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1 WORLD HAPPENINGS
j Of CURRENT WEEK
! Brief Resume Most Important
i Daily News Items.
COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS
Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwwt;and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
The Oregon legislature adjourned
Monday night at 2:30, after being in
session two days over the alotted 40.
A 6evere snowstorm which was gen
eral in Utah Monday, coupled with a
shortage of hay, caused a damage of
approximately $50,000 to the sheep
and cattle industry, according to re
ports. American residents in Germany are
refused permission to leave. How
ever, there is a great percentage who
wish to stay, even though war should
come between Germany and the Unit
ed States.
Reports of progress by President
Menocal's forces against insurgent
bands in Cuba increased the hopes of
administration officials Tuesday that
peace may be re-established in the is
land without American intervention.
There were strong indications Tues
day that unless some sensational devel
opment precipitates immediate action,
President Wilson's next step in the
crisis with Germany will be postponed
until a few days before congress ad
journs for the session, a week from
next Sunday.
Washington E. Lindsey, Republican,
of Portales, Roosevelt county, is now
governor of New Mexico, having been
sworn in by Justice Roberta. He
succeeds E. C. DeBaca, Democrat,
whose death occurred Monday. Mr.
Lindsey was elected lieutenant gover
nor last November.
The French, British and Russian le
gations at Athens have published a
statement explaining the reasons for
the continuation of the blockade. The
chief reason is that the requirements
of the entente ultimatum to the Greek
government, especially with reference
to the delivery of arms, have not been
fulfilled completely.
Contracts for navy projectiles which
had been let to Hadfields, Limited, an
English concern, have been given to
the Midvale Steel company, the Wash
ington Steel & Ordnance company and
thf. flnirihle Steel comDanv. The Brit
ish government forbid the manufacture
in England of shells lortne united
States while the war is in progress.
American Mormons who attended
the funeral of the three Mormon vic
tims of the Corner Ranch raid last
Monday returned to El Paso, Tex.,
with additional details of the murder.
They asserted the bodies had been
badly mutilated. Physicians in the
nart-v rWlared the men had been se
verely tortured before being put to
death.
Agents of the department of Justice
arrested in New York Tuesday two
men, giving their names as Albert S.
Sander and Charles Wunnenburg,
charged with violating the Federal law
against carrying on a military enter
prise against a foreign country, lhey
are accused of conspiring to obtain
military information in England to be
sent to this country and then forward
ed to Germany.
The second daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Harry Lane, of Oregon, was mar
ried to Dr. S. D. Hicks, of Norfolk,
Va., Mctday.
A bone-dry prohibition bill was
passed by the South Dakota house late
Friday by a vote of 88 to 10. lhe
measure now goes to the senate.
The first party of children from the
occupied portion of France, numbering
250. arrived at Koozendall, Holland,
Thursday. Their ages ranged from 6
to 14 years. They presented a most
distressing spectacle, bearing evident
suggestions of having endured hard
ships, and all told stories of scarcity
of food.
One hundred and sixty-six Demo
crats and Republicans in Indianapolis
have been indicted by the Federal
grand jury charged with conspiracy to
corrupt the 1914 election.
Princioal railroads of the country
have taken summary action to relieve
the shortage of freight cars and the
traffic congestion at Eastern seaports,
nirnin anoroachinfr the acute stage be-
rnnsfi of the curtailment of trans-At
lantic sailings by Germany's new sub
marine policy.
Germany has released the 72 Ameri
cans who were taken prisoners by the
German raider in the boutn Atlantic
The Washington state senate passes
a bone-dry law which will oe signea Dy
Goveronr LiBter. The bill becomes
effective 90 days after the adjourn
ment of the legislature.
The Minnesota senate has passed the
, house bill submitting to the people a
''proposed prohibition constitutional
nmsndment. The measure would be
Toted on at the 1918 election, and if
GERMANS SERVE IN
MEXICAN ARMIES
Teutons Said to Be With Both
Carranza and Villa.
NEW REVOLUTION IS GAINING
Oil Fields at Tampico Protected by
Four Thousnd Men In Py of
Foreigners-Railways Cut.
Washington, D. C German officers
are serving with the armies of General
Carranza and General Villa in Mexico.
Information to this effect has reached
the State department As Carranza
and Villa are enemies, it would seem
that the Germans would offset each
other. If, however, the anti-American
sentiment should force co-operation
by Carranza and Villa the situa
tion German agents desire the Ger
man officers would act together in
operations against the United States.
