WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
‘‘A Little Group of Wilful Men,” Said the President.
CITY OF BAGDAD
TAKEN BY BRITISH
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
Maude’s Army Enters Ancient
City After Hard Drive.
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BRIEF
Events of Noted People, Government«
Turk« Surprised, Despite Clear Moon­
and Pacific Northwest and Other
light, When English Cross Diala
Things Worth Knowing.
River and Plant Big Forre.
Walter Clark, American landscape
painter and winner o f many art med­
als, diet! Tuesday in New York.
London Bagdad, the ehief Turkish
eity in Mesopotamia and formerly the
capital o f the empire o f the Caliphs,
President Carranza has re-established
has been raptured by the British
the capital in Mexico City. It is esti­
forces. Announcement of the rapitu-
mated that Carranza received 1,500,-
|
lut
ion of the eity was made Sunday by
000 votes in the election for the presi­
the British official press bureau, on re­
dency Sunday.
,
ceipt of a telegram from General
According to reports current in the
Maude saying the British forces bad
financial district o f New York, Russia
is contributing largely to the continued !
1 occupied Bagdad early Sunday morn-
heavy imports o f gold for account of
I ing.
the entente powers.
No details were contained in Gener­
President Wilson sent to the senate
al Maude’s dispatch.
about 1300 nominations which failed
The following official rejsirt was re-
o f confirmation at the last session of
!
reived
concerning
the o|M-rations
the senate. Almost all are army and !
navy promotions and postmaster ap­
I against Bagdad, carrying tbern up to
pointments.
; Saturday morning, when the Turks
About 60 German submarines were
| had been forced back within three
captured and destroyed between Janu­
mites west and southwest of the city.
W I L L I A M J S T O N E . M O .'. O A M C S A O ' G O R M A N , N Y . P A R R Y L A N E . O R C . ^ W E S L C Y O O N C 3 , W A 3 r l !
ary 1 and February 15, according to
“ Our forces engagi-d with the Turks
t OV « g C A .
4#
r-
reports reaching Washington, the first
W I L L I A M F KIR BY, A R K . 0 A M E . 3 K . V A R D A M A N . MISS.' R O B T .M LAFOLLETTe.W IO.' O O P N D W O R K J Ì C A L .
on the Diala line the night o f the
authoritative word o f the entente suc­
eighth, succeeded, despite the bright
a l b e r t o c u m m i n » , iow a
g e o . w . n o r r u , n e b .
M o s e s e c l a p p . ' m i n n . a b l e < j g r o n n a . n o .
cess in coping with the undersea boats.
; moonlight, in effecting a surprise
I crossing o f the Diala and' establishing
An appeal for the pardon o f Maury
This is the “ little group o f wilful session o f the United States senate,
a strong |>ost on the right bank there­
1. Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti, con­ men,” according to the statement is- Each of the men has an explanation of
of. Meanwhile, on the morning of tlie
victed in California o f violation o f the sued by President Wilson after the de- his own to the effect that he op|M>scd
* eighth, the Tigris having been bridged
Mann white slave law, and whose case
feat o f the bill directing him to arm the bill on constitutional or public
some distance down stream, n Brit­
reached the highest court in the land, ! merchant ships in the last hours o f the grounds.
Cuban Revolutionists Destroy Cane 1 at
ish detachment marched up the right
where the conviction was upheld, has
bank and found the enemy holding a
been made to President Wilson.
Fields and Bridges.
| position about six miles southwest o f
The funeral o f Count Zeppelin was
1 Bagdad.
held Tuesday at Stuttgart.
Many
Santiago Major Rigoberto Fernan­
“ The enemy was driven from this
years ago the late inventor erected his
des, leader o f the liberal forces, has (sisition to another |s»sitiori two milea
own vault and therefore Countess Zep­ Forty-One Thousand Railroaders Are
left Santiago with his troops and many in the rear. During the night o f the
pelin declined the offer made to her by
Cared for by Single Contract.
civilians. Before leaving he liberated ! ninth a passage of the ’ Diala was
the king of Wuerttemberg to give the
forced and our troop* advanced some
all polities! prisoners, including Ro­
body a tomb in the royal cemetery.
four
miles toward Bagdad.
