The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-22
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOP. :.
ABOUT THE WAR

tory" against defenseless Russia
British airplanes on Sunday night
dropped several tons OF explosives on
the docks at Zeebrugge and Bruges.
The British forces in Palestine made
an advance of two miles on front OF
six miles northeast of Jerusalem, the
London war office announced.
Ten German airplanes were brought
down and six more were disabled by
British airmen Sunday, according 10
an official statement on aerial activi-
ties.
Hostile airplanes attempted a raid
against London again Monday night.
making the third raid in as many
nights. No damage or casualties are
yet reported.
American forces are reported in bat
tie with the Germans at three import
ant points in France-on their own
line east OF St Mihiel, with the French
forces in Champagne and at another
point referred to as "the most famous
battle ground of the war
Thirty-seven American soldiers who
sailed on the Tuscania and who had
not been accounted for since the ship
was torpedoed Feb. were found TO be
survivors Tuesday when the list oil
Tuscania missing was checked against
all available official records
The official communications issued
by the German war office says that
from Riga to as far south as Lutsk
German armies are advancing east
ward into Russia German forces en-
tered Dvinsk. The Russians unsuc-
cessfully attempted to blow up the
bridge across the Dvina river.
Kiev, one of the principal cities OF
the Ukraine, was captured by the Boil
sheviki Friday after sanguinary fight
ing The streets were filled with dead
or wounded. While the fighting was
at its height on Thursday the city
was bombarded by Bolshevik aviators
The casualties are estimated at 1000
killed and 1000 wounded
Polish troops defeated the Bolshe-
wiki at Bobruisk IS miles southeast of
Mnsk Other Poles are advancing to-
ward Smolensk Rumanians control
the Alderman district of Bessarabia
and are threatening Odessa. In a bat
tie at Odessa on Monday between the
Bolsheviki and the Moderates. hun
dreds were killed The city was bonn
barded
A German patrol ready to ambush
an American patrol. was discovered
early Tuesday morning by sentry,
who gave the alarm by rifle shot;
then the American machine guns rid
died the enemy The Germans fled,
carrying their casualties with them.
The British made successful raids on
the Flanders front. in the region south
OF Lens, and another at Arras, in the
neighborhood OF Epehy, taking prison
ers in each raid.
WESTERN
Governor s. " Stewart OF Montana
has endorsed the idea of a "smokeless
day the money saved 10 be used for
the purchase OF thrift stamps, and has
volunteered to be one of the first to
observe it.
Fire, believed incendldry. destroyed
the grain elevator OF the Farmers Ell
evator and Milling Company at Burns,
ing 1900 bushels of gram
Recommendation thar wine stocks
be disposed of and that wine men pre-
pare for prohibition are contained in
the annual report of the directors OF
the California Wine Association, made
public at San Francisco.
Subscribing unanimously to the alb
solute and utter abolition of the sale
and manufacture of alcoholic liquor
and insisting that every candidate
seeking election upon the Republican
ticket in Wyoming stand with both
feet on the dry" plank. the Republi-
can state central committee adopted
emphatic resolutions on the prohibi-
ton question at Cheyenne. Other res
olutions pledged the national govern
ment unqualified support in the prose-
oution OF the war. and urged Con
gressional action to restore a protect
i've tariff
WASHINGTON
Tanks and "a new mysterious gas"
will be employed by Germans in the
attempt to break through the allies
line.
American labors Endorsement of
war aims as stated by President Will
son and recognition that the war
against Prussianism Is working
mans war is recorded in declaration
issued by the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor at the
close OF a seven-day session at head
quarters in Washington
The necessity for increased wages
for railroad employees was conceded
by representatives Of majority Of the
railroads Of the United States, appear
ing for the first time before the gov