The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-12
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
The WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOP.=.
ABOUT THE WAR

Au-Bac, the Paris war office an
nounces.
The Austrian armies in Albania
face a major disaster as result oil
the allied successes in Serbia.
Franco-American troops in Cham
pagne have driven back the Germans
over a front of nearly two miles north
of st. Pierre, captured the plateau
northeast of Autry and taken numer-
Gus prisoners.
Northwest of Berry-auBac the
French have driven their line to the
junction of the Aisne and Suippe riv-
ers, placing the German front around
Laon and eastward in greater jeop-
ardy.
In Champagne, General Gouraud's
forces have increased their gains all
the way eastward to the region of the
Argonne forest, while on the eastern
side of the forest the Americans have
improved their battle front along the
Aire valley.
On the southern part of the battle
front, from the Rheims sector to the
Meuse river, the French and Ameri-
cans are carrying out successfully
their converging movement northward
and on all sectors have gained addi-
tional ground.
All along the front from Rheims to
the Meuse, distance of more than
fifty miles, the enemy everywhere has
met with serious reverses and is fall
ing back at some places in disorder,
under the heavy pressure that is be-
ing imposed against him.
The British and Americans have ad-
yanced 10 a depth of about three miles
on a twenty-mile front in their great
attack between St Quentin and Cam
brai. Numerous towns have been cap
tured, and seemingly all the great de-
fensive positions of the enemy in this
region have been obliterated.
Total number of American casual
ties to date, including those reported
Sunday: Killed in action Gncluding
291 at sea-, 1890; died of wounds, q
$50; died of disease, 1892; died of ac
cident and other causes, $50; wounded
in action, 21,922; missing in action
incuding prisoners), 1921. Total to
date, 40,671.
In Macedonia the Italians and Serbs
are still forcing the enemy troops to
retire in Albania and Serbia, while in
Palestine the British have driven the
Turks more than thirty miles north
of Damascus. Reports are to the ef
feet that the Turkish cabinet has re-
signed and that the Turks have sent
delegates to Greece to talk peace.
WESTERN
James b. McCreary, twice governor
of Kentucky, six years a representa-
tive of his state in the United States
Senate and for several consecutive
terms a member of the lower house of
Congress. died at his home at Rich
mond, KY, after brief illness.
An oil vein that flows gallon of
oil every three minutes was struck by
workmen engaged in digging cess
pool at Riverton, Neb,, 1875 miles
southwest of Lincoln, in Franklin
county.
The San Diego. Cal, Union says:
There can be no peace except upon
such terms as the allies may dictate.
Conquering armies do not negotiate
they dictate"
WASHINGTON
President Wilson received party
of Swiss editors who are visiting the
United States as guests of the COM
mittee on public information.
Plans OF Congress to adjourn for a
month over the November elections
drew warning from Secretary Nc,
Adoo that failure promptly to enact
the sS,00O.000,000 war revenue bill will
disorganize and endanger the national
finance
President Wilson informed the Ger
man government that before the
United States can discuss an armis
tice German troops must withdraw
from all invaded territory. He asked
Chancellor Macmillan whether he
represented the German people or the
authorities of the empire who are con-
Quoting the war The imperial Ger
man government is asked whether II
accepts the terms laid down by the
President in his address to Congress
Jan. s and subsequent addresses.
This years wheat crop will be 91S,-
100000 bushels, the Department of
Agriculture announced in its prelim-
mary estimate of production. Winter
wheat production is 555,725,000 bush
els and spring wheat production $685.
$4,000 bushels. A corn production of
2.717.775.000 bushels was forecast from
the condition OF the crop Oct. 1.
Regulations under which officers
and men of the army stationed in
home camps may vote in primary or
general elections of their states were
announced by Acting Secretary Crow