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EPITOME OF THE WEEK’S EVENTS Id a Condensed Form ttie Happenings of Ml Nationalities Are Given For Our Readers. WEEK’S NEWS AT A GLANCE Important Events of the United States and Particularly in the South. European War North, west and northwest of Lutsk vicious encounters between the Ger man and Russians are ensuing con tinually, “so fast they follow.” In Galicia engagements are of con stant duration. In Bukowina the Russians continue to drive the Austrians west and south west. The Russians officially announce that up to June 15 172,484 prisoners had been captured from the Germans and Austrians. Germany claims success for the Ger man arms on the north part of the Russian front in Dvinsk, Smorgon and Dubatowka sectors. The Russians have crossed the Ser eth rivef southwest of Czernowitz and now occupy the towns of Zadova ana Stroginetz and Gliboka. News from Pertograd is to the effect that the Teutonic army operating in this re gion has been cut in two. An element of uncertainty as to the situation between the Pripet river and the Galician frontier has arisen, owing to the divergent reports of the Russian and German war offices. Both the Russians and Germans claim victory southeast of Lokatchi, south of Kiselin. The officers and crew of the Amer ican steamer Seaconent, which went ashore on the Scroby sands following an exterior explosion, have reported at the American consulate in London. They reaffirmed that the steamer sus tained her damage as the result of an explosion from without, but were un able to say whether a mine or sub marine was responsible. Having captured Czernowitz, the Russians are well on their way from that city pursuing and driving the Austrians before them toward the Ser «th river and the Carpathian moun tain passes. The Russians are generally on the offensive in Galicia and Volhynia. Mexican News Mrs. Luz Torres Villa, wife of Fran cisco Villa, is in the hands of the au thorities at El Paso, Texas. She is accompanied by her sister and her sister’s child, about five years old, and a German nurse. Mrs. Villa said she was en rout© to Chihuahua to look for her husband. When General Gonzales confirmed the news of the battle, he immediate ly placed all the blame on the Ameri can commander, charging that the Americans fired the first shot, stating they were at a courier presenting a request that the Americans retire. The Mexican command was con cealed in ambush, and Gen. Felix Go mez, who was killed in the encounter, gave the signal for the Mexicans to open fire on the Americans. Seventeen American soldiers are held prisoners in Chihuahua by Gen eral Trevino. These are the men captured at Carrizal. Geronimo Lerma, a Mexican sus pected of assaulting with a large knife Mrs. W. U. Kuykendall, while she slept, at Brownwood, Texas, was taken by a posse and immediately shot to death. Forty thousand United States sol diers are already on the border. The army patroling the internation al line is prepared to resist any ag gression the Mexican government forces may take. Warships have been rushed to Ma zatlan and Salina Cruz. Virtually the entire mobile strength of the National Guard of all the states and the District of Columbia was or dered mustered into the federal serv ice by President Wilson. When the National Guard is mus tered into service, practically one hun dred thousand men will be added to the numbor already under arms. General Funston, commanding the border forces, will designate the time and place for movements of Guards men to the international line as the occasion shall require. The state troops, Secretary of War Baker says, will be used only for bor der duty, and no additional move into Mexico is at this time contemplated. Secretary Daniels of the navy de partment has ordered additional war vessels into Mexican waters on both coasts with instructions to protect the lives of Americans. Telegrams calling for the militia were sent to the governors of all states except the three whose Guards men have already been mustered in. At the war, navy and state depart ments the press is informed that no new advices have been received from the de facto government of Mexico, but the information that tensior is increasing steadily. A l-tal of 1,148 companies will be mustered into the federal army as a result of President Wilson’s call, and each company must contain not less than 65 men, so the number of men who will be mustered into the service cannot be less than 85,000. Two major generals and twenty-one brigadier generals will be sent west to aid General Funston. The border is in a fever of excite ment. American and Carranza troops fought a sanguinary battle on the Sano Domingo ranch, near the town of Carrizal. Nearly