Gilpin observer., 1916-01-20
AN EP|TOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF TIL E
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o o IN q .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs. sUFFERiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
About the War

Western Newspaper Union News Service
About the War
Montenegrin capital removed 70
Scutari in Albania.
German aircraft again raid Saloniki
Allies destroy more bridges.
Leyland liner Huronian torpedoed
by submarine near spot where Lusi-
tania sank.
Russians, reinforced. begin often
sive on 1O0-mile front against Turks
In Caucasus.
The British steamer Clan MacFar-
iand of 1923 tons has been sunk IN
the Mediterranean.
Two Italian steamers were sunk by
mines. The loss of life was great, ac-
cording to reports.
Germany officially announces Kaiser
has recovered from illness and re-
turned to war front.
Moslem forces have suffered re-
verse in Mesopotamia. The retreat
ing British troops have turned and
are again driving the Turks before
them.
British and French have landed at
Phaleron. This position is five miles
southeast of Athens and enables the
allies to threaten the Greek capital If
necessary.
Germany notifies Great Britain re-
prisal measures will be adopted for
alleged shooting of crew of German
submarine which was sunk by the
patrol boat Baralong.
Russians lose heavily in new at
tacks on Austrians and, according to
reports from Vienna. fail to gain inch
Of ground. Cars men advance in
columns twelve to fourteen deep and
bayonet fighting Is frequent
On the heels of an Austrian repor..
to the effect that Montenegro has un-
conditionally sued for peace. comes u
statement from Zurich, Switzerland
that King Nicolas has refused to con-
slider peace terms from the Teutonic
powers.
Western
At Newton, N. j., Charles Ashford
Schaefer. 103 years old, died from
paralysis.
Owen O'Malley, aged 40 years, was
found frozen to death in a barn IN
South Omaha, Neb.
An Illinois Central passenger train
jumped the track near Pisgah, Iowa.
Four persons we're seriously hurt and
score injured.
The McClintic-Marshall Construc-
tion Company Of Pittsburg notified its
workmen of a 10 per cent increase In
wages. About 1000 men will be af-
fected.
Miss Ida May Swift. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Franklin Swift, was
married In Chicago to Count James
Minotto Of New York, son of Count
and Countess Minotto of Venice.
Two men were reported drowned
and hundreds of persons were home
less Monday night as a result of the
heavy rainstorm which has caused
almost every river and stream in
southern California to overflow its
banks and inundate the lowlands.
Washington
The House passed the Ferris bill for
federal leasing of mineral lands on the
public domain.
The House military affairs commit.
tee will give hearing on the Keat.
ing bill to establish an $S,00O,0OO mu.
: nitions plant at Pueblo
rado public buildings as follows: Du.
range. $4,000; Fort Morgan, $500;
La Junta. $4,000. For Wyoming he
recommended Cody, $500, and Basin,
$500.
Women school teachers of Washing
ton are jubilant over a decision of the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, holding that they may
marry and still retain their positions.
Establishment Of neutral zone in
northern Mexico to be Jointly policed
by the forces of Mexico and the Unit.
cd States unless disorders are
speedily controlled. is proposed In a
resolution introduced by Senator
Gore, Democrat. of Oklahoma.
Arthur Hauscr. former Denver mar
and fugitive from the Colorado pen
itentiary. was found guilty of murder
ing w. II. Smith, cashier OF the Wood
men OF the World, by jury in tn.
District Court Of Omaha. He was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment.
The capture OF Gen. Jose Rodriguez
Cen Almeida and other Villa chiaf
tains by Carranza forces near Nader.
was announced In dispatches from Il
Paso to the State Department an.
the Mexican embassy. Almeida wa,
shot Immediately. the message to thu
embassy said, and summary executio,
of Rodriguez had been ordered b!
Gen. Gavira. commanding the garrI
son at Juarez.
Several large shipments Of war r,