The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-05
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

have driven forward and taken Dix
nude
The probable number of allied troops
engaged on active fronts is over a
million and a half.
General Allenby in Palestine has
surrounded Damascus and French cav
airy is reported to be working its way
up the Mediterranean sea coast to-
ward Beyrout.
British casualties reported for the
week ending Sept. % follows: Officers
killed or died of wounds, 432; men,
1886; officers wounded or missing,
s04; men, 19.757.
Gouraud's French forces captured
Fort Malmaison, key to Laon. and i'm
portant position of Chavignon. Fall
OF Laon probably would mean retreat
of Huns to German border.
Between the Vesle and Aisne rivers
the French continue to push back the
Germans north of the Aisne, while in
Champagne the French, operating in
conjunction with the Americans, are
steadily advancing northward.
III the belBldLS anu
in the region of Dixmude to Armenti-
eres have further driven in their sharp
wedge eastward, capturing important
towns and cutting lines of communica-
tion necessary to the continued hold
ing by the Germans of their submarine
bases on the North sea.
From Cambria to st. Quentin, not
withstanding most violent reactions
from the Germans, the British, Amer
leans and French again have won
heavily fortified positions of the en-
emy all along the front midway be-
tween st. Quentin and Cambria. The
remaining portions OF the old Hinden
burg line are slowly being demolished
French, British and American and
Belgian troops in three days captured
10000 prisoners and 900 guns, it is es
timated at Paris. Since July 1S the al
lies have captured 100000 prisoners
5000 guns, 10000 machine guns ant
enormous quantities of material. Thi!
does not take into account the opera
tions In Macedonia and Palestine.
The town of st. Quentin, upon which
the Germans had so firmly buildeC
their hopes of proving an insuperabl,
barrier to the allies, at last has beeI
entered by the French, and seemingl.
the gateway is open to Marshal Focl
for a swift advance eastward in hi
task of reclaiming northern France
Meanwhile the Germans and their al
lies on all the battle fronts have con
tinued to play losing game, and i
is reported that the Turks, realizin,
the critical situation through success
sive defeats and the withdrawal o
Bulgaria from the war, are sending
out peace feelers."
WESTERN
The Marmon car that figured in th
bandit raids in Colorado Springs ant
ADDE'S that killed Detective Rowan an
Denver and in which were the desper
severely wounded Policeman Riley il
Colorado Springs was found in th
Missouri river at Kansas City will
forty bullet holes in the body, accord
ing to dispatch from Kansas City.
Two more of the men at the Univer
sity training camp died at Boulder
Colo, of the influenza epidemic. The.
were Alfred Lambert of Roundup
Mont, and Silver Reams of Silesia
Mont
Judge John A. Riner. sitting in thu
United States District Court in Den
yer in place of Judge Lewis, who i.
Ill, granted Mrs. Julia G. Forney, un
der arrest for embezzling $500 from
the postoffice at Beaver, Pa, permis
sion to take her children to Pittsburgh
where she is being conveyed to stand
trial, at the expense of the govern
ment.
WASHINGTON
Drawing of order numbers for 13,
100000 draft registrants was com
pleted at O'Clock Tuesday morning
hours ahead of schedule. The last
number taken from the glass bowl was
1874.
Senators and representatives from
wheat growing states and officials OF
the National Wheat Growers Associa
tions in conference decided to appoint
a special committee to urge upon Pres
ident Wilson immediate action fixing
the price of wheat for 1919 at $3.50 a
bushel.
The Senate defeated the suffrage
amendment. The vote was SO to 81.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board, appearing before the House ap
preparation committee, asked for au
thority to spend s484000.o .o0n addition
al to carry out the shipbuilding pro
gram.
Spanish influenza continues tc
spread in army camps. More than IA,
600 new cases were reported to the
offices of the surgeon general during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Oct l.