Gilpin observer., 1916-06-15
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D o IN G .. ACHIEVE
MENTs. sUFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
.rn New.rnp.r unlon rvew. serv,c..
About the War


Germans in East Africa
King of Greece demobilizes part
of army, numbering 100000 men.
Berlin reports Germans have cap
tured Fort Vaux, five miles from Yer
dun.
Heights northeast of Tarnopol
change hands several times in des-
perate fighting.
South and southeast of Trent the
Italians are driving back the Aus
trians, Rome claims.
Italians, under pressure of Austrian
drive, withd ew to new positions in
zone east of Asiago and east of Cam
pomulo Valley.
German attacks on French positions
near Thiamont repulsed with serious
losses, according to Paris war office
report. Germans keeping up heavy
bombardments In region of Verdun.
Russians capture Dubno, second of
important fortresses In Volhynian tri
angle and are pressing Austrians
westward. Petrograd reports 35,4O9
prisoners taken In Saturdays fight
ing.
One of the three Mexican bandits
killed in the chase of outlaws who
raided the T. A. Coleman ranch near
Laredo wore Carranza uniform bear
ing the insignia of Carranza lieu
tenant-colonel, according to a message
received at Laredo, Tex.
The Russian drive against the Aus
trian front continued Monday with un-
abated fury and now the capture of
Czernowitz, northern Bukowina, seems
imminent Fighting is in progress
over front of 600 to 700 miles. from
the Gulf of Riga to Bukowina, the
Germans having taken the offensive
in the north. Petrograd reports all
German advances repulsed.
Western
One soldier was probably fatally
wounded at Douglas. Ariz., in ne
gro dance, hall in the restricted dis
trict
The South Dakota Central railroad.
which some time ago went into re-
ceivership. was sold at Sioux Falls,
S. d.. at masters sale for the sum
of $952.000.
The vault of the Bank of Sandy,
twelve miles south of Salt Lake City
Utah, was wrecked with explosives
and $4,000 in cash taken.
Officers at Southern Department
headquarters at San Antonio Texas,
regarded as past any immediate dan
ger of Il raid on the border by Loui.,
de la Rosas bandit army.
American scout patrols with Gen.
Pershing's army in Mexico have been
threatened with an attack by Carran
"a troops, according to authoritative
information received at Columbus,
n. NJ
The trial of Will Orpet, charged
with the murder of his former sweet
heart. Marion Lambert, was continued
at Waukegan. ILL.,, with the resumption
OF the testimony of e. o. Orpet, father
OF the defendant, and the testimony
OF Miss Josephine Davis, chum of the
slain girl.
The old homestead of Gen. John A..
Logan at Benton. east of Duquoin, ILL.,,
was destroyed by fire. Gen. Logan
took his bride to that house after
their marriage in Shawneetown. The
Illinois legislature in 1913 appropri.
ated $4,000 for the preservation OF the
home, but Governor Dunno vetoed the
Jill
Washington
bill for relief of 500 mail con.
tractors in the South, whose pay was
withheld during the civil war. passed
the House.
Speaker Champ Clark issued n
statement criticizing the Republicans
for selecting a justice of the Supreme
Court as candidate for the presi.
dency and the Progressives for nomi.
mating Col. Roosevelt "in violation OF
the two.term rule"
President Wilson has not yet begun
consideration OF successor 10 Jus.
tice Hughes on the Supreme bench.
Because of his recent survey of avail.
able lawyers prior to the appointment
of Justice Brandeis It was said that
the White House II would be easy for
the President to make up his mind
quickly, but as the Supreme Court re.
cesses until October 1t was thought
likely he would not hurry in making
choice.
Rearrangement OF seats was the
only evidence OF the resignation OF
Justice Hughes shown In the Supreme
court. Justice Van Deventer sue
ceeded Mr.. Hughes as fourth associate
In point OF service. Justice Brandeis
took the seat on the extreme right OF
the chief justice, establishing the
record of being the first justice to sill
only one day In the new members
seat on the extreme left.
The right of the supreme lodge
Knights of Pythias, under its constitu
ton. to re-rate members In 1910 with
a resulting increase In dues. fol
"fourth-class members" was sustained
by the Supreme court.