The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-21
FOREIGN

chief partners of the Allan steam
ship line, died in Glasgow
The Rumanian chamber has
adopted bill authorizing the govern
ment to float an interior loan OF
10000. 900 francs.
American packers reached agree
ment with England whereby latter
neutral countries.
According to reports received at
Alexandria. Egypt. 100000 persons in
Jerusalem are receiving daily rations
from the American relief fund.
The Panama canal was re-opened to
traffic with the passage OF sixteen
ships, seven northbound and nine
southbound, including the transport
Buford.
The foreign office OF Chang Chow
Flu, Fukien, reports thirty-two sol
diers of the Northern army and up
ward of forty civilians not belonging
in that locality have been killed by
a mob.
According to a dispatch to Lloyd's
the Russian bark Schwanden, which
left Greenock, Scotland March %.
for Mobile. Ala, has been torpedoed
and sunk by "a German submarine.
The crew was saved
A statement issued by the German
admiralty under date of April Is says
that in the month OF March, eighty
trading vessels belonging to hostile
countries with an aggregate tonnage
of 207 900 were sunk By German sub
marines or by mines.
In view of doubt existing in France
as TO the accuracy of German esti-
mates of the number of French taken
prisoners in the battle around Yer
dun, Germany will publish the names
OF approximately 10000 prisoners TAX
en- in the Mouse district and also the
names of all Frenchmen made pris-
oners i'll this war
1t was force OF Carranza's soldiers
who engaged the little detachment of
American cavalry at Parral on the
9Th in a regularly organized action,
according to detailed report written
warded to Gen. Funston by Gen Per-
shing. Forty of the Mexican soldiers,
including one major and one civilian.
were killed by the retreating Ameri-
cans. The American casualties were
two killed and six wounded, including
Maj. Tompkins. His wound was
slight
SPORTING NEWS
Reno. New, will have a nineteen
day race meeting, beginning July l.
over Rex. Morris in fast twenty
round bout staged in the Lyric Opera
house at Cripple Creek. Colo.
An eight-pound baby boy was born
to the wife of Jess Willard, cham
pion heavyweight of the world, at
Chicago. He is the ti!lh child.
Yale football players will be mum
bered this fall, according to announce
ment at New Haven, Conn Captain
Black said his earlier decision not
to number was "hasty'
Twelve thoroughbred horses that
were frequently winners in the big
French classics have arrived in New
York on the Atlantic liner Korea and
will be entered in American events
this summer. Several are steeple-
chasers.
Harry Coyeleskie refused to pitch
against his kid brother when II
came time to start the Detroit leve.
land game at Cleveland, saying he did
not want to try to defeat Stanley in
his first big league appearance. Gun.
bingham went to the mound for De,
troit Stanley struck out Cobb in the
first inning and Harry congratulated
him as he walked to the bench.
GENERAL
Announcement OF wage increase
affecting nearly 10000 cotton mill
operatives was made at Lowell, Mass
Governor Clarke of Iowa issued
proclamation providing for submitting
to the voters of the state the consti
tutional amendment providing for
woman suffrage at the primary cleo
ton June 5, 1916.
Early returns indicate that G. NJ
Hitchcock defeated l. J. Dunn for
United States senator and that Keith
Neville won the nomination for gov
ernor over Charles w. Bryan in the
Nebraska primary election.
Walter Daley 81, who recently
confessed" at Laramie, Wyo., to hav
ing been implicated in the holdup OF
an Oregon Short Line train near Roy
Utah, March %, completely repudi
ated his original story and has beer
released by both county and post
office officials
Gen. Pershing reported to head
quarters at San Antonio that a motor
truck train carrying aeroplanes was
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