, 1918-07-25
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o o C s, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERlNGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news serv'
o THE WAR

ABOUT THE WAR
Allied forces have occupied KEN on
the Thurman coast, according to the
Frankfurter Zeitung.
The armored cruiser San Diego was
sun not far from the entrance of New
York harbor.
The United States supply ship West
over was torpedoed and sunk in
European waters.
Scottish troops captured the village
of Meteren, together with more than
800 prisoners and a number of machine
uns
The Franco-American offensive be-
tween the Aisne and the Marine yield
ed up to Friday 1900 prisoners and
more than $50 guns captured by the
allies.
General Pershing's communique for
Thursday reports that in the Ameri-
can sector on the Marine the enemy
has been entirely driven from the
south bank.
Friday saw the Germans lose addi-
tional ground along the Marne to the
French INT Italian troops. East of
Rheims the Germans nave not seen
fit to resume the fighting.
The Australians, with artillery help
which opened ahead of them, pounced
upon the German %outposts, and in a
very short time sent in seventy prison
ers to add to the sixty taken in the
ruins of Meteren.
In Albania the French and Italian
troops continue to make progress
against the Austrians, and in the Ital-
ian sector, up in the mountains. re-
peated Austrian attacks have been re-
pulsed by the Italians.
Notwithstanding the fact hat the
Germans have thrown large reinforce
ments into the new battle line between
scissors and the region of Chateau
Thierry, they could not stem the on
slaughts of American and French
troops. Friday the Americans and
French battered their way eastward
into the deep triangle which has Sois-
sons, Rheims and Chateau Thierry as
its points.
{ WESTERN
Contracts for sixty-one ships of 439,-
500 lightweight ions were announced
by the shipping board.
Joseph Howell, representative in
Congress from Utah for fourteen years
who retired two years ago, died at his
home at Logan. Utah. He was 81
years old and a native of Bingham
City, Utah.
Thomas j. Mooney, under sentence
of death following his conviction of
murder in connection with the Pre-
p%aredness day bomb explosion at San
Francisco in July. 1916, was trans
ferred from the county jail in San
Francisco to the state penitentiary at
San Quentin to await execution, now
fixed for Aug. 23.
Lester Ramsey, IS, of Boulder, Colo,
stationed with the quartermaster's de-
partment at Camp Mills, Long Island,
was found dead on a lonely road near
McKeesport, Pa, according to a tele-
gram received at Boulder. A revolver
with n chamber empty was on the
ground beside the body. 1t is believed
the young man committed suicide.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson signed the annual
rivers and harbors appropriation bill
carrying $4,000. 900.
Food valued at approximately ST.
400, 900, 900 was sent to the allied coun-
tries from the United States during the
fiscal year which ended June 80.
Strength and growth of the federal
aaarun .,,ctaYn mo al1rr, h.. ~. RNJ
eral reserve boards report that on
May 10, the S.132 member banks had
total OF 1924, 070, 900, 900, an in
crease of $92, 000. 900 since Dec. 81.
Italy got another credit of $100, 000,-
900 from the United States govern
ment Friday and Belgium was given
100000 additional. This makes
States s76O,ooo 1000. Belgium's total
$145.2 5 900 and all the allies loans
$e,3so,040.O00.
The Navy Department Saturday
morning received information that two
steamships which are proceeding to an
unnamed port have aboard 1,156 Off
GERS int men of the United States
CruiStr Dan DleBO- THESE are III duul-
ton to two officers and thirty men
previously reported landed.
Operating income of $50 of the larg-
est railroads and fifteen switching and
terminal companies last May showed
a net decrease of SIS. 796,1S7, compared
with the same month a year ago. final
reports to the Interstate Commerce
Commission show. The total operating
income was $76,97S,94 while hat OF
the May before was ss2. 775.12s.
Fifteen states were called upon by
Provost Marshal General Crowder for
1000 draft registrants. fit for general
military service, to be sent to schools
for special training. The movement
will be between An" and Is.