The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-02-26
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. o DIN G .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERlNGS. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War

British attack southeast of Ypres
Belgium, repulsed.
England has voted a credit OF 81,
| 1OO,000,00 to carry on the war.
Italian areoplanes raid Laibach, Aus
.ria, in retaliation for raids on Italy.
Austrians claim the capture OF ka-
vaya, Albania, eight miles south OF
the capital.
Russians have captured Musch, in
Asiatic Turkey, eighty-three miles
southeast OF Erzerum.
British announce conquest of KAN
erun, Germany's colony in west At
rica, has been completed.
An entente submarine is operating
in the Bosphorus and has done much
damage to Turkish shipping.
Germany has lost another Zeppelin.
French guns at Revigny brought the
big aircraft down with incendiary
shells.
The House of Commons has been in
formed that many of the shells pur-
chased IN the United States fail to
| explode.
Indications in diplomatic circles are
that Germany will insist on her policy
of sinking all armed ships without
warning.
The allied powers have agreed to
make no peace until Bslgium's politi-
cal and economic freedom and integ-
rity is assured.
Erzerum, the Turks greatest strong
hold on the Caucasus front, is in Rus
sian hands and with 1t were captured
100000 Turks. the German Field Mar
shall Won der Goltz and more than 1000
guns.
The region about Lake Van in
Asia Minor is completely in the hands
of the Russians. The Cars troops
are following the Turks who fled from.
Erzerum and are taking many import
ant towns along the way.
Western
| James P. English. Judge of the
District Court at Omaha, died at his
home Of grip and resultant complica-
tions.
wool were contracted for at Dillon,
Mont. at 30c or better by Boston
buyers.
Six persons were injured when a
Rockdale interurban car jumped the
! track at curve near Morgan, ILL.,, anu
crashed into q frame dwelling house.
Spanish Consul Lleguera of Monte
rey was evicted from Mexico because
he refused to deport Spanish priest,
he announced on his arrival at Lar
edo, Tex.
| William Orpet. University OF Wis
jury at Chicago in connection with the
death OF his former sweetheart, Ma
rion Frances Lambert.
| The nationwide search for Jean
Crones, supposed poisoner OF the
banqueters who partook of soup
served at the recent dinner in honor
of Archbishop Mundelin. was contin-
ued in Chicago.
Compromise between the Repubii-
cans and Progressives OF California
in the nomination of California dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention to be held in Chicago. June
I. was rejected by the executive COM
mittee of the Republican state central
committee at San Francisco.
Washington
President Wilson recently took
quick action toward heading off a
leakage of Navy Department secrets
He caused to be nullified an adver-
tisement by the Civil Service Commits
sion for drafts men, under which aliens
would have been permitted to serve
in positions of utmost trust
A new army reorganization bill
federalizing the National Guard. in
creasing the regular army to $4,000
men, doubling the field artillery, in
creasing the engineer corps by fif-
teen companies, creating four squad
rons of air craft and au entirely new
corps of cadets from colleges having
military training, was agreed upon
tentatively by the House military
committee
Peking dispatches to the Chinese
legation announced tina. the capture
of the Yunnan rebel stronghold of Ma
Hsi was imminent, and that the gov
ernment troops had won decisive
victory over rebel forces who attempt
ed to take possession of Tsi Tsiang.
| Further sustaining the income tax
law, the Supreme Court, in constituting
the clause relating to incomes from
mining companies. upheld the govern
ment's contention that profits taken
from mines, even though reducing the
actual physical value of the mines. are
taxable.