The Ordway new era., 1917-09-14
coNpEMsEp RECORD OF the
pRooREss OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o n q 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, euFFERiNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union News service
ABOUT THE WAR

Poland.
France will not compromise on
question of Alsace and Lorraine.
The Austrian losses from all causes
have reached the enormous total OF
10000 men, 10000 of whom have
been taken prisoners.
During the week twenty British
ships of more than 1900 tons, and
three smaller vessels. were sunk. This
Is an increase over last week
Reports reached Laredo, Tex, OF
the defeat and practical annihilaton
of a body of 100 Carranza soldiers IN
an encounter with bandits near Villa
Barcia.
Reciprocal air raids are continued
In the raid on London Tuesday night
eleven were killed and sixty-two in
jured, making 119 killed and 154 in
jured in three days.
Russians are demanding u new die
.ator following the loss OF Riga and
the flight OF the Slav army. Petrograd
is menaced further by the rout of Slav
troops from points on the Jaegei
river.
The official weekly report OF
French merchantmen sunk by mines
or submarines during the seven days
ending Sept shows that three YES
sells of more than 1900 tons were
sent to the bottom.
British casualties reported in the
last week are 1854. They are divid-
ed as follows: Killed or died of
wounds: Officers. 1854; men, 3.SSo
Wounded or missing: Officers, SAC;
men, 10,524.
Cadorna is gaining steadily in his
offensive against Triest in spite OF
furious resistance offered by Aus
trians. The fight was still in prog
ress for Monte San Gabrielle, the
great mountain fortress on Saturday.
The Germans made an aerial attack
upon the American hospitals occupied
by ST. Louis and Harvard conting-
ents, situated in coast village, kill
ing an officer of the American army
medical corps and wounding three
others.
WESTERN
Labor delegates at Minneapolis
meeting passed a resolution condemn
ing action of certain pacifists.
About 5000 employees, or nearly
half of the working force of the pack
ing houses of South Omaha are on
strike.
Mayor Thompson filed in the Cir
cult Court in Chicago five suits for
libel against Chicago newspapers and
individuals totaling s1,35O,00O
Magnus Swenson, food administra-
tor of Wisconsin, acting under orders
from Herbert Hoover, has decreed
one meatless and one wheatless day
each week for that state.
]. Ogden Armour, multimillionaire
packer, says that meat prices will be
reduced only when the buying pub
lie permits the retailer to dispense
with frequent and costly deliveries
and consumers pay their bills prompt
ly."
WASHINGTON
Coal operators and miners asked to
postpone conference on wages.
Hoover will not endeavor to fix the
price OF meats and dairy products.
Seizing of l. w. w. literature is but
the beginning of campaign against
disloyalty.
More than 100000 war volunteers
have enlisted in the regular army
since April 1st.
Ten Thousand and one persons were
killed in railroad accidents during
1916, and 196.722 were injured.
The war credits bill, authorizing
S11 .53S, ,945,460 in bonds and certifi-
Gates passed the House unanimously.
The Red Cross war council an.
nounced that it had made a second ap.
preparation of 5000, 900 for relief work
In the near East through the Ameri
can committe for Armenian and Syr
ian relief.
Reports and disclosures made to Of
dcials in connection with the seizure
Of j. W. W. documents Throughout
the country indicate that there has
existed for some time a nationwide
conspiracy to hamper the government
in almost every conceivable way ir
carrying on the war.
The total estimated cost of conduct
ing the government for the year end
ing June 30, 1918. is put at 319,oo5.
6S3 900.
Two million men in active servics
and training camps BY June 30 next
Il y the pian Of the War Department
y xs.fnD3heE draft of 100000 men thil
s4near = Dlanaeds
41o - ~ cent Of the drafted mer
y 1870 - their cAntonments be
3 ~ - ~ vii 60 in daily con
( i; = ~ -. y wss 0ffIcialI,
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