Gilpin observer., 1917-08-02
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7s.tsrn Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War

Russians have fallen back over 1OS
miles on portion of front
Kutty. in the Carpathians has been
captured by the Teutons.
German and Russian women face
each other on Galician battlefield.
Hard training is developing great ef-
ficiency In American troops in France.
several villages in the valleys of Ca
sin and Putna.
The American bark Carmela was
sunk by submarine. The crew was
landed safely.
The old British cruiser Ariadne,
built twenty years ago, has been sunk
by torpedo. Thirty-eight members of
her crew were lost.
A German submarine sank five
Dutch fishing vessels eighteen miles
from the Dutch coast between Sche-
veningen and Ymuiden.
The British Saturday succeeded in
bringing down thirty-one enemy air
planes in Belgium. according to the
report of the London war office
Violent artillery duels continue on
the Aisne and Verdun regions of the
French front, while German surprise
attacks at various points were re-
pulsed.
The Canadian front is advanced
through minor operation between
Reservoir hill and Cite du Moulin, the
only suburb between Reservoir. hill
and Lens.
Women soldiers of Russia fall in
battle while men desert ranks and
hide In own trenches. Disaffection
among Russians opens way for steady
advance of Germans on large front in
Galicia.
Ten villages have been captured by
Russo-Rumanian forces In their ad-
vance in the Suchitza valley north
west OF Focsani. Berlin admits the
Austro-Germa have abandoned that
valley as far as the upper course of
the Putna.
Loyal Russians have returned to the
army in Galicia, stopped the flight and
are holding an important height on
the river Zbrocz after violent bat
tie. On several sectors the Russian
retreat has been halted, and the Slavs
are opening up new attacks.
Western
Potato production may not reach es-
timated figure. says Lou ID. Sweet.
General Harrison Gray Otis. presi-
dent and general manager of the Los
Angeles Times, died at the home of
his son-in-law. Harry Chandler, in Los
Angeles.
Exemption OF farm hands for a year
was advocated by Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture VrOoman, who passed
through st. Paul, Mimi, on his way
to Washington.
At San Francisco. Cal, new trial
for Thomas j. Mooney was recon-
mended by Attorney General U. s.
Webb In document filed in the
State Supreme Court where MONEYS
appeal from sentence OF death is pend
Ing.
The Joint conference of the brother
hood heads and the railroad managers
adjourned at Chicago after an all
nounced that the switchmen's strike,
involving $500 men, had been settled
and the men would return to work.
Washington
Conference committee failed Satur-
day to agree on food-control bill.
Red Cross council appropriates
kS00,OO0 for American and Syrian re-
lief.
Great increase in number of ships
using Panama canal Is shown by re.
port.
Plans by which railroads will give
the government ample freight car ser
vice for moving war supplies, were
announced by the railroads war board.
House and Senate conferees have
agreed on a one-man food control in.
stead of the food administration board
OF three members proposed by the
Senate.
The President OF the United States
has summoned the entire people to
patriotic action In a war to safeguard
democracy and enforce peace. Each
man. woman and child has definite
war duties to fulfill
Liberty bread is the term to be en-.
couraged by the food administration
as applied to substitutes for wheat
flour rather than the phrase war
bread" used in other warning coun-
tries.
Chancellor Michaelis' interview is
regarded at the State Department as
another German attempt to bolster up
public opinion at home, appeal to the
peace sentiment In enemy and neutral
countries and create dissensions be-
tween the allies. At the Russian en-
bassy 1t was stated to be wholly In
correct in fact