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The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
SPORT.
Standing OF

Robert Wilder. James Swanney and
John Townsend won the medals in the
second annual Y. M. C. A. water car
nival in the association pool at Pu-
eblo, Colo.
Arthur Redfern, 80 years old, at one
time the most famous jockey in Amer
lea, was critically injured in an auto
mobile in New York when his car
overturned.
One hundred and fifty holes in one
day of continuous golf is the mark set
for himself by William Gotelli, rated
as the second best golfer in the Port
land, Oregon, Golf Club.
Wrestling may be conference
sport in the Rocky Mountain section
next year. Granville johnson, GYM
nasium athletic instructor, at the
University of Denver, is working to
this end.
Final details for the automobile So
ciability tour Of the Colorado Springs
Chamber of Commerce were COM
pleted and the party started on its
journey over the Albert Pike highway
to Tulsa, Okla, on Tuesday. May 8.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
GEN e RAJ,

Recent excavations in Mexico City
in Reloj and Maria Teresa streets
have uncovered fifty-five splendid ex-
amples of Aztec tile work.
Diplomatic dispatches received at
Washington state that, as a result of
the Russian revolution. Democrats of
Persia have started an agitation for
establishment Of a republic in that
country.
A verdict of murder was returned
at Coleman. Tex, by the jury in the
case of Harry J. Spaniel, charged
with the killing of Lieutenant Colonel
NJ. c. Butler, and punishment was
fixed at five years Imprisonment.
War has brought upon Hawaii what
is pronounced by federal, territorial
and business authorities to be a seri-
Gus situation as regards the food SUD-
ply.
The Rev. Henry Lyman Morehouse,
aged SO, for many years corresponding
secretary for the American Baptist
Home Mission Society. died in New
York.
Jews in Palestine are threatened
with massacre, according to a cable
gram received by Adolph Kraas, Of
Chicago, international president Of the
Order of B'nai Birth.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
SUPPORT OF RED CROSS
URGED IN APPEAL TO PEOPLE ~
GOVERNOR euNTER.
Executive Asks That More Units 0s
Formed and More Active Aid fer
Those Already Organized.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Join the Red Cross, help
the Red Cross, aid in forming new
units of the Red Cross. is the sub
stance Of an appeal issued to the peo-
pie of Colorado by Governor Julius C.
Gunter. In effect. the proclamation OF
the governor is much in the nature OF
a call to arms. as well as an indorse-
ment of the great relief organization.
The governor calls attention to the
work the Red Cross is always doing.
It's international and universal stand.
Ing. and tells what the American So
ciety plans. He asks that all units al.
ready formed be helped in every way.
Where no work is being done in any
portion of the state. the governor asks
that organization be started.
The governor calls attention to the
necessity OF assisting the organization
Of the states armed forces by aiding
In the correlated branches.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Guards at Golden Rifle RANGE,

Adjutant General Baldwin arranged
to provide military drill and provisions
for the men who have been stranded
in Denver while waiting for the Ma.
tional Guard units in which they have
enlisted to be called into service. They
we're sent to the state rifle range at
Golden and there given daily drill un-
der Mai. W. C. Danks, who will com
mand them until they enter their diff.
ferent units at mobilization.
Officials Preparing for Army Call.
The war spirit has struck the state
house full tilt. Not only are capitol
employees willing to prepare to do their
"bit," but state officials as well are
eager and ready to get into trim, so
that they may be fit il the call comes
or the selective draft may hit them.
Attorney General Leslie NJ. Hubbard Ia
one OF the leaders in a movement to
organize state house squad. Auditor
Charles Leckenby and Secretary o.
State James r. holland are enthusias.
tic. Ad Gen. Frank d. Baldwin has
been consulted and is willing to aid.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
WASHINGTON,

Submarine problem solved declares
naval board .
Enforcement of the draft up to the
people of the nation
Members of British commission re-
ceived in House of Representatives.
Four more of the seized German
ships will be ready for sea during the
present month.
Gigantic American loan will be
greatly oversubscribed If present rate
of subscriptions keeps up.
Definite plans have been completed
for sending United States army base
hospitals to the fighting front in
France.
Enlisted men of the National guard
who are to attend officers training
camps will not be ordered to camp be-
fore May 20.
Prevailing retail prices of anthra-
cite coal are unwarranted and the
supply for next season is adequate, the
Federal Trade Commission stated in
preliminary report.
Second loan made to Great Britain.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
WESTERN,

