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ABOUT THE WAR

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ABOUT THE WAR
Berlin says sixteen hostile aircraft
brought down in France.
Bagdad capture includes tWO-thirds
OF Turkish army's artillery.
French drive back Germans on
i,5O0-meter front, taking prisoners.
The capture by the Russians OF the
Persian town OF Kermanshah Is re-
ported.
French cabinet to be r~eorganized
by Premier BRAND; more ministers
believed plan.
At the end Of June, France will
have spent in the war in round fig
ures $4,000. OOO, 900 francs (about $16.-
100000. OOO).
British cavalry from Bagdad has
occupied Kazimain, on the Tigris
river five miles above Bagdad, it was
officially announced.
Andrew Bonar Law blames Irish
Nationalist for ~hampering conduct OF
war; tells House of Commons govern
ment may appeal TO country.
Socialist members of Prussian diet
openly talk If rebellion; say upper
classes no longer can drive ''serfs to
war" Scott at hopes of full German
victory; denounce ruthless submarine
war.
Francisco Villa captured Parral,
Chihuahua, defeating the Carranza
forces there, according to a report re-
ceived by government agents at Ell
Paso, Tex, and forwarded to Wash.
ington.
Gar abdicated Russian throne for
self and son. Brother refuses to ac-
cept, ending Romanoff dynasty;
Duma and new council of ministers
constitute government until meeting
OF constitutional assembly.
The British troops in the Somme re-
gion of France have occupied almost
all OF the st. Pierre-Vaast wood and
5000 yards of German trenches north
and south of the wood, according to
the British official communication.
The Emperor of Russia has alb
dictated and Grand Duke Michael Alex
a%ndrovitch, his younger brother, has
been named as regent for the 12-year-
old Czarevitch. The Russian ministry,
charged with corruption and incompe-
tence, has been swept out OF office.
Alexander Protopopoff, head of the In
terror Department, and former minis
ter Sturmer, are reported killed.
WESTERN
City official Of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
closed all moving picture theaters,
owing to the epidemic Of scarlet
fever.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany will soon commence the cree
ton of the worlds largest smokestack
at its smelter in Anaconda, Mont, to
replace the large stack now in use.
Hiram w. Johnson, United States
s~enator-elect, relinquished the COVER
norship OF California before a joint
session of the Legislature, and Lieut..
Gov. William ID. Stephens, former rep
resentative in Congress from the
Tenth district, became the states
chief executive.
WASHINGTON
Former Senator w. e. Chiffon of
West Virginia petitioned the Senate
to investigate the election OF his Re
publican opponent, Howard suther-
land, who defeated him by a narrow
margin last November.
The Navy Department awarded
contracts for new ships totalling ap-
proximately s135. 00O, 900. Five battle
cruisers at $40, 600. 1000 each and six
scout cruisers at approximately &c..
100000 each are to be built.
The special Senate session which
began March 5 adjourned sine die on
the 10th after confirming most of the
400 nominations which failed at the
last session and falling to ratify the
$25,000,0 600 Colombian treaty.
China has severed diplomatic rela.
lions with Germany. taken possession
Of all German merchant ships In
Shanghai, about six in number, placed
their crews IN shore under guard and
placed armed guards on the vessels.
The United States sent to General
Carranza a formal notification that It
cannot participate in his proposed
pan-American concert to cut off mum.
tions n food shipments to the Euro
pean belligerents with a view TO fore
ing peace.
President Wilson Friday called up.
on the railroad managers and chiefs
Of the employees brotherhoods as pat.
riotic men to reopen the question at
issue between them and prevent a
general interruption of railway traf.
fio lin this time Of national peril"
e Confidential diplomatic reports from
the representatives OF a neutral gov
eminent In Mexico, passing through
Washington on their way to Europe,
say the German bank in Mexico City