The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-02-25
TIE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EvEITS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR

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Russians have captured Musch, in
Asiatic Turkey. eighty-three miles
southeast of Erzerum.
British announce conquest OF KAN
erun. Germany's colony in west Al
ica. has been completed
Petrograd asserts the Cars troops
are pushing on past Erzerum in pur-
suit OF fleeing Moslems.
Japanese warships have entered the
Mediterranean. With the battle fleet
LIS a large squadron OF Teroplanes
German troops have captured 500
meters of French trench near the
forest OF Giyenchy. east OF Souchez.
Germany has lost another Zeppelin.
French guns at Reyigny 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
The Senussi, one of the most war,
like of the desert tribes. have gone
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preaching the Nile valley
Italian forces after a long lombard
ment with big guns have captured
Colo in the mountainous region Of
the Sugana valley and have occupied
several other towns.
Germany's latest informal message
on the U-boat situation says the
Kaiser Is willing to give ample warn
ing to all unarmed merchant ships.
but takes the attitude that where sub
marines are concerned any armament
on merchant ship is offensive, in
that may be effectually used to
attack a submersible
WESTERN
One man was killed in an explosion
at the Trojan powder mill at San Lo-
renzo near Oakland, Cal.
Minneapolis police suspected con
unuation of the Crones anarchist plot
in an alleged attempt to blow up the
100000 cathedral parochial school
there
William Orpet, University of Wis,
GouSlH luIlOI, WAS HtIu 10 the ETHTu
Jury at Chicago in connection with the
death of his former sweetheart Ma
rion Frances Lambert
The extraordinary session of the
Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine
lie after a turbulent session which
had extended its activities Just a
week longer than the thirty-day pc
riod specified in the governors call.
Juarez gave itself up on Washing.
toms birthday to ceremonies in mem
DRY OF Francisco l. Madero, former
President of Mexico, who. with his
vice president. Pine Suarez. was
slain in Mexico City when the late
Vietoriano Huerta took over the rens
OF government two years ago
At Seattle, Wash. Robert Gaffney
vas wearing woman's clothing after
living as man for ten years, includ-
ing four years as husband of Mrs.
Margaret Gaffney, a widow. Prose
cuted by the charity organization
after che" deserted Mrs. Gaffney ana
her three children, Robert Gaffney in
validated lazy husband warrant
by disclosing her true sex
WASHINGTON
The thirty-fivek knot battle cruisers
planned for the new naval program
will be the finest and most powerful
ships OF their class in the world, Rear
Admiral Badger of the general board
told the House naval committee
President Wilson recently took
quick action toward heading off a
leakage of Navy Department secrets.
He caused to be uullified an adver-
isement by the Civil Service Commits
sion for craftsmen, under which aliens
would have been permitted to serve
in positions of utmost trust
Attorneys general of fifteen states
filed with the Supreme Court joint
argument in support of the constitu-
tionaiity of the West Virginia liquor
taw prohibiting the receipt and pos
session of intoxicating liquors for per-
sonal use, and of the federal Webb
Kenyon liquor law prohibiting the
shipping of intoxicating liquors into
states for use in violation of state
laws.
Peking dispatches to the Chinese
legation announced thai the capture
OF the iunnan rebel stronghold of Ma
kisi was imminent, and that the gov
eminent troops had won a 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
actua, physical value OF the mines, are
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