Gilpin observer., 1916-04-20
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, b DIN a .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERlNGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union News Service
About the War


About the War
Italians take Austrian trenches in
Sugana valley and Carso region.
The Norwegian steamer Repelera
was sunk. Her crew was rescued.
British gain further ground along
Tigris river In effort to relieve Kut-
ElAmara.
French redouble airship activity,
shelling many German positions from
aeroplanes.
Russians defeat Turks fifteen miles
east of Trebizond and are pursuing
them energetically.
Austrian troops storm Italian posi-
tion at Mrzlivrh but are forced to
eyacuate position south of Sperone.
Austrian attacks, supplemented by
intense artillery fire, repulsed by Ital-
ians, from Larganza torrent to Monte
Gallo.
Russians, driving Turks before
them, push on to within eleven miles
of the important fortified town of
Trebizond.
Germans launch powerful new in
fantry assault on French positions
near Verdun but are swept back with
the exception OF footing in Chauffor
wood
"The French have captured the
submarine which torpedoed the Sus-
sex and have made prisoners the cap
tain and crew." says the London
Daily Mail.
The sinking of neutral ship aid
British steamship was reported by
Lloyds. The Norwegian ship Glen
doom was sunk by gunfire. The lost
British steamship was the Harrovian,
which was unarmed.
Francisco Villa is dead and his
body, disinterred some days after his
burial, is in possession of Carranzista
troops, according to series of tele-
graphic messages received at Juarez
Sunday by Mexican officials.
German attack Russian line be-
tween Lakes Sventen and llzen but
are repulsed with hea,y losses. Ger
mans also repulsed in Galacia, south
east. of Boutchache. Russians claim
capture of position in Stripa re-
gion.
Western
Six inches of snow fell at Santa
Fe, N NJ Friday
George W. Peck, former governor
of Wisconsin and author of Peck S
Bad Boy" died in Milwaukee.
George II. Phillips, who for brief
but theatric period enjoyed the title
Of Corn King in the grain trade,
died at his home in Chicago.
Water pouring through 2OO-foot
break in the Drury Township levee
near Muscatine, Ia, threatens the IN
undation of 5000 acres of cultivated
farm land in Illinois.
Six firemen were overcome by
smoke and 100000 damage was
caused to a score of small firms by a
fire in the Wiltshire building on West
Superior street in Cleveland, Ohio.
Thirty or more persons were re-
ported to have been crushed or
burned to death in collision of
trains on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad at Bradford,
r. I.
Two firms closely associated with ]
z. Morgan and Company have bought
s12.000,000 worth of the bonds of lhp
Empire Gas and Fuel Company, one OF
the big oil and gas properties OF
Henry l.. Doherty and Company OF
New York and Denver.
Washington
The Senate adopted amendment to
army bill to provide for federal pay
for all National Guard officers above
the rank of captain.
A scandal in army circles has de
veloped through the theft of firearms
belonging TO citizens of Colorado
which were taken away from then
following the Ludlow massacre. wher
troops took possession as the result
OF an investigation made by board
OF officers beginning last July.
American troops will be withdraw,
from Mexico Immediately, II Francisco
villa is dead. Administration Off
eials made this unqualified statement
commenting on reports from Mexican
sources that the bandits body iat
been discovered and was being taker
from Cusi to chihuahua City by spe
cial train.
Confirmation Of the death of Fran
cisco Villa still was lacking Monda,
night, both at the State and War De
partments, as well as at the Mexican
embassy.
Delegates from all parts OF tn,
country attended the opening session
OF the twenty-fifth continental con
gress of the Daughters of the Amerl
can Revolution.
President Wilson, speaking befor
the Daughters Of the American Reyc