The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-12
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PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
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STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PRooRESe OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
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ABOUT THE WAR


British inflicted severe reverse to
Turks in vicinity of Suez canal.
The total number of prisoners TAX
en- by the Russians in the battles on
the Streth river on Aug. and was
166 officers and S,415 men.
Petrograd reports the capture of six
villages along the river Sereth, the
crossing of which by the Russians is
officially admitted in Berlin.
The French captured line of Ger
nan trenches between the Hem wood
ond Somme river. French also made
progress south of Thiaumont work in
Verdun sector.
German troops recaptured the
strongly fortified Thiaumont work
northeast of Verdun in most power
full assault was officially announced
at the Paris war office.
Strong Russian forces advanced
against the Austro-German positions
on the Tlumach Ottynia line to the
south of the Dniester river in Ga
licia, it is announced by the German
army headquarters staff, and the
drew to previously prepared positions.
Reports to the War Department at
Mexico City announce many sue
cesses for the government forces
over bandits and Zapata forces in
small engagements, including the cap
ture in Chihuahua of the Villa gen.
eral, Gabriel Valdivieso, and the sur
render and acceptance of amnesty of
Gen. Malesio Alabarran with $50 Zap
alta adherents in the state of Mexico.
South of the Dniester river, in the
direction of Tyszienca, the Russians
have driven the Austro- German forces
back along the whole line for
breadth of fifteen miles, it was Off
cially announced by the Russian War
Department. The announcement adds
that the Russians captured the town
of Tlumach, as well as the region to
the east of the Dniester river and the
ridge OF heights there.
WESTERN
Matt Leiden, a nineyear-old lad of
Milwaukee, Wis, shot Max Craden,
also 9, because the Craden boy would
not play with him.
Charles E. Hughes, Republican can
didate for the Presidency, formally
launched his campaign speech-making
tour at Detroit, Mich, by delivering
six addresses.
Western banks expect to put in cir
culation soon half dollars, quarter-dol-
lars and ten-cent pieces of new de-
sign. The government started mint
ing the coins last month.
Live models, the livest of whom
wore bathing suits and were exhibited
in special fountain, characterized
the fall style show of the Chicago
Garment Manufacturer Association
Richard w. Mullins, 62 years old,
was blown to pieces at Kansas City
in crowded city park when either
dynamite or nitroglycerine, believed
to have been concealed in his pocket,
exploded.
College students, or those who in
tend seeking higher education, will be
mustered out of the service of the Ma
tional guard, Sept. 1, according to Or
ders received from the War Depart
ment at the mobilizing camp at Gold
en-, Colo.
Complete, but unofficial returns
from the First Congressional District
in Kansas show that DR.. Eva Harding,
the first woman ever nominated for
the United States Congress, has been
named for that office on the Demo
cratic ticket.
WASHINGTON
Speaker Clark has been a member
of Congress for thirty-three years.
Spelters production was 316,205
short tons for the half year ending
June 80, the Geological Survey an
nounced.
Carrying $267,597, 900, the general
army appropriation bill was reported
to both branches of Congress by the
House-Senate conferees.
Judge T. B. Stewart. formerly
resident of Denver and for two years
a prominent member of the Denver
lar, presented his resignation as dis
trict judge of Hawaii to President
Wilson, through Senator John Shat
roth.
The Senate passed the bill to pre-
vent interstate commerce in products
of child labor. The vote was SO to ~.
The measure had already passed the
House
1t was learned that plans are being
made to send Theodore Roosevelt
over Colorado in a special train to
speak to the former Progressives in
all sections of the state.
An absolute divorce was granted in