The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

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troops arrive in Europe.
Russians have fallen back over 100
miles on portion of front.
Kutty, in the Carpathians, has been
captured by the Teutons.
German and Russian women face
each other on Galician battlefield.
Hard training is developing great eff
ficiency in American troops in France.
Rumanians report the capture of
several villages in the valleys of Ca
sin and Putna.
The American bark Carmela was
sunk by a submarine. The crew was
landed safely.
American destroyers routed two
submarines in clash in European
waters, after one had sunk a mer-
chantman.
A German submarine sank five
Dutch fishing vessels eighteen miles
from the Dutch coast between Sche-
veningen and Ymuiden.
Violent artillery duels continue on
the Aisne and Verdun regions of the
French front, while German surprise
attacks at various points were re-
pulsed.
The Russians, in a severe bayonet
| fight on the east banks of the River
Zbrocz, repulsed an Austro-Germ IN
attack which was intended to force a
passage across the river.
British casualties in all theaters of
military operations published in the
newspapers during the month of July
total 1882 officers and men. The of
ficers killed, wounded or missing to-
tai 2,503, while the men number Co.
329.
Loyal Russians have returned to the
army in Galicia, stopped the flight and
are holding an important height on
the river Zbrocz after a violent bat
tie. On several sectors the Russian
retreat has been halted, and the Slavs
are opening up new attacks.
The great assault of the allies, for
which the big guns have been prepar-
ing for three weeks, resulted in the cap
ture July 81 of three first line German
trenches by the British and the cap
ture of two by the French. Paris and
London statements tell of enormous
losses by the Teutons, whose defenses
were completely crushed over a wide
front in Flanders. In addition to cap
turing ten or more towns, $500 Ger
mans were taken prisoner and hun
dreds upon hundreds were left dead
on the battlefield.
WESTERN
Potato production may not reach es-
timated figure, says Lou d. Sweet.
Seattle and Tacomas street car
strike was virtually ended at con-
ference.
General Harrison Gray Otis, presi-
dent and general manager of the Los
Angeles Times, died at the home of
his son-in-law, Harry Chandler, in Los
Angeles.
A submarine controlled entirely by
wireless that swims on the surface or
under water, dives and emerges, fires
cannon balls and torpedoes, apparent
ly at it's own volition, is the invention
OF Robert Morton of Los Angeles
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missioner of Texas, was arrested in
connection with the indictments re-
turned against certain state officials
Woodman is charged on eight counts
with perjury in connection with GER
tain expense accounts.
Enter the military girl. Braided and
buttoned a la militaire, the fullest of
fell frocks will be made to harmonize
with "the spirit of 1917" according to
the styles being prepared for the an
nual fashion show to be held in Chi
cago the week of Aug. s.
WASHINGTON
The second class of 755,700 men reg
istered under the draft will be called
up for examination in August.
Shortage of Germans of military
age for office work and continued de-
portation OF Belgians are reported as
prevailing in the city of Client, Bel
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To stimulate interest in the nation
wide canning campaign the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission
announced that it will give $4,000 in
prizes for the best canned vegetables
| shown at town exhibits and at county
and state fairs in September and Oc-
tober.
Americas foreign trade in l917.
reached the unprecedented total of
$S,953. 100000 of which $6,294, ,OO0,0 900
was exports and $2,659 100000 i'm
ports.
The most intense hot wave of the
year continued Tuesday in the central
Mississippi valley, the Middle Atlantic
states, New England and the lower
lake region.
The first step toward financing the
second installment of the Liberty loan
| was taken by the treasury with the