a score of the American troops were killed, and the Mexicans lost more than forty. Seven teen Americans are reported to have been captured. The scene of the first battle of the impending clash between Mexico and the United States was just nine miles southwest of Villa Ahumada, the Mex ican field headquarters in northern Chihuahua, and the clash occurred only a few hours after President Wil son’s note warning Carranza that the "gravest consequences” would follow an attack upon the Americans. General Gonzales, commanding the Mexican troops at Juarez, held the news of the battle in abeyance for some reason, and it was an American returning to the border from the In terior who brought the first news of the battle Carrizal across the border. A dispatch from El Paso, Texas., states that approximately a thousand half-starved Mexican peons crossed the river from Juarez into the United States seeking work. A dispatch from Douglas, Ariz., an nounces that Americans are leaving Nacozari, Sonoro, Mexico; at least 110 Americans, with a sprinkling of foreigners, have left. General Calles, at Nacozari, Sonoro, has issued a circular calling on all citizens to respect the rights and safe ty of foreigners. The governor of Texas has issued a manifesto in which he urged abso lute obedience to laws of the state, and guarantees protection to any one who will report the names of Mexi cans engaged in fomenting trouble. General Funston has requested the war department to send him first the militia of New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois. General Funston, it is stated at the war department in Washington, will be allowed to pick the National Guardsmen for service on the border. Domestic After being ill only a few hours. United States Senator Edwin C. Bur leigh died at his home in Augusta, Maine. His wife died a month ago in Washington. New York bankers are arranging to extend $100,000,000 credit to the re public of France, it is authoritatively reported. In the maneuvers off Cape Ann the torpedo boat destroyer McDougal was damaged and forced to head for the Boston navy yard for docking and re pairs. Washington A bill for a big government war mu nitions plant was introduced in the house, and it will be brought up m the senate shortly. The measure leaves the selection of the site to the president, but stipulates that it must be chosen with a view to safety from attack by foreign powers. The state department is in receipt of a note from the Greek government protesting vigorously against inter ference by the entente allies with the maritime trade of Greece. The note asserts that “traditional principles” have been violated, and that Greece has so far been unable to obtain any official explanation. The American note rejecting Car ranza’s demand for the withdrawal of United States troops from Mexico and rebuking the Carranza govern ment for the discourteous tone and temper of its last communication, has gone forward. Contempt charges against H. Snow den Marshall, United States district attorney at New York, because of his criticism of a house subcommittee, were sustained in the house by a vote of 208 to 85, and the sergeant at-arms was ordered to take him into custody and bring him before the bar of the house. The government seeks 62,344 horses and mules for use on the border. Or ders to advertise in Kansas City pa pers fer that number have been sent from Washington. News from Vera Cruz is to the ef fect that notwithstanding the alarm felt there and the fact that American families went on board a battleship, perfect order is maintained. The National Guard of Georgia, Florida and Tennessee have been or dered to prepare for mobilization at Macon, Jacksonville and Nashville, re spectively. Recruits are applying for admis sion in the National Guard at a rapid rate, and there is every indication that all the regiments will have their full quota of men long before all that want to join have been mustered in. Official reports received in Wash ington show that a flame of popular feeling against the United States is being kindled throughout Mexico, and seemingly with the consent of Carran za, as in many cases the acts are those of authorized agents. Sonora military authorities, it is stated in Tucson, Ariz., have seized the Southern Pacific of Mexico sys tem and cut ail telegraph wires at the border. Eighteen carloads of Mexi can families have been sent south. The National Guard of Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina have been ordered to prepare for mob ilization at Montgomery, Lexington and Morehead City, respectively. Having accomplished its object, the dispersing of Mexican bandits who raided Texas ranches and attacked a detachment of the twenty-sixth infan try east of San Benito, Texas, and up on promises of the Mexicans at Mata moras that they would run down and punish the outlaws, the fourth Ameri can punitive expedition has with drawn from Mexico to Brownsville, Texas. