The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-07-28
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
ABOUT THE WAR

A French sub-lieutenant has
brought down his tenth German war
plane.
Russian Caucasian army now
threatens Turk stronghold OF ERIN
gan in Armenia
Turkish troops to be sent 10 REIN
force Teutonic allies against Rus
SLAMS in Galicia.
Australians, holding major portion
OF Pozieres, repulse enemy attempt TO
recapture village
Russian army in Armenia captured
Gumuskhaneh and now Il forty miles
northwest of Baiburt.
Germans withdraw troops from Yer
dun front to strengthen resistance TO
allies in northern France.
Berlin declares British attack on
Thiepval-Guillemont line was minor
success, won at great cost of men.
German troops moved from Eerdun
to fight along Somme. Berlin and
Petrograd silent about fighting near
Riga.
A new advance OF Turkish forces
on the Sinai peninsula TO within about
thirty miles OF the Suez canal has
been reported to the British authori-
ties.
The Russians have driven the Teu-
tonic forces facing them south OF the
river Lipa. in Volhyna near the Gala
clan border beyond the town OF
Berestechk to the west.
Berlin reports that the enemy lost
seven aeroplanes, four of them south
OF Bapaume, one east of Arras. one
west OF Combles and one near Roye.
Lieutenant Wintgens disabled his
tenth and Lieutenant Hoehendorff mis-
eleventh aeroplane. The emperor be-
slowed the Pour lie Merite on First
Lieutenant Won Althaus, who con
quered a biplane near Roye
WESTERN
James Whicomb Riley, the Hoosie:'
poet. died at his home in Indianapo-
lis
Reno, New, wants the thirteenth
head camp session OF the Woodmen
of the World
The mysterious death of 1I-year-old
Elizabeth Radcliffe. while riding with
Roy Hnterlier has become the sen
sation of Richland county, Ill.
1t was estimated Tuesday that the
present heat wave in the plains and
Pacific coast states has levied, direct
ly or indirectly, a toll OF 200 lives.
The death list in the preparedness
cisco, grew to seven with the death
of Capt. Reuben J. Vaughn OF Berk
ley. Cal.
Charles e. Hughes telegraphed
Senator Fall of New Mexico asking
IL it would be convenient to meet him
in New York to confer on the Next
can situation.
Six persons were killed and forty
three injured by the explosion at
San Francisco OF timed bomb in the
midst of a throng viewing a prepar
edness parade.
murder of Mr. and Mrs William
Parker, has been located on the
Ranch Del dos Adolos. fifty miles
northwest of Casas Grandes, Mexico,
according to Columbus, n NJ, ad-
vices.
WASHINGTON
The body OF Lieutenant Colonel
Butler was buried in Arlington Gene
terry.
Chicago has been selected for the
campaign headquarters OF the Wo
mans party.
The Senate unanimously confirmel
the nomination of John H. Clarke of
Cleveland. Ohio, as associate justice
OF the Supreme Court to succeed
former Justice Hughes.
Official announcement was made
at the White House that negotiations
have practically been completed for
the purchase OF the Danish West In
mark for s25.000,000.
After being held up since January
on objection of Senator Hitchcock,
the nomination of Thomas S. Allen
as United States attorney for Nebras-
ka was confirmed by the Senate.
Allen is a brother-in-law of William
Jennings Bryan.
Information that the Chandler Com
pany OF Philadelphia has arranged a
$50 ,000,0 loan to the government OF
Chile for railroad development was
received at the Department of Com
merce from Commercial Attache
Ravens at Santiago. The loan was
arranged on the basis of 6 per cent.