The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-08
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ABOUT THE WAR

German tactics fail before ingenuity
OF American troops
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Reichstag by Socialist
Russians sign peace agreement with
Germans and invasion ends.
Five Americans including one Off
Ger were killed in Fridays German
raid
Again the Germans in Lorraine have
attacked the American troops and
again they have met with defeat
THE Rumanians have accepted our
armistice conditions" says a German
official communication issued Mon
day.
Narva, 100 miles southwest OF Pet
trograd, has been captured by the Ger
mans and the enemy is reported to be
continuing his advance on Petrograd.
British troops operating north OF
Jerusalem in Palestine have made an
advance along front OF twelve miles
to a maximum depth of 5000 yards
astride and west OF the Jerusalem
road.
The Germans after bombarding the
lines OF the British forces west OF Lens
launched an attack. but the British
easily repulsed it. inflicting heavy cas-
ualties on the Teutons. Severa, Ger
mans were captured
The weather conditions in Italy have
been bad. and. like in France and Bel
gium. little infantry activity has been
possible. Patrol parties have been &C
tive on all fronts during the breaks in
the storms
Forty-three American soldiers had
been killed in action in France at the
end of March .. while 252 had been
wounded and thirty-five captured or
missing. according to Washington War
Department information.
Premier CIemenceau, who spent a
day on the American front northwest
OF Toul decorated two lieutenants,
two sergeants and two privates with
the croix de guerre with the palm for
heroism which they displayed in the
recent German raid.
East of the Meuse we carried out
Il surprise attack at the Calonne
trenches and penetrated as far as the
fourth German line on a front OF /, 200
meters and to depth OF 600 meters.
the Paris war office announced. I'VE
captured more than $50 prisoners
Since daylight Monday morning the
Germans have thrown more than 1000
shells into the American lines. An
other surprise attack was frustrated
Monday night. The American gunners
were soon after the enemy and he was
forced TO beat a hasty retreat, Later
the Americans sailed forth, entered
the trenches OF the Germans and re-
turned with several prisoners.
WESTERN
The Eldorado hotel ut Winnemucca.
Nev-, was destroyed by fire at a loss
of $500, ,0O0
Flight Lieutenants Paul and Whit
ney, from the aerial school at Fort
Sill. Okla, were killed ten miles north
OF the aviation field. when the gaso-
line tank on their aeroplane exploded
and the machine crashed to earth from
great height.
Clyde c. Dawson of Denver received
a telegram from Congressman Taylor
announcing that a special committee
OF Congress will begin hearings on the
proposed water power legislation This
committee will sit from March IS to
90. inclusive, to listen to advocates
and opponents of the bill
Letters touching the attitude of A
+. de Ricqles of Denver, formerly
president of the American Nationa!
Livestock Association, toward the big
packing house companies were intro
duced at Chicago in the Federal Trade
Commissions investigation of the
packing industry by Francis J, Heney,
counsel for the commission
WASHINGTON
President Wilson asked Congress
for authority to take over piers owned
by German steamship lines in the
United States.
Announcement of the date of the
next draft is imminent The provost
marshal generals office has prepared
AN important announcement" which
is believed to deal with the time and
method of summoning the second levy.
The best opinion is that the first Of
the men will move to camp in April.
Machine gun famine in United
States is ended
Bernard NJ. Baruch of New York
was appointed chairman of the war
Industries board
Director General McAdoo named
Robert 8. Lovstt As director Of the
division Of betterments and additions
of the railway administration.
President Wilson on March 4
rounded out his fifth year as the ma
tiou's executive and the eleventh