, 1918-04-25

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Total casualties among the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces abroad to
april 16 arc 5000.
The losses to British shipping, by
mine or submarine, in the week end
ing April II, totaled fifteen.
The 1919 contingent of the French
army youths of 10 years. is just going
to the barracks to begin training.
Considerable fighting has developed
along the ron in northern Flanders
between Langemarck and Kippe, held
by the Belgians.
The blow aimed by the French at
the very apex of the German ines in
Picardy, in front of Amiens, apparent
ly was not followed up on Friday.
German torpedo craft bombarded
the coast between Dunkirk and Nieu-
port behind the allied ines in Elan
ders, says an official statement from
Berlin.
On the Caucasus front, the Turks,
in their invasion of former Russian
territory. are approaching the city OF
Kars, says an official statement is
sued in Constantinople.
Thirty American infantrymen, with
the same number of French troops,
raided the German line on the right
bank of the Mouse. inflicting a num-
Der of casualties on the enemy.
Germany will launch another Of
fensive in ~June-either on the west
front NJ IN Ito1u-Jf tho nraGnnt drive
is checked, according to Lieutenant
Colonel Bridges of the British army.
The line in front of Arras has again
been the scene of fighting. but the
British took the offensive and drove
the Germans out of British trenches
which had been carried by the enemy.
over the battlefields of France and
Flanders, where terrific struggles
have been waged almost without in
PERMISSION since March 81, there
came Friday what appears to be a
lull.
The British destroyed bridges
thrown across the La Bassee canal by
the enemy. They hold the entire
waterway in addition to having re-
established their line west of Ro-
becq.
East of Amiens, along the Avre riv-
er, the French have made successful
attacks against the Germans on sew
eral sectors, capturing the greater
part of the Senecat wood and also ad-
vancing their line east and west OF
the stream.
WESTERN
Three hundred former members of
the Texas and Oklahoma National
guards, who have been in training
since Jan. 5 at the officers school at
Fort Worth, Tex, received their GER
tificates. Another officers training
school will open May 5 at Camp
Bowie.
According to the statistics compiled
by Joseph H. Meier, who has compiled
the official Catholic directory for
more than ten years, there are 49,
54S Catholics in Colorado. The fig
ures for the entire country show that
there are 17.416.S03 Catholics in the
United States.
Colorado coke for smelling or fur
mace may be sold for $3.50 maximum,
while seventy-two-hour selected foun-
dry coke maximum price is $3.50.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion tentatively approved increases in
passenger fares between places on
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail
road and points in the states of Tex
as, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
WASHINGTON
Chas. Schwab was made manager
of United States Shipping Board.
Italian regiments already are in
France n form the right wing of the
allied armies, the Italian embassy an
nounced.
Ten brigadier generals Of the ma
tional army were nominated by Presi-
LEM Wilson to be major generals,
and twenty-seven colonies were nom
mated to be brigadier generals.
Health of all troops In the United
States continues good, the War De-
partment announced in a report COW
erlng the week ending April IL. Both
hospital admission and death rates
were lower than in the preceding
week.
President Wilson and his war cabi-
net heard from Secretary Baker thai
the American soldier has made good
in France and hat the men Of the ex-
peditionary forces are well physically
and in high spirits.
President Wilson stopped the issu-
ance of patents and copyrights to en-
emies and revoked the authority Civ.
On Americans to apply for patents Il