Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-06-06
FROM rELEoRAPHic REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPO RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
About the War

ADOuI Lu6 WAL
The Germans have seized and taken
into Swinemunde the Dutch steamship
Jantje and sailing vessels Maria, ia
coba and Gerzine.
The transport ship Leasowe Castle
has been sunk by an enemy submarine
the British admiralty announced. One
hundred and one persons were
drowned.
On the front between scissors and
Chateau Thierry the Germans occu-
pied Longpont, Corey, Faverolles and
Troesnes, but later were driven out
of these places by energetic French
counter attacks.
The aerial activity over the terri
tory of the German advance is most
intense and French airmen have
dropped many tons of bombs on en-
envy targets in addition to bringing
down nineteen German machines.
The battle IN France was resumed
with great intensity Monday, accord
ing to the Paris war office announce
ment. The Germans, with fresh
troops, attacked between the Disc and
the Ourcq with redoubled violence.
1.-THE Germans have been checked
west of Soissons," continues the state
ment. I'VE recaptured Faverolles. In
the region south of Ville-en-Tardenois
the Franco British troops maintained
all their gains north of Champlat."
Although it cannot be said that the
Germans in their new offensive have
been definitely stopped, there is, new
ertheless, marked diminution in the
speed with which they started out, and
their gains since Saturday have been
relatively small when compared with
those Of previous days, says Mondays
report. So great have been the casu
alties suffered that the Prussian
guards division, the pride of the Ger
man crown prince, is declared to
have been withdrawn from the battle.
Up to late hour Monday night the
destruction of six sailing craft, the
tanker Herbert l.. Pratt and three
coastwise steamers was the record of
losses officially reported to the Navy
Department as result of U-boat &C.
tivities on the Atlantic coast on Sun
day. The steamers lost were the
Carolina, the Winneconnie and the
Texel. The crews of some of the craft
destroyed have been brought into
port with a story of eleven days i'm
prisonment aboard an enemy sub
marine. All the crews of the above
named vessels, except the one man
lost from the Pratt were rescued.
Meanwhile departmental reports from
naval districts along the Atlantic
coast showed feverish activity among
the patrol fleets. From all along the
coast armed craft are converging on
the spot where the enemy was last
reported. Seaplanes are patrolling the
air seeking any trace.
Western
Kansas women are working to elect
fifty representatives of their sex to
the next Legislature.
John H. Winfield, negro arrested
at Parsons. Kan, confessed to the
murder Of Mrs. H. o. Wick. her IL
year-old son, Harlan, and 7-year-old
daughter. winifred, Nov. 10. 1917.
Women operators have been in
stalled in charge of the signal board
in fire department headquarters In
Spokane
Buy coal now" is the call sent out
from Washington by Fuel Administra-
tor Harry A. Garfield to consumers
over the country.
The wealthy idler became COM
panion in misery with the most alb
ject hobo In Chicago when the work
or fight order went into effect for all
men between the ages Of 81 and 60.
Washington
With the temperature near 100 de.
grees, Washington Sunday expert.
enced its first ice shortage Of the sea.
son.
Possible communicating of all cot
ton. WOODEN and silk goods was indi-
Gated with the appointment of John
Scott. Chicago, as textile administra.
tor" of the war industries board.
The American Red Cross second
war mercy fund now totals s166,4ss.-
2s1. with indications that when all re-
ports from the drive are tabulated a
$70.O00,000 oversubscription Of the
S10o.00O.ooo goal will be shown.
All those who were passengers and
all the returning army officers and
men on the transport President Lin.
coin were saved after she had been
torpedoed. This confines the loss of
life to the crew Of the ship.
Establishment by American ship.
builders Of new worlds record in
warship construction was announced
by Secretary Daniels. The feat was
performed In the launching at the
Marc Ta1aud uavv yard Cac Ur.~-.s