The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-05-01
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR


The Grimsby trawler Recolo has
been blown up in the North sea.
Some of the members of her crew are
missing.
French troops have occupied KUN
kaleh, the Turkish fortress on the
Asiatic side of the entrance to the
Dardanelles.
The Danish steamer Nidaros. 631
ions net, was captured by German
warship in the North Sea, and taken
into port at the Island of Sylt
II is stated that the Germans have
sent 100000 fresh troops into Flanders
to follow up first success in the spring
clash which sent French and British
back to User canal.
In the battle of Celaya Gen. Villas
horse was shot under him in charge
o: the battalion of DEATH" according
to an official report from Chihuahua
to Enrique c. Llorente of the Villa
agency at Washington.
The official announcement from
Berlin shows that the Germans are
now on the defensive along their new
int III Vi i pres. ne statement 10
made that British attacks broke down
with extraordinarily heavy losses"
That there is no shortage of either
men or munitions in the German army
is shown by the fact that the Germans
are conducting an offensive in the
heights of the Mouse as well as in
Flanders. Their attacks in the Mouse
failed, according to the French Of
ticial report, in an effort to recapture
Les Eparges.
The German rush in Flanders has
halted, at least for the moment Off
cial communications from the German
French, British and Belgian war de-
partments Tuesday bring out this
point, although it is not clear whether
the allies have accomplished any
thing of importance further than to
check the advance of their opponents.
WESTERN
An earthquake shock was felt at
Tacoma, Wash.
Sixteen inches of rain fell at Austin,
Tex, in four days.
Cleveland, Ohio, record April heat
wave caused the death of thirteen
babies.
An assembly bin removing property
qualification for jurors was passed by
the California Senate.
Fire supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin, destroyed buildings
and property worth $225,00O at
Dubuque, la.
Whistles blew deafening shrek
announcing that the state census
takers had passed the 100000 popula-
ton mark for Des Moines, la.
William Hale Thompson, Republi-
can, took his office as mayor of Chi
cago and was welcomed by a down
town street parade and carnival.
The Japanese steamer Kageshima
Maru sailed for Vladivostok from
Seattle with automobile trucks, aero
planes and high explosives for the
Russian army, and bales of cotton for
Russian mills.
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon of
Illinois kept a promise made five
years ago by dancing waltz in the
New York state building at the Pana-
ma-Pacific Exposition in San Fran
cisco He will celebrate his 18th
birthday May Z.
Plans to raise a s10,000,0O0 fund to
provide pensions for retired Methodist
ministers, their widows and orphans,
were outlined at a national convention
of bishops and conference representa-
tives of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Chicago.
WASHINGTON
Vaccine and other medical supplies
TO combat smallpox and prevent
spread of the disease in Mexico City
have been forwarded to Vera Cruz.
Establishment of the executive Of
fees of the reclamation service at
Denver. with Sidney r, Williamson,
Chief of Construction, in charge, was
formally announced by Secretary
Lane
Philip L. McCleary, an American
newspaper correspondent at Vera
Cruz, has been imprisoned and SEN
fenced TO be shot by Carranza ali-
thorities, for having sent out uncen-
sored news dispatches.
The State Department has advices
that thousands are dead and others
are on the verge of starvation in
China as a result of the famine due
TO protracted drought.
Administration officials are opti-
mistic over prospects that the income
tax this year will yield an amount
considerably in excess of the original
estimate Of $SO,000OO0.
Senator Henry F. Lippitt of Rhode
Island and Mrs. Thomas X Laughlin
of Pittsburg were married at Mrs
Laughlin's home in Washington by
the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith