Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1916-12-07
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About the War

Four German armies have effected
junction in Rumania.
French transport Karnak, crowded
with troops, sunk by German U-boat
near Malta.
Petrograd declares the allies prom
ised Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles to Russia
Teutons claim to have taken $500
prisoners and many cannon and other
booty in their advance on Bucharest
Russians and Rumanians drive back
the Teutonic advance on Bucharest,
and take many prisoners and much
booty. according to Petrograd.
Russian troops have reached Buch-
Arrest to aid the Rumanians in their
desperate attempt to save their coun-
try and its capital.
Premier AsQuith announces that be-
cause of the acute political crisis in
Great Britain he will advise King
George to consent to a reconstruction
of the government
To the south and southwest of
Bucharest, the forces of Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen have defeated the
Rumanians, and captured the town of
Gradichtea, twelve miles from the cap
ital.
Greek foreign minister addressed an
emphatic protest to the United States
against the action OF the allies, lay
ing emphasis on the declaration that
Greece at no time has contemplated
abandoning her policy of absolute neu.
trality.
With the capture of Tergovistea
and farther south the driving of the
Rumanians beyond the railroad juno
tion town of Titu, the central powers
forces hold intact all the railway
lines running into Bucharest from the
west
According to Sofia, the Bulgarians
repulsed heavy Russian attacks Ber-
lin admits slight progress in the north
west by the Russians north and south
of the Trotus. In the Carpathians
south of Jablonitza. the Russians cap
tured another height.
Western
For the first time in the history OF
the Texas School Teachers Associa-
ton, a woman has been elected presi-
dent.
Judge William F. Cooper of the
Pima County Superior Court, died at
Tucson, Ariz., following long pc.
riod of i'll health.
The first organized boycott on the
Pacific coast went into effect when
Portland women barred eggs from the
list OF household necessaries.
Gov. Hunt appointed Samuel l..
Prattee of Tucson, Ariz.. judge of the
Superior Court for Pima county to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge w. C. Cooper.
The body of James p. Brown, a Bur
lington switchman. was found on the
railroad track at Sheridan, Wyo. The
body was badly mangled and the head
and one arm were cut off.
Miss Belle, Fliegelman of Helena
mas been appointed private secretary
10 Miss jeanette Rankin. the only
woman representative in Congress, il
was announced at Helena, Mont
Dashing past the prison guards as
they unlocked the steel cells to allow
the cooks to prepare the morning
meal, five conyicts of the state peni.
Tertiary made bold attempt to scale
the eighteen-foot brick walls at the
Santa Fe prison, and were restrained
from climbing up blanket ladder
only after forty shots had been fired
I'm their direction.
Washington
Representative Bachrach of New
Jersey introduced in the House bill
providing for the coinage of 2k.cent
piece.
Estimates for maintaining and
strengthening the army and navy dur
ing the fiscal year 1918 indicate that
Congress will be asked this winter to
provide about 100000. 900 for that pur.
pose.
Miss Margaret Wilson will preside
at the first afternoon session OF the
twelfth annual convention OF the
American Civic Association which
opens three-day meeting in Wash.
ington. Dec. ID.
In an encounter between American
marines and natives at Macoris.
Santo Domingo. Nov. 20, a number
were wounded on both sides.
Construction experts at Washington
have just completed tests which they
declare will make the new battleships
in the United States navy practically
torpedo-proof
Estimates OF the expense of all
branches OF the government for the
fiscal year 1918, for which the present
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