The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT ?
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYiNes, DOM q ., ACHIEVE
MENTs, suFFERiNos. HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news rervies.
ABOUT THE WAR


Local engagements have been fougnt
in the region of Rheims.
In aerial fighting British and
French airmen have accounted for
twenty-five machines.
The village of Longpont on the Su-
vieres river, east Of Villers-Cottereis'
has been captured by the French.
The French continued their progress
north OF Chavigny farm and east Oh
Faverolles. Javage farm, northeast of
Faverolles, was occupied.
The British lighting forces In
France now aggregate 2,OOO,OOo men,
says the Havas correspondent on the
British front. This equals the num-
ber on the front in 1917.
The French and Italians in Albania
have carried their lines steadily north
ward. The town of Berat. the most
important point in southern Albania
has fallen. 1t is reported large guam
titles OF supplies were destroyed by
she retreating Australians.
A large German patrol which at
tempted to raid the American
trenches on the Marne front was brok-
en- up and routed in confusion. The
Germans left several dead. which aid
ed the Americans in establishing the
identity of new German units.
The defeat OF the Bolsheviki in
western Siberia is confirmed. The
Bolshevlki are evacuating lrkutsk-
The new provisional Siberian govern
ment has been constituted at Novon-
ikolacvsk The Japanese have ad-
vanced to China s1o,000.000 under
reorganization loan with the concur
renee OF entente bankers, the security
being the revenue from salt surplus.
Striking the Germans on a front
that has been quiet for the last six
weeks, the French have broken
through and advanced their lines. The
blow was launched between Castel
and Mailly- -Raineval, in Picardy, south
of Amiens The attack was along a
front Of approximately three miles. II
swept the Germans back out of the
village of Castel and the Anchin farm.
about mile to the south. and cleared
out a number of strong enemy posi-
tions. The French penetrated the Ger
man lines to depth of more than a
mile and captured 500 prisoners.
WESTERN
Nat Hoffman, white soldier, was
executed at Camp Macarthur at Waco.
Tex. He attacked schoolgirl last
April.
The Utah Copper Company an
nounced an Increase in wages of 50
cents day for 5000 day laborers en-
ployed by that corporation at Bing-
ham, Utah.
At least 125 persons. most OF them
negroes, were killed and seventy-five
injured in a head-on collision between
two passenger trains on the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis railway at
Dutchmans bend, five miles from
Nashville. Tenn.
posse patrolled the banks of the
Marais des Cygnes river near Paola,
Kan. in search of a dozen men who
held up southbound Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas passenger train south of
Paola, shot three persons and looted
the express and mail cars.
An unofficial canvass of all police
stations and detention camps" in Chi.
cago, showed that 791 men of draft
age were held for failure to comply
with regulations.
WASHINGTON
The years corn harvest promises to
be the largest on record with a total
OF 3,160,000.000 bushels.
E,iya american oirplanas ,,,htnl,
on a bombing expedition have failed
TO return, General Pershing's commu
nique reported. Berlin reported five
American airplanes in German hands
Felicitations of the Mexican people
and government were sent TO Presi
dent Wilson by President Carranza OF
Mexico in an Independence day mes
sage. Hope for the early advent fol
the Everlasting reign of peace ant
Justice in both continents" was ex
pressed.
Forty ped cent increases in the pay
of street car conductors and motor
men all over the nation will be recon
mended by the War Labor Board, 4
became known. To make these in
creases possible, it will be necessar,
in many cities to raise the fare rat,
tos6 cents.
Fifteen officers and men of the in
fantry were cited by General Pershini
in his official communique for acts o
gallantry for which they have beei
awarded distinguished service crosses
Great Britain was granted an add
tiOnal credit of $l75 900 900 by tn,
Treasury Department, making the to
tai loans to her to date $3,345. .000, ,00
and the total credits to the allies Sc
$3.50. 900.
President Wilson vetoed the annua
agricultural bill containing an amend
ment fncrea siny the price of wheat 4,