The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-30
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the allies win against Germany.
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 $780,
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 to de-
stroy Norwegian steamers by explo-
sives 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 raiding
party was repulsed by the British.
The Germans left their dead in wire
entanglements.
Infantry activity between scissors
and Rheims has given way to artil'
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 Galicia.
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.
OlllCtIS VI d bltdllcl 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 $4,000.
At Fort Smelling, Mimi, sentries
found sixty sticks of dynamite hidden
In beer case on the reservation.
The Kansas potato acreage is un-
usually large. 61.5O0 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
to divert all passengers destined for
Utah or coast points over the Union
Pacific and Santa Fe roads.
WASHINGTON
The Belgian diplomatic mission has
tentatively arranged trip through
the United States extending to the Pa
cific coast.
The nations contributions to the
Red Cross in response to the call for
$1OO,0oo,OO0 war fund were esti-
mated at s114.OOOo0 Tuesday night
by Henry p. Davidson, chairman of
the Red Cross war council.
Contracts for 100000 windproof
shirts at s2.52 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
toms 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
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