The Colorado statesman., 1918-07-06


Casualties in the American expedi-
tionary forces since the war began to
tai 1888.
American army corps now blocks
road to Paris where German attack
seems most probable.
British casualties during the month
of June totaled 141,147. This COM
pares with total casualties reported
during May of 166,S02.
In the capture of Vaux the Yankee
troops rushed forward with dash that
completely upset the nerves of those
Germans who were in the open.
The brilliant American advance
west of Chateau Thierry has de-
stroyed Chateau THE. ry's usefulness
60 the Germans as a supply center for
Won Hindenburg's army of the Marne.
General Diaz strengthened apprecia-
bly, his position between Asiago and
the Brenta in the operations of Satur-
day and Sunday in which Monte di Val
Bella. Col del Rosso and Col di Chelo
were taken
The Austrian war office admits the
complete evacuation by the Austrian
forces of the two important strategic
positions of Col del Rosso and Monte
di Val Bella on the western end of the
Italian front
Further Austrian attempts to recap
ture Monte di Val Bella are develop
ing. The enemy left at least 1,5OO dead
on the slopes after Sunday afternoons
-
laken Sunday and the preceding day.
German counter attacks west of
Chateau Thierry on the positions cap
tured by the American troops have
completely failed. according to the
Paris war office announcement. The
village of st. Pierre Aigle is again in
French hands.
twenty-five German airplanes were
shot down, ten were driven down out
OF control and two German balloons
were destroyed during the air fighting
Sunday, according to an official state
ment on aerial operations issued by
the London war office.
An official report from the Ameri-
can force on the Marne. Tuesday, says
an entire German regiment was virtu-
ally annihllated in the fighting west of
Hill 2C4. The attack by the Ameri-
cans on the Vaux positions was so ter
rifle that they swept right through the
enemy lines. On the other parts of
the front there were raiding opera
tons I'm which prisoners were taken
both by the British and the French.
ha ranplGad in
eral raiding attempts.
WESTERN
Raymond Johnson, formerly of Den
yer, and Corp. Harry A. Jones, for
merly of Westminster, Colo, son of
Henry Jones, pioneer of Colorado,
are reported missing in action, Clin-
ton w. Fulmer of Concrete, Colo, is
given as missing and four Wyoming
soldiers are listed as severely wound
ed in casualty lists The Wyoming
men are Ralph c. Robinson and John
C. Ryan of Rawlins, Edgar II. Dragoo,
Basin, and Joseph Schlachter, Rock
Springs.
Fire of unknown origin, which was
discovered at the Elks' lodge building
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A huge cotton crop is in prospect
this year. the Department of Agricul-
ture forecasting the production at 49,
1926. 900 equivalent 500-pound bales.
Sidney ID. Kempton was killed in
stantly at Nogales. Ariz., by an explo-
sion of gasoline drum in his assay
office. He was 4S years old and had
been identified with mining operations
in Arizona and Mexico for twenty-five
years.
WASHINGTON
The Belgian steamer Chilier was
sunk 400 miles off the Atlantic coast
on June 81. the Navy Department an
nounced. Twenty-Five survivors were
picked up by a sailing vessel on
June 81
Furnishing OF liquor to officers and
men of the army within private homes
is prohibited under new regulations
formuIpfad ~ tho cnmnie on