The biggest insurance deal ever con-
driguez Fuentes, the ex-governor. The
“ During the night our forces on the
Notwithstanding the German sub­
|
city
continues
peaceful
under
the
pro­
sumated was that whereby the Union
right bank o f the Tigris drove the en­
marine menace, exports from New
tection o f American sailors,
emy from his second |M»sition. bivouack­
York for February, 1917, were only Pacific Railroad company took out a
j An engagement is reported in the
ing on the ground gained. This ad­
$1,470,805 less than for February, ■ thirty million dollars insurance policy,
vicinity o f San Luis, and many com-
vantage, notwithstanding a blinding
1916, which was one day longer, ac­ which went into effect January 1, 1917,
; batants are said to have been killed
: dust storm and a violent gale, was
cording to figures made public. The and under which forty-one thousand j
and wounded.
| pressed on the morning o f the 10th,
total for the month this vear was
The cane fields at Satillo ami San
persons
are
beneficiaries
o
f
the
plan.
■
I the Turks being pushed back to within
$223,464,135.
’ Ana have been destroyed, as well as
i These include all employes o f the com- J
three miles west and southwest of
all railroad bridges o f the Cuba Rail­
Navy recruiting continues to show a
( Bagdad."
pany
who
have
been
in
the
service
for
I
way company ami three locomotives o f
great increase.
For the first eight
—
days in March the net gain was 716 one year, but does not apply to those \
the same railroad.
men. On March 1 there were 59,037 whose salaries are over $4000 a year, j
enlisted men in the navy, and on The premium on the policy amounts
Babies Reported Slain.
March 8, 59,753. There are still need­ to $800,000 a year.
I-ondon “ Thus far only fragmen­ Score or More Killed and Property
ed for mobilization, including regulars
Group insurance is not a substitute
tary rejsirts o f the remarkable debate
and reserves, 102,295.
for individual insurance, but is meant
Damage Great.
in the Prussian Diet on the food crisis
Scores of German reservists have to provide some insurance to those i
have been printed in the German news­
not
otherwise
protected
by
it,
and
to
crossed into the Mexican state o f So­
papers,”
says a Reuter’s diMpatch
Indiana|(olis A tornado swept over
nora from points in Arizona within the be a substantial addition to the indi­
■ from Amsterdam.
“ The VorwaertH i Central Eastern Indiana late Sunday,
vidual
insurance
which
all
are
en-
last week, an agent of the department
| contains the following passage from killing more than a score of (M-rsons at
o f Justice announces. Many o f them, i couraged to provide for themselves.
’ the speech o f Herr Hofer, a Socialist Newcastle and two children in Wayne
-
The
plan
has
been
found
to
work
best
he said, are known to have had mili­
member o f the Prussian Diet:
“ The county.
only
as
it
is
operated
on
an
exclusive
tary experience. The agent said they
mortality among elderly |>eople is in­
basis,
namely,
to
include
everybody
The total number of injured will run
appeared to be scattering to all parts
creasing at a terrible rate, while epi­ over 200, some o f whom are probably
employed, or all those in that class for !
o f Mexico.
demics are spreading everywhere, ow­ fatally hurt. The damage will total
whose benefit insurance is desired.
A recommendation that 15,000 In­
ing to the decreased |x>wers o f resirt- well over a million dollars at New­
Under the Union Pacific plan, in the :
dian boys o f the various Indian schools I event o f the death o f an employe from
ance. The situation is much more castle and several thousand dollars in
and reservations throughout the coun­ any cause, accidental or otherwise, the
serious than admitted. The number of Wayne county.
try be organized, armed and equipped ! insurance company pays one year’s j
suicides is increasing and parents arc
and drilled under regular army officers salary, with minimum o f $500 and!
killing their children owning to their
Newcastle, Ind. More than a acore
was unanimously adopted by the Unit­ | maximum o f $2500 on any individual.
inability to obtain food for them.
o f persons were killed and 150 were in­
ed States Board o f Indian Commission­
If the employe meets with accident-1
jured, some fatally, in a tornado which
ers, which met at the Sherman Insti­ al injury in the course o f his employ- j
Dynamiter Joint Marines.
wrecked 300 residences in this city
tute at Riverside, Cal., in special ses­ ment the insurance company pays two ;
The property damage
( I E .A N N E T T E
R A N K IN
Chicago— Robert S. Phillips created | late Sunday.
sion recently.
j years’ salary if it results in the loss of j
considerable excitement at the Marine was estimated at $1,000,000.
Miss Jannette Rankin, the first wo­ Corps recruiting station here Saturday
It pays
The storm swept over the city in a
By a vote o f 81 to 47 the Minnesota 1 any two limbs or two eyes.
man elected to the house o f represent­ when he applied for enlistment, assur­ southeasterly direction, demolishing
one
year’s
salary
for
the
loss
o
f
a
!
house indefinitely postponed action on
atives, comes from the sturdy state of ing the enlisting officer that he could practically everything in a path almost
the Anderson statutory prohibition bill. single limb. For loss o f time result­
Montana. She is now in Washington “ blow up anything from a tin can to a two blocks wide and more than 10
The vote killed any chance for further ing from the period o f disability, not
waiting to be seated as one of the battleship.”
exceeding
two
years.
