Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
About the War
Western Newspaper Union rev. Service.

Germany is feeling effect of Amer
lean blockade of food products.
Russian reverses along Caucasian
and Mesopotamihn fronts reported.
Imperial German counsellor to pre-
sent statement on German war aims.
Sixth Zeppelin to be destroyed since
war began brought down by royal navy
in North sea.
Great Britain announces that despite
heavy fighting casualties have been
reduced from 80 to rs per cent.
Six enemy aeroplanes brought down
has been Americas "bit" contributed
against Germany since April 9th.
Seven British aeroplanes shot down
seven German balloons in resump-
tion of vigorous aerial offensive by
British fliers.
Kerensky, Russian minister of JUS
nation faces nothing but disaster in
its present course.
The loss of two prominent German
submarine commanders. in addition to
several previously reported. was dis
closed in a reichstag speech.
According to reports in Norfolk, Va,
naval circles the American torpedo
boat destroyer Davis was attacked by
a German submarine near the war
zone.
British capture Roeux, east of Ar
ras, and occupy all but two outposts
In, D,,II ,-t
ish line is pushed forward for sub
stantial gain.
According to authoritative figures
now available, the French and British
armies, between April 9th and May
18th, captured 1859 Germans, includ-
ing 976 officers, 444 heavy and field
cannon, 943 machine guns and 1856
trench cannon.
The naval attack on the German
submarine base Zeebrugge, on the Bel
gian coast, was the most destructive
yet made by British warships. Two
submarine sheds were blown up. Six
ty-three persons were killed and up
wards Of hundred others were taken
to hospitals.
On southern end of line held by
French. Germans Sunday morning
made strong attacks on plateau of
Craonne. on sector north of Rheims
and in region of Maisons de Cham
payne. French put down all three at
tacks, with artillery and rifles. caus-
ing heavy casualties.
Western
At Oroville, Cal, fifty land owners
have taken forcible possession of the
water system to save their crops on
1000 acres.
Two Marysville, Cal. High school
cadets, crack shots in their compan-
les, are making their way through
school shooting Sutter county jack
rabbits.
Chicago took steps to investigate
the causes of child delinquency. The
death of 13-year-old Grace Hagemann,
shot when she was in the areaway of
West Side residence, furnished the
incentive.
On account of the state of feeling
at Red Oak. Iowa, over the axe muir
ders OF eight persons in 1912, the Rev.
l.. @. j. Kelly. accused of the crime,
was removed to the Polk county (Des
Moines) jail for safety.
Twenty-Five hundred men of Mis-.
souri,. Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming
stepped forth under the orders of drill
sergeants on the parade grounds OF
the military reservation and the Fort
Riley, Kan. training camp for reserve
officers officially had opened.
Washington
House war tax measur, subjected to
severe criticism in Senate committee
hearing.
The dry" clause was stricken from
the espionage bill and censorship de
feated in the Senate Monday.
Final plans for sending an Ameri
can fighting force to France were dis
cussed at a two-hour conference be
tween Marshal Joffre. members of his
staff and Secretary OF War Baker and
Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott.
Senate approved amendment prohib
iting use OF grain in manufacture o.
whisky.
American cotton consumption fol
April last jumped 10000 bales aheat
Of April. 1916. 552,303 being consumed
for the month. according to censu,
bureau report.
President Wilson is empowered t,
appoint controller general OF sup
plies, who shall hold office during tn,
period Of the war. In a bill introduced
and recommended for immediate pas
sage by Senator Gore.