Taiban Valley news., 1917-06-15
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union
ABOUT THE WAR

incident is closed.
American and French gunners sink
two German U-boats.
Rumania has reorganized her army
and is ready to fight again.
Maj. Gen. Pershing and 100 navy
aviators have arrived in France.
Million tons of high explosives set
off at beginning of new British at
tack.
Increasing number of submarines
are being sunk declares French Of
ficer.
North of Ypres the Belgians and
Germans are engaged in violent artil-
lery duels.
Men of Ulster and from the south
of Ireland fought side by side and are
praised for their work in the Belgian
drive.
The naval collier Jupiter has ar
rived in France, Secretary Daniels
announced, laden with 10000 tons Of
wheat and other supplies.
British Friday held all gains made
in the big drive in Belgium and re-
pulsed all counter attacks. Among
more than 6,40O prisoners are 1872 Of
ficers.
Germans admit Withdrawing their
lines from before the British in Bel
gium. Austrians are Withdrawing
troops from the Russian fronts and
massing them against Italians.
London papers figure that 713 aero
planes were shot down on the west
ern front in May, of which 442 were
German and 271 British and French.
The total air losses in April were esti-
mated at 7o9
According 10 information received
by the Norwegian Legation at Lon
don, forty-nine Norwegian steamships
with a. gross tonnage of 1887, were
sunk in May. twenty-five lives were
lost.
Field Marshal Haig's resumed of
fensive swept forward VIGOROUSLY ov-
er front of nine miles in the Mes
sines-Wytschaete sector. Everywhere
We captured our first objectives," the
British commandments reported.
A Paris official announcement says:
THE French navy greets with JOY on
their arrival these new brothers in
arms, who, under the flag Of the great
American Republic, have come to par
ticipate until final victory in the strug
gle against the common enemy"
WESTERN
Chicago clubs will respond to any
request by the government to bar
liquors during the war.
Colorado is to have one delegate and
New Mexico one at the American Jew
ish Congress, which is to meet in
Washington in September.
Tornado casualties June were:
Missouri, 20 dead, 100 injured; Kan
sas, Is dead, 40 injured; Michigan,
dead, 80 injured; Kentucky, 5 dead,
20 injured.
Subscriptions to the Liberty loan
to June Sth appreciate $1,300,000,000
or OO,OO0,OOO less than the total
amount desired, according to a state
ment issued at New Orleans by Sec
retary McAdoo.
The highest good roads meeting ev-
er held in the United States will be
staged July 10th and 18th on the sum-
NIT Of Pixies Peak, when the midsum-
mer gathering of the Pixies Peak
Ocean to Ocean Highway Association
Twill take place.
WASHINGTON
nfederate veterans re-elect COM
er-in-chief.
stamp taxes on bank checks
10 war revenue bill.
pment outlines policy regard
ing reserve officers.
i xican embassy announced
Earranza had ordered all
under cultivation to pro-
the world food short
son nominated these
to be major gen
Arrison, William L.
C.. Morton. Eight
promoted to be
stations were or
No deal stringent
Nplying for en-
fop, as fore
Agriculture,
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