He was accepted for blocks long.
For several hours the
legislation at this session to abolish
The foregoing are occupational acci­ members from that state when Presi­ service, however, when he explained city was entirely rut off from commu­
the liquor traffic.
dents. Disability resulting from non- dent Wilson calls the extra session of that he was a professional dynamiter. nication.
Postmaster General Burleson has an­ occupational accidents and disability congress April 16.
He left for the East, where he will
Governor Goodrich was asked to
nounced that after April 1 the appoint­ resulting from disease are put upon
join a mining company on the sea­ send troops to police the city.
ments o f all postmasters o f the first, the same basis, and payment is made ington Railroad & Navigation com­ board.
The exact number o f dead may not
second and third class will be subject to for the entire period if it exceeds pany, operating in the states o f Ore­
he known for several days, as practi­
competitive examinations.
Nomina­ one week, up to twelve months. In gon, Washington and Idaho, are all
Villa Ammunition Found.
cally all the laslies thus far found have
tions will be sent to the senate as in addition, if the employe becomes to­ affected by the insurance plan, the line .Chihuahua City, — A large quantity been dug out o f the wreckage o f their
the past, but in making selections the tally or permanently disabled within being the western unit o f the Union o f hidden Villa ammunition was found homes. The search was hampered by
President will be guided by the results twelve months by reason o f disease he Pacific. Over 5000 will be affected.
Saturday by the de facto troops follow­ darkness, but it is believed more
o f examinations and will send in the gets further
payment for twelve
During the month o f February the ing the battle at Cusihuiriachic, Chi­ bodies will be found.
names at the head of the lists. Wheth­ months more. In other words, if per- employes o f the road were paid a huahua.
Twenty-three laslies had been re­
er a civil service commission, under manenty and totally disabled, he gets month’s salary as extra compensation
A prisoner captured by the Carranza covered and six persons missing. It
which fourth class postmasters are an entire payment o f twenty-four for service during the year 1916, and forces in the battle, revealed the hid­ was believed other bodies still were
now named, will conduct the examina­ months.
over $336,000 was disbursed in this ing place o f the ammunition in return buried in the wreckage which had not
tions, has not been determined.
The employes o f the Oregon-Wash- manner.
for a pardon.
The cache contained been searched.
several
thousand
rifle
cartridges and
Democrats and Republicans of the
30 0 0 Ship Workers Quit.
artillery shells, according to an official
Bernstorff in Norway.
Livestock Losses Heavy.
senate in a recent caucus cleared the
report
received
here.
Oakland,
Cal.
—
Nearly
3000
un­
London
Count
von
Bernstorff,
for­
Helena,
Mont.— Unless winter breaks
way for early modification of senate
soon livestock losses will be extremey
procedure so as to make filibusters skilled laborers, representing more mer German ambassador at Washing
America’s Aid is Small.
heavy, according to information given
such as defeated the armed neutrality than 85 per cent o f the total employ­ ton, arrived at Christiania Monday
ers’ roster, employed at the Union Iron morning, according to an Exchange
New York—The Unite«] States has to Railroad Commissioner McCormick,
bill impossible in the future.
Works o f Alameda and the More & Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. contributed a total o f $9,980,602 to who has just returned from a trip over
Herbert A. Meyer, of Ohio, has been Scott shipyards o f this city, have quit On reaching the quay several hundred Belgian relief, according to a state­ the eastern and northern part o f Mon­
appointed assistant to the secretary of work, practically tying up all ship­ members of the German colony and ment made by the Commission for Re­ tana. In Sheridan there have been
the Interior.
Mr. Meyer, who has building operations.
representatives o f the legation gave lief in Belgium. This sum, the state­ large losses.
In the Yellowstone and
been private secretary to Secretary
The walkout followed the submission the returning passengers an enthusias­ ment said, was less than 4 per cent of the Musselshell counties and the , Miles
Lane, will have administrative charge o f a compromise wage by the ship­ tic welcome.
Passengers on the liner approximately $250,000,000 that has City stock country there is much suf­
o f the Alaskan railroad now being building companies involved, which said that bad
weather prevailed been expended by the commission in fering. Cattle are unable to reach the
b u ilt
was refused by the employes.
Belgium and Northern France.
throughout the voyage.
grass because o f deep snow.
MANY ARE REPORTED SLAIN
HUGE POLICY PROTECTS MEN “ The Lady From Montana.”
TORNADO SWEEPS INDIANA