Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
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ABOUT THE WAR


 brought down in France.
 Bagdad capture includes twothirds of Turkish army's artillery.
 London reports bringing down nine German airplanes in France.
 French drive back Germans on 1,50o-meter front. taking prisoners.
 North of the Ancre the left wing of the British in this particular opera tion has pushed back the Germans.
 The repulse of an Austrian attack northeast of Lenzumo in the Tren- tino. is announced by the Rome war office.
 British cavalry from Bagdad has occupied Kazimain, on the Tigris river five miles above Bagdad. it was officially announced.
 The First New Mexico infantry will be mustered out at Columbus abou. March 20, and the First Arizona in fantry at Douglas the same date.
 The Berlin official report for March II states that 42.OOO tons of shipping were sunk Together with the re ports of March and S, this gives a total of more than 114,O00 tons.
 The advance gave King Georges troops the village of Grevillers and the Loupart wood, bringing the ad- vanced British forces at the former place to a scant mile and a half from the northwestern outskirts of Ba- paume.
 According to the British war office communication, under another of the terrific British bombardments the Germans have abandoned their main defensive system west of Bapaume on a front of three and one-half miles to a depth of mile.
 An armed guard" for the protec- ton Of vessels and lives of persons aboard will be placed on all Ameri- can merchant ships sailing through Germany's barred area, the State De partment notified all foreign diplo- mats in Washington.
 Further notable gains have been made by the British forces against the Germans in the operations which have as their objective the capture of Ba- paume and d general bending back of the German line eastward in the Somme and Ancre regions of France. WESTERN
 Four tramps were killed, three ser iously injured and twenty received minor injuries in freight wreck two ~f NfaIFnrl
 Hiram W. Johnson, United States senator-elect for California, an. nounced his resignation from the gov, ernorship, effective March l5.
 Snow and rain through the winter wheat belt saved the winter wheat crop from what seemed certain ruin. They broke drought that had lasted nearly all winter.
 There are 17.O22 .s7s Catholics now in the United States. exclusive Of island possessions. according to the Centennial edition of the official Catholic directory
 Half a dozen Mexicans were badly hurt when a truck carrying twenty three Mexicans turned over an em. bankment on the Ridge road to Bakersfield, twenty miles north of Saugus, Cal
 A bill aimed at food price manipula ton and empowering a state trade commission to fix reasonable maxi mum prices for necessities like food and fuel was introduced in the Iowa Legislature
 WASHINGTON
 Vance Mccormick, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is to be offered the post of ambassador to Japan, according to. a well authenti cated report.
 The sinking of the Cunard non passenger liner Folio with one Ameri can aboard was reported to the State Department in a preliminary dispatch from Consul Frost at Queenstown.
 The Federal Trade Commission notified the country's leading anthra cite coal producers that any failure to grant the usual spring price reduc tions cannot be justified by claims oi increased cost of production.
 The fluctuating standings of the parties present the prospect that the Democrats will have 215 votes and the Republicans 214 when the special session of Congress conyenes. It will require 2ls to elect a speaker.
 When the governments white booi on relations with Germany is pub lished it will contain revelations oi the shipment of arms and ammunition from Germany to Huerta and of the unsuccessful efforts of the United States to checkmate the plans.
 President Wilson has received ap plications for pardons for Maury I Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti. con victed n California of violation of the white slave law. after long and sen sational legal fight, which ended ir their convictions being sustained b, the Supreme Court