The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-15
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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Active local operations were carried
out by the French. German raiding
parties were beaten back.
Harold Alfred Vyyyan ST. George
Harmsworth, nephew OF Viscount
Northcliffe. died from wounds re-
ceived at Cambria
General Pershing advised the War
Department that ten soldiers reported
missing after the action of Nov. 80
have ben located in German prison
camps.
Entente allied airplanes made thirty
one air raids on German territory in
the month of January. says an official
statement issued by the German war
office.
President Wilson Monday ad
dressed Congress. declaring German
militarists alone prevented the end OF
the war. He said he saw some hope
in the stand taken by Austria.
German troops and guns still are
pouring into France opposite the Brit
ish lines, but the British are reported
confident. the preponderance of men
and guns being still with the allies
British casualties reported for the
week ending Feb IL were 1917 di
vided as follows Killed or died OF
wounds-Officers. 70: men, 1860
Wounded or missing 1856;
men. 5.4s9.
The Austrians renewed their at.
farkS the h.rp pf
the Brenta river. but were held in
check by the Italians. The Austrian
columns were torn to pieces by the
Italian artillery.
Russia has declared peace. but has
refused to sign any treaty with the
Central powers. The Ukraine-Teuton
peace pact ceding territory to the
Germans, has been announced in full.
II is called complete surrender by
Trotzky
Germans report capture OF some
Americans north of Xiyray. ten miles
east of st. Mihiel American patrols
approached close to enemy trenches
at night, but were prevented from
making raid by the barking of sen
try dogs which alarmed the Germans.
Raids are increasing in intensity
and the artillery fire is becoming more
violent along important sectors. In an
attack against Caurieres wood, north
east of Verdun the French repulsed
the Germans with loss On the Italian
front. the Austrians have failed in at.
tempts against the positions west OF
the Brenta, captured recently by the
Italians
WESTERN
Felix X. Jones of Abilene, Texas,
was placed on trial at Ell Paso, Tex,
for the murder of Thomas Lyons Of
Silver City, N. NJ. Lyons was found
murdered in the suburbs of Ell Paso
the morning of May Is, 1917. Jones
What is said to be the first partici-
patton of a Southern legislature in the
observance of Lincolns birthday took
place at Petersburg. w. Va, when
members OF the Virginia general as
sembly attended exercises at Camp
Lee conducted by the 3l9th brigade
composed exclusively OF Virginians
10 the pl
Lincoln, born 109 years ago, had its
greatest expression in Springfield, H.,
the last resting place of the martyred
president.
bill TO retire Col. D. l.. Howell, in
command at Fort Logan, Colo, on the
retired list with the rank OF brigadier
general was introduced in the Senate
Colonel Howell will reach the age of
65 in August
WASHINGTON
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination of Thomas W. Page Of Vir.
ginia to be a member of the United
States Tariff Board. vice Roper re-
signed
William T, Donnelly OF the commit.
tee of ship protection gave in New
York the details of how he made the
3.00O-ton steamship Lucia Submarine
proof and apparently unsuitable by
any known means.
How Russia's complete withdrawal
from the war will affect the allies and
the United States in a military way
cannot be estimated at this time,
Washington officials believe. Russia
at this time owes the United States
$lS7.779,0oO advanced for supplies
which already have gone to Russia.
Fuel Administrator Garfield pre-
pared an order abolishing the six re-
naming heatless Mondays.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt will not cast his
hat into the ring as the Tammany can
didate for governor of New York to
oppose the reelection of Governor
Whitman.
Endorsement OF the Federal amend
ment for woman suffrage was voted by