The Lovington Leader, 1917-06-08

23.681 and the Austrlans 11,500 prls prls-. - . prls-. oners. A Swedish ship engaged In the work of the Belgian relief commission waa sunk May 18th, notwithstanding It held a German permit to sail. From Soissons eaatward intense ar artillery - tillery artillery duel Is In progress between French and Germans. Since Msy 1st, French have taken 8.C0Ú prisoners. Austrian war office says Italian cas casualties - ualties casualties have been very heavy. More than 13,000 unwounded Italians has been captured up to Sunday, aays the statement. Following reports of increase in Russlansrllllery activity against Aus Austrlans, - trlans, Austrlans, comes a statement of renewal of activity of the RussoRumsnlan forces against the Teutonic allies In Rumania. Seventy-six persons were killed and 174 Injured In Dover or Folkestone, England, In the most ambitious raid upon England yet made by German aircraft. Of tha killed, 2? were women and 23 children. In Champagne region of France, Germana launch fierce attacks, but re driven off with great loaa of men.

than 8500 In currency and several hundred dollars In checks and negoti negotiable - able negotiable papers and escaped. Two detachments of Company O, of the National guard, have been ordered Into the field for police duty. One detachment, commanded by Capt. H. M. Peck, will relieve Texas guards guardsmen - men guardsmen at Elephant Butte dam. More than seventy homes for min miners - ers miners and others in the employ ot Stag Canon Fuel Company at Dawson, eighteen miles from Cimarron, will bo built this summer. Thomas McMlllIn, former chief of police of Albuquerque, is to be assist assistant - ant assistant superintendent of the stste peni penitentiary, - tentiary, penitentiary, to succeed Barney Spears, formerly Of Gallup. John V. Conway, assistant stato school superintendent, narrowly es escaped - caped escaped death when the car In which he was traveling in Rio Arriba was hit by a cloudburst

to stand their ground until the Unit United - ed United States can get in with 1,000.000 or 2,000,000 men and help roll the Ger Germans - mans Germans back to the Rhine. President Wilson Joined the rauks of participants in the Liberty loan by subscribing for a 110,000 bond. The United 8tates' position against granting pass porta for attendance up upon - on upon the Stockholm Socialist conference Is unchanged. 1 A bill by Senator ' Polndexter of Washington to punish malicious stor storting - ting storting of foodstuffs and other necessar necessaries, - ies, necessaries, under penal ties of from tlx - months' to threw yean' imprisonment vat favorably reported by tha Senate tndlclary committee.

posits Inrrease.i (rom s.:r,i;.oi ;i i 8i3.::Ht!.3:'iiii7. a tttai of 8t.li.i4 s,:. The total loans anj discounts In Increased - creased Increased from 8.67l.8::s fio to 8W.17I, 8W.17I,-Cti29N, - Cti29N, 8W.17I,-Cti29N, a total of 83.4'.t,S3:.3i. The total number ot depositors Increased from 31,571 to o8,U'.'T. a total or These figures, which further dem demonstrate - onstrate demonstrate the phenomenal growth ot siate banking in New Mexico, are shown in the report of State Hank Examiner George II. Van Stone, cov covering - ering covering conditions at the close of busi business - ness business mi May 1, and compsilng these conditions with state bank conditions

WASHINGTON Prisoners at the Maryland peniten penitentiary - tiary penitentiary have bought $2,150 worth of Lib Liberty - erty Liberty Loan bonds. Charles Emmet Yeater or Missouri waa nominated to be vice governor of the Philippine lalands. The Senate Finance Committee de decided - cided decided to provide In the war tax bill to raise 180,000.000 by consumption taxes of 2 cents a pound on coffee, 5 cents on tea, cent on sugar and 3 cents on cocoa. President Wilson is convinced I bat the British and French will be ablt

Men Can t Fail If Women Help. Estancia -A large cro, assembled In the court house lo hear (iovernor and Mrs. I.lndsey speak. The govern governor - or governor urged the registration of all per persons - sons persons within the age limit for the se selective - lective selective conscription, which he explain explained - ed explained thoroughly. He t.ild that those bet ter qualified for th- farm would lie placed there; those for the air. there; those for the submarine, in that ca

Waatai n Nr tati I nion Vm hi 1 i - Copenhagen. Reporta from Vienna ay that simultaneously with the cpenlng of the Austrian Parliament thousands of workmen ceased work and organized a aeat procession ass demonstration for peace. Amsterdam The roud bouse of Hapsburg bowed to the twentieth ootury apirit of democracy. In tha Reichsrath, the Austrian Parliament, the young Emperor King. Charles II , made the most liberal, most progress-

Tax collections in nearly all coun counties - ties counties are reported good. Congressman ,VYslin la wearing a pinto bean on a tie pm. Senator Banh of Aluuuueriie will plant 176 acres of beans. A largely attended patriotic meet meeting - ing meeting waa held at Clayton. Five McKlnley county men weie convicted of election frauds. Memorial Day was observed in the cities and towns of the state. The .McCaffey saw mill in the Zuul