The quota of 800 men, asked by the
Navy Department from Utah, has
been enlisted
Sixty-seven bodies have been taken
from the Victor mine at Hastings,
Colo, where 120 miners lost their
lives April 27th. by an explosion.
E. Jacob Crull of Roundup, Mon
tana, who was defeated for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
his district by Jeanette Rankin at the
1916 primary, died at Elkhart, Ind, as
the result of taking poison.
How the French army, although i'm
properly armed and ammunitioned,
met the Germans on the Marne and
whipped them in 1914, was told brief
ly by Marshal Joffre of France in his
second speech in America before fif-
teen thousand shouting men. women
and children in Chicago.
James Ray Gibson, a travelling sales
man, of Tucson, Ariz., was killed on
the Apache Trail near Roosevelt
Star Daley, alias Ashmore and said to
be a deserter from the army, was ar
rested at Mesa On complaint of Mrs.
Gibson who told the officers that
Daley had killed her husband and then
attacked her. Daley was taken to
Phoenix and lodged in Jail, and later
taken by mob of fifty and hanged.
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CONDENSED RECORD OF the
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYINes. ootN q .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANkINo.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
ABOUT THE WAR.

China and Haiti declared to be on
verge Of entering war:
Efforts of Kaiser's men to recap
ture Craonne repulsed.
French gun fire destroys German
position at Winterburg
Rome reports defeat of Austrian de-
tachments on Carso front.
Artillery fighting reported from
eastern front in vicinity of Kovel.
Vienna declares Russian attack in
Carpathian mountains was repulsed.
New German division, drawn from
other war zones. appear on western
front.
Berlin claims that virtually all ef-
forts of allies to gain ground on west
ern front have failed
East of Bullecourt British over.
come desperate counter attacks of foe,
but make no progress.
French drive back Germans in ef-
forts to reach fortress of Laon. Ad-
vance stretches over four-mile front.
1t was reported at Amsterdam that
the Germans are preparing to evacu-
ate st. Quentin on the Arras-Aisne
front.
German resistance everywhere null
tiplied. Total of $500 prisoners taken
by allies in Friday and Saturdays
fighting.
French and British consolidate new
eighteen-mile front. In assaults against
this new line Sunday Germans lost
6.100 prisoners
British drive lines farther forward
in Mesopotamia, while Turks force
Russians to evacuate Mush, an impor.
tant city in Turkish Armenia.
Germans begin offensive in effort
to recapture territory lost to French
in recent drive. Efforts prove futile
They lose many in dead and captured.
A compilation from British, French
hnd German official communiques
shows that TIT aeroplanes We're shot
down on the western front during
April. The Germans lost 369: the
French and Belgians 2O1, and the Brit
ssh LAT.
In the first two months of unre.
stricted submarine warfare more than
100000 tons of shipping was sunk
by the Germans, Dr. Karl Helfferich.
German secretary of the interior. told
the Reichstag main committee at Am
Bterdam.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Wrecked Mine Gives Up Victims


Hastings.-Six more bodies we're
brought from the Hastings mine of
the Victor-American Fuel Company
here May 4th One hundred and twen-
ty men lost their lives in an explosion
in the mine Friday. April eth. The
bodies recovered bring the total SO
far brought from the mine to 67.
The bodies brought out Friday have
all been identified save one. Among
the bodies recovered was that of
George F. Brown, . coal miner, who
was found on his knees with his coat
over his head. indicating that he may
have lived for some little time after
the explosion and had thrown his coat
over his face to keep out the deadly
fumes of the afterdamp. The rescue
crews have reported several instances
of this kind. A Slavish coal miner
was found sitting erect with his back
against the side of the working place
in the most peaceful attitude posi-.
BILE. as II he had quietly sat down and
waited for death or had been sitting
down when he was overtaken by
death.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
EnIistments Reduce Frate rnitie,

