Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DOM 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news service.
ABOUT THE WAR

out portfolio in the British war cab
net, has resigned
The mine field responsible for th,
sinking of the German DESTROYER,
ALB and A-79 was of German origin
Turkeys navy has been practically
wiped out by the loss of the big cruis
ers Sultan Selim and MidulIu.
The Russian delegates to the Brest
LltoVsk peace conference have decid
eu unanimously to reject the terms Of
Tered by the Germans.
BY the sinking of two steamers by
the enemy in the Mediterranean about
tnree weeks ago, us lives were lost,
II was announced in London.
The weekly report of Italian ship
ping losses gives the sinking of only
one small sailing vessel. One steam
snip was unsuccessfully attacked.
British casualties reported in the
week ending Jan. 21 were 1908. di-
Vided as follows: Killed or died of
wounds; Officers, 76; men, 2,277.
Wounded or missing: Officers. 213;
men, 14,477.
One hundred and sixty thousand
turkish troops-more than so per cent
OF General Falkenhayns reorganized
turkish army-deserted during the re-
cent journey from Constaninople to
Palestine, official dispatches stated.
During two days last week seven
IONS OF bombs were dropped on and
around the former German cruiser
Goeben, stranded in the Dardanelles,
and upon the Galata airdrome, it was
officially announced in London. Sew
eraI direct hits were obtained.
Two hundred and twenty members
OF the crew of the British monitor |
raglan, one of the vessels engaged in
the recent action with the Turkish
cruisers Midullu and Sultan SeIim. at
the entrance to the Dardanelles. per
1shed, according to the casualty list
as announced in London. Fourteen
men were wounded.
Russia must give up Courland and
all the Baltic provinces, or the Ger
mans will resume military operations
ana occupy Reval within a week the
derman delegation at BrestLitovsk
negotiations informed the Russian
representatives at the last session of
he conferees. An adjournment was
AIKEN until Jan. 20 to permit the Rus
'ians to consider the German terms.
WESTERN
Amos B. Anderson, a ranch owner
Il Willard, Colo, killed himself with
shotgun at his sisters home near
'uxton' Iowa. He was 6S years old
Fire, believed to have started from ..
n overheated steam pipe, destroyed !,
he packing plant of the Du Pont Pow .
er Company at Ramsay, Mont, caus- =
1g loss estimated at $4,000.
The government will take over 20 !
er cent of all the wheat flour milled
Minnesota, in order to secure suf V
cient supply for export to our allies. IL
lie State Food Administration an v
at Minneapolis.
Expulsion of l. w. WIS from mem o.
'rsh1p in the United Mine Workers o.
america, unless they immediately u
op their interest in the l. w. w.
rs provided in a resolution adonted M
delegates to the miners conven. ST
IN at Indianapolis. ht
Greater saving of food was asked of -
2 American people by President III
lIson In proclamation announcing A.
rood Administrations 1918 con- 49,,
walton program. we
The central empires are anqlino FOR ,
ther discussion with the United co,
ties and the allies. but are not vet mc
Idy TO go far enough to bring peace NJ
Ihat conclusion was drawn nv 15r
ernat1onal experts from the Hart. fo,,
ana Czernin replies to President tbe
lson's and Lloyd Georges war aims IN
eches.
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behind the scenes in Ian
shington during agitation in 1o1e clio,
an investigation into the livestocl, and
packing industry were revealed lise
correspondence taken from the con. air,
ntial files of Swift & Co. of Chi. cali
D, showing the efforts of the bip was
King firms to defeat any inouirv sug
their business. s We,
nerica's foreign trade surpassed &c,
'ecords in 1917, amounting to 80. tbe
100000 ''' oa',, onu
lie estate Of the late Senator New. Smi
$ of Nevada, according to petition tion
probate of his will, is valued at Ian,
500 o"n'
l. Hugh s. Johnson, national he ,
:, was designated deputy provost has
80 eia a. ior sucn duties as the ing
ost marshal general may assign men,
Rumanian army, in cooperation cam,
the Cossacks and other elements ri
outhern Russia, will prove a Natl,
A"'oi ~ tne war. open