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THE EVENING CURRENT
x VOL. I, NO 411
CARLSBAD. NEW MEXICO. MONDAY. JUNB 11.
S.'i.on Yt-itr, i n. Month, It, (opr.
BRITISH TRENCH RAIDS ENDANGER GERMAN SUB PORTS
Attack Launched North of Ypres Along Twenty Mile Front Which Has
Ostend and Zeebrugge as Final Objectives, Threatening Home of UBoats
Spy or Traitor Gives
Enemy Information
SECRETARY DANIELS SAYS IN
FORMATION OF BUREAU OF
ORDNANCE DIVULGED
ENTOMBED MINERS
Hy Associated Press.
Washington, J HIM 11. Either a
spy or a traitor has been divulging
information f the bureau of ord
nance, mi Sciri'Uiry Uaniel tuld the
senate nuvai .((... committee today.
When Mm committee loeumod the in
vestigation of t hi- Mongolia Shelt ac
cident Senator FlSllllgliailJSSII pre
duced letters which Secretury Daniels
.-.aid contained information available
only front the confidential tlXoi of the
ordnance depart runt
FOUND STILL ALIVE
By Associated Press.
ButtO, Montana, .lone 11 The hoi
met men are in communication with
the men entomlied in the mine here
the other day on account of lire
whirh caused poisonous gase- to
spread through the workings. Hy
using cement sacks and mine water
they htilkheaded themselves in so
thoroughly that tools had to lie loot
to broak the living tombl, They are
all in good condition.
Hy Associated Press.
The Wiping out of tin Cn rtnan sal
I onl at Mossines appears nor ! as a
prelude to a projcctod lattlc by far
mlghtlor description, The British
have resumed trv nth raids over a
front ronehing from North of Ypre
in al far as Kppepy which is twenty
mill's as the eroW Hie.-, hut more than
thol distance on account of the lung
tOrtUOUl winding! of the hatllc front,
it is officially announced today. Ke-
portl of raids North of i pres is ol
PSDOCisI InterOSl In view of the re
cent reported heavy urtillery tire on
the Belgium front from Pyre- where
the allied front curve.- sharply to sea
and an advance here would threaten
the (ii'rman hold on their groat anhv
marine bases on the Belgian coast At
Ostend and .ccbruggoe.
Suspects Arrested
in Kidnapping Case
$10,000.00
THI.H IS THE AMOUNT OK U. S. TREASURY CERTIFI
CATES CONVERTIBLE INTO "LIBERTY BONDS" FOR WHICH
WE ARE SCBSt HIRING.
We are taking additional subscript! ns for others without charce
and hereby urge you to inquire at (his bank for PULL PAR
TICULARS. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO
"ALWAYS QLAU TO SERVE YOU"
DEMIN6, NEW MEXICO, IS
APPROVED AS ARMY CAMP
By Associated Press.
Washington, June II. Iteming,
New MoxicOi has DOM approved as an
additional camp for the National
Guardsmen mobilisation.
GENERAL PERSHING
By Associated Press.
Dublin, .lone 11. Police Inspector
Mills was killed last flight while pre
venting the holding of a mooting
liy Irish roboUi Several Sinn Fcin
tri were arrested.
RomOi Juno 11. The Italian- re
sumed tho offensive rapturing Men
toortigorO) Knot of the Cimo and Un
dine Angollo passes.
BODY OF LITTLE LLOYD KEET,
STOLEN AND MURDERED,
LAID IN GRAVE
By Associated Press.
Springfield. Mo., June 11 While
thousands followed the little white
casks! of Lloyd h't to the gravoi
mors arrests are expected to clour
the mystery of Ins kidnapping.
Meanwhile CletUS Adams and
Clauds' Plsrson, the allsgod abduct
ors, were held in Jail in Kan.-a CitJ
where they were ru-heil lor safe
hooping after being taken from the
sheriff and subjected to a third de
gree tost by ths leaden of the pot .
who threatened the pri-oners with
death. Having failed to ohtain a
confession the men were returned to
the sheriff unharmed.
EOOD BILL IS RE
F
PORTED
AVORABLY
By Associated Press.
Washington. Juiu n nx sseonoj
ailn-.lnistration foid control billl
granting irod powers to the presi
dent was s greed to by the house sg
riculture committee today by a vota
of 18 to ' Keprosentative l.ever ex-
poetl it to pass the house within two!
weeks, Tho Aral bill is to stimulate!
ths production of food and the second!
to control the distribution and pricjJ
Ths bill provides a guaranteed minn
mum price to the producers on gags
I perishable agricultural products un
ucr the regulations prescribed hy ths
president The committee dropped
tho plan of maximum price fixing
DINES WITH KING
LORD NORTHCLIFFE OF
ENGLAND ARRIVES HERE
By Associated Press.
