The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-29
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union views service.
ABOUT THE WAR

French make small gains south of
Estrees.
The Italians have captured Monte
Cimont from the Austrians.
British and Germans continue furi-
Gus fighting north Of Somme.
A French sub-lieutenant has
brought down his tenth German war
plane.
Russian Caucasian armys now
threatens Turk stronghold of ERIN
gan in Armenia.
Turkish troops to be sent to rein
force Teutonic allies against Rus
slams in Galicia.
Australians, holding major portion
of Pozieres, repulse enemy attempt to
recapture village.
Russian army in Armenia captured
Gumuskhaneh and now is forty miles
northwest of Baiburt.
Germans withdraw troops from Yer
dun front to strengthen resistance to
allies in northern France.
Berlin declares British attack on
Thiepval-Guillemont line was minor
success, won at great cost of men.
German troops moved from Verdun
to fight along Somme. Berlin and
Petrograd silent about fighting near
Riga.
A new advance of Turkish forces
on the Sinai peninsula to within about
thirty miles of the Suez canal has
been reported to the British authori-
ties.
The Russians have driven the Teu-
tonic forces facing them south of the
river Lipa, in Volhyna near the Gala
clan border beyond the town of
Berestechk to the west.
Berlin reports that the enemy lost
seven aeroplanes, four of them south
of Bapaume, one east of Arras, one
west of Combles and one near Roye.
Lieutenant Wintgens disabled his
tenth and Lieutenant Hoehendorff his
eleventh aeroplane. The emperor be-
slowed the Pour lie Merite on First
Lieutenant Won Althaus, who con-
quered a biplane near Roye.
WESTERN
James ,Whicomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet, died at his home in Indianapo-
lis.
Reno, New, wants the thirteenth
head camp session of the Woodmen
of the World.
The mysterious death of 17-year-old
Elizabeth Radcliffe, while riding with
Roy Hinterlier has become the SEN
sation of Richland county, Ill.
1t was estimated Tuesday that the
present heat wave in the plains ana
Pacific coast states has levied, direct
ly or indirectly, toll of 200 lives.
The death list in the preparedness
parade bomb explosion at San Fran
cisco, grew to seven with the death
of Capt. Reuben ]. Vaughn of Berk-
ley, Cal.
Charles E. Hughes telegraphed
Senator Fall of New Mexico asking
if it would be convenient to meet him
in New York to confer on the Mexi-
can situation.
Six persons were killed and forty
three injured by the explosion at
San Francisco of timed bomb in the
midst of throng viewing a prepar-
edness parade.
Jose Valenzuela, charged with the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Parker, has been located on the
Ranch Del dos Adolos, fifty miles
northwest of Casas Grandes, Mexico
according to Columbus, N. NJ, ad-
vices.
WASHINGTON
The body of Lieutenant Colonel
Butler was buried in Arlington ceme-
terry.
Chicago has been selected for the
campaign headquarters of the Wo.
mans party.
The Senate unanimously confirmed
the nomination of John IL. Clarke of
Cleveland, Ohio, as associate justice
OF the Supreme Court to succeed
former Justice Hughes.
Official announcement was made
at the White House that negotiations
have practically been completed for
the purchase of the Danish West In
dies by the United States from Den
mark for $25,0O0,00O.
After being held up since January
on objection of Senator Hitchcock.
the nomination of Thomas S. Allen
as United States attorney for Nebras.
ka was confirmed by the Senate.
Allen is a brother-in-law of William
Jennings Bryan
Information that the Chandler Com
pany of Philadelphia has arranged a
$50 .000,0 loan to the government OF
Chile for railroad development was
received at the Department of Com