The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-12

ABOUT THE WAR
British casualties reported during
the week ending Jan. 7 totaled 1S,99S.
The Bolsheviki are definitely
strengthening the front, Petrograd ad-
vices say.
Rome announces that snow and bad
weather have reduced the fighting to
a minimum.
Last year 367 Norwegian vessels
with an aggregate tonnage of 566'OOO
were sunk.
The French General Lise, command
ing the artillery on the Italian front,
has been killed in action.
British patrols at several places
forced crossings of the Piave river
against the Teutonic allies.
Further extension of the submarine
barred zone is announced in wire
less statement sent out by the Ger
man government.
Since the beginning of the war 2l5
Danish ships with a total tonnage OF
$4,000 have been sunk and 234 Danes
have been killed.
German troops which attempted to
advance on the Verdun front after
bombardment were driven back by the
French fire, it is announced officially
from Paris.
An official dispatch from Berlin an
nounces that peace negotiations with
Russia have been suspended. Great
political disorders are reported in the
German capital.
The American steamship Harry
Luckenbach was torpedoed and sunk
with loss of life, according to word re
ceived by the owner of the vessel in
New York. Eight of the crew are
missing.
The London War Office has issued
a summary of the British captures and
losses in the war during 1917. The
total captures on all fronts numbered
114,544 prisoners and ISL guns. The
losses numbered 2S,379 prisoners and
166 guns.
Although infantry operations in the
major war theaters are of minor
character, signs are not wanting that
big battles are in the process of max
ing in Flanders, France and Italy. At
various points in these three war
zones intensive artillery duels are 60
ing on day and night
WESTERN
Edward P. McManus, postmaster
dead in his office in the postoffice
building at Keokuk, Ia.
A petition signed by 1000 voters
asking for a local option election in
the city of EI Paso, Tex, was present
ed to the county commissioners.
Miss Lotus Wiles named in a con-
fession by w. X. Stitt, former cashier
of bank at Viola, Ill.,, as his reason
for misappropriating $1,000 of the
banks funds, was arrested at Peoria,
ILL.,, as an accessory to his defalcation.
Villista bandits, numbering 400,
have captured Guanecivi, a village in
the state of Durango, routing the Car
rama garrison, looting the town and
carrying off many young girls and
women. according to information
reaching American mining circles at
Ell Paso, Tex. The bandits evacuated
the village, going to Rio Florida,
Chihuahua, the reports declared.
WASHINGTON
The selective service act was held
constitutional by the Supreme Court.
Director General McAdoo plans on
saving $4O0,000,00O annually in FEEDER
al operation of the railroads.
1t was reported Monday that Sec,
retary of State Lansing is to be sent
to Europe as a permanent high war
commissioner.
For the sixth time investigation of
Senator La Follette's alleged disloyal
speech of last September at st. Paul
was postponed by the Senate elections
committee.
Arguments of the Wyoming Colo
RADIO water suits which were to come
up before the United States Supreme
Court went over on account of prior
fly cases on the docket.
At a moment made crucial to the
allied cause by the developments in
the peace negotiations between Ger
many and Russia, President Wilson
proclaimed to the world, through the
medium of a message to Congress, the
peace terms and war aims of the
United States and its allies.
The United States must supply her
allies with 1OO,OOO.OOO bushels of
wheat this year. This is the latest
estimate of Herbert C. Hoover, based
upon new survey showing the food
situation in Europe to be far more
serious than first reports indicated
In the presence of a gathering repre-
sentative of official Washington. DR.
Milenko Vesnitch, head of the Serbian
War Mission to the United States, laid
q ,rraath ON the thmh of Wnshinrton