The Colorado statesman., 1918-02-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union views servics-
ABOUT THE WAR

ne bTlllSl casualties reported uuT-
ing the week ended Feb. 4 totaled
1884.
From the North sea to the Swiss
frontier the military activity daily
seems to be growing in intensity.
A wireless dispatch received at Ber-
lin from Kiev says that the Poles
have occupied Mohilev, the Russian
main headquarters, and have arrested
Ensign Krylenko, the commander-in-
chief of the Russian Bolshevik forces,
and his entire staff.
The British armed boarding steam
er Louvain, Lieut.. Com. NJ. G. Easton
commanding, was torpedoed and sunk
by a German submarine in the east
ern Mediterranean on Jan. 81. Seven
officers and PIT men were lost.
The French war office asserts that
the attacks north of the Aisne were
repulsed, but the German war office
says that south of Beaucourt, Baden
storming troops pushed far into the
French front inflicted heavy casual
ties and returned to their own lines
with prisoners.
Tartar forces have occupied Yalta,
in the government of Taurida, and are
advancing on Sebastopol, Russia's
chief fortress and naval base on the
Black sea, according to a dispatch re-
ceived by the Petrograd Evening Post
from Sebastopol. The dispatch adds
that the Tartars are dealing merciless-
ly with Red Guards, sailors and SOL
diers
Venice and a number of towns on
the Venetian plain have been bombed
by enemy airmen, according to the
Italian official communication While
no damage and no casualties resulted
from the attack on Venice, consider
able destruction was wrought in the
towns of Padua, Treviso and Mestre,
where a number of civilians were
killed or wounded.
Next in importance to the opera
tons on the American front have
been attacks by the Germans against
the French in the Aisne region and
north of Verdun, near Beaumont.
Heavy casualties are believed to have
been inflicted on the Teutons and con-
uduubc was ny lhC
seventy-fives on the German trenches,
due to the accuracy of aim of the
American gunners.
American officers are elated over
the results of the first artillery duel
between American and German gun
ners, which followed preliminary
Smelling by the Germans Saturday
IT,, aPf al tn o.,
try commanders paid tribute to the
promptness with which the artillery
responded to the call for a barrage
and to the effectiveness of the artil-
lery fire. Aerial "Reminiscences
showed that the American gun fire
had had very destructive effect.
WESTERN
Armed with search warrant, Spe-
cial Counsel Francis ]. Heney of the
Federal Trade Commission seized the
Swift & Co. files in the offices of At
torney Henry Veeder in Chicago.
All motion picture shows and thea
tiers and other public gathering
places in Bisbee, Ariz., and the War
rem district were closed by the county
and city health authorities, in estab-
fishing a rigid quarantine against the
further spread of smallpox. There
are twelve cases in the district.
The New Mexico Central railroad
was sold at special masters sale at
Santa Fe to S. c. Munoz of New York
head of the Federal Export Corpora
ton and president of the New Mexico
Dol FRI
for 100000. Mr.. Munoz said $780,
600 corporation would rebuild the
road.
WASHINGTON
A bill authorizing the appointment
of an additional judge for the District
of Arizona was passed by the Senate.
Belgium was granted another cred
1t of $3.500,000 by the treasury, max
ing her total loans from the United
States $50 100000.
Developments promise indefinite ex-
tension of the controversy in the Sen
ate over American war efficiency and
the military committees bill Tor a war
cabinet and munitions director.
Ten months of the war have cost
the United States about $7,100,000, 900
at the rate of $710,00O,O0O a month,
nearly s24,O00,00O day.
A two-ounce bread ration was or
dered by the Food Administration for
patrons of hotels, restaurants and din
ing cars. This allowance is about
that now observed in England.
Secretary Tumulty returned to the
capitol after a visit to New Jersey,
where the possibility of his becoming
a Democratic candidate for senator is
.eing discussed among political lead
ers