Gilpin observer., 1917-11-01
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
The Germans have withdrawn from
the Werder peninsula near Riga.
Paris received the news of the en-
try of the American troops into the
trenches with great enthusiasm.
The Austro-Germans are keeping up
their rapid advance through Italy's de-
fenses. They have passed Gorizia,
captured Gormons, and are now stand
ing before Udine.
The London war office announces
that 15O persons. in addition to the
1876 lost on the two British destroyers,
were killed when two German raiders
sank eleven ships in the North sea.
The French have won signal sue
cesses over the crown princes army
near Verdun and report other gains
The Canadians also have improved
their ground by daring raid through
mud and water.
The Americans in the first line
trenches went into No Mans Land
and brought back their first prisoner.
He was wounded and died in the Amer
lean hospital. Smelling at regular in
tervals continues.
All hope for Italy is pinned in the
expected stand General Cadorna will
make along the Tagliamento river. He
reports he can muster forces to stem
the tide, but war experts believe the
feat will prove impossible.
Retirement of German forces on the
western front to a position far in the
rear Of the present Hindenburg line
il expected by war experts following
the recent French blows along the
Aisne front. The prisoners captured
in the Petain drive now number about
10000 and many more are coming in;
120 guns of the larger type were cap
tured and vast quantities of small cali
ber pieces were seized.
Important developments are impend-
ing in the great war. Secretary Baker
indicates in his official review of last
weeks operations on all fronts, which
concludes with the brief statement
that certain units of the American
forces in France have taken their
places on the battle front to complete
their training. This is the War De-
partment's first mention of the fact
that General Pershing's men are on
the firing line.
WESTERN
Vice President Marshall believes
that food conservation, properly ap-
piled, should be concerned more with
the stoppage of waste than with the
saving Of what we already have.
The party of twenty-five senators
and congressman who visited Denver
left for the Pacific coast, thence to
depart for Hawaii, where they will be
the guests of the Territorial Legisla-
ture.
A boy was born at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. 8. B. Mead of Douglas last
week and Immediately was named Lib
erty Loan Mead. The father fastened
to the bank and took out a $10O bond
in the child's name.
The first act of Charles H. Randall,
congressman from California, at the
coming session of Congress, will be
to introduce bill providing for ma.
tion-wide prohibition for the period of
the war, he announced while in Den.
yer on his way home from Washing
ton. 10
All the correspondence, literature
and records of the Industrial Work
ers of the World were seized in a raid
on Miami headquarters by agents OF
the United States Department of Jus
tice, deputy sheriffs and officers of
the United States cavalry stationed at
Miami, Ariz.
WASHINGTON
Special regulations to prevent spec.
ulation In canned goods will be put
into operation by the food admins
tration.
Government expenditure of $1,000.
100000 is the record which October
has established at the Treasury De
partment
Food pledge week got actively under
way Monday with 100000 canvassers
throughout the country securing
pledges from 22.000.000 homes for the
observance of the food administra
tion's directions and advice in fooc
economy which President Wilson has
Endorsed.
Strikes in Illinois were held respon
sible for loss of 100000 tons OF soft
coal last week in a report by the
United States Geological Survey.
Another advance of $25,OOO,Ooo wa,
made by the government to Grea
Britain, bringing the total loaned tina
country thus far up to 81 400 900. 900
and the total to all allies $2,S51. .400, 900
At least s3O,0oo.000. in addition t,
the $10,0O0,00o already appropriated
will be required to keep in full oper
alton Red Cross activities in Franc,