Taiban Valley news., 1918-01-25
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
J. PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. D DIN G 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union NEWS service
ABOUT THE WAR

AbOUI The WAX
An official communication says
that the Italian shipping losses last
week were two steamers of more than
1900 tons sunk.
Paris reports that the period OF
Jan. l to 10 French pilots brought
down fifteen German airplanes and
one captive balloon.
From 100000 to 100000 troops must
be raised at once in England, Sir
Auckland Geddes, minister of nation.
al service, told the House of Com
mons in London.
King Ferdinand of Rumania, whose
arrest had been ordered by the Boil
shevik government, is now under the
protection of the Allies, according to
Petrograd dispatch to the London
Daily Express.
According to a telegram received in
London, German Chancellor Count Won
Hertling has again postponed the
speech which he was to have made in
reply to the definition of war aims by
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George.
Five French merchantmen of more
than 1000 tons and one under that
tonnage were sunk by submarines or
mines during the week ending Jan. IL
Ships entering French ports during
the week ending Jan. IL numbered
1893, while those clearing were 751.
Two vessels were attacked but es-
capped.
Only eight British merchantmen
were sunk by U-boats the past week.
In the previous week the admiralty
reported the loss by mine or subma-
rine of eighteen merchantmen of l.
600 tons or over three merchantmen
under that tonnage and four fishing
vessels. The report of Jan. 2, gave
the sinkings as twenty-one, eighteen
being 1,600 tons or over.
The capture of thirteen officers, Ats
men, eighteen machine guns and two
bomb-throwers in engagements east of
Caposile and Monte Solone, was re-
ported by the Italian war office. The
Germans made two raids on the Cham
pagne front. The raiding parties were
repulsed, the Paris war office an
nounced. The Japs are reported to
have landed an army at Vladivostok,
but will not interfere in Russian af-
fairs.
WESTERN
Following a referendum vote, the di-
rectors of the Pixies Peak oceanic
Ocean Highway Association have Sc
lected Feb. and for the annual
meeting of the association at st.
Joseph, Mo.
A telegram from Fort Collins stated
that Christy Houx, son of Gov. Frank
Houx, of Wyoming, had been drowned
in an accident there. Governor Houx
is in Washington, and was immediate
ly notified.
Good roads boosters from foor
states will attend the meeting of the
OLD Highway Association at Nc
Cook, Neb, Jan. 28, to lay plans for
spending 100000 on the Omaha-Lin-
coln-Denver highway in 1918.
WASHINGTON
Framing of legislation contemplate
ing drastic changes in the govern
ment's war machinery, including Gre
alton of an American war council
similar to those of England and
France, and a director of munitions,
was begun by the Senate military
committee.
A sweeping governmental order al
most completely stopping the wheels
of industry east of the Mississippi riv-
er for a five-day period, beginning
Friday morning, Jan. 1S, was issued
by Fuel Administrator Garfield at the
direction of the President. Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield's statement in ex-
p,anation of his order follows: "The
most urgent thing to be done is to
send to the American forces abroad
and to the allies the food and war sup
plies which they vitally need. Wars
munitions, food, manufactured articles
of every description are lying in At
lantic ports in tens of thousands of
tons, where literally hundreds of
ships, loaded with war goods for our
men and the allies cannot take the
seas because their bunkers are empty
of coal. The coal to send them on
their way is waiting behind congested
freight that has jammed all termi-
nails"
Germany and Pope Benedict, Sen
ator Lewis Of Illinois declared, both
are planning new, early peace move
ments.
Authority to call into the United
States service Philippine military or
ganizations is given the President in
a House bill passed by the Senate ana
sent to the White House.
Fuel Administrator Garfield issueo
a statement reminding the public that
while the fuel restriction order was