The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-08-24

Verdun
Canadian troops capture hill 70. key
to city of Lens
British tanks played an important
part In great victory
Italians smash Austrians on three
fronts and capture 1900 prisoners
British casualties reported in the
week ending Aug. 81 total 14.243 Off.
GERS and men.
The Austro-Germans have defeated
the Rumanians and captured several
thousand prisoners.
Fierce aerial battles in the west re-
suit In loss of twenty-four German
planes and eight British flyers.
Dead Mans hill. famous In the Yer
dun fighting. has been captured BY
the French, together with Avocourt
wood and other German strongholds
From a section of the French front
comes word that the renowned avi-
ator. Capt. George Guynemer. brought
down two more German machines,
making fifty-two he has accounted for
Rapid progress is being made in the
campaign OF the Knights OF Pythias to
raise a war relief fund of 100000
among members to be used in behalf
Of wounded soldiers and their depend
ents.
Twenty thousand Austro-German
prisoners are estimated to have been
taken within three days. Picked
troops of the Kaiser have been sac
rificed in vain attempts to stem the
allied advance
The German war office. possibly
with the idea of heartening the peo-
pie at home, says counter attacks by
the Germans, have driven out the
French from almost all the positions
they captured on the Verdun front.
In the greatest joint offensive of
the war, the forces OF France, Great
Britain, Italy and Belgium are press
ing the Germans back along front
OF approximately 435 miles from the
North sea coast to the Swiss boun-
Diary.
Since the outbreak of the war 6627
officers and men of the British mer.
the pay of the admiralty, have lost
their lives. according to statement
in the Commons by Sir Albert Stan
ley. president of the Board OF Trade.
WESTERN
Hogs sold for $40 hundred pounds
at Chicago Aug Il.
The Rt Rev. Alphonsus Joseph
GlorieuX. the Catholic bishop of Boise
Idaho, is gravely i'll at hospital at
Portland. Ore
The federal grand jury at San Fran
cisco indicted nineteen persons for
violations of laws growing out of the
present war crisis,
Miss Jeanette Rankin. congress.
woman from Montana, denounced ''di-
rect action" by either side in labor
controversies at mass meeting at
Butte
Members OF the refugee camp com
posed of alleged Industrial Workers
OF the World and their sympathizers
deported from Bsbee July IL, We're
advised by their leaders at mass
meeting at Columbus, y NJ. to insist
on their rights and to refuse trans
portation back to their homes at the
expense OF the copper companies.
WASHINGTON
Lovett will administer provisions OF
priority shipments law
John W. Garrett of Baltimore was
nominated by President Wilson as
minister to The Netherlands and Lux
emburg
a billion dollars proba bly, will be
the sum asked OF Congress by the
Shipping Board for completion OF its
eighteen months building program.
In an effort to increase the nations
meat supply, the Forest Service. it
was announced, has furnished grazing
facilities on the national ranges for
bout 100000 more cattle and 100000
more sheep than in ordinary times
Rates determined upon the value
of the product transported as well as
the distance, We're ordered by the In
terstate Commerce Commission in the
case of zinc ores and concentrates
from points in Montana and Idaho to
Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas.
A mysterious stranger, passing him
elf off on naval officers and others
as a son of Secretary Daniels, OBJ.
tanned considerable money and eluded
capture.
Herbert Hoover warned America
that the world faces a meat famine
and a "high range of prices for meat
and animal products for many years
to come
Mail for American soldiers in
France will not be forwarded unless
the addresses show the company and
regiment or the name OF the separate