Tombstone epitaph., 1917-04-29

ADOut the war
 Russians repulse severe attack of Teutons.
 Loss of vimy ridge great blow to Germans
 Spanish cabinet resigns. New one is appointed.
 Germans report taking of 5000 men as prisoners.
 Defense League at NamiQuipa de- feats band of Villistas.
 German raider reported sighted off South American shores.
 French capture 17.O0G in great drive on southern battle line.
 Mexican forces meet in lively battle in which Villistas are routed.
 Eight hundred Americans, stranded in Europe are feeling pinch of hun ger
 many bombs on German city Of Frei- burg
 Seventeen British, French and American" airplanes destroyed by Germans.
 Violent artillery duels in progress between Disc and Aisne in Cham pagne and at Verdun
 Germans launch powerful attack in heavy force along Bapaume-Cambrai road and gain foothold in Lagnicourt. British troops entered Lens and St. Quentin in face of desperate resist ance of Germans. British capture Lie win and Cite St. Pierre.
 Northwest Of St. Quentin the British advanced on a line between Hargi- court and Metz-En- Couture, capturing two woods, the Sart farm and the viii lage of Gouzencourt.
 Southern pivot of Hindenburg line crumbling before repeated attacks of French. German endorsements of 25O,OO0 men fail to stop drive. Strong ly fortified German positions near Auberiye captured.
 Conflicting statements come from Berlin and Paris concerning the sue cess of the new French offensive be tween Soissons and Rheims. Ger many claims attacks have been re pulsed at every hand and says 2100 French have been captured. Paris estimates German losses in killed, wounded and captured at 100,0 ,000, staggering total for two days of war fare. French battle line extended well into the Champagne region. First line German positions on front l-3 miles long taken. Germans launch series of ferocious counter attacks to regain lost ground, but all have been repulsed, 2,50O men having been cap tured by the French in one group.
 Western
 Tornado kills and mains entire fam fly in Texas.
 Work resumed in all coal mines in Missouri district.
 Slight fire in smokeless powder plant at Carneys Point. N J., does small damage.
 Mrs. George T. Guernsey of Kansas was elected president-general of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton.
 All Chicago saloon licenses except twenty expire May Ist and a commit tee of "drys" has asked Mayor Thomp- son not to reissue them on account of the war.
 Marshall Field III, one of Americas from New York to enlist as private in the First Illinois cavalry. He will draw SIS a month.
 Plans for an extension of the Den yer & Salt Lake road from Craig. Colo, to Salt Lake City were an nounced by Charles K. Boettcher of Denver, president of the road, on his arrival in San Francisco.
 Washington
 United States will permit foreign enlistment for armies.
 Citizen training camps for officers ordered by War Department.
 T. J. Mahoney, attorney. Omaha, died suddenly in the corridors of the capitol
 Emergency orders for 6.000 machine guns for the army and navy have been placed by the government
 In the list of Republican committee assignments. approved by the House, Miss Rankin of Montana was given a place on public lands
 The Navy Department confirmed the Cbarlestown navy yard report that an enemy submarine fired tor pedo at the L. S. s. Smith
 The Department of Commerce start ed a worldwide search for platinum, needed for high explosives and for many peaceful industries in the United States.
 The White House is about to join the increased food movement by planting a garden of it's own, in which the President may wield hoe when he finds . spare moment