The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-09
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOP.
ABOUT THE WAR

American airme1 brought down bour
enemy planes on Aug. ), the French
war office reported.
North OF Montdidier the French pro-
crossed to the Ayre. which they now
border between Breaches and Morisel
Allied troops are maintaining their
positions on the north bank OF the
Vesle, despite German efforts to eject
them
French troops again advanced north
OF Montdidier. occupying the west
bank of the Avre on the three-mile
front between Morisel and Braches
American machine gunners, protect
ing location on the Eesle, west OF
Fismes. yi.et ont an entire battalion
OF German infantrynen ana rflaciAne
gupners Tuesday.
German losses since July 10, the
date when the crown prince began
his last drive, were unoficially esti-
mated at from 100000 10 $50 900, OF
which 10000 are prisoners.
- The clearing up OF the big field of
retreat has netted in one-half OF the
territory advanced over by the Ameri-
cans alone fifteen trainloads of am
munition and general supplies
The Germans. by strong local at
tack against British positions along
the Braye- Corbie road, north OF the
Somme, succeeded in taking advanced
trench lines on portion OF the front
French and American troops in small
units have crossed the Vesle river at
various points on accommodating eX-
petitions. Fismes. held by the Amer
leans. is the especial mark of the Ger
man gunners, The Americans, how
ever. maintain their position.
Allied troops in the Aisne-M Marine
salient reaped the full fruits of vic
tory" on Saturday, when the enemy,
who met his second great defeat on
the Marine was driven in confusion
beyond the line of the Vesle,' Gen
eral Pershing reported in his com
munique. American troops alone have
captured s,40O prisoners and 1873 guns
On the Rheims scissors front the
situation Tuesday was stabilized
while the opposing forces prepared for
further movements. Uneasiness along
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
carried out another withdrawal. To
the British he has given UP territory
along the La Bassee canal in the apex
OF the Lys salient Meanwhile the
French and British are organizing the
territory evacuated on the Somme in
Picardy
WESTERN
Lake Charles. La. and vicinity suf
fered great damage from tropical
hurricane which struck that city. Six
persons were killed and million dol
lars worth Of property destroyed.
BY shearing an average OF 200 sheep
daily for twenty-seven days, an expert
employed on a sheep ranch near the
Oregon line, earned $500, or over $29
per day. His biggest days work was
23o sheep. During the twenty-seven
days $4,000 sheep were sheared at the
ranch
Built in "a working days. the steel
cargo carrier Inyincible. 1900 tons
capacity, was launched in Oakland,
CAL. harbor
Among the state quotas announced
Of unskilled labor to be supplied by
the various states to war industries
during the next two months under the
system of government recruiting PUT
into operation under the United States
employment service were: Arizona,
1850; Colorado, 5.175; New Mexico,
5S5: Wyoming, 900
Three soldiers and a service car
Iyiv LII I
when Southern Pacific express train
struck an automobile in which they
were riding. Those who lost their
lives were: Walter G. Mcclure.
driver of the service car; Vern kina-
man and Roy V. Kinaman, brothers.
members of the 134th ambulance
corps. and Leo McGrath, member OF
the 135th ambulance corps.
WASHINGTON
Concessions granted by wage board
to $4,000 workers
An army of 1000, 900 fighting men
will be one result of the draft ages
between IS and AS in the opinion of
War Department officials.
In July $2l1. $4,000 worth of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps were sold,
raising the total received from this
source since Dec. 3. to s5lS.51o.000.
Fuel Administrator Garfield warned
coal operators to desist from bidding
against each other for mine labor by
the payment of bonuses to miners.
With the launching of 1873 vessels.
totalling 631 ,944 lightweight tons, and
the delivery of forty-one others OF 1885,
OPS lightweight tons, new world ship
building records were established in
July by American shipyards, the ship
ping board announced.