, 1917-10-18
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D DIN 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

week by mines and submarines.
Germany's war strength is breaking,
according to statement of French high
commission
Vice Admiral Won Capelle, the Ger
man minister of marine, has resigned,
according to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
The Brazilian government proposes
to utilize seized German steamers for
the organization of international
steamship lines.
One hundred thousand Uruguayans
held a street demonstration in Monte
video, cheering the break with Ger
many and commencing the part of the
allies in the war.
The number of men in Americas
new National army, either actually I'M
der training or ordered to the sixteen
cantonments throughout the country
totals 431,1S0.
Official dispatches report Austrian
troops gathering in great force on the
southern boundary in anticipation of
the renewal of the Italian drive over
the Bainsizza plateau.
The Socialists have declared war on
the German government and made a
demand that Michaelis be ousted as
chancellor. His part in the naval plot
story was followed by determined ac-
ton in the Reichstag. The Reichstag
has adjourned until the first part of
December.
Heavy rains in Flanders Friday halt
ed h British army in its new drive
through the German lines after a gain
of 800 yards had been made. War Of
flee dispatches say that the advance
was general all along the six-mile
front and that Haig's repeated blows
have shattered the morale of the Ger
man soldiers. Considerable artillery
activity still prevails between the
Chemin-des-darles, in Champagne, and
on the Ypres sector. Likewise the big
guns are doing the principal work
along the Austro-Italian front. Along
he Pskoff roa the Russians again
have been forced to give ground to the
enemy under heavy artillery fire. Fur
Their south the Russians in counter at
tacks regained trenches lost in Thurs
days fight.
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Sales for the five days of the inter
national fur auction, which closed at
st. Louis, totalled $3,353,429.
The vault of the Farmers bank at
Santa Rosa, Mo, was blown open by
robbers who obtained $4,000 and es-
capped.
James A. Russell, 104 years old, of
Lampasas, Texas, has taken for his
second wife Mrs. Mary Bowers, aged
so years.
Because of a shortage of coal, the
Columbus, Ohio. street-car system was
tied up and thousands of people were
forced to walk to work.
Fire totally destroyed the west bar
racks of Company A, First Provisional
regiment, One Hundred and Sixty
third depot brigade, at Camp Dodge
cantonment at Des Moines, Iowa.
WASHINGTON
Washington was highly gratified
with report of mutiny on board Ger
man battleships.
Notice to the public to make its tax
returns to the government under the
new war revenue law was issued by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Rop.
OF.
The official call was issued for the
forty-ninth nnual convention of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, to be held in Washington,
Dec. 18th to 18th.
Demand for wage increase. probably
rs per cent, is contemplated by the
four big railway brotherhoods, Vice
President ". N. Doak of the trainmen
admitted. Increased living costs with
out any wage advance will be the ba-
sis of the demand.
A countrywide speaking campaign
by well known orators, including form
er President Taft, William ], Bryan,
members of the cabinet, and scores of
other men prominent in public life, fea-
tured the second week of the SIS, OO0.-
100000 drive for the second Liberty
oar.
Limitation of the price of flour at
the mill and over the grocery coun-
ter is not unlikely to be the eventual
result of an investigation of the mill.
ing industry by government experts,
whose preliminary report is now in the
hands of Food Administrator Hoover.
Proof of his statements that Presi-
dent Wilson was warned by William
J. Bryan before the sailing of the Lusi-
tania that the ship carried explosives
contrary to law will be demanded of
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin by
the Pomerene Investigation Commit
tee