The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-04
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD or IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR susv
PEOP :.
ABOUT THE WAR


engaged on active fronts is over
million and a half.
General Allenby in Palestine has
surrounded Damascus and French cav
airy is reported to be working its way
up the Mediterranean sea coast to-
ward Beyrout.
British casualties reported for the
week ending Sept. % follows: Officers
killed or died OF wounds, 1872; men.
1896: officers wounded or missing.
So+; men. 19.757.
Gouraud's French forces captured
Fort Malmaison. key to Laon. and Inn
Dortant position OF Chavignon. Fall
of Laon probably would mean retreat
OF Huns to German border.
Between the Vesle and Aisne rivers
the French continue to push back the
Germans north OF the Aisne. while In
Champagne the French, operating in
conjunction with the Americans. are
steadily advancing northward
In Flanders the Belgians and British
in the region Of Dixmude to Armenti-
eros have further driven in their sharp
wedge eastward, capturing important
towns and cutting lines OF communica-
ton necessary to the continued hold
ing by the Germans OF their submarine
bases on the North sea.
From CambrAi to st. Quentin, not
Wfthstanding most violent reactions
from the Germans. the British, Amer
loans and French again have won
heavily fortified positions OF the en-
smy all along the front midway be-
tween ST Quentin and Cambria The
remaining portions Of the old Hinden-
burg line are slowly being demolished
French. British and American and
Belgian troops in three days captured
10000 prisoners and 300 guns, 1t is es-
timated at Paris. Since July Is the al
lies have captured 100000 prisoners.
5000 guns. 10000 machine guns and
enormous quantities OF material This
does not take into account the opera
tions In Macedonia and Palestine
The town of ST Quentin, upon which
the Germans had so firmly builded
their hopes of proving an insuperable
barrier to the allies. at last has been
entered by the French. and seemingly
the gateway is open to Marshal Foch
for swift advance eastward in his
task of reclaiming northern France.
Meanwhile the Germans and their al
lies on all the battle fronts have con
tnued to play a losing game. and II
is reported that the Turks. realizing
the critical situation through success
sive defeats and the withdrawal of
Bulgaria from the war, are sending
out peace feelers."
WESTERN
The Marmon car that figured in the
bandit raids in Colorado Springs and
ADDE'S that killed Detective Rowan and
Denver and in which were the desper-
severely wounded Policeman Riley in
Colorado Springs was found in the
Missouri river at Kansas City with
forty bullet holes in the body, accord
ing to a dispatch from Kansas City.
Two more Of the men at the Univer-
sity training camp died at Boulder,
Colo. of the influenza epidemic They
were Alfred Lambert OF Roundup,
Mont. and Silver Reams OF Silesia,
Mont
Judge John A. Rner. sitting in the
United States District Court In Den
yer in place of Judge Lewis. who is
Ill granted Mrs Julia G. Forney, un-
der arrest for embezzling 5000 from
the postoffice at Beaver, Pa, permits.
sion to take her children to Pittsburgh
where she is being conveyed to stand
trial. at the expense Of the govern.
ment
WASHINGTON
Drawing of order numbers for 49,
100000 draft registrants was com
pleted at O'Clock Tuesday morning,
hours ahead Of schedule. The last
number taken from the glass bowl was
1874
Senators and representatives from
wheat growing states and officials of
the National Wheat Growers Associa-
tions in conference decided to appoint
special committee to urge upon Pres
ident Wilson immediate action fixing
the price of wheat for 1919 at $3.50 a
bushel
The Senate defeated the suffrage
amendment. The vote was SO to 81
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board. appearing before the House ap-
preparation committee, asked for au
thority to spend $4s4.o0Q0OO addition
al to carry out the shibbuilding pro
gram
Spanish influenza continues to
spread in army camps. More than a.
900 new cases were reported to the
offices Of the surgeon general during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon.
Oct. I.