The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-26
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
ABOUT THE WAR

During the last fifteen days OF tnelr
occupation OF Lille the Germans took
away into captivity $4,000 of the in
habitants of the city.
The American troops have occupied
the town of Grand Pre- on the north
bank of the Aire river, north of the
Argonne forest
Houain and Bruyelles on the Scheldt
south of Tournai are now in the hands
of the British, and north of Journal
the village of Froyenne has been
cleared OF the enemy.
1t seems that the Hunding line has
Scheldt river has been crossed and
east of lie Cateau, the British and
Americans have fought their way
through all distractions.
The British forces fighting north of
LIE Cateau have captured Amerval, ac-
cording to the official report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters in
France. The British are now two
miles from Valenciennes
Bolshevik troops advancing toward
Ekaterinburg have been severely de-
feated by Czecho-Slovak and Siberian
forces. The Bolsheviki lost 1000 men
killed, as well as three armored trains,
eleven locomotives and sixty machine
guns
French troops have captured Cha
landry and Grandlup, north of Laon,
according to the Paris war office an
nouncement The Czecho Slovak
troops fighting with the French re-
captured the village of Terror, which
had temporarily fallen into the hands
of the enemy.
Germany has lost the whole of the
Belgian coast, which for four years
has been the base of submarine and
aerial attacks against England and
English shipping. Ostend has been
taken, Lille has been occupied and
Douai and Zeebrugge have fallen to
the allies.
Three German airplanes were
brought down Oct. IS by Lieut. Cleve-
land McDermott of Syracuse, N. Y.
This increases to eighteen the number
OF German machines destroyed on Fri
day by Lieut.. McDermott and other
American aviators. After bringing
down his first opponent the lieuten-
ant was attacked by five Fokkers.
British troops have entered the
western suburbs of Valenciennes,
Field Marshal Haig reports from head
quarters. Valenciennes had been in
uninterrupted French possession from
ha Df ha
early in the present war led them
many miles into France. 1t is now
about to be added to the rapidly grow
ing list of towns, the redemption of
which has brought rejoicing to the
French people.
WESTERN
Following the deaths from Spanish
Influenza of two men in the students
auxiliary training corps, classes at the
State University at Tucson, Ariz.,
have been suspended and rigid quar-
antine established.
Spread of Spanish influenza in Ne
braska continued Tuesday, according
to the State Board of Health Approx
imately 5000 new cases were reported.
The machine gun officers training
school at Camp Hancock, Ca, has
awarded second lieutenancies to S32
men, among whom are several Denver
and Colorado boys.
Every person in the United States
will have to save at least $50 pounds
of food for the coming year. This
means that each person must do with.
out $50 pounds of food this year, in
addition to last years curtailment.
WASHINGTON
The prevailing belief in Washington
Tuesday night was that any action
President Wilson may take as Il re-
suit of the new German note will
await and largely be guided by de
cision of the Supreme War Council in
France.
Cablegrams received by Herbert
Hoover, chairman of the Belgian re-
lief commission. indicate that the pop
ulation of reoccupied territory in
northern France is more than $780,
900, and that of reoccupied Belgian
about 100000.
lnree nllltahts OF lne woman 3
party were arrested when they under
took to stage demonstration in front
of the capitol.
The Mountain division of the Amer
ian Red Cross collected during tho
recent drive more than 100 tons of
clothing for Belgian relief.
Congress has been asked by the
ond three-year naval building program
10 provide ten additional superdread-
noughts, six battle cruisers and 14e
smaller vessels at cost of s6Oo.O0o.'
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