Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-26

search for the German raider In the
Atlantic
Rome reports battle OF Italians In
Trpo!! with rebels in which the lat
ter lost 200 men
On the western front there have
been several small patrol engagements
along the British portion Of the line.
Near Zborow. in Galicia, an Austro-
German raid. was frustrated by the
Russians. who drove the invaders out
after they had entered some trenches.
4 Russian squadron Is .eported 10
have raidod the Ana,olIan coast Of the
Black Sea and sunk forty Turkish sail
Ing vessels carrying food 10 Constant,
LUpIe.
Austro German guns pounded at
Ocua. q railroad town in the Trotus
valley. according TO Pe,rOgrad In the
sIch!tza valley, farther southwark.
Russian attacks. Berlin says, failed
with heavy losses.
After defeating Gen. Hernandez and
his Csrranza command OF ! 800 in the
vicinity OF Sateyo. on the wagon road
10 Parral, Villa drove the defacto col
umn to Ia JoIlR. eighteen miles north
Of SateyU. where another defeat was
administered and the column was
forced to retreat 10 Santa Ysabe! and
then to Palomas
The British troops in France have
hit the German line hard at two
places for good gains. Northeast OF
Cite Calonne. the Canadians carried
out brilliant raid OF German
trenches on q front OF 100 yards At
Beaucourt Sur Ancre another drive
by the British gave them German
positions over front OF coo yards.
Fierce fighting along the lower Ser
eth line resulted in the capture BY
Turkish troops OF tho Rumanian town
OF MihHlea. northwest OF Braila. and
400 men OF its garrison. Others OF
the defending force. attempting to es-
cape, were drowned in the Sereth.
The Bulgarians have taken = monas-
tory near the confluence OF the Buzeu
and Sereth rivers.
WESTERN
Flat owners and rental agents
donned overalls at Chicago and stocked
the furnaces deserted by striking
janitors.
Elbsrt W. Blancstt. charged with
tho murder OF Clyde D. Armour. is in
tho hospital Of the New Mexico peni
tsntiary at Santa re
Tho wholesale liquor dealers and
the brewers Of Ban Francisco have
taken = hand In the control and reg.
ulation OF the saloons.
James T. Wstx. egg king" has quit
and announced that he will withdraw
from the Chicago butter and egg board
and 20 South with his family for the
winter.
Her accompaniment played on q
three-legEed piano propped up with
bricks. Mary Garden sang to 1000
wanderers At the Hoboes' College in
Chicago.
Oscar De Priest. . negro alderman.
Who with . police captain and nine
teen others was indicted In Chicago
a charges Of conspiracy in connection
VIM graft. surrendered and prepared
10 sive bonds Of $4,000.
WASHINGTON
The House passed omnibus public
buildings bill. carrying $4,000. 900.
The right to borrow under the farm
lean act 10 limited to farmers and
prospective farmers.
Germany has withdrawn her charges
ee uAnsutral conduct against Minister
vopieha, accredited 70 Rumania, Scr.
IA and Bulsasia. Il vas announced at
tAs State Department
Test oasss regarded - decisive Of
about 500 railroad claims against the
government for approximately 11S..
oeo. 900 additional compsasstion for
carrying the malls from 1907 to 1911
we're decided BY the Supreme Court
against the railroads.
Increases of pay for government
clerks. approved BY the House, wsrs
stricken from the appropriation bill by
the Senate committee. II also recon.
asndsd reducing the salaries Of the
members of the farm loan board from
$4,000 . year to $500 . year and
outing the sscretasy's pay from S..
900 to $4,000.
More thaa 1000 Americans have 20
titioned Ambassador Elkus at Con.
stanttnopls to get them out Of Syria
And Palestine.
Tho Senate confirmed William Den
man. Bernard N. Baker. James D.
White and Theodore Brent ~ mem
bers Of Shipping Board. but held up
confirmation Of John A. Mcdonald,
Nine Americans were among the
crew Of The British steamers st. Theo-
core and Amish. taken BY the Ger
nan raider and landed with other sur
yfyors At Pernamnuoo On the Jsnans.a