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ABOUT THE WAR

french gun IRE destroys HeTildn
position at Winterburg
German attack south OF Berry-au-
BAG repulsed with sanguinary loss.
Vienna declares Russian attack in
Carpathian mountains was repulsed.
New German division. drawn from
other war zones, appear on western
front.
Fierce artillery battle reported
along Macedonian front with promise
Of new general offensive
Entente troops engage Austrian
and Turkish divisions between Lake
Ochrda and Lake Presba.
The British steamer Howthhead, A..
400 tons, was sunk by German sub
marine off the Irish coast.
French drive back Germans in ef.
forts to reach fortress of Laon. Ad-
vance stretches over four-mile front.
1t was reported at Amsterdam that
the Germans are preparing to evacu
ate ST. Quentin on the Arras Aisne
front
Seven British aeroplanes shot down
seven German balloons in resump-
ton of vigorous aerial offensive by
British filters.
French and British consolidate new
. eighteen-mile front. In assaults against
this new line Sunday Germans lost
G,100 prisoners.
British drive lines farther forward
in Mesopotamia while Turks force
Russians to evaruate Mush. an impor.
tant city in Turkish Armenia
Nine new regiments OF army engi
neers, 10 be composed exclusively of
highly trained railway men. will be
the first American troops sent to
France
On Tuesday the Germans recap
tured Fresnoy after five days OF
fighting, driving out British troops
with artillery fire and gas bombs.
The German victory, the first sub
stantial success obtained by linden
burg since the battle of Arras opened
on April 9Th, was scored only after
two violent efforts against the lines
held by the Canadians.
WESTERN
Rice and salmon, hailed as the
poor mans food" are kiting.
At Chicago May wheat sold at So Il
bushel May Sth. the highest price on
record. 1t was an advance of II cents.
Immensely rich zinc ore, in a body
eight feet thick has been tapped on
the 1,6O0-foot level of the Emma mine
near Butte, Mont
Both the Senate and House of the
New Mexico Legislature passed the
conference report appropriating $780,
600 for state defense and agricultu,
raj fund
Decatur's enthusiastic welcome of
the French commission was followed
by one of the first misfortunes of the
trip when the train killed Peter Quick.
aged Al, spectator, just as it was
leaving Decatur, Ill.
Whether an effort will be made to
prosecute any OF the fifty or more
men who participated In the lynch.
ing OF Starr Daley for killing James
Ray Gibson and attacking Mrs Glib
son on the Apache trail near Phoenix.
Ariz., remained undetermined when
Governor Thomas E. Campbell de-
clined to discuss the lynching.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Daniels is confident
American ingenuity will find poison
fol submarines.
Senator Shafroth introduced in the
Senate bill appropriating $3.50, 900
for a federal building at Montrose
Colo.
Sweeney Muncson of Fowler, Colo z,
has received the first passport from
the State Department to engage in in
dustrial construction work in Russia
He is steam shovel man
The Uruguayan steamer Gorilla,
aboard which were five Americans,
was sunk by German submarine
April 30th. according to a consular re-
port to the State Department,
In the face OF threatened world
food shortage, the American winter
wheat crop shows the lowest condi-
ton recorded since 1883 and promises
smaller yield than any other since
1904.
An increase IN ali existing tarl11
duties of 10 per cent ad valorem and
a new duty Of 10 per cent ad valorem
on all imports now on the free list
was agreed to just before the admin
istration revenue bill was completed
by the ways and means committee.
The bill carries provision for raising
$500. 100000 year, the amount de-
manded by the Treasury Department.
Congress will be asked to appro
pirate $1,000, 100000 for the building
of the great American merchant fleet
which is to overcome the submarine