Gilpin observer., 1917-03-08
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN oUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
western Newspaper Union ---w. Service.
About the War

The Cabinet decided that China
breaking off relations with Germany.
Sentries were under orders to shoot
to kill any aviator flying over the
Notifications of the San Francisco
port.
On the east bank Of Narayuvka
river. in Galicia, German storming de-
tachments blew up Russian positions
and took ITO prisoners.
A violent German attack over q
front of mile and three quarters.
made in repeated assaults, was re-
pulsed, according to Paris reports.
Two German submarines that re-
e Gently returned to their base sank
fifteen steamers and seven sailing
vessels. aggregating 64,500 tons gross,
the admiralty announced at Berlin.
British headquarters in France re.
ports: Monday morning the enemy
attacked position east of Bouch-
avesnes gained by us, but were re-
pulsed with loss. leaving some pris-
oners In our hands,"
The British troops in their forward
movement in the Ancre area in France
have made another advance east of
Gommecourt along a two-mile front OF
about twothirds of a mile, according
to the official report from London
headquarters. Nearly 200 prisoners
were captured.
In the Val Putna. Berlin records the
Russians made five fruitless attacks
against Austro-German positions on
the heights north of the valley. Petro-
grad says the fighting continues north
of the Jacobeni-Kimpolung high road.
Rumanian detachments were forced
to Withdraw. Petrograd says, from a
height north Of the river laval.
British headquarters in France re-
port: During February we captured
2.133 German prisoners. including
thirty-six officers. The following vii
lagos also were either captured or sur
rendered to US by the withdrawal of
the Germans: Ligny, Thilloy. Lebar-
que. Warlencourt, Pys, Miraumont.
Petit Miraumont, Grandcourt, Puisi-
eux-Au-Mont. Serre and Gommecourt." /"
Western
An Ell Paso, Tex. dispatch states
that Villa is reported dead.
The House of the Missouri Legisla-
ture passed bill prohibiting the stor-
ing of intoxicants in dry territory.
Five Of the most desperate prisoners
In the county jail at Seattle, WASH.
were at large after overpowering the
1ailer and taking his keys and then
robbing visitor in the jail office of
his clothes and money.
The South Monday faced floods
which threatened to be almost as dis
astrous as those of last summer when
hundreds of persons were made home
less and millions of dollars worth of
property was destroyed.
The third annual report of the Mid
west Refining Company indicates an
unusually prosperous year in 1916 with
increases In refinery capacity. in oil
produc lion and the extension of fields
OF operations In Wyoming.
M. e. Bradwell. an employe of the
Billings. Mont, postoffice. has admit
ted, postoffice inspectors announced,
that he stole mail package contain
ing $4,000 in currency consigned to a
local bank. The money was recovered.
the inspectors said.
Washington
President Wilson took the oath OF of.
flee for his second term In his room at
the Capitol.
The $535,O0o,000 naval appropria.
tion bill was passed by the Senate
Friday without roll call.
More than 400 nominations sent to
the Senate during the session by
President Wilson failed of confirma
ton.
The Senate agreed to a House reso
luton postponing the effective date
on the Reed bone dry" amendment
until July l..
German Foreign Minister thinner
mann's frank admission that Germ
any did seek to ally Japan and Mex
leo with her to war against the Unit
ed States caused no surprise tc
American officials though II may be
said they did not expect so full anc
free an acknowledgement of the ex
posure.
The Senate adopted the House reso
luton providing for a bond issue o
$150.000,000 to expedite construction
OF naval vessels.
The Sixty-fourth Congress expired
at noon Sunday without a vote having
been reached in the Senate on tn,
armed neutrality bill.
Miss Alice Paul. founder OF the Con
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage
was unanimously elected chairman o
the National Woman's Party. whicl
was formed by the merger OF the Con
gres .onal Union with the Woman'