Taiban Valley news., 1917-09-07
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Berlin reports the capture of Ru
sian positions near Jacobstadt, b,
tween Riga and Dvinsk.
Official reports indicate that Amer
can destroyers have accounted for Sc,
eral U-boats with their weapons.
Word has been received indicatinj
that the British 7,000-ton steamship
Verdi has been sunk with the loss O
six of her crew.
President Wilson cabled the Mos
COW council, backing up the "blooc
and iron rule of Kerensky anC
pledging new Russia Americas aid.
The American schooner Laura G
anderson, was sunk by bombs from 6
submarine. All the members of the
crew were picked up and landed at an
English port
Gen. Cadorna is giving the Aus
trians no rest. The Italians are driv.
Ing ahead steadily in spite of the furi.
Gus counters and have taken some
new positions.
Following the bombardment of the
city of Triest, the British and Italian
Warships have announced they es.
capped injury and inflicted heavy dam
age on the enemy.
AS the result of British attack on
the Flanders front. the British lines
nave been advanced along front of
more than 1000 yards astride the ST.
Julien-Poelcapelle road.
The French gained an advance of
1000 yards and captured 1000 men in
an assault near Verdun Monday. The
German assaults on the Aisne front
also have been blocked by the
French.
Along the front in Flanders and
northern France hard rains have set
H. causing an abatement in the fight
ing. The Germans have ceased their
counter attacks in the Verdun sector,
evidently finding their task useless.
The rule of blood and iron" has
begun in Russia, one regiment having
been dispersed" in disgrace for de-
sertlng their posts on the Rumanian
front. GIN other sections of the east
ern front the Russians are stiffening
their resistance and Thursday re-.
ported having blocked the advance of
the enemy.
WESTERN
Robbers slay paymasters and es-
cape with large sum of money in Chi |
cago.
Labor disorders on Pacific Coast |
nave reached the climax and condi-
tions are bettered.
George w. France, postmaster of a
country town in Oregon, pleaded |
guilty in the federal court at Port
land, of having violated the espionage
act by trying to dissuade men from
enlisting in the navy.
Ferdinand Schumann, son of Nine
Schumann-Heink, was denied exemp.
ton from the national army by the
district exemption board at Phoenix.
Ariz, where Schumann has extensive
mining and cattle interests.
Steps have been taken by the fed
sral reserve board for a referendum
II the national banks of Wyoming to
determine whether they prefer to
lave that state attached to the
'ranch reserve bank soon to be es- {
ablished in Denver or to the branch S
lready authorized in Omaha.
WASHINGTON
Copper prices will be fixed by Pres, I
1ent Wilson. i
Heaviest taxes on war profits are
by senators.
Enlisted and drafted men to he
iven opportunity to become officers.
Nearly $4OO,0OO,OOO was paid into
lie treasury Thursday in the final in -
allment of the Liberty Loan. y
President Wilson replied to the =,
ope's peace note, declining the prof. Z,
r of peace along the lines suggested =,
: the vatican. O.
The ten women arrested in front of
e White House making a demonstra. =,
IN in behalf of the National Wom- " T.,
IS party were fined $25 each. +a, 90
President Wilson approved esti- he
ltes of the Navy Department for the M
penditure of an additional $4,000 of
for new destroyers to combat Ger de
IN submarines.
Americans returning from Canada
y bring free of duty 800 worth of th,
med goods and other food stuffs Fr
Ter a ruling announced by the IN,
sasury Department. 20,
membership of the American Red De
'ss has reached the 100000 mark an
is increasing at the rate Of $4,000 an,
100000 day, according to a head Oh
rters announcement. T
he price of 1920 bushel was Chi
d for the 1917 crop of wheat by a n
sident Wilson on the recommenda. the
of the wheat price committee, cen
ded by Dr. H. A. Garfield tab