, 1917-08-23
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. o o ~ 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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ABOUT THE WAR

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British lost 81, 1872 men in two weeks
in August.
British merchant losses fall off dur
ing past week. o
Canadian troops capture hill 10, key
to city of Lens.
Austro-G German forces occupy height
on Rumanian front.
Lone English aviator wins fight
with three enemy planes.
Address of Lloyd-George indicates
nature of entente reply to pope's
peace proposals.
The American park Christiane was
sunk off the Azores by a German
submarine. The crew was landed.
Nine hundred and thirty-three Scan
dinavian ships nave beer destroyed by
torpedoes or mines since the begin
ming of the war.
Two army divisions instead of one,
comprising a total of at least $4,000
men. probably will make up the first
contingent of the National Guard to
so to France.
In a clearing station during the bat
tie on the Belgian front four Ameri-
can surgeons in the operating rooms
were found hard at work. They were
assisted by business-like American
nurses.
Five Americans and fourteen others
were killed when the British steamer
City of Athens struck a mine near
Cape Town, South Africa. Four of
the Americans lost were missionaries.
Arthur Duckworth, his wife and six
children of Denver were among the
victims.
Counter attacks failing with severe
losses, the Germans in the Ypres area,
western front, Friday did not resume
attempts to recapture the ground lost
to the A~nglo-French troops Thursday.
The French, after repulsing heavy
counter attacks, made further gains
neal the Steenbeke river.
In addition to their capture OF more
than 1900 prisoners lear Lens, the al
lied forces tool twenty-four guns from
the Teutons. While admitting an al,
lied gain along the User canal and
near B~iXchoote, Berlin claims official
IL most British attacks repulsed and
Langemarck still in German hands.
This is officially denied in London,
which says that the British hold not
only Langemarck, but also ground be
yond the village.
WESTERN
Washington governor appeals for
eight-hour day.
l. T. U. pledges unions support to
President Wilson.
Striking miners in Illinois are or
dered back to work.
designations from exemption boards
will not be accepted.
A total net profit of $14,371, 1868 is
shown for the second quarter by the
Chino and Utah Copper companies.
Whisky may be expected to advance
sharply in price Sept. s, when distill.
ers must cease making spirits for bev.
erage purposes.
At st. Louis hog prices continued
soaring Aug. 16, advancing to $lS.45,
another new high record, and sold at
$lS.75 at Chicago on the 18th.
Among those appointed food com
m"issioners were I. A. Riordan, Ari.
IONA; Prof. A. Atkinson, Montana;
Ralph C. Ely, New Mexico, and Theo,
C. Diers, Wyoming.
Mai. zen +. S. Strong will com.
mand the Fortieth army division, of
which the Colorado National Guard
will form a part. The division will
also include the guardsmen from Cal,
ifornia, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico.
WASHINGTON
New major generals assigned to
their commands.
McAdoo asks Congress to provide
$4,000, 900 900 war fund.
United States government may sup
press all I.W.W. activities.
Resolution in Senate asks for more
definite war and peace terms.
Fifty banners were destroyed in raid
on suffrage pickets at White House.
Formal notice of China's entrance
into the war has been given the Unit
ed States by Or. Wellington Koo,
Chinese minister.
Creation of a food administration
gram corporation with S~5O,UuO,OOO cap
ital to conduct government whea pur.
chases and sales was officially an.
nOunced.
Loans of $40, 10000 to Italy and S..
100000 to Belgium were made by the
government, bringing the total thus
far advaIced the allies up to S1,916,.
100000.
Disposition by the Senate of many
uncontested provisions of the 2,OO6,.
OOO. 1000 WAR tnr hill nlmnst nIanrod ia