The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-24

positions near Tolmino and north OF
San Lucas.
Through Copenhagen comes a re-
port OF the occupation of Windau BY
the Germans
Rome reports sea planes dropped
bombs on Austrian destroyers protect
ing Fasana canal, near Pola.
The Russian steamer General Radet-
sky was torpedoed and sunk by
German submarine. Her crew OF
twenty-five was saved
Vienna reports that Radon, capital
Of the province of Random, which lies
fifty seven miles south of Warsaw,
was captured by the Teutonic allies.
4 second Italian cruiser has fallen
victim to an Austrian submarine, the
Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of a squad
ron of four which bombarded Cattero
aas torpedoed and sent to the bottom.
The announcement from the Paris
war office says that squadron OF six
French aeroplanes bombarded the sta
ton at Colmar. capital of Upper AL
SAGE. The aeroplanes returned undam-
aged
Immediately southwest of Warsaw
and less than twenty miles from it,
Blonie has fallen; and further south,
Groieo, while German cavalry are
astride the important railway, from
Radon to Ivangorod
According to dispatch from Petro-
grad to Reuters Telegraph agency. a
If iua Oh calling
sells. laden with war materials for the
Turkish army Of the Caucasus. has
been destroyed by Russian torpedo
boat destroyers.
The Cunard liner Orduna, bound
from Liverpool to New York, with 227
passengers, including twenty-five
Americans, was attacked without
warning, it was learned on her arrival
In New York. by German submarine
on the morning of July g.
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
176 Since the beginning of the war
1855 officers have been killed; 1862
wounded and Ills are reported as
missing. total of l2,462.
WESTERN
Mrs E. R. Mohler, mother of A. L.
Mohler, president OF the Union Pa
.cific railroad. died of paralysis at
Omaha She was IS years old.
Chief of Police Curtis, Officer Floyd
and two unidentified Mexicans were
wounded in a pistol duel between the
officers and three Mexicans on the
outskirts Of Ration. y. NJ.
The first hailstorm in Omaha in
many years lasted but fifteen minutes
but it left in its wake a toll of dam
age to property and crops that will
run into thousands of dollars
Evidence OF the interest being TAX
en- in the coming International Soil
Products exposition, which is to be
held in connection with the Interna-
tional Farm Congress in Denver in
september and October is indicated
by the active demands for space from
various states in the country and
from the provinces in Canada
At Bridgeport, Conn. the strike call
issued for the maehinists working in
the plants of the Remington Arms and
Ammunition Company and four sub.
contractors. brought out, according to
the estimates OF the labor leaders, in
the neishborhood of Us men. The
manufacturers, through the president
of the Bridgeport Manufacturers AS
sociation. said that exactly twenty
mon ha cd
WASHINGTON
Grain crops in England and Italy
promise greater yields this year than
the last harvest
Five governmental departments
state, navy. judicial. treasury and
commerce-had under consideration
the rumor that submarines. presum-
ably German, were operating off the
Maine coast
The Chicago Federation of Labor
oIutions adopted by the federation,
calling on the President TO investigate
the trial and sentence to life imprison-
ment OF John r. Lawson.
From $4,000 to 100000 are believed
to have been lost in Chinese floods.
according to a telegram received from
the American legation at Picking.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. began
an effort to end the strike In the
Remington Arms plant at Bridgeport,
Conn.
Tho Treasurys Eepartment an
pounced that the First National Bank
of >-ortez. Colo, will go into volun-
tary liquidation, with H. II. Outlet
and C II Judy liquidatin~ agents.