, 1918-09-19
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o G 9, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, SUFFERINGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news ervios.
ABOUT THE WAR

lne, was captured by the french.
Tchitca. the capital of Transatlantic
and 270 miles east of lrkutsk, has been
captured by Czecho-Slovak forces.
British troops have captured the
towns of Vermand, Attilly and Ven
delles. all on the front northwest of
st. Quentin.
In Flanders the Germans have been
successful in local encounters neal
Armentieres and in the region of ia
Bassee canal.
Dispatches received by English
newspapers through H%elsingfors an
nounce that Petrograd has been taken
by the anti-revolutionists.
Additional American troops nave
landed at Arcbangel, northern Rus
STA, to aid the other allied forces In
the putting down of the disturbed o n
dition in that region.
Italian troops have penetrated the
Austro-Hungarian positions at Pra-
maggiore. the Italian war office an
nounced. An enemy a%ssaulting party
on Monte Asolone was put to flight.
Already allied airmen are heavily
bombing the Moselle region around
Metz and its outlying Notifications.
The m~aneuverings on the west front
around Cambria n st. Quentin are
not lost sight of by reason of the pres
ent American offensive.
The American First army has car
ried out the initial task assigned to it
the leveling of the famous st. Mihiel
salient in Lorraine. In a little more
han ~twenty-four hours not only had
the ask been accomplished, but Gen.
Pershing's men had all the important
towns, villages and strategic positions
in the sector within their hands, and
were standing on the banks of the Mo-
selle river at Pagny. looking across
the stream into German territory.
And the southern outer Notifications
of Metz. the great German stronghold
in Lorraine, were. only -four miles dis
tant. Beginning in the northwest n
crossing the salient eastward, Fres-
mes, Les Eparges. Nationwide, Preny
and Pagny and all the ground lying
between them are in American hands.
IN addition, along the eastern side of
the heights north of Nationwide, the
Americans have debouched from the
hill region and are astride the railroad
running from Commercy to Verdun.
Likewise the Thiacourt-Metz and Nan
cy-Metz railroads are in American
hands.
WESTERN
Learning by experience that the
government is keeping faith with
.llz-- 20 rt~rdI- .nkgonn kh1 Dr.atun
Molokans, who a a colony near
Glendale, fifteen miles from Phoenix.
Ariz., and who created such commo-
ton in the first draft by refusing to
allow their young men to register, saw
. great light Sept. IL. and not only
registered, but volunteered so to do.
Some OF the elders of the church
asked Secretary Wyant of the Phoenix
local board to come and register them,
which he did, adding fifty-three to the
list.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. defeated in
the last primary for the Republican
nomination by DR.. c. M. Landstrum,
will make the race for United States
senator from Montana al candidate
Of the National party.
WASHINGTON
About 100000 men, from Is to As,
registered on the 18th.
A troop ship with $500 American
soldiers on board was ~torpedoed. All
hands were saved. TIE troop ship
was beached.
Another 5000, 0O0. 900 block Of treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness, the
sixth bi-weekly issue, was announced
by the Treasury Department.
Money saved by automobile owners
through not using their cars on u
day should be invested in Wal Savings
Stamps or Liberty Bonds. says an Of
fetal sermonette issued by the Treas
ury.
The administration measure de-
signed to stimulate the sale of Liberty
Bonds by making a larger amount of
them held by individuals and corpora
tons free from federal taxation was
passed by the House without a dis
senting vote.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced that the first call to the
colors of men who registered Sept. IL
will include men 10 and 20 and 80 to
Sc. inclusive.
A nationwide effort to round up
men who failed to register for the
draft will be started Immediately by
a specially organized corps of Depart
ment of Justice agents.
President Wilson signed the joint
resolution passed by Congress, I'M
towering him to establish prohibition
zones around shipyards. munitions
factories and other war industries.