The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-06
CONDENSED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS or EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
oAYiNGS. ootN q Q, ACHIEVE.
MeNTs. suFFERlNos, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrv,cs
ABOUT THE WAR

AAont neeuo0 W save RUSSIA.
High water mark Of war Is reached
p indicated In Wilson's reply to Pope
Official reports Indicate that Ameri-
can destroyers have accounted for sew
sral U-boats with their weapons.
East Of Cerny the French claim
minor successes. and also a renewal
Of artillery activity on both banks Of
Ne Meuse.
The central powers have decided to
put Polish troops In the field against
the entente. according to Z dispatch
from Vienna.
Tho British have repulsed a raid of
the Germans near Lens. London also
reports an advance Of British troops
IN Palestine.
Word has been received indicating
that the British 7.000-ton steamship
Verdi has been sunk with the loss Of
six Of her crew.
Tho headquarters OF Mai. Gen. Per
shing. American commander, have
Been moved from Paris to a point near
the training camps.
The American schooner Laura C.
Anderson. was sunk BY bombs from
submarine. All the members Of the
crew were picked up and landed at An
English port.
Tho Italians have made new gains
on the Bainsizza and Carso plateaus
and against the great stronghold Of
Monte San Gabrielle. The line is grad.
sally getting closer to Trisst.
The total Of British casualties on all
fronts a. reported In August we're 59,-
el1. divided a. follows. Killed or died
Of wounds. officers 1878. men lO.s42.
wounded or missing. officers 4,122.
men 43.469. =
The assault on the Russian war.
ships BY German alrplanes In the gulf
Of Riga indicates that Germany Ia pre-
pairing campaign by land and sea
Tor the great Baltic naval base. Ninety
bombs were dropped on the Russian
ships in the harbor and on the har.
Dor works. German destroyers and
trawlers have been sighted In the gulf
OF Riga and the big battle is expected
TO open at an early date.
WESTERN
Charles y. Merrill, secretary OF the
Chicago board Of trade. died OF angina
psctoris.
Fifty soldiers we're sent from La
0rande. Ore. to fight brush fire that
vas threatening that citys water sup
ply.
Government control of bakeries was
predicted in Chicago as a possible ul-
innate result OF the fixing OF $3.50 a
bushel for the 1917 wheat crop, should
there be any attempt to Increase the
price OF bread above It's present stand.
ard
The National Nonpartisan League
Issued an invitation to representatives
OF wheat growing states to meet in
81. Paul. MINI. within two weeks to
discuss the governmentfixed price OF
&z.20 for wheat. The league wants
higher price.
Mrs. Catharine Levering. aged 2l.
Of Sioux City. was shot and killed by
I'd Naistetter, OF Aurella. Iowa. Nal.
stetter then shot himself. but was not
seriously wounded. When arrested he
asserted Mrs. Levering had broken up
his home and induced him to part with
sll his savings.
WASHINGTON
Locomotives and freight cars in sub
stantial numbers already are proceed.
ing to Russia.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Walsh. wife OF the
senator from Montana, died in a hos
pital In Baltimore
Any German attempt to increase
submarine frightfulness against the
United States because OF President
Wilson's reply to the pope will meet
new and vigorous measures from this
country.
Germany's women arc likely to have
much to do in remoldng Teuton peace
opinion. Suffering from short rations.
torn with sorrow over their losses.
they are beginning to sulk at continu.
ance OF the war.
Secretary Daniels went to Charles
ton, w. Va. to attend ceremonies In
connection with the breaking OF
ground for the 100000 navy projec-
tile plant which is to be ready for
operation next April.
Americans returning from Canada
may bring free Of duty 500 worth OF
canned goods and other food stuffs
under . ruling announced BY the
Treasury Department.
Cotton production prospects im
proved to the extent OF $4,000 bales
during August and brought the esti
mate Of final outturn to 12.49s, 900
equivalent 5o0-pound bales.
The price Of $500 4 bushel was
liked for the 1917 crop Of wheat BY
President Wilson On the recommends
ton Of the wheat price committee,
headsd By Dr.. n. 4. Garfield.