The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-11


nounces
The Austrian armies in Albania
face a major disaster as a result OF
the allied successes in Serbia
Franco, American troops in Cham
payne have driven back the Germans
over front of rearly two miles north
OF ST Pierre, captured the plateau
northeast OF Autry and taken numer-
GUS prisoners.
Northwest OF Berry y-au-Bac the
French have driven their line to the
junction OF the Aisne and Suippe riv-
ers. placing the German front around
Lann and eastward in greater jeop-
Rrdy.
In Champagne. General Gouraud's
forces have increased their gains all
the way eastward to the region of the
Argonne forest, while on the eastern
side OF the forest the Americans have
improved their battle front along the
Aire valley.
On the southern part OF the battle
front, from the Rheims sector to the
Meuse river, the French and Ameri-
cans are carrying out successfully
their converging movement northward
and on all sectors have gained addi-
tional ground.
All along the front from Rheims to
the Meuse. distance OF more than
fifty miles the enemy everywhere has
met with serious reverses and is fall
ing back at some places in disorder,
under the heavy pressure that Is be
ing imposed against him.
TIE British and Americans have ad-
vanced 10 depth Of about three miles
on twenty-mile front in their great
attack between St Quentin and Cam
brai. Numerous towns have been cap
tured. and seemingly all the great de-
fenslve positions of the enemy in this
region have been obliterated.
Total number of American casual
ties to date, including those reported
Sunday: Killed in action (including
291 at seal. 1890; died of wounds. q
5s6: died of disease. 1892; died of ac-
cident and other causes. $500 wounded
in action. 1922; missing In action
tincluding prisoners), 5,22l. Total to
date. 40,671.
I'm Macedonia the Italians and Serbs
are still forcing the enemy troops to
retire in Albania and Serbia, while in
Palestine the British have driven the
Turks more than thirty miles north
of Damascus. Reports are to the eff
feet that the Turkish cabinet has re
signed and that the Turks have sent
delegates to Greece to talk peace
WESTERN
James B. McCreary, twice governor
OF Kentucky. six years a representa-
tive of his state in the United States
Senate and for several consecutive
terms member of the lower house of
Congress. died at his home at Rich
mond. Ky, after a brief illness
An oil vein that flows a gallon of
oil every three minutes WAS struck by
workmen engaged in digging cess
pool at Riverton. Neb. 125 miles
southwest of Lincoln. in Franklin
county.
The San Diego. Cal. Union says
There can be no peace except upon
such terms as the allies may dictate.
Conquering armies do not negotiate
they dictate
WASHINGTON
President Wilson received a party
of Swiss editors who are visiting the
United States as guests of the com
mittee on public information
Plans of Congress to adjourn for a
month over the November elections
drew a warning from Secretary Nc
Adoo that failure promptly to enact
the IS, 900 900 900 war revenue bill will
disorganize and endanger the national
finance.
President Wilson informed the Ger
man government that before the
United States can discuss an. armis-
tice German troops must withdraw
from all invaded territory He asked
Chancellor Macmillan whether he
represented the German people or the
authorities Of the empire who are con-
ducting the war. The imperial Ger
man government is asked whether it
accepts the terms laid down by the
President In his address to Congress
Jan and subsequent addresses.
This years wheat crop will be 91S,-
100000 bushels, the Department of
Agriculture announced in its prelim-
mary estimate of production. Winter
wheat production is $50, ,725, 900 bush
els and spring wheat production $685.
1876. 900 bushels. A corn production Of
2.717,775,000 bushels was forecast from
the condition OF the crop Oct /.
Regulations under which officers
and men of the army stationed in
home camps may vote in primary or
general elections of their states were
announced by Acting Secretary Crow
ell