Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-10

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 Petrograd reports indicate that the German thrust against the Slays has been checked.
 Samuel Ferguson. called the father of the Imperial valley" was buried in San Francisco.
 The German war office announces in an official bulletin that the allies have taken hill No. l9l. London reports tell of gains at the rardanelles and claim a sweeping vic tory for British arms in Mesopotamia-
 Paris claims considerable gains in the Champagne region. which enable the French to make a direct attack on the German lines of communica- tion.
 The war has created big demand for women physicians. and London medical schools have a larger enroll ment of female students than ever be- fore.
 Berlin reports by wireless that the British offensive movements south ! west of Lille has been brought to a complete standstill by German eoun- ter-attacks.
 The British treasury has received 697 claims for personal injuries in the German east coast aerial raids pTeyi- ous 10 June I. and 1O.e97 claims for property damages.
 London advises that the Kaiser has f,a h.a north of Mesnil. to the north of Mas sizes and along the road from Vile sur-Tourbe to Cernay- y-en-Dormois. The British and French inaugur- ated their offensive movement against the Germans on the west front by a terrific bombardment. one of the most important actions having taken place at Champagne.
 Great Britain is reported to be maintaining the largest aeronautical school in the world at Toronto. and \ it is said that within a few weeks there will be turned out thirty avi- | ators every week. All available in structors in the United States have been engaged.
 WESTERN
 Harry Minto. Warden of the Oregon state penitentiary. was shot and killed by Otto Hooker. an escaped convict. 1 Harry Stamas and Mike Koukos, { Greeks, were killed in a fall of rock in the Walsen mine at .Walsenburg. 1 Colo.
 By the explosion of tank car of gasoline at Ardmore. Okla, 50 were
 killed, 200 injured and two city blocks
 burned over.
 | Dr. Albert Abrams of San Francis co announced that he had devised ap- paratus which had already determined at long distance the nature of certain diseases
 An enthusiastic good roads meeting
 was held at Douglas, Wyo., with a
 prime object Of developing perma- nent automobile highway from Denver | to Yellowstone Park via Cody. J. W. Jones. foreman of C. F. & I.
 wire mill at Pueblo. was shot in the back and has a slim chance for re- covery. The shot was fired at night
 through a window of Jones' home. Eighteen California and Oregon
 lawyers have been arrested, charged
 with fraudulently inducing persons to l file on alternate sections of land along the line Of the Southern Pacific rail | road from the southern state lire Of Oregon to Eugene.
 Governor Spry of Utah has granted
 reprieve of fifteen days to Joseph | Hillstrom. sentenced to be shot after
 having been convicted of the murder
 of J. G. Morrison in January, 1914
 The reprieve was granted at the re- | quest of President Wilson. 1 The Colorado Supreme Court an | nounced it would take original juris- | diction in the suit brought by state officers to test the validity of the wet" amendment to the. Denver city ! charter The high court issued a writ
 of certiorari calling upon the city and
 state to submit the law in the case
 WASHINGTON | Unconditional recall of Dr. Dumba,
 Austrian ambassador. was announced
 at the State Department Safe con
 duct will be provided him. 4 cable from the Canal Zone says
 that further slides will delay the | opening of the canal several days yet
 selected Kansas City as the place for
 the 1916 encampment. President went 10 his old precinct
 in New Jersey and voted at the Demo l cratic primaries.
 The State Department has placed an
 informal request before Count von
 Bernstorff. the German ambassador.
 asking that he use his influence with
 the German government to interfere
 in behalf of the Arpenians in Tur-
 key.