Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-06-15
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
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ABOUT THE WAR

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Three American seamen are lost on
torpedoed vessel.
Kronstadt garrison ~surrenders and
incident is closed.
American and French gunners sink
two German U-boats.
Rumania has r~eorganized her army
and is ready to fight again.
Maj. Gen. Pershing and 100 navy
aviators have arrived in France.
Million tons Of high explosives set
off at beginning Of new British at
tack.
Increasing number OF submarines
are being sunk declares French Of
ficer.
North Of Ypres the Belgians and
Germans are engaged in violent artil-
lery duels.
Men Of Ulster and from the south
Of Ireland fought side by side and are
praised for their work in the Belgian
drive.
The naval collier Jupiter has ar
rived in France, Secretary Daniels
announced, laden with 10000 tons Of
wheat and other supplies.
British Friday held all gains made
In the big drive In Belgium and re.
pulsed all counter attacks. Among
more than e,4OO prisoners are 1S2 Of
ficers.
Germans admit Withdrawing their
lines from before the British in Bel
GUM. Austrians are Withdrawing
troops from the Russian fronts and
massing them against Italians.
London papers figure that 713 aero
planes were shot down on the west
ern front in May, Of which 442 were
German and 271 British and French.
The total air losses in April were esti-
mated at 709.
According to information received
by the Norwegian Legation at Lon
don, forty-nine Norwegian steamships
with a gross tonnage Of 1887, were
sunk in May. Twenty-Five lives were
lost.
Field Marshal Haig's resumed OF
fensive swept forward VIGOROUSLY ov'
er a front of nine miles in the Mes
Sines-Wytschaete sector. Everywhere
we captured our first detectives" the
British commandments reported
A Paris official announcement says:
1.-THE French navy Ereets with Joy on
their arrival these new brothers in
arms, who, under the flag of the great
American Republic, have come to par
ticipate until final victory in the strug
gle against the common enemy"
WESTERN
Chicago clubs will respond to any
request by the government to bal
liquors during the war.
Colorado is to have one delegate anC
New Mexico one at the American Jew
ish Congress-, which is to meet. IL
Washington in September.
Tornado casualties June G were
Missouri, 20 dead. 100 injured; Kan
sas, Is dead, 40 injured; Michigan
3 dead, 80 injured; Kentucky, 5 dead
20 injured.
Subscriptions to the Liberty LOAF
10 June Sth appreciate $1,000, 000.0 0C
or $500, 100000 less than the tOta
amount desired, according to a state
ment issued az New Orleans by Sec
rotary McAdoc.
The highest good roads meeting e'
err held in the United States will b
staged July 10th and 18th on the sun
NIT OF Pixies Peak, when the midsun
mer gathering of the Pixies Pea
Ocean to Ocean Highway Associatio
will take place.
WASHINGTON
Confederate veterans reflect con
mander-in-chief.
New stamp taxes on bank check
added to war revenue bill.
Government outlines policy regarl
ing training reserve officers.
The Mexican embassy announce
that Gen. Carranza had ordered a
possible land under cultivation TO DIT
vide against the world food shor
age.
President Wilson nominated thel
brigadier generals to be major &c
erals. John +. Morrison, William
Sibert and Charles @. Morton. Eigt
cen colonies were promoted to
brigadiers.
Federal recruiting stations we're Q
dered by Washington to deal strlngeE
~ with all slackers applying for e
listment.
Americas 1917 wheat crop. as for
cast by the Department OF AgricultuI
win fall far below normal, despite
prospect for a more than ordina
yield OF spring wheat.
Brig. Gen. Frank Mcintyre. chief
the Insular Bureau OF the Var Depa
ment. formally assumed additional
ties as chief military censor, relieyi
Mai. Douglas Macarthur Of the geneI
staff.