, 1918-04-04
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o o G 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiHGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
ABOUT THE WAR

from P~etrograd.
The French soldiery of the class OF
1919 are to be called to the colors at
an early date, which is to be fixed by
the Ministry of War.
The Kaiser, elated by the advance
of the German army, is once more
putting himself in the foreground OF
the dramatic battlefield scenes.
American engineers have again
been in the throes of fierce conflict
on the west front. They hav done
excellent work in transportation.
The entire Turkish force in the Hit
area in Mesopotamia has been cap
tured or destroyed by the British, the
London war office Three
thousand prisoners were taken.
The continuance of fierce air fight
ing in the battle area is shown by the
London report of aerial operations,
which says that on Wednesday TWEEN
ty-four German machines were
brought down.
German attacks before Arras failed.
says a Reuters telegram IRON the
British headquarters from the front on
Friday. The enemy succeeded in ad-
vancing his line south of the Scarpe
to the ruins of the old reserve trench
system from which the British eject
ed him a year ago.
From Arleux, north of Arras, to AL
bert, on the Somme, the British lines
have been holding stubbornly, and
have thrust back the Germans at a
number of points. From Albert south
to Montdidier there has been a slow
movement to the west, but the hills
west of Montdidier are still being held
by the French.
Submarines and mines nave in
creased their weekly toll of British
shipping. The admiIalty's report
shows that in the week ending March
2S, t~wenty-eight merchantmen were
sunk, sixteen of the vessels being l.
SOC tons or over mi twelve under that
tonnage. The French lost six ships
and the Italians three steamers and
two sailing vessels.
After eight days, during which it
has swept forward over the rolling
hills of Picardy, at times like a tidal
wave, the German offensive Friday
slowed down. Instead of a sweeping
advance, its progress has been
checked at all but n sector of the
front, and there 1t has been merely
creeping for two days-this fact even
admitted by the German war office,
which usually comedies nothing.
A report from the French army in
France, Thursday, says the great Ger
man effort appears to have exhausted
.s,1IR ,y ~ nI~-r thA frnnf
of attacks the enemy Is being driven
back, and at others the French and
British are offering firm resistance.
Infantry fighting has begun to give
place to artillery battles. In guns the
British and French have the advan-
tage, inasmuch as the Germans have
been unable to drag much artillery
with them.
WESTERN
The 'drys" at Chicago admitted
their defeat In the fight to get the
saloon question on the ballots for the
city election April 2.
A posse of twenty-five city and
county officers from Globe, Ariz., raid
ed a hall in Rec Springs canon in Mi
ami, dispersed a dance being given by
the l. w. w, and arrested two of the
leaders who were held incommuni-
oado at the county jail.
Riots that for a time threatened to
assume grave proportions broke out
when efforts were made to resume
street car service, paralyzed by the
general strike in progress at Kansas
City. National guard troops and police
finally put down the disorders, but not
until after many of the rioters had re-
oeived revere injuries at the hands Of
the police. Numerous arrests were
made.
WASHINGTON
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has passed