The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-07
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union news
ABOUT THE WAR


river were repulsed by the British.
President Wilson has promulgated
the regulations to govern the draft.
Both British and Germans are car
rying out raids in the area around
Lens.
Only two French ships of more than
1000 tons were sunk in the week end
ing June "a.
Greece broke diplomatic relations
with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey.
During June the British captured
$3.50 prisoners, including 175 officers,
and also sixty-seven guns.
Brazil is no longer neutral in the
world war and the German empire has
another enemy arrayed against it,
Mines of Teuton vessels last week
were responsible for the sinking of
twenty-one British vessels of more
than 1000 tons.
The Greek destroyer Doxa, manned
by French crew, has been sunk by
an explosion. Twenty-nine of the
crew, including all the officers, were
lost
War Minister Kerensky personally
lead the Russians against the Ger
mans and has presented the regi-
ments participating with red revolu-
tionary flags.
The German official statement says
that the Galician village of Koniuchy
was lost to the Russians, but that the
RngCipn attach oh
in a barring position"
Gen. John ]. Pershing, commander
in-chief OF all American troops on the
continent, returned to Paris after a
two days inspection of the first Unit
ed States troops encamped at
French sea base.
Russian forces continued their Of
fensive against the Turks in the Cau-
casus. Russian cavalry pursued the
fleeing Turks and occupied the village
of Engidja, north of Lake Deribar,
and also occupied the Turkish strong
hold of Kalamirivan, southeast of the
lake.
Russia has joined in the great al
lied offensive and in twenty-four
hours, with not less than 100000 fight
ing men engaged, according to esti-
mates, has captured the village OF
Koniuchy, nearly 5000 prisoners and
taken a number of guns and supplies
in the Galician theater of the war.
WESTERN
Ben Ringer, German, is arrested
and interned at Ell Paso.
Attempt to get miners at Douglas
to strike failed last week.
Five thousand men at Clifton, Ari-
zona, thrown out of work by strike.
Fifteen persons comprise fastest
list OF deaths from Milwaukee dis
aster.
Governor of Montana is requested
to send state aid to suppress l. w. w.
movements.
Saloons in Sioux Falls, S. D., did
a bumper business just before prohi-
bition law became effective.
Four thousand Mexicans former en-
ployes of Cananea Copper Company
in Sonora, being supplied with free
rations.
In the jail at East st. Louis, ILL.,,
500 ringleaders of the mobs that
battled, lynched and shot armed ne
groes are prisoners and the edge is
taken from the mob spirit.
Her unlucky intrigue with a rogue
who used her as a pawn in his crimes
exposed by the law, young Mrs, Wal
ter G. Ross sought and found in death
surcease from the pain of her shame.
al San Francisco.
WASHINGTON
Twenty-Five million dollars was
placed to the credit of Great Britain
by Secretary McAdoo, bringing the
loans to that nation up to S5S5 100000
and the total loaned to the allies to
$1,043, 100000.
War requirements will leave little
steel for general business purposes,
the special defense committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States declares in a warning to busi-
ness interests to turn to substitutes
of wood and other materials wher-
ever possible.
The War Department will be COM
PEELED to draft about $4,000 men to fill
the regular army to war strength.
This practically was decided when re-
turns from the country at the close of
recruiting week showed that the reg
ular army still requires 57,275 men to
fill the ranks.
Col VIM. S. Barker of Salvation
Army leaves for France for work in
that country
The draft system is one of equality
and fairness, President Wilson ex-
planned in a proclamation accompany
ing exemption and draft regulations.