Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-06-07

OF grand commander OF the royal nOubo
OF H~ohenzollern, with swords, a Berlin
dispatch u
In the Memorial Day exercises in
the real Of the American sector in
Picardy a small AT erican flag and
flowers we're placed on each grave OF
an American soldier.
Andrew Bonar Law told the lower
house OF Parliament that 300 casual
ties 10 hospital cases had been caused
by the bombing of British hospitals in
France by German aviators.
The combined railway labor fedora
lions Of Argentina decided on a gem
eral strike June 30. tying up the trans
portation OF the entire country, to
force a favorable solution Of Argentine
labor problems.
The epidemic which is sweeping
over Spain, a disease which somewhat
resembles grip, is increasing in sever
lty. There are more than 100000
cases in Madrid. The mortality, how
ever, continues to be low.
The Germans are paying a heavy
penalty in the fruitless attempts to re-
take Cantigny. Air observers report
that the American artillery is inflict-
ing terrible losses on the boches to
the eastward of the new American po-
sitions.
Strong revolutionary detachments
Ut d%emobilized Russian soldiers and
peasants equipped with machine guns
and artillery have risen in the dis
trict of Tschigerine in the province OF
Kiev, in an attempt to seize govern
ment power.
Premier Clemenceau had the mar
rowest possible escape from falling in
to German hands, according to the
Parit Petit Journal. He left a certain
point on the front only a few minutes
before the arrival of a patrol Of forty
Uhlans.
The American heavy artillery May
80 obtoined direct hits on a big ammu-
milton dump of the enemy east of st.
Mihiel, which blew up with a terrific
explosion, the burst of flame and pill
lar of white smoke shooting many hun
dreds OF yards in the air.
From Flanders to Switzerland and
from the battle line to the sea, the
American expeditionary forces on
Memorial day paid homage to their
dead. Wherever American flags were
flying they were at half staff and be-
fore the day was over the S%tar-Span-
gled Banner and flowers was placed
on virtually every American grave.
SPORT
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons, widow of
the famous pugilist, has joined the
Salvation Army it was announced in
New York.
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh won four
teen rounds of his fifteen-round bout
with Soldier Bartfield OF New York al
Toledo, Ohio.
Bert NiehOff, second baseman fol
the Giants, suffered a broken right les
in the game between the Giants anC
Phillies at the National league park in
Philadelphia.
Sioux City is assured of a berth IL
the Western league for the remainder
Of the season. Several business men
headed by Charles Hagerling, pur
chased the team from the Lincoln
Neb., Baseball Amusement Company.
GENERAL
Japan is to have chapter of Ameri
can Red Cross.
Forty years ago at Lincoln, Neb.
wheat was sold at so to 80 cents I
bushel and corn at 20 to 25 cents.
James S. Clarkson, for many year
a member of the Republican Nationa
Executive Committee, died at Newark
N. j., aged &c.
The New Bedford (Mass.) CottOl
Manufacturers Association announce
a Is per cent. wage increase, effectiv
June 3, for $4,000 operatives in clotl
and yarn mills.
News of the sinking OF the Furnes
line steamship Cheviot Range and tn
loss of twenty-five Of her crew was re
ceived in Boston.
The New York Board OF Education
voted unanimously to d~iscontinu
teaching Of German in the publ
schools for the duration Of the war.
Casualties in the British ranks r.
, ported during May reached a total Q
16G.S02. The losses were divided a
follows: Killed or died of wounds, o
Ulcers, 1886; men, POSTS. Wounde
or missing, officers, 6,162; men, 1888
500.
The nation was warned agai.
/ by the food administration tina
there must be no relaxing in the rigol
GUS conservation of wheat II the necei
sary shipments are to be made TO tn
! American fighters overseas and the a
lied peoples.
President Wilson lent a hand at A
! exandria, Va, on Memorial day
driving a Tivet in the keel of what wi
l he the steamer Gunston Hall, a 9,4OI
ton freighter for the shipping boarc