The State department also has been
informed that a new revolution is
makina: headway in Mexico. The
Tampico oil fields are "protected" by
4000 men, whose chief is well paid by
the foreigners owning and producing
the oil. This is in addition to the ex
port tax paid to Carranza.
Were the , Tampico cnier suppuea
with ammunition, it would be a com
paratively easy matter for him to cap
ture Vera Cruz. He needs cartridges,
but the embargo applied by the United
States prevents him from getting
them.
There is another revolutionary force
in the state of Oaxaca which is ar
ranging to co-operate with that in the
Tampico district. If the junction
takes place Carranza will be faced by
a large body of men in addition to
Villa's army and the troops under Gen
eral ZjinntA. Railroad connection be
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City is
frequently cut by the Zapatistas, ana
it is no longer safe to go from one
point to the othe-.
The administration strongly aesires
fr avoid heinc drawn a?ain into Mex
ico, but it is realized that there is a
grave danger point which may become
menacing as a result or. activities oi
German agents.'
Villa's Voyage is Doubted.
El Paso. Tex. A report that Villa
had gone in disguise to the West coast
and taken a shiD for Japan on a poli
tical mission has been known to Car
ranza officers and officials here and in
Juarez for several days, Eduardo Sor
iano Bravo, the Mexican consul here,
said Sunday night.
"Villa has not been accounted for
since he fled to Parrel after his defeat
at Jiminez about six weeks ago," said
the consul. "We have had many re
ports that he was in different places,
hut no evidence. However, we are in
clined to doubt the story that he has
gone to Japan. It may have been in
vented to account for his absence.
His friendliness to the Japanese gov
ernment gives it plausibility. It is
believed more likely that he is in tim
ing in the mounatins, either to try to
reorganize his bands there, or because
he is sick or wounded.
"Salazar is in command in the
North, hut there is a reDort that he
split with Villa and is acting indpen-
dently. They were old-time enemies
until reconciled during the Chihuahua
City attack September 16 last."
Mr. Soriano Bravo said he heard the
raid on the Corner Ranch was used by
Salazar as a diversion in order to
smuggle ammunition over the border.
Holland Gets Apology.
London In reply to a protest by the
Dutch government regarding the shell
ing of the Dutch steamer Oldamdt,
December 29, by German coast batter
ies while the steamer was being taken
to Zeebrugge, according to an Amster
dam dispatch to Reuter's, the German
government says the shelling was "ac
cident of force majeure." The Ger
man government, the dispatch says,
expresses sincere regret that subjects
of a friendly power were killed or in
jured and expresses readiness to pay
compensation to their relatives.
Eight-Hour Bills Introduced.
Washington, D. C Senator Robin
son, of Arkansas, and Representative
Keating, of Colorado, Monday intro
duced identical bills to prohibit inter
state shipment of goods made in whole
or in part by women employed more
than eight hours a day or more than
six days a week.
The bills, drawn on the lines of the
Federal child labor law, would nation
alize conditions for American working
women.
New Ruler is Demanded.
London The speaker in the house
of
1 rnrnmnns. the Richt Honorable
.Tames William Lowther. declared here
Monday; night it was impossible for
British statesmen to make any agree
ment with the German government as
now constituted. It would be neces
sary before signing peace or any
agreement, he said, to insist that it
must be with a ' government different
THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INPfENDtMCB, OWEtOH.
MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON.
FUNST0N EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Fatal Stroke of Acute Indigestion
Comes at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex. Major General
Frederick Funston, commander of the
Southern department, United States
rmv. Rinre February. 1915. died sud
denly at a hotel here Monday night, a
few minutes after he had nmsnea din
ner. He collapsed while seated in the
lobby of the hotel talking witn inenas,
and was playing with little Inez Sil
verberg, of Des Moines, la., a guest,
with her narents. at the hotel, when
he fell unconscious. Death was almost
instantaneous. General Funston was
51 years old.
Ever since March, 1916, when he
was placed in command of all United
States forces on the Mexican border,
General Funston had worked at an un
usual pace. At critical times in bor-'
der developments he frequently re
mained on duty 24 hours of the day.
The handling of regulars disposed at
various stations on the border, the Per
shing expedition, and of late, re-arrangement
of regular troops, while
providing for the return of National
Guardsmen, have entailed an enor
mous amount of detail work, probably
exceeding that which has fallen to any
commanding general of the United
States army since the Civil war. Only
Monday General Funston completed
orders for the return of the guards
men. The picturesque and dashing capture
of Aguinaldo, the rebel chief, was the
achievement which brought runston
prominently to the attention of the
American people, but he performed
many services for his country besides
that which were probably more diffi
cult. His administration of affairs in
Vera Cruz, where he carried out the
President's orders with a firm hand,
simply holding the city when every in
fluence about him was centered upon
forcing the American army into actual
fighting with the Mexicans, probably
was the most notable service of his
career.
