The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-02-26
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Die.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Asiatic Turkey, eighty-three miles
southeast of Erzerum.
British announce conquest of KAN
srun. Germany's colony in west AT
rica, has been completed.
Petrograd asserts the Cars troops
are pushing on past Erzerum in pur-
suit of fleeing Moslems.
Japanese warships have entered the
Mediterranean. With the battle fleet
is a large squadron of seroplanes.
German troops have captured 500
meters Of French trench near the
forest of Givenchy, east of Souchez.
Germany has lost another Zeppelin.
French guns at Revigny brought the
big aircraft down with incendiary
shells
The House of Commons has been in
formed that many of the shells pur-
chased in the United States fail to
explode.
The Senussi, one of the most war.
like of the desert tribes, have gone
to war against England and are ap-
preaching the Nile valley.
Italian forces after a long lombard
ment with big guns have captured
Colo in the mountainous region of
the Sugana valley and have occupied
several other towns
Germany's latest informal message
on the U-boat situation says the
Kaiser is willing to give ample warn
ing to all unarmed merchant ships,
but takes the attitude that where sub
marines are concerned any armament
on merchant ship is offensive, in
that it may be effectually used to
attack a submersible.
WESTERN
One man was killed in an explosion
at the Trojan powder mill at San Lo-
renzo near Oakland, Cal.
Minneapolis police suspected con-
tinuation of the Crones anarchist plot
in an alleged attempt to blow up the
100000 cathedral parochial school
there.
William Orpet, University of Wis
consin junior, was held to the grand
jury at Chicago in connection with the
death of his former sweetheart, Ma
rion Frances Lambert.
The extraordinary session of the
Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine
die after turbulent session which
had extended its activities just a
week longer than the thirty-day pc
Rod specified in the governors call
Juarez gave itself up on Washing.
tons birthday to ceremonies in mem
DRY of Francisco l. Madero, former
President of Mexico, who, with his
vice president, Pine Suarez was
slain in Mexico City when the late
Victoriano Huerta took ever the reins
of government two years ago.
At Seattle, Wash, Robert Gaffney
was wearing woman's clothing after
living as a man for ten years, includ-
ing four years as husband of Mrs.
Margaret Gaffney, a widow. Prose
cuted by the charity organization
after "he" deserted Mrs. Gaffney ano
her three children, Robert Gaffney in
validated lazy husband" warrant
by disclosing her true sex.
WASHINGTON
The thirty -five-knot battle cruisers
planned for the new naval program
will be the finest and most powerful
ships of their class in the world, Rear
Admiral Badger of the general board
told the House naval committee.
President Wilson recently took
quick action toward heading off a
leakage of Navy Department secrets.
He caused to be nullified an adver-
tisement by the Civil Service Commits
would have been permitted to serve
in positions of utmost trust.
Attorneys general of fifteen states
filed with the Supreme Court a Joint
argument in support of the constitu-
tionality of the West Virginia liquor
law prohibiting the receipt and pos
session of intoxicating liquors for per-
sonal use, and of the federal Webb.
Kenyon liquor law prohibiting the
shipping of intoxicating liquors into
states for use In violation of state
laws.
Picking dispatches to the Chinese
legation announced that the capture
of the Yunnan rebel stronghold of Ma
Hsi was imminent, and that the gov
eminent troops had won a decisive
victory over rebel forces who attempt
ed to take possession of Isl Tsiang.
Further sustaining the income tax
law. the Supreme Court in constituting
the clause relating to incomes from
mining companies. upheld the govern
ment's contention that profits taken
from mines, even though reducing the
actual physical value of the mines, are
taxable.