The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-14
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ABOUT THE WAR

SlTOyeu ny lue bIlliSu dilhSo Io"A
Iceland off Lowestoft.
The British have advanced their
line in Flanders, where heavy artil-
lery duels are raging.
Russians have taken $4,000 prison
ers and an immense amount OF mill
tary stores in their Galician drive.
Upholding their slogan. the United
States marines-2,700 Of them-were
the first American troops to land on
French soil.
Bethmann-Hollweg announces that
Germany cannot announce terms OF
peace and must conquer and demand
annexations.
Sixteen German airpIanes were
driven down by British squadrons,
ten out of control Eight British ma
chimes are missing.
Bethmann-Hollweg. Berlin reports
indicate, will remain. but that For
eign Minister Zimmerman and Vice
Chancellor Helfferich will resign.
Russians have broken the twenty
mile front of the Austro-Germans be-
tween Halicz and the Carpathians and
have captured Halicz the key to Lem
berg, capital of Galicia.
Russian troops have occupied the
Galician villages of Presovce, Zbor-
off and Korshiduv. The Austro-Ger-
man forces have retreated westward
across the Little Stripa river.
The French have again thrown
back the crown prince in the Chemin
des Danes sector with heavy losses.
No quarter is given and therefore few
prisoners have been taken by either
side.
''In a successful raid by us south
west of Hargicourt we captured thir-
/, ty-five prisoners, including one Off
cer," says London's official announce
ment. "a hostile raiding party was
repulsed near Looz."
WESTERN
Strike leaders declare l. w. W.'s
are not under German influence.
Representatives from all the coal
camps in District % of the United
Mine Workers of America met in
Cheyenne.
Nearly 1000 horses and mules are
threatened by an epidemic of glanders
at the military training camp at Fort
Smelling, MINI.
A dispatch from Kingman, Ariz..
states that the Golconda mine there
has been closed through activities of
the /. w. w.
Quiet prevailed Monday among
Gallups striking miners. A number
of men returned to work at the Nava-
jo and Weaver mines.
Several organizers for the Industrial
Workers of the World have been or
dered by the authorities to leave
Golconda and Chloride, Ariz.
A train of twenty-eight cars left
Cananea for points in southern Mexi-
co. carrying former workmen at the
mines and smelters of the Sonora
copper camp.
Gen. Barry, commanding the central
department, ordered $50 commissioned
officers in the reserve corps to report
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, July 20,
for training preparatory to instruct
ing part of the new national army.
Officials of the United Verde and
United Verde Extension mines at Je-
rome, Ariz., reported their properties
were being operated Tuesday with
full force for the first time since the
Industrial Workers strike became ef-
fective.
Whether alien spies caused the ex-
plosion which blew up the black pow
der magazine at the Mare Island navy
yard, at Vallejo, Cal, killing six per-
sons and injuring thirty-eight others,
will be determined by a federal in
vestigation.
WASHINGTON
Prohibition issue may prolong war
session of Congress.
Billion bushels increase in nations
food supply is forecast.
New opposition to food control bill
is developing in Senate.
National guard to be drafted into
federal service on Aug. 5.
The Italian mission arrived safely
in France on it's way back to Italy
after a visit to the United States.
The food control bill will be voted
on in the Senate not later than Satur
day, July 21. This decision was
reached by unanimous consent of the
Senate.
Figures disclosed show the naval
and military strength of the country
now aggregates more than 750,000-man
power, either under arms or under ir-
ders to join the colors within
month.