Gilpin observer., 1918-09-26
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his staff, have arrived in France to
participate in the war.
Allied troops are progressing salts
factorily in breaking down the de-
fenses of st. Quentin.
French forces fighting along the
line south of St. Quentin have reached
the Oise river, between Vendeuil and
Travecy.
Southwest of Metz, where the
French and Americans recently
cleared the ST. Mihiel salient, the Ger
mans have started further fires.
Nineteen German airplanes have
been accounted for by the British air.
men, while the British themselves
have lost eleven machines,
In eastern Siberia the Japanese have
captured Blagoviestchensk, capital of
the Province of Amur, and also the
town of Alexievsk. Two thousand
Austro-German troops surrendered.
Chinese troops negotiated the sur
render of 5000 Austro-H -Hungarians to
force Of Czechs. near Kiakhita, when
they mediated between the Czechs and
10000 Austro-Hungarians who were
fleeing.
Both the French General Debeney
and Field Marshal Haig have won
highly essential ground in the maneu
vers which have as their objectives
the obliteration of the Hindenburg
line, the capture of ST. Quentin and
the turning of the German line at
Laon.
Disaster has overtaken the Teuton
army over all fields. In Palestine the
Turks are all but absolutely crushed
in Macedonia the entente forces are
harrying their foes and threatening
them with similar disaster; in France
the British and French troops slowly
but surely are eating their way into
the vitals of the German defensive po-
sitions, the collapse of which would
result In important changes all along
the western battle front, and in east
srn Siberia the Japanese have made
additional strides forward in the pro-
cess of reclaiming that territory for
the Russians.
From north of Jerusalem to the sea
OF Galilee, In the territory lying be.
tween the River Jordan and the Med
iterranean Sea. the Ottoman forces
have been caught by the swift drive
of the British armies and virtually an
initiated. Fourteen cities, including
Nazareth. have been captured. Added
to the heavy casualties suffered by
the Turks, hordes Of them were made
prisoner and many more are wander
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the hills, eventually to be brought in
to swell the great total. At last ac.
counts more than $4,000 OF the sui,
tan's soldiers and go guns and large
quantities of war stores were in Brit.
ish hands. To add to the demoraliza.
tion Of the Turkish morale. allied avia-
tors are carrying out successful bomb
Ing raids against Constantinople.
Western
The War Department is reported to
have purchased more than $50 900
horses and mules since the United
States entered the war.
Pu.5uing a hot trail across the Dor.
der. Sheriff Welch and his posse
crossed the international line south
OF Douglas. Ariz.. in search OF Frank
Wilson and four Mexicans, who par.
ticipate6 in the Cochise county Jail
break at Tombstone. Ariz.
The death of the eleven young men
Of Colorado, killed In a train wreck
near Marshfield. Mo, was brought
freshly to mind at the union station
in Denver, when the Union Pacific
tratp
ing the bodies OF the dead.
Horace A. Harris. a mine guard at
the properties OF the United Verde
Copper Company. at Jerome, Ariz., was
shot and killed by an unidenti''e cd
Mexican. who was subsequently shot
and killed by officers in a clash be-
tween Americans and Mexicans fol.
lowing the first shooting.
Washington
National prohibition. effective next
July l, for the period of the war, was
approved Monday night by the House.
which adopted. 1874 to 27, the Senate
prohibition rider to the $4,000 900
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill.
The cost OF food is still going up. &C.
cording to figures made public 49, the
Department of Labor Prices rose 2
per cent in August over July. and In
the last year the cost of eating has
gone up 10 per cent and In five years
10 per cent.
Director General McAdoo approved
the application Of the American Rail
way Express Company for further rate
increases estimated to yield $23.670 900
and has sent the proposal to the In
terstate Commerce Commission for
final action