Gilpin observer., 1918-01-03
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ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUI The WAX
Snow and cold checked fighting
along western front.
German atrocities to Americans re.
ported on battle front.
Russian reports Indicate steady do
cline of power of BolsheviH.
Truce between Cossacks and Boil
sheviki is report from Petrograd.
Greece will reward citizens of that
nation who join American army.
British win considerable victory
over Turks northwest of Jerusalem.
American cavalrymen pursue bor-
der bandits into Mexico and kill ten
in running fight
BrilliHnt fighting by Italian and
British aviators completed rout of re-
cent Austrian air attack.
German submarine was sunk by
the fire OF guns of an American pas
senger steamer approaching the Brit
ish coast according to reports of the
passengers and gunners aboard.
Provisional agreement on series
Of important points, including liberia
tion of war prisoners and resumption
of commercial relations, was reached
by the delegates of Russia and the
Central powers at Brcst-Litovsk.
Three British torpedo boat destroy
ers were sunk through being struck
by torpedoes or hitting a mine off the
Dutch coast on the night of Dec. 22
with loss of thirteen officers and
$50 men, the admiralty announced at
London.
There was heavy fighting Dec. 30
south of Cambria. The Germans made
strong attack on front of about
two miles, according to Field Marshal
Haig's report. They succeeded in
gaining foothold at two points, but
later were elected in part by British
counter attacks.
Further reports of the attempt of
Austrian aviators to raid Treviso,
which resulted so disastrously for
them, emphasize the brilliant work
done by both Italian and British avi-
ators. Although eleven Austrian ma
chimes were brought down, only a few
Italian airplanes were damaged. Five
Italian and one British soldier were
killed.
WESTERN
Railway stocks made big gains in
Wall street on announcement of gov
ernment program.
A. w. Pcay, rancher near Glen
dale. nine miles northwest of Phoenix,
Ariz, was shot and killed by L. H.
Pearson,
Several passengers were injured
one probably fatally, when a Colorado
Southern passenger train was
wrecked at South Des Moines, N. NJ
The engine and five coaches were de-
rallied, rolling over an embankment
AS partial solution of the meat
problem, w. F. Butler, state veterin-
arian of Montana, is urging the
slaughter OF the range horses of the
northwest which he declares are un-
profitable for their present purposes
A man giving his namo as l.. II. w.
Wissmann of Havana, ILL.,, shot and
killed City Marshal Il. S. st. Clair,
who attempted to arrest him for max
ing unpatriotic utterances when solic.
tied for a Red Cross subscription at
Maiden, Mo.
After blowing open safe in gro
Gerry In the outskirts of Phoenix. Arlz..
and holding up and shooting, but not
seriously wounding young man
named Anderson, James Davis en-.
gagged in a duel with the police and
was shot and instantly killed by OF.
ficer n. b. Shirk
J.. ASHINGTON
Government control of railroads
may cause freight solicitors TO lose
jobs.
Washington distrusts sincerity OF
German peace offer, which ignores
American peace demands.
Wooden ship program was waste of
labor and material. says witness in
Congressional investigation.
Estimates based ON an army of /.
100000 men are that $1,000 nurses
will be needed in the army nurse
corps.
The week OF Feb. was set aside by
the Department Of Justice for regis.
tration of the 100000 unnaturalized
Germans.
Secretary McAdoo, as director gen
eral, took possession of American
railroads and turned over work OF op.
GRAFTON to railroads war board
w. II. Moran. assistant chief OF the
treasury secret service for the last
ten years, became chief Jan. /. sue.
ceeding William ]. Flynn, resigned.
Government control of mines and
conscription OF labor were predicted