The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-23
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
ABOUT THE WAR
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French troops encountered the Bull
Earian army at Ghevgheli.
Martial law has been proclaimed
throughout Greek Macedonia.
French troops are still hammering
the German line in Champagne.
The Italians have stormed Pregasina
an important advanced position of the
Riva defenses in Trentino.
Berlin confirms Bulgarian claims
claims that the allies railway line
between Saloniki and Nish has been
cut.
Austrian general sends wireless to
Won Mackenzen, telling him Serbians
cannot be crushed unless reinforce.
ments are sent.
The German steamers Pernambuco
of Ass tons and the Soederhamn of
l,499 tons, and four other ships were
torpedoed and sunk.
Approximately 25,OOO," was the Of
ficial answer in the House of Com
mons to request for information as
TO the total number of British pris-
oners of war in Germany.
AustroGermans and Bulgars con-
tinue to advance in their drive
through Serbia Aged men, women
and children have taken up arms in
an effort to resist their onrush.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, announced in New York
that an official communication from
Berlin stated German submarines had
recently sunk twenty-three vessels, in
Guiding four transports of the allies,
in the Mediterranean.
Sir Edward Carson resigned from
British cabinet. Premier Asquiths
illness announced and rumors are
current that he too will quit The
downfall of the cabinet is reported to
be imminent. Sir Ian Hamilton, com
mander of the British eXpeditionary
forces at the Dardanelles, is recalled.
While the Serbians and Monte
negrins in northern and western Ser
bia are strenuously contesting the
march of the Austrians and Germans.
on the east the Serbians are fighting
hard against Bulgarian attacks, the
Anglo-French forces to the south with
bases on the Aegean sea are declared
in unofficial reports to be making
progress in their efforts to bring re-
lief to their harassed allies.
WESTERN
Twenty miners were killed by the
explosion of a wagon load of dyna-
mite at Butte, Mont
Chicago's first Chinese church was
opened and it began its formal min
istry to the 1900 Orientals in that
city.
Eight hundred pounds of smoking
opium, valued at $4,000, was seized
by customs officers on board the Blue
Funnel liner Calchas at Seattle.
Joseph G. Mccoy, pioneer plains
man, who laid out the famous cattle
trail from the state of Texas to
Abilene, Kan, died at Kansas City.
At indianapolis the case against
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National
committeeman for Indiana, charged
with election conspiracy, was dis
missed.
Serious differences developed at the
very outset OF the conference between
Arizona copper mine owners and their
striking former employees at the Ell
Paso meeting.
Aqua Prieta. Sonora, just across the
international boundary from Douglas
Ariz.. riotously celebrated the recog
milton of the Carranza government in
Mexico by the United States and
Latin-American countries.
With $10,S41 in cash and securities
on his person, William l.. Walker 6S
years old, former Denver engineer
and resident of that city for more
than thirty years, appealed to the po-
lice in st. Louis to tell him ''how to
get to Stout street, Denver"
WASHINGTON
Construction was begun on the larg
est number of ships ever awarded by
the Navy Department at one time
These contracts, which have just been
let by Secretary Daniels, call for the
construction of sixteen submarines
and six destroyers at a total cost of
$4,923,433.
Secretary Wilson revoked an order
which would have required all sec
ond-class passengers on incoming
steamships at New York to go to
Ellis island.
America First" is the title of a
striking photographic poster just is
sued by the federal bureau of educa-
tion urging immigrants to fit them
selves for citizenship.
President Wilson returned to Wash
ington from Princeton after casting
the first ballot ever given by a chief
executive of the United State in fav-
or of woman suffrage.