Two weeks ago General Funston
suffered an attack of indigestion. To
use use his own expression, "I fought
itout alone." Later he placed him
self under the care of Lieutenant Col
onel M. W. Ireland, of the medical
corps, Southern department, and re
gained normal health and spirits.
"For three days," Colonel Ireland
said, "General Funston had been en
tirely well."
Navy Ready to. Strike.
Washington, D. C. Preparedness is
the order of the day and even of the
night in Washington.
The Navy department is equipping
Ambassador to Protest.
Washington, D. C. One of the first
official acts of Henry P. Fletcher, the
new American ambassador to Mexico,
will be to protest against confiscation
of mines not in operation on February
14. Mr. Fletcher's arrival at the
Mexican capital Sunday was reported
Monday to the State department. His
formal presentation to General Carran
za probably will not be later than
Thursday and immediately afterward
he will begin making representations
on various questions at issue between
the two governments.
Big Oil Melon Indicated.
Sacramento, Cal. Making an affi
davit that their net assets are in ex
cess of their capital by $25,000,000,
the Stadard Oil company of California
has made application to the State
Corporation commission to issue $24,
843,300 worth of stock as a stock divi
dend to the stockholders of the com
pany. A similar stock dividend was
declared a year ago. The company
(Aiiu RftarjpH or stock., worth $7
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the fleet with everything it may need
to repel attacks. The navy yards are
receiving supplies and being placed in
condition to repair any ships that may
be damaged and to push to completion
the vessels under construction.
Grain Inquiry Ordered.
Boston United States District At
torney George W. Anderson, who is in
charge of a Nation-wide inquiry into
the high prices of foxl and other nec
essaries, announced Tuesday that he
would order a special investigation n
to the grain situation at Chicago and
other middle Western cities to deter
mine whether conspiracies existed to
raise the price and delay shipments to
Eastern markets. He also said the
high prices of potatoes, beans and
onions are being investigated.
Norway to Get It Coal.
London A dispatch to Reuter's
Telegram company from Christiania
says the special restrictions imposed
by Great Britian on the export of coal
to Norway have been withdrawn,
while Norway has stopped licenses for
the export of pyrites to Germany.
The latter question, which is the main
point of difference between the two
governments, will be referred to two
eminent lawyers, and should Norway's
contention be upheld licenses will be
again granted.
Farm Loan Bonds Exempt.
Washington, D. C. To correct re
ports published in Western states to
the effect that Attorney General Greg
ory had given an opinion holding un
constitutional the law exempting from
taxation mortgages taken and bonds
issued under the farm-loan system, the
Farm Loan board issued a statement
saying: "The fact is that the opinion
of the attorney general declares the
law perfectly constitutional. Farm
loan bonds are declared to be legally
and constitutionally exempt from all
taxation."
Nets Placed at New York.
New York A steel net designed to
protect the Port of New York from
hostile submarines and other craft in
the event of war was put in place at
the entrance of the harbor Monday
For the present it will be kept in po
sition only between sunset and sunrise
and will bar all ships from leaving or
entering the harbor during the night,
In case of war its construction pro
vides for placing it as a permanent
barrier.
1917 Wool Clip Sells High.
Salt Lake City Contracts for nearly
80 per cent of the April clip of Utah
wool, which, it is estimated, will
amount to 15,000,000 poundB, have
been signed and show prices rangng
from 30 to 38 cents a pound. The
lowest prices were paid for southern
wool and the higher prices for north
ern wool, but, a3 an average, they
represent the highest market ever
offered for wool in Utah.
Family Perishes in Fire.
Lethbridge, Albreta Six persons
are believed to have perished in a fire
which destroyed the home of Fred
Dase in a lonely district five miles
south of Taber Saturday. Coroner
Humphries, of Lethbridge, said that
the bodies of Dase, his wife and his
wife's sister, Mrs. John Tankrantz.
had been recovered from the ruins and
that search was being made for the
bodies of three children.
Salvationists' Aid Shown.
Chicago Statistics made nnhl
here Tuesadv bv the Salvati on Armi
covering the entire country for the
last ten years, show that the army
furnished approximately 34,000,000
beds for indigents, nearly 44,000,000
meals were provided and ' 343,418 per
sons" sent On Summer outings.
ore yian 30,000 torjg of coal were
MEXICAN
BANDITS
CROSS
Villista Raiders are Immediately
Pursued by U. S. Troopers.
