The Ordway new era., 1918-08-16

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TIE rszson s0zih1ss; of Yrres, north
Of KeunssL
The bl1torlc bzttIe ground between
4ale1S and Xo1teIcier again Tn1rs-
dzy pzs the scsns of = mighty contest
This time the British and French were
me szgfessorz and under their feree
onslssghtx in the firEt DAYS battle
tbey penetrated cseDiy into the Ger
man p1sItions oyer = front Of more
than twenty nlles. reaching from the
region Of BraIcbeS TO the Dsighborhood
OF Noriancourt- All the ob5sctiyes set
for the Australians. Canadians. Eng
lishmen and Freedmen were attained
Oyer a curying from; Of more than
twenty miles the Brltish and French
troops are continuing 70 sweep hack
the Germans eastward seTozs che
plains Of picar6y from the region
north Of the BOnme, east Of Norlan
a.
northwest Of hOntdidier. A on the
first day of the offensive. material
progress WaE made Friday over the
entire battle front. Many villages
were captured; the bag Of prisoners
yas largely Increased; numerous guns
and great quantities OF war stores
were taken and heavy casualties we're
inflicted. The losgeB OF the Anglo
French forces are relatively small.
On the north the British captured
Aoriancourt and pressed on eastward.
while TO the sOutb, northwest Of Mont
didier. pieucpont. contoire and Ar
viIIers were taken by the French. who
drove In their wedge TO a distance Of
more than eight and half miles. The
tanks. armored cars and cavalry are
still working throughout the entire re-
gion. while nIrplanes are soaring far
behind the lines. bombing transport
and troop movements and also paying
particular attention to the bridges
over the Somme. by which the enemy
IN endeayorlng to escape. All behind
the line the Germans arc destroying
ammunition depots as they quit their
positions.
WESTERN
Striking miners in the mines OF the
Mullan district returned to work pend
ing the outcome OF an early confer.
cnce between representatives OF the
miners and their employers at Wal
Ice. Idaho.
A high wind caused considerable
damage to standing grain south of
Moorhead. MINI. Slight damage in the
vicinity OF Fargo. N. D., also was re-
ported. heavy rain, accompanied by
hall. fell in Fargo.
Tho seventh annual convention OF
the Arizona State Federation OF La
Dor adjourned at Miami to convene at
Phoenix next year.
City, Cal, was perhaps fatally injured
in the fall of his airpIanc 1x miles
south of Kelly field. at San Antonio.
Tex.
WASHINGTON
The Diamond Shoals llghtship, off
Cape Hatteras. N. c.. was shelled and
sunk by an enemy submarine, the
Navy Department was informed. The
crew reached shore safely.
Positive assurance has been received
by Postmaster General Burieson that
there will be. no telegraphers' strike
and the government wire control ad-
ministratlon is proceeding with It's
plans for dealing with the telegraph
labor situation on that understanding.
Increased rates on newspapers and
othor publications .rcgistcred az sec.
ondclass matter by the postal service
wero asked OF the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission by the American
Railway Express Company. the ex-
press combined formed under govern
mcnt auspices.
Bumper crops OF almost every food
stuff grown on the farm were indl.
Gated in the Department OF Agricul-
turcs monthly crop report, despite a
falling off In the prospective produc-
tion in practically all crops during
July due TO adverse conditions. prin.
cipally hot and dry weather.
Voluntary enlistment In the army
and navy was suspended completely
to prevent disruption of industry pend.
ing disposition of the bill proposing to
extend draft ages to include all men