Gilpin observer., 1916-09-07
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About the War

repulsed by Teutonic forces.
Allies send note to Greece de-
manding control over post roads and
telegraphs.
Russians advance in sector west
and southwest of Lutsk and north OF
Zborow, in Galicia.
Berlin admits the claims of allied
successes in the Somme region over
sighteen-mile front.
Germans surrender to British the
city of Dar-Es-S -Salaam, chief seaport
Of German East Africa.
British and French, in Somme re-
gion, capture four towns from Ger
mans and take more than 5000 pris-
eners.
Rumanians, after forty-eight-ho
battle with Austrians, force enemy to
abandon important Hungarian city of
Orsova.
Rumanians continue to press for
ward against Austro-Hungarians, cap
turing additional towns and laying
siege to second town in region.
1t was officially announced at Lon
don that the British casualties, killed,
wounded and missing, on all fighting
fronts in the month of August totaled
4.711 officers and 123,234 men.
Francisco Villa, commanding a band
of between 800 and 400 men, engaged
do in sanguinary battle in the hills
east of Satevo which lasted from day
light until darkness. The casualties
on both sides were heavy.
Russian troops are marching through
Dobrudja. 1t is reported Il Russian
fleet has arrived at Constanza. Bull
garians fear a combined land and sea
attack on Varna. Rustchuk, Bulgaria,
on the Danube, report to Paris says,
has been occupied by Rumanians. In
volhynia, Russians have repulsed
German attack northeast of Kovel
with severe losses.
Thirteen Zeppelin airships took part
in the raid over the eastern counties
in England and an official statement
issued in London says 1t was the most
formidable attack by air ever made
on England. Only three of the Yep
pelins were able to approach the out
skirts of London. One of them was
shot down and the other two were
driven off by aircraft guns and aero
planes.
Western
R. NJ. Gill is in Jail at Albuquerque,
,la, aI ,.sft
checks of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey in Colorado and New
Mexico.
Bitter denunciation of the action OF
the national house in passing the
eighthour law featured the closing
event of the American Bar Associa.
ton at Chicago.
Counsel for the various railroads
are said to have informed the presi-
dents of the roads that the Adamson
bill is patiently unconstitutional as
being cunfiscatory and class legisla.
ton.
Many hundred dry farming experts
Will gather at I'll Paso Oct. 1921,
when the International Farm Con.
gress is scheduled to meet The In.
ternational Soil-Products exposition,
which is conducted by and under the
management of the congress. will also
meet in I'll Paso, the dates for the lat
yer being Oct. ii to "A inclusive.
Washington
The Panama Canal Commission re.
ceived dispatch from Mai. Gen. Goe.
thals, governor of the canal zone, re.
porting slide at Cucaracha, lust
south of Gold Hill. About 200 feet of
the channel is blocked.
The Senate spent some time Labor
Day considering the controversy be.
tween the railroads and their EN-.
ployes growing out of the demands of
the latter for an eighthour day and
increased pay. which were enacted
INTO law by the passage of the Adam.
son bill. Senator Reed of Missouri
intoduced a resolution directing the
Interstate Commerce Commission TO
investigate the cost of the elght-hour
day to the carriers and to report it's
findings to Congress Dec. l.
The Senate and House celebrated
Labor Day by completing the work.
mems compensation law affecting be.
tween 100000 and 100000 government
employees.
The new regulations for the en-.
forcement OF the migratory bird law
were approved by the President Aug
21, and became effective on and after
that date.
President Wilson has signed the
bill recently passed by Congress ap.
propriating $4,000 for the erection in
Washington of memorial to John
Ericsson, the inventor of the monitor.