The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-19
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
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ABOUT THE WAR 9

The allied operations in southern
Albania are resulting in one success
after another. in spite OF the difficult
nature OF this country.
The British fighting forces in
France Low aggregate 1000. 900 men,
says the Hayas correspondent on the
British front This equals the mum
Der on the front in 1917,
The German prisoners captured in
the counter attack on Monday by the
Americans at the bend on the Marne
number between 1000 and 800. They
include a complete brigade staff.
Word received Tuesday morning
from the battle front east of RHEIMS
shows that the allied defense is not
only still holding up the German at
tempts to advance. but appears to
have broken the enemy's spirit.
Reports on Tuesday from one end OF
the battle line to the other say that
except for a few minor localities the
great German offensive so far has
been a complete failure German pris-
oners taken say tney are convinced
their commanders have been beaten.
1t is announced at Washington that
the number of troops dispatched to
France has grown to 100000. some
80 0eO men having left last week. The
formation of three army corps from
the troops in France, each corps com
prising from 225,O0O to 25o.o00 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
new phase of their offensive by at
tacking from Chateau-Thierry to, Nal
son de Champagne. north of Messages
and far east OF Rheims over front OF
about sixty-five miles in length.
The Germans have crossed the
Marne at various places, giving them
control over twelve miles OF the south
ern bank OF the stream between the
Gland and Mareuil-le-P Port The oper-
alton cost them dearly, five bridges
being destroyed as the troops were
passing over, while hundreds Of their
men are believed to have met death
from the machine guns and bombs OF
aviators.
The successes of the Americans and
the French on Tuesday give back TO
them points of strategic value on the
heights dominating the Marne valley.
The Americans alone recaptured Fos-
soy and Crezancy, east of Chateau
Thierry, and at one point near Fossoy
drove back the enemy across the river
and took n number of prisoners. Aid
ed by the French they recaptured St.
thodon, south OF Dormans
WESTERN
Food Administrator Hoover advocat-
ed graduated excess profits tax and
increased taxes on war profits
Joe Welch aged As. one OF the best
known Jewish comedians on the
American stage, died in a sanitarium
at Green's Farms. We1tport. Conn.
Kansas Citys pennies went on a
ride when the Kansas City Railways
Company by a grant of the Public Ser
vice Commission OF Missouri, started
collecting scent street car fares.
At Santa Fe, N NJ, the Supreme
Court upheld the District Court in the
case of Elbert w. Blancett and SEN
fenced him to be hanged on Aug. is
next for the Clyde W. Armour muir
der
James Lowery, for three terms sher-
tff of Yavapai county, Ariz.. was killed
and three other men wounded more
or less seriously by a man named Bas-
sto at Verde, below Jerome. in re-
volver duel, according to a report re-
ceived by Sheriff w II. Wilky at
Phoenix from the Yavapai county au-
thorites. Bassito escaped heavily
armed
WASHINGTON
loan OF about $20,oO0.00O to the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an
nounced by the War Finance Corpora
ton.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane IA
vors the granting of homesteads to re-
turned American soldiers and much
Hawaiian land is said to be available.
He asked Congress to authorize 81.
100000 for a preliminary survey
The House sustained President Will
sons veto of the agricultural bill A
motion to pass the measure over the
veto was defeated 172 to To-
President Wilson signed the wire
control resolution, empowering him to
take over and operate for the period
of the war all telegraph. telephone, ca
Bile and radio lines
Government control Of the tobacco
industry may result from the heavy re-
Quirements Of the allies and the Amer.
lean military forces abroad. Ration
ing Of the American population is be-
heved to be . possibility.