Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
THE WORLD IN
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A DRitF RECORD OF PAssiNo evENrs IN THis AND FOR
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IN LATE DISPATCHES
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ABOUT THE WAR

wssssra Newspaper Union rsws ssrv,ea ABOUT THE WAR
 German plots stir all of Norway. French soldiers occupy portions of Athens.
 American sailing vessel is sunk. No casualties.
 City of Lens totters as British con tinue advance.
 Villa and troops moving on Juarez for attack is believed
 Russias faith is repledged to help the allies win against Germany.
 German attacks south of the Cojeul river were repulsed by the British. Belgian mission is received in the Senate and House of Representatives. Germany has imposed a fine of 250.- 100000 francs on the occupied terri. tory of Rumania.
 Brazil has revoked her decree of neutrality in the war between the en- tente allies and Germany.
 In the Asiago plateau zone the Aus. trian artillery has shattered positions recently taken by the Italians.
 Norway is on the brink of war and only awaits the signal from the United States to join the cause of the entente allies.
 East of Epehy a German raiding party was repulsed by the British. The Germans left their dead in wire entanglements.
 Mines of Teuton vessels last week were responsible for the sinking of twenty-one British vessels of more than 1900 tons.
 Lively fighting continues between Russians and Austro-Germans south west of Lutsk. in volynia, and be- tween the Stripa and Dneister rivers in Galicia.
 Under a protecting concentration of artillery fire Canadian troops stormed and captured the German front line trench before Avion, a sub urb of Lens.
 Austrians take initiative away from Italians in Asiago plateau sector, the object being Monte Origara. Late re. ports say Italians are holding back  the Austrians.
 Guarantees in Spain are suspended. Two contingents of United States troops arrive in France Great en- thusiasm prevails as first Americans join the allied fighting forces.
 La Coulette, suburb of Lens, cap tured by Canadians. as allies are hem ming in that great French coal cen ter from all sides. Germans fire homes of town in preparation for their last stand.
 WESTERN
 Wholesale prices of potatoes at Chi cago dropped 40 to 65 cents bushel to the lowest level of the year.
 In . proclamation by Acting Gov ernor Frank L. Houx, Thursday, July 17th. was designated registration day for the women of Wyoming.
 Twenty Japanese went to the re- cruiting office at Fl Paso, Texas. and offered to enlist fin the United States army. They were not accepted.
 The first day of the strike called in the copper mines in the Bisbee district by the Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union ended with 50 per cent of the men out.
 The New Mexico Council of State Defense issued an urgent appeal to the eligibles to respond immediately to the Presidents call for 10000 reg ular army volunteers.
 Sixty-five thousand pounds of wool were sold to Boston interests at 72 cents . pound, said to be the highest price ever paid for wool in the state. In past years the price has averaged 70 cents.
 WARRINGTON
 Loans to allies reach billion dollar mark.
 Wilson orders investigation of lum- Der prices.
 Action was taken to forestall any money stringency.
 The American Federation of Labor has refused to participate in a trade union peace conference in Switzer- land, Sept 17th.
 Industrial Workers of the World leaders were charged with working with German agents in mines and fields of the West to stir up strikes among Germans and Austrians, in cor respondence laid before the Senate by Senator Thomas of Colorado.
 An immediate general reduction of q to S1.50 a ton in the price of coal at the mine was agreed upon by rep resentatives of the coal operators.
 We will reduce the Scent loaf of bread to cents" This was the dec laration made by the National Associ- ation of Bakers after . conference with Herbert C. Hoover.
 Commissioner Fort of the Federal Trade Commission warned the oper- afors it was certain the government would take over the mines unless they did something soon to lower prices.