The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR eUsY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR


in France.
British destroyer sunk near home;
all but fifty are lost
Argentine mobilizes her navy and
military forces are active.
Five steamships and two destroyers
sunk by German U-boats
German columns were decimated in
the battle Of Menin road
korniloff rebellion controversy
proves sensation at Petrograd.
Turkey demands that peace must
not change her territory
Another Austro German attack has
been repulsed by the Italians near
Trent.
American soldiers Will be literally
armed to the teeth when sent TO the
trenches against the Germans.
At Buenos Aires the Chamber of
Deputies voted in favor OF a rupture
~ith Germany The vote was 80 to Is.
The Italians have repulsed attacks
on the Bainsizza plateau and the Rus
on the Riga front.
Total casualties of all British ranks
in all the war theaters for the week
ending Sept % are reported officially
TO have been 23,035.
Grown Prince Rupprecht's army
made repeated assaults on the British
in Flanders and succeeded in gaining
a foothold, from which they were later
driven with heavy losses.
On the Riga-Dvinsk sector the Rus
SLAMS continue their efforts to drive
the Germans back toward the Dvina
Petrograd reports the capture of Ger
man positions near Silseme.
Capt. George Guynemer, the noted
French flyer. and Lieut.. Vosse. the
German accredited with fortytwo en-
counters, are believed to have been
killed in the recent fighting
North of fpres the German assaults
have increased. but Paris reports all
attacks have failed The Germans
used liquid fire in attempt to repel the
French. but were unsuccessful
London was raided by airplanes
twice Tuesday night. making the third
assault on the capital In two days In
the raid Monday night fifteen persons
We're killed and seventy injured
WESTERN
Fifty men fought a forest fire ten
miles east of Deadwood, s. d.
Spokane. Wash. coal dealers re-
duced coal so to 10 cents a ton.
Revolution of over two million per
sons financed by forty-eight organiza-
tions
Prediction of attempt by Germany
to conquer the world made to Ad.
miral Dewey fifteen years ago
The Wyoming State Fair. held at
Douglas, was by far the most success
full exhibition yet held by the state of
Wyoming
Military necessity will be cause of
many regiments of state troops losing
their identity In the reorganization OF
the divisions
Two men were killed at Richmond
Cal, In an explosion which tore out
the forward works and superstructure
of the Standard Oil tanker j. A. Moi
felt as she lay at her pier.
WASHINGTON
House orders committee on suffrage
formed
Secretary Lane started on Liberty
bond campaign.
The 311,50o 100000 war bond meas
ure is law. President Wilson has
signed the bill
Flat embargo on American gold ex.
ports to Spain has been put into eff.
feet by the United States government.
Without rollcall and after brief
debate the Senate passed the $1,000
100000 war deficiency appropriation
bill.
Germany will be convicted further
before the world on charges of high
handed intrigues against the peace of
other nations.
Uniform steel prices for the Amer
ican government, the public and the
allies, which represent reductions of
from 40 to 10 per cent in present mar
ket quotations were approved by Pres
ident Wilson
The Federal Reserve Board has
taken preliminary steps to abolish
longtime credits in this country dur.
ing the period of the war, to conserve
the financial resources of tht country
in a more liquid condition
A plea for concerted efforts to OBJ.
tain maximum production of coal
during the war was made by Dr. H. A.
Garfield, the fuel administrator, at the
opening CT conference OF central
field operators and miners to discuss
a proposed wage increase.
United States government sets uni
form price on steel.