Gilpin observer., 1917-09-20
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About the War

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but this failed.
Russia has been proclaimed Re-
public. The provisional government
issued the proclamation Sept. 14th.
The artillery is active all along the
British front, and Berlin reports the
drum fire has increased to violent in
tensity.
Maj. Gen. Bonch Bruyovich has been
appointed commander-in-chief of the
Russian army In succession to Gen.
Korniloff.
The British war office gives detailed
accounts of the sinking of eight and
probably nine U-boats which attacked
British vessels.
Uruguayan marines boarded all the
German ships in the harbor at Monte
video, the government having heard
OF plans to sink the vessels.
The Russians are continuing their
fight on the Riga front. and 1t is an
nounced that new ground has been
gained near the Riga Wenden road.
English and Scottish troops raided
dugouts Of the enemy in the Arras and
Somme regions, killing many Germans
and capturing large number of pris-
oners.
Gen. Cadorna's forces have repelled
repeated attacks Of the Austro-Hun-
garians in an effort to regain some Of
the ground won by the Italians on the
Bainsizza plateau.
Dugouts and defenses were wrecked
In a successful British raid near
Cherisy, southeast of Arras. Berlin
also admits losses in Flanders on the
Ypres-Menin road.
The British ship losses by U-boat raids
for the week was the smallest since
the ruthless campaign was announced
by the kaiser. Only twelve ships of
1000 tons were sunk
Italian forces have captured the
crest and slopes of Monte San Ga
briele after twenty days of continuous
fighting. This Is declared to be the
greatest victory yet won by. the Ital-
ians, as 1t opens the way to Gorilla.
Violent artillery duels marked Mon
day on the French front. In the for
est OF Apremont the Germans succeed
ed IN occupying some trenches, but
were driven out after spirited fight
ing.
The Russian army is driving back
toward Riga along wide front. With
In the last few days 1t has advanced
more than seven miles, the Russian
embassy announced in Washington
The whole Russian military system is
being reorganixed under Gen. Alexieff,
who has been given supreme command
Of the armies, and discredited COM
manders are being ousted.
Western
A movement to standardixe the loaf
OF bread throughout the country was
begun in Chicago at a meeting of the
National Association Of Master Bakers
Sergt. Clarence Allen. Second artil
lery. died at Houston. Tex, OF injuries
suffered when he fell from an over.
crowded jitney bus in front of street
car.
Seven Iowa stockmen were killed In
rear.end collision on the Burlington
railroad. near Earlville. ILL.,. forty-five
miles west OF Aurora. Ten or more
were injured.
Coal mines, manufacturing plants
and industries generally resumed oper.
ations at Springfield, H.. when 5000
workers, idle because of a sympathetic
strike, returned to work.
The loan board announced that up
to Sept. l the amount of loans made
In the Wichita farm loan district,
which includes Colorado, was s2.626.-
900. This is the banner record of loans
in all of the twelve farm loan districts.
Washington
Beet sugar men from all over the
beet growing states discussed sugar
prices with Herbert c. Hoover.
Appointment of a commission to in.
vestigate labor conditions In Arizona
copper mines. as advocated by the
American Federation of Labor, was
proposed to President Wilson.
Warning that organized labor must
not take advantage of the present
crisis to abuse It's powers, was sound.
ed by President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor Mt
a meeting of the federal employees
unions.
Destruction of the American con.
sular agency at Dunkirk, France, by a
German bomb on Sept. Z, was reported
TO the State Department.
Congress will adjourn within the
next three weeks, unles some devel.
opment entirely unforeseen at present
blocks the administration leaders pro.
gram.
Official dispatches from Bogota, Co.
lombia, say the earth shocks which
began there Aug. 29th. continued in.
tcrmittently until Sept. 13th. A few
buildings were damaged and six per
sons killed.