BORDER PATROL IS DOUBLED
PWButionary Measure Taken Agalnt
8alaar' Threat to llrprat lVr
der IUld ChlnMKi Killed.
iv..Mnfnn n. C. Th War do-
imrtment nmdo public Saturday the
following report rrom i-oiom-i
gart, commanding Fort Ringgold:
"I.ioutenant Ayren, riorum imp
Inenft. reports that rruiay lugm
eight bandits croHH.'d into the United
SUU'S at Solixliul ranch, l mii'
of Kl Tigre Arroya. Duo nian and
seven hows were capiumi. jmvih
bandits on foot in the brush aro being
chased by troops."
Hachita, N. M. Lieutenant Colonel
J. C. Waterman, commanding the
Hachita district, sent orders to his
troops Friday to maintain day ami
night patrols along tho border insteud
of dav patrols as heretofore.
At tho same time unoinciHi reporm
w..r. r.-ri.ivi-d hero thai all of tho env
airy regiment on tho border from Kl
Paso to Douglas, Ariz., nan iuon in
structed to hold themselvo In readi-
to move immediately on instruc
tions from General FuimUtn. Thcst
nreimrutions were believed to bo pre
cautionary against Saluzar'a threat of
another raid.
Two troops of regulur cavalry have
reinforced the border patrol and two
more were to leave for the bonier im
mediately. These tru!. according U
Lieutenant Colonel Waterman, are for
patrol duty only and have no order to
gointo Mexico.
Juarez Five more ChineMo were
murdered at Madera, Chihuahua, when
Julio Acosta, a Villa commander,
raided that town on February 8, ae
cording to a message received here
bv a relative of the Chinese. Tho
Villa followers raided tho Madera
stores and carried off much loot, the
message added.
England Broadens Danger Zone;
Warnings Given All Neutrals
Washington, D. C. Notice of
dangerous area in the North Sea be
cause of operations against derrnany
has been given by the llntish admiral
ty. A copy of the notice, dated Feb
ruary 13, was received at tho State de
partment rnday.
It warns shipping that after Febru
ary 7 a prescribed area, including all
waters off Germany and parts of Hol
land and Denmark, will be dangerous
and should be avoided.
The new notice says:
"In view of the unrestricted warfare
carried on by Germany at sea by
means of mines and submarines, not
only against the allied powers, but al
so against neutral shipping, and the
fact that merchant ships are constant
ly sunk without regard to tho ultimate
safety of their crews, His Majesty's
government gives notice that on and
after February 7, 1917, tho mentioned
area in the North Sea will be rendered
dangerous to all shipping by operations
against the enemy and it should there
fore be avoided."
Germans Smash French Lines.
Berlin Troops of the German Crown
Prince, in an attack against French
positions south of Ripont, in the
Champagne, Friday, the War office an
nounced, on a front of about a mile and
a half, captured ground to a depth of a
half a mile. The Germans took 858
prisoners, including 21 officers.
The attack, which was peeeded by
intense artillery fire, was made main
ly against French positions at Mnisons
do Champagne and hill 18G, about one
third of a mile south of tho farm.
Four lines of French positions were
stormed in the attack.
The French made counter attacks in
the night and morning, but were re
pulsed with losses. The German loss
es are said to have been small.
Seller of "Cure" Guilty.
New York William N. Ritchie, 71
years old, a former Presbyterian
clergyman, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn
Saturday to having sold a habit-forming
drug under the guiso of a cure for
drug addicts. Tho police asserted he
had made large profits from his busi
ness. He will be sentenced February
23
Ritchie's attorney declared he did
not sell the "medicine" with the in
tention of violating tho law, although
he had dispensed his cure for 20 years
advertising it extensively. '
Youth Holds Up Banker.
Lincoln, Neb. A stranger strolled
leisurely into the First National Bank
at University Place, a Lincoln suburb,
Saturday at noon. There was no one
in the bank but the president. The
young man, about 23 years old, flashed
a revolver in the officer's face and
ordered him to retreat to tho vault
After locking him in the vault, the
robber picked up $2500 in currency
scorning a large amount of silver and
BOUNDARY
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WILSON POTATO E
TO TAKE ACfc
Wilful Hostilities by Subm,j8
May Not Be Awaited.
