The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-07
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ABOUT THE WAR

Two allleu DlpldHeS Drought uo"h
by Teutons in Macedonia, according
TO Berlin statements.
British inflict severe defeat upon
Turkish army of 10000 men in Pales-
tine. Nine hundred officers and men
captured.
Dispatches from British correspond
ents on the western front report that
the Germans have destroyed large
part of st. Quentin by fire and explo-
sives.
Berlin admits capture of two
towns, but claims British attempts
north of Heudicourt met with failure
Bitter fighting reported further north
in the region of Arras.
A series of powerfully organized
points of support held by large Ger
man forces and about eight miles in
extent have been captured by the
French south of St Quentin. Various
villages and heights fell into the
hands of the French.
One hundred and ten persons, in
cluding two women and one baby are
missing from two British steamships,
the Trevose and the Alnwick Castle,
each torpedoed without warning by
German submarines. There were no
Americans on either vessel.
German raider in South Atlantic
has captured eleven enemy ships and
sunk them, according to 2S5 prisoners
landed at Rio Janeiro. Several Amer
leans reported killed on the Snowden
and the Crispjn, sunk without warn
ing by a submarine
Prolonged fighting for the village of
Henin-Sur-Cojeul, southeast of Arras,
has ended in the capture of the place
by the British, according to the Off
cial report. Maissemy, northwest of
ST. Quentin, and Ronssoy wood, far
ther to the north also have been oc-
cupied.
Demonstrations of tumultuous en-
thusiasm such as seldom has been
witnessed at the national capitol greet
ed President Wilson as he asked Con-
gress to declare the existence of
state of war with Germany brought
about by the acts of the Berlin govern
ment. The President delivered a scath-
ing indictment of the German govern
ment, not only for responsibility for
the ruthless submarine warfare to
which $50 American lives have been
sacrificed, but to the Teutonic plots
and other acts of hostility against the
United States.
WESTERN
Mrs. Roxana Blaylock was elected
police judge of De Soto, Kan.
Governor of Wyoming pledges 400
rough riders in event of war.
Arizona governor proclaims Easter
Sunday as Loyalty Sunday in state.
Springfield, ILL.,, and Madison and
Baraboo, Wis, have voted to join the
"drys."
General Pershing authorized the an
nouncement that orders will be issued
directing National Guard troops called
out in the Southern Department to
proceed to state mobilization camps
Immediately.
Valley Center, Kan, will be gov
erned by women for the next two
years. The mems ticket for mayor
and councilmen was defeated by the
women by a large majority. The new
mayor is Miss Avis Francis.
An appeal to the Jews of Utah to
do their part in raising $4,000, 900 for
the Jewish war sufferers in Europe
has been issued by Governor Simon
Bamberger. in an open letter sent
from his office in Salt Lake.
WASHINGTON
The administration plans to raise
land force of 100000 men for the war
against Germany.
Gold holdings of the United States
treasury April were the greatest In
the nations history, $1,000, ,3O9,292.
The Finland Senate, now in session,
is reported by American Minister Nor
ris at Stockholm to have offered lib
erty to the Finnish people.
Pacifism, in the person of Senator
La Toilette. one of the "willful twelve"
Tuesday temporarily blocked action
on the war resolution" in Congress.
The formal petition of western and
southwestern railroads for a general
increase of about Is per cent in
freight rates was filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
AS he stepped jauntily into the for
eign relations committee room, Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge was rendered
congratulations by nearly every SEN
ator. Monday was a big day for Lodge.
Despite his 67 year, he met and van
quished a pacifist in a hand-to-hand
encounter in which both were knocked
down.
Alexander w. Bannwart, who fought
Senator Lodge. repented when he was
araigned in Police Court and told the
Judge President Wilson's address to