The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-03-25
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D o IN @ ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War


| 1O0.000.0O0 to carry on the war.
Italian areoplanes raid Laibach, Aus
tria. 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 kam-
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
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 Belgium'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 it were captured
100000 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
of the Russians. The Cars troops
are following the Turks who fled from.
Erxerum and are taking many import
ant towns along the way
sar Western
James P. English. Judge OF the
District Court at Omaha, died at his
home OF grip and resultant complica.
tions.
A quarter OF million pounds of
wool were contracted for at Dillon,
Mont. at 30c or better by Boston
4, buyers.
Six persons were injured when q
Rockdale interurban car jumped the
| track at curve near Morgan. ILL.,, anu
/ crashed into 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
consin Junior, was held to the grand
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.
/
, 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 craftsmen, under which aliens
would have been permitted to serve
in positions OF utmost trust.
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 an entirely new
corps of cadets from colleges having
military training, was agreed upon
| tentatively by the House militar,
| committee
Peking dispatches TO the Chinese
of the Yunnan rebel stronghold of Ma
Hsi was imminent, and that the gov
| ernment 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
ments contention that profits taken
from mines. even though reducing the
actual physical value of the mines, are
taxable.