Gilpin observer., 1916-08-31
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
ElGN coUNTRlES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
0olNGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union views service.
ABOUT TIN, WAR

The Italians report the capture OF
several Austrian positions.
Paris reports recapture of the en-
tire village of Fleury in the Verdun
sector.
Greek volunteers are rushing to
Ceres in Macedonia to oppose the Bull
garians.
King Victor Emmanuel entered
Gorilla under the fire of the Aus
trian artillery.
The Russians have recaptured the
Armenian town of Mush and have
taken 1890 prisoners at Rachta.
The sinking of the Italian steamer.
Erik, of SS5 tons gross. and the Italian
sailing vessel Dea of 167 tons gross.
is announced.
Passage of Wami river, an import
ant strategic feat, reported by Gen.
Smuts from the British front in Ger
man East Africa.
Italian troops have landed in Sa-
loniki to join in the offensive, giving
rise to renewed reports that dec
laration of war between Italy and
Germany may not be far distant.
Two British light cruisers sunk by
German submarines in an encounter
in the North sea, London admitting
the loss, but claiming that at least
one submarine was sent down also.
The Twenty-second battalion, Son.
ora infantry, was practically annihil-
ated after it had been ambushed by
Yaquis near Batamonte. in the Ala
mos district. according to reports
brought to Douglas, Ariz., by arrivals
from Sahuaripa, $50 miles south OF
the frontier.
The British and French, striking
simultaneously, have made substan-
tial advances on the Somme front.
The British report a 300-yard advance
south of Thiepval and the capture of
many prisoners, while Maurepas has
fallen to the French, who have pushed
forward more than 200 yards beyond
the town on front of mile and
quarter.
WESTERN ~
A temperature of 104 degrees was
registered by the government ther-
mometer at Wheeling, W. Va, Mon
day
A committee of women who voted
In 1872 participated in the reception
to Charles E. Hughes at Laramie,
Wyo.
The second case of infantile paraly-
cic C,lt ,1,a
from neighborhood far removed
from last weeks case.
The most violent earthquake at Eu-
reka, Cal, since April. 1906. when San
Francisco was destroyed rocked the
city and northern Humboldt county,
Aug. 23.
New Mexico Republicans nominated
II. o. Bursum for governor and Frank
A. Hubbel for U. S. Senator. Con-
gressman B. c. Hernandez was re-
nominated.
Three men were killed when a mo.
to car in which they were riding
struck the Chicago-Denver train on
the Burlington eight miles east OF
Lincoln, Nebr.
Planks for the submission OF pro-
posed amendments to the constitution
providing for statewide prohibition
and votes for women, part of the Re-
publican platform, were adopted at
Santa Fe, N. M. by the party's state
convention.
The police of Chicago sent out
nationwide notice to search for John
Labello, husband of Mrs. John La.
bello. who was found slain with an
AK, in her flat. with her two small
children, near death from starvation,
clambering over her body.
WASHINGTON
BY vote of q to "a. the Senate
determined to take up the immigra.
tion bill.
The American embassy in Constan.
tinople was instructed by the State
Department to make representations
to the porte in behalf of Armenians
who are threatened by the Turkish
advance into Persia.
Scientific Washington is aroused
over the discovery of noiseless mos.
quitoes. They do not differ in other
rcsLects from the common variety,
bu. their buzzlessness renders their
execution more deadly.
Since the establishment nearly two
years ago. the bureau of war risk In
surance has brought a net profit to
the Treasury Department OF $2,237,.
S59.
President Wilson appointed DR..
Francis Hector McNaught of Denver
and Carey Robert Pollock OF Colora-
do to be first lieutenants of the medi
cal reserve corps.
The House passed the army appro.
priation bill, without the re. ised ar.
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