The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-30
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR eUSY
PEOP. :.
ABOUT THE WAR

east OF Hennel.
In Albania the Italians have been
driven from Fieri and Berat. the most
important towns captured in the July
offensive.
Australian forces have made sub
stantial progress toward Dompiere,
south OF the Somme. and east of Su-
zanne. north of the river.
The American troops in the Fismes
sector have advanced as far north as
the Soissons-Rheims road. according
to the war office announcement,
The German retirement is continu-
ing along many parts or the battle
front. The British are overwhelming
the enemy's rear guards in heavy
fighting
British aviators again have bombed
Mannheim and Frankfort with success,
while American bombing machines
have attacked Conflans. between Metz
and Ferdun.
The important towns of Bray, Thiep-
val and Grandcourt. together with sew
eral smaller places have been cap
tured by the allies, and more than
1000 prisoners have been taken
The British have brought down 462
German airplanes during the last fort
night, the London war office an
nounced. During the same period 59i
tons of bombs were dropped on vari-
GUS German targets. Seventeen Ger
man machines and four balloons were
brought down Friday The British
lost four planes.
Everywhere the Germans have lost
heavily in men killed or made prison
er. and in addition the allied troops
again have captured numerous guns,
machine guns and war stores. The
prisoners taken by the British from
"Wednesday to Monday. Aug. 26, aggre-
gated q 900. In the fighting Tuesday
around st. Mard, west of Roye, the
French secured LOO captives.
Frenzied counter attacks by the foe
have failed to hold back the British
and French armies, who are hard after
the Germans on the seventy y-five mile
battle front from the north of Arras to
the region of Scissors Numerous
towns. villages and hamlets have
fallen into the hands of the British
and French in the continuation of the
fighting. In the region around Arras
the British now are well astride the
roads leading to Douai and Cambria,
and further south along the Somme
they have pressed forward until they
are almost at the gates of Peronne
Between the Somme and the Disc the
French have broken the backbone of
the German resistance at Roye
WESTERN
Colonel Roosevelt at Springfield Ill,
took a smashing wallop al the senator
ial aspirations OF Mayor William Hale
Thompson of Chicago He branded the
mayor as a candidate whose victory
would give satisfaction to Germany
and to the pro-German element here"
Due to continued Ill health, Walter
Hines Page, ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, has offered
his resignation to President Wilson
Two Americans were killed, twenty
nine wounded and more than 500
American troops were engaged for one
and one-half hours on the border at
Nogales, Ariz., late Tuesday. during
skirmish between American troops and
Mexicans. Capt. J. d. Hungerford and
Corp, Barney Lott were killed
Beet sugar production in California
was estimated at 25 per cent under
normal by Henry C. Bonsall. district
manager OF the United States food ad-
ministration at Los Angeles. He said
the states output would be about g.
$4,000 bags compared with a normal
beet sugar production Of about 4,7oO,-
900 bags.
WASHINGTON
Preliminary reports of bituminous
coal production for the week ended
Aug. II record an output of less than
10 900 900 tons for the first time since
June 20.
Without dissenting vote the Sen
ate Tuesday passed the administration
man power bill, making the draft age
limits is to As years inclusive, after
voting down every amendment inter
fering with drafting men under 81
years.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
issued to local draft boards through
out the United States detailed instruc-
tions for registrants in answering the
questions on the registration cards to
be used in enrolment of men affected
by extension of the draft age limits.
American submarine chaser No 2O9,
operating out of Philadelphia, was mis-
taken for a submarine by merchant
steamer off Fire Island, N Y, and sent
to the bottom. Seventeen members of
her crew, including the commander
and tho oxocI1fiua offdcar ara iaainH