Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
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About the. War

ficers and men.
Allied forces have occupied KEN on
the Murman coast, according to the
Frankfurter Zeitung.
On all the American fronts soldiers
joined their French comrades in cele-
brating the French fete Sunday.
The soviet government is about to
be moved from Moscow to Murom, &C.
cording to dispatches from MOSCOW.
The British fighting forces in
France now aggregate 100000 men,
says the Havas correspondent on the
British front. This equals the num-
ber on the front in 1917.
The German prisoners captured in
the counter attack on Monday by the
number between 1000 and 1.5OO. They
include complete brigade staff.
Sixteen German aeroplanes were
brought down by British airmen Sat
urday, while the British lost three ma
chimes, the air ministry announced in
London. More than twenty-three tons
of bombs we're dropped on enemy tar
gets during the day and night.
It is announced at Washington that
the number Of troops dispatched to
France has grown to 100000, some
10000 men having left last week. The
formation of three army corps from
the troops in France, each corps COM
prising from 225,OOO to 25O,000 men,
was also made known.
Thirty-three days after they were
halted in their plunge toward Com
piegne along the west bank of the
Disc, the Germans Monday launched
a new phase of their offensive by at
tacking from Chateau-Thierry to Mai
son de Champagne. north of Messages
and far east of Rheims over a front of
about sixty-five miles in length.
Haiti is the twenty-second nation to
declare war on Germany. Seven other
countries have broken diplomatic rela-
tions. Germany severed diplomatic
relations with Haiti in June, 1917,
after the West Indian republic had
protested against Germany's unre-
stricted submarine warfare and de-
manded compensation for losses to
Haitian commerce and life.
In the desperate fighting which is
reported in tho official communication
from the war office Monday night, fol-
lowing the resumption of the gigantic
German offensive. the American
troops are given the credit of driving
back the Germans who had succeeded
In crossing the Marne southwest OF
Fossoy. In the long sector between
Dormans and Rheims. Franco-Amerl.
can troops are reported to be resist
ing the German assault valiantly, and
east of Rheims the enemy attack has
met with what is characterized az
'an irreducible defense"
Western
Iowa Republicans adopted a strong
platform favoring vigorous war pol.
Icy, prohibition and woman suffrage.
Barbecues where juicy meats are
roasted over oak wood fires and
served with great slabs of bread and
sweet pickles, have been banned for
the period OF the war at El Paso, Tex.
An earthquake shock of consider.
at 5:25 y. m. July IA. 1t was said to
have been the most pronounced seis
mic disturbance ever felt there. No
property damage was reported.
Washington
Capt. George Il. Clark was nominat
cd by President Wilson to be judge ad
vocate general Of the navy, with rank
Of rear admiral. for a term Of -four
years.
After stay In this country Of near
ly four months, 5000 Dutch ship Off
GERS and seamen, who manned the
ships taken over by the United States
last March. have been sent home.
The State Department announced
that 1t had arranged for the exporta
tion to Mexico of 1900. 900 bushels o.
corn. manufactured articles Of iron
steel. zinc and copper. agriculture
machinery and certain foodstuffs.
A plea for immediate military inter
vention by the allies in Russia wa.
made to group Of senators by Mad
anne Botchkarova, former leader of tn,
Russian woman's Battalion of Death
She urged that an American army O
100000 men, II possible, or a com
bined allied force be sent through
Siberia.
Congress recessed for a six weeks
summer vacation Monday after pass
ing appropriation bills during the ses
sion amounting to $4,000. .oOO. 900, an,
sidetracking until August the nation
wide. wartime prohibition amendment
the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amend
ment. waterpower bill, the agriculture
appropriation bill. containing the 324,
wheat amendment vetoed by the Pres
ident. and several other supply bills
Food Administrator Hoover advooat
cd a graduated excess profits tax an,
increased taxes ON war prOffts