The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
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European War News
The American oil steamer Communi-
paw has been sunk by submarine in
the Mediterranean. near TObruk, Tri-
poll. TO information has been re-
ceived at Rome concerning the crew
or the nationality of the submarine.
Cruiser Des Moines reported to
Washington an Austrian submarine
had fired on the American ship Petrol
tie. in the Mediterranean, Wounding
one man aboard.
Two British ENJOYS have been taken
off Greek steamers by Teuton subma-
rines Col. H. D. Napier. late British
attache at Sofia. and Capt. Arthur
Stanley Wilson, member of parlia.
ment, are the men captured, accord
ing to reports to London.
A campaign to drive into the sea
the British-lndian force that was rout-
ed near Bagdad has been begun by
the Turks. Hundreds of British Off
GERS and troops are being captured by
the Turks in their chase after the
British into Kut-el-Amara, says Berlin.
simultaneously with an announce
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town of Ipek had been captured. the
war office stated that the French
troops in southern Serbia had been
forced to retreat.
According to estimates from Ger
man sources. the central powers lost
only 7,O09 men in the Serbian cam
paign, says a dispatch from Buchar-
est.
Word has been received at Buenos
Aires that British cruiser has cap.
tured the steamer Winnebago. Brit
ish cruiser captured on board the
steamer Vauban a German officer
who, it is alleged, was involved in GER
tain affairs in the United States.
Capture of another British ammu-
milton vessel on the Tigris by the
Turks, in following up the British re.
treat from near Bagdad. is reported by
the Turkish war Office at Constantine
pie.
General Trombi Of the Italian army
has fallen in the fierce fighting before
GOritz. His death is announced at
Rome in an official bulletin.
The Turkish torpedo-Doat destroyer
Var Hissar has been sunk in the Sea
OF MarmOra by a British submarine,
It was announced In a British official
statement al London. A supply steam.
or and four sailing vessels also were
destroyed
Retreating Serbian troops have been
Overtaken and defeated near the Al.
bantam border by the Bulgarians. the
war off ce announced More than one
hundred cannon were taken The &C.
cupation Of Monastir by Germans and
Bulgarians is officially confirmed at
Berlin
A German commander of a division
has been captured by the Russians in
the fighting southwest of Pinsk, it was
officially admitted at Berlin.
A Central News dispatch to London
from Bucharest states that the Aus
TRANS have evacuated Lemberg ow.
ing to an epidemic of scurvy. Ac-
cording to this dispatch the victims
number 200 fresh cases daily.
at Constantinople that in the fighting
at the Dardanelles a cruiser of the
allies had been hit three times and
forced to retire.
Domestic
St. Louis was selected as the next
meeting place of the next Democratic
national convention. which viii, con-
vene in 1916 Pleas for COOPERATION
of all factions featured the session Of
the Democratic national committee
held at Washington Democratic COM
mitteemen were told Chicago will be
given the Republican convention.
Denominational lines will be Grad
icated partially in rural districts. &C.
cording to plant for a nation wide
campaign which is being formulated
by the Commission on Church and
Country Life whose meeting opened
at Columbus. O.
Farmers bank of Cutler. Perry coun.
ty. Illinois, private institution with
deposits aggregating slS5,00O. failed to
open for business. The officers de.
clare that business has been suspend.
ed pending negotiations for large
loan.
William Jennings BRYAN has heen