Boulder.-About twenty-five frater-
nifty men and almost as many non
fraternity men from the University of
Colorado have received appointments
in the officers reserve corps. Forty
men from the institution left the uni
versity for Denver en- route to the re-
serve training camp at Fort Riley,
Kan. Fraternities of the school will
be partially depopulated. for as many
as six men are enlisting from certain
of the fraternities.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Big ORE STEALING PLOT
MINE LESSEE HELD IN HIoN-
GRADING CASES.
James Wilson, Of Cripple Crock Firm,
10 Ninth Man to Be Arrested In
Ramified Plot.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-James Wilson, wealthy
mining lessee. OF the firm OF Stark
weather & Wilson. was arrested at
Cripple Creek by United States Mar
shal Samuel J. Burris as a member Of
the high-srading gang which, 1t 10 al
legged. has been robb.ng mines in that
district Of gold ore amounting to
100000.
The Apprehension OF Wilson makes
the ninth arrest, in widely separated
localities. Of persons suspected Of COM
plicity in the big ore-ste aIing plot.
Wilson and Frank Cochran. Cripple
Creek assayer. in whose office $1,000
OF ore plunder was found in q raid by
the sheriff of Teller county, were
brought to Denver and lodged in the
federal ward of the county jail.
or the nine men now in custody,
five arrested in Cheyenne have been
released on bond. The others have
been unable to furnish the 100000
bond demanded by federal officials
and are being held in jail.
Tony Cuaz. the ninth member under
arrest. is being held in San Francisco
for government officials from Chey-
enne. He was taken in custody as he
was attempting to dispose Of $4,000
worth of gold bullion at the San Fran
cisco mint.
Other arrests are expected to be
made in Denver, Cripple Creek and
Cheyenne, the principal points through
whicn the band operated.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
FOREIGN.

Eighteen survivors of the Vacuum
arrived at Liverpool.
Japan may send a war commissions
to the United States.
Deaths from measles reached eighty
eight q week in London this spring.
Russian duma summoned in special
session because OF seriousness of stu
alton.
The amount OF the first loans to
France and Italy, Secretary McAdoo
announced, will be $100. 100000 each.
Wages Of women and girls en-
ployed in munitions work in England
will be raised by from 10 to 10 per
cent.
1t is officially announced that 1,000.-
900 city children will be placed on
German farms this summer by the
government.
Since the beginning of the war
Italy has sent 16,399.325 pounds of
bread through Switzerland to Italian
prisoners of war in Austria.
The Alaska Legislature has ad-
journed. Appropriations OF nearly
$1.50O.000 were passed by the session.
including 100000 for war defenses.
The national service bill, which Is
now before the Senate, provides for
census of all males resident in
France between the ages of 16 and
60, regardless Of nationality.
The Mexican law OF 1862 revoking
individual guarantees. which is equiv
alent to martial law, was officially
rescinded after being in force since
last August.
All prisoners captured by govern
ment troops during the fight with Jose
Ynez Salazar's Villa command near
the San Juan mines were executed
near the scene of the battle.
1t has been definitely announced
says a dispatch from Stockholm, that
American socialists would be repre-
sented at the international congress
of socialists in the Swedish capital
May Is.
The Council of Workmen's and Sol
diers' delegates at Petrograd have ac-
cepted the government explanation
of its May Day note by a vote of "a
to 10 and has decided that the Incl
dent is closed.
Talaat Pasha, who arrived at Vienna
from German headquarters, in an in
terview states that Turkey has COM
municated to President Wilson full
conditions which the Turkish govern
ment will accept peace.
Mexican government troops tramped
through the dust-blown streets at
Juarez in celebration of the fifty.
fifth anniversary of the battle OF
Puebla, fought against the French in
vading forces on May 5. 1862.
Grave rioting has occurred In Mainz
Germany. according to report re-
ceived at Amsterdam by the Tele
graaf. Sixteen hundred people took
part in a demonstration because OF
the scarcity OF food and a number ol
shops were looted. Troops fired on
the demonstration, the report added
and eight persons were killed.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Colorado Boy Killed in France,

Denver.-The first Denver boy to be
killed in the European war, J. V. Fitz
G. Prestidge, was second lieutenant
in one of the companies of the Eng
lish army. His father received a
cablegram from the English war Of
flee announcing that the boy died of
wounds May 2. He was injured three
or four days previous. He had served
from the beginning of the war and
had been injured three times.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Horton "Two.ouart" Law Defined.

