Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
NEWS OF SEVEN DAYS
Important Matters of News Re-
duced to Paragraphs.
FLASHED FROM THE WIRE.
Doing of the World for the Past Week
Grimes. Accidents and
Disasters.
European War News.

European War News.
The armed Italian liner Re d'Italian
had an exciting battle with three giant
entente submarines in the Mediter-
ranean sea. on Sunday, July %. The
battle lasted from 3 o'clock IN the
morning until in the afternoon. The
word came in Sunday last when the
liner reached the port of New York.
The battle was witnessed by three
Americans. DR.. L. p. Roster of Phlla-
deIphia, Paul Edwards of Jersey City
and James Higgins of Cincinnati, who
were the only three passengers on
board. The combat took place In
sight of the Balaric islands and num-
erous shells were fired from the
steamer, one of which may have taken
effect. as a column of smoke and wa
ter flew from the point where the pro-
jectile struck The steamer came
through unframed.
900
"a vigorous counter offensive main
tanned by the Teutonic armies near On
Stokhod, east of Kovel, is said to have
driven the Cars forces back into the
Carpathians. The Russian war office
admits that "in the region OF Dora
Yaremche and Jablonica, on the Pruth,
the enemy took the offensive" but
adds that it was brought to a stand
still.
900
The Russians claim gains in the
Caucasus where their armies are oper-
ating under the Grand Duke Nicholas.
The Turks are on the offensive at GER
tain points, Petrograd asserts, adding
that the enemy is being held back.
900
The Australian contingent on the
west front successfully held mile
front although the Germans delivered
powerful counter attacks. In one
counter attack the German force came
forward holding up their hands. Be-
hind them the British guns had plac-
ed curtains of shell fire through which
it was impossible for them to retreat,
while the Australians machine guns
and rifles. moving them down, made it
hopeless to continue the charge. 1t
was death whichever way they moved
death if they stood still or lay
down in the bullet swept space and
they surrendered rather than continue
their vain efforts.
900
Reynolds newspaper gives promin-
ence to a rumOr that there is likely
to be a war in South America. "A
diplomatic source reports" says the
paper, that Peru and Venezuela have
secretly agreed to take vast lands from
Columbia and Ecuador"
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Washington News.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis Of
Illinois, assaiIed the republican party
bitterly in a senate speech, Saturday.
The senator assaulted the republican
leaders for their assaults on Pres.
Wilson'S Mexican policy, characteriz-
ing them as Unreasonable" The re-
spOnsibility for the death of American
soldiers at Carrizal he placed at the
door Of the republican party charging
that mot till the captains of the re-
publican party shot at the president of
the United States did the Mexican aut-
laws shoot at the soldiers of the Amer
lean president He referred to OPP
ponents of the governments course in
Mexico as blood furnished votaries
headed now by the newly appointed
chief of this political hierarchy, the
nominee for president of the United
State, Charles E. Hughes.
~ I hot
the United States at one time was
about to recognize Villa as head of the
defacto Mexican government was
seized upon promptly by Senator Fall
who declared that this admission
would give the republican party its
best weapon of the campaign.
I'VE know that the administration
was at one time ready to recognize
the thief. assassin, murderer Villa, but
this is the first time l have heard a
follower of the administration admit
it." he said.
Senator Fall said he would like to
spend every cent of the republican
campaign fund to send the Illinois
senator's address over the country.
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Domestic.
Cheaper oil and gasoline before the
end Of the month is predicted by Of
ficials of the bureau of mines, at
Washington, who have recently receiv-
ed reports from their agents in the
Oklahoma oil fields. Bureau workers
in the field declare that new wells
are being opened up and the estab
Ished producers are drawing the