Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-06-28
FOREIGN

chine fell inside the hostile lines art
or II had caught fire during a fight.
Philip Edward Morrell, Liberal, rep
~resenting a small pacifist group IN the
House Of Commons, started a debate
on the question Of peace BY agree
ment.
Austria's grave food situation, cou-
pied with the apparent failure Of the
new offensive against Italy, is exoit-
ing pessimistic comment In the Vienna
press.
Che execution at military headquar-
terS at Tientsin Of Gen. HUI Chen
Chang because Of monarchist propa-
ganda among his troops. is confirmed
by a presidential mandate issued at
Picking.
Four residents of Berlin attempted
to escape from Germany in two aero
planes. One succeeded In landing In
Denmark, but the other was brought
down in the Baltic sea by German
guardships.
In many provinces Of Hungary there
is only one-third or one-quarter the
food necessary to maintain the popula-
tion in health, former Premier risza
declared in a speech to the Hungarian
Parliament.
The transport Santana, proceed
ing from Bizerta for Malta, was tor
pedoed and sunk on the night Of May
10-11, according to the Havas agency.
There we're on board 2,150 soldiers
and native workmen, of whom 1,512
were saved.
More than 100000 persons have
gone on strike in the Volcan arsenal
and the WRrschalowski airplane works
in Vienna, according to a dispatch
from Zurich to the Exchange Tele-
graph. The dispatch adds that riots
have occurred at Favoriten, Margere-
then, Ottaking and Brigittenay, sub
urbs of Vienna.
The food situation and the war
WEAKNESS of the people within the
dual monarchy again are making trou-
bic for the authorities. Troublous
times also seemingly are in store for
the German government owing to the
lack of bread. In Vienna mobs are re-
ported to have raided bakeries and
stoned the residence of the premier
and even to have attacked one of the
wings of the imperial palace. Troops
had to be called out to restore order
SPORT
Hubert Dutch) Leonard, pitcher
for the Boston American league base
ball team, was placed in class one by
the Fresno, Cal, city board.
Marty O'Toole and Billy Kelly, the
battery for whom Barney Dreyfuss
paid $4,000 several years ago, are now
members Of the Omaha team.
New regulations issued to draft
boards by Provost Marshal Genera
Crowder to govern application of The
work or fight order do not rule specifi
cally upon the status of professional.
baseball players or other classes
which may be affected, but emphasize
the section of the order placing game.
and sports among the occupations
classed as n%onuseful.
GENERAL
According to reports made to lhC
emergency fleet corporation at leas.
sixty-three ships will be launched oI
the Fourth of July.
Deliveries of steel ships to the chip
ping board In the first two weeks o
June numbered sixteen, with aNtota
lightweight tonnage Of S9,162.
Confidential information received
by the Navy Department in the Brit
ish admiralty's pink book" show
that such progress is being made b!
the allied navies in combating the U
boat as to score practically a subma
rine sunk for every new one turned
out of German shipyards.
The sundry civil bill, carrying 81,
761, FOL GOO for the ship building pro
gram; $5O,OOO,O 900 for the President.
emergency war fund, and $1.250,0O
for the committee on public informa
ton, wal passed by the House.
Tentative plans for the fourth Lii
erty Loan as indicated by the treasur,
are: Amount at least $4,000, 100000
Interest rate AZ perCent. CampaigI
to open early in October. Denon,ina
ton of bonds same as the third loan
Postal inspectors arrested a numbe
of travelling agents Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company on train
between Boston, New York, PhiladeI
phta, Baltimore and Washington AM
seized suitcases they we're carryini
filled with messages filed for trans
mission by telegraph.
A woman known at Trinidad a
Mrs. Frank j. Vanders, and who, wit
a nan giving the name of Fran
Thomas, was arrested at Ration, N. M
in connection with the death OF 10
Marine, a pawnbrOker, In Kansa
City, Mo-, May "a last, was identifier
as Matte Howard, who engaged tn
room in the Kansas City apartment
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