Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
CONDENSED RECORD or the
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAviNos, ooiN G ., ACHIEVE.
MeNTs, sUFFERlNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
ABOUT THE WAR

Local engagements have been fought
In the region of Rheims.
In aerial fighting British and
French airmen have accounted for
twenty-five machines.
The village OF Longpont on the Su
rieres river. east OF Villers Cotterets
has been captured by the French.
The French continued their progress
Forth OF Chsvigny farm and east OF
Faverolles. Jayage farm. northeast OF
Faverolles, was occupied.
The British fighting forces in
France now aggregate 100000 men
says the Havas correspondent on the
British front. This equals the mum
Der on the front in 1917.
The French and Italians in Albania
have carried their lines steadily north
ward. The town of Berat, the mos,
important point in southern Albania
has fallen. II is reported large guam
titles of supplies were destroyed by
the retreating Australians
A large German patrol which at
tempted TO raid the American
trenches on the Marne front was brok
en- UP and routed in confusion. The
Germans left several dead. which aid
ed the Americans in establishing the
Identity OF new German units.
The defeat o. the Bolsheviki in
western Siberia is confirmed. The
Bolsheyiki are evacuating lrkutsk
The new provisional Siberian govern
ment has been constituted al Noyon
ikolacvsk. The japanese have ad
vanced 10 China s1o,O00,00O under a
reorganization loan with the concur
renee of entente bankers. the security
being the revenue from salt surplus.
Striking the Germans OF front
that has been quiet for the last SIX
weeks. the French have broken
through and advanced their lines. The
blow was launched between Castel
and Mailly-Raineval, in Picardy, south
o. Amiens. The attack was along a
front OF approximately three miles Il
swept the Germans back out OF the
village OF Castel and the Anchin farm
about a mile 10 the south. and cleared
out a number of strong enemy posi-
tons. The French penetrated the Ger
man lines TO depth of more than a
mile and captured 500 prisoners
WESTERN
Nat Hoffman, a white soldier, was
executed at Camp Macarthur a Waco
Tex. He attacked a schoolgirl last
April
The Utah Copper Company an
nounced an increase in wages of 81
cents day for 5,o00 day iaborers en-
ployed by that corporation at Bing
ham, Utah
At least 125 persons, most OF them
negroes. were killed and seventy-five
injured in a head-on collision between
two passenger trains on the Nashville
Chattanooga & ST. Louis railway al
Dutchman's bend. five miles from
Nashville. Tenn.
A posse patrolled the banks of the
Marais des Cygnes river near Paola
Kan, in search of a dozen men who
held up southbound Missouri. Kan.
sas & Texas passenger train south OF
X
the express and mail cars.
An unofficial canvass Of all police
stations and detention camps" in chi
cago, showed that 191 men of draft
age were held for failure to comply
with regulations.
WASHINGTON
The years corn harvest promises to
be the largest on record with a total
of 3,160, 100000 bushels.
Five American airplanes which wen,
on a bombing expedition have failed
TO return. General Pershing's commu
niQue reported. Berlin reported five
American airplapes in German hands
Publications. of the Mexican people
and government were sent TO Presi
dent Wilson by, President Carranza OF
Mexico in an Independence day mes
sage Hope for the early advent fol
the everlasting reign Of peace anc
Justice in both continents" was ex
pressed.
Forty ped cent increases in the pay
OF street car conductors and motor
men all over the nation will be recon-
mended by the War Labor Board, il
became known. To make these in
creases possible, il will be necessary
in many cities to raise the fare rate
To cents.
Fifteen officers and men of the in
fantry were cited by General Pershins
in his official communique for acts Of
gaIlantry for which they have beer
awarded distinguished service crosses
Great Britain was granted an add
tional credit Of 5000, 900 by the
Treasury Department. making the to
tai loans to her to date S3.345, 000. 00t
and the total credits to the allies Sc.
266 $3.50, 900.
President Wilson vetoed the annua
agricultural bill containing an amend
ment Increasing the price Of wheat te
$40 per bushel