, 1918-10-10
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D DIM 8. ACHIEVE.
MENTs. suFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news servic.
ABOUT THE WAR


captured 10000 men and 1000 guns on
the western front.
In Palestine the Turks have been
driven far beyond Damascus with the
British still on their heels marrying
them.
American submarine chasers de
stroyed two enemy submarines during
the bombardment of Durazzo, it was
officially announced in Rome.
The British Friday had driven their
lines within six miles of Lille at WAY
rim and Equinghem, according to Field
Marshal Haig's communication.
American, British and Italian war
ships have destroyed the Austrian
naval base at Durazzo nj the war
ships anchored there, according to an
announcement made by Premier Or
ando.
In the mountain region in northern
Italy the Italians on several sectors
have attacked and defeated the Aus
TRANS, while in Albania the Austro-
Hungarians are in fast retreat before
the Italian armies.
The enemy is swiftly ~evacuating the
salient between Armentieres and Lens
and in Flanders fires are everywhere
to be seen. and it is evident that the
enemy, realizing that lie must give fur
Their ground, is vigorously applying the
torch.
French, British and American and
Belgian troops in three days captured
10000 prisoners and 800 guns, it is es-
timated at Paris. Since July Is the al
lies have captured 100000 prisoners,
5000 gnns, 10000 machine guns Inc
enormous quantities of material. This
does not take into recount the opera
lions in Macedonia and Palestine.
Around Rheims the French have
further extended their gains north
and northwest of the cathedral city,
where they are all along the Aisne ca
nal. To the east in Champagne, Amer
lean forces are fighting with the
French between the Suippe river and
the Argonne forest, in addition to
holding their original battle line in
side and east of the Argonne forest.
Lens, the heart of the great coal re-
gion in northern France, and Armen-
there's, almost equally important as a
manufacturing center, nave been evac'
uated by the Germans; the German
fortified positions between Cambria
and st. Quentin have been definitely
smashed and the Austro-H ungarians
in Albania, forsaken by the Bulgar
ians, their former allies, are in full
--4uaot rI f,.Dp, tho AIriatir
sea to Lake Ochrida.
WESTERN
Orders authorizing the enlisting of
boys who have reached the g of IS
since Sept. IL were received at the
Denver marine corps recruiting office.
Charles A. Otis, chief of the regions
of and conversion on the
War Industries Board. has appointed
Carl Hinton, secretary of the Colorado
Development Federation, as secretary
of the new Twenty-first region, which
consists of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
and New Mexico with headquarters at
Denver. Cass E. Harrington, presi-
lent of the Colorado declarations, is re-
gional adviser.
Miles H. Milligan of Miles City,
Mont, died at the university hospital
at Boulder, Colo, from Spanish influ-
enza, and another case was reported
among the Montana contingent.
WASHINGTON
One hundred seagoing vessels, forty
six steel and fifty-four wood, aggregat-
ing S01 .433 gross tons, were completed
in American shipyards during Sep
TENDER. y
Air mail service between Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York was
conducted during the month of Sep
TENDER without a single interruption,
the Postoffice Department announced
Belgium has been given another
credit of 100000 0 by the United
states government. This raised totaI
loans to Belgium to S166 .020,000 and
total credits to all allies to s7,215,
476,666.
The American steamer Herman
Frasch, a small cargo carrier, manned
by a navy crew and in the overseas
supply service, has been sunk in col
lision at sea with a loss of probably
fifty of her crew.
Provost Marshal General Crowdel
called for 29,999 grammar school grad
yates from forty-two states and the
District of Columbia to entrain Oct
Is for technical schools. OF the tota
$50 will be negroes. Voluntary Undue
ton will be allowed until Oct. 70.
Construction of 454 vessels of 1000.
600 lightweight toni is the additions
program of the shipping board dis
closed TO the house appropriations
committee by Chairman Hurley in ok
planning his request for additional au
thor!zation Of $4,000. 900 for the
present fiscal year.