The Colorado statesman., 1917-04-28

Violent artillery duels In progress
on Gorilla front.
Berlin admits loss of two destroy
ers in raid on Dover.
Argentina demands full satisfaction
from Germany for ship lost.
Greece is reported to be on the
point of joining the entente allies.
Since April 1st. $4,000 shells have
been fired by the Germans into
Rheims.
British make progress southeast Of
Arras, between the Sensee river and
Monchy.
Strong German counter attack
northeast of Arras driven back by
fierce artillery fire.
Strikes have broken out in various
munitions factories in Germany, in
cluding the Krupps.
German torpedo boat destroyers
fired 100 shells in the region of Cal
ais. Some civilians were killed. Twelve
persons were slightly wounded.
City of Samara and vast amount of
railroad rolling stock captured by
British in offensive on Tigris river.
Ottomans hold strongly intrenched
position in defense of holy city.
Battles, the equal in ferocity of
any in the war, in progress on the
Franco-British front. Artillery action
predominates. The advantage, accord
ing to official statements, rests with
the allies.
Forty German airplanes reported
brought down in days aerial actions.
Only two British machines failed to
return. Aerial fighting reported to
have been among the hottest contest
ed of the war.
Rumors of fighting between the Car
rama troops and the Villa followers
in the vicinity of Montezuma, 100
miles south Of Juarez, were in circula-
tion at Juarez and in Ell Paso, but
were officially denied.
The British hospital ships Donegal
and Lanfranc, with many wounded
aboard, were torpedoed without warn
ing. They were sunk on April IT..
OF those on the Donegal 29 wounded
men and IL of the crew are missing.
uc l>dlI 1tEIdh WOuhu-
ed as well as British. OF those aboard
1s British and 15 Germans are be-
iieved to have perished.
WESTERN
Navy recruiting shows average daily
net gain of 1924 men.
Austrian fishing vessels operated
at San Diego flee to Magdalena bay.
Sir Shackelton was given great
ovation in San Francisco as he left
for England.
The war is fast forcing women into
mems places in the offices of Chicago
corporations.
Two men in Arizona arrested
charged with purchasing ammunition
from American soldiers.
One thousand miners are tempo
rarily laid off through a fire discov-
cred at Butte, Mont, in the Modoc
shaft at the 1,200-foot level.
The two houses of the Nebraska
Legislature reached final adjournment
in session which was extended near
ly three weeks beyond the customary
sixty-day period.
WASHINGTON
Official notice of break with Turkey
is received
Great Britain to get first of United
States war loan to allies.
American flag is waving from Brit
ish embassy in Washington.
President Wilson has almost COM
-
sent to Russia.
" Summarizing briefly the taxes that
had been agreed on and the proposed
taxes that were likely to be agreed to,
the subcommittee of the ways and
means committee, which is drafting
the war revenue bill, came to the con-
clusion that not more than $1,500,000,-
600 can be raised by the measure.
In statement amplifying it's recent
appeal to employers and workers not
TO change labor standards at this
time, the Council of National Defense
declares it recognizes that adjust
ments may become necessary, and
suggests that the council itself may
find it advisable to propose modifica-
tions.
The French war commission reached
Washington to confer with President
in regard to war with Germany.
Food, ships and money-these are
the pressing wants of the allies as
stated to the administration in the
order of their Importance by the Brit
ish commission headed by Rt. Hon.
Arthur j. Balfour.
Denial of reports that a German
submarine had been captured by an
American warship after being caught
in net near Newport News, Va, and