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ABOUT THE WAR

in France in excellent condition.
The village of Ville-Sur-Ancre, north
of Morlancourt, was recaptured by the
British.
A third attempt by the Austrians to
recapture Monte Como has failed, ac-
cording to the Rome official communi-
cation.
A state of siege has been proclaimed
at Prague, the Bohemian capital, by
the police, and the military garrison
has been reinforced
In raiding operations northwest of
Albert and near Hamel, the British
were enabled to take additional pris'
oners and machine guns.
Ten passengers, one European and
nine Arabs, were killed when the
French steamer Atlantique was torpe-
doed in the Mediterranean.
Thirty-seven persons we're killed and
1855 injured in the London area during
Saturdays air raid, and six persons
were injured in the provinces.
The allies, in the last thirty days,
have destroyed more than hundred
enemy aeroplanes on the Italian front,
1t was officially announced at Rome.
In sharp operations around Locre
French troops made an important ad-
vance on front of more than two
miles and captured over 400 prisoners.
A daring raid on the Austrian naval
base at Pola has been made by Italian
units, and an Austrian battleship of
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Musselmans and Bolshevik forces
are engaged in deadly conflict at
Baku, on the Caspian sea. According
to dispatches to the Moscow newspa-
pers, 1000 persons have been killed
and 5000 wounded.
The blocking of Ostend and Zee
brugge harbors by the sinking Of con-
crete-filled ships has locked the Ger
man craft in the basin at Bruges-the
interior base connected with Ostend
and Zeebrugge by canals.
Active artillery fighting near Han
gard, on the front near Amiens, is re-
ported in the Paris official statement.
Northwest of Rheims French de-
tachment penetrated to the German
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Nearly three weeks have passed
since the German offensive, begun on
March 81. died down at its final &C.
tive point in futile assaults on the
Flanders front. Every indication.
however, Monday, pointed to the prob
ability that this week will witness its
renewal.
During the aerial fighting Saturday
twenty-seven German airplanes were
destroyed, three were driven down out
of control and three German balloons
were burned, according to the repor.
on aerial operations issued by the Lon
don war office. Twelve British ma
chimes are missing.
WESTERN
Forty-five persons were injured and
one fatally injured at Rockford. Ill,
when speeding electric car running
between Camp Grant and Rockford
left the rails at curve and turned
over on its side.
F. Wayland Aver of Camden, N. j.,
was elected president of the Northern
Baptist convention. Next years con-
vention will meet in Denver.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, Socialist
leader. was placed on trial in Federal
Court at Kansas City on an indictment
returned a month ago charging her
with disloyal utterances.
Jerome T. Van Auken, advanced ca
Diet, was burned to death while the
airplane which he was driving In a
formation OF five at height of 1000
feet suddenly burst into flames and
crashed to earth at Wichita Falls,
Texas.
The United States grand jury made
its final report at Tucson, Ariz.. re-
vealing that 1t had returned indict-
ments against T.. o. Culp OF Bowie, G.
W. Strobe of Bisbee. August Sandberg
of Douglas and Anton Dakota of Bis
bee for violation of the espionage act.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson is set upon def.
mite campaign to thwart Germany's in.
tention to subjugate Russla-and
eventually use her peoples against the
allies.
"A nationwide celebration Friday.
May "a, to commemorate the third an
niversary Of Italy's entrance into the
war against Germany was suggested
by President Wilson In an authorized
statement issued at the White House.
As his first act under the new act
permitting executive Encouragement
and consolidation Of departments,
President Wilson took production of
aircraft from the army signal corps
and established as separate organ
iEation the production board headed
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