The Ordway new era., 1918-04-05
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ABOUT THE WAR

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ABOUT THE WAR
Forty new Austrian divisions have
been distributed along the Italian
front
Resumption of fighting in Ukraine
between the Germans and the Bolshe-
Wiki is reported in Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd.
The French soldiery OF the class OF
1919 are to be called to the colors at
an early date. which is to be fixed By
the Ministry Of War.
The Kaiser. elated By the advance
OF the German army. is once more
putting himself In the foreground OF
the dramatic battlefield scenes.
American engineers have again
been In the throes of fierce conflict
on the west front They have done
excellent work in transportation.
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
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 TWEEN
ty-four German machines were
brought down.
German attacks before Arras failed.
says a Reuters telegram from the
British headquarters from the front on
Friday. The enemy succeeded In ad-
yancing his line south OF the Scarpe
to the ruins OF the old reserve trench
system from which the British eject
ed him year ago
From Arleux. north OF Arras. to AL
bert, on the Somme. the British lines
have been holding stubbornly. and
have thrust back the Germans at a
number of points. From Albert south
to Montdidier there has been slow
movement to the west, but the hills
west OF Montdidier are still being held
by the French.
Submarines and mines have in
creased their weekly toll of British
shipping. The admiralty's report
shows that in the week ending March
rs. 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.
After eight days, during which 1t
has swept forward over the rolling
hills of Picardy. at times like tidal
wave, the German offensive Friday
slowed down. Instead OF a sweeping
advance, its progress has been
checked at all but one sector OF the
front. and there It has been merely
creeping for two days-this fact even
admitted by the German war office.
which usually comedies nothing.
A report from the French army in
France. Thursday. says the great Ger
man effort appears TO have exhausted
itself. At many places along the front
OF attacks the enemy is being driven
. back. and at others the French and
8 British are offering firm resistance.
Infantry fighting has begun to give
place to artillery battles. In guns the
British and French have the advan-
tage, inasmuch as the Germans have
been unable to drag much artillery
with them.
WESTERN
The "drys" at Chicago admitted
their defeat in the fight to get the
saloon question on the ballots for the
city election April q
A posse of twenty-five city and
county officers from Globe, Ariz., raid
ed hall in Red Springs canon in Mi
ami, dispersed dance being given by
I taA ~ he.
leaders who were held incommuni.
cado at the county jail
Riots that for a time threatened to
assume grave proportions broke out
when efforts were made to resume
street car service, paralyzed by the
general strike in progress at Kansas
City. National guard troops and police
finally put down the disorders, but not
until after many of the rioters had re-
! ceived severe injuries at the hands OF
the police. Numerous arrests we're
made.
WASHINGTON
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has passed
his physical examination for active
service at the front and will be re-
turned to command his division at
Camp Funston, Kansas.
The proposal to establish universal
military training OF American youths
from 10 to 81 years of age. inclusive
was defeated in the Senate by vote
of 36 to 26. The resolution providing
for the registration and selective draft
for immediate military service of men
who have become 81 since June last
then was passed without roll call