The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-29
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CURRENT TOPICS.
ABOUT THE WAR

French with smashing blows com
pei crown prince to give up most OF
gains.
The Italians drove the Austrians
back at Mont Settsass with heavy
losses
Germany has imposed fine OF 25o.
100000 francs on the occupied terri
tory of Rumania
Russia has formed "storming bat
talions," composed of men who want
to lead in the fighting.
Discovery of the German plot 90 de-
stroy Norwegian steamers by explo'
siyes has appalled, the whole nation,
Norway is on the brink OF war and
only awaits the signal from the United
States to join the cause OF the entente
allies
1t is believed Venizelos, former
Greek premier and staunch supporter
OF the entente, will form a new Greek
cabinet.
East OF Epehy a German raidins
party was repulsed by the British.
The Germans left their dead in wire
entanglements.
Infantry activity between scissors
and Rheims has given way to artl.
lery duels. Teuton guns continue slow
demolition OF city OF Rheims.
American liner escapes torpedo in
Atlantic by narrow margin of twenty
feet Another South American neu-
trail steamer sunk by diver off Glib
raltar.
Lively fighting continues between
Russians and Austro-Germans south
west Of Lutsk. in Volynia. and be
tween the Stripa and Dneister rivers
in GaScia.
Austrians take initiative away from
Italians in Asiago plateau sector, the
object being Monte Origara. Late re
ports say Italians are holding back
the Austrians.
La Coulette, suburb OF Lens, cap
tured by Canadians. as allies are hem
ming in that great French coal cen
ter from all sides. Germans fire
homes of town in preparation for their
last stand.
Officers of British steamer which
arrived at an Atlantic port reported
having sunk an attacking German
submarine. The British vessel sent a
shell into the U-boat's magazine, caus-
ing an explosion which parted the un-
derwater boat about amidships. Each
end sank separately. The British
steamer was uninjured
WESTERN
Colorado people contributed $780,
900 for the Red Cross fund. Wyoming
raised 100000
At Fort Smelling. Mimi, sentries
found sixty sticks Of dynamite hidden
in a beer case on the reservation.
The Kansas potato acreage is un-
usually large. 61.500 acres being un
der cultivation. The condition is
1886 per cent.
The thirty ninth annual encamp
ment OF the Department OF Colorado
and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Re-
public, will be held In Colorado
Springs in June, 1918. according to
word from Longmont, where the thir-
ty-eighth encampment was held.
Denver and especially through pas
sengers on the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad, indirectly felt the effect of
the Utah flood. Because of the un-
certainty of travel over the Rio
Grande, the railroad company decided
Utah or coast points over the Union
Pacific and Santa Fa roads.
WASHINGTON
The Belgian diplomatic mission has
tentatively arranged a trip through
the United States extending to the Pa
cific coast.
The nations contributions to the
Red Cross in response to the call for
$100,000.000 war fund were esti-
mated at $4,000, 900 Tuesday night
by Henry P. Davidson, chairman of
the Red Cross war council
Contracts for 100000 windproof
shirts at $252 each, have been
awarded by the Navy Department
The shirts are part OF special uni
form to be furnished American sail
ors on submarines, submarine chas-
ers, destroyers and other craft on
which the men are greatly exposed.
Wilson's request for food control
bills before harvest likely to be
obeyed.
Members of the Italian and Russian
commissions pay homage to Washing
tons memory.
Mistreatment of Serbian bishops
and clergy by Bulgarians was re-
ported by the Serbian legation.
Commissioner Fort of the Federal
Trade Commission warned the oper-
ators it was certain the government
would take over the mines unless
they did something soon tc lower
prices.