The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-31
FOREIGN

steamer sussex, torpedoed IN English
channel. One or more believed killed
Several injured.
Up to Jan / the Austrian war loan
banks had made 5000 loans for
we're for sums under 5000 and 100
for sums over 100000
Baron Yoshiro Sakatani. former
minister of finance has been desig-
mated to represent Japan at the
forthcoming economic conference of
the entente allies at Paris.
One OF the survivors OF the channel
steamer Sussex, Alexander C.avel OF
Basel. Switzerland. who was return
ing from London on business trip
was picked up after being four hours
in the water.
Sinking OF the British steamship
Empress OF Midland is reported in
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
The steamship Cromