The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTa
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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
British casualties during the week
'H4ing July 20, totaled 1891. the light
est In several months
The Germans cling desperately to
he line south of scissors in an effort
o protect their flanks
The German retreat northward from
the Marne is being carried out by the
light Of burning vilages--the torches
81 Prussian militarism.
The Americans fighting on the
Aisne- Marne front have completed the
cutting OF the narrow gauge railway to
Chateau Thierry.
Italian troops have wrested from
thu Austrians Monte Stabel and have
completely reoccupied Corno di Caven-
20, in the Adamello region of the noun
tain front
on the front between Rheims and
the Marne the British have taken Pet
tchalnp wood near MarfauX. where
they took the places formerly held by
the Italian forces.
Very serious revolts and mutinies
have occurred in Bohemia and Hun
gary. At Manaros-Szjet $50 officers
and 500 Czecho-SIovaks who mutnied
were shot and 1900 arrested
French and Americans have crossed
the Marne over front OF twelve
miles between Jaulgonne, seven miles
east OF Chateau Thierry, and Reuil,
near where the German line crossed
the stream when the German offens-
i've was at its height
British forces on the northern side
OF the Picardy sector have gained fur
ther ground near Hebuterne. while
east OF Amiens, near Arras and in the
Lys salient raiding operations charac,
terized the activities OF the British.
On the western flank of the German
salient the allies have taken Oulchy-
lee Chaieau, a mile north OF the Ourcq,
dominating point in the German line
OF communications They have also
captured the town of Buzancy, seven
miles south of Soissons, which brings
them up TO a rayine that stands be
tween them and the heights east OF
scissors.
Realizing the seriousness of his pre-
dicament, the German crown prince is
said 10 nave sent out distress signals
to his cousin. Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria, whose men are facing the
British in France and Flanders Rup-
precht dispatched several divisions of
reserves. To offset this, Field Marshal
Haig Immediately detached an equal
number of divisions of picked British
troops from Picardy and moved them
into the battle area southwest of
Rheims.
WESTERN
There are $4,000 farmers in Montana
who need financial aid to the extent of
slO,00o,0oO If 1000, 900 acres OF land
are to be seeded that otherwise will
remain idle during the next crop year.
Jesse o. Starr must hang July &c for
the murder OF Sheriff Dwight Stephens
OF Luna county. New Mex His fate
was sealed when Governor Lindsey re.
fused to commute his sentence, after
an investigation and visit to the
scene OF the shooting.
The California Prohibitionists have
filed complete state ticket with the
secretary of state 1t is headed by
William D. stephens as candidate for
governor.
WASHINGTON
Germany has rushed 100000 troops
into Rumania to put down uprisings in
the conquered Balkan country. accord
tpty off al ID
Fifty thousand negro registrants
qualified for general military service
: were called to the colors by Provost
Marshal General Crowder
II the government expends by June
80, 1919. all the money Congress has
voted up TO date. the war in two and
quarter years will have cost the
United States approximately $35. .oOO,-
100000. exclusive of loans Of 10000
100000 to our allies.
A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property
custodian, announced that he had tax.
en- over the business Of L. vogelstein
Co. Inc. and Beer, Sondheimer &
Co, Inc. both large German-owned
metal concerns of New York City. The
assets OF the former are upward of So
100000 and those of the latter more
than $5.oO0,0OO
An industrial survey to determine
the nations taxable resources as an
aid to the ways and means committee
in framing the income and excess prof
Its sections Of the new $4,000 900 900
revenue bill Is under way Committee
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proximately $4,000. 900 900 from excess
profits and incomes
The Department of Agriculture, it
was announced, has asked the farmers
to SOW 47.500,000 acres in winter wheat