The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
FOREIGN

Chang Chow Flu. one OF the largest
cities OF China. has declared its indie
pendence OF the government OF Yuan
Shi Kai
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, in
report on merchant shipping losses,
gives the total number OF ships lost TO
allied nations and neutrals as 1853.
Ten thousand Mersey river dock
hands vent on strike at Liverpool fol
lowing a dispute concerning pay for
overtime work
The British chancellor OF exchequer
has estimated that the war eXpendi-
ture OF Great Britain for the present
year will be El.50o, ,0Oo, 600
Two hundred persons were killed or
injured in a fire in powder factory
in the County OF Kent, it was official
ly announced in London.
Macedonian members OF the Greek
parliament at Athens presented 10
Premier Skouloudis written demand
for the protection of Saloniki against
aeroplane raids
The activity OF the Russian artiI-
lery in the lake region southwest OF
Dvinsk has increased. but in general
no important changes in the positions
OF the cars troops have taken place.
On the arrival Of the Aurora at
Dunedin. n. T.. j. f. Stenhouse, the
first officer. who brought the vessel
from Ross sea, expressed confidence
that Sir Ernest Shackleton had sue
ceeded IN making his trip across the
pole according to schedule
Prof. Cecil F. Lavell, former dean
OF Queens College, Kingston. Canada.
who, after a three-year search. was
found at Colorado Springs, Colo. a
few days ago, victim OF amnesia, ar.
rived At his home at Toronto. Ont,
accompanied from Chicago by his
wife and his brother, Judge Harry
Lavell
Gen. Pablo Gonzalez, the military
commander at Mexico City, issued a
warning to the merchants OF Mexico
City and surrounding towns threaten.
ing punishment of the most severe
and most exemplary form should
they persist in maintaining the high
scale OF high prices which has been
effective during the past month.
SPORTING NEWS
Pierre Maupome OF ST, Louis de
feated Charles X. Ellis, worlds three
cushion billiard champion, in the
opening block of their match at Pitts
burg. Pa, 80 to %, in 81 innings.
The ninth annual all-Alaska sweep
stakes dog team race, the great sport
event OF the North, will be run April
II over the snow trail from Nome to
,andle and return, total distance
of 4l2 miles.
All anti-race legislation on the last
night of the biennial session OF the
Maryland Legislature and the four big
tracks in Maryland-Pimlico. Havre
de Grace, Bowie and Laurel-can con
tinue in operation free from any ad
verse legislation for two years at
least
AS predicted the Denver Baseball
Club has been sold A deal was
closed whereby J. c. McGill retires as
owner OF the Grizzlies and Hugh L.
Jones becomes possessor of the West
ern League franchise in Denver The
consideration was not given out, but
is said to be approximately 100000.
GENERAL
The Democrats made material gains
in the Chicago city election
The exchange rate on constitution
alist currency was 25 to l. as COM
pared with quotations of 80 to a
week ago.
The Republicans elected their can
didate for mayor in Kansas City iu
a turbulent election in which police
heads and 200 voters were jailed.
Elizabeth, queen of the Belgians has
sent carblegram of appreciation to
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton for their appeal to the country
to give sl,0oo,o0o for Belgian relief
on the birthday of King Albert
About 10000 men, mostly unskilled
laborers and timbermen, employed on
New York City's new dual subway
system went on strike demanding an
eight-hour day and an increase OF
from Is to 25 per cent in wages.
Charles r. Crane, treasurer of the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief, announced in New
York he had received a message from
Alvey A. Adee, second assistant sec
retary of state at Washington, say
ing that atrocities against Armenians
and Syrians in Turkey were still in
progress, despite reports to the CON
trary.
That Japan is colonizing and appar-
emily intends to retain the South Sea
islands captured during the present
war from Germans was the statement
made at San Francisco by DR.. Fred