Gilpin observer., 1916-08-10
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM all SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o I N q .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNGS.' HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union views service.
About the War

east of Kermanshah, Persia.
British inflicted severe reverse to
Turks in vicinity of Suez canal.
Russians pushed to within a few
miles of TarnopolLemberg railway In
northern Galicia.
Sweden plans protest to Berlin
against repeated sinking of Swedish
vessels in the Baltic sea.
Turkish army of $4,000 men making
vigorous attack on British posts in
the vicinity of the Suez canal, but
without success, declares London.
Petrograd reports the capture of siA
villages along the river Sereth, the
crossing of which by the Russians is
officially admitted in Berlin.
The Dutch steamer iceland was
sunk by a German submarine. The
crew was landed safely at South
Shields. Lloyds reports five other
vessels sunk.
The French captured line of Ger
man trenches between the Hem wood
and Somme river. French also made
progress south of Thiaumont work Ia
Verdun sector.
Troops under Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg have cleared several
positions along the Stokhod river of
Russians and have been successful
along the entire Volhynian front, the
statement continues.
Total losses of the allied armies
since the present offensive began on
tha .Sx d.,
at 100000 men. Paris estimates the
average German losses at one division
daily since the drive was inaugurated.
Reports to the War Department at
Mexico City announce many sue
Cesses for the government forces
over bandits and Zapata forces in
small engagements, including the cap
trre in Chihuahua of the Villa gen.
eral, Gabriel Valdivieso, and the sur
render and acceptance of amnesty of
Gen Malesio Alabarran with $50 Zap
alta adherents in the state of Mexico.
Western
The Farmers State bank of Flor
ence, a suburb of Omaha, was robbed
of $1,000 by auto bandits.
Charles E. Hughes, Republican can
didate for the Presidency, formally
launched his campaign speech making
tour at Detroit, Mich, by delivering
SIX addresses.
M. ID. McEniry, head of the general
land office in Denver, has received in
formation from the Department of the
Interior at Washington of the creation
of national park in Hawaii.
Live models, the livest of whom
wore bathing suits and were exhibited
In a special fountain, characterized
the fall style show of the Chicago
Garment Manufacturers Association.
Complete, but unofficial returns
from the First Congressional District
In Kansas show that DR.. Eva Harding.
the first woman ever nominated for
the United States Congress, has been
named for that office on the Demo
cratic ticket
Hiding in the inaccessible North
ern woods, where only few summer
resorters are to be found, Will Orpet
under the name of Hammond, is
spending his time fishing, tramping
and canoeing. With him is his moth
er and a young woman registered as
Grace Hyde, according to Donald
son. Wis, report.
Washington
Speaker Clark has been a member
Of Congress for thirty-three years.
Value of manufactures in the Unit
ed States was s24,246.323 900 in 1914,
the census bureau reported.
Spelters production was 316,205
short tons for the half year ending
June 80, the Geological Survey an.
nounced.
Carrying $267 67,597.00O, the general
army appropriation bill was reported
to both branches of Congress by the
Hcuse-Senate conferees.
Reduction of the income tax re-
demption from $4,000 to $4,000 for
single persons and from $4,000 to 49,
900 for those with families was or.
dered recommended to the Senate by
Democratic members of the finance
committee who are revising the House
revenue bill
With Senator Shafroth In the chair
the Senate passed the national park
service bill, which is of great interest
to all states where there are national
parks.
The life of the government bureau
of war risk insurance was extended
until Sept. 2, 1917. In bill passed by
the Senate. which already had passed
the House.
George Norris Of Philadelphia. was
designated by President Wilson as
farm loan commissioner. executive
head of the farm loan bank system
created by the rural credits act.