Gilpin observer., 1917-03-15
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STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE. PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War


Berlin says sixteen hostile aircraft
brought down in France.
Bagdad capture includes two-thirds
of Turkish army's artillery.
London reports bringing down nine
German airplanes in France.
French drive back Germans on
1,500-meter front, taking prisoners.
Petrograd reports routing of Turks
in Persia, driving them to Hadjiabad.
The repulse of an Austrian attack
northeast of Lenzumo in the Tren-
tino, is announced by the Rome war
office.
The First New Mexico infantry will
be mustered out at Columbus about
March 20, and the First Arizona in
fantry at Douglas the same date.
Mesopotamia is now encircled by
whose lines are Tightening and driv-
ing the Turks farther toward the tip
of Asia embraced in Anatolia.
The Berlin official report for March
II states that $4,000 tons of shipping
were sunk Together with the re-
ports of March and s. this gives
total of more than $4,000 tons.
The entente military forces on the
various fronts lost ninety-one air.
planes during February as compared
with twenty-four lost by the Germans,
army headquarters announced at Ber-
lin.
An armed guard" for the protec-
&c ,,,I
aboard will be placed on all Ameri-
can merchant ships sailing through
Germany's barred area, the State De-
partment notified all foreign diplo-
mats in Washington.
Keeping up their strong offensive
against the Turks along the Tigris
river, the British forces under Gen.
Maude have captured the important
city of Bagdad, thereby bringing to a
successful climax an operation begun
early in 1915.
Western
Wichita, Kan, adopted the man.
ager plan of city government.
Hiram w. Johnson, United States
senator-elect for California, an
nounced his resignation from the gov
ernorship, effective March 15.
There are 17022.S79 Catholics now
in the United States. exclusive of
island possessions, according to the
Centennial edition of the official
Catholic directory.
Indefinite postponement Of the an.
nual meeting of the national conserva-
ton congress, which was to have been
held at New Orleans, La, April to
5, was announced.
Members of the family of Frank r.
Compton, Chicago publisher and a ma
tive of Grand Rapids, admitted his en-
gagement to Margaret Wilson, eldest
daughter of President Wilson.
Five alleged Chinese tong men are
held at San Francisco, suspected of
knowing something about the killing
of HON Hong near Santa Rosa. This
is the eleventh murder in the latest
tong war.
Hope for the recovery of William
Clayton, directing head of the
Spreckels Company at San Diego, Cal,
who was shot by Lorenzo Bellomo, a
young bootblack, was expressed by
his physicians Clayton was said to
he fully conscious and resting easy.
The Idaho Legislature, which ad-
journed, deferred for two years con-
sideration of the question of making
q new state out of the northern part
OF Idaho. An anti-alien land bill and
bill forbidding intermarriage of
whites and Japanese were permitted
to die.
Washington
Navy recruiting continues to show
great increase. For the first eight
days in March the net gain was TIC
men.
Senator William ]. Stone, criticized
as one of the "willful men" who sue
ceeded in blocking the Presidents
armed neutrality" bill during the
closing hours of the last session, sue.
ceeds himself as chairman OF the for.
eign relations committee.
When the governments white book
on relations with Germany is pub.
lished II will contain revelations of
the shipment Of arms and ammunition
from Germany to Huerta and of the
unsuccessful efforts of the United
States to checkmate the plans.
Mobilization of the complete fight.
ing strength OF the navy has been
recommended by naval officials.
Every amateur wireless station In
the United States will be dismantled
by order OF the President. II war
comes.
Permission for clearance of the
French liner Rochambeau from New
York. the first belligerent merchant
man to arrive in an American harbor
with guns mounted fore. as well as