The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-08-04
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO Snort,
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PRO0REoo OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
ABOUT THE WAR

British advance their positions on
sector between Delville and the
Somme,
Russians continue to advance in
Volhynia south OF Dniester and in
Galicia
British casualties reported in July
in all the war are as totaled 1854 of
ficers and 1851 men.
British official statement Tuesday
reports situation unchanged between
the Aucre and the Somme
Armies of central powers driven
back along sixty mile front. says of
ticial Petrograd statement
French make clean sweep OF Ger
man positions on three-and a half
mile front from Hariecourt to Somme
river
Attacks by Serbian troops against
Bulgarians on the Macedonian border
repulsed, according to announcement
from Sofia.
Austrian surprise attack against
Italians on Mount Cimont, 1000 feet
above sea level, fails, says report
from Rome.
TWO clashes between Nillistas and
government troops, in both of which
the bandits suffered heavy losses,
were reported to Gen Trevino at
chihuahua City.
The Austrian army has been almost
completely cut in two by the triple
advance OF the Russian army and now
faces total collapse. according to the
Petrograd official statement tele.
sraphed to London.
Furious German attacks preceded
by artillery bombardments on the
Mouse river near the Thiaumont work
repulsed by the French troops. Sixty
Germans taken prisoner in action
south OF the Somme
Two Americans were killed in a
clash between patrol detachment of
Troop +. Eighth United States cav
airy. and a party of Mexican bandits
at the Sanchez ranch, one and a half
miles below Fort Hancock. Tex
Total losses OF the allied armies
since the present offensive began on
the river Somme estimated by Berlin
at S5o,o00 men Paris estimates the
average German losses at one division
daily since the drive was inaugurated
Russian attacks west of Lutsk have
ceased, obviously owing to heavy
losses" says the official Austrian
statement which adds that other
fierce Russian attacks have been re-
pulsed without exception
WESTERN
Chas. f. Hughes will speak in Den
yer Aug. 20. and then spend a week
in Estes park.
Clyde Stratton. noted convict and
two other prisoners escaped from the
Illinois penitentiary at Joliet
Five men employed in road con-
struction work near ST Helens, Ore,
were killed by an explosion of dyna-
mite
Miss Julia Mary Cross of Douglas,
"yo., was nominated by President
Wilson as receiver OF public moneys
at Douglas,
The Louisiana State Progressive
convention, held at New Orleans, in
dorsed the nomination of John NJ.
Parker for vice president.
Copper dividends of s63,5l5,6S3
we're paid in the first six months Of
1916 by thirty-three dividend paying,
strictly copper producing companies.
Clifford futile was shot and killed
by his divorced wife in the street at
Scots Bluff. Neb.. in a quarrel after
the couple had returned following a
years absence.
WASHINGTON
Nearly 800, 100000 for national de-
tense In the fiscal year 1917 is the ag
gregate OF proposed appropriations in
the Senate.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion refused to order Southwestern
railroads to establish milling in.tran.
ait rates on logs originating at tap
lines
''If the governor OF South Dakota
deems 1t necessary to bring the state
militia home from the border to
handle l. w. w. disturbances. we can
arrange it for him." Secretary Of War
Baker said.
warning against dirty hands was
issued by the United States Public
Health service, which asserted that
II the average individual would learn
to keep his unwashed hands away
from his mouth he would escape
many of life's ills.
The State Department has begun
an investigation OF reports of an un.
pleasant character concerning the
forcible removal from Lille and vi
cinity Of several thousand young
French girls and women by the i'm
perial German military authorities.