, 1918-08-15
CONDENSED RECORD OF TIL
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o c s, ACHIEVE
MENTs. sUFFERlNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union views service.
ABOUT THE WAR

y The WAR
The Americans made another cross
ing of the Nesle n captured the vii
Iage of Fismette, northwest of Fismes.
British casualties reported in the
week ended Aug. Z totaled $3.50. COM
pared with an aggregate OF 1888 the
previous week.
German losses since July Is, the
date when the crown prince began
his last drive, were unoficially esti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000, of
which 10000 are prisoners.
To the north of the Picardy theater
the Germans have given ground on
two important sectors-on the Lys
salient, northwest of La Bassee, and in
the region southwest of Ypres, north
Of KENNEL.
The historic battle ground between
Amiens and Montdidier again Thurs
day was the scene OF a mighty contest.
This time the British and French were
the aggressors and under their fierce
o~nslaughts in the first days battle
they penetrated deeply into the Ger
man positions over a front of more
than twenty miles, reaching from the
region of Braiches to the neighborhood
of Morlancourt. All the detectives set
for the Australians, Canadians, Eng
lishmen n Frenchmen were attained
over a curving front of more than
twenty miles the British and French
troops are continuing to sweep back
h Germans eastward across the
plains of Picardy from the region
,or+l - a.. $1,000, -o-1 - aT.ul.,
court, to the eastern bank of the Avre,
northwest of Montdidier. AS on the
first day of the offensive, material
progress was made Friday over the
entire battle front. Many villages
were captured; the bag of prisoners
was largely increased; numerous guns
and great quantities of wal stores
were taken and heavy casualties were
inflicted. The losses of the Anglo
French forces are relatively small.
On the north the British captured
Morlancourt n pressed on eastward,
while to the south, northwest of Mont
didier, Pierrepont, Contoire and Ar
villers were aiken by the French, who
drove in their wedge to a distance of
more than eight and a half miles. The
tanks, armored cars and cavalry are
still working throughout the entire re-
gion. while airplanes are soaring far
behind h lines, bombing transport
and troop movements n also paying
particular attention to the bridges
over the Somme, by which the enemy
is e~ndeavoring to escape. All behind
the line the Germans are destroying
ammunition dnnntc nc thnr nuif THAR
positions.
WESTERN
Striking miners in the mines of the
Mullan district returned to work pend
Ing the outcome of an early confer.
ence between representatives of the
miners and their employers at Wal
Ice. Idaho.
A high wind caused considerable
damage to standing grain south of
Moorhead, MINI. Slight damage in the
vicinity of Fargo, N. D., also was re-
ported. A heavy rain, accompanied by
hail, fell in Fargo.
The seventh annual convention of
the Arizona State Federation of La
Dor adjourned at Miami to convene at
Phoenix next year.
Lieut.. Morton Knox of Redwood
City, Cal, was perhaps fatally injured
In the fall OF his airplane six miles
south of Kelly field. at a Antonio,
Tex.
WASHINGTON
The Diamond Shoals lightship, off
Cape Hatteras. N. c., was shelled and
sunk by an enemy submarine, the
Navy Department was informed. The
crew reached shore safely.
Positive assurance has been received
by Postmaster General Burleson tina
there will be no telegraphers' strike
and the government wire control ad-
ministration is proceeding with its
plans for dealing with the telegraph
labor situation on that understanding.
Increased rates on newspapers and
other publications registered as Sec
ond-class matter by the postal service
were asked of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission by the American
Railway Express Company, the ex-
press combined formed under govern
ment auspices.
Bumper crops of almost every food
stuff grown on the farm were indi-
Gated in the Department of Agricul-
lures monthly crop report, despite a
falling off in the prospective produc-
ton in practically all crops during
July, due to adverse conditions. prin-
cipally hot and dry weather.
Voluntary enlistment in the army
and navy was suspended completely
to prevent disruption of industry pend
ing disposition of the bill proposing to
extend draft ages to include all men
between IS and 45 years.