Gunnison news-champion., 1916-05-05
CONDENSED NEWS

Troops are gaining the upper hand
O. The reyo.ters in Dublin.
Tie drink evil has been reduced IN
T. and, Scotland and Wales.
A strike in the anthracite coal fields
Va a'ertei by settlement
GaseTTe banks are to have a na.
To- vide check clearing plan.
H-esh reports were received at El
Pa. dec.aring villa to be dead.
Var is now costing the nations OF
! -0ge more than $50 600 600 day.
A0O,her rich gold strike has been
n In the lnnoko district OF ALASKA
a distinct earthquake shock was
f. at Boise. Ida 80 damage has
r. reported.
Ire British battleship Russell has
Q. sunk by mine More than igC
] .= were iost
eral Scott forecasted an agree
J. 10 with General obregou a. the
:, renee In Juarez.
.e Bethlehem Steel company an
! iced a general increase of wages
TO- 900 employees OF its steel plants
Zoe Ste-her upheld his record at
IaH.more. throwing Americus. loca
= B., artist. the first two falls ont Of
;lr.e falls.
IWclVe new aeroplanes OF Is!
au- epOwer. eacn. Will be available
70. -crVIce at Columbus. y. NJ. May 6
TO -ap.ace the present army fleet.
Z jury at New York in the case o!
Nrs Ida Sniffen Rogers. charged with
murder OF her two children
-r-. sat in a verdict OF not guilty.
ommodore Z. c. Benedict. million
a.-. tanker, is planning 10 conyer; his
o. ltc Of 100 acres at Greenwich
Conn. into model bird sanctuary
Dw enlistment OF men in the regu
..r army proves a serious obstacle ir
l. eLOrts of the senate conierees tc
a-.e their plan for a regular army
A bull, enraged at the sight OF REQ
q. lite worn by John Phail at Gen
o.4 H., chased the man aud goret
i.u TO death as he tried TO climb q
fence
Prices OF meat animals continue &c
rise an average increase OF AZ pei
cent from March 10 to April Is 5einI
announced by the department OF agri
culture.
The strike OF workmen on the An
cEOrage division OF the United States
ra.iroad in Alaska Tor higher wages
was declared of and the men re
turned TO work.
The house wrote into the annual
agricultural bill provisions for uni
iorm grading OF grain and for a per
nissive system of warehouses under
FEDERAL supervision.
Major General Charles Townshend
commander of the British forces be
sieged at Kut,El.Amara. Mesoptamia
BY Turkish forces since last Decem
ber. has surrendered.
James Wilson of Traer, Ia. secre
tary of agriculture in the cabinets OF
Presidents Mckinley. Roosevelt and
Taft was elected president of the Ma
SsOhai AHIlthlluiai SptltNsr
The American ambassador, David
r. Francis. has reached Petrograd
He began his Official duties immedi
ately, calling on the Russian premier
and the minister OF foreign affairs.
Steps have been taken through the
organization OF the Employers asso
ciat!on OF Pittsburgh TO try to make
the district an open labor market and
70 handle all questions affecting labor
Administration senate leaders have
decided 10 press for early passage OF
the Owen bill TO further regulate and
limit campaign contributions in pres.
idential, senatorial and congressional
The embezzlement charge against
Franklin K jackson, formerly cash
Ter OF Northwestern university, was
dismissed at Chicago. Jackson was &C,
cused OF embezzlng $4,000 OF the uni
yersity funds.
The Swedish government has asked
the riksdag for a vote OF 10000. .000
kroner for the army, l2250.000 kroner
for the navy and 100000 kroner for
the construction of destroy.
ers and submarines.
With view to relieving the paper
shortage, ]. A. Churchill. Oregon state
of public instruction
Issued a statement urging all school
children to save old papers and rags
and sell them to dealers.
Eugene f. Schmitz. former mayor OF
San Francisco. announced that he had
prepared petitions. to be placed In
May 3. for the recall OF
Mayor Rolph on fourteen charges al
leging malfeasance In Office. illegal
and Incompetence.
Fred Bissell. whose confession oi
the murder of Edna Dinsmore. ten
years old. at Topeka. was given out
By officers at the state penitentiary