The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-07-24
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About the War

because of Serbia's aggressive cam
paign in Albania, according to Rome
advices.
Turkish officers in the garrison at
Adrianople have been shot for lnstl-
eating an anti-German plot. according
to Saloniki dispatches printed by the
Tribuna at Rome.
Carranza forces occupied Naco, So
nora, Monday, after brief skirmish
with the Villa Garrison in which four
of the defenders were wounded and
eleven prisoners taken.
The crews OF four Lowestoft trawl-
ers-the Woodbine, Purple Healer,
.Speedwell and Merlin-which were
sunk by German submarine, have
been landed at Lowestoft. England.
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.
Defeat of General Mackensen's
right wing in the great battle south
of the Lublin-Cholm railway has at
least temporarily checked the new
German offensive on Warsaw, accord
ing to a Petrograd report.
Despite the check to the forces OF
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg before
Warsaw, London takes pessimistic
view of the situation in the East and
the fall of Petrograd is being men.
toned as a possibility in London Of
Hcial circles.
During the month OF June LA Ger
man and Austrian officers and 60,S4S
men arrived at Kiev as prisoners of
war. according to a dispatch from
that city to the Petrograd Novoe
Vremya. OF the men more than TO-
900 were Germans.
The Cunard liner Orduna, bound
from Liverpool to New York, with 227
passengers. including twenty-five
Americans, was attacked without
warning. 1t was learned on her arrival
in New York. by German submarine
on the morning OF July 9.
Officers casualty list for the week
ending July shows that the British
army lost 254 officers killed. 4S9
wounded and SO missing-a total of
l776. Since the beginning OF the war
'3.S65 officers have been killed; 1862
wounded and 1,115 are reported as
missing, total of 12.462.
Western
Miss Ellen G. White, one of the
founders OF the Seventh Day Advent
lists, died at st. Helenes, Calf, aged
IS.
Brig Gen. William Dougherty, U. S.
A. retired, died at his residence in
Oakland, Cal. He was u native of Ire
land. born in 1871.
Mrs. f. r. Mohler, mother of A. l..
Mohler, president of the Union Pa
eific railroad, died of paralysis at
Omaha. She was SIS years old.
Frank Repetto. the man who never
had a chance" was hanged at Joliet,
ILL.,, for the murder of Charles Masters.
his cellmate at the penitentiary year
ago.
Chief OF Police Curtis, Officer Floyd
and two unidentified Mexicans were
wounded in pistol duel between the
officers and three Mexicans on the
outskirts of Ration. n. NJ.
The first hailstorm in Omaha in
many years lasted but fifteen minutes
hut II left in its wake toll of dam
age to property and crops that will
run into thousands of dollars.
Gen. Julio Madero. brother of for
rmer President Madero of Mexico. and
Miss Carmen Garcia. daughter of
nf
married at Los Angeles. The bride
Eroom's father, Francisco l. Madero
.Sr., witnessed the ceremony
Washington
Evacuation of Mexico City by the
Carranza forces under General Con
Eales was definitely admitted by Sec
retary of State Lansing.
That German Ambassador Berns-
storff suggested to Secretary Lansing
plan he believes may serve as an
entering wedge for peace's restora-
ton in Europe, was announced. 1t
is understood that the United States
will be asked to play an important
part in the negotiations.
A definite plan for navy expert
mental work on a broader scale than
ever before attempted will be laid be-
fore Congress by Secretary Daniels.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, began
an effort 10 end the strike in the
Remington Arms plant at Bridgeport.
Conn
The Chicago Federation of Labor
wired President Wilson a copy of res
olutions adopted by the federation,
calling on the President to investigate
the trial and sentence to life imprison-
ment of John H. Lawson