The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03
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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT The WAX
Francisco Villa and his troops are
in potential control of northern Mex
leo, according to reports.
In northwest Russia on the Riga
sector considerable fighting continues.
Here both Berlin ond Petrograd rec
ord the repulse of attacks.
A vessel believed To be the German
raider is reported to have been
cruising off Monte Christi, on the
north coast of Santo Domingo.
Considerable aerial activity con-
tinues over the lines in France. Lon
don reports the destruction Of three
German machines.
The German submarine recently re-
ported sunk near Hammerfest was
the U-27, commanded by Captain
Benber, according to information re-
ceived at Christiania
In the battle northeast of Jacobeni
on the northern end of the Rumanian
front, Russian troops captured thirty
officers and more than 1000 men, the
war office announced in Petrograd.
Between scissors and Rheims and
south and west of Het Sas in Belgium,
the Germans have attempted ad-
vances by means of surprise attacks,
but in both instances were compelled
to desist.
Between Les Eparges and the Ca
lonne trench, north of Verdun, the
French have carried out a successful
attack against the Germans, taking
elements of trenches from the troops
of the German crown prince.
Despite the severity of the weather
reported from nearly all the Euro
pean battle fronts, spirited fighting is
taking place in several of the war
areas. The most notable recent de-
velopment is on the northern end of
the Rumanian line, where the Rus
slams took the offensive and broke
through the Austro-G German lines on a
two-mile front along the railway from
Kimpolung to Jacobeni.
WESTERN
A bill which would permit women
to vote in all Texas primaries has
been introduced in the Texas Senate.
The weather at Lewistown, Mont,
is said to be the coolest of the winter
with the thermometer registering &c
degrees below zero.
Redondo Beach, one of the resorts
contiguous to Los Angeles, will be
dry" right down to the oceans edge
after Aug. 81. The election Jan. 2S
showed a majority of 252 for prohibit
ton.
In the worst blizzard that ever
swept over South Dakota since 1888
the westbound Olympian train No. Is
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad is wrecked two miles west of
Roscoe, s. d. Ten cars are in the
ditch.
AS a result of the finding of the
bodies of four children of S. A. He
welt, brakeman, in the ruins of his
burned house at Auburn, Wash, He
wett was arrested and. to avoid a
threatening crowd. he was put on a
train and taken to Seattle
WASHINGTON
Colin Neblett of Silver City, N. M,
has been nominated by President
Wilson to be United States district
judge for New Mexico.
A big cabinet shift will take place
early in President Wilson's second
term, it is learned in Washington.
This will be in addition to the diplo
matte shakeup which is expected
about March or soon thereafter.
Just as soon as General Pershing's
10 hack ITnitad Stptas
territory, another large group of
militia, probably $4,000, will be or
dered home for muster out. The re-
turn of the present $4,000 to their
home bases will be completed by Feb.
20, 1t was said at the War Depart
ment in Washington. Meantime, there
will be no loss of time in releasing
other units which have been on the
border as a support to the Pershing
column.
New York importers have peti.
toned the Treasury Department at
Washington TO refund them approx
mately s2.500,000 representing 10 per
cent of duties on imports from Ger
many and Austria since February,
1915, on the ground that they paid
heavier duties than were warranted
by value because of the depreciation
OF German and Austrian currency.
The administrations $500, 900, 900 de-
fense budget began to take final
shape in Congress when the House
passed the Notifications bill carrying
a total of more than $51 100000 for
coast defenses, and the House naval
committee completed its 1918 naval
appropriation bill with total of more
than 1851 100000.
Major G. H. Crabtree of the Medical
corps will be placed on the retired list