Tombstone epitaph., 1917-05-20
4 BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THis AND FOR
 EiGN couNTRiEs
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK TIRE PROGRESS
 OF The AGE.
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ABOUT THE WAR

General offensive opens in Balkans.
 British retske most of ground lost st Fresnoy.
 Great Britain's war cost 10 date is s2S,O00, ,OOO,OO
 French carry German trench north west Of Rheims
 Russians seize German trenches in Cerna river bend.
 German attack south of Berry'au- Bac repulsed with sanguinary loss.
 Fierce battle on west front contin- ued Thursday over Fresnoy and Bulle- court
 Great Britain announces that despite heavy fighting casualties have been reduced from 50 to 75 per cent.
 Six enemy aeroplanes brought down has been Americas bit" contributed against Germany since April 9th.
 French drive back Germans in ef- forts to reach fortress of Laon. Ad- vance stretches over four-mile front.
 Seven British aeroplanes shot down seven German balloons in a resump- tion of vigorous aerial offensive by British niers
 Russians break through Teutonic lines in Rumania. Heavy fighting there and in Macedonia interpreted as beginning of new general offensive.
 According to reports in Norfolk, Va. naval circles the American torpedo boat destroyer Davis was attacked by a German submarine near the war zone.
 On Tuesday the Germans recap tured Fresnoy after five days of fighting. driving out British troops with artillery fire and gas bombs.
 Nine new regiments of army engi- neers, to be composed exclusively of highly trained railway men. will be the first American troops sent 10 France
 British on Macedonia front Thurs day drive enemy back along four mile front Northwest of Monastir entente forces carrying out heavy artillery op- erations. In upper valley of Moglinica
 
 support and take many prisoners. WESTERN
 Armed liner fires on German U-boat in Atlantic.
 United States faces shortage of wheat below domestic consumption.
 Butchers at Seattle are selling bal a-se be as.I g.rttgr pound.
 Oregon has filled her quota in the regular army, recruiting 1,3iS men since April lst.
 Utah's winter wheat crop will be 5,O2G00O bushels. gain of 26O,000 bushels over last year.
 By vote of 21 to II a bill to sub init the liquor referendum to vote in April, 1918. was passed by the Wiscon- sin Senate.
 Booze and the evil woman are to be barred by the iron arm of the military from every military post and from ev- cry naval station Of America.
 Both the Senate and House of the New Mexico Legislature passed the conference report appropriating $780, 900 for a state defense and agricultu- ral fund.
 Lieut.. Frank F. Wolf, alias Frank Fels, deserter from the United States aviation corps at San Diego and said 10 be lieutenant in the German army, was arrested and interned at San Francisco by federal authorities WASHINGTON
 War loan bonds will mature in thir- ty years.
 More than 100000 men want to join officers training camps.
 Forty-eight Western railroads ask for increased freight rates.
 Vessel flying American flag supplied German U-boats in Atisntic. is charge. House passes bill permitting increas- ing number of men in navy and marine corps.
 France will furnish all the aero planes to be used by American army fliers who gre sent to western Europ- can battlefields
 American exports to Europe in March. the second month of unre structed submarine warfare, showed an increase Of more than 90 per cent over February.
 Government announced list of com manders to lead American engineers to France.
 Hard fight yet for all nations, de- clared Premier Balfour in the United States Senate.
 Senator Shafroth introduced in the Senate a bill appropriating sl50.0o0 for a federal building at Montrose, Colo.
 One hundred and twenty-seven Americans, taken from ships, are re- ported to be held prisoners by Ger many.