The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT gvekro
CONDENSED FOR oUSv
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

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Germans are again attempting to
fraternize with Russians.
The Canadians have won another
notable victory in Belgium, capturing
the town OF Passchendaele.
The American soldiers wounded in
the German raid on a trench are all
doing well in the base hospital. Some
OF them are suffering from painful
wounds
The U. S patrol boat Alcedo was
sunk by q submarine Nov 5. One Of
ficer and twenty men are missing.
The ship sank In four minutes after
being torpedoed.
Germans have been repulsed again
In the Verdun section by the French
although no important operations
have been attempted There is moth
ing unusual reported from the Russian
front
The new advance throws the apex
OF the British salient in dangerous
proximity to Roulers, the fall OF
which would cut the German COM
munication with her submarine bases
at Ostend and Zeebrugge
The Germans are destroying factor
les and plants in Belgium. and it Is
believed to indicate that they are paw
Ing the way for a retreat from that
country. Many rolling mills and other
big concerns have been demolished or
looted
itsii in rot n
a great arc 100 miles in length. from
the Fella valley. to the head OF the
Adriatic sea. Everywhere the Austro
Germans are following up the fleeing
Italians. whose rear guards are offer
ing resistance.
a German auxiliary cruiser and ten
other armed German ships were sunk
In the Cattegat, an arm of the North
sea by British ships. Other dis
patches tell OF the destruction of an
other auxiliary cruiser tMarie) by the
British
Three Americans were killed, five
wounded and twelve captured Novem-
Der Sd when Germans advanced under
heavy barrage and stormed a trench.
cutting off the United States troops
from the main body. General Per
shings report says that one German
was captured, but does not tell OF any
further losses by the enemy
Details OF the first American battle
show that the Sammies fought a des-
perate hand-to-hand battle with Ger
man forces, who cut off the Amer
lean troops with heavy barrage and
stormed the trenches. Press dis
patches say the Sammies upheld ev-
cry American army tradition for bray
cry and made valiant stand against
the much stronger forces.
WESTERN
Woman suffrage was carried in
New York State.
TWO hundred persons reported slain
in fight with Yaqui Indians
East st. Louis. H., by vote Of 2
to /. adopted the commission form OF
government
For the first time in ten years the
Republican party elected a mayor OF
Louisville. Ky.
Early returns from the Ohio cleo
ton indicate a close vote on the pro-
hibition amendment.
By vote of 27s more than his clos
est opponent, John F. Leeper was
elected mayor of Casper, Wyo.
New Mexico voted dry at Tuesday s
special election by majority Of TO-
600 votes. according to estimates of
state prohibition headquarters based
on incomplete returns.
DR.. E. Jackson, Butte county vet
srinarian, is suffering from anthrax,
contracted while he was working to
stamp out the disease among cattle
in Butte county. Cal. His hand is in
fected
The $4,000 bluejackets At the Great
Lakes training station at Chicago had
their first meatless day Tuesday.
Thereby more than 1000 pounds Of
meat were saved to help make the
world safe for democracy.
WASHINGTON
Powers Of Interstate Commerce
Commission upheld by Supreme court.
Mexico needs 1O0.000.000 bushels OF
corn and a substantial addition to her
gold supply to avert an economic cri-
sis.
Settlement OF the strikes of shop
men on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad and at the American Ship
building Company, Cleveland. Ohio,
was announced at the Department of
Labor by federal mediators.
Compulsory separation of the negro
and white races in residential districts
II violation of the constitution, the
Supreme court held in a unanimous
opinion declaring invalid the Louis