The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-19
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STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PRooREee oP
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR


500 sunk by German submarine.
French report taking of Maurepas,
with capture of 1000 Germans.
Jablonitza, one of the principal
gateways from Galicia into Hungarian
territory, has fallen into the hands of
the Russians.
Fierce fighting reported along the
entire Austro-German line south of
Brody, with the Russians apparently
uniformly victorious.
Turks repulse Slav troops in Persia.
In Turkish Armenia, however, the
Russians have forced back the Otto
man troops near Lake Van.
Italians, pressing offensive on Car
SO plateau, reported within thirteen
miles of Trieste. Austrian fleet has
left the harbor for an unlearned des-
tination.
Italian army under Gen. Cadorna,
following up it's decisive victory over
the Austrians at Goritzia, have ad-
vanced farther and now are in pos
sessian of Boschini.
Gen. Matias Ramos reported to
Gen. Trevino from Escalon, Chihua-
hua, that he had given battle three
times to Villas personal band, during
the two days previous, inflicting sharp
defeats each time.
Austrian official statement says the
Italians have been repulsed in the
Vipacco valley about eighteen miles
west of Gorilla. Tolmino is being
evacuated by the Austrians, most of
the town already being in Italian
hands.
Important gains for the allies are
reported from both Paris and Petro-
grad. The French stormed German
third line positions in the region of
the Somme, extending their line from
Hardecourt to the village of Buscourt
on the Somme.
I'VE have evacuated Stanislau with
out fighting" says the official state
ment from Vienna. The statement
also admits the withdrawal of Aus
trian troops to new positions in the
Stanislau and Monasterzyska regions
owing to the Russian pressure.
WESTERN
Two men robbed the bank of Crow
der at Crowder, Okla, of about 81 900
and escaped.
The Ohio Oil Company made
another scent reduction on six grades
of oil and 20 cents on Plymouth oil.
A severe earthquake shook Winnie
mucca, New. The temblor was one
of the hardest this state has felt in
years.
One man has been detained by the
Detroit police, as the result OF
charge made by Don M. Kelly of
Lafayette, Ind, that he lost 5000
in race horse swindle
A substantial increase in wages
was granted the miners of southern
Wyoming in an agreement signed by
representatives of the United Mine
Workers of District 90, and coal op-
orators.
Telegraphers of the Northern Pa
cific railroad are taking a strike vote,
it was learned at St. Paul, Mimi,
relative to their demands for in
creased wages and changes in work
ing rules.
WASHINGTON
Formal notification to- President
Wilson of his nomination will take
place Sept 2.
Three more letters commencing the
handling of national guard camps on
the border were made public by the
War Department.
The House approved by a vote of |
2S3 to 81, the Senate building pro |
gram, including provision for eight |
capital ships next year
An explanatory statement of how |
Great Britain's examination of mails |
is being conducted was presented to |
Secretary Lansing by the British ein-
bassy.
Payment of indemnity for articles |
sent registered, insured or c. o. ID.
through the mails and partially dam
aged during transit will be made in
the future, according to orders recent
ly issued by Postmaster General
Burleson
After a conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and the members of the
Democratic campaign committee.
Vance Mccormick, chairman OF the
national committee, announced that
President Wilson would make no
speaking tour but probably would ac-
cept invitations to speak at different
places.
President Samuel Gompers of The
American Federation of Labor was
characterized as a public nuisance"
Dy Senator Sherman of Illinois In a
DEPRESSION from a Senate speaan on
She shipping bill.