The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08
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ABOUT THE WAR

AildIS.
Desperate fighting continues on
the italian front, with the Italians
generally having the advantage.
Hundreds OF aeroplanes are acting
in the Somme offensive and numer-
GUS aerial battles are taking place.
The battle of verdun is proceeding
with undiminished fury. Germans re.
take Thiaumont work for fourth
time, after massed attack.
London reports Substantial prog
ress" by the British troops, although
the Germans. recaptured some posi-
tions which they had lost.
Three more villages captured by
French in the great drive in the river
Somme :eSiCn. Official estimates
p!Ace the total prisoners at $4,000.
Gen. Foch's army now is close upon
Peronne, one of the most important
stragetic points along the front.
Trainload after trainload of ma
tional guardsmen pulled into Ell Paso
Sunday, but while many unloaded at
the station in the vicinity of El Paso,
the great majority were rushed on to
points westward to complete con-
centration on the frontier as rapidly
as possible.
The gains of the British and French
on first day of great drive we're.
Drove Germans from four strongly
fortified towns and captured every
first line trench over a front of six
teen miles; hammered wedge five
miles deep through strongest portion
of German lines, scattering enemy in
headlong flight. Captured a large
number of second line German
trenches; pounded German trenches
as far as the third line into mass
OF debris following a seven-day bonn
bardment; surrounded the formida-
BILE German position in the town of
Fricourt hemming in the garrison.
French troops recapture Thiaumount
work at Verdun and village of Curlu
mortars razing German trenches on
the Somme.
WESTERN
Three deaths from heat were re-
ported to the police in st. Louis,
July 3.
George A. Knight, who in 1908 made
the chief speech nominating William
Howard Taft, died at San Francisco
The Fifth and Seventh regiments,
National Guard of California, left
Sacramento for Somewhere on the
border"
Nathaniel Garrett, quartermaster
sergeant, Fourteenth regiment, New
York National Guard, stationed al
Mission, Tex, died suddenly of heart
disease.
Reports from the entire country
show eight deaths and 100 persons in.
jured as the toll of the Fourth of July
celebration, as compared with nine,
teen killed and 903 injured in 1905.
Howard S. King, 40 years old,
nephew of Mrs. Corinne Wheeler, for.
merly of Carthage, No. was charged
with the murder of his aunt in her
home at Seattle, April 8. with an axe.
Louis w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern railroad, was ap
pointed administrator of the estate OF
his father, James ]. HILL Judge
Baseille of the Probate Court fixed
the administrators bond at 5000, 900.
The value of the estate is consider,
ably in excess of the $10,35o,O00.
WASHINGTON
The bill to establish a national
park service with central system oil
supervision passed the national house
of representatives.
The army appropriation bill, re
vised by the Senate military commit
tee, carries S32S,000,CO0 an increase
of $14C,00O,0O0 over the bill passed
by the House.
Gen. Carranza's reply to the las;
American demands-a temperate
document, which, 1t is said, will avoid
break-reached the Mexican EN-
bassy July 4. Those close to the
Mexican ambassador said the note
was written by Carranza himself am
that 1t averted possibility of war be
tween the two nations. In brief, the
note is proffer of the olive branch
suggesting either mediation or direc,
negotiation for a settlement of differ
ences between the two countries.
Secretary Lansing asked Congress
for 100000 to be used in gettint
Americans out of Mexico.
This years cotton crop was fore
cast at 14,2CG.0O0 ba.es by the De
partment of Agriculture
Designation OF army officers to ma.
tional guard commands will be made
y General Scott, chief of staff.
The Senate defeated the item ir
the agricultural appropriation bill
calling for the distribution OF seeds
by the government on congressional
frank.