The Raymer enterprise., 1917-11-01
CONDENSED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D o IN q .. ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERlNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Poitdui 0Ciuidu WUIks.
American destroyers and men in
European waters are ready for winter.
Paris received the news of the en-
try of the American troops into the
trenches with great enthusiasm.
A Reuters dispatch from Amster-
dam says that the Berlin papers re-
port that Imperial Chancellor Michael.
is has resigned.
British forces have bettered their
positions along the Ypres-Roulers rail
road, and General Haig says every.
thing is continuing to 80 as he has
planned.
Germany lost one-half OF her total
effectual fleet of super-Zeppelins as
result of her air raid Of Oct. 20 over
England, according to cable dis
patches received at Washington.
The London war office announces
that $50 persons. In addition to the
1876 lost on the two British destroyers,
were killed when two German raiders
sank eleven ships in the North sea.
In the Gulf of Riga and around the
head OF the Gulf of Finland the Ger
mans have remained quiet for several
days. Near ,iloukst Russian artillery
was turned on Slav troops fraterniz-
| ing with the enemy
All other war operations were mini
mixed Sunday by the gigantic drive
Of the Austro-Germans in Italy. Cor
liza was recaptured and the prisoners
list was brought up to 100000. More
than 700 big guns have been seized
French and Belgian troops scored
spectacular victory in the capture Of
Merckem peninsula in Flanders after
wading through mud and water up to
their necks in the face of violent fire.
The French report further gains
around Scissors.
Desultory and intermittent Smelling
Characteristic of the sector continued
on the front where the Americans are
entrenched. The Germans sent oy@
projectiles every now and then, the
American and French batteries firing
back shot for shot.
Retirement of German forces on the
western front to position far in the
rear Of the present Hindenburg line
is expected by war experts following
the recent French blows along the
Aisne front. The prisoners captured
In the Petain drive now number about
$1,000 and many more are coming in;
100 guns of the larger type were cap
tured and vast quantities of small cali.
Der pieces were seized.
WESTERN
Government modified recent drastic
embargo on sugar.
At Freeport, H., Clarence Geiger.
dry goods clerk. bought $50 Liberty
bond with Lincoln pennies.
Lieut.. Sylvester II. Lawton Jr, u.
S. N, was found dead in bed from a
gunshot wound in the quarters of an
other officer at the Mare Island navy
yard at San Francisco.
Fully so per cent of the hens OF the
State of Oregon have been slaughtered
during the last six months, f. j. Nc.
Clanahan, president OF the Oregon
Poultry Breeders Association, stated
at Eugene
Vice President Thomas r. Marshal,
left Phoenix for Ault, Colo, where he
began speaking tour on Monday. The
tour will carry him through the states
of the Northwest, ending at Butte
Mont. November 22d.
Stockyards centers and grain eleva-
tors In Denver and throughout the
state are to be guarded more heavily
from now on during the war period as
precautionary measure against pos
sible destruction Of animals and grain
WASHINGTON
Frank A. Scott resigned as presi-
dent of the War Industries Board.
Government expenditure OF $1,000.
100000 is the record which October
has established at the Treasury De.
partment.
President Wilson granted an In
crease OF As cents ton in the price
OF bituminous coal at virtually all
mines in the country.
Prompt aid was given by the Amer
lean Red Cross in France to 10 sur
vivors of the army transport Antilles,
torpedoed and sunk October 18th with
the loss of sixty-seyen lives.
Secretary Baker has issued instruc-
tons to division commanders regard.
ing the continued efforts which are
being made to use political influence
to obtain promotions and soft" as
signments in the new forces.
Agreement between Japan and the
United States concerning the exchange
Of Japanese merchant ships for Amer.
lean steel was believed in Japanese
and administration circles to be in
sight
Secretary Lane announced that
hereafter motorcycles will be admit
ted to Yosemite National Park.