The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-27
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DURING THE PAST week
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ABOUT THE WAR

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ABOUT THE WAR
Siam declared war on Germany and
Austria.
Russian army forced to retire by
German pressure.
Regiments taking part in Petrograd
disturbances are disbanded.
The artillery fire in northern Bel
gium is growing more intense.
Kerensky names coalition cabinet
and announces policy Of blood and
iron to save the Slav army.
Twenty German airplanes, cut off
in attempted raid on London. kill
eleven persons with bombs on coast.
Gen. Petain's troops have assumed
the offensive near the Chemin des
Danes and the Canadian flyers hav,
silenced the great guns OF the Ger
mans In the Champagne.
The Germans have captured Halicz.
Podhaytse and other towns in the
drive through Galicia. The Russians
evacuated Stanislau and fired the big
powder magazine at Tarnopol.
According to advices received at
Copenhagen, Emperor Charles Of Aus
tria has visited the Galician front and
spent day with his advancing troops
The emperor was several times under
fire.
Slav troops disregard orders along
l.I I1l,,
trenches under no pressure from the
German forces. which have opened
the eastern offensive from the Baltic
to the Black sea.
German losses since their counter
offensive was opened against the
French on the Aisne river front wers
estimated by Paris military critics as
from 10000 to 100000 men. These fig
ures include killed, wounded and pris,
Oners
Tarnopol. which was taken by the
Russians since early in the war, has
fallen into the hands of the kaiser
in the violent drive on the eastern
front The German war office tells
OF new gains after furious assaults on
the Slav lines.
The totals of the German official
lists of killed and wounded since the
war began are as follows: Killed or
died Of wounds. 1.032.SO0; died of sick
ness, 72,960; prisoners and missing.
591,906: wounded, 2.S25,581. The naval
and colonial casualties are not In
cluded.
WESTERN
Luther Burbank the horticulture sci
enlist, is seriously i'll at his home at
Santa Rosa, Cal.
Federal troops are to remain in the
Arizona strike district as long as nee
essary to maintain order.
To commemorate the seventeen an
niversary of the coming Of the Nor
mons to Utah, pioneer day" was cele-
brated throughout the state with patri-
otic exercises.
two seriously, when a westbound Ore
gon Washington Railroad and Naviga-
tion Company freight train collided
head on with passenger train at
Hindman, east of Baker, Ore.
Five Slavonians, who said they were
restaurant workers from Lowell,
suburb of Bisbee, deported with the l.
W. w. ten days ago to Columbus, N.
NJ, were taken from the westbound
train by deputy sheriffs and police and
placed In the Douglas jail over night
WASHINGTON
President Wilson to insist on single
food dictator.
Sixty per cent of the Liberty loan is
already paid into treasury
Senator Lewis sees invitation to the
United States to bring about peace In
the speech of German chancellor.
Tentative plans were completed for
providing insurance and indemnifying
officers and men Of the army, navy
and marine corps.
Eight new regiments Of cavalry,
equipped and trained as artillery, will
be added to the regular army as quick
ly as they can be organized.
By executive order President Will
son prohibited the existence of disor
derly resorts or saloons within five
miles of any military camp
Heavy increase in retail food prices
in the United States within the last
three years are shown in statistics
compiled by the Department of Labor
DR.. William j. Mayo of Rochester,
Mimi, was assigned to active service
with the rank Of major in the medical
corps and ordered to Washington for
consultation.