Tombstone epitaph., 1918-04-07
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
a oAief RECORD OF PASSING
GSGMTs m TINS AND ron
eioM COUNTRIES.
IN. LATE DISPATCHES
posNos AND hAPpENiMos THAT
Mark The PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Forty new Austrian divisions have
been distributed along the Italian
front
Berlin claims that $4,000 prisoners
have been taken. German troops cap
tursd Nesle and Bapaume.
Official dispatches published at Pet
rograd confirm the report that Odesss
has been recaptured by the Bolshevik
troops
Resumption Of fighting in Ukraine
between the Germans and the Bolshe
Wiki u reported in q Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd.
What promised to be . German at,
tack on the American lines northwest
OF Toul Wednesday was broken up by
American artillery fire.
American engineers have again
beso in the throes Of fierce conflict
on the west front. They have done
excellent work in transportation.
French troops Thursday counter-at.
tackled with great dash and drove
back the enemy on front Of ten kilo.
meters te.2s miles) to depth Of three
kilometers southwark of Noyon.
The entire Turkish force in the Hit
area in Mesopotamia has been cap.
tured or destroyed by the British. the
London war office announces. Three
thousand prisoners were taken.
After six days Of terrific fighting
the German offensive in France is be-
ginning to show signs Of losing its
momentum. The progress Of the en-
envy has materially slackened.
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 twen-
ty-four German machines were
brought down.
Striking with almost unexampled
fury against the allied front near the
point where the French and British
lines connect, the Germans Thursday
drove in deep wedge to the west and
forced the French out OF Montdidier.
The British front after the st. Quen-
tin reverse is remaining stolidly in
tact in the south. Here is where the
greatest blows are falling. and here is
the scene fixed, il the British line
still holds. for the house OF Hohen.
zollern's most disastrous defeat.
Submarines and mines have in
creased their weekly toll of British
shipping. The admiralty's report
shows that in the week ending March
Is. twenty-eight merchantmen were
sunk, sixteen of the vessels being l.
600 tons or over and twelve under that
tonnage The French lost six ships
and the Italians three steamers and
two sailing vessels
WESTERN
The War Council, OF the American
Red Cross has announced that 81 $780,
900. or f25o.00O sterling. has been ap-
propriated to the British Red Cross,
following . first appropriation of ST.
100000 made last October
Disorders In which at least three
persons were shot and seriously
wounded. and nine large laundry
plants damaged, marked the first day
Of the genera strike in Kansas City,
called in sympathy with the striking
laundry workers.
In . statement at Washington Maj.
Gen. March, acting chief Of staff, as
sursd the American people that there
was. no cause for alarm In the ad-
vances made by the Germans in the
great battle now raging in Picardy,
and expressed complete confidence in
triumph Of the allied arms.
Howard Deweese, convicted of wife
murder and sentenced to be shot at
Salt Lake must die. the Supreme
Court affirming the judgment and d.
recting the Trial Court to fix the date
for the execution. Deweese was con-
ticted Of killing his wife with a fiat
iron in Salt Lake Sept. %, 1916.
WARRINGTON
Food prices took another jump Of /
per cent Jan. / to Feb. is. making q
total Increase Of n per cent for the
year en1ed o. the latter date, the b.
'reau q Labor satisfies announced.
,'Rush immsdiste passage Of federal
suffrage snendment." wired citizens
q Colorado Springs to senator Shat.
roth, Who introduced their telegram
N the Senate and put II in the Con-
sressional Record.
8hipoent Of any articles to troops
in Fs1nee unless they have been re-
suestsd b the soldier himself was for
bsddea b. Major Gsneral March. act
Ing chief Of staff. They VIII be refused
~ tie peoeoffIce and express COM
paniss. unIess accompanies by an ap-
proved request from the soldier.
Infosnafioa that the bread ration Of
the vfs1eA soldiers who are facing
the Snslsrght Of 0ermany's armies
has bsea cut because of the shortage
q wheat has led the Food Administra-
tion 70 plan drastic measures to curb
besr1lng b shis essntsv.