Tombstone epitaph., 1916-07-23
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN rHis AND FOR
 EIGN couNTRiEa
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINos AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK ThE PROGRESS
 OF IRE AGE.
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ABOUT THE WAR

since the war began total 5000. .O0o.
 The embargo on all supplies, excep; munitions, for Mexico, has been raised
 The Germans have gained a foot. hold al Damloup and in Fumin wool :: Nerdun.
 The Grand Duke Nicholas reports successes against the Turks in the Caucasus region.
 Petrograd reports e7l.Ge0 prisoners have been taken by Russians since drive in East began.
 Rome announces that Austrians lave recalled divisions from Russian front 10 meet Italian attacks.
 Rome reports continued successes against the Austrians and reports the enemy is in "disorderly retreat"
 Germans gain ground with mass al tacks out of Fleury. but Paris say they have suffered enormous losses German troops operating in Galicia inflicted a severe check upon the Rus s;ans by an encircling movement and counter attack. according to the Der lin statement
 Gen. Haig regained control Of the entire Msmetz woods. lost to the Ger mans. Two heavy attacks by the kaiser's forces on Contamination re pulsed.
 Intense artillery bombardments superseded infantry activity both at Verdun and on the Somme. Two sur prise attacks by the Germans were thrown back.
 Information indicating that the gar rison at Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, Tex, would join any considerable body of Villas men moving northwari instead of resisting them, was re ceived at Gen. Funston's headquar. ters.
 Allies make constant progress or western front, with only occasional setbacks. British have taken Contai- maison and nearly all Of Trones wood. The German first defenses on a front Of nearly eight miles are now in Brit. ish hands.
 Gen. P. Elias Gales. military com. mander of Sonora, ordered the de mobilization of troops now in the bor der districts, discharged from the na- tioDal service, and ordered the re opening of all public offices along the border.
 Defying half a dozen enemy war. ships patrolling the Atlantic coast from New York to Charleston, and eluding the combined North sea fleet of France and England, a super-sub marine from Germany passed Vir ginia capes and is lying safe al an chor in the harbor of Baltimore. WESTERN
 State troops were ordered to La Sale, III, where a strike of cement mill workers was in progress.
 The Gorgia house refused. 9l tC 2I, to adopt a special rule for consid eration of a suffrage amendment.
 Americans living in Chihuahua and other cities in northern Mexico aTs wearing small British flags to wart off insults to themselves and theiI nationality. according 10 a repor brought to Columbus x. NJ. iron Mexico.
 Henry Ford of Michigan will b. nominated for President on the frs ballot by the Prohibition party at it. national convention to be held in s; Paul, July IS to 21, if he will consen to accept the honor. fin the opinion O the party leaders who held a confer ence in Chicago.
 WASHINGTON
 President Wilson has agreed to ae cept the resignation of Maj. Cen Goethals as governor of the Panam. canal
 The House bill appropriating $500, 900 for the relief of needy America, refugees from Mexico was passed b. the Senate.
 Secretary McAdoo asked Congress :, appropriate sl35.oo5 for the pub lie health service to aid in the figh against tne iniduthe par epi demic In New York and to prevent it. spread 10 other states.
 The annual agricultural bill carry ing approximately s2i.ooo.0oo. wa passed by the Senate in virtually tn same form as passed by the House.
 Nominations for the promotion O several hundred officers to carry ou the army reorganization were sent t' the Senate by the President.
 Louis Conley. alias Johnson. alia Lynch. alias Kennedy, is in jail il Cheyenne. wyo,, where he B beini held for Denver police. The prisone is wanted on the charge of havini robbed Phillip Peters. . resident O Sullivan, Colo. of $4o.