The Arizona copper camp., 1917-04-28
HISTORY MAKING
EVENTS OF WEEK

SATURDAY, April 21.-Great Bri-
tain's high commissioners to interna-
tional war conference arrive in Unit
ed States and are taken to Washing
ton on special train from unnamed
port of entry.
Herbert C. Hoover, Americas new
food dictator, appeals for drastic econ
| omy on the part of Americans to save
world from starving. Declares food
situation of utmost gravity and that
the next three months more than
twice the amount that would be ex-
ported normally Calls on every
American man, woman and child to
forego at last one loaf of wheat bread
a week and eat something else.
Roosevelt urges conservation of
grain and gasoline, decries use of grain
for manufacture of liquors and gaso-
line for joy rides.
curities oversubscribed.
SUNDAY, April 22-British party
rousing welcome.
Two British destroyers sink two Ger
man destroyers in terrific fight east
of Dover. Four other German destroy
ers driven off Sinking of two British
hospital ships, one with German pris-
oners aboard announced.
German people appealed to through
the official press to hang on little
longer and not to give in for a mouth
full of bread.
Great anti-German demonstrations
held in Buenos Aires. Over 10000
person smarch through streets endors-
ing America and the Allies, and de-
nouncing German brutality.
Alaska Treadwell, Alaska United and
Alaska Mexican mines ruined by break
ing through of waters of Gastineau
channel into old workings. Greatest
disaster in history of Alaskan mining.
Paris hangs Stars and Stripes on
Eiffel tower and celebrates entrance
of America into the war.
Mobs in Sweden demand republic.
MONDAY, April 23.-Congress be-
gins debate on great army bill. Fight
begins over selective draft plan.
/ Mobilization of millions of boys for
farm work planned
Battle of Arras renewed. British re-
port new successes. Fighting is heav-
lest in war.
Russian regime announces it is not
likely to abandon war
TUESDAY, April 24-French com
| mission to war conference, headed
by former Premier Rene Viviani and
Marshal Joffre, arrive in America and
are escorted to Washington on Presi-
dents yacht Mayflower.
Food conditions in entente nations
critical
General Maude's troops take Samara,
! Is miles northwest of Bagdad, and
capture 16 locomotives and 224 rail-
road cars of the Bagdad railroad.
British troops take 1000 Germans
prisoners on west front, while French
push on toward Chemin des Danes.
Demonstration of friendship be-
tween Russia and America when Am
bassador Francis appears before Duma
at Petrograd
WEDNESDAY, April 25.-American
freighter Mongolia, formerly trans
Pacific liner, arrives at London and
reports sinking German submarine
April 19 in British waters.
French and British continue to drive
Germans back on west front.
Villa suffers bad defeat in western
Chihuahua, losing 1000 men and many
horses, arms and ammunition.
British report 40 vessels sunk bv IT
boats in week.
All Washington welcomes French
high commission
Editors of women's food papers
called to Washington for conference on
food saving.
Censorship of all lines of communi-
cation to Mexico to be established.
THURSDAY, April 90
Marshal Joffre and Vice Premier
Viviani ask for American expedition
airy force for France
Elihu Root, former secretary of state,
named to head American commission
to Russia.