The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-08

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The British casualties reported dur
ing the week ended Feb. 4 totaled
6,354
From the North sea to the Swiss
frontier the military activity daily
seems to be growing in intensity
wireless dispatch received at Ber
lin from Kiev says that the Poles
have occupied Mohiley. the Russian
main headquarters. and have arrested
Ensign krylenko, the commander-n-
chief of the Russian Bolshevik forces,
and his entire staff
The British armed boarding steam,
er Louvain. Lieut. Com NJ. G. Easton
commanding, WAS torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine in the east
ern Mediterranean on Jan. 81. Seven
officers and PIT men were lost.
The French war office asserts that
the attacks north of the Aisne We're
repulsed. but the German war office
says that south Of Beaucourt, Baden
storming troops pushed far into the
French front inflicted heavy casual
ties and returned to their own lines
with prisoners.
Tartar forces have occupied Yalta,
in the government OF Taurida, and are
advancing on Sebastopol, Russia's
chief fortress and naval base on the
Black sea, according to dispatch re-
ceived by the Petrograd Evening Post
from Sebastopol. The dispatch adds
that the Tartars are dealing merciless-
ly with Red Guards, sailors and SOL
diers
Venice and a number of towns on
the Venetian plain have been bombed
by enemy airmen, according to the
Italian official communication. While
no damage and no casualties resulted
from the attack on Venice consider
able destruction was wrought in the
towns of Padua, Treviso and Mestre.
where number of civilians were
killed or wounded
Next in importance to the opera
tons on the American front have
been attacks by the Germans against
the French in the Aisne region and
north of Verdun, near Beaumont.
Heavy casualties are believed to have
been inflicted on the Teutons and con-
siderable damage was done by the
seventy-fives on the German trenches,
due to the accuracy of aim OF the
American gunners.
American officers are elated over
the results of the first artillery duel
between American and German gun
ners, which followed preliminary
Smelling by the Germans Saturday
evening In official reports the infan-
try commanders paid tribute to the
promptness with which the artillery
responded to the call for a barrage
and to the effectiveness of the artil
lery fire. Aerial "Reminiscences
showed that the American gun fire
had had very destructive effect
WESTERN
Armed with a search warrant, Spe
cial Counsel Francis j. Heney of the
Federal Trade Commission seized the
Swift & Co. files in the offices of At
torney Henry Veeder In Chicago.
All motion picture shows and thea
tiers and other public gathering
places in Bisbee, Ariz. and the War
Iti ulSlIlCl Melt CloStu DN lHt touHty
and city health authorities. in estab
fishing rigid quarantine against the
further spread of smallpox. There
are twelve cases in the district
The New Mexico Central railroad
was sold at special masters sale at
Santa Fe to s. C. Munoz Of New York
head of the Federal Export Corpora
81 hn
Central Railway Company, as trustee,
for 100000. Mr.. Munoz said $500,
600 corporation would rebuild the
road
WASHINGTON
A bill authorizing the appointment
of an additional judge for the District
OF Arizona was passed by the Senate.
Belgium was granted another cred
it of s3.50000O by the treasury. max
ing her total loans from the United
States $50 100000
Developments promise indefinite ex-
tension OF the controversy in the Sen
ate over American war efficiency and
the military committees bill Tor war
cabinet and munitions director.
Ten months of the war have cost
the United States about 1000. 900
at the rate of $71o000,00 a month,
nearly s24,OoO.OOo day
A twoounce bread ration was or
dered by the Food Administration for
patrons of hotels, restaurants and din
ing cars. This allowance is about
that now observed in England
Secretary Tumulty returned to the
capitol after a visit to New Jersey,
where the possibility OF his becoming
. Democratic candidate for senator is
being discussed among political lead
ees.