Gilpin observer., 1917-04-19
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STORY OF THE week
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EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
About the War

decree of neutrality.
Turks driven back farther by Brit
ish in Mesopotamia.
Defense League at Namiquipa de-
feats band of Villistas.
Seven companies National Guard
coast artillery called to service.
British and French air pilots drop
many bombs on German city of Frei-
burg
Teutons repulsed in attack on al
lied position in Cerna region of Mace
donia.
Seventeen British, French and
American" airplanes destroyed by
Germans.
Intense cannonading marked Mon
day on British front, heavy rain pre-
venting infantry action.
Vice Admiral Browning of British
navy and Rear Admiral DeGrasse of
the French navy confer with Ameri-
can officials.
British troops entered Lens and st.
Quentin in face of desperate resist
ance of Germans. British capture Lie
vim and Cite st. Pierre.
Lafayette flying squadron, composed
of Americans, will change from
French uniform to the American uni
form and fly United States flag on
their machines.
Northwest of St. Quentin the British
advanced on line between Hargi-
court and Metz-En- Couture, capturing
two woods, the Sart farm and the viii
lage of Gouzencourt.
Germans launch powerful attack in
heavy force along Bapaume-Cambrai
road and gain foothold in Lagnicourt.
Repulsed everywhere else, 1,5O0 Ger
man dead being counted.
German casualties as reported in
the German official casualty lists DUR
ing the month of March total 54,S03
men, according to a statement made
public in London, bringing the total
up to more than 100000.
French launch violent attack in CO.
operation with British in what mill
tary critics declare will be the "su-
preme test of the war. More than
10000 Germans captured. Violent
German counter assaults repulsed.
Germany suffered another crushing
blow upon the western front when
forty miles of the strongest part of
her lines was wrested from her with
an estimated loss of nearly 100000
killed, wounded and prisoners as a re-
suit of the opening Monday of the
French offensive.
Western
At San Francisco, Family grade"
flour sold at 5000 barrel
Friday. the thirteenth, produced net
gain of 1900 men for the navy.
Topeka club women have adopted
thirty-five French war orphans.
A second call has been sounded for
more recruits from Colorado and Wyo-
ming.
j. ]. Tanner of Skaguay was nomi-
mated by President Wilson as United
States marshal for the First division,
District of Alaska.
The Michigan Public Domain Com
mission announced that all city lots
owned by the state have been with
drawn from sale and will be used for
the cultivation of potatoes.
Bonds were arranged in the United
States District Court at El Paso, Tex,
for the six men arrested on indict-
ments charging violations of the
United States neutrality laws.
Scenes of widest excitement were
tod hA 90 4.
wheat pit Monday when May wheat
touched one high record after another
In the last fifteen minutes of trading
the May futures touched s2.37A.
Washington
Putting Russia ION her feet" is the
outstanding task OF America and her
allies.
Official notification received that
Bolivia has broken relations with Ger
many.
All wireless telegraph stations moi
operated by the government were or
dered dismantled during the war by
direction of the secretary of the navy
The administrations plans for in
creasing the revenue income of the
United States government to $4,000,
100000 annually have been completed
President Wilson issued procla
nation warning citizens and alien res
idents of the United States against
commission of reasonable act,
against the United States.
Secretaries Lansing, Baker ant
Daniels and George Creel, who com
pose the new government publicit,
bureau created by President Wilson
held their first meeting to map out
course Of action.
The whole nation was called upor
for war service in a formal proclama
tion issued by President Wilson