The Ordway new era., 1918-03-15
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D IN G 8. ACHIEVE
MENTs, SUFFERIN0s, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Ne ewspaper Union new
ABOUT THE WAR


American troops are now holding
over eight miles of trenches on the
battle front OF France.
Eighteen British merchantmen were
sunk by mine or submarine in the
Week ending March 8.
London reports a raid attempted by
the enemy east of Epehy, under cover
of heavy artillery barrage, complete
ly repulsed.
The war, office announces that for
the first week of March British casu-
alties were 3,343, the lowest of any
week for several months.
Rome reports reciprocal firing ac-
tivity and effective work by Italian
airships. Also that British aviator
brought down hostile machine.
Eleven persons were killed and
forty-six others were injured in We'd
nesday nights airplane raid on Lon
don. according to the latest reports.
Narva. 100 miles southwest of Pet
trograd has been captured by the Ger
mans and the enemy is reported TO be
continuing his advance on Petrograd.
The American steamship Armenia.
formerly a German merchantman, lies
beached and badly damaged on the
British coast after being torpedoed by
u German submarine.
we have acquired a direct free
route via Russia 10 Persia and Afghan
istan." says dispatch from the Wolff
bureau. the German semi-official
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Forty-three American soldiers had
been killed in action in France at the
end of March 9. while 252 had been
wounded and thirty-five captured or
missing. according to Washington War
Department information.
Premier Clemenceau, who spent a
day on the American front northwest
of Toul, decorated two lieutenants.
two sergeants and two privates with
the croix de guerre with the palm for
heroism which they displayed in the
recent German raid.
Serious fighting has taken place on
the Ypres-Dixmude sector of the Brit
ish front. according to the official
statement issued by the British war
oitISC n
on a front of more than mile com
PEELED some of the British advance
posts to fall back, but later a counter
attack re-established the British line.
A preliminary peace treaty between
Rumania and the Central Powers was
signed March 5. says dispatch from
Bucharest. Under the terms of the
preliminary peace agreement. Ruma-
MIA cedes the province of Dobrudja as
far as the Danube to the central pow
ers. Rumania also undertakes to fur
ther the transport of Teutonic troops
through Moldavia and Bessarabia to
Odessa
WESTERN
Governor Hunt announced the call
ing of a special session of the Ari-
zona Legislature at a date to be later
fixed. probably in June.
The one real business of the ma
tion is to win the war now-every-
thing else is merely Chores VIII
NJ. Hays, chairman of the Republican
National committee, declared In Chi
cago.
hteS SiiCtS Vi Uttuu IL udN MlIUOul
butter and coffee is the ration allowed
to each person in Norway, according
to e. Ludwig, a prominent business
man of the country. who was in Den.
yer for a few days
Tom and John Powers and Tom Sis
so1, who killed Sheriff r. F. Mcbride
Undersheriff M. r. Kempton and
Deputy Sheriff d. X wooten of Ora
ham county, Feb. 10. We're caught by
soldiers of cavalry regiment, 81
miles south of Nachita, only short
distance from the international boun
dairy. according to word received al
Douglas. Ariz.
WASHINGTON
Designating May as an interna
tional memorial day for those losine
their lives in the war against Prus
sian autocracy was proposed in reso
luton introduced by Senator Poindex
ter of Washington. The resolution
proposes to invite the allies to fix th,
same date.
More than $4,000, 100000 worth o
insurance has been written on tn,
lives of American soldiers. sailors ant
nurses by the war risk insurance bu
reau, Secretary McAdoo announced
A substantial American army al
ready is in the trenches on the west
ern front, and Secretary Baker has in
dicated that there may be at leas
100000 troops in krance during 1918
The interest date on loans to allie,
has been raised from AZ per cent I,
5 per cent. as result of the recen
increase In the rate on certificates o
Indebtedness from to iiS per cent