The Colorado statesman., 1916-12-09
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
ABOUT THE WAR
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Ao0O i I1c WkAfs
Russian offensive making little pro-
gress in Moldavia, according to Ber
lin.
Petrograd declares the allies prom
ised Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles to Russia.
Serbians report victorious progress
on the Cerna front in Macedonia. More
Bulgar positions captured.
Teutons claim to have taken $500
prisoners and many cannon and other
booty in their advance on Bucharest
Russian troops have reached Buch-
Arrest to aid the Rumanians in their
desperate attempt to save their coun-
try and its capital.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed
and sunk off coast of Spain. Twenty
five Americans aboard, of whom one
is said to have been fatally wounded.
To the south and southwest of
Bucharest. the forces of Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen have defeated the
Rumanians, and captured the town of
Gradichtea, twelve miles from the cap
ital.
With the capture of Tergovistea
and farther south the driving of the
Rumanians beyond the railroad juno
ton town of Titu, the central powers
forces hold intact all the railway
lines running into Bucharest from the
west.
According to Sofia, the Bulgarians
oft nly
lin admits slight progress in the north
west by the Russians north and south
of the Trotus In the Carpathians
south of Jablonitza, the Russians cap
tured another height.
Armies of central powers driving
closer to Bucharest despite efforts of
Russo-Rumanians to arrest their pro-
gress. Teutonic armies are making
rapid progress from the north and
northwest, already having cut off the
city from the south and southwest
Political crisis in Great Britain cul-
minated with resignation of Premier
Asquith and rendering of prime minis
tership to Andrew Bonar Law, Union
ist leader. David Lloyd-George, prin-
as an alternative choice should Law
decline the post.
WESTERN
requisition for $2,52S,477 worth of
postage stamps, the largest order ever
forwarded from Chicago, was sent to
Washington
The first organized boycott on the
Pacific coast went into effect when
Portland women barred eggs from the
list of household necessaries.
Gov. Hunt appointed Samuel L.
Prattee of Tucson, Ariz., judge of the
Superior Court for Pima county to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge w. c. Cooper.
Governor Morehead issued a procla-
nation declaring the prohibitory act
adopted at the recent election to be a
part of the constitution of the state of
Nebraska, effective May 1, 1917.
At Phoenix, Ariz, Charles Miner
was instantly killed when four Mexi-
ley Bank engaged in a street battle
with officials of the bank and citizens.
Two masked robbers entered the
Park Bank and Trust Company at
Memphis, Tenn, covered the cashier
with revolvers, and forced him to turn
over sack of money containing So
OO0 They walked outside, got into a
waiting automobile and escaped.
Damages of $T,14O against Chauncey
Dewey and ten of his cowboys" for
the killing of Daniel P. Berry in June,
1908, was awarded to Mrs. Harriet
Berry by jury at Goodland, Kan. 1t
had been in the courts eight times and
may go to the Supreme Court of Kan
sas.
WASHINGTON
The Supreme Court held constitu-
tional ice cream laws of Iowa and
Pennsylvania.
Congress reconvened for a three
months session, with a calendar over
crowded with general legislation, fac
ing railroad reforms and the high cost
of living as new issues, and con-,
fronted with unprecedented estimates
aggregating $1,654,819,6 ,654 to meet ex-
penditures of the government for the
fiscal year 1918.
The House agreed to Senate amend
ments to bill to investigate cost of liv-
ing of wage-earners in District of Co
lumbia and sent bill to President.
Senator Shafroth introduced a reso-
luton for constitutional amendment
providing ahclishment of electoral col
lege and limiting Presidents to one
six-year term.
The United States government has