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. STRENGTH OF THE NATIONAL GUARD States and Territories. i-Ar?zona 23 433 153 2 - 745 2.931 6 Connecticut h £ o'-n ii 33 7 Delaware 8 33 2 ’i‘ *-8* £££“£« ° f C ° ,Umbla 32 m 142 2,015 2,157 if IS? i is £ as as 8 « U fp 14-1 c ura 7* 447 m 5,808 6,334 } r 34 Z SS 17 Ktuituckv *>«> *2* 3,6«>5 1,77 b 19—MaJn« ana » | 66 l.m i I il if if 26—Montana i."" U 36 il 3 ’m7 2S—Nevada (a) i”;”’ 1 - 538 29—New Hatripshhe ji "77 “91 ”j \aL -1 i f if 34-North Dakota £ 5? „ - 9 4 36— Ohio 95 4 ?o .2 753 8 >» 36—Oklahoma 21 54 ~s i’iioo HSI 38— Pennsylvania 127 665 79> 10057 10SOT 39 Rhode Island 12 §2 '£ ,’SX tyJK M South Carolina 24 128 152 1516 I'gqo 41-South Dakota 10 61 71 973 mi * 134 106 3,185 3,381 45—Vermont I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” 12 67 79 756 gf? 48-West Virginia 16 109 lie i't93 I’onS 50—Wyoming 6 29 35 590 625 IS No'i-iiniiidmiliiu'il-NlViSf- ““ “5 55 55 7555 Condition of the National Guard in the Various States. According to the latest war depart ment records, the condition of the Na tional Guard is as follows:: Alabama —Medical department, good ; field artillery, poor; infantry, fair and good. Arizona —Medical department, good; infantry, fair and good. Arkansas —First Infantry Companies B, D, F and K, poor; others good or very good. Second Infantry Compa nies C and K, poor; others good or fair. California Medical department, good; cavalry, fair; field artillery, very good; coast artillery, good and fair; Infantry, fair or poor by company. Colorado—Medical department, good; corps of engineers, fair; cavalry, good ; field artillery, poor; Infantry, good and poor by companies. Connecticut Medical department, very good; cavalry, good and excel lent; field artillery, very good; coast artillery, good and very good by com panies ; Infantry, excellent and very good. District of Columbia —Medical de partment, excellent; signal corps, fair; infnntry, fair, good and excellent by companies. Georgia—Medical department, fair; infantry, fair and poor by companies; cavalry, good; field artillery, very good; coast artillery, good and poor by companies. Idaho —Infantry very good and good. Illinois —Medical department, very good; engineer corps, fair; cavalry, ex cellent and very good; field artillery, very good and good; infantry, very good and fair by companies; Seventh and Eighth Infantry, Chicago, excellent and very good. Indiana —Medical department, fair; field artillery, fair; infantry, good and very good by companies. lowa —Medical department, fair; CALL TO ARMS FOR NATION’S DEFENSE The cull to the militia of all the states was contained in the following state ment of Secretary of War Baker addressed to the governors of the states: “Having in view the possibility of further aggression upon the territory of the United States and the necessity for the proper protection of that fron tier, the president has thought proper to exercise the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the laws and call out the organized militia and the National Guard necessary for that purpose. “I am in consequence, instructed by the president to call into the service of the United States through you. the following units of the organized militia and the National Guard of the state of which the president directs shall be assembled at the state mobilization point (or at the place to be designated to you by the commanding general, eastern depart ment), for muster Into the service of the United States. "Organizations to be accepted Into the federal service should have the minimum peace strength now prescribed for organized militia. The maximum strength at which organizations will be accepted and to which they should be raised as soon as possible is prescribed in section No. 2, “Tables of Organiza tion,” United States army. “In case any regiment, battalion or squadron, now recognized as such, contains an insufficient number of organizations to enable it to conform to muster to regulur army organization tables, the organizations necessary to complete such units may be moved to mobilization camp and there inspected under orders of the department commander to determine fitness for recognition as organized by the war department. "Qircular 19, division ol militia affairs. 