The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-29

The Austrians are declared to be
rushing up reserves from the east
British casualties for the week end
ing June 25 total 9S5 officers and 3d.
635 men.
American troops on the Marne front
captured the northwestern part of Bel
leu wood.
German attacks upon French lines
near Rheims proved immediate and
disastrous failure.
German official reports continue to
exaggerate German successes and
American losses.
One hundred thousand workers re-
ported on strike in arsenal and air
plane factory at Vienna.
American troops now are holding
sectors of varying lengths in at least
six places on the battle line.
The Germans have landed force of
5000 infantry and cavalry, together
with artillery, at Poi, on the Black
sea.
The city of Irkutsk, Siberia, has
been captured by Czecho-SloVak troops
under General Alexieff, according to
Berlin advices.
Holding the upper hand along the
borders of the Venetian plain, the Ital-
ians have turned on the offensive
against the enemy in the mountain
region and are attacking on various
sectors.
Allied air forces were particularly
active in harassing the Austrian re-
treat across the river at False after
the enemy had been swept from Mon
tello. American aviators played a
prominent role in this work.
Synchronously with the defeat of
the Austrians In Italy and the spirit
of unrest prevalent In the dual mon
archy, comes Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann's acknowledgement from
Germany that that country is desir-
GUS of peace.
Italian troops have forced the last
rear guard of the retreating Austrians
to surrender and completely reoccu-
pied the west bank of the Piave. Gen
eral Diaz places the number of prison
ers at 10000. One report places the
Austrian casualties at 100000 men. In
addition the enemy lost large stores OF
munitions and supplies and many
guns.
On the front in France and Belgium
bombardments and raiding operations,
the latter in considerable strength,
continue. The French, near Leport,
north of the Aisne, have repulsed a
German attack, but on several other
sectors notably in the Woevre and in
Lorraine, themselves have carried out
successful raids and taken prisoners.
The Canadians near Arras have been
successful.
WESTERN
The Hagenbeck-W Wallace circus has
compiled list of it's dead and miss
ing in the Gary, Ind, wreck, which to-
tails seventy-eight.
Five persons were killed and score
injured, some seriously, in tornado
which swept the rural districts south
of Green City, Mo.
Practically all of the bodies of vic
tins of the wreck of Hagenbeck
Wallace circus train at Gary, Ind,
were taken to Chicago to be buried.
A call to mobilize 200, 900 white draft
regstrants between July 22 and 25
was issued by Provost Marshal Crow
der, Colorado will send LOO and New
Mexico TAO, to Camp Travis, Tex, and
Wyoming 500 to Fort Riley, Kan.
Extraordinary high water conditions
caused in part by heavy rains and in
part by the rapid melting of snow in
the mountains where creeks and riv-
ers head, have caused damage to prop
erty in Wyoming estimated as well
above $1,O00,00O, and there have been
ten deaths, five from drowning and
five from lightning.
WASHINGTON
The Department of Agriculture fore
casts the largest orange crop this year
in the history of California.
Lumber cut in the United States
amounted to 1881 ,239, 900 feet in 1917,
the forest service announced
G. A. Zabriske has been named fed
eral sugar administrator with entire
control over the problem of sugar dis
tribution
Taking up the question of changing
the draft age, the Senate plunged at
once into debate on the wisdom of
lowering the age from 21. General ap-
proval of raising the age above 81 was
voiced, but the deduction below 81 was
almost as generally opposed.
Declaring the nation cannot afford
to conduct experiments at this time,
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board opposed absolute prohibition be-
fore the Senate AGRICULTURAL commit