The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-14
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTs
CONDENSED FOR 0Usv
PEOP :.
ABOUT THE WAR

many and Austria-Hungary apparently
Is in the air.
On June 10 four German planes and
one captive balloon were brought down
by French pursuit machines.
Won Hindenhurg is showing bloody
determination to pay General Foch's
ghastly price for the capture OF Com
piegne.
British airmen brought down 1886
Germans in less than three weeks. up
to June 2. of which 2s3 were totally
destroyed
Gen Semenoff. leader of the anti
Bolshevik forces In Siberia, has driven
back the Russian troops which had
crossed the Onon river, in Transbaik-
ailia
Torpedoing OF the Harpathian
brought the German sinking record
on the Atlantic coast TO fourteen-six
steamers and eight schooners. with 3
loss of thirty lives.
Nine hundred and forty-one casual
ties have been inflicted by German air
raids on allied hospitals in the last
three weeks. ]. l. Macpherson, under
secretary Of the admiralty, announced
in the House of Commons
Since the new offensive began along
the Soissons- Rheims sector May 27. it
is asserted by the German official
communication that the army group
OF the German crown prince has taken
about 10000 allied troops captive.
Near Bussiares, northwest OF Cha
teau Thierry, the Americans and
French on Monday again delivered
strong attacks against the Germans
and took more ground. They also cap
tured a number of prisoners and thir.
ty machine guns. On the remainder
Of the front In France and Belgium
the operations have been of a minor
nature. although south of the Somme
the British near Bouzencourt have car
ried out an operation which straight
ened out a threatening salient that
sagged in their line.
The French have struck the Ger
---~ i.aiu uIu~ along a front of
about seven and half miles, between
Rubescourt and ST. Maure, recapturing
Belloy, Genlis wood and the heights
between Courcells and Mortemer The
official announcement by the Paris
war office Of this gain says that the
Germans suffered heavy losses and
left more than 1000 prisoners and
some guns in the hands OF the French.
Several violent enemy attacks on
Chevincourt were repulsed, but the
Germans gained footing in Mache-
nd hop u-h Lob MIA
are being bitterly disputed. "Ameri-
can troops brilliantly carried Bellau
wood taking 900 prisoners
WESTERN
Indications that the freight rates eff
fective June 25 under the McAdoo or
der are to be modified. so far as they
concern Colorado, have been received
at the statehouse in a telegram to
George T. Bradley. chairman OF the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission,
from Max Thelen, chairman OF the war
committee of the National Association
OF Railway and Utility Commission
ers
A blasting hot wind for two days
with the thermometer at 81 degrees in
the shade has given a setback to the
wheat crop in northern Montana
Denver's Colorado day celebration
will include massive historical pag-
cant. in which the earliest days of the
region now known as Colorado, begin
ming with the time of the cliff dwell
ers, the Indians and the Mexicans, will
be revived. Early statehood scenes,
pioneer activities and, finally, the pres
ent-day agricultural and mineral activ-
tiles will be included in the pageant,
which is to be held Aug. at the Audi
torium
WASHINGTON
A call for 5000 selective men of
Class /, for limited military service.
was issued by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder
Men of the 1918 class of draft regis
trants may enlist In the navy and ma.
rine corps, according to a new ruling
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
The real objective of the whole Ger
man offensive program still lies be-
tween Amiens and Arras, in the opin-
ion of many army observers in Wash
ington.
Emergency reserves of flour totaling
100000 barrels are piled in more than
twenty cities throughout the United
States for use in case of bread famine.
II was learned at the food administra-
tion. These stores. equivalent to q
25o,000 bushels of wheat, have been
hold NV no ,Ir Ii,
great Industrial centers since early
last winter
A proposal for complete prohibition
during the war was presented in the
Senate by Senator Jones of Washing
ton, as an amendment to the $11 ,O00,-
600 amerRency annronriafinr, hill