Gilpin observer., 1916-06-08
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAviNGs. D o IN G .. ACHIEVE.
MENvs. sUFFERINos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union views Service.
About the War


teen miles shelled by Russians.
Portion of Damlaup village, east of
Fort Vaux, captured by Germans.
Germans capture heights near lille
beke, southeast of Ypres, from Brit
fish.
Constantinople reports Russian col-
Ter in Caucasus has been forced to re-
tire about twelve miles.
Greatest naval battle in history
fought between German and British
fleets off lower coast of Denmark.
British admiralty issues statement
that German losses in recent North
sea battle were greater than those OF
England's fleet.
British losses in North Sea battle
liked at six cruisers and eight destroy
ers; German losses said to include
.dreadnought Westfalen.
Austrians penetrate farther into
Italy, despite resistance of Italian
troops. Town of Cesiana captured
with much booty by invaders.
Battle OF Verdun confined to artil-
ferry commandments Monday, bad
weather keeping infantry inactive
No new changes in positions re-
corded.
Germans engaged in violent hand
to-hand fighting with Canadian con-
tingent, former having recaptured ma
iority of positions taken from them
last week.
fon hot.
Ting fiercely in region of Ypres. Can
adams regain most of lost ground on
two-mile front in attacks with bayon
cts and bombs.
Russians report successes along a
z50-mile front in what appears to be
the inception of a general offensive
against the central powers. Petro-
grad claims $4,000 have been taken
prisoner.
Contrary claims continue to be put
forth by both Berlin and London on
the naval battle off Jutland. England
now declares two more German
dreadnoughts, the Lutzow and Hin
denburg, were sunk
Western
The only living quadruplet girls in
the world are the daughters of Mrs.
=. M Keys of Hollis, Okla. They were
born June 4, 1915.
Fifty-nine persons are reported
Killed and more than 100 injured in
series of tornadoes which swept AT.
kansas Monday afternoon.
William Jennings Bryan, as news
paper correspondent, made the rounds
of all the headquarters of the presi-
Dental candidates In Chicago.
The greatest parade ever held in
Chicago ended after 1924 persons,
one-sixth of whom were women, had
filed through the streets in the pre-.
paredness demonstration.
Reports of damage done by great
numbers of grasshoppers in north.
western Nebraska reached state of.
ficials at Lincoln. Sheridan county
crops are especially menaced. accord
ing to reports.
Mrs Ellis Meredith Clement, one
OF the women who nursed the strug
Cling infant of the Colorado Suf-
frage amendment through state
election and established the enfran-
chisement of women in Colorado in
1893, has been chosen as one of the
speakers before the convention of the
National American Suffrage Associa-
ton in Chicago.
Washington
rha 10 4
reclamation of 100000 acres in Ore.
gon grant, Oregon and California rail.
road.
President Wilson sent a message
70 King George of Great Britain con.
graduating him on his 5lst birthday
anniversary.
The House passed, 35S to 4, naval
appropriation bin carrying increased
building program substantially as re
ported from committee.
Louis ID. Brandeis of Boston tool,
bis seat as an associate justice of the
Supreme Court. the. slxty.second citi.
ren to rise to that distinction.
President Wilson approved a move.
ment to have Congress appropriate
100000 for a monument to John
Ericsson, the inventor of the moni
tor.
John G. Pollard, attorney general
of Virginia, filed motion In the
United States Supreme Court asking
steps to be taken to execute the
Judgment of the court in behalf o.
Virginia for $13,000,O0O due from Wes
Virginia, as part of the state o.
Jan. 1, 1861, when West Virginia sep
arated because of the slavery ques
ton.
The 10Sth birthday anniversary o
Jefferson Davis was marked in tn,
House by speeches Of tribute by Rep
resentative Aswell Of Louisiana ant
Minchploe of Kenfucky