The Ordway new era., 1918-07-12
CONDENSED RECORD OF tn Z
PRooREss OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM all SOURCES
bAYiNos, poiN q .. ACHIEVE.
MgNTs. sUFFERINos. HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news BsrvssA
ABOUT THE WAR

Over a million u. 8. troops are now
b France
Finland 10 reported to be on the
verge of declaring war against the al
lies.
The allies captured over 5000 pris-
pners and downed 173 German planes
last week.
Twenty Norwegian vessels aggre-
eating 26.S33 gross tons, were sunk
during June.
The Germans have been repulsed In
An attempt to rstake the village OF
Hamel and the wooded positions fur
ther south.
Further gains against the Austrians
and repulse of counter attacks were
reported in an official dispatch from
italian headquartsrs.
The Austrian war office admits the
complete evacuation by the Austrian
forces OF the two important strategic
positions OF Col del Rosso and Monte
d Val Bella, on the western end Of the
Italian front.
Five hundred prisoners. virtual an
initiation Of . complete German regf-
ment and heavy captures Of military
booty was the record Of American
forces near Chateau.Thierry, General
Pershing reported.
Destruction in European waters of
five German submarines by British
transports and American destroyers
conveying them, was described by
passengers who arrived at an Allan
tic port July on an English liner.
Complete success crowned the
splendid surprise attack made by the
Australians at dawn July 4 against
the Germans between Villers-Bre-
tonneux and the Somme-an attack
which had been specially set to CO.
incide with Independence day.
Czech-Slovak forces have inflicted
severe defeat upon the Bolshevik
troops, according to telegram re-
ceived in London from Irkutsk, Siberia.
The Bolsheyiki are said to have been
completely defeated west of Irkutsk
and to have been driven out of the re-
gion to the east of Lake Baikal.
The British front east of Amiens. on
each side Of the Avre and along the
Somme river, seems to be the storm
center of the France battle front. Aus
tralians. assisted by American detach-
ments, on July drove the Germans
out Of Hamel and the vaire and the
Hamel woods, to the south, at the
same time launching secondary at
tack on the German positions north Of
the Somme. Since that time the lines
before Amiens have been active.
WESTERN
With thousands Of persons crowding
Its streets, Laclede, MO-. combined the
celebration of Americas declaration
of independence with day of tribute
to Gen John J. Pershing, who was
born there. Sept. Is. 1860.
The Herxstein Feed Company, oper-
ating In Clayton. N. M; Estancia, N.
M. and Greeley, Colo. was given an
order by the National Food Admins
tration. to become effective July 8, re-
voking its buying and selling license
for an indefinite period.
A munitions plant costing $15,000.-
900 and employing 10000 persons will
soon be constructed in st. Louis.
Two children of Mr. and Mrs. John
Dewitt, a girl, aged 8. and a boy, aged
4, were burned to death at Snowflake
when the Dewitt home was destroyed
by fire. Two other boys. aged ~ and
10, in trying to rescue the others, re-
ceived burns which will prove fatal.
Funeral services for Benjamin R.
Tillman. for nearly twenty-four
years United States senator from
South Carolina. who died in Wash
ington, were held July in the Pres
byterian church at Trenton, s. C.
Burial was made In 4 nearby ceme-
terry.
WASHINGTON
The Senate passed resolution re-
Questing the President to issue proc
lamation calling on the American peo-
pie to observe noon prayer during the
war.
Secretary Daniels has named new
torpedo boat destroyer the Tillman. In
honor of the late Benjamin R. Tillman
OF South Carolina, member of the nav
al affairs committee for nearly twenty
four years and chairman of 1t for five
years. t.
Further restrictions on the importa-
ton OF manganese ore were announced
by the war trade board. Importation
of the ore from Asia and Australasia
has been prohibited as to ocean ship
ments made on and after July go. The
board also announced that flaxseed
and linseed have been placed on the
list OF restricted imports.
A credit of 800, 100000 was granted
to France by the treasury. making the
total advanced to France to date ST.