1914, prescribes the organizations desired from each state as part of the local tactical division, and only these organizations will be accepted into service." Militia Below Peace Strength. Records of the division of militia affairs of the war department show that the National Guard of the coun try lacks 22,000 men of the number re quired to bring it up to its supposed peace strength of 151.000. It is short by 186,000 men of Its full war strength of 315,000. Of the 12 divisions existing on pa per, only two. the Sixth New York and the Seventh Pennsylvania, have a divi sional headquarters organized. Total commissioned and enlisted Enlisted men Total commissioned.. Regimental and com pany officers Clencral and general staff officers field artillery, good; infantry, fair and very good by companies. Kansas—Medical department, very good; field artillery, fair; infantry, very good and good by companies. Kentucky Medical department, fair; Infantry, fair and good to ex cellent by companies. Louisiana Medical department, very good; cavalry, good; field artil lery, fair; infantry, good, fair and poor by companies. Muine —Medical department, fair; coast artillery corps, fair and good ; in fantry, good. Maryland—Medical department, very good; infantry, very good and fair by companies. Massachusetts —Medical department, excellent; cavalry, very good; field ar tillery, excellent; coast artillery, good and very good; infantry, good and very good by companies. Michigan Medical department, poor; engineers’ corps, fair; signal corps, good; cavalry, good; field artil lery, poor; infantry, good and very good. Minnesota Medical department, fair; field artillery, very good; in fantry, good and very good by com panies. Mississippi Medical department, poor; Infantry, fair and poor by companies. Missouri —Medical department, good : cavalry, very good; artillery, excel lent ; infantry, very good and fair by companies. Montana —Medical department very good; infantry, excellent and good. Nebraska —Medical department, very good ; infantry, excellent, good and fair by companies. New Hampshire—Medical depart ment, fair; cavalry, fair; field artil lery, good; coast artillery, poor; in fantry, excellent and very good. New Jersey—Medical department, very good; cavalry, good; artillery, very good; infantry, fair to good. New Mexico —Medical department, good; artillery, excellent; Infantry, very good and good. Or the 36 brigades, on paper, mak ing up these divisions only 28 have their headquarters organized. Due to the troops of many of the brigades and most of the divisions being from different states, and the war depart ment having no regular officers to spare, there is no one available for these staffs. For the 127 regiments of infantry and cavalry there should be 635 ma chine guns. At last reports a few weeks ago there were but 172 in the possession of the various regiments. Events Leading to Mexican Crisis in Brief Chronology The following Brief chronology con stitutes the highlights in the politl enl history of Mexico, starting with the Madero revolution against Presi den Porfirio Diaz, November 13, 1910, culminating in the present crisis, as follows: 1910. NOV. 23—Francisco I. Madero pro claims himself provisional president, and two days later Diaz resigns, sailing with his family for Europe May 31. 1912. OCT. IB —Second revolution started un der General Felix Diaz. Two weeks later he Is captured by federal troops and uprising apparently crushed. 1913. FEB. 21—Third revolution takes place and V'ictorlano Huerta proclaimed provisional president. Gustavo Ma dero executed. FEB. 21—Fourth revolution, this time ngalnst Huerta, started by Carran za, governor of Coahulla. OCT., IS—Huerta proclaims himself dictator and abrogates constitution. 1914. APRIL 9 —Paymaster and seven sailors arrested in Tampico by Mexican sol diers. Though released a few hours later. Rear Admiral Mayo demanded an apology, punishment of the Mex ican officer in charge and a salute of twenty-one guns. This was the APRIL 21 —United States marines oc cupy customhouse at Vera Cruz and take charge of city. JUNE 24—Peace protocol signed by “A B C” mediators at Niagara Falls, Ontario. JULY 15 —General Huerta resigns as provisional president. AUG. 14 —Carranza, by agreement with General Obregon and General Itur bide, named provisional president, to succeed Francesco Carbajal, who held office one month after Huerta’s resignation. , NOV. 11 —The outbreak of hostilities between Carranza and Villa takes place. 