EIoTkoU tWo-0udFt Law OeIlNe0.
Secretary of State James r. Noland
has sent notices to all county clerks
defining the Horton 'two-quart" liquor
law. basing his advice on an opinion
given by Attorney General Hubbard.
BY this order, brandy is defined as
hard liquor" and as such the same
ruling applies as to the importation of
whisky into the state. 1t is possible,
the ruling says. to order one quart Of
whisky and one quart of brandy or two
quarts of any hard liquor" at any one
time 1t is not permissible to order
one quart Of whisky or other liquor
and one quart of beer at one time.
That is. you will have to take your
whisky straight. for you cannot order
one quart Of that and one of wine at
the same shipment. But II you prefer
pints Of beer to quarts, you can order
fortyeight pints of brew instead of
twenty-four quarts as the law does not
make any specification in this regard.
says the secretary. The attorney gen.
eral held the old lew regarding ship.
ments for sacrecental purposes is not
changed by the new law.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Homesteaders Held as Raiders

Fort Morgan.-H. B. Taylor and six
other homesteaders were bound over
to the District Court here to answer
to the charge of having dispersed
herd of cattle belonging to Rufus Ster-
ling in the effort to run large owners
off the Wild Cat range. Twelve 9th.
ers were released. A few days ago
$50 cattle belonging to Sterling were
driven from his range by party of
men, armed with revolvers and rifles.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
aunter Names Coal Survey COMMITTEES

Governor Gunter's latest step in the
war mobilization of all Colorado was
taken with the appointment of coal
survey committee. 1t Is to make a
thorough survey of the coal industry
and resources of Colorado, estimating
the amount produced and producible.
and cooperating with the governors s
war council. The committee is to see
chat there is plenty of labor in the coal
fields and work for the efficiency of
the industry in every possible way.
and consists of J. F. Welborn, s. NJ.
Perry, d. w. Brown, G. F. Bartlett, L.
G. Eakins. s. F. Murphy and G. L.
Baum.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
loveIand to Pave Streets.

Loveland.-The Chamber OF Com.
merce has taken up the plan to pave
about twelve blocks of downtown
streets, which. If it goes through, will
give Loveland the largest paved area
OF any city of northern Colorado.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Springs Blaze Destroys Grain

Colorado Springs.-Fire partly de-
stroyed the warehouses of the Seldom
ridge Grain Company. The loss in
flour, wheat. corn and hay was esti.
mated at $4,000. The cause Of the
fire has not been determined
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
Strawberry Day June is,

Glenwood Springs.-June 1G is the
date designated for the annual straw
berry festival and carnival.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
ARMIES NOW in FIGHT TO FINISH
Big German Force Trapped by British
at BuIIecourt.

Big German Force trapped by BRITISH
at BuiIecourt.
London, May 9.-The British and
Germans thruout Monday were still
engaged in violent fighting for pos
session of Bullecourt, midway be-
tween Arras and Cambria, and also
in this immediate region at Roeux
and between Fontaine and Reincourt.
The British forces are now on the
northern, western and eastern out
skirts of Bullecourt, leaving only the
southern part of it available for re-
treat of the Germans still inside. I'm
official reports have asserted that the
British entered well into the town.
North of this sector the Germans
report that heavy British attacks at
Roeux and between Fontaine and
Reincourt were repulsed with san
culinary losses, while still farther
north, near Lens, the British official
communication records the repulse of
a third German counter attack on the
British positions south OF the Souchez
river.
Berlin claims that in Sunday
nights fighting the Germans OBJ
tanned local successes at numerous
points, notably on the Winterburg
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11

London.-The provisional govern
ment is again in complete control in
Russia. The crisis precipitated by the
several peace agitators has passed,
leaving the council of workmen's and
soldiers delegates working together
with the cabinet, but the former is
stronger than before the disorders.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News service.
COMING EVENTS.