$0,01
NEW HOVE Will BE DQIBUt
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Accumulation of Minor VloUtlnd '
American UIghU by GiTrainU(y
May IW IUI for HlartM01
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Washington, I). C The stoaMond
cumulation of violations of Am Th
rlKht by Germany made u annual c
ilhio Wedmmday that rrililivj,e fo
mil would go before coiiKren j,
uthorlty for ruruior yrouKHiiik.,.. t
and property without waltm ....
orloua disaster which might
Uio country. r
Thero woro no Indication ,ho,on,,
that ho believed Uio Uuis for opl
stop had como, and It again wirernb
authoritatively that lio would iu
IllH-ratoly and with full aipn
of all tho conqunc lnvolT(l I
Official report of tho sinking
American schooner Lyman M. 1
tho Mediterranean by an Auntris
marlno added only allKhtly to U
aton. for whllo tho act la boiler
have boon Illegal, no lives wei
and the vessel apparently was wrni
Tho Incident was not looked u'
one itself sufficient to hurry liu
velopment of the situation. r
Preliminary reporta began tpiu
to government department aihlM
Uio plllnB up about tho Atlatitry
hoard of good destined for en,,,fir,
Kuropean porta. No aeriou Kr.i
from thin condition will bo Mf'
ever, until lapae of sufficient tlimr.1
ships to have gone to Kuropo rjoj
turn. iiftJ
Whllo only approiltnatoly j-kui
cent of American commerce Jf,K(01
ropo Is carried on American ahj,ta
galling of veaaela of other naaixiri
Ilea In many Instances haro ;
been cancelled or postponed, ammvef
foro tha result of the ruthlos aiy-r
rlno campaign In time will ""'tenor
far reaching disturbance of lheKor
trial life of tho United States. JjJ;;
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Warning'Against Fast Spreadifjj
Revolt in Cuba Sent by IK
Washington, IX C TteporUajeui
of the spread of tho Liberal r-'('
Cuba aroused auch apprchoi)BtjRit,
Wednesday that Secretary
cabled a second warning to thf ,l07,
of the republic that the Uultwbrilci
would not regard a legal any w
ment set up by violence. TVautlt",
sage went to Minister GonzaleaouHti
vana and to every American cej"1
bo circulated all over the IslajMric
Mr. Lansing pointed out theiprem
slblllty of tho United States f,"i
nectlon with Cuba and lnttmabind n
ly that revolution was not to l1
ated. Veato
Minister Gonzales' report lne (
growth of the revolt were aJy'(",m
by the stato department to theKCm
tarles of war and navy as proirenon
they wero received. In uelthe'J
military departments was tlit'ibiio
cation that any warlike move Aot,.c
Ing prepared In connection w,0"1(l"
situation, but because of thoiwarc
mice gained In two previous Iffil'
Hons, military operations coulte r
augurated In brief time wlthoiate J'
renewed study of plans. fxCo
Secretary linker annoniici-ennui
with the approval of the prWtr
deal had been closed for the imooII
10,000 army rifles and 2,000,OOOBoarc
ot ammunition to the Cuban fJ
ment. Negotiations for tho ia Voi
had been In progress for ldltioi
months.
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China May Join Entente
Toklo. In connection with t biiu
anese approval, now conflrrName
China's action In supporting fel!ni
tude of the United States tow$
many on the submarine queetbr rep
further stated that Japan has pj!
China all possible support, Ifcmory
the maintenance of order lnedais
where German influence Is oJV
able. China's protest to Grain li
says tho Japan Times, may I".1
as a prelude to China's eventiijquirii
clpatlon In tho war on the Bldeimtm;
entente. Japan'B special r'jcis
Interests In the Far East batr Boi
affirmed by the entente. g hat
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Potato Boycott Begunor con
Monroe, Wis. Women of pay1'
decided Wednesday that thoy'Total
stltuto a potato fast unless ti
of tubers declined by the enif A
.... ... ,rand t(
week. It Is proposed to absland t
potatoes until the price recedan,d a
women declare that In blocknrand t
Otal ot
many GO pounds of potatoes
bought, if any are avallablcfonv"!
cents, while in Wisconsin, 0Dof fla3
greatest potato-raising Btatetpparen
Union, consumers are pa''pproxl)
times that price. from i
pproxli
Count Bernetorff SaiHJ
Iloboken, N. J. Count ll TJ"
Bernstorff, ex-German ambas6 Ma
tho United States, sailed t(bm
Wednesday aboard the Scaieatin
American liner Frederick VHlal- 11
him was the Countess von B'le Stati
besides nearly 200 Qerman di' to be )
and consular officials. The fae-four
which completes the severaiiSremiuni
lomatlc relations between tlfjce. cor
States and Germany, was that v
no untoward incident. , additi
Farm Loan Warning Zlu
Washington, D. C.-The fed,BUranc.'
loan board has Issued a wey.beli
farmers against persons repatingd
be organizing farm loan a.