Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07
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western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR
Berlin claims the capture of much
war material, including number OF
the larger French guns.
The fifth successive counter attack
against Cantigny was repulsed by the
Americans with losses for the enemy.
Two OF Germany's newest and larg-
est submarines of the cruiser class
were sunk May II and IS, near Gi-
braltar.
The Germans in their Champagne
offensive in France have reached the
right bank of the River Marne on
ten-mile front.
The Germans have seized and taken
into Swinemunde the Dutch steamship
Jantje and sailing vessels Maria, ia
coba and Gerzine
American aviators shot down an
other German airplane Friday on the
front northwest of Toul. 1t fell with
in the American lines.
The transport ship Leasowe Castle
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the British admiralty announced. One
hundred and one persons were
drowned.
In their violent attacks on the thir
ty-mile battle front running from Sois
tons eastward to the region northwest
of Rheims, the German armies forced
back the French and British.
After desperate resistance and fight
ing in the streets, lasting several
hours, the French evacuated Scissors,
which the Germans occupied, accord
ing to the official announcement from
the Paris war office.
The aerial activity over the terri
tory of the German advance is most
intense and French airmen have
dropped many tons Of bombs on en-
emy targets in addition to bringing
down nineteen German machines.
In the vicinity of Scissors further
combats of extreme violence Friday
ended in favor of the allies. In this
region the resistance of the French
divisions was the absolute acme of
heroism, fighting as they were
against odds immensely superior.
The Germans big attack began May
27, with about thirty divisions on a
front Of thirty-five miles from Bermer-
icourt to Leuilly. This front was held
by seven allied divisions, of which
three British were on the right and |
four French on the left.
Italian operations against the Aus |
trians have been successfully carried |
out on the lower Piave, as we'll as in |
the Tonale sector, reaching the OBJ
jectives set at Capo Sile on front of |
coo meters and causing the Austrians |
heavy losses, besides 500 prisoners
and a large amount of material, dis |
patches from Rome to the Italian en-
bassy state. News reaching Rome
from Berne says the Austrian losses
in the Tonale sector reached 5000
men killed, wounded and missing.
WESTERN
Progress is being made in the Ari-
zona Legislature with bill creating
a state council OF De1enSe.
nation united paid solemn tribute
on Memorial day to its heroes of the
past and its heroes of the present.
Denver has obtained a concession
upon the rates to the Rocky Mountain
National park, through which tourists
pay $3.50 to make the trip over any
route, either all auto or part railroad.
Police at Los Angeles discredited
the alleged confession of Paul Sokal
that he and two others had conspired
to dynamite the mansion of Gov. w.
D. Stephens at Sacramento three
weeks ago.
WASHINGTON
The United. States transport Presi-
dent Lincoln, homeward bound, was
torpedoed and sunk.
Official announcement was made
that 280,000 men will be called to the
colors during June, They will be Or
dered to report June "a.
Mrs. Alfred Gwyn Vanderbilt and
Ray T. Baker, director of the mint,
will be married at Mrs. Vanderbilt's
country place at Lenox, Mass, early in
June.
News of the shelling of the Spanish
steamer Maria Pia, which caused the
death of her captain and several pas
sengers, reached Washington in diplo-
matic dispatches. The vessel reached
% Spanish port after her encounter.
Government war expenses, including
loans to the allies, run above $1,500-
10000 for May, and set new high
record for any belligerent nation.
To meet the drain that the duel of
death imposes on her, Germany is
youths born during the first
half of 1900, barely II years old, said
entente official reports.
The largest annual army appropria-
tion bill in history, carrying $12,911,.
$4,000, and authorizing the President
to call into military service all men
who can be trained and equipped, was
passed by the House.