Gilpin observer., 1916-08-17
CONDENSED RECORD OF tn e
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYINos, Dol IN q 3. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERlNGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union views service.
About the War


Italians advance materially in the
1sonzo front
Gen. Letchitsky is continuing his
advance toward Lemberg.
British torpedo boat destroyer Las
500 sunk by German submarine.
French report taking of Maurepas.
with capture of 1000 Germans.
Austro-Germans forced to surrender
the entire Stripa line from Tarnopol
10 Buczacz
Italians are steadily pressing the
Austrian troops northward from Gori-
zfa in the vicinity Of Trieste.
Turks repulse Slav troops in Persia
In Turkish Armenia. however. the
Russians have forced back the Otto
man troops near Lake Van.
Monday, the Russians made addi-
tional gains against three sectors of
Teutonic lines in eastern theater. Ger
mans claim Russ attacks south Of
Brody were checked.
Italian army under Gen. Cadorna,
following up its decisive victory over
the Austrians at Goritzia, have ad-
vanced farther and now are in pos
sessian of Boschini.
Important gains for the allies are
reported from both Paris and Petro-
grad. The French stormed German
third line positions in the region of
the Somme, extending their line from
Hardecourt to the village of Buscourt
on the Somme.
I'VE have evacuated Stanislau with
out fighting says the official state
ment from Vienna. The statement
also admits the withdrawal of Aus
trian troops to new positions in the
Stanislau and Monasterzyska regions
owing to the Russian pressure.
Reports received at Chihuahua City,
from Gen. Domingo Arrieta said that
one of his columns had surrounded a
band of 100 men under Nicolas Her
nandez, Villas former chief of staff
al Las Adargas, Chihuahua, and will
attack Immediately upon the arrival
Of reinforcements.
Western
Two men robbed the bank of Crow
der at Crowder, Okla, of about 81 900
and escaped.
Frank Vogt. so. was killed by light
ming at Kansas City while in his
bathtub taking bath.
The Ohio Oil Company made
another 5-cent reduction on six grades
Of oil and 20 cents on Plymouth OIL
Five persons were injured, two SER
fously and one probably fatally. when
the Capital hotel at Lincoln, Neb.,
collapsed.
II Mayor William Hale Thompson of
Chicago follows his personal inclina-
tion he will retire from politics when
MS present term of office expires and
go back to cowboy life in Mexico"
The Right Rev. Leigh r. Brewer,
bishop of the Montana diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal church, is criti-
eally Ill in hospital at Helena Of a
complication of disease due to his ad.
vanced years.
Under verdict returned at Went
worth, n. c., j. w. Slaughter, former
police chief at Draper, N c., prob
ably will be turned over to his wife
as convict laborer while he is serv.
ing two.year sentence for man.
slaughter.
Washington
An explanatory statement of how
Great Britain's examination of mails
II being conducted was presented to
Secretary Lansing by the British eln
bassy.
President Wilson signed the agri
cultural appropriation bill carrying ap
proximately $27,000,O00, and the mill
tary academy appropriation bill
carrying s1,225,000.
Paul Lambright of Las Animas
Colo, passed with honors one year
ahead OF time the entrance examina
zion for the Annapolis naval academy
Congressman Keating appointed him
Payment OF indemnity for articles
sent registered, insured or G. o. ID
through the mails and partially dam
aged during transit will be made In
the future, according to orders recent
fy issued by Postmaster Genera
Burleson.
War bride profits taxed by the gov
ernment swelled the internal revenu,
taxes last year to more than 100000,
900. according to a statement by tn,
commissioner OF internal revenue. TIL,
precise amount of internal revenu,
collected was $512,723.2S7. which II
397042,2G3 greater than was paid 4,
the previous fiscal year.
Twenty-Five thousand more stat,
troops were ordered to the border an,
all department commanders we're di
rected to send all state troops as sooi
as they are equipped and transporta
tion can be obtained