The Colorado statesman., 1918-03-23
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

ed German trenches in the Badonyil-
lers region penetrating 300 yards into
the enemy lines at two points.
The Netherlands government has
accepted the allies conditions for
employment of Dutch shipping in
transportation of war munitions.
French forces penetrated the enemy
lines in the Rheims region to the depth
of 1000 yards and brought back pris-
oners, the French war office stated
The Workmen's and Soldiers Asso-
citation has been making efforts to
form a separate Siberian republic, ae-
cording to a special dispatch from Irk-
utsk
Berlin reports, Great losses were
caused among the population of Menin
and Halluin (southeast of Ypres) sit
uated behind our front, by the enemy's
fire and dropping of bombs
The Verdun offensive of the Ger
mans, in which they failed utterly to
break the French line, has been esti-
mated in conservative quarters as hav-
ing cost them something like 100000
men.
Eighteen German machines were de-
stroyed, eight were driven down out
of control and an observation balloon
was destroyed by British aviators in
the air fighting on Sunday. according
TO London reports.
Attacks by German storm troops in
the regions of Nieuport, Dixmude and
MarnlYar, aH of
points, but all were expelled by coun-
ter attacks, says the Belgian official
statement.
Fifty persons were killed and great
material damage was done by bombs
dropped by allied airmen when they
raided Coblenz, Germany, on March
IL, according to a neutral traveller
who arrived Monday at The Hague.
Twenty-three allied aeroplanes and
two captive balloons were brought
down Monday the German office
announced. 1t was stated also that
reconnaisances in Flanders had re-
suited in taking 300 Belgian prison
ers.
Frequent artillery exchanges have
occurred from Zenson (middle Piave
sector) to the sea-" says the Rome
war office report. There has been
lively artillery fire In the Montello
region. In the Ornio valley we made
few prisoners. Seven enemy aero
planes were brought down Monday,
two by the Italians, two by the French
and three by the British"
WESTERN
Fifty persons arrested at Butte,
Mont, following a disturbance in con-
nection with a st. Patrick's day cele-
bration were held under bonds of
$4,000 each.
At Yakima, Wash, H. B. Myers,
secretary of the Yakima local of the
l. w. W., was taken a mile out of
town at midnight and given a coat of
tar and feathers and told to leave
town.
Announcement was made by Con
gressman Charles B. Timberlake of
Colorado that he will ask unanimous
consent of the House of Representa-
tives to pass the Senate bill removing
the $4,000 limitation on expenditures
for the Rocky Mountain National
park.
WASHINGTON
Flat pay increases of Is per cent for
all employees in the postal service,
whether on annual salary or day-pay
basis and including those of all grades
and classes, were recommended by
the Senate postoffice subcommittee in
revising the annual postoffice appro-
priation bill.
The Supreme War Council of the al
lies issued a statement at London
condemning German political crimes
against the Russian and Rumanian
peoples, and refusing to acknowledge
Germany's peace treaties with them,
and also declaring: I'VE are fighting
and mean to continue fighting, in or
der to finish once for all with this pol
icy OF plunder and establish in its
place the peaceful reign of organized
Justice
Germany is charged in official dis
patches from France with having at
tempted to force Sweden to become a
participant in the Brest-Livotsk con-
ferences for a settlement of questions
affecting the Baltic. Failing with her
diplomacy. the dispatch says, Ger
many resorted to force in occupying
the Aland islands, landing her troops
under the pretext of acting on re-
quest from the Firms.
Secretary of War Baker will go to
England after concluding his visit to
France to make an inspection of the
American forces IN training thera