Tombstone epitaph., 1917-10-07
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIGN coUNTRiEA
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Wssesrn Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR
Some of American forces under fire
In France.
Mexico may enter conflict against
Germany in near future.
Argentine mobilizes her navy and
military forces are active.
Five steamships and two destroyers
sunk by German U-boats.
Turkey demands that peace must
not change her territory.
Germany is willing to evacuate Bel
gium on certain conditions.
Only six persons were killed in air
raid over London Tuesday night.
Spy scare on transport brings out
many qualities in American troops.
Entente armies are waiting on Amer
lean troops before making terrific
drive through German lines.
At Buenos Aires the Chamber of
Deputies voted in favor Of a rupture
with Germany. The vote was SO to IS.
Total casualties OF all British ranks
in all the war theaters for the week
ending Sept. rs are reported officially
to have been 23.o35.
The French have repealed new Ger
man assaults In the Chemin des
Danes section. and report heavy
losses among the Germans.
The Russians say they have been
successful in their campaign against
the Kurds, and that the resistance is
stiffening along the front near Riga
Field Marshal Haig announces he
has gained every objective of his great
offensive in Flanders, and that he is
now in full command of the territory
ht, has taken.
Thirteen British merchantmen OF
1900 tons and over. and two vessels
Of less than 1000 tons were sunk by
mines or submarines according to the
weekly admiralty statement.
Capt George Guynemer, the noted
French flyer. and Lieut. vosse. the
German accredited with forty-two en-
counters, are believed to have been
killed in the recent fighting.
The entire Bainsizza plateau is now
under control Of the Italians. The Ca
dorna forces are consolidating their
positions. and the principal offensive
is by airplanes over the Austrian
lines.
WESTERN
Strike Of iron workers in San Fran.
cisco bay region settled.
Military necessity will be cause of
many regiments Of state troops losing
their identity in the reorganization OF
the divisions.
Following an illness of several
months from paralysis. Judge Richard
H Scott. member Of the Wyoming Su-
preme Court and former chief justice
Of that body, died At q hospital in
Cheyenne.
Nine companies of the First regi.
ment Of infantry, federalized National
Guard of Colorado, broke camp at
Fort Logan and entrained for Camp
Kearney. Linda Vista, Cal, under Col.
Patrick Hammock.
At the closing session Of the Unitel
Spanish War Veterans nineteenth an.
rual encampment at Cleveland, Ohio,
Baltimore was chosen as next years
meeting place. Henry w. Bush. De.
troit, was elected commander in CHIEF
Fire that swept the horse marke:
section of the National Stockyards at
East st. Louis, ILL.,, caused a property
loss Of $250, 200, destroyed several
horse and mule stables and burned
down the pavilion In which stock auc
tons are held.
WASHINGTON
United States government sets uni
form price on steel.
Secretary Lane started on q Liberty
bond campaign.
The minister from Sweden W. A. F
Ekengren was received by Presiden,
Wilson.
The I'll, SOC. ooo, 900 war bond meas
ure is . law. President Wilson has
signed the bill
Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon ID
confined to his home with an attach
Of appendicitis.
The ninetysix Germans arrested In
New York by federal authorities arr
charged with various offenses against
the United States, as . result Of q
widespread Investigation Of enemy &C
tivities in this country.
A plea for concerted efforts to OBJ
tain a maximum production Of coal
during the war was made by Or. H. A
Garfield, the fuel administrator. at the
opening of a conference Of centra
field operators and miners to discuss
a proposed wage increase.
The food administration shortly viii
announce its views regarding the stan
dard bread loaf.
Thomas B. Stearns Of Denver wal
appointed state food administrator fol
CoIorade after having declined the
Place.