Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-10
THE WORLD IN
 PARAGRAPHS
q oRiEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS iN THIS AND FOR
 EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINes AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 or ThE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR


 German airmen again bombed Nan cy, inflicting some casualties. the Par is war office stated.
 Eighteen British merchantmen were sunk by mine or submarine in the week ending Feb 27.
 The Japanese. according 10 reliable authority. intend to take action in Si- beria at an early date.
 No French vessel of more than l.60o tons was sunk by enemy mines or sub marines in the week ended Feb. 23.
 A report that 10000 German sol diers refused to attack the Russians in the new campaign was given out by the Bolshevik at Petrograd.
 The finding at sea of the body Of John McCoskey of Watervliet, N. r.. has increased to PIP the number of Americans lost on the transport Tus- cania.
 English troops carried out a sue cessful raid against the enemy's trenches on Greenland hill. north Of the Scarpe river" says the London war office report.
 A strong German attack following a heavy barrage fire against the Amer ican trenches in the Chemin des Danes sector was repulsed with losses 10 the attackers.
 A dispatch received at Amsterdam from Constantinople says that Turk ish troops have entered Trebizond, on the Black sea coast of Asia Minor. and cleared it of bands"
 On the Italian front, since the ar rival of the British airmen to the pres ent time. fifty-eight enemy machines, principally German. have been des- troyed. The British losses for the same period were eight
 Five American soldiers were killed and nine badly 'gassed" in two for midable gas attacks made by the Ger mans on the American positions in the Foul sector with projectors. The enemy also heavily bombarded the American batteries with gas shells, but without result
 Late Russian advices say that the soviet armies are now everywhere resisting the German invaders. At Narva the Garrison and workmen have formed an army Of 10000 and gone to Reval There are similar re- ports from Walk. Great activity is manifested at Bolshevik headquarters in Petrograd and arms and ammuni- tion are being distributed.
 Seventy-five enemy aircraft were brought down by the Royal Flying corps on the western front from Feb. to 2. inclusive, according to an an nouncement by the British air minis try. During the same period thirty nine enemy aircraft were driven down out of control and six enemy aircraft were brought down by antiaircraft de lenses and infantry. Against these 1a0 machines of the enemy. says the statement, twenty-eight of the allies are missing. The weight of bombs dropped during the month of Feb. % was sixty-five tons.
 WESTERN
 James F. Markey. for five years auditor of Denver and four years a member of the City Council. died al St. Anthsny's hospita. from heart failure.
 Miss Mary Cooper, a Denver purse is stranded in Kansas City as the re suit of being deserted by a man who had given the name of Harry E. Taft and who had promised to marry her a, St. Louis.
 An inventory of the estate of Mrs Alice Cogswell Bemis. wife of Judson g. Bemis of Colorado Springs. Colo was filed in Probate Court at St. Lou is. showing the estate is worth s591. 1S4.31.
 WAGHINGT0N
 Rehabilitation of the Spanish rail road system is planned by the United States to make possible the shipment of large quantities of supplies from Spain to General Pershing's forces in France.
 Airplane mail service between New York and Washington will be in daily operation beginning April IS. the Post Office Department announced. Eight machines will be supplied by the Wal Department.
 All canners were directed by the food administrator to hold for wal purposes all canned corn. peas. toma toes, string beans and salmon they had on hand until they are notified that they may release them.
 Mrs. Albert B. Cummins. wife of the senior senator from Iowa. died after . three days illness. She is survived by the senator and . daughter
 Rumors of . possible strike ir tho big Arizona mining camps. where it < said the men will demAnd . seven hour, e day. reached Governor Hunt
 If America sanctions the movement Japan can have 100000 troops in si Seria within two weeks to protect al He'd interests and supplies. Shortly ths-eaftsr. sso.soo ners sn wosld ba available.