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About the War
Casualties in the American expedi-
tionary forces since the war began to
tai 1888.
The total of Austrian prisoners cap
tured on the Piave IL $4,000. according
to semi.official statement issued at
Rome.
British casualties during the month
of June totaled 141,147. This COM
pares with total casualties reported
during May Of 166.802.
The province Of Archangel has been
declared in a state of war Here Amer
lean and allied naval forces are guard
ing the port of Kola and its railroad.
Capture of 3O9 German prisoners
near Chateau Thierry and the destruc-
tion Of three German airplanes by
American aviators was reported by
General Pershing in an official COM
munique.
The Austrian war office admits the
complete evacuation by the Austrian
forces of the two important strategic
di Val Bella, on the western end Of the
Italian front.
Twenty-Five German airplanes were
shot down, ten were driven down out
OF control and two German balloons
were destroyed during the air fighting
Sunday, according to an official state
ment on aerial operations issued by
the London war office.
| Heavy attacks launched against
Monte di Val Bella by the Austrians
n were repulsed by the Italians, the en-
I emy masses being moved down by ar
tillery fire, according to the official
communication from Rome headquar-
ters. More than 1000 prisoners were
taken by the Italians.
A German submarine seventy miles
from the Irish coast on the night of
June q torpedoed the 11.00O-ton hos
pital ship Llandovery Castle, char
tered by the Canadian government and
in the service of carrying wounded and
sick from England to Canada. The ship
had on board 25s persons. including
eighty men Of the Canadian army med
ical corps, and fourteen women nurses.
Only twenty-four including the captain,
are reported saved.
Western
The Indiana statewide prohibition
law was upheld by the state Supreme
Court at indianapolis. The decision
was to /.
1t will require 100000 or more to
this year. Garbanzo. which is Span
| ish pea, has been selling for SIG per
sack of 24O pounds, which is the high
est market price ever paid. To pay
the duty on the Mexican side OF the
border. 100000 was shipped to No
gales recently from the East.
Eugene v. Debs, four times Socialist
candidate for the presidency of the
United States, was arrested at Cleve-
land, Ohio, by United States Marshal
Charles W.. Lapp and Deputy Marshal
/ Charles Boehme as he was about to de-
liver a speech. The arrest was made
on a warrant in connection with his
speech at the Socialist state conven-
tion in Canton, Ohio, June 16 last
Work of Identifying the dead in the
Ruff building disaster was practically
finished at Sioux City, Ia, thirty-seven
of the forty bodies being identified.
Washington
Holders of first and second Liberty
bonds may convert them into bonds of
the third loan, bearing AZ per cent in
terest.
The army appropriation bill carrying
$12,O89 900. .000-the largest single
budget in world history-was passed
by the Senate without a rollcall.
No more perishable goods. such as
fruit and foods, will be accepted at
cause almost always they can't be de-
livered in edible condition.
One hundred million dollars more for
housing war workers in industrial. cen
ters in addition to the $60,000,000 al
ready appropriated for shipyard work
ers, has been asked OF Congress by
/ Housing Commissioner Eidlitz.
The statue of Frederick the Great.
recently removed from the grounds Of
the war college in Washington, would
be melted and nodded into new Lib.
erty bell," under bill introduced by
Representative Taylor of Colorado.
Hope for the recovery Of Senator
Tillman of South Carolina. chairman
of the naval affairs committee, who
suffered cerebral hemorrhage. virtu-
ally was abandoned Monday by men,
bers of his family and friends at the