Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
European, War News

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European War News
The Montele grin consulate issued
a statement at Paris to the effect that
an Italian steamer from Brindisi with
425 Montenegro recruits from the
United States ran into a mine near
San Juan de Medua and was sunk.
Two hundred passengers were lost.
The following official communica-
ton w;.s issued by the Russian war
Office in Petrograd: "Our detachments
captured the town OF Czartorysk and
the height one and one-haif miles
west"
Russian losses on the Bessarabian
frontier and the Stripa region during
the New Years fighting we're at least
$4,000, according to the official state
ment issued by the war Office at
Vienna.
Tragedies, disappointments and
heroism of the British, the fanatical
bravery of the Turks. fiat disagree
ment over the withdrawal from the
upper positions on Gallipoli peninsula
between Gen. Ian Hamilton and Lord
Kitchener-all are told in report of
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, disclosed to
the worlds view in the Official Gazette
at London.
The bill providing for compulsory
military service passed Its first read
ing in the house Of commons in Lon
don by vote Of 400 for to 105 against.
Three more members of the cabinet
resigned. They are: Arthur Hender-
son. George II. Roberts and William
Brace.
The British steamers Middleton and
Helica have been torpedoed and sunk
in the Mediterranean. it was an
nounced at London. There was some
loss of life on the Helia.
A government proclamation was is
sued at London, calling up the sixth,
seventh. eighth and ninth groups of
recruits who enrolled under Lord Der
by's recruiting scheme. The men will
begin reporting for service on Febru-
airy 8. OF 5,011,441 men of military
age, 2,S20,263 enlisted during the re-
cruiting campaign.
evacuated Czernowitz, the capital OF
Bukowina. according to Reuter- Pet.
rograd dispatch to London.
Domestic
Four persons were shot dead and 10
wounded. four probably fatally, one
of them a woman, when mob of
5000. mostly foreigners. battled with
private police at the plant of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube works in
East Youngstown, o., and looted and
burned greater part of the city. For
ty to fifty buildings are in ruins. The
property loss is placed at 100000.
An invitation to "hyphenated citi-
gems" who put the interests of the ma
tive country before those of America
to "get off the face of the earth" was
issued at New York by United States
Judge Henry d. Clayton of Alabama.
Clayton's remarks were made in ad-
dressing the grand Jury that was i'm
paneled to resume the investigation
into the activity of German agents.
Warning OF danger to the industrial
welfare of the United States through
imitation, overproduction, overconfi.
dence and overextension of credit is
given in a statement issued at New
York by Ebert H. Gary. Judge Gary
also expresses the belief that the war
will not be protracted long. declaring
that both sides already are starving.
Increase in wages OF all United
States Steel corporation workers was
announced at New York by Chairman
p. N. Gary.
Allen Nixon, a member of the Ar
kansas legislature, was shot and killed
from ambush, according to advices
reaching Little Rock, Ark, from
Ozark, Franklin county, his home.
Mrs, Harold J. Bryant of Chicago
was awarded custody of the two chill
dren of her marriage with Charles w.
qillett by Judge F. A. Smith follow
ing the hearing of Gillett's suit for
the children. The court ordered the
children resume the name Of Gillett.
The crew Of the Greek liner Thessa-
loniki has been taken OF the ship.
which presumably has been aban-
doned, according to a wireless mes
sage received at New York from Cap
tain Goetsche of the steamer United
States.
Revenue stamps. totaling $1,000. 900
in value, $40C in cash. and package
Of notes and drafts valued at $4,000
were stolen from the Office of the col
lector of internal revenue In the old
post ONCE building at St. Paul. MINI.
A verdict Of q jury which awarded
John OConnor damages of $500
against the st. Louis American league
cub because O'Connor was dicharged
as manager, was affirmed by the St.
Ioufs court of appeals