The Ordway new era., 1917-04-20
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Argentina calls out war class; favors
United States.
Argentine republic to remain neu-
tral at present.
New troops for army TO serve for pc
riod of war only.
The Uruguayan government issues
decree OF neutrality.
Interned German sailors to be set to
work raising vegetables.
Supposed German submarines in Pa
cific operating off Mexico.
Seven companies National Guard
coast artillery called to service.
Republic of Panama resolves to as
sist the United States in war.
Nineteen American vessels have
been sunk by German submarines.
Vice Admiral Browning of British
navy and Rear Admiral DeGrasse OF
the French navy confer with Ameri-
can officials.
Lafayette flying squadron, composed
of Americans, will change from
French uniform to the American uni
form and fly United States flag on
their machines.
Northwest Of st. Quentin the British
advanced on line between Hargi
court and Metz-En-Couture, capturing
two woods, the Sart farm and the vii
lage of Gouzencourt.
National transportation facilities of
the principal railroads of the United
tofn 10 hn vii n
operated under general direction OF a
central executive committee.
On twelve-mile front northeast OF
Arras and on nine-mile front north
west Of St. Quentin the forces of
Field Marshal Haig have shattered the
German defenses and forced the Ger
mans to retire. North and east of the
Vimy ridge in the Arras region the
British seized six villages. A footing
also has been gained in the German
trenches northeast of Lens. South OF
the Arras-Cambrai road it is an
nounced the British forces have
gained ground east of Wancourt and
are astride the Hindenburg line. Pris-
oners taken since the beginning of the
battle of Arras now total more than
1900.
WESTERN
Scores of Chicago women urged
congressman to support compulsory
military service.
Gen. Jose NJ. Acosta and twenty-four
followers raided the ranch of NJ. NJ
Sherman, an American, twenty miles
south of Nacozari.
Information that a German com
merce raider in the guise of a sailing
ship has entered the Gulf of Mexico, !
was reported at Galveston.
Governor Gardner signed the Whit
taker bill, which prohibits capital pun
ishment in Missouri. The law be |
comes effective June 18th.
An American flag must fly from |
every business house, store front and
vehicle in Globe, Ariz, as a result of |
strict patriotic ordinance passed by |
the city council.t
WASHINGTON
Senate clears way for war by pass
ing appropriations.
Kitchen expects rapid progress of
appropriations bills in Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt visited Presi-
dent Wilson and talked over war
plans.
Steadily improving conditions in
Russia were reported by Ambassador
Francis.
Oscar T. Crosby of Warrenton, Va,
was appointed assistant secretary of
the treasury.
Plans to release for government use
many coastwise vessels on both the
and Pacific seaboards are un-
der way among the chief railroad com
panies.
The dreadnaught New Mexico, being
in the New York navy
yards, win be launched April 23d, the
Navy Department announced Con
struction will then begin on the Ten
nessee.
Gen. Carranza has given positive
assurances to the United States that
oil supplies from the Tampico fields
and other Mexican sources will not be
ienied to the United States or Great
Britain
Maj. John M. Burke, known to every
nan who knew Col William F. Cody
md the other picturesque figures of
he early West. died in Washington
lfter brief attack of pneumonia. He
sas IA years DID,,
Maj. Gen. George Goethals, builder
Il the Panama canal. was formally re-
by President Wilson to take
harge Of the building of 1000 wooden
hips for foreign commerce. Increase
4 overseas tonnage is regarded as an
need tQ defeat the German
libmarine campaign and keep ~ the
low a supplies 70 the entente L,