Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-31
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European War News

European War News
Russian troops have defeated four
Turkish divisions $4,000 men) In a
great battle at Rachta near Mosul,
capturing two entire Turkish regi-
ments, IL was announced at Petro-
grad officially. Many cannon and
much other booty were taken.
Russian forces operating In south
ern Turkish Armenia have reoccupfed
Mush, captured by the Turks on Au-
gust s, says an OFFICIAL communication
issued AT Petrograd. The statement
adds the Russians captured $500
prisoners.
The capture of the German steam
ship Desterro, with a cargo of iron
ore. was made by q Russian subma-
rine flying the Swedish flag says the
Oversee News agency at Berlin.
Definite gains against the French
and Serbian forces operating on the
Saloniki line, the humiliation OF a
French regiment southwest Of Lake
Dorian and retreat by the Serbs
southwark from Kastoria are report
ed In the official Bulgar war office
statement issued at Sofia.
Despite their determined attacks In
many sections of the front In Volhy-
MIA. Galicia and the Carpathian re-
giOns the Russians have been unable
to gain any ground from the Teutonic
forces, according to the Austrian Off
cial statement. A correspondent OF
the COIonge Gazette on the Russian
front snys that In the fighting In east
ern Galicia, the Russians lost 5,OOO
killed. while the total of German cas-
ualties was so.
German troops attacking the French
lines south of Estrees on the Somme
gained footing at some points In
trenches that had been captured by
the French on August II. the war Of
fee announced at Paris.
The German admiralty issued a
statement at Berlin asserting that the
losses of the British and French navies
In iine-of-battleships anu cruisers to
August / comprised u vessels with q
total displacement of 496,050 tons.
The German losses were 70 warships
with total of 62,667 tons.
A strong force Of Russian troops
was landed at Saloniki to fight with
the allies against the Austro-German
and Bulgarian armies In Macedonia.
Roumania is preparing for war, ac-
cording to Doctor Lederre, Bucharest
correspondent of the Berliner Tage-
blatt-
A British official announcement at
London says: "The submarine E-23,
Lieut. Commander Robert r. Turner,
which returned from the North sea. re-
ports she made a successful torpedo at
tack upon a German battleship of the
Nassau class"
Domestic
A special session of the Illinois leg
islature will be called by Governor
Dunno to convene at Springfield. ILL.,,
next week for the purpose of putting
through an act permitting the Illinois
soldiers to vote in the field. 1t is as
sumed that the plan of voting adopt
ed will be like that in Illinois in the
Civil war.
Stephen NJ. Van Allen, hermit
yachtsman of New York, committed
suicide in the cabin Of his costly
motor boat Hunter on the North river
by discharging the loads Of shot
gun into his breast.
After having been lost In the Arctic
| for three years and his life many
times despaired of. Ensign Green. the
young American naval officer who rep
resented this government on the
Croker land arctic expedition of 1913,
has just notified the navy department
at Washington of his arrival at Copen-
hagen.
| The American fishing schooners
Maxine Elliott of Gloucester, Mass,
and Lizzie Griffin Of Bangor. Me-.
seized Off Iceland by British patrol
boats, have been taken to Lerwick,
Shetland islands, says dispatch from
\ London.
II Is feared In Nome, Alaska, that
the power schooner Great Bear, on
! which John Borden and Norris Boz
KUN of Chicago sailed with Capt. Louis
Lane for Herschel island, has been lost
In the Behring sea. The Great Bear
is now two weeks overdue at Nome.
Carrier pigeons are the latest re-
cruits to the United States army on
the border. Fifty filers, donated by
the American Carrier Pigeon associa-
ton TO the United States signal corps
branch at Columbus, arrived 1t is said
the recruits are all racing birds.
William J. Bryan's speaking tour In
behalf Of President Wilson will begin
about September Is. probably In Ohio,
and will continue until election day. 1t
was announced at Democratic national
headquarters at New York.