Ma 17-20-Convention Colorado sun
day School Association at Colorado
Springs
June 1s.-Annual Strawberry FestvaH
and Carnival at Glenwood Springs.
vention at Saiida-
Aug. National Convention OF Aert-'
can Race at Denver.
Sept. l7-2z-Colorado state Fair ut Pu. :
sblo.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11

Lieutenant Colonel Of Colorado Troops
Adj. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin ap
pointed Rice w. Means. Denver at
torney. officer in the First Colorado
during the war with Spain, and past
commander Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars OF the United States, to be lieu.
tenant colonel Of the Colorado State
Troops. to be formed into complete
regiment by enlistment.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11
St. Louis Welcomes War Mission.

st. Louis, Mo.-The demonstrative
welcome accorded former Premier
V.viani, Marshal Joffre and other
members of the French war mission
at the st. Louis Coliseum was out
done when the visitors took part in
a parade across the city. Many re-
membered that May 7th was the sec
ond anniversary of the sinking OF the
Lusitania and regarded the ovation ac-
corded the French visitors a fitting
memorial to the victims OF that first
great submarine outrage.
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. May s.-Nine new regi.
ments OF army engineers, to be COM
posed exclusively Of highly trained
railway men. will be the first Ameri-
can troops sent to France.
They will go ''at the earliest posi-.
BILE moment" the War Department an.
nounced. for work on communication
lines. but speculation as to the exact
time when or to what points they will
be- sent is forbidden because of the
submarine menace.
The new forces will be volunteers
raised at the nine great railway cen
tiers of the country. Each regiment
will be commanded by an engineer
colonel of the regular army, aided by
an adjutant. All other officers will
be railway engineers or officials.
The expedition will have a total
men. each regiment being composed
of two battalions of three companies
each.
Paris.-With the entrance OF the
United States into war, the American
field ambulance corps has decided to
develop two important new branches
of its work. These are:
First-A military transport service,
in which the Americans will have
charge of the transportation of am.
munition and field supplies at main
points where offensives are in prog.
rcss.
Second-A military school at which
the Americans will receive special
training under French officers lead
ing to appointment as officers of the
French army after a few weeks OF
Intensive training.
Both these steps have been worked
out by Prof A. Piatt Andrew, chief
inspector OF the American ambulance
corps, together with the French mill
tary authorities. and the actual COM
mencement of both branches will oc.
cur this week.
Washington.-Two allied war com
missions sitting continuously-one in
London and the other here-appeared
as one Of the first actual steps to CO
ordinate the powerful resources the
United States brings into the war with
those Of the allies across the sea. The
commission in London. with represen
tatives of all the allied nations, In
cluding the United States. would re
ceive and decide upon the apportiou
ment of seaborne traffic. The commits
sion then would charge itself with
getting such supplies to the seaboard
either by direct purchase or through
present agencies.
misunderstanding to Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen, the
Norwegian foreign office has an
nounced the sinking by German sub
marines of the steamships Capto and
Natuna. The crews were rescued
London.-The provisional govern
ment is again in complete control in
Russia. The crisis precipitated by the
several peace agitators has passed
leaving the council of workmen's and
soldiers delegates working together
with the cabinet, but the former Is
stronger than before the disorders
The Dolores star., 1917-05-11

notwithstanding to a Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen, the
Norwegian foreign office has an.
nounced the sinking by German sub
marines of the steamships Capto and
Natuna The crews were rescued
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-06

This was Object Of conspir-
acy for which Alexandra
b witch Was Arrested.

Petrograd, Sept. 6.-Tho aim Of the
conspiracy In connection with which
|Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch
and others were arrested, was the re-
|~storation Of the autocracy. The chief
conspirators were Mile. Margaret Hi
trovo.aof Tobolsk, and Nine, Liusov
Hitro, Of Yelaburg, members Of a we'll
known bureaucratic family, both of
whom were arrested.
In the home Of Grand Duke Paul
when he was arrested was found a
mistress OF the court, Nine. ETA.
Narychaine, Gonfidant Of the former
Dowager Empress Alexandra Feodo.
rovna. Nine. Narychaine was not ar
rested, but an immediate domiciliary
search of her home in Petrograd was
made and her correspondence seized.
According to the B~irzheviya, a number
Of officers have been arrested and
other grand dukes have been taken
into custody. The states attorney re-
fuses to divulge their names. 1t Is as
suned that one Of the grand dukes
arrested is the candidate of the con.
spirators for. the throne.
A special council was held yester-
day by Premier Kerensky and the
chief ministers at which plans for flu
ture action against conspirators of
the Left and fright were drawn up.
An Indictment against the Hftrovo
women and. their accomplices already
has been drawn up.