Gilpin observer., 1918-08-22
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About the War
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lean troops arrived at Vladivostok.
The allies unanimously are agreed
on the necessity of -proclaiming mar
tial law at Vladivostok owing to the
threatening attitude of the local Boil
sheviki.
In Lorraine, where the Americans
captured the village of Frapelle, near
st. Die, Saturday morning, they have
pressed on and gained more ground,
Notwithstanding heavy lombard
ment.
Under the new gains of the British
around Roye, and particularly those
made by the French from Lassigny
to the Disc valley and northwest of
Scissors, the Germans now are In
bad predicament
The French made further progress
Saturday north and south of the Avre,
having taken 1000 prisoners and nu-
merous machine guns. Marshal Foch
has at last definitely connected up the
battles of the Aisne and the Somme.
British troops, after capturing Out
tersteen ridge, in front of the town
of Merris, have beaten off a vicious
counter attack and inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy. More than 500
Germans were captured by the Brit
ish
The Germans are planning to evac-
uate the Roye-Lassigny-N oyon salient,
says the Echo de Paris. 1t is indi-
Gated, the paper adds, that German
pioneers and laborers are working be-
hind the German front lines on a new
Hindenburg line.
Around the curve in the battle line
northwest of Scissors the French
from near Carlepont to Fontenoy, on
the Aisne, a distance of approximate
ly nine miles, have driven back the
enemy to an average depth of more
than a mile and captured several vii
lagos and 1900 prisoners.
Some severe air conflicts occurred
on Aug. in the sector between AL
bert and the Amiens-Roye road. The
air fighting resulted in the destruc-
ton of forty-eight enemy machines,
while seventeen others were driven
down out of control. Fifty British ma
chimes did not return During the six
SoSCCCuiuB udyo IoD tnculy dcIOpituSs
were destroyed and eighty-nine.
driven down out of control, making a
total of 339 German machines for the
week, compared with 1913 British aero
planes missing.
In the Lys sector, west of Armen.
there's. the enemy has retreated over
front of nearly six miles. leaving
the town OF Merville in British hands
Between the Matz and Disc rivers
the French have fought their way to
the western outskirts of the dominat-
ing position Of Lassigny. and farther
south in this hill and wooded region
have debouched from the Thiescourt
wood and also captured the town of
Pimprez. situated In the Disc valley
on the Noyon-Compiegne road.
Western
Thousands of delegates were pres
ent at Portland. Ore, at the opening
Of the fifty-second annual national
encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Cardinal Gibbons quietly celebrated
at Spring Lake, N. j.. the fiftieth an
niversary Of his conservation to the
rank of bishop.
Bequeathing more than SIS 900 900 to
relatives and employees, the will OF
the late Col. William Edgar Hughes,
Denver capitalist, who died in Denver
July 20. has been filed at Dallas, Tex.
Under its terms Mrs. Annie c..
Hughes. the widow, is principal bene-
ficiary.
In his race for the Republican nomi.
nation for United States Senator in
the recent Kansas primary, Gov. Ar
thur Capper received plurality of
70.062 votes and majority over all
Republican candidates for that office
OF 31.746 votes, according to unoffi.
cfal but complete records.
Washington
Sinking of the Norwegian bark
Nordhav, off Cape Henry, was report
cd by the Navy Department.
Congress prepared to enact quickly
the new man.power legislation, ex-
tending the draft age limits to IS and
<b years. General March told the
house military committee the pro-
gram should win the war In 1919.
Congress came back to work after
five. weeks vacation to tackle the
biggest revenue and army bills in his.
tory.
A force OF 10000 women necessary
to care for all sick and wounded
American soldiers. must be raised by
July 1, next. Surgeon General Gorgas
announced.
Contracts for thirty.three wooden
cargo vessels. each Of $500 dead
weight tons. seven wooden barges and
three wooden harbor tugs. were lei
the week ending Aug. 10. the shipping