The Dolores star., 1917-11-02
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: ABOUT THE WAR
British aviators drop bombs ON Inn
portant German works.
American destroyers and men In
European waters are ready for winter.
Paris received the news of the en-
sry OF the American troops into the
trenches with great enthusiasm.
A Reuters dispatch from Amster-
dam says that the Berlin papers re-
port that Imperial Chancellor Michael.
10 has resigned.
British forces have bettered their
positions along the Ypres-Roulers rail.
road, and General Haig says every.
ching Is continuing to 90 as he has
planned.
Germany lost one-half Of her total
effectual fleet of super-Zeppelins as a
result OF her air raid Of Oct. 20 over
England. according to cable dis
patches received at Washington.
The London war office announces
that 1bO persons. in addition to the
1a6 lost on the two British destroyers.
were killed when two German raiders
sank eleven ships in the North sea.
In the Gulf Of Riga aud around the
head of the Gulf Of Finland the Ger
mans have remained quiet for several
days. Near Illoukst Russian artillery
was turned on Slav troops fraterniz-
ing with the enemy.
All other war operations were mini
mized Sunday by the gigantic drive
Of the Austro- Germans in Italy. Cor
ixia was recaptured and the prisoners
list was brought up to 100000. More
than 700 big guns have been seized.
French and Belgian troops scored q
spectacular victory in the capture Of
Merckem peninsula in Flanders after
wading through mud and water up to
their necks in the face of violent fire.
The French report further gains
around Scissors.
Desultory and intermittent shelling
characteristic of the sector continued
on the front where the Americans are
entrenched. The Germans sent over
projectiles every now and then, the
American and French batteries firing
back shot for shot.
Retirement Of German forces ON the
western front to position far in the
rear of>the present Hinde4burg line
IL expected by war experts following
the recent French blows along the
Aisne front. The prisoners captured
in the Petain drive now number about
10000 and many more are coming In;
120 guns Of the larger type were cap
tured and vast quantities Of small cali.
Der pieces were seized.
WESTERN
Government modified recent drastic
embargo on sugar.
At Freeport, Ill.,, Clarence Geiger,
dry goods clerk, bought $50 Liberty
bond with Lincoln pennies.
Lieut.. Sylvester H. Lawton Jr., u.
8. NJ, was found dead In bed from a
gunshot wound in the quarters of an
other officer at the Mare Island navy
yard at San Francisco.
Fully so per cent of the hens of the
State of Oregon have been slaughtered
during the last six months, e. J. Nc
Clanahan, president Of the Oregon
Poultry Breeders Association, stated
at Eugene.
Vice President Thomas r.. Marshall
left Phoenix for Ault, Colo, where he
began a speaking tour on Monday. The
tour will carry him through the states
of the Northwest, ending at Butte.
Mont. November ed. @
Stockyards centers and gra!c eleva-
tors in Denver and Throughout the
state are to be guarded more heavily
from now on during the war period as
q precautionary measure against pos
sible destruction of animals and grain.
WASHINGTON
Frank A. Scott resigned as presi-
dent of the War Industries Board.
Government expenditure Of $1,000
100000 is the record which October
has established at the Treasury De-
partment.
President Wilson granted an In
crease of 45 cents . ton in the price
Of bituminous coal at virtually all
mines in the country.
Prompt aid was given by the Amer
ican Red Cross in France to ITO sur
vivors of the army transport Antilles,
torpedoed and sunk October 18th with
the loss of sixty-seven lives.
Secretary Baker has issued instruc-
tions to division commanders regard
ing the continued efforts which are
being made to use political influence
to obtain promotions and soft as