Gilpin observer., 1917-10-04
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About the War
An American patrol ship on duty
off an Atlantic port was rammed and
sunk by an unknown craft.
Eleven persons were killed and
eighty-two injured in Sunday nights
air raid, it is announced officially.
Gen. Cardorna has captured 2,019
prisoners and won an important posi-
tion in a new drive ON the Bainsizza
plateau
The Russians have made another
important gain on the Riga front.
They say the morale OF the troops is
now excellent.
The British cabinet has increased
the army and navy pay. although the
increases are small compared with the
American and colonial standards.
London was raided for two and one
half hours by four squads Of airmen
Monday night. The homes of many
wealthy residents were bombed.
The crown prince is continuing his
furious attacks around Verdun. The
Paris war office reports the repulse
Of especially violent blows Monday.
The allies and the United States
will have on the western battle front
in France and the Flanders next
spring upwards of 5,000,Q00 fighting
men.
Paris flyers have bombarded the
city of Stuttgart, in Wurttemburg.
Petrograd has made preparations for
defending the city against the air.
men.
Field Marshal Haig announces he
has gained every objective Of his great
offensive in Flanders, and that he IS
now in full command of the territory
he has taken.
Thirteen British merchantmen Of
1000 tons and over. and two vessels
Of less than 1,60O tons were sunk by
mines or submarines according to the
weekly admiralty statement.
Gen. Gurko, former commander on
the southwestern front, has been ex-
PEELED from Russia by way Of Arch
to the former emperor expressing his
loyalty.
Advancing in three waves. the Ger
mans launched an attack against the
British lines near the Ypres-Menin
road Monday and succeeded in enter
ing two advanced positions. Gen. Haig
reported that repeated German at
tacks were repulsed and that the en-
emy suffered heavy losses.
Western
The price OF beet and cane sugar
dropped from $40 to 7.25 cents a
pound at San Francisco.
The strike of all iron crafts, which
two weeks ago paralyzed shipbuilding
on San Francisco bay, ended when all
the unions involved in the walkout re.
turned to work.
Some 10000 laborers OF the United
States Steel Corporation in plants
within forty-mile radius of Chicago,
received their fifth 10 per cent in
crease in wages within year.
First trials as a result of the recent
East st. Louis race riots. in which
about 100 were killed, were started at
Belleville, ILL.,. before Judge George A.
Crow. More than 100 have been in
dicted.
When the Scent rate cases were
called in United States District Court
at Phoenix, Ariz., counsel for the Ari.
iona State Corporation Commission
agreed to the entering OF a perman.
ent Injunction order in the case OF
the Arizona Eastern railroad, restrain.
Ing the commission from enforcing its
order for Scent rate In the case
Of this railroad.
Washington
Petitions from New York organiza
tions asking expulsion from the Sen
ate Of Senator LaFollette of Wiscon.
sin. Gronna OF North Dakota and
Stone Of Missouri. were presented in
the Senate by Senator Wadsworth o,
New York
Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett OF Chicago
a noted leader OF the negroes In Amer
lea, arrived in Washington to leave
before the government memorial OF
the National Equal Rights League pro
posing among other things that lynch
Ing be made federal crime She
also is seeking to induce the Depart
ment Of Justice to undertake an In
vestigation Of the wholesale killing OF
negroes at East st. Louis.
Scores of National Guard regiments
face the possibility Of losing their stat,
identity through the operation of &
consolidation plan the War Depart
ment is preparing to enforce as &
means Of bringing the guard up Il
war strength of 5000 men to regi
ment.
President Wilson's Labor Investigat
Ing Committee left on a two month,