Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-10-19

MARSHAL Joffre congratulated Gen..
Pershing upon Pershing's promotion to
the rank Of general.
The London Daily Telegraph says II
learns that the Sultan Of Egypt is
dead.
Sir wallace Graham. chief justice Of
Nova Scotia, died at Halifax at the
age Of 60.
Armed Mexicans crossed border and
seized two American soldiers who
were out hunting ducks, who later es-
capped.
Dec. LIST has been fixed for calling
the first increment of men to the col.
ors, under the Canadian selective con
scription act.
A cold wave Is moving over east
ern France. Snow has made It's. first
appearance OF the season on the from
tier heights Of the Vosges.
The Kaiser has issued a proclama-
ton to the German fleet, warning sail
ors Of dire penalties in case Of any
further mutinous outbreaks. II states
that the leaders will be "summarily
dealt with"
Austro-G German troops are renewing
their attempts to f~raternize with the
Russians, but so far every effort has
met with failure, according to a state
ment issued by the Russian war Of
flee, based On reports from the front.
Nicholas Romanoff, the former en-
peror Of Russia, and his family, have
been transferred from Tobolsk, ST.
IBERIA, to the Abolak monastery, four
teen miles from Tobolsk. The trans
fer was made at the request Of the
former emperor.
The suggestion that President VIII
son visit Europe is made by the Paris
Information in a leading editorial. It
says the allies need the Presidents
counsel, that his influence would be
powerful in establishing unity IN re-
gard to democratic ideals and hat
such a visit would be of advantage al
80 to America.
A revolutionary outbreak on German
warships at Wilhelmshaven about six
weeks ago is reported in a Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen. The
uprising is said to have had all the
elements Of a widespread revolt and
to have been suppressed only with the
greatest difficulty. Several mutinous
outbreaks also are reported to have oc
CURED among soldiers at the front.
CnnDmTaTn NTHUo
Nearly $4,000 soldiers at Camp Funs
ton are baseball fans.
Jack Wolfe, bantam, won from Mick
ey Byrne in the first scrap Of the
fight season at Cleveland, Ohio
Mickey was disqualified in round three
by Referee Dunn for butting.
The Giants defeated the White So1
8 to 0, in the fourth game of the cham
plonship series. They won the thirC
game, 2 to 0, after the White Sox haC
taken the two games in Chicago, 2 to
and z to 2.
L~exington's Grand Circuit meeting
came to a close with a card of foul
purse races, three Of which were wor
in straight heats. Measles, the win
ner of the 1920 trot, became the frs.
and only triple winner Of the Ken
lucky meeting.
GENERAL
A total of $4,000 has been sub
scribed in st. Louis for the knights o
Columbus army fund.
Two military organizations at For
Bliss subscribed a combined total o
$10O,0 900 to the second Liberty loan.
Henry Jerolaman, who received tn,
title of strawberry king" from Queer
Victoria of England, died at his HON,
at Hilton, N. j., at the age Of so years
Documents having an importan
bearing on German plots to influenc,
China's sympathies toward the Teu
tonic empires in the worlds war ar,
on their way to Washington, fedora
officials admitted.
Unless pilots, marine engineers
mates, cooks, deck hands and ever,
sort of ship employees are granted al
increase in wages and at least sixty
six days off each year there may b,
a strike in New York, Nov. LIST.
The National Council of Congrega
tional Churches in session at Colum
bus, Ohio, adopted by a large major
ity, a resolution favoring woman sui
frage. The suffrage question was IN
looked for and developed hot debate
Don M. Dickinson, postmaster gener
al under President Cleveland, Is seri
ously III at his home in Trenton, Mich
and his physicians hold out little hop
for his recovery. Mr.. Dickinson ha.
been confined to his bed for two years
Herbert Wood and Leo Keane wer,
found guilty at ~Belleville, Ill, Of tn.
murder of Scott Clark, a negro, wit
died as the result of injuries receive,
in the recent race riots in East 81
Louis, and the penalty was fixed a
fourteen years imprisonment.
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