Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-10
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WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
War News.

abandon the Zenson bridgehead where
they had a Judgement on the western
bank of the Piave river, and pass to
the eastern bank of the river, the war
office reports All the Zenson bend
is now held by the Italians.
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British forces in Palestine, under
command of General Allenby, have
made further progress along the battle
line north of Jerusalem, the British
war office announced. More than L 1000
Turks were killed and $50 were taken
prisoner.
There has been heavy fighting south
of Cambria. The Germans made a
strong attack OF front of about two
miles, according to Field Marshal
Haig's report from headquarters.
They succeeded in gaining a foothold
at two points. but later were elected
in part by British counter attacks.
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The forces under General Allenby in
Palestine have advanced another
three miles along the Nablus road, &C
cording to the official statement, and
after stubborn resistance have occu-
pied Birch, the ancient name of which
IL Beeroth.
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The British troops in Palestine have
repulsed a Turkish attack north and
northwest of Jerusalem and made an
advance of about two and one-half
miles on a front of nine miles along
the Turkish right flank. The Turks
suffered severe losses in the repulse
which came after the British pickets
had been driven in.
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A German submarine was sunk by
the fire of guns of an American pas
senger steamer approaching the Brit
ish coast the other day, according to
reports Of the passengers and gunners
aboard.
On the northern Italian front there
has been an abatement in the artillery
activity between the Asiago plateau
and the Brenta river, but the inten-
sive duels between the Brenta and
Piave continue. The infantry forces
of the belligerents are virtually in
active.
Once again the Germans have en-
deavored to break the French front
on the Verdun sector, but again have
failed. Two assaults delivered north
of the Caurieres Wood resulted in
the defeat of the enemy and the in
Fiction of heavy casualties.
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Washington.
The United States entered the new
year with national net debt of S.
615,000,OO0, more than five times great
er than when it entered the war nine
months ago, but only one-third of the
debt which promises to develop by the
first of next year.
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Coal trains have been sent forward
under new government orders based
on the belief of Director General Nc
Adoo that railway congestion rather
than actual shortage is responsible for
the fuel famine in many districts.
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Director McAdoo of the United,
States Railroad plans to slice millions
of uselessly spent dollars from the
payrolls of that line. 1t is part of the
general economy program which he
will eventually put into effect.
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Estimates based on an army of 1 Il
million men. are that 1880 nurses
Will US hSSQcQ III Tie dIIuy AuIS0
corps. That means an enrolment in
crease of nearly one thousand per cent
over the present membership of $500.
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Guatemala City, capital city of the
little Central American republic of
Guatemala, has been laid in ruins by
a series of earthquakes, which began
Christmas day and eliminated in vio-
lent shocks which completed the work
of destruction. A cablegrom to the
Navy Department said $4,000 people
were in the streets without shelter,
and that many were killed by falling
walls.
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William G. McAdoo, director gen.
eral of railroads, issued his first for
NAL order designed to speed up freight
movement, telegraphing all railroad
presidents and directors Instructions
to move traffic by the most convenient
and direct routes. At the same time
he ordered them to continue operation
of their lines in conformity with the
Presidents proclamation putting them
under government control.
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Domestic
Fear of the draft is believed to have
prompted Charles E. Logan, a farmer
near McLain. Ok, to kill his wife and