Tombstone epitaph., 1918-01-27
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
4 BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EicN couNTREa
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR


ABOUT THE WAR
An official communication says
that the Italian shipping losses last
week were two steamers OF more than
1,50o tons sunk.
Paris reports that the period OF
Jan. / to 10 French pilots brought
down fifteen German airplanes and
one captive balloon.
Warning of the possibility of a final
breach In the Russo German negotia-
tons IL the outstanding feature Of the
current news from Petrograd.
From 100000 to 100000 troops must
be raised at once in England, Sir
Auckland Geddes, minister OF nation
al service, told the House of Com
mons in London.
Five French merchantmen of more
than 1900 tons and one under that
tonnage were sunk by submarines or
mines during the week ending Jan. ~
Ships entering French ports during
the week ending Jan. IL numbered
1913, while those clearing were 751.
Two vessels were attacked but es-
capped.
Only eight British merchantmen
were sunk by U-boats the past week.
In the previous week the admiralty
reported the loss by mine or subma-
rine of eighteen merchantmen of l.,
600 tons or over three merchantmen
under that tonnage and four fishing
he ff Ia,
the sinkings as twenty-one. eighteen
being 1900 tons or over
The Austrians made a desperate
and prolonged attempt 10 recapture
the positions taken on the 1ith by the
Italians east OF Capo SHE on the low
er Piave front. The Rome war office
announces that the Austrians We're re
pulsed, leaving 1I9 prisoners in the
hands of the Italians. The battle
ground was covered with enemy dead
and with more than 500 rifles.
Cold weather and SHOWS are still
retarding the infantry activities on
the battle front, where no fighting of
moment is taking place, except in the
nature OF small patrol engagements
and artillery duels. Notwithstanding
the fact that similar conditions pre-
vailed last week, the British casual
ties for the seven days ending Mon
day were 24,979, as compared with
1898 the previous week and 1881
the week before.
WESTERN
A telegram from Fort Collins stated
that Christy Houx. son of Gov. Frank
Houx. of Wyoming, had been drowned
in an accident there. Governor Houx
is in Washington, and was immediate
ly notified.
John Jewell, one OF the four men
hacked to death with an AK by Cap
tain Whistler during the robbery of the
military bank at Camp Funston. Kan.
was a former University of Colorado
student, and was well known in Den
yer and Boulder.
Affirming its confidence in Presi-
dent Wilson and pledging the Presi-
dent the whole-hearted support of the
livestock men of the nation TO win
this war, the American National Live
stock Association brought its twenty
first annual convention to a close al
Salt Lake. The convention chose
Denver as the place for holding the
1919 convention. All OF the officers
were reelected without opposition.
The proposed resolution against meat
less days was dropped by the commit
tee.
WASHINGTON
A sweeping governmental order al
most completely stopping the wheels
of industry east Of the Mississippi riv-
err for a five-day period, beginning
Friday morning, Jan. IS, was issued
by Fuel Administrator Garfield at the
direction Of the President. Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield's statement in ex-
PLANTATION of his order follows: The
most urgent thing to be done is to
send to the American forces abroad
and to the allies the food and war sup
plies which they vitality need. Wars
munitions, food, manufactured articles
of every description are lying in At
iantic ports in tens OF thousands Of
ions, W0SIe UtSEhIy huhoiVoS VI
ships, loaded with war goods for our
men and the allies cannot take the
seas because their bunkers are empty
of coal. The coal to send them on
their way is waiting behind congested
freight that has damned all termi-
nails"
The resignation of Cornelius N.
Bliss Of New York as treasurer Of the
Republican national committee has
been forwarded to the committee. 1t
viii be acted upon at the special meet
ing Of the committee. which IL to be
held IN 81. Louis, Feb. IL.
At the request Of the War Depart
meut Chairman Chamberlain of the
senate military committee introduced
. I'M for the registration for military
aufy Of al men who have become
tventy-one years old since June 5.
1917. vhsn The draft law went Into
sesect-