Gilpin observer., 1915-08-19
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
About the War
Wastern New.pnper Union news seryice.


About the War
Russians are driven toward Petro-
grad in Poland battle and Won Buelow
takes 1854 prisoners.
Troops are moving for border
towns on plea of Texans for protec-
tion against outlaw Mexican bands.
The English east coast was again
raided by German aircraft. Six per-
sons were killed and twenty-three in
jured.
The Norwegian steamer Albis, 1881
tons gross, and owned in Christiania,
has been sunk by submarine. Her
crew was saved.
The Russian war office in an Off
cial communication admits the evacu-
alton of the towns of Sokolow. Siedlce
and Lukow, to the east of Warsaw.
General Villa notifies United States
government he will agree to truce
with his opponents during time re-
quired for holding peace conference.
The British transport Royal Ed
ward was torpedoed and sunk. Six
hundred men were saved out Of 1850
troops and 220 other persons on
board.
Reinforcements are being hurried
northward to reinforce the Serbian
armies along the Danube who will
bear the brunt of the new drive the
Austro-Germans are expected to begin
within fortnight.
Governor Ferguson of Texas ap-
pealed to President Wilson for more
troops in Rio Grande valley, declaring
situation perilous and grave, and is
doubtful if state forces can control it.
"Reign of terror exists on border" he
says.
The most significant news concern
ing the near Eastern situation was
contained in brief dispatch from
Athens stating that former Premier
Venizelos had won decisive victory
over the government in the organiza-
ton of the Greek Chamber of Depu-
ties. Zavitzatnos was elected presi-
dent, and the Grunaris government
resigned.
Western
The ST. Louis teamsters' strike has
been settled.
The case of ten miners charged
with conspiring to blow up the Grang-
er cooperative coal mine at Wrinkle,
ILL.,, was dismissed.
The tropical storm which struck
Galveston, while very severe, had
caused no serious damage and no loss
OF life up to Monday night.
Jay H. Neff. former mayor of Kan
sas City, died of heart disease at
Cody, Wyo. He was in Wyoming
looking after his stock interests.
Twelve business houses, constitut-
ing about half Of the mercantile sec
ton of Upper Rochester, New, was
wiped out by fire. The loss is said to
be over 100000.
James Wilson, who was secretary of
agriculture of the United States from
1897 to 1913, celebrated his eightieth
birthday at Manhattan, Ia. having
been born in Scotland. Aug. 16, 1885.
The body of George Fitch, the we'll
known writer, who died at Berkeley,
Calf, was placed in vault to await
shipment to his birthplace, Galva, ILL.,,
where the interment will be made in
September.
Former President Taft, in an ad-
dress at st. Louis before the Business
Mems League, criticized the chairman
of the Industrial Relations Commits
sion for his statement that he did not
have judicial poise.
Washington
United States troops have been or
dered to Brownsville and Nogales to
stop raids of bandits on Mexican Dor.
der.
The American reply to the last
German note on the sinking of the
American sailing ship William p.
Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich has
been delivered to the Gerlin foreign
office by Ambassador Gerard.
The State Department made public
the reply of the United States reject
ing views set forth by the Austro.
Hungarian government in recent
note contending that expectation of
war munitions from America to Aus.
tria's enemies was conducted on such
a scale as to be mot in consonance
with the definition of neutrality" j."
Though friendly in tone the note
flatly denies the Austro Hungarian
contentious.
Destitution and starvation face the
women and children of Haiti, Admiral
Caperton advised the Navy Depart
ment.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion disapproved the proposed in.
crease of 2 cents per 100 pounds on
cattle and sheep in carload lots.