Western Kansas world., 1917-11-08
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
war News.

War News.
The italian Carnia front has col
lapsed on the most important sectors.
During snowstorm Teuton troops
wrested from the Italian frontier posi-
tions which had been built up during
two and a half years southwest OF
Travis, near Pontafel, in the Ploecken
region, and on ST. Pal, Vienna report
says.
The British troops in Flanders have
carried out successful operations, ac-
cording to Field Marshal Haig's re-
port The Canadian troops gained all
their objectives on the Passchendaele
Ridge and beat off five hostile counter
attacks.
The Austro-German troops invading
Northern Italy are standing before
Udine, where the Italian headquarters
have been located, according to a Ger
man army headquarters announce
ment. The third Italian army made
brief resistance to the advancing Ieu-
tonic forces, from Wippach to the
Adriatic. This army is now in retreat
along the Adriatic coast.
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Satisfaction was fOl1nQ Dy WdSulH6-
ton in the announcement from London
that steps already had been taken py
the French and British to support the
Italian front. There was no ind1ca-
tion of what operations that announce
ment might foreshadow.
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The first American communication
announcing the presence of American
troops in the trenches on the battle
front to which Foreign Minister Ber-
thou made reference. is printed prom
inently in all the morning papers in
Paris The newspapers in editorial
articles express Joy over the an
nouncement.
The capture of enc hundred thou
sand Italians and more than seven
hundred guns is reported in the Off
cial communication from the German
general headquarters which declares
that the Italian second and third ar
mics are in retreat.
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The Austro-German armies on the
Isonzo front are fast developing their
offensive against General Cadorna's s
forces. Already the Italians in North
ern Italy on the 25-mile front have
been forced to give ground and at sew
eral places back across the IsonZo
north and south Of Torin Tolmino
where the battle is waging on Italian
territory.
Operations with limited objectives
were undertaken by the British and
French armies in Flanders recently
and, Notwithstanding great difficulties
caused by weather and bad ground
considerable progress was made and
valuable positions taken on the greater
part of the front attacked.
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Washington.
The Great White Ways of American
cities will soon be darkened. By AZ
order to be issued next week by the
fuel administration in Washington, un
necessary outdoor lighting will be dis
continued during the war, to save
fuel.
In some mysterious, undiscloset
fashion, the United. States had man
aged to come to the rescue of Italy
and there is an optimistic feeling boil
in American government circles and a
the Italian embassy.
The total amount subscribed to thu
Second Liberty Loan, the Treasury De
partment announced recently, is still
"a matter of speculation" Severa
days probably will elapse before tn
full extent of the Nations subscrir
tions is ascertained.
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Special regulations TO prevent spe,
ulation in canned goods have been pu
into operation by the food administrs
ton. All Gamers will be placed III
der license and forbidden to make fl
ture sales of canned corn, peas, tom,
toes, salmon and sardines before Fel
ruary /.
Charges have Deen received by tt
apartment of Justice from persons
various sections to the effect that r
tail and wholesale coal dealers al
violating the law in charging more fC
coal, both anthracite and bituminou
than figures set by the fuel admin
tration Investigations have been o
dered
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Domestic.
Government agents are bringing
account enemy aliens who circula