Gunnison news-champion., 1917-02-16
CAUGHT FROM TIE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
The WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvESTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

we're Killed
Cons,aur.Eoy!e reports that in re-
cent attacks On the Turks near kut-
El-Amara. the British lost 1000 aside
from men made prisoners.
The British have taken the highest
point o: sally a!!llsel hill and cap
turet a cOnslt-rab." number Of Ger
mans and one machine gun
German attack IN the region OF
VauE LES PalRmeur southeast Of Yer
dun vas rcpu!sed by the French. the
official statement says Violent arti!-
Iery actions occurred In the Woeyre
region.
Bulgaria has warned the United
States tina, she will support Germany
IN any eventually" according to the
Berlin correspondent OF the Cologne
Gazette, quoted in dispatches received
al Amsterdam.
British headquarters In France re
port. We carried out successful
raids east OF Vermelles and southeast
Of Ypres. A large number OF the en-
eIny's dugouts were destroyed and sew
sral prisoners were taken.
King George in reopenIng the Brit
lsh Parliament referred TO the recent
German peace proposal Declaring
that their tenor Indicated no possible
basis for peace. the king rsasserted
that Great Britain and her allies re-
NAMED st-adfast in their determine
ton TO secure tho just demands for
reparation and restitution in respect
TO the past and guarantees for the
future which were considered essen
ual to the progress OF civilization"
The Teutonic allies in Macedonia
have shown activity along the entire
front On the eastern front compare.
tive calm prevails from the Baltic to
the line In Rumsnia In the Carpa-
thians. near Kirlibaba, Petrograd re-
ports the capture OF firstline leu
tonic allied trenches, which were held
by the Russians despite counter at
lacks. Rome reports failure OF an
Austrian attack against the Italians
In the Sugana valley and the smashing
by the big guns OF the Italians OF
Austrian batteries on several sectors.
WESTERN
Eighteen railroads entering Chicago
have granted the demands OF the
switchmens union and the strike that
seemed inevitable will not occur
Thomas J. Mooney. labor agitator.
was convicted OF murder in the first
fa1yoa nv tnr t, ha
at San Francisco for a bomb explosion
costing ten lives during a prepared
ness day parade. July %.
While motion picture machines and
other cameras click off pictorial
record Of the event. Gov. James p.
Goodrich. with Mrs. Goodrich standing
behind his chair. at indianapolis.
signed death warrant from the state
Of Indiana for John Barleycorn.
The fightingest tar" in the navy
sought to re-enlist at the recruiting
station in Chicago. He Is Jack Har-
vey. So. who retired IN 1904 after thir-
ty-two years OF continuous service. He
served on thirty-two ships and was
with Fighting Bob Evans In the Span
ish-Amsrican war and in the Boxer
uprising in China.
WASHINGTON
An emergency appropriation OF
$4,000 for relief. protection and
transportation OF American citizens
in Europe was asked Of Congress by
Secretary Lansing.
The British passenger steamer Cali
fornia. OF the Anchor line. bound from
New York for Glasgow. which was
torpedoed off the lrish coast, sank in
nine minutes with the loss Of forty.
one lives.
United States navy recruiting agents
have bssn instructed Immediately to
enlist Is. 900 additional men. The pres
snt actual strength Of the navy Is S.
900 men. The maximum wartime
strength at present authorised IL 81.
900.
The United Daughters of the Con-
fsderacy. through its president gen
eral. Mrs. Cordelia Powell Oden.
heimer, has rendered President VII.
son the support and services Of its
loo. 900 members In whatever manner
they may be available in the nations
present crisis.
A resolution calling for . popular
referendum before any declaration or
act OF war except In case of insurrec-
ton or invasion. was introduced by
Representative Galloway Of Texas by
request following conference with
several of his colleagues.
A formal statement giving assur-
ances that the government has no IN
tsntion Of seizinC bank deposits or
other property belonging to any for
siSn subject-even In the event Of war
was issued BY the State Department
with the approval Of President VII