Tombstone epitaph., 1916-04-23

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Heavy artillery fighting reported
on Greek front near Saloniki.
Six British vessels, one Spanish and
one Norwegian sunk by mines or tor
pedoes.
French evacuate Bethincourt salient
at Verdun into which Germans had
| driven wedge
British forces repulsed by Turks in
effort to penetrate to relief of Kut-el-
Amara, floods hampering attack.
Turks claim 5000 British were
killed at Sannyant in effort of Eng
fish TO penetrate to relief of Kut-el,
Amara.
British official communication says
Canadians in gallant fighting during
the past week inflicted heavy losses
on the Germans near ST. Eloi.
Germans seize French trenches east
of lie Mont Homme at Verdun but are
driven from captured positions in
Douamont-Vaux region.
Italian report capture of heights
north of Rioponale and several lines
OF trenches on Monte Pari and Cuina-
| doro, Austrians suffering heavily.
Both German and French offensive
movements before Verdun break
down before heavy artillery fire.
Neither side claims important gains.
German war office issues state
ment denying French figures on Ger.
man losses at Verdun and making
claim that 10000 French have fallen
in fifty-day battle.
Germans repealed in three success.
sive attacks on British trenches on
Pil-kelm-Ipres road, while Canadian
troops successfully raid German
trenches near Richebourg. L'Avoue.
Twenty thousand Germans were
killed or disabled in the first forty,
| eight hours OF the new Verdun at.
tack and German losses in the Yer.
dun offensive total 2oo.o4o, Paris re,
ported. 1t is admitted that the French
| losses have been $4,000.
Al Gen Pershing's headuarters at
| the front renewed reports have been
received that Francisco Villa is dead
and buried. These reports are under
| investigation. Meanwhile the hunt
| for the Villistas is proceeding with
| renewed yigor with the arrival at the
front of Gen. Pershing.
German note on controversy over
French channel steamer Sussex re,
| ceived and decided in Washington
consensus of opinion being that Ger.
marine topedoed the vessel. French
semi official declaration says posi-.
| lively German submarine damaged
the Sussex.
WESTERN
Otto Blankart, aged 20, father-in,
law OF Mai. Gen. Frederick Funston,
was knocked down by an automobile
at San Leandro, Cal, and seriously
injured.
Several Americans have been killed
or wounded in bandit raids in the vi,
cinity of Guaymas, Sonora, says a
naval radio message received at San
Diego, Cal.
Another wife of Harry Thaw, who
shot Stanford White. came forward in
St Louis. She brought suit for di.
vorce against him, her name appear.
ing in the legal papers as Mrs. Chris,
tina Thaw. She keeps a candy store
in st. Louis.
A large band of villistas, number.
ing possibly 1000 sacked Sierra Mo
jada, five miles across the Coahuila
line and eighty miles east of Jiminez
destroying many thousands of dollars
OF American property and footing the
town of everything OF value.
The body of Bob Burman, the noted
automobile driver who, with his
mechanician. Eric Schroeder. and a
track guard met death as the result
of the upset OF Burman's car in the
| Corona race track were sent from
Los Angeles to Emlay City. Mich,
Tuesday for burial.
WASHINGTON
| Gen. Carranza is preparing immedi-
| ately to set up the capital of his de
| facto government in Mexico City.
The House unanimously passed a
bill for federal acceptance of the
Kentucky birthplace-house and farm
of Abraham Lincoln from the Me
mortal Association which has main
tanned the homestead.
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| poor Coffee in Lava.