, 1917-08-09


British capture more than 5000
prisoners in Flanders attack.
Kutty. in the Carpathians, has been
captured by the Teutons.
Russo-Rumanian offensive in Ru-
mania results in capture of 1900 pris.
oners.
The weekly London report shows a
decrease in ships sunk by divers. only
Is of 1000 IONS having been lost.
Northeast of Ypres, after intense
bombardment, the British re-estab-
lished themselves in the town of st.
Julien.
Early Friday morning near Monchy-
le-Preux, southeast of Arras, the Ger
mans entered the British front line
trenches at two points.
The Duma has issued a statement
blaming the "cowardly" rifraff of the
army for the Slav collapse and appeal
ing to the people to save the nation.
The German advance in Galicia and
Bukowina seemingly is aimed at Ka-
menetz Podolsky, a fortified city
north of the Dniester and in the di-
rection of Odessa, Russia's great port
on the Black sea.
There is apparently no let up in the
Slav retreat along the line from Tar
nopol to the Rumanian border. Fol-
lowing the capture of Czernowitz, the
capital of Bukowina, the Russians
evacuated Kimpolung.
British casualties in a. theaters OF
military operations published in the
newspapers during the month of July
total 1882 officers and men. The Of
ficers killed, wounded or missing to.
tai 2,503, while the men number Co.
329.
Enormous losses are sustained by
the Germans in a series of counter
attacks launched in an effort to re-
gain some of the ground taken by the
allies in the battle of Flanders. Els.
pecially violent were the German as.
saults o Ypres n st. Julien.
The line on the River Zbroch at its
confluence with the Dniester has
been given up by the Russians at sew
eral places. Between the Dneister
and the Pruth the Russians are con-
tinuing their flight toward the border.
Bukowina is almost entirely in the
hands of the Teutons again.
WESTERN
Chicago switchmen's strike is ended.
Enemies of Texas governor win first
skirmish in fight to have him i'm
peached.
Fighting between anti-draft rioters
and nffinarg uop IN tra,.
five miles north of Ada, according to
Undersheriff Purvine of Okmulgee
county, Okla.
The guard, placed over the thirty.
four men, whom the Council of De-
Tense of Mckinley county, N. M, de-
ported. was raised and the men were
told that they were free to go.
Cheaper coal and the wider develop.
ment of coal, oil and phosphate lands
throughout the entire West, is in pros.
pect following an agreement by the
public lands committee of the United
States Senate on the coal, oil and
phosphate land bill.
Representatives of the miners and
others deported from Bisbee July IL,
formally authorized by a meeting OF
the eXiles at Columbus, N. M, sem a
telegram to President Wilson offering
to dig copper" for tho United States
government IL 1t would lake over the
copper industry.
WASHINGTON
Drastic measures will be taken by
the government to prevent spread of
labor troubles.
Roland s.. Morris of Philadelphia
was confirmed by the Senate as am
bassador to Japan.
An unusual and acute scarcity OF 81,
81 and So bills confronts the Treasury
Department. Multiplication of the
governments payroll and excessive in
dustrial activity to fill war contracts
are responsible.
The war tax bill, under revision
since May "a, was put into final shape
Friday for report to the Senate by the
finance committee. 1t provides for
approximately $4,000, 900, 900 in taxes
to meet war expenses. but makes no
provision for further bond authorize.
lions.
President Wilson, in a letter to Rep
resentative Dyer OF Missouri, reiter-
ated his confidence in the loyalty Of
the great body of American citizens of
German blood.
Regular army recruits accepted Aug
l number 1885, bringing the total
since April / to 1884, 66. The army
now is slightly more than 10000 short
of war strength.
New passports regulations an
nounced by the State Department
practically forbid the issue of pass.
ports TO women or children to 70 to