Maberry, an In
dian, sentenced to be hanged Jan, Is
o. the Indian reservation at Fort
Qec5ge, Spokane, for the murder O,
hta eweetheart. Capital punishment
r. heen abolished IN VIA oh;pg,or
& the respite was granted to give Ma
berry time to apply for Communication
~ sentence.
~ = vote Of ~ to 70, the House set
Il HI Ia the usual way the annual figt.