Gilpin observer., 1917-09-27
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War

German6 matt IN their ADVANCE SOutl
Of Riga.
German agents furnished money for
draft resisters
The Italians have won new gains in
the Dolomite Alps.
Sweden protests to Germany regard
Ing Argentine affair.
British destroyer sunk near home;
all but fifty are lost.
American regiment takes place Of
French on battlefront.
Five steamships and two destroyers
sunk by German U-boats.
British firmly entrenched in posi-
dons gained in Flanders.
German columns were decimated in
the battle of Menin road.
The unarmed American schooner
Ann ]. Trainer was sunk.
Korniloff rebellion controversy
proves sensation at Petrograd.
Turkey demands that peace must
not change her territory.
Kaiser hurries to Bulgaria TO
Straighten out difficulties there.
Another Austro- German attack has
been repulsed by the Italians near
Trent
American soldiers will be literally
armed to the teeth when sent to the
trenches against the Germans.
Airships raided London and the
English coast towns. Several persons
were killed and many injured.
On the Riga-Dvinsk sector the Rus.
SLAMS continue their efforts to drive
the Germans back toward the Dvina
Petrograd reports the capture of Ger
man positions near Silseme.
There has been no great infantry
activity in Flanders The German fire
Is reported heavy on both flanks of
the Scarpe. east of Arras, around
Lens and northeast Of Ypres.
Violent attacks by the Germans
against the new French positions
northeast of Verdun were repulsed
Monday, the Teutons sustaining heavy
losses In killed and wounded. Later in
the day the crown prince hurled two
attacks against Bois la Chaume, only
to be repulsed. On the Aisne there
has been only artillery activity.
Western
The San Francisco bay shipbuilders'
strike has been settled.
At Santa Cruz, Cal, slight earth.
quake was felt. No damage was done.
Twenty buildings. all but two of
which were wooden construction. were
destroyed by fire at Lawton, Okla,
entailing an estimated loss of $135 900.
The highest number of cattle ever
received at the South Omaha market
in single day were recorded Monday
-24,5O0 head. comprising $50 carloads.
A. N. Parrish, farmer near Krem.
lin, in Hill county, Mont, has six sons
In the army. Two months ago the six
sons enlisted, and they have been in
training at American Lake.
A general strike of all workers in
steel shipyards went into effect at
Portland, Ore. Four thousand men.
according to estimates of union lead.
ers. laid down their tools and walked
out.
Washington
II. ID. Aitken of Prescott, Ariz.. was
appointed merchant representative of
the food administration.
Flat embargo on American gold ex.
ports to Spain has been put into ef.
feet by the United States government.
x.tttt
before the world on charges of high.
handed intrigues against the peace of
other nations
A day OF prayer for the American
military forces to be prescribed by
presidential proclamation Is proposed
In Senate bill favorably reported to
the House by the military committee
The government advanced $4,000.
900 to Great Britain, bringing the to
tai advanced that country thus far ul
TO $1,l90,000.000 and the total of ali
credits to the allies up to s2.426.
100000
Uniform steel prices for the Amer
lean government. the public and tn,
allies, which represent reductions o
from. 40 to 10 per cent in present mar
ket quotations were approved by Pres
ident Wilson.
The Navy Department was advise,
Monday by the commandant of tn,
Norfolk navy yard that about so pc
cent of the men employed at the plan
had walked out because of wag,
disagreement
Six Central American republics ma,
soon be federated into a nation o
100000 persons living on 206,34
square miles of land. They are Hon
duras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cost.
Rica. Salvador-now bound politicall
by treaties made in 1907-and Par
anna. new republic. which will be In