Gilpin observer., 1915-07-15
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Western Newspaper Union rev. service.
About the War


French positions at Fontennelle and
the French trenches in Alsace, north
of Munster.
According to reports from the front,
the Austrians are making desperate
efforts to penetrate Italy through the
Carnic Alps.
The Grimsby trawlers Hainton and
Syrian have been sunk by German sub
marines in the North Sea. The crews
of the vessels were landed at Grimsby.
The Russian steamer Anna, from
Archangel, Russia, for Hull was
shelled by German submarine in the
North sea. The crew abandoned the
ship and landed at Peterhead, Scot
land
London.-General Botha, command
ing the British forces in South Africa.
has accepted the surrender ofsthe en-
tire German force in southwest AT
rica, it was officially announced in
London. Hostilities have ceased.
The Russian Black sea fleet sank
five Turkish sailing vessels and four
vessels carrying coal to CONSTANT
nople and heavily bombarded hostile
submarine off the Bosporus, it was
officially announced at Sebastopol.
The Grimsby trawler Fleetwood
reached her home port battered by a
German submarine. One of the crew
was killed and several were badly in
jured. The submarine, without warn
ing, fired nine shells at the trawler,
according to the crew.
Gefmanys submarines renewed
their activity, with Russian ships, or
vessels for Russian ports, as their
principal victims. The Wilson line
steamship Guido, from Hull, for Arch
angel, Russia, was sunk off the coast
OF Scotland. The crew was saved.
The western front has again sprung
into activity. The Germans have bom-
barded the allied positions in front of
Nieuport and Lombaertzyde; have at
tackled the British at Ypres, and have
delivered heavy stroke against the
French at Souchez, where in desper-
ate night assault they succeeded in oc-
cupying the cemetery, for the posses
sion Of which many battles have been
fought.
Western
The entire Milwaukee Southwest
limited from Chicago was derailed at
Chula, Mo-, due to washout
The contestants of the $4,000, 900
will of the late James Campbell. trac-
tion magnate, were refused new trial
of the case in the Circuit Court at ST.
Louis
Mrs. Stephen w. Dorsey, of Los An
geles, Calf, died at her home in that
city, after a lingering illness caused
by cancer, according to word re-
ceived in Denver. /
An 1.lOO-mile walk from Raymond,
Wash, brought ]. T. Hayes of Nor
wich, Conn, to los Angeles in plenty
of time to attend the national con-
vention of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks.
Four men were killed by the coun-
terfeiters' gang at Siam, Ia, in Sep
tember, 1868, instead of two, accord
ing to the statement of Mrs M. ].
Pease of Des Moines, Ia, at the attor-
ney BeneTalS Office.
A strike of nearly 5000 lead and
zinc miners, which began at Joplin,
Mo. two weeks ago, ended when every
mine in the district resumed opera
tions. There was no settlement The
men went back to the mines and
asked for their places at the old wage
scale. The miners have not asked rec
ognition for their new-formed union.
Washington
The body of Frank Holt lay in a
Tex, piled over with floral offerings
from the friends of his wife and her
family.
Confronted with shortages in wheat.
sugar. butter and meat, Australia has
resorted to government control of
prices, according to report of the
commerce department, from CONNER
cial Attache Downs at Melbourne.
Thomas A. Edison has accepted an
invitation from Secretary Daniels to
head an advisory board of civilian in
ventors for bureau of invention and
development to be created in the
Navy Department
Approximately $4,000 acres of the
former Flathead Indian Reservation in
Montana will be offered for sale at
Kalispel and Missoula Mont, during
August under regulations announced
by Secretary Lane. One hundred
thousand acres classified as agricul- :,
tural and grazing land will be sold to
the highest bidders, in tracts of 100
acres each or less, for cash. most of
1t at prices varying from SLIPS to $500.
Plans for making the American sub.
marine more efficient than that OF
any other power. are being worked out
hv fhtn navv peneral hoard