The Tomahawk., 1916-03-16
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French succeeded in driving the Ger
mans from the greater part of the Cor
beaux wood. The report admits, how
ever, that the Germans have reoccu-
pied the Hardamount redoubt. The
capture of SO French officers and 3,277
men and 10 cannon were reported at
Berlin.
The Russians found only 16 Ar
menians alive in Erzerum out or the
usual Armenian population OF 10000,
according to information received III
Petrograd.
The German fleet, composed OF at
least fifty big war Graft, which was re-
ported out in the North sea. returned
to it's base at Kiel, says reuters
Ymuiden correspondent.
Russian troops have captured the
town of Ria (Rieeh on the Black
sea, 35 miles east Of Trebizond, ac'
cording to an official report from
Petrograd. The Russians also have
occupied the town of Selma.
Twenty German dreadnaughts have
left Kiel, according to information re-
ceived at Rome. Italy.
The Australian cruisers Australia
and Sydney, with Japanese cruisers
Chitoso and Tokiwa, are hunting the
Pacific for a German commerce raider,
according to reports from Honolulu
Hawaii.
The capture by the Russians or the
Persian city Of Cola, 27 miles west or
Kermanshah, is announced in an OIL
cial statement issued by the PetrOgrad
war office,
Italian aerOplanes made a raid on
the city of Laibach and 800 Austrian
soldiers were killed or Wounded In
barracks. The raid was made Feb
ruary 10.
The Russians, under cover OF the
fire Of their fleet, at last have been
able to make landing on the Black
sea coast east of Trebzond, captur-
ing the towns of Att1a and Maprava,
says dispatch to London.
Domestic
The senate of the Kentucky legisla-
ture passed the woman suffrage bill,
Is to 8.
Nine dead, eleven probably fatally
burned and score injured was the
toll of an explosion and fire at the
jail in Ell Paso, Tex. The name OF one
American is included in the list of
dead. A flash of flames burst from
tanks in which prisoners, including
many Mexicans, were being given dis
injecting baths.
William H. Orpet, University Of Wis
consin student, was indicted for the
murder of Marian Frances Lambert,
the Lake Forest hish-school girl whose
body was found in Helms woods.
Indictments were returned by the
Mahoning county grand jury at
Youngstown, O., against the Yolfhgs-
town Sheet and Tube company. the
Republic Steel company, the Brier
Hill Steel company, he Youngstown
Steel company, the Carnegie Steel
company, the United States Steel COM
pany and E. H. Gary. The defendants
are charged with ha.virf formed
trust to fix the wages Of common la
Dor in violation of the laws of Ohio.
Congressman John A. M. Adair.
Democrat, of Portland. and James P.
Goodrich, Republican OF Winchester,
were selected in the Indiana state
wide preferential primary to run for
governor next fall Opponents of
Goodrich and Ada:r conceded their
nomination. Goodrch's majority is
1888. Adair's race was an easy one.
apparently. The contest for the Re-
publican nomination for United States
senator is undecided.
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors Of the United
States Steel corporation, said new
tube plant. to cost s25,O00,000. is to
be erected at Gary. Ind. The woTS
will start as soon as the details can
be prepared.
Fire following several explosions.
virtually destroyed the plant of the
Niagara Electro-Chemical company at
Niagara Falls, N. Y, causing the death
of one workman, the injury of several
others and property loss estimated at
100000
Senator MARITIME, Democrat, of New
Jersey, announced at Washington his
determination not to be candidate
for delegate at large to the Democrat
ic national convention because of his
decision to be candidate for the SEN
ate