Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-15
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
war News.


vanced about eight hundred yards be-
yond the center of Passchendaele,
having battled their way to their fl
nal marks A considerable number of
prisoners already have reached the
Cages.
In great arc more than 160 miles
in length, the Italian armies are falling
back upon and through the plains of
Venetia to a new and shorter line of
defense. From the FeIla Valley to the
head of the Adriatic sea, the entire
line of the Tagliamento river has been
given up by General Cadorna.
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The Austro-German forces, operat-
ing against the Italians along the Tag
1iamento river from the region of the
Carnic Alps southwark to the Adriatic
sea, are proving a serious menace. The
invaders of Venetia have driven their
way across the river at Pinzano and
are proceeding westward, while to the
north, on the Italian left wing, inten-
siye operations are being carried out.
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The Germans still hold the northern
slope of the Valley of Ailette after
their retreat from the Chemin des
Danes, of which nothing remains but
the historic name. and its dominating
position over the marshy lowlands.
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Advancing under protection of a
heavy barrage fire, a German raiding
party before daylight recently stormed
a trench held by American infantry,
killing three, wounding five and cap
turing twelve, according to dispatches
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the War Department.
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Notable artillery activity is continu-
ing OH the Aisne front, north of the
Chenin des Danes, where the French
are occupying advanced ground along
the Ailette river. In the Verdun area
the Germans followed up their heavy
bombardment with two attacks north
of Chaume wood, with both of which
the French artillery dealt successfully.
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According to recent advices the Ger
mans have also been checked in Italy
and General Cadorna has made a stand
along the Tagliamento river. The Ital-
ians and the Teuton invaders are in
combat along the middle and lower re-
giOnS of the stream and there is no
report to indicate the Germans have
been able to cross the river at any
place.
The Germans have retreated from
points along the observation-disclosures
in the Aisne sector of the front in
France, according to German official
communication issued by the Berlin
war office. The communication gives
no reason for the maneuver
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Washington.
The American patrol boat Alcedo
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine in the war zone recently
and one officer and twenty enlisted
men are missing. The Alcedo, a con-
verted yacht, carried a crew of seven
officers and eighty-five men.
The torpedofng of the homeward
bound army transport Finland in the
war zone four days ago resulted in the
death of two members of the naval
armed guard, two army enlisted men
and four of the ships civilian crew.
A third naval seaman is missing.
The 1917 pack Of canned corn will
total IL million cases, the food ad-
ministration announced recently. the
largest since 1912 This should place
canned corn on the list of food prod
ucts to be obtained at reasonable
prices.
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The official casualty list of the
losses of the American troops in
France in their first clash with the
Germans has been given out by the
War Department. Charles Orr of
Lyons, Kan, is reported wounded and
Frank McDougal of Maryville, Mo,
captured.
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Responsibility for the strike of coal
miners in Kansas is placed upon Alex
ander Howat, president of the United
Mine Workers organization there, by
representatives of the coal operators
of the Southwest who were in confer
ence with Fuel Commissioner Garfield
in Washington.
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Domestic
John F. Hylan, a county judge of
Kings county, has been elected mayor
of New York by a plurality of more
than 10000 He carried with him the
entire Democratic city ticket, includ-
ing Charles l. Craig for comptroJler