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About the War
Germans thwarted by American gun
fire.
Germans and White Guards are
closing in on Viborg on three sides.
French gunners put two long dis
lance German guns out of commits
sion.
German nation depressed and nerv-
GUS from troop slaughter on western
front.
KENNEL hill strewn with bodies Of
Germans sacrificed trying to gain want
age point.
I'VE have occupied the fortress Of
Kars and captured $50 guns" says q
Turkish report from Constantinople.
The total British casualties in the
operations on April % against the
Zeebrugge and Ostend were 588, ac-
cording to an official announcement
Five countries are reported in the
throes of revolt or threatened with
Russia, Austria, Germany, Siberia and
Finland.
Losses of German submarines dur
ing the past six weeks have been more
than double the rate in January and
February, according to advices from
Zurich.
Formal announcement that Ameri-
can troops sent to reinforce the allied
armies have taken part in the fighting
is made by the War Department in its
weekly review of the war.
British casualties reported for the
The losses were divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
40S; men, 1861. Wounded or missing:
Officers, 2,071; men, 1929.
Powerful attacks by the Germans
against the French and British posi-
tions between Meteren and Zillebeke
Monday were repulsed, the Germans
losing heavily, according to the report
from Field Marshal Haig. The British
line held absolutely, but at various
points the Germans gained foothold
In the French positions, only to be
driven out later from the greater part
OF this territory. The Belgians also
repulsed heavy attacks.
Western
A fire of unknown origin at Mesa,
eighteen miles east of Phoenix Ariz,
caused a loss of $4,000. The fire
started in small restaurant, de-
stroyed another cafe, n shooting gal
lsry and damaged merchandise to the
amount of $4,000.
Xenophon T. Whitley, member of the
st. Louis board of election commits
sioners, was appointed and accepted
the position of U. s. senator for Mis-
souri, to succeed the late w. j. Stone.
Ambassador Francis, Champ Clark
and Justice Graves declined the place
w. II. Fadler, capitalist of Phoe-
nix, Ariz., sentenced in Federal Court
to a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment
at Leavenworth. Kan, for five years,
for having INSTRUCTED the sale of
Liberty Bonds, paid his fine and sub.
scribed for bonds in the sum of $12,-
900. He had previously, since his in
dictment. bought $4,000 worth of the
third Liberty loan.
A new legal battle which may take
the case of Thomas j. Mooney, await
ing resentence to death on n murder
charge, to the United States Supreme
Court. was opened at San Francisco
after it was thought that all possible
legal services in Moneys behalf had
been exhausted
Washington
The wool growers have offered all
of the new 1918 clip to the govern.
ment at July 30 prices.
Orders for 10000 box and coal cars
to cost in the aggregate between $780,
100000 and $90,00O,00O were placed by
Director General McAdoo.
President Wilson appointed four dl.
rectors of the new $500 zoo, 900 war II.
nance corporation and new capital
Issues committee provided for in the
war finance corporation act
I'VE are going to continue this war
until the Stars and Stripes float over
Berlin" Secretary of the Treasury Nc.
Adoo told crowd at Tulsa, Okla,
April %. THAT time will be pro.
longed," he continued, unless every
American throws his everything into
the struggle. Buy Liberty bonds"
Two American transports which
were in collision at sea several days
ago have returned safely to an At.
lantic port, the Navy Department an.
nounced.
Representative Sinnott of Oregon,
Republican, was appointed a member
OF the special House waterways com.
mittee tn succeed Irvina T. Iarroo.