The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-18
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT RvENTo
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOP. :.
ABOUT THE WAR


Chemin Des Danes under the con
verging attacks south and west OF 1t.
Reports are to the effect that the
Germans are withdrawing what is left
of their forces in the north, both naval
and military
French troops have captured the
town OF Roulers in Belgian Flanders
and also $500 prisoners. according to
the official announcement.
Laon, the last OF the group of nat
ural obstacles forming the keystone of
the German defense in France, has
been taken without fight
In Albania the Italians have occu-
pied the Austrian naval base of Du-
razzo. on the Adriatic. while in Serbia
the allied forces are continuing to
press the enemy troops north of Nish.
Since the morning OF October IA the
allies have taken IL 900 prisoners. and
more than 100 guns in the operations
in Belgium. In addition to occupying
Menin, the British have entered Wer-
vicq and are standing on the right
bank OF the Lys.
The entente forces in Belgium and
France continue successfully to drive
the enemy before them. In Belgian
Flanders the advance is somewhat
rapid, but on all the sectors in France
the Germans are fighting with des-
peration to hold back their foes
To the west the French are slowly
closing in upon Rethel on their way
to Mezieres, being only two miles dis
tant from the town. West OF Grandpre
they have effected further crossings
Of the Aisne. About 500 Germans
were taken prisoner in the fighting.
German forces have abandoned Laon
and the whole St Gobain region.
The French, after reoccupying Laon,
have pressed on until their line now
runs from the Oise river above La
Fere to the eastern end OF Chemin des
Danes The Germans have reached
what is known as the Hunding or
Brunhilde line in their retreat
The British Second army, fighting in
Flanders, has reached La Chate, on
the CourtraiIngelmunst road, and
bas captured the villages OF Gulleg-
hem and Heule, The British have ad-
vanced to the outskirts of Courtrai.
This announcement was made by the
war office, which also corroborated
the Belgian and French successes in
Flanders.
Several of Germany's largest tor
pedo boats recently left Zeebrugge,
Cne of the German naval bases on the
Belgian coast, during a stormy night,
according to a Dutch frontier message
forwarded from Amsterdam The Ger
r'an warships were filled to their ca
pacity with soldiers and proceeded for
Germany. The Germans also are re-
lor.ed to be evacuating Ostend.
WESTERN
Mrs. Fred Carlow. daughter of the
late Col. William F. Cody "Buffalo
BillO, died at her home at Cody,
Wyo., Oct. Is of heart disease, sup
posed to have been superinduced by
Influenza. Her husband died of influ-
enza Oct. 12. Mrs. Carlow was 80
years OF age and the only surviving
child of Colonel Cody.
Two Wyoming towns. Greybull and
Evanston Oct. 15 appealed to the
State Board of Health to send physi.
clans and nurses from other towns
to assist in combating Spanish influ-
enza and in caring for the local vic
tins.
State Land Commissioner Robert p
Ervien died at Santa Fe, N NJ, OF
double pneumonia following an attack
of Spanish influenza Decedent was
50 years old and had been in office
since 1911 He is survived by wife
and two sons, one OF the latter being
at present with the American Expedi
tionary Forces in France.
WASHINGTON
Solon Menos, minister from Haiti
died of influenza.
A stamp tax on all bank checks i:
provided for in an amendment to the
war revenue bill adopted by the Sen
ate finance committee which is revis
ing the House draft
Persistent efforts, having their ori
gin in Berlin, have been made to ge
the churches OF both neutral and bel
ISeTeHl COUNTRIES 10 Cali a conference
which practically would be peace
conference.
Christmas packages for American
soldiers in Siberia should be in tn,
mails before Oct 25, the War Depart
ment announced
The Turkish peace note received
Monday follows closely the line of tn,
German and Austrian peace notes.
was delivered by the Spanish ambas
sador.
German newspapers officially in
spired, assert that the devastation o
territory from which their armies re
treat are military necessities" &C