The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-10-14


Mediterranean by Teutonic SUD
marine.
Rumanians defeated along a fifty
mile front in Pennsylvania by COM
bined forces Of German and Austro-
Hungarians.
Tribesmen in Ispahan. Persia. have
arisen in revolt and driven the Rus
SLAMS from the city, says CONSTANT
nople report.
British troops, having crossed the
Struma in Macedonia, capture the
town Of Nevolyen. Artillery duelling
continues the feature of the fighting
on the Somme and around Verdun.
Attempted Rumanian offensive into
Bulgaria completely frustrated, &C
cording to claims OF Berlin war office
and admission of Bucharest. The en-
tire Rumanian army has retreated
across the Danube.
Russia has lost 100000 men dur
ing the first two years of the war,
and at least 1.250.00O In this years
offensive, according to estimates from
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official news agency at Berlin.
The Greek situation continues to
develop. King Constantine. according
TO an Athens dispatch. has In his
hands the designations of the mem.
bsrs Of the Cabinet except those OF
the premier and the foreign minister.
Russians and Rumanans gaining in
heavy fighting in the Dubrudja region.
Con. BrussiIoffs. army of Russians
continues its drive against the Teu-
tonic lines in volhynia toward Lem
berg. Berlin claims the repulse of
those attacks and the capture of 1900
Russians.
Charles Call, a member of the am
bulancs corps. national guard of Cali
fornia, while on border patrol duty
recently. strayed on the other side
Of the International line and was
caught and hanged by Mexicans, &C.
cording to letter received at Wood
lands, Cal
WESTERN
The State Bank at Rutland was
blown up by yeggmen and robbed of
$4,000.
Two dollars for wheat was pre-
aictsd by Chicago grain men before
the first OF January.
Major William Warner. former
United Senator from Missouri, died at
his home in Kansas City.
Manuel EsQuerdo. a bandit. who
held up and robbed the Miami, Ari
IONA, branch of the ella Valley bank,
was shot and killed by Deputy Sher-
If Williams.
. Nine men are known to have per-
ished as the result Of fire that de-
stroyed the central portion of the main
building OF Christian Brothers college
at st. Louis.
A band of foreigners shot and killed
Henry Rider of Howell, Mich. and
wounded Mrs. Elsie Smathers, James
Rigby and A. J. Rider of Harmon
ton. N. j.. in an attempt to rob the
party Of $4,000. representing the pay
roll OF cranberry pickers employed by
A. J. Rider.
James Couxens, Detroit's multimil-
lionaire police commissioner. an
nounced the establishment of bonus
system for members Of the Detroit
police force. The bonus, provided per-
sonalIy by Mr.. Couzens, will amount
- about $4,000 annually 1t is be-
Asved to be the first of It's kind ever
established in the United States.
WASHINGTON
The limit of weight of parcel post
packages carried between the United
States and Panama will be increased
from eleven to twenty pounds on Oct.
10. Postmaster General Burleson an.
nouncsd.
On condition that he go to Japan
aad agree never to return to Ameri-
can territory. shun shimada, = Japan
sss serving . life sentence for murder
y Alaska, will be liberated by fed,
SfaI authorities.
Bids for the four giant battle crui
ssrs to be laid down next year will
b. opened at the navy department
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Of getting tho huge building program
authorized by congress under con
tract.
Foul play il suspected in the deatf
Of Mrs. Mary F. Swarts Of Chicago
whose body, found floating in the Pc
tomac river near Mount Vernon wal
identified by John e. Swartz of Chi
oaGo, a brother-in-law Of the deaf
woman.
The department Of Justice threat
sned to prosecute sugar refinsrs 70
improperly boosting the price OF 81
gar to consumers in this country
Assats Of the department reports
that 427.1s6.7SS pounds Of raw susa
are now held in bond IN 0overnmsn
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