The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
BRITISH SHIPS
lombard 0STEND
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN BEL
GUM AND FRANCE INDICATE
BIG BATTLE SOON.
TURKISH CRUISER SUNK
FORMER "BRESLAU~ SENT DOWN
IN BATTLE AND "GoEBEN"
eEAchED AT DARDANELLEs
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, Jan. 21.-Ostend, on the Bel
gian coast, has been bombarded by ma
val forces, it was announced in army
headquarters report.
One Turkish cruiser sunk and one
beached and two British monitors
sunk in battle at entrance to Darda-
nelles.
British repulse German raid south
ers in own raid on Germans east of
Hargicourt. British bring down eight
enemy airplanes. Four British ma
chimes are missing.
French repulse raid near Loivre and
French patrols take prisoners north
of st. Mihiel. Six German airplanes
destroyed by the French and two
raids repulsed by them.
Artillery is active on both Italian
and western fronts at many points.
London, Jan. 21.-A general strike
is on throughout Austria, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Paris, which reports 100000 men quit
ting work in Vienna and Neustadt,
closing down all the war factories:
The strikers are described as openly
antiGerman and the movement as
both political and economic. and espe-
cially aimed at securing peace. Pub
lie demonstrations, 1t Is said, have
been held in many places at which hos
tility was voiced toward Berlin for try
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the war.
London. Jan. 19.-King Ferdinand OF
Rumania, whose arrest had been or
dered by the Bolshevik government. is
now under the protection of the Allies.
according to Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Express.
Amsterdam-The Taglische Rund-
schau of Berlin learns from Munich
that a new political party has been
formed there under the name OF "the
free committee" and that 1t has sent
telegram to the Reichstag saying:
Notwithstanding its Partially. Presi-
dent Wilson's recent message con-
tains a practical basis for the inaugur-
alton OF negotiations toward a general
peace" -
misunderstanding to a telegram
received in London. German Chancel-
lor Count Won Hertling has again
postponed the speech which he was
to have made in reply to the defini-
ton of war aims by President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd George.
Rome, Jan. 19.-The capture Of thir.
teen officers, ATS men, eighteen ma
chine guns and two bomb-throwers in
engagements east of Caposile and
Monte Solone, was reported by the
Italian war office. The Germans made
two raids on the Champagne front.
The raiding parties were repulsed. the
Paris war office announced. The Japs
are reported to have landed an army
at vladivostok, but will not interfere
in Russian affairs.
Rome, Jan. 1S-The Austrians made
q desperate and prolonged attempt to
recapture the positions taken on Mon
day by the Italians east Of Capo Sile
on the lower Piave front The war Of
flee announces that the Austrians
were repulsed, leaving 119 prisoners
in the hands OF the Italians. The bat
tleground was covered with enemy
dead and with more than 500 rifles.
An official communication says that
the Italian shipping losses last week
were two steamers of more than 1,500
tons sunk.
One steamer and one sailing vessel
were unsuccessfully attacked.
London.-The American sailing yes
sci Monitor has been sunk by sub
marine near Fureteventura. one of the
Canary islands, dispatch from Las
Palmas to the Wireless press reports.
The crew was saved.
v. 8. Bank at Salt Lake City.
San Francisco, Cal.-Directors Of
the Twelfth District Federal Reserve
Bank have decided upon the establish
ment of a branch bank in Salt Lake
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