1915. JAN. 5 to MARCH s—Sporadic fight ing between Villa and Carranza forces. Oct. 19—United States formallly rec ognizes Carranza de facto govern ment. Wild jubilation in Mexico City. 1916. JAN. I—Villa atrocities against Amer icans become daily. JAN. 13 —Fifty Americans massacred by Villistas near Chihuahua City. JAN. 15 —Fight between American troops and Mexican soldiers near Fort Hancock, fifty-three miles east of El Paso. JAN. 17 —Villa orders his troops to shoot ail Americans on sight. JAN. 23—Eight Americans hanged by Villa's orders at Carnejutla, Mexico. FEB. 18 —Official report made to Sec retary of State Lansing disclosed that total American murders in Mex ico numbered 146 in three years. MARCH I—Sporadicl—Sporadic raids by Villistas across border become almost dally. MARCH 9 —Columbus raid by 1,500 Mexican rebels under Villa. Seven teen Americans slain. MARCH 19—American troops under command of Colonel Dodd enter Mex ico as vanguard of General Per shing’s punitive expedition. FORCES OF UNITED STATES AND MEXICO NOW IN FIELD ALONG BORDER. Douglas 2,500 Columbus 2,500 El Paso 3,500 Rio Grande 1,500 Presidio 1,000 Laredo 10,000 Brownsville 9,000 San Antonio 4,500 Total 34,500 These men are stretched along a front of 1,800 miles. This makes the line average 19 men to the mile. IN MEXICO. Namiquipa 3,500 Babricora 1,500 San Miguel 500 Madera 500 Galena 1,000 Casas Grandes 3,000 Corralitos 1,500 Ascension 500 Total 12,000 These men are stretched along a front of 250 miles. This makes the line average 48 men to the mile. AGAINST THIS FORCE CARRANZA HAS. In Sonora under Calles 12,000 In Chihuahua facing Pershing. .40,000 At other points along border 15,000 Total 67,000 The ordnance department had only 77 available. There were 67 others In the sea-coast defenses, but they were needed there. Transportation is of the utmost Im portance in any field operation and this will be particularly true in Mexi co. Yet the Sixth New York division is the only one with complete regi mental and divisional wagon trains. The Seventh Pennsylvania has com plete regimental trains but needs 115 wagons to complete the divisional trains. PAINS IN SIDE AND BACK How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and How She was Cured. Burlington, Wis.—“l was very irreg ular, ana had pains in my aide and back, H-mbut after taking Lydia E. Pinkham’g Vegetable Com pound Tablets and using two bottles of the Sanative Wash I am fully convinced that I am entirely cured of these trou- H bles, and feel better all over. I know your remedies have 1— 1 done me worlds of good and I hope every suffering woman will give them a trial.”—Mrs. Anna Kelly, 710 Chestnut Street, Burling ton, Wis. The many convincing testimonials con stantly published in the newspaper* ought to be proof enough to women who suffer from those distressing ills pecu liar to their sex that Lydia E.Pinkham’a Vegetable Compound is the medicine they need. This good old root and herb remedy has proved unequalled for these dread ful ills; it contains what is needed to restore woman’s health and strength. If there is any peculiarity in your case requiring special ad vice, write the Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co. Lynn, Mass., for free advice. IF YOU HAVE miHin Malaria or Piles, Sick Headache, Costive Bowels, Dumb Ague, Sour Stomach, and Belching; If your food does not assimilate and you have no appetite. Tuff’s Pills will remedy these troubles. Price, 25 cents. One Exception. ‘‘A man who is any kind of a man should always have convictions to his credit.” “But suppose he is state’s attorney and can’t always get ’em?” Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that It Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria Judging, by Conditions. “Sin, my dear pupils,” said Deacon Barnes to his Sunday school class, “Is the legacy of Adam.” And the bright boy in the class re marked that that was probably the first case on record where a will waa not broken. “Yes,” said the deacon, “but it should be remembered that there was enough to go around. I don’t remem ber hearing of anybody who didn’t re ceive his share of the inheritance.” FRECKLES Now Is the Time to Get Bid of These llßly Spots. There’s r.o longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the prescription othlne—double strength—ls guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othlne —double strength—from your druggist, and apply a little of It night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that more than cne ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength othlne, as this Is sold under guarantee of money back If It falls to remove freckles. — Aiv. Cautious Definition. “Pa, what is a figure of speech?" “H’m! 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It is a doctor’s prescription which proved so wonderfully successful for skin troubles that it has been used by other doctors all over the country for twen ty years. Every druggist sells resinol ointment and resincl soap.—Adv. The bayonets used at the battle of Waterloo were about a foot longer than the modern weapons. For proud flesh use Hanford's Bal sam of Myrrh. Adv. Poverty enables a man to save a let of money—by not having it to spend.