Gilpin observer., 1916-10-12
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Western Newspaper Union views service
About the War


German air fleet raids Bucharest,
dropping many bombs Little damage
done.
Berlin reports Rumanians retreat
ing along the entire line in Transyl-
vania.
Violent fighting in progress in the
Trentino, neither the Italians nor
Austrians having decisive advan-
tage.
London reports important gains re-
sulting from gas attack south of An
ere. French and British infantry
driving with terrific force at German
lines on Somme.
Three British cruisers which ar
rived at Newport, r. l., are on the
trail of the German submarine which
raided the steamship lanes Sunday
and sank nine ships.
Gen. Francisco Gonzales denied the
report that a column of Carranza cav
airy had been cut to pieces by VIII
listas at Santa Ysabel, thirty-three
miles west of Chihuahua City.
Russia has lost 100000 men dur
ing the first two years of the war,
and at least 1,250,000 in this years
offensive, according to estimates from
Danish sources, given out by the semi
official news agency at Berlin.
All horses and mules in and near
Chihuahua City are being seized by
the Carranza military officers for use
IN the field against Villa. Horses were
being taken from coaches and wagons
in the streets of chihuahua City. &C.
cording to the refugees arriving at Ell
Paso, Texas.
The submarine arm of the imperial
German navy ravaged shipping off the
eastern coast of the United States
Sunday. Four British steamers, one
Dutch and one Norwegian, and one ves-
sci unidentified, were sent to the bot
tom or left crippled derelicts off Nan
tucket shoals.
Western
The State Bank at Rutland was
blown up by yeggmen and robbed of
$4,000.
General Carranza signed decree
prohibiting bull fighting throughout
Mexico.
Auto bandits held up eight restau-
rants in northern Hammond, Ind, and
made their escape with about $4,000
IN cash.
A small cavalry patrol of Carranzis-
tas and scouts of hostile force, pre-.
sumably Villistas, engaged in run
ming fight across the river just below
Juarez.
Sioux City bakers abandoned the s.
cent twelve-ounce loaf of bread. Here
after they will sell a fourteep-ounce
loaf for Z cents and twenty-ounce
loaf for 10 cents.
Epimenio A. Miera of Cuba, N NJ,
state senator, member of the constitu-
tional convention, and ex-speaker OF
the house of representatives. died at
Cuba of heart trouble.
Willard Tanner, serving term for
murder, and Hazel Erwin, his accom-
plice, made sensational unsuccess-
full attempt to escape from the Oregon
penitentiary at Salem. Ore
Hiram C. Clardy OF Farmersville.
ILL.,, murdered his wife, Elizabeth Clar.
dy, on her birthday by cutting
her throat with a butcher knife. He
then committed suicide with the same
knife. Both were ca years of age.
Washington
The Navy Department began prepar.
atoms to establish patrol of war
shine oIa
to mike certain that American neu.
trality is not violated by the German
submarine raid on allied shipping.
Elaborate plans to prevent the di.
version into improper channels of any
part OF the s75.00O,00O which the fed.
eral government is to spend in CO
operation with states on good roads
within the next five years have been
made.
Railroad managers turnout the
country claim that Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson has put one over on
them In his directing a change In the
basis OF their compensation for carry
Ing the mails. The change, effective
Nov, l, provides that hereafter the
railroads shall be paid on space
basis instead of a weight basis as
heretofore.
According to figures made public
at the department of labor, immigra.
ton into this country is on the in.
crease. For the period OF Aug. / to
Oct of this year. the number OF i'm
migrants received in the ports of the
United States was 177.7 per cent of
the number of corresponding period
last year.
According to the government octo.
Der crop report the condition of corn
is 77.5. The production OF spring
wheat, 1885,. 900 bushels; production
~ oor, o7.- 900 mn b,.t.i. ....,...