Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAVINGS, D IN G 9, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Heslerr Newspaper Union News servics.
About the War

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About the War
Greeks repel Bulgarian patrol which
sTusres frontier.
British attack southeast of Ypres
Aeisium, repulsed.
England has voted a credit OF S2,-
aee.000.000 to carry on the war.
HtaIian areoplanes raid Laibach, Aus
Aris, In retaliation for raids on Italy.
Austrians claim the capture of Ka-
vaya. Albania, eight miles south of
ghe capital.
Russians have captured Musch, in
Asiatic Turkey, eighty-three miles
noatheast of Erzerum.
British announce conquest of Kam-
'aw- Germany's colony in west At
uSca. 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
ZIG aircraft down with incendiary
1AelIR
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
mat Germany will insist on her policy
II sinking all armed ships without
warning.
Ths allied powers have agreed to
make no peace until Belgium's politi-
sal and economic freedom and integ-
ritJ is assured.
Erzerum, the Turks greatest strong
hold ON the Caucasus front, is in Rus
sian hands and with it were captured
leo. 900 Turks, the German Field Mar
shall Won der Goltz and more than 1,0OU
guns.
The region about Lake Van in
Asia Minor is completely in the hands
u the Russians. The Cars troops
arc following the Turks who fled from
kr1erum 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
A quarter OF a million pounds of
wool were contracted for at Dillon,
MONT, at 30c or better by Boston
S~ycrs.
Six persons were injured when a
&ockdale interurban car jumped the
.rack at curve near Morgan, ILL.,, and
nashed into a frame dwelling house
Spanish Consul Lleguera of Monte
roy 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
consin junior, was held to the grand
Jury at Chicago in connection with the
death of his former sweetheart, Ma
RON Frances Lambert.
The nationwide search for Jean
Grones. supposed poisoner of the
aanaueters who partook of soup
served at the recent dinner in honor
NJ Archbishop Mundelin, was contin.
aed in Chicago
Compromise between the Repubii.
ans and Progressives of California
IN the nomination of California dele.
Sztes to the Republican national con.
rcn,ion to be held in Chicago. June
Z. was rejected by the executive com.
rritteo OF the Republican state central
committee at San Francisco.
Washington
President Wilson recently tool
quick action toward heading off q
leakage of Navy Department secrets
lie caused to be nullified an adver
ttsement by the Civil Service Commits
sAon for craftsmen, under which alien.
would have been permitted TO serv,
n positions of utmost trust.
"A new army reorganization bill
tcderalizing the National Guard, I'm
eruasing the regular army to 134, ,0Ol
Uen. doubling the field artillery, in
creasing the engineer corps by iii
asen companies, creating four squad
IONS OF air craft and an entirely new
corps Of cadets from colleges havin,
1ilitary training. was agreed upoi
tentatively by the House militar,
committee.
Picking dispatches to the Chimes
egation announced thai the captur
of the Yunnan rebel stronghold of n
Hsi was imminent. and that the go,
ernment troops had won dccisiv
victorysover rebel forces who attemp
ID TO take possession of Tsl Tsiang.
vurther sustaining the income Ia
iaw, the Supreme Court. in construin
the clause relating to incomes fror
mining companies. upheld the govern
acnt's contention that profits take