The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-15

Nineteen British prisoners, OF whom
'our are officers, were taken to
Constantinople from the Dardanelles.
French troops have occupied Kun
kaleh, the Turkish fortress on the
Asiatic side of the entrance TO the
Dardanelles.
Three German aeroplanes flew over
Belfort, France. and dropped approxi-
mately dozen bombs. Four work
men were wounded.
The Germans have struck from the
sea. Their warships. operating 800
miles from their base, have shelled
the fortified city of Dunkirk.
The French cruiser Leon Gambetta
has been torpedoed by the Austrian
submarine U6 in the Strait of Otranto.
the waterway leading TO the Adriatic
sea.
The British war office declares the
advance of the allied land forces on
Constantinople is continuing, but ad-
ulsts the losses of the allied armies
have been heavy.
Nothing of Importance has occurred
Germans claim to still hold bridge
heads on the User canal at Het Sas
and Steenstraete.
A British officers casualty list for
the fortnight ended April 30 shows
that the British army lost forty-six
officers killed and 10 wounded, to
tai of 1856 during the fortnight.
1t is officially announced at Mel
bourne that British warship has
captured the German trading steamer
Elfriede. which is believed to have
been the last German ship free in the
Pacific.
WESTERN
Eleven men are reported marooned
on the island OF Guadalupe. 225 miles
southwest of San Diego.
Fifty thousand or more head of
sheep, worth about 100000, are be
lieved to have perished in snow and
wind storm in northeastern Oregon.
Increased price of copper has raised
the wages OF G,00O men employed at
the smelters at Douglas, Ariz., and
the mines at Bisbee, according to the
new wage schedules posted.
Z. C. Reed agent for the Burlington
at Manchester, few miles west of
Sheridan, Wyo., shot and killed Ed
ward Hughey. ranch hand. whom he
discovered alone with Mrs. Reed in
the home Reed gave himself up to
the sheriff from Sheridan, and is now
In the county Jail.
Balatzar Aviles, former governor OF
Lower California, and Francisco Avon
and Geronimo Sandoval of San Diego.
Cal. pleaded not guilty in the Federal
District Court at Los Angeles to an
indictment charging conspiracy to vio-
late American neutrality by sending
armed men into Mexico.
The federal government and the
Wyoming state government again this
year win cooperate in an attempt to
solve the mystery of dreaded
spotted or tick" fever which first
appeared in Wyoming about four
years ago and which caused large
number of deaths.
Thomas r. Smart, whose presence
is desired in Denver in connection
with complaints by more than 500 per-
sons throughout Colorado and New
Mexico, who assert he swindled them
out of small sums of money on fake
timber applications, was arrested by
postoffice inspectors of Spokane, who
found him at British Forks. Can. He
was placed in jail at Spokane, and
will be returned to Denver.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Redfield predicts first
place in commerce for the United
States If war last long.
Gen. Obregon, the Carranza com
mander, is reported moving north on
Gen. Villa at Aguas Calientes.
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels
conferred owe plans for sending the
Atlantic fleet through the Panama
canal in July on the way to partici-
pate in the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton at San Francisco.
The Pan-American financial confer
ence will open May "a with an ad-
dress by President Wilson.
Secretary Daniels announced the
appointment of Captain William S.
Benson to the newly created post of
chief of operations of the navy Cap
tain Benson now is commandant of
the Philadelphia navy yard.
Former Representative William F.
Andrews of Nebraska has resigned as
auditor of the treasury. and Samuel
Patterson, banker of Arapahoe,
Neb.. has been selected to succeed
him.