Gilpin observer., 1917-06-07
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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

About the War
British airmen drop tons of bombs
upon Zeebrugge, Ostend and Bruges.
Germany is seeking to obtain
island near United States for sub
marine pase.
Russians near Kovel and in the
Carpathian mountains defeat the Ger
mans.
British have recaptured the posi-
tion near Cherisy lost in the battle
Saturday night
Violent artillery duels are raging
along the western front, including
that of the Belgians.
British casualties as published in
May show total of 5,902 officers and
1O6.331 men, a total of 1928.
Closer union Of Central powers is
made under organization of Fedora
tton of central European empires"
President Braz signed a decree pro.
viding for the utilization by Brazil Of
the German ships in Brazilian ports.
Austrians made furious attack on
the Italians. gaining ground, but were
driven back with heavy losses by
counter attack.
French official statement declares
that the Germans lost more than
$4,000 prisoners during the French
and British drives against German
lines.
Unusual activity is shown by avia-
tors and several desperate air bat
hnu Oh, TO-.
two days bringing down six German
airplanes and one captive balloon.
Private advices from Germany tell
of growing dissatisfaction with the
ruthless submarine campaign and the
absence of any indications that it has
brought the desired peace near to
hand.
London papers figure that 713 aero
planes were shot down on the west
ern front in May, of which 442 were
German and 271 British and French
The total air losses in April were esti-
mated at 709.
According to information received
by the Norwegian Legation at Lon
don, forty-nine Norwegian steamships
with gross tonnage of 1897, were
sunk in May. Twenty-Five lives were
lost.
Germans gained a foothold in ad-
vanced trenches near Moulin de Laf
faux. French artillery fire checked
German efforts against hill 304, Ger
mans suffering heavy losses. In
creased artillery firing in the Ypres
sector in Belgium. London and Ber-
lin comment on activity of heavy guns
in that region. British capture during
May SAP Germans and one large Ger
man gun. In April the British took
more than 10000 prisoners and 257
large guns and howitzers.
Western
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has subscribed for $500, 900 of
Liberty Loan bonds.
Theodore Roosevelt will give IN ad.
dress at Loncoln, Neb., on "Ameri.
canism" Thursday, June IA, the clos.
Ing day of the Nebraska semi-cen-
tennial celebration.
A nationwide search for Lloyd Keet
the 14-months-old boy kidnapped from
his parents home at Springfield, Mo-,
was begun. Pictures of the child
have been sent to all parts of the
country by his father.
Orders have been given by Lorenzo
Sepulveda. director general of public
charity in Mexico, to all institutions
under his charge directing that all
lands belonging to such institutions
suitable for agriculture be cultivated
and the products be devoted to the
support of the institutions.
Herbert s. Hoclin of Detroit, Mich
who with thirty-eight others was
convicted in the Federal Court at In
dianapolis, Ind, on charge OF con
spiracy to transport explosives Illegal
ly. was released from the federal pen
1tentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. He
entered the prison Jan. 80, 1912.
Washington
Senate committee approves of legis
lation for prohibition during war.
Ruth Law, Americas greatest WON
an aviator, is bombing" America fol
the Liberty loan.
Louis Gathmann, inventor of the
Gathmann howitzers. known as "Bil
Berthas.' died here of illness incident
to old age.
In memorandum presented b,
Minister de Cartier and made publ,
by the State Department. the Belgian
government asserts that Germany,
Industrial strangulation of occupied
Belgian. Polish and Lithuanian ter
ritory. followed by slavery of the con
quered people. has been carried ou
under plan worked out in cold bloc,
during August, 1914. by DR.. w. Rath
enau of Berlin.
Secretary Daniels announced tha
the names Of the seized German ship,