Gilpin observer., 1917-03-29
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About the War


About the War
Paris and London record severe
fighting in the air.
Roisel, seven miles east of Peronne,
occupied by British
Raider Moewe adds long list of
ships to her victims.
Military preparations throughout
United States continue.
National Guard regiments sum-
moned beginning to mobilize.
Rome claims repulse of Austrian at
tempts to advance on the Trentino.
Seventeen allied airplanes shot
down in days fighting, says Berlin
A German gunboat in the harbor of
Tsin Tau. China, was blown up and
sunk.
West bank of the Disc from La Fere
to Vendeuil, distance of four miles,
occupied by the French.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen is in
Constantinople to superintend reor-
ganization of Turkish army.
London says five German airplanes
have been forced down, but admits
loss of seven at the hands of the Ger
mans.
Russian artillery checks attempted
German offensive east of Baranovit-
Chi War Minister Guckhoff arrives
in Riga.
French troops, continuing drive,
capture two more villages on the
"Hindenburg Line" British take one,
Lagnicourt, six miles northwest of
Bapaume. French gain more ground
near scissors.
The sinking of twenty-five more
steamships, foxrteen sailing vessels
and thirty-seven trawlers, with an ag-
gregate gross tonnage of $4,000, in the
last few days, is announced by the
admiralty at Berlin.
The French cruiser (battleship)
Danton was torpedoed in the Mediter-
anean sea on March 10, it was an
nounced officially by the admiralty at
Paris. Two hundred and ninety-six
men were lost and SO6 were saved by
the destroyer Massue and patrol
boats.
Paris reports the total amount of
French territory liberated from the
German invaders by the Somme often
sive up to March 21st is S53 square
miles situated in the four departments
of Pas-de-Calais, Disc, Aisne and
Somme. 1t includes 366 towns and vii
lagos. the homes of 1S1,935 French
men. The Germans are still in posses
sion of 1926 square miles of France.
Western
Western roads ask privilege of rails
ing freight rates.
The main business block of Green
River, Wyo., was almost entirely
wiped out by fire.
John G. Johnson was probably ia
tally shot by officers who arrested
him for the murder of his wife near
Newport, Iowa.
IF kiss is necessary, kiss through
sterilized gauze," Dr. w. o. Nanca,
chairman of the city council commit
tee on health, advised Chicagoans.
Miss Katheryn Roller, 25-year-old
stenographer, was mysteriously shot
In front of her home in Chicago and
died without having regained con-
sciousness.
Since the break in diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States and
Germany, more than 100000 new
members have been enrolled in the
Atlantic division of the American Red
Cross.
Washington
The navy department has awarded
contract for "a destroyers.
Leaders of Congress gather at
Washington to discuss organization.
Administration plans to await con
vening of Congress before taking
more warlike preparations.
Two torpedoings involving Ameri.
cans; but with no casualties, were re-
ported to the State Department.
The American liner st. Louis, first
armed American ship to cross The At
lantic. has arrived safely at its desti
nation, Secretary Daniels announced
Announcement was made at the
State Department that the United
States has granted safe conduct
across the American continent to Ger.
man diplomats who have been dis.
missed from China.
President Wilson denied an applica.
tion for pardons for Maury |. Diggs
and F. Drew Caminetti. convicted at
San Francisco under the white slave
law. This means that the men must
begin prison sentences.
Two thousand citizens of the United
States already have received commits
sions in the officers reserve corps
created by Congress to aid in supply.
ing officers for volunteer army or
regular army N greatly amended