The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-27
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTo
CONDENSED FOR 0uoY
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w-stsrn Newspaper Union 1ews--rvIes
ABOUT THE WAR


French cavalry. operating TO the
northeast OF Monastir, in Macedonia
have captured the town OF Prilep.
In an attack against the American
outposts south OF Archangel the Bo!s
shryki sustained considerable losses.
In eastern Siberia thu Japanese have
captured Blagoviestchens h. capital ni
the Province OF Amur and also the
town Of Alexieysk- TWO thousand
Austro German troops surrendered.
CAineso troops negotiated the sur
render OF 1900 Austro HIngarians n"
force Of Czechs. ne5r Eiakhlta. when
thy meIlated between the tZecha and
4gu1p Austro Huugariaus who were
fleeing
In both Macedonia and Palestine
the entente allied forces are giving
the already badly beaten Bulgarians,
Germans and Turks no rest. while IN
Franc" the British and French are
cortiuu.u- to draw their net more
C.gs,,y about ST. Quentin and the rc-
naming elements OF the Hindenburg
In. o. this immediate region, and the
American troops repulsed hostile
raids n the Vosges.
Disaster has oyertaken tho Teutou
Army over all fields In Palestine .he
Turks are 1ll but absolutely crushed
In Macedonia the entente forces ar
harrying their foes and threatening
them with similar disaster; in France
he British and French troops slowly
but surely are eating their way into
the vitals OF the German defensive po
si'ions. he collapse OF which wouI
result in important changes all along
the western battle front. and in east
srn Siberia the japanese have mad
additional strides forward in the pro
cess OF reclaiming that territory for
The Russians
From north of Jerusalem to the sea
OF Galilee. in the territory lying be
tween the Hivcr Jordan and the Med
iterraneau Sea. the Ottoman forces
have been caught by the swift drive
ot the British armies and virtually an
Initiated Fourteen cities. including
Nazareth. have been captured. Added
to the heavy casualties suffered BY
the Turks, hordes of them were made
pAiHbii'i anu iIlailE l4l'I' dAF
ing bewildered. without leaders, in
the hills. eventually TO be brought In
to swell the great total Al last ac
counts more than 25 600 of the SUI
tans soldiers and ESQ guns and large
quantities Of war stores We're in Brit
ish hands To add to the demoraliza-
tion Of the Turkish morale allied avia
tors are carrying out successful bomr
ing raids against Constantinople
WESTERN
Archbishop John Ireland died
Wednesday morning at his home in
St Paul
John 8 CJack) Walters. for thirty
one years connected with the South
Omaha Union Stockyards and for
many years superintendent. died at an
Omaha hospital.
More than S2,000. 900, the self-im-
posed quota OF the Homestead works
OF the Carnegie Steel Company at
Pittsburgh. for the fourth Liberty
loan, was subscribed by the 1220O EN-
ployes OF the plant in forty-one hours
The potash reduction plant of the
companies at Antioch, near Omaha
was destroyed by fire. The plant com
prised two complete units. erected al
cost OF 100000
Roy Lancaster. alias kansas City
Blackie." alleged member of the Lewis
band and sought by federal agents for
suspected completely in the robbery
OF a Missouri Kansas & Texas pas
In J,1,.
last, Is dead In a gun fight With a
score OF policemen at Kansas City
two bullets pierced his lungs. War
rem Lancaster. his brother. was taken
into custody when he tried to escape
from a two-story house where the pair
had barricaded themselves
WASHINGTON
The government has pledged itself
to spend $3.50 100000 during the next
twelve moaths in feeding the 10000
oc0 Belgians and French people now
within the territory occupied by the
Germans
Excepting only a roll call on final
passage and disposal of two minor
amendments. the $4,000, ,o00, 900 wal
revenue bill which has been in the
making since last May was completed
BY the House
Troops in the United States now
are being paid within five days or less
after the first of each month. and vol
untary allotments are being sent to
relatives with only slight delay. Brig
adler General Wood acting quarter
master general. reported.
American Red Cross expenditures
in France for work done among the
civilian population since the war be
gan, together with appropriations fol