The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-26
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war Office announced that one person
was killed and two injured by German
bombs. One seaplane was destroyed.
George Boillot, French automobile
racer and aeronaut, has been killed in
a fight with five German aeroplanes.
He succeeding in bringing down one
of the German machines before bull
let pierced his heart.
Seven aeroplanes, OF which two were
German and five French, were shot
down in action on the western front
during the day. The German state
ment reports the destruction of four
French machines in q single engage
ment.
Russian troops have joined the Brit
ish at Mesopotamia and an allied drive
on Bagdad is now believed to be i'm
minent The Russians, after a wild
and adventurous ride from Persia,
Joined the column of Gen. Sir G. Cor
ringhe, which is fighting it's way up
the Figris toward Kut, says dispatches
TO London.
The terrific German offensive west
Of the Mouse which was believed to
have reached it's climax with the cap
ture of f1rst-line trenches In the Avo-
court woods and on Hill 304, devel-
oped new violence and resulted in q
new advance Of the Germans on the
western slopes of Dead Man Hill. The
French defeat at this point is officially
admitted in the communique received
from Paris.
One hundred and fifty steamers have
been assembled at the Hungarian sea-
port of Ffume to transport troops. mu-
nitions and supplies under protection
of the Austro-Hungarian feet to Du-
razzo, Albania. This information was
received at Paris in advices from Inns
brucG.
Corporal Kitten Rockwell of Atlanta,
Ga, 4 member of the American flying
squadron, attacked a German aero
plane operating near Hartmannswe1l-
lerkopf, says a statement issued at
Paris. The German machine was
brought down in flames.
Since January l enemy merchant
ships having a total tonnage of 671,-
300 have been sunk by German and
Austrian submarines, 1t was announced
at Berlin.
Amsterdam dispatches issued by the
Overseas News agency at Berlin state
that members of the crew of the Gym
rio on their arrival at Liverpool report
ed the White Star liner had been sunk
by an explosion of its boilers.
The capture of small French posi-
ton on Hill 2S7, northwest Of Verdun,
by the Germans, was admitted by the
French war office at Paris.
Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary,
announced in the house of commons
at London that the government had
been informed by Sir Henry Howard,
British minister at the Vatican, that
representations have been made to
Germany by the Vatican with view
to inducing Germany to abandon sub
marine warfare.
The Italian official communication
issued at Rome admits the evacuation
by the Italians of Zegnatorta Tin the
Lagarina valley south of Trent), and
also of the line from Monte Maggie to
Sagliodaspio, between the Tarragnolo
valley and the upper Astico (south-
west Of Trent), after several days OF
violent artillery bombardments.
Domestic
Rev. Herbert WEIGH, d. D., LII. D.,
was elected bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church on the eighth bal
lot taken at the present general con-
ference at Saratoga, N. Y. Thomas
Nicholson was elected bishop on the
ninth ballot and Rev. A. w. Leonard
on the tenth.
An absolute decree of divorce was
awarded at Saratoga, N Y, to Mrs.
Louise Lord Caldwell, lately of Paris
and formerly Mobile, Ala. Edward s.
Caldwell made fortune installing gas
plants in southern cities.
Jose Buenostrico and Melquaides
Chaps, Mexicans, convicted of the MUIR
90 ~
Charles, in the Mexican border raids
last fall, were hanged at Brownsville,
Tex.
The northern Baptist convention at
Minneapolis empowered a commission
to sit as court of all differences be-
affiliated societies and thus bring
about more effective cooperation be-
tween Baptist organizations.
More than 100000 worth of whisky,
beer and gin has been seized by rep
resentatives of the state attorney gen.
erals Office in raids on 80 places in Gil
rard, according to information received
at Montgomery, Ala.
Carl A. Luderitz, German consul at
Baltimore who was indicted in coz
nection with an alleged passport fraud.
surrendered to Assistant United States
District Attorney Roger B. Wood at
New York
Three persons were drowned when