The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-03-16
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Berlin says sixteen hostile aircraft
brought down in France.
Bagdad capture includes two-thlrds
OF Turkish armys artillery.
London reports bringing down nine
German airplanes in France.
French drive back Germans on
l,500-meter front, taking prisoners.
North of the Ancre the left wing OF
the British in this particular opera
tion has pushed back the Germans.
The repulse OF an Austrian attack
northeast OF Lenzumo in the Tren-
tiuo. is announced by the Rome wal
office
British cavalry from Bagdad has
occupied Kazimain, on the Tigris
river five miles above Bagdad. it was
officially announced.
The First New Mexico infantry will
be mustered out at Columbus abou;
March 20, and the First Arizona in
fantry at Douglas the same date.
The Berlin official report for March
II states that $4,000 tons OF shipping
We're sunk. Together with the re-
ports of March I and s. this gives
total of more than l14,0OO tons.
The advance gave King Georges
troops the village of Grevillers and
the Loupart wood bringing the ad-
vanced British forces at the former
place to scant mile and half from
the northwestern outskirts of Ba-
paume.
According to the British war office
communication, under another of the
terrific British bombardments the
Germans have abandoned their main
defensive system west of Bapaume on
front of three and one-half miles to
a depth of mile
An armed guard for the protec-
tion of vessels and lives OF persons
aboard will be placed on all Ameri-
can merchant ships sailing through
Germany's barred area, the State De
partment notified all foreign diplo-
mats in Washington.
Further notable gains have been
made by the British forces against the
Germans in the operations which have
as their objective the capture of Ba-
paume and a general bending back
OF the German line eastward in the
Somme and Ancre regions of France.
WESTERN
Four tramps were killed. three ser
iously injured and twenty received
minor injuries in a freight wreck two
miles south of Medford, Ore.
Hiram w. Johnson, United States
senator-elect for California, an
nounced his resignation from the gov
ornorship, effective March 15.
Snow and rain through the winter
wheat belt saved the winter wheat
crop from what seemed certain ruin.
They broke a drought that had lasted
nearly all winter.
There are 17022. .S79 Catholics now
in the United States. exclusive of
island possessions, according to the
Centennial edition OF the official
Catholic directory.
Half dozen Mexicans were badly
hurt when a truck carrying twenty
three Mexicans turned over an en-
bankment on the Ridge road to
bakersfield. twenty miles north OF
Saugus, Cal.
A bill aimed AT food price manipula-
ton and empowering a state trade
commission to fix reasonable maxi
mum prices for necessities like food
and fuel was introduced in the Iowa
Legislature.
WASHINGTON
Vance Mccormick, chairman OF the
Democratic national committee is to
be offered the post of ambassador to
Japan, according to well authenti-
Gated report
The sinking of the Cunard non
passenger liner Folio with one Ameri-