, 1918-02-07
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o G s, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFEaINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
ABOUT H WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Sixteen classes of Greek r~eservists
have been called to the colors, a Reu-
ter dispatch from Athens says.
Forty-five persons were killed and
2O7 injured in the German air raid
Jan. IS, according to the latest revised
figures.
Drastic measures have been taken
at Berlin to suppress the peace strike,
and port cities were placed under mar
tial law.
French troops penetrated the Ger.
man ines in upper Alsace, destroyed
defense works and brought back pris-
oners, the Paris war office announced,
Nine large British ships were sunk
by U-boats in last weeks raids. Six
smaller vessels were lost. An Argen-
tine steamer has been sunk in the
Mediterranean.
German forces attacked an Ameri-
can post on the French front, killing
two men and wounding two. One man
was captured. 1t is believed the Ger.
man casualties were greater.
In France and Belgium the fighting
continues to be carried out by the ar
tillery wings of the ~belligerents. Paris
reports the capture of a few prisoners
in a minor raid near the Mouse.
British casualties reported during
the month of January totaled 73,017.
More than 1900 prisoners have beer
taken by the Italians in their success,
full attacks upon the Austrian lines
on the Asiago plateau, the wal office
announced at Rome. Six guns and 100
machine guns also have been cap
tured.
Austrians endeavored to evict the
Italians from new positions on Monte
di Va Bella, in the Asiago plateau sec
tor, but were repulsed before they
could reach the line of the defenders.
Previously the Italians by a quick
stroke, ~masterfully carried out, had
pushed further forward their line in
this region to the head of the Telago
valley. The Austrian losses in the past
few days fighting, not including the
men made prisoners, are estimated at
between 5000 and 5000.
The warning proclamation issued by
the Berlin military superior in com
mand follows: Having now intro
duced a more drastic state of siege, l
shall not have a population in doubt
that l intend to suppress every at
tempt to disturb peace and order with
all means at my disposal. l, therefore,
warn every orderly citizen not to take
part in any way in public meetings.
Everyone must quietly carry out his
duties and keep away from crowds. If
arms have to be used, no distinction
can be made between d%isturbers of or
der mt those who are no taking part
in such disturbances"
WESTERN
John Wilkinson, 70 years old, IN old
Indian fighter, was shot and killed
while seeking to mediate between his
sons, George and James, at Annabella,
Utah.
In a stirring address before an audi
ence of soldiers at Camp Jackson, Co
lumbia, S. c., former President Taft
declared the United States ought to
raise an army of 100000 men.
One thousand families of Newport,
KY, a suburb of Cincinnati, are home
less as a result of floods which nave
driven them from their homes. About
thirty-five square miles, or one-third
of Cincinnati, is inundated by water.
Ice, freezing on the water, is hamper
ing relief. 1t is almost impossible to
maneuver boats.
The war conference of farmers
closed its convention at Champaign,
ILL.,, after outlining a plan for in
creased production during the coming
year and urging its adoption by the
farmers of the nation as their response
to President Wilson's message calling
attention to the country's need of their
assistance in winning the war.
WASHINGTON
Livestock in the United States on
Jan. / was valued at IS, e. ,524 900, the
Department of Agriculture announced.
That was an increase of $1,527, 912, 900
owe a year ago.
Virtual reorganization of the Depart
ment of Labor has been decided on by
Secretary Wilson as the first move in
a plan to establish a war labor admin
istration which will formulate a
broad national labor party for the dur
alton of the a
Germany's war chiefs are using
strong means to quell the unrest in
her great manufacturing centers and
prevent it's development in the army.
Evidences of unrest in the desertion to
the allies of Alsatians in the Fifty
fourth reserve infantry regiment OF
the Eightieth reserve division in the
last few days resulted in an order to
put all Alsace-Lorrainers to hard la