London, June 11. - tieneral John .1.
Parahino and Ambassador Pace to-
day look luncheon with King George
and Queen Mary at lluckingham pol-
Associated Press.
Pans, June 11. 1 he tirst cotit in
dent of American ohVoil On tieneral
Pershing's staff arrived this morn
ing in I'aris. The party consists of
Colonels McCarthy, Taylor and Irt
: nil .Major Drum and iunrtcrmastcr
department captains, Moore and Par
Hi'. These officers came to prepare
for the Americnn forces which will
soon he sent to France.
Hy Associated Press.
An Atlantic Port, J in- ii Lord
MorthcliffS on an errand t I America
to coordinate tho British activities
who is ulso hen; as the coinicerci.il
representative of the British govr-i-ment,
arrived in the United States
on an American steamer today.
By Associated Press.
Pekingi June ii. i"he president an
nouneed his willingness to a. cede to
the demands of tieneral Changehiun
that the parliament he dilOoWod and
lie has drawn up a mandate of dls
solution Wuting Fang, the acting
premier, refused to countersign the
decree Mis -ignuture was absolute
ly neces-ary.
Be Loyal To Yourself
our community's preaperit) i Mur own prosperity In 'act
VOU ARE THB COMMUNITY Help yeuraoH therefore, b
helping wnir community- yon owe yourself that much al u.t,
' HM vi HOME "
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CARLSBAD
KILTS MAY REPLACE
By Associated Press.
London, June 11. The American
sailing vessel Mangus Mason, which
is u seventeen hundred ton ship, was
sunk hy a sulimurine today. 'I he
crew was siivdl, however.
IDAHO SECURES FULL
NUMBER OF SOLDIERS
TROUSERS. I SAID
liv Associated Press.
Washington, June ll. Idaho has
ompletely idled the regular army.
I receiving its quota Saturday. This
is the seventh stale to have supplied
its allotted number of war volunteer-.
Chicago, June 11, The receivership
of the Rock Island railroad was ter
minated today hy the order of Judge
Carpenter of the federal court.
WHEN Tin: hot days COME
KEEP COOL
BY UMNO A
PURITAN Oil, COOK STOVE
ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED TO
GIVE SATISFACTION
R. M. THORN E
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 11, Colonel
Qoothali let contracts today for ths
construction of sixteen wooden ships.
By Associated Press.
London, June ii Kilts may re
place trousers fir civilian die.s.
Their adoption is under serious coii-
sideration In many parts of England
as a result of ihe government's ad
vice that men should wear mater al
of one hue li. economize mi dye
Stuffs.
alter uiuver, wife i i Mara
Adelle, tho two-year-old da jgi.tor.l
came in from the, rach southwest nj
tow n, getting in about 1 1 o'ckwkj
Die) were accompanied by Mil - Kin
del, who had been spending fort-
night in thai community a truest stl
the homes of Mrs. Clover and Mrs.
Claude Swift. Yesterday a fs tonsil
picni, was given in Miss Kindel'sl
honor, the young folk being ehaper-i
oned by Mis Claude Swift and Mrs.
(lover and mi which occasion thai
honores -ays they hud u irrand time. I
A mooting of the patriotic women
of Carlsbad will he held in the High
school building Wednesday ufternunn.
June IS, at the close of the canning
demonstration, The purpose of tin.-.
mooting Js to form a local organisa
tion of the Woman's Auxiliary, Slate
Council of Defense, This organisa
tion "ill he permanent during the
war and will work along lines outlin
ed by the state Council, Bosoluticoi
will in- considered urging f jod regu
lation, tempt ranee zones about army
posts and camps, and the (OMOrva
tiou of food products.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
JUNB ii, 1!it.
l air tonight ami Tuesday.
Cooler lAist portion tonighl
South East portion Tuesday
md
J 1 1 Rackley disposed ..f his wool
crop to Nomhousser and Qoodloe, th
Carlsbad Wool men, this week Tho
crop totaled 1,600 pounds and Mr.
Rackley says the pries was eatlifac
tory. J m Wood-, postmaster of our
uburb un the north, Lahowwoel, eama
j down from there this morning and
transacted business In Carlsbad,
Inn ley Harhert arrived in the city
yesterday evening from his ranch
east of Roswell. He and bis auto
accumulated quite a lot of dust on
tho long journey.
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