The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-14
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
London reports important gains re-
sulting from gas attack south of An
ere. French and British infantry
driving with terrific force at German
lines on Somme.
Three British cruisers which ar
rived at Newport, R. l., are on the
trail of the German submarine which
raided the steamship lanes Sunday
and sank nine ships.
Russia has lost 100000 men dur
ing the first two years of the war,
and at least 1,250,000 in this years
offensive, according to estimates from
Danish sources, given out by the semi
official news agency at Berlin.
All horses and mules in and near
Chihuahua City are being seized by
the Carranza military officers for use
in the field against Villa. Horses were
being taken from coaches and wagons
in the streets of Chihuahua City, ac-
cording to the refugees arriving at Ell
Paso, Texas.
The submarine arm of the imperial
German navy ravaged shipping off the
eastern coast Of the United States
Sunday. Four British steamers, one
Dutch and one Norwegian, ,and one ves-
sci unidentified, were sent to the bot
tom or left crippled derelicts off Nan
tucket shoals.
French troops south of the Somme
have pushed the German lines farther
back on front of two and a half miles
and captured the village of Bovent,
the north and west outskirts of
Ablaincourt, and also the greater part
of the Chaulnes wood. Prisoners to
the number of 1900 were taken accord
ing to the official communication.
Germans closely pressing the re-
treating Rumanians in Pennsylvania,
taking 1,175 prisoners. Other Teu-
tonic successes reported in Galicia.
Russians being driven back near
Lutsk, in Volhynia. Teutonic forces
have evacuated three towns and lost
two more in Macedonia. Heavy artil-
lery activity reported from Italian
front.
WESTERN
General Carranza signed decree
prohibiting bull fighting throughout
Mexico.
Auto bandits held up eight restau-
rants in northern Hammond, Ind, and
made their escape with about $4,000
in cash.
A small cavalry patrol of Carranzis-
tas and scouts of hostile force, pre-
sumably Villistas, engaged in q run
ming fight across the river just below
Juarez.
Plans have been completed for the
location near Denver OF plant to
manufacture breakfast food and other
table products from beardless emmer,
the new grain evolved by Prof. B. c.
Buffum, of Worland, Wyo.
The first full war strength infantry
regimental hike attempted in the re-
cent history of the United States army
began when 1875 officers and men
under command of Col Abner Picker
ing left Douglas, Ariz., to march to
Fort Huachuca, sixty-five miles west.
The United States government, ac-
cord1ng to officials at Salt Lake, spent
$4,000 in convicting Utah master
plumbers Of violating the Sherman
antitrust law. 1t will get back in
fines about $1,000. Chris Irving of
Denver, president of the National AS
sociation of Master Plumbers, presi-
dent of the Colorado State Associa-
ton and member of the Denver organ
ization, received the heaviest fine
$1,000.
WASHINGTON
Telegraphing from Athens, Reuters
correspondent says Prof. Lambros has
succeeded in forming a Greek cabinet.
Elaborate plans to prevent the di-
version into improper channels of any
part of the s75,O00,0O0 which the fed
eral government is to spend in CO.
operation with states on good roads
within the next five years have been
made.
Col. Barragan, chief of staff to First
Chief Carranza, said that an agree
ment to withdraw American troops
from Mexico must be signed and a
definite date for withdrawal must be
set before any other questions affect
Ing Mexico can be successfully taken
up by the Mexican-American commits
zion at Atlantic City.
1t was learned that State Depart
ment officials and President Wilson
are seriously concerned over the
clash In Germany between the Won
Tirpitz group Of radicals, which seeks
resumption Of indiscriminate sub
marine warfare. and the Won Beth
nann-Hollweg group. which seeks to
retain the friendship of the United
States.