The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
FOREIGN

and Austrian prisoners of war and
interned civilians are being cared for
/ in Siberia
| Colonel Heussler, a Swiss military
statistician, calculates the total losses
/ in killed in the war al 100000, &C
cordiug to dispatches from Berne-
You can count the surviving mem
bers Of 1.-The original Princess Pats
regiment on the fingers OF your hand,
| declared Oscar Ho-aIngs OF Toronto,
while in Quebec.
"Afghanistan is preparing TO war
against the British possessions in In
dia," according to kilograms received
/ by the Overseas News Agency from
| Constantinople
Eight hundred thousand dollars in
| gold, to be deposited in the San Fran
cisco subtreasury to meet certain war
expenses. went down with the Italian
liner Ancona, sunk by submarine, &C
cording to advices from Rome.
Wholesale desertions from the Ser
bian army on the part OF troops from
the districts OF New Serbia. many OF
whom were Bulgarians, are reported
by Serbian prisoners" says the over
seas News agency.
At Kioto five beautiful Japanese
maideus. peeresses Of the realm,
wearing rich and brilliant kimonos,
danced an ancient dance Of old
Japan at great state feast held to
celebrate the coronation of Emperor
Yoshihito.
The Paris Mattino asserts that IL
has been informed that King Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria has communicated
with Pope Benedict, stating that after
the war Bulgaria will become a Cath
Ole country. The present national
faith of Bulgaria is that OF the ortho-
dox Greek church
Charles P. Trevelyan. Liberal mem
Der for Yorks, in a 81 eech in the
House of Commons, urged the formu-
lation Of terms OF peace for the pur-
pose of trying to obtain by negotia-
lions instead OF by bloodshed the res
toration Of Belgium and the settlement
of European boundaries on lines OF ma
tionality
With the formal foundation of the
"Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Boyoelker-
ungs Politik" roughly translated. the
German Society for Population In
crease" the efforts OF a relatively
small body OF men to check the de-
crease that has been noticeable in the
German birthrate for more than forty
years. have at last won widespread
recognition
SPORTING NEWS
The Northwestern Baseball League
will be composed next year OF Vancou-
yer, Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane, Butte
and Helena, according to President
Blewett
Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham
pion of the world outpointed Johnny
OLeary Of Seattle, claimant to the
Canadian title, in twelvo-round bout
at Winnipeg Man.
One man was burned to death and
three others were probably fatally in
jured as the result OF fire at his
toric Benning race track, in the sub
urbs Of Washington, D. C.
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defeated two months ago by Milburn
Saylor OF Indianapolis, turned on his
conqueror at Boston and knocked him
out minute and half after the bout
started.
Announcement that racing will be
inaugurated at Tijuana. Lower Califor-
mia. on Christmas day was made by
Trht
directors of the company that holds
a concession for racing rights there.
GENERAL
At Corsicana, Tex, Allen Cooley.
charged with seduction, was shot by
Miss Alma Morgan, the prosecuting
witness. in the District Court room
George Burkitt was discharged from
his position as assistant postmaster
at Winnetka, H., on Nov by Post
master A. N. Kloepfer. but was or.
dered reinstated by President Wilson
Bills prohibiting publication of liQ-
uor advertisements in Georgia and linn
iting the amount of liquor individuals
may have shipped into the state, were
passed by the lower House of the Leg
| islature.
Details of the murder of Joseph w.
Tays near San Blaz. Sinaloa, Mexico.
are contained in letter received at
FL Paso, Tex, by ]. W. Tays from his
brother, E. H. Tays, father of the muir
dered man.
The election of former Congressman
Aueustus q Stanley of Henderson
Democrat. as governor of Kentucky, is
! conceded in statement issued by
Edwin p. Morrow Of Somerset, Repub-
| lican gubernatorial candidate.
| Mrs. Cashmere Pera of San Fran
I cisco is strong believer in the Roose.
I ha hoe ho