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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. Secretary Lancing reported formally to President Wilson yesterday the proceedings of the last session of the Iau-Aliierican conference, which decided upon recognition for the Carrauza i»arty as tlie de la In government in Mexico. The president gave his approval. Secretary Lansing said the form in ulilcli recognition woiiid be extended or the time had not yet ln-cn fixed. According to a dispatch Jioiu LI Paso grave anxiety is felt for the welfare of approximately 500 ineinbers of the Mormon colonic- ..f tli.- Casis Grandes district, when the news of tlie recognition of Carrauza liecouies generally known in tin- Villa army, niohlized there. These colonists have already rej»orted depredations by the Villa forces. ! ut have refused to leave their properties, although repeateilly urged to do so by the state department. - The governments of Bolivia. 1ragtiay and Gaiitemala remained |a be lieard from today in approval of tlie action of the Inited States government in deciding to recognize tlie Carrauza government in Mexico. Tlie other countries which participated ill the Ban-American jioaoe conference through their diplomatic representatives — Argentina. Brazil and Chile — already have sanctioned the work of the conference. Tlie approval of the first-named governments is expected momentarily. The next step to be taken by tlie Inited States will be determination of the form in which recognition shall lie accorded. It is expected to be extended this week, possibly through formal notification to Kliseo Arredoinlo. Carranzas official agent here. Prohibition of shipment of arms to factions opposed to Carrauza government then will follow. A dispatch from Paris yesterday says: Three-quarters of tlie city of Belgrade has been destroyed by 0.OO0 Atistro -German shells and the fighting continues, according to an Athens dispatch to the Matin. Telephone communications lietwecn Belgrade and Xish has Ixen cut. A dispatch from Athens i ays: The text of the declaration which the government will submit tomorrow to the chamber has been completed by the council of ministers and will be submitted by Premier Zaimis to King Cmistaii-tlne today tmt his signature. The liberal deputies will meet tomorrow at the home of former Premier Venizelos to decide what shall Ik- the attitude of that party in the chamber. According to information obtained from the s-.ip|icrters of Venizelos. who controls :i majority of tlie chandler, he will attempt to avoid a fresh crisis, but is unwilling to assume responsibility for the policy of the Zainns cabinet. The liberal party, therefore, will assist the government to obtain a quorum and will facilitate legislation, but is not disposed to grant the government a vote of confidence. The view is entertained in diplomatic and other official quarters that the operations in the Balkans have assumed new and inqiortant significance. The Austro Cerman drive to the southeast is regarded as a sequel to the French successes in the Champagne and the manner in which tin* Russians have prevented onvel pnieiil of tlieir armies. Germany and Austria, according to this view, are compelled to seek I new field M effort toward the accomplishment of decisive results, as well as for the attempt to break through the enveloping ring of the allies. From Panama a dispatch says: A careful survey of the sli.h- area in tin- Calliard cut reveals tin-fact that there are probably 10.0U0.4KIO cubic yards of earth in motion, which must be taken out by dredging operations before a permanent channel through the cut is peaaMe. The canal engineers concede little lioj 1 opening the water way. even tciiijHirarily. much lie fore the first of tlie year. The present rate of wet excavation is 1.000.000 yards per month, and at this rate it would require not less than ten months to remove the mass which is now sliding into the canal . onsiderablv faster than the dredges can take i; out. It is said that , often tlie canal bottom bulges up to a height of [ ti.tccii leet above the surface of the water, due to the tremendous weight of the hillsides. The area mot, on is roughly calculated to be in the neighborhood of l,.i acres, which constitute the greatest , slide area in the historv of the canal. It extends , 2.000 leet along both banks of the water way and , I...00 feet back. It is probable that the 100 ships held up will be ordered to their destinations by oilier routes. Says a dispatch of yesterday from Berlin: The German effort to capture Dvinsk. on which Field I Marshal von Hiudenbiirg is now concentrating his I efforts, has made further important progress. The I war office has announced the capture of Russian i |M,sitioiis over a front of nearly five miles, north i of the railroad running west from llvin.-k. A violent Russian attack west of the city in an i endeavor to regain the positteM lost when the Germans last week made a gap of three miles in i the Russian line was repulsed. On the fighting in 1 this region six officers, 750 prisoners and five machine guns were captured. General von Liusiugcns army took by storm the village of Siniezie. southwest of Pinsk. Several Russian attacks on the front j between Rafalovki fifty miles south of Pinsk and tlie railroad running from Rovno to Kovel were I repulsed and S33 Russians were made prisoners. General von Bothmers army repulsed strong Russian attacks northwest of Tarnopol. Tlie French official report of yesterday says: : There lias been reported during tlie night nothing ; more than fairly severe houiliardmeuts on the part t of the artillery of the enemy at a iioiiit to the . north of La Scar|n* and in the Champagne district, • against position to tin- rear of our line, as well as * in the region of Souain. Every where our batteries • made efficient reply. Further information confirms * previous reports that the violent counter attacks , delivered by the Germans during the last few days , against the British and French fronts in front of r Loos and to the north of this point have resulted 1 only iu a grave and costly chock. Tlie principal [ assault was delivered by im effective force of between three and four divisions, which was completely . repulsed and dis| orsod. The number of j dead left by the enemy on the ground in front of C the lines of tlie allies is estimated at a total of r between 7,000 and S.000 men. An official statement yesterday from the war office i at Berlin says: Attacks by the Austro-German forces which are invading Serbia are proceeding to the south of Belgrade. Further battles developed j on the Drina. on the front lietween Sabav and Grand Isle. The crossinir of the Danube has been ! completed. South of Belgrade, the heights between Zarkowo and Mirijewo have been captured. Further south the attack is proceeding. The Anatetii. a position in the bend of the Danube at j Ram, has been stormed. Further down the Danube near Orzova. local artillery fighting is taking place. Thus for German troops have taken prisoner fourteen j officers and 1.542 men. They have captured eleven cannon, including several heavy ones, and five machine guns. Chicagos first dry Sunday in forty-three years 1 passed off yesterday with hardly a ripple of excitement and unattended with any dire results predicted • by the wet leaders. But twenty -eight violations, most of these of a minor character, were » ■—parsed at police headquarters up to 10 oclock Sunday night. In two or three of these the police ■ had evidence of actual sales of liquor. In several I others they were confident sales were made, but ! did not find positive evidence. There are 7.152 saloons in the city. Tlie percentage of violations i falls lK-lov.- the average percentage chalked up on 1 election and primary days. Hardly an intoxicated 1 Iiersou was seen on the streets. With tlie convening at Washington yesterday of - . the Inited States Supreme court for the years work it became known that Associate Justice Joseph R. Lamar is suffering from a stroke of paralysis. It was reported that he probably would not return to the bench, but his family and physician say that they expect him to recover within a fe»v months. Justice Lamar was stricken while at White Sulphur Springs. W. Va. He was brought back to Washington immediately. It was stated at his residence that the paralytic stroke affected his I left arm only. High blood pressure, however, is 1 giving the physicians concern. Otto Hardekoof and his family of three were found suffocated iu their home. 1954 Sedgwick street, yesterday ltoor and windows shut and gas 1 burners "going full blast, told the story. The oxygen 1 iu the air had been consumed, smothering the occupants. The father is believed to have died while attempting to save his family. He was found fully dressed, just as he had left his butcher shop late Saturday night. Beside him was his wife. Minnie. Two daughters, Margaret S. and Jennie. 4. were in an adjoining room in lied. Tlie police believe after investigation that death came to tile four Saturday night. Rudyard Kipling has received no further news of his son, who was wounded and reported missing in tlie north of France. He was only slightly wounded when las; seen and his parents are hopeful that lie suffered no more serious fate than being taken prisoner inside the German lines. Mr. Kipling sent to the Associated Fress yesterday tlie following message: 1 should be obliged if yon would make public in America the fact that up to date my Ban John is reiiorted wounded and missing, not wounded and lielieved killed, as stated in the press a few days ago. According to news from Athens a Turkish mob has wrecked the new building of the Italian embassy at Constantinople, which has not yet been completed. The I biting was provoked by the high cost of living. Famine prices are ruling. Four thousand Moslem women assembled in front of the Sublime Porle and held an anti-war demonstration. The mobs regularly loot the bakers shops, which are now guarded by the police. Prince Cherhatoff. Russian minister of the interior, has lx-en allowed to retire and will be succeeded by Alexei Khvostoff. court chamberlain, according to a Petrograd dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company. M. Khvostoff will lie tlie first member of the Dumba appointed to the ministry. lie was formerly leader of the Right party.
