The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-29


About the War
Four allied steamers sunk by sub
marines.
British recapture part OF trenches
recently lost north of Ypres.
The British steamship Parisiana of
i.7G3 tons gross has been sunk.
Turks report British lost 5000 men.
1000 killed. in repulse at Telahie.
Turks report defeat OF Russians
south of Biths and east of Mush.
Premier Skoulodis, who is wealthy.
has given $1.O00.0OO to the state.
Russians capture important Turk
ish position so miles west of Erzerum.
Floods compel Germans to evacuate
trenches near Yprcs. recently cap
tured from British.
The United States has prepared
plans to protect Americans II break
comes with Germany.
French estimate that Germans have
up to date used 100000 men in at
tempt to take Verdun.
British column in German East Az
riga occupies town of Kondoa, driving
Germans before them.
Heavy bombardments continue be-
est. French shell enemy positions
from air.
London reports Gu pture of Sir Roger
Easement. Irish Separatist leader. in
effort to smuggle arms into Ireland
with German aid.
Austrians enraged by italian aerial
attack on Triest in which monastery
containing hundreds of noncombatants
was destroyed and several killed.
Constantinople reports that the
british force bcsieged In Kut-el-Amara
is near famine and has ordered the
civil population to evacuate the town,
Gen. Funston Is sending to Gen
Pershing more than, 1000 additional
troops and there Is reason to believe
that even more will be placed at his
disposal II the campaign against Villa
is continued.
Western
Last falls sowing of winter wheat
III hanSaS Is eSIlHateu u De appTONl
mately S.454.000 acres.
The annual election of officers of
the International Typographical I'm
ion will be held May "a
Information received at I'll Paso,
Texas. by an American mining con-
ceco with large interests in the Guer-
rero district, stated that the majority
centrated near Namiquipa.
Apathy displayed by leading club
women of Los Angeles toward the Wis
it of twenty-three members of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage
who arrived on the Suffrage Special
failed to effect any change in the Wis
itors' plans.
Ralph Bertram and Fred Jones. the
two young holdups who were cap
tured by n posse of cowboys and Off
GERS after they had shot William H
Cabler, watchman at the Denver
stockyards, were held for Cabler's
death by a coroner's jury in Denver
Public execution in the Plaza at
Chihuahua City is to end the career
of Pablo Lopez. the villa bandit, cap
tured near Santa Ysabel. according to
passengers arriving at Ell Paso from
chihuahua. A similar fate will be
meted out to the three men who were
taken with Lopez.
William l.. Carlisle. the Union Pa
cific train bandit who held up three
trains in six weeks. and was cap
Wyo., Saturday afternoon. was taken
from the Rawlins Jail to Cheyenne on
a special train Monday and arraigned
on an information OF five counts
charging robbery of passengers on
Overland Limited train No. 1, near
Cheyenne, April 4. He pleaded not
guilty to all counts, but his counsel
reserved the right to change the plea
later.
Washington
The Senate voted to recede from
amendments to House free sugar re-
peal bill, and approved the bill as it
passed the House.
Mail reports reaching the public
health service say that typhus in To-
kio is increasing. One hundred and
ten cases were reported within nine
teen days before the report
Naval subcommittee agreed on the
draft of naval appropriation bill car
rying s2l7,000,000.
The House banking committee fa-
vorably reported bill to create system
OF land mortgage banks.
Sharp rises in food prices in Den
mark have alarmed the people, who
fear further increases If the war con
tinues, say consular advices.
Resolution of inquiry regarding the