The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1918-02-16
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Admiral Jelicoe predicts nard times
until late summer.
Central powers agree on terms OF
peace to offer Rumanians.
The Germans have 100000 troops
massed on western front for spring
drive.
During the week ending Feb. 10
nineteen British and four Italian ships
were sunk
The British carried out a successful
raid upon German trenches southeast
of Hargecourt.
A state of siege has been proclaimed
at Kiev, according to dispatches re-
ceived from Lemberg.
Rumania has ignored Germany's
twenty-four-hour ultimatum to "con-
clude immediate peace"
The Spanish steamer Ceferino has
been sunk by a submarine near Ferro
Island. one of the Canary group
Harold Alfred Vyvyan st. George
Harmsworth, nephew of Viscount
Northcliffe, died from wounds re-
ceived at Cambria.
General Pershing advised the War
Department that ten soldiers reported
missing after the action of Nov. 30
have ben located in German prison
camps.
Entente allied airplanes made thirty
one air raids on German territory in
the month of January, says an official
statement issued by the German war
office.
A big raid was carried out by the
French southwest of Butte Mesnil.
The German positions were entered up
to the third line and. defenses and shell
ters destroyed.
In the Val Lagarina enemy patrols
on the march were dispersed by Ital-
ian batteries. On the Pasubio they ex-
ploded a mine, causing considerable
damage to enemy positions.
President Wilson Monday ad-
dressed Congress, declaring German
militarists alone prevented the end OF
the war. He said he saw some hope
in the stand taken by Austria.
British casualties reported for the
week ending Feb. II were 7,077 di-
vided IS follows: Killed or died Of
wounds-Officers. 10; men, 1850.
Wounded or missing-Officers, 155;
men. 5.4S9.
Russia has declared peace, but has
refused to sign any treaty with the
Central powers. The Ukraine-Teuton
peace pact, ceding territory to the
Germans, has been announced in full
1t is called a complete surrender by
Trotzky.
A r1ttrt bnr Of
sniping posts has been reduced still
further by the American sharpshoot-
ers, machine gunners and artillery
men. The American gunners are said
to be growing more accurate daily.
They have been especially effective in
registering on the roads and light rail-
ways back of the enemy lines.
WESTERN
Otto Wallace of Fort Worth, Tex,
was awarded decision over JoesBrit-
on of Kansas City, by Referee Jack
Little of Ell Paso, in the fifth round of
a scheduled fifteen-round bout at Dem
ing, N. M.
Colorado has 1893 Indians, California
1896 and Arizona 44,617.
In telegram to the Republican ma
tional committee at st. Louis, Will H.
Hays accepted the craftsmanship Of
the Republican national committee.
Miss leila Merrick, A, reputed ST.
100000 heiress, and Herbert e. Dick
inson, 40, chauffeur, are honeymoon
ing in Michigan. They were quietly
married in Chicago.
Word comes from Washington that
legislation seeking to increase silver
production, by providing protective
measures for producers fixing a price
for and putting the production of sill
yer under government control, will be
asked of Congress.
WASHINGTON
Secretary McAdoo explained plan
for aiding industrial enterprises.
Senator Thomas defended Secretary
Bakers ability as war secretary
Production of copper in January by
the Kennecott Copper Corporation
was 12,170,000 pounds, of which $780,
900 pounds was from Alaska and g.
! 100000 pounds from the Braden mines
! in South America.
Prospects of peace are ended until
Germany is beaten to the point where
she yields to the instincts of humanity,
declared Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois in a speech to the
Senate, lauding Abraham Lincoln as
the founder of a democracy which
President Wilson now is extending to
the world.
An additional s5O,OOO,OOO was placed
to the credit of Italy by Secretary Nc
,Adoo, bringing the total of American