The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK oP
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT HVENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE. -
western NsWsphper Union NEWS SERVICE
ABOUT THE WAR

The Germans are evacuating the
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 10000 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
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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 Disc 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 Courtrai-Ingelmunster 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,
enc of the German naval bases on the
Belgian coast during a stormy night
according to a Dutch frontier message
forwarded from Amsterdam. The Ger
p'an warships were filled to their ca
pacity with soldiers and proceeded for
Germany The Germans also are re-
ported to be evacuating Ostend
WESTERN
Mrs. Fred Carlow, daughter of the
late Col William f. Cody ("Buffalo
Bill'), 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 50
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
enZa and in caring for the local vic
Tins
State Land Commissioner Robert P.
Ervien died at Santa Fe, n. M, of
double pneumonia following an attack
of Spanish influenza. Decedent was
81 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 is
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 orr
gin in Berlin, have been made to get
the churches of both neutral and bel
ligerent countries to call a conference,
which practically would be a peace
conference.
Christmas packages for American
soldiers in Siberia should be in the
mails before Oct. rs, the War Depart
ment announced.
The Turkish peace note received
Monday follows closely the line of the
German and Austrian peace notes. 1t
was delivered by the Spanish ambas.
sador.
German newspapers officially in
spired, assert that the devastation OF
territory from which their armies re
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