Gilpin observer., 1915-09-16
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
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
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War
The fate of Riga hangs on the bat
tie raging along the Dvina river.
Another Zeppelin raid was made
over the coast of England. There
were no casualties
According to Information received
at Athens, the position of the Turkish
forces defending the Dardanelles is
precarious.
1.-THE ships lost for the week ending
Sept. 8 number ten, of gross ton
mage of 37,s26; fishing vessels four,
tonnage 1874"
Another Mexican was killed in Tex
as, this time by Mexicans near Ly-
ford, just north of Brownsville. This
was the second killing Of Mexicans
about Lyford in two days.
An official Villa report states that
Gen. F. Elias Gales, commanding
Carranza forces of 700, was defeated
by Maytorena-Villa force of 300 near
Masuarenes station, Sonora, near No
gales.
A battle between Italian and Aus
trian naval forces, the former assisted
by French submarine, was fought in
the Adriatic sea. The ministry of ma
rine announced that one Austrian tor
pedo boat had been damaged Sc
riously.
Two million shells have been hurled
across the Franco-Flanders battle
front in the greatest artillery battle
the world has ever known, according
to statements made at Paris. The
rain of shells continues without any
indication of cessation after fifteen
days of fighting.
In the narrow strip of Galicia be-
tween the Sereth river and the Bes-
sarabian frontier the Russians have
been strongly reinforced and are ap-
parently well supplied with guns and
ammunition. They report their third
victory over the Austro-German
forces, bringing their total of prison
ers captured during the week up to
$4,000, without mentioning the loss of
men or guns.
Nicholas from command of the armies
in Russia to the Turkish war front
now appears to be part of plan to
hasten the capture of the Dardanelles.
The Russians are increasing their
activities in the Caucasus and it is
believed that the arrival of Grand
Duke Nicholas will be the signal for
more important operations in the way
OF a drive against the Turkish armies
which will lessen the burden of the
allies who are trying to force the Dar-
danelles, who are trying to force the
Dardanelles by diverting large por-
tion of the Turkish forces.
Western
Oregon's apple crop this year will
be one-third as large as that of last
season.
Five cents barrel was added to
the price of the principal grades of
crude oil at Pittsburg, Pa.
Four men and woman were ar
rested in Chicago in connection with
the burglary at the home of Mrs. j.
Ogden Armour wife of the millionaire
Chicago packer.
Two white men and two negroes are
dead and a third white man is dan
gerously wounded as a result of a
murder and subsequent action by
posse near Carlisle, Ark.
Five thousand miners employed by
the Detroit Copper Company at Mo-
renci, Ariz, and the Shannon Copper
NJ
mand the Bisbee wage scale of $4.1O
for muckers and $4.35 for miners.
The use of a cleverly y-constructe
dummy, which he placed in his cell
before he, with the other prisoners,
went from the cell house for the
days work, enabled Walter Comstock
to escape from the state penitentiary
at Rawlins, Wyo.
Edward Brashear, Denver youth
who was one of those injured in an
explosion on board the United States
destroyer Decatur. at the Cavite navy
yards, Philippine Islands, Is the son of
Beverly Brashear a teamster, for.
merly of Denver, now living in Wood
land. Colo
rOrelgn
The German aviator, Klubel, invent
or of the invisible aeroplane, was
killed at Muenster while testing a
new machine. He was so years old.
Gen. Count Sakuma, one of the
greatest OF japanese soldiers, died at
Sendal, Japan, from apoplexy.
William Sprague, famous war COY
ernor" OF Rhode Island and twice
United States senator from that state
died at his residence in Paris, aged
S4
Frederick X. Allen of New York, on
behalf of the committee of mercy, has
given 81 900 francs ($4,200) to Adrien