Gilpin observer., 1918-03-14
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About the War


Paris reports that thirteen persons
were killed and fifty wounded In Fri
day nights air raid.
American troops have made bold
raid into the German lines in Lorraine,
the Paris war office announces.
The American army has lost 95S
men in France and 5,763 men in the
United States in the last seven
months.
German attacks failed in the Bols
LIE Petre Reillon and Letricourt Sec
tors. according to the Paris official
statement issued by the war office.
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
Naples was attacked by enemy avn
ators early Monday morning. Twenty
bombs were dropped in residential
quarter The victims included seven
occupants of a hospital.
Great gallantry and individual hero
ism was displayed by the Belgian SOL
diers in the face of great odds in the
flooded zone northwest of Dixmude.
The German attack was futile.
Austrian troops which apparently
were making an attempt to cross the
river Piave were prevented from doing
30 by the Italian batteries which sunk
RATS and boats in the river opposite
Fagare.
The Hindenburg, large German ice
breaker, struck mine south of the
Aland islands and sank, according to
the Copenhagen Dagens Nyheder.
Several members Of the crew were
drowned.
General Pershing's casualty report
shows four privates killed in action;
four severely wounded; twenty-one
slightly wounded; four died of wounds
and eight of disease and four from
other causes.
American and French soldiers, oper-
ating together in Lorraine have con-
Quoted successful raids on widely-sep-
arated sectors, demolishing German
trenches at three points to the width
of 100 meters and depth of 800 meters.
Upon hearing of Secretary Bakers
safe arrival in France, the War De-
partment announced that the secre-
tary's visit is purely military and not
diplomatic and is for purposes of in
spection and personal conferences
with military officials.
British official communications say
the British have occupied Hit eighty
miles west of Bagdad, on the Eu-
pirates river in Mesopotamia. and in
Palestine have made a general ad-
vance on both sides Of the Jerusalem
Nablus road on front of thirteen
miles to an average depth of from two
to three miles.
Western
Former United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson of Wisconsin is i'll at his
home in Marinette. Senator Stephen
son is approaching the age of SO years.
Governor Nordeck called special
session of the South Dakota Legisla-
ture to convene March IS. That ma.
tional prohibition will be ratified is
conceded.
A Joy ride on hand car resulted in
collision two miles north of Socorro,
N. NJ, in which John Shannon, section
foreman, and Francisco Armijo, a boy.
were dangerously injured.
Ten thousand more men are needed
for the aviation section of the signal
corps. according to word received by
Maj. G. N. Barney, In charge of the
Denver army recruiting station.
]. B. Mcpherson, formerly principal
Of the Wheatland, Wyo., High school
and who is under $4,000 bond to stand
trial for alleged offenses against his
pupils, has disappeared and his bond
has been ordered forfeited
Washington
On the eva Of the gathering at Mos
COW of the Russian congress of soviets
which is to pass judgment on the Ger
man-made peace accepted by the Boil
shevih at Brest-Litovsk, President
Wilson sent message Of sympathy to
the Russian people through the con
gress. with a pledge that the United
States will avail itself of every oppor
tunity to aid them in driving out au
tocracy and restoring Russia to hei
place in the world with complete
sovereignty and independence.
The American Red Cross will mo-
begin Its 800. 100000 war fund driv,
until May 20.
1t is the purpose of the government
to undertake national publicity cam
paign for the purpose OF popularizin,
the pinto bean and thus insure
market for future crops.
That Rumania's spirit will be loya
to the entente. despite any peace tina
may be forced on her by the Aust rn