The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-08
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF The
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYiNGs, ooiN q 3, ACHIEVE
MENTS, sUFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union Nsvs Service.
About the War

w.stsrp Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War
The British liner Achilles has been
sunk. Four members of her crew are
missing.
A Turkish submarine has sent a
Russian ship to the bottom in the
Black sea.
Three British and one Norwegian
steamer have been sunk by submar-
ines OF mines.
Five more ships attacked by Ger
man U-boats and United States plans
decisive action.
1t is feared that Mexican bandits
under Gen. Herrera, may unite and
massacre u. S. troops.
The British, according to Moslem
reports, have been driven from forti-
fled positions in Arabia.
Hollands ministers Of state have
been called to meet in council be-
cause of the war situation.
The British reports say that ten
were killed and eleven injured in the
air raid over Scotland Sunday night
The Turks claim to have checked
the Russian offensive in the Caucasus
and say advances are now being made
against the Cars forces.
The Germans have Strengthened
their line by occupying all French
positions north of the FORCES brook,
between Haucourt and Bethincourt,
northwest OF Verdun. They are now
hammering at the region of the
Bourrus wood, five miles northwest
of the fortress.
The hospital ship Portugal has been
sunk In the Black sea by a German
torpedo boat or submarine with a
large number of wounded aboard, &C
cording to an announcement OF the
Paris official press bureau. 1t is saio
that the Portugal had Red Cross signs
conspicuously displayed.
Villas force, estimated at 500, was
severely defeated In five-hour battle
at Guerrero on March 20 by Col. Dodd
according to a report from Gen. Per
shing to Gen. Funston. sent from the
San Geronimo ranch. Sixty Mexicans
were killed and a number Of Mexicans
and four Americans wounded.
Sixteen persons were killed and 100
iajured by Zeppelins in new raid on
England Saturday night. With the
exception OF the big air raid of Jan
81. when the casualties were sixty
seven persons killed and III injured,
the Zeppelin raids Of Friday and
Saturday nights caused greater loss OF
life than any previous aerial attack
this year The total casualties TO-
the two nights. according to an OF
ficial report. were fifty-nine persons
killed and 166 wounded.
Western
The national conference OF charitie.
and corrections will be held at Indian
apolis, Ind. May 10 to II.
There were two Americans in the
crew of thirteen in the British BAR
Bengairn. sunk by German sub
marine.
Several persons we're injured In
riots which followed attempts by sin
surgents" to run the blockade estab
lished by farmers about milk plant
at Dundee, III.
At Idabel, Okla. Oscar Martin, ne
gro, was taken from a justice of the
peace's courtroom and hanged by {
mob at the rear of the courthouse
where his preliminary trial had been
in progress.
That Japan is colonizing and ap
parently intends to retain the Soutf
Sea islands captured during the
present war from the Germans was
by DR.. Frederick Starr. professor o.
anthropology, University OF Chicago
Washington
Billy Sunday. the evangelist, was
received by President Wilson at the
White House.
Japan has authorized her marine in
surance companies to make substan
tial increases in war risk rates.
The report of the special army
commission appointed to Investigate
the aviation service was laid before
Secretary Baker by Gen. Scott, chief
of staff.
Forty-three of the forty-eight states
will qualify for federal aid in roads
under the Bankhead bill reporter
favorably to the Senate by its com
mittee on postoffices and postroads
Senator Culberson, chairman of the
Judiciary committee, has introduced
an amendment to the anti-pass law
to permit publishers, editors or pro
prietors of newspapers or magazines
to take railroad mileage in payment
for advertising space.
Official judgment still is suspended
on the cases of the British channe
steamer Sussex and other merchan
ships which, while carrying Ameri