The Colorado statesman., 1915-07-24

ADoOl he w AN
The Austrians have recaptured two
positions near Tolmino and north of
San Lucas.
Through Copenhagen comes re-
port OF the occupation of Windau by
the Germans.
Rome reports sea planes dropped
bombs on Austrian destroyers protect
ing Fasana canal, near Pola..
The Russian steamer General Radet-
sky was torpedoed and sunk by
German submarine. Her crew of
twenty-five was saved.
Vienna reports that Radon, capital
of the province of Random, which lies
fifty-seven miles south of Warsaw,
was captured by the Teutonic allies.
A second Italian cruiser has fallen
victim to an Austrian submarine, the
Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of a squad
ron of four which bombarded Cattero
was torpedoed and sent to the bottom.
The announcement from the Paris
war office says that squadron of six
French aeroplanes bombarded the sta
ton at Colmar, capital of Upper AL
SAGE. The aeroplanes returned undam-
aged.
Immediately southwest of Warsaw
and less than twenty miles from it,
Blonie has fallen; and further south,
Grojeo, while German cavalry are
astride the important railway, from
Radon to Ivangorod.
According to a dispatch from Petro-
grad to Reuters Telegraph agency,
fleet of fifty-nine Turkish sailing YES
sells, laden with war materials for the
Turkish army of the Caucasus, has
been destroyed by Russian torpedo
boat destroyers.
The Cunard liner Orduna, bound
from Liverpool to New York, with 227
passengers, including twenty-five
Americans, was attacked without
warning, it was learned on her arrival
in New York, by German submarine
on the morning of July 8.
Officers casualty list for the week
ending July shows that the British
army lost 254 officers killed, ASS
wounded and 33 missing-a total OF
ZIG. Since the beginning of the wal
1866 officers have been killed; 1862
wounded and Lis are reported as
missing total of 12,462.
WESTERN
Mrs. E. r. Mohler, mother of A. l..
Mohler, president of the Union Pa
cific railroad, died of paralysis at
Omaha She was So years old.
Chief of Police Curtis, Officer Floyd
and two unidentified Mexicans were
wounded in a pistol duel between the
officers and three Mexicans on the
outskirts of Ration, N. M.
The first hailstorm in Omaha In
many years lasted but fifteen minutes
but it left in it's wake a toll of dam
age to property and crops that will
run into thousands of dollars.
Evidence of the interest being TAX
en- in the coming International Sol
Products exposition, which is to be
held in connection with the Interna
tional Farm Congress in Denver in
September and October, is indicated
by the active demands for space from
various states in the country ant
from the provinces in Canada.
At Bridgeport, Conn, the strike cal
issued for the machinists working il
the plants of the Remington Arms ant
Ammunition Company and four sub
contractors, brought out, according t.
the estimates of the labor leaders, il
the neighborhood of It's men. The
manufacturers, through the presiden
of the Bridgeport Manufacturers AS
sociation, said that exactly twenty
eight men had walked out.
WASHINGTON
Grain crops in England and Ital,
promise greater yields this year thar
the last harvest.
Five governmental departments
state. navy, judicial, treasury ant
commerce-had under consideration
the rumor that submarines, presum
ably German, were operating off tn,
Maine coast.
The Chicago Federation of Labo
wired President Wilson copy of res
olutions adopted by the federation
calling on the President to investigat,
the trial and sentence to life imprison
ment of John r. Lawson.
From 10000 to 100000 are believed
to have been lost in Chinese floods
according to telegram received from
the American legation at Picking.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor begar
an effort to end the strike in the
Remington Arms plant at Bridgeport
Conn.
The Treasury Department an
nounced that the First National Banl
of Cortez, Colo, will go into volun
fary iauidation, with II. NJ. Guille