Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-08-19
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
4 eaIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN vHls AND FOR
Ei0N COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiN6s AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

AoOO4 1dC WAX
Leader OF retreating Russian army
Is ordered shot,
Germans and Turks planning at
tempt 10 recapture Bagdad.
Premier Kernsky has completed
the formation % his new Russian
Cabinet
Liberia, the negrr republic on the
coast of Africa, has declared war on
Germany.
Canada's war expenditures are now
about 3s5o,Oo0 a day. the total TO
July 90 being s623.00O.0n0
Twenty one British vessels OF more
than 1900 tons and two vessel of
less than LOCO tons wtre sunk last
week
The Berlin papers still look upon
the Cabinet changes with lHkewarm
enthusiasm. and say the shakeLn will
bring no real relief
Another gain OF ground by French
troops on the Flanders front. north
west OF Biychoote was reported in
Thursdays official statement or the
Franco-Belgian front operations
Along the Aisne front and on the
right bank of the Meuse violent artil-
lery activity continues on both sides.
The German crown prince has not fol-
lowed up his attacks on the Aisne
front.
The German crown prince failed
again 10 win territory from Gen. Pc
tain's forces on the southern front in
France. In the Champagne the French
have penetrated the German lines at
three points.
In an offensive near Baian. east OF
Czernowitz. the Russians were win
ners and captured 500 prisoners and
thre machine guns. In Bukowina the
Russians are still fleeing. and the en-
emy has taken several towns
Canadian outposts around Lens
have established new lines in a group
Of houses within few yards of the
enemy's front line Advances were
Cade through the German curtain
fire by the daring Canadians.
Russian troops are on the offensive
In the Chotin region on the Russo-Ga-
lician frontier and have withstood
Teuton assaults in the region OF
Brody. Two villages have been cap
tured. The Austro-Gerr ans lost 900
men and four machine guns.
WESTERN
J. w Lambert of St Louis com
mitted suicide.
A light frost Aug. through the
northeastern portion OF South Da-
kota was reported al Aberdeen.
Under President Wilson's order, the
Oklahoma National Guard automatic
ally became units OF the federal
forces.
The condition OF former President
William II. Taft, who became i'll at
Clay Center, Kan. was announced by
his physicians as improving.
The cotton crop. including the seed
for the trade year which ended July
81, was valued at 1,412.sG0.0 .035, as
against $3.50 900 a year ago
Despite the food control bill prices
went up in Chicago Aug 9. hogs break
ing all previous records, at 316.75, and
potatoes reaching $3.50 a barrel.
A committee 10 investigate the de-
portations at Bistee. July I2, was ap-
pointed by the State Federation of
Labor in convention at Clifton, Ariz.
The Loyalty League OF America
was organized in Phoenix. Ariz. The
avowed purpose of il. as set forth in
the constitution. is to exterminate
the ]. W. W"
WASHINGTON
Friendly aliens may join U. s army
declares Gen. Crowder.
The rivers and harbors bill, appro-
priating approximately $4,000. 900.
became a law with President Wilson's
signature.
Joseph A. Barker OF Great Falls.
Mont. was nominated by President
Wilson to be register Of the land office
at that place.
President Wilson took a hand in
the governments plans for regulation
Of prices and conferred with officials
who have the work in charge
Former President Taft and H. p.
Dawson became major generals un-
der Q War Department order giving
commissions as Red Cross chiefs.
Special precautions are being taken
TO safeguard the food bought for the
navy.
Speaker Champ Clark says that
America needs. among other things, .
real national anthem with a punch.
Alaska's trade with the United
States in the fiscal year just closed
set a new record with q total of $780,
00o. 900
President Wilson took two import
ant steps to end labor troubles which
threaten interference with war prep
srations-