The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-22
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o N G 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTS. sUFFERINGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War

About the War
Italians take Austrian trenches in
Sugana valley and Carso region.
The Norwegian steamer Repelera
was sunk. Her crew was rescued
British gain further ground along
ElAmara-
French redouble airship activity,
shelling many German positions from
aeroplanes
Russians defeat Turks fifteen miles
east of Trebizond and are pursuing
them energetically
Austrian troops storm Italian posi-
tion at Mrzlivrh but are forced to
evacuate position south of Sperone.
Austrian attacks. supplemented by
intense artillery fire, repulsed by Ital-
ians, from Larganza torrent to Monte
Gallo.
Russians. driving Turks before
of the important fortified town of
Trebizond.
Germans launch powerful new in
fantry assault on French positions
near Verdun but are swept back with
the exception of footing in Chauffor
wood
'The French have captured the
submarine which torpedoed the Sus-
sex and have made prisoners the cap
tain and crew." says the London
Daily Mall.
The sinking of neutral ship and
n British steamship was reported by
Lloyds. The Norwegian ship Glen
doom was sunk by gunfire. The lost
British steamship was the Harrovian,
which was unarmed.
Francisco Villa is dead and his
body, disinterred some days after his
burial, is in possession of Carranzista
troops, according to series of tele-
graphic messages received at Juarez
Sunday by Mexican officials.
German attack Russian line be-
tween Lakes Sventen and Ilzen but
are repulsed with hea!y losses. Ger
mans also repulsed in Galacia, south
east OF Boutchache. Russians claim
capture of position in Stripa re-
gion.
Western
Six inches of snow fell at Santa
Fe, N. NJ. Friday.
George w. Peck. former governor
of Wisconsin and author OF "Peck's
Bad Boy" died in Milwaukee.
George II. Phillips, who for a brief
but theatric period enjoyed the title
of Corn King in the grain trade,
died at his home in Chicago.
Water pouring through 20O-foot
break in the Drury Township levee
near Muscatine. Ia, threatens the in
undation of 5000 acres of cultivated
farm land in Illinois.
Six firemen were overcome by
smoke and 100000 damage was
caused to a score of small firms by a
fire in the Wiltshire building on West
Superior street in Cleveland, Ohio.
Thirty or more persons were re
ported to have been crushed or
burned to death in a collision of
trains on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad at Bradford,
r. l.
Two firms closely associated with J.
p. Morgan and Company have bought
$12,000,000 worth of the bonds of the
Empire Gas and Fuel Company one of
the big oil and gas properties of
Henry L. Doherty and Company of
New York and Denver.
Washington
The Senate adopted amendment to
army bill to provide for federal pay
for all National Guard officers above
the rank of captain.
scandal in army circles has de-
veloped through the theft of firearms
belonging to citizens of Colorado.
which were taken away from them
following the Ludlow massacre. when
troops took possession as the result
of an Investigation made by board
of officers beginning last July.
American troops will be withdrawn
from Mexico Immediately, If Francisco
Villa is dead. Administration Off
cials made this unqualified statement
commenting on reports from Mexican
sources that the bandits body ad
been discovered and was being taken
from Cusi to Chihuahua City by spe-
cial train.
Confirmation of the death of Fran |
cisco Villa still was lacking Monday
night, both at the State and War De
partments, as we'll as at the Mexican
embassy.
Delegates from all parts of the |
country attended the opening session |
of the twentyfifth continental con
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.