The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-11-26
Foreign

The Belgian ministers OF finance
and justice are about to go to New
! York in an endeavor to arrange 4
loan. says the Belgische Dagblat
Sunday being the sixty-first birth
day OF Pope Benedict, countless mes
sages of fluctuations arrived at the
vatican at Rome from all parts OF the
world.
One of the missing boats OF the
Italian liner Ancona. recently sunk by
submarine, has been found beached
near laramie. Italy. 1t contained thir-
teen bodies
Officers casualty lists for the fort
night ending Oct. 25 show that the
British army in all theaters OF war
lost 47i officers killed, s37 wounded
and 147 missing. a total OF 1,45S.
Egyptian postoffices are refusing to
issue money orders for Greece. Insur-
ers are declining TO write policies on
Greek steamers, while the banks re-
fuse to accept bills of lading for such
vessels.
At Honolulu. T. H.. it was an
Aooittu mat S<lteA LllluOhdldul, Tic
surviving ruler of Hawaii's day OF
royalty, had forwarded as her wedding
gift to Mrs. Norman Gait, the fiancee
of President Woodrow Wilson, a
chiffon scarf Of peculiar texture and
design.
The members OF the Roman Asso-
citation for the Preservation Of the
Faith in the city of Rome were re-
ceived by Pope Benedict on the occa-
sion of his sixty-first birthday. The
pope gave $4,000 lire $4,000 to the
fund to carry ON the work OF the as
ISOLATION.
The official report OF the investiga-.
ton into the sinking Of the Italian
steamship Ancona by submarine
off the Tunisian coast, 1t was an
nounced, was sent to Thomas Nelson
Page, the United States ambassador
at Rome. The investigation reached
the conclusion that the submarine
fired a shell against the wireless ap-
paratus on the Ancona without any
warning.
Sporting News
Jack Dillon knocked out Frank
Farmer in the fourth round of
scheduled ten-round fight at Oshkosh,
Wis.
At Cambridge, Mass, another Har.
ward football machine crushed Yale,
IL to 0, SURPRISING all previous scor
ing records against the ELS.
At Salt Lake City. Utah defeated the
University OF Southern California 20
to 10 in the best game and before the
largest attendance of the season.
Miss Helen Van Ness at Chicago
filed the praecipe of a suit demand
ing $4,000 heart balm from Louis A.
Merillat. famous ex-West Point foot
ball star. who recently was married.
Miss Van Ness alleges breach Of
promise.
Damages of 81 were awarded A. H.
Cuttrell and A. w. Phillips against
Jess Willard, champion heavyweight
prize fighter of the world, by a Jury
at Oklahoma City. The plaintiffs
sued for s4o.5o0, claiming that VIII
lard had broken contract. made four
or five years ago. which gave them
the entire handling OF his affairs.
Saturdays football results: Confer.
ence - Denver U. Z, Colorado u 0.
Local-Sacred Heart College 81, En-
glewood o. Sacred Heart-Mines fresh
man game postponed. State-Fort
Morgan 81, Sterling o; Greeley Is.
Fort Collins IA; West Denver Is.
Golden High 0; Aggie freshman 46:
Laramie Z; Boulder Props IS, Long.
mont High -.
General
A call for an extraordinary session
OF the Illinois Legislature to meet
Monday, Nov. %, was issued by Gov
ernor Dunno.
The market production of sulphur
in the United States last year, 327,-
ga long tons. was the greatest in the
history OF the industry.
Tarrytown, N Y, was an armed
camp as the result Of the attempt on
the life of John d. Archbold, president
of the Standard Oil Company.
Carranza's military forces are being
modified in northern Mexico for q
pretentious campaign to completely
| crush Villa and his chief aides.
Official Carranza reports are that
Gen. Miguel Dieguez is driving Gen
erals Villa and Urbalejo from the Her
mosillo district with losses of Loo
dead, wounded and captured.
The leaders of the Progressive party
in Missouri favor entering the 1917
campaign with full national, state ant
| county tickets, headed by Theodore
| Roosevelt and Hiram w. Johnson.
Virtually complete returns indicated
| that Congressman Kenneth D. Nickel
lar received plurality of approx
mately 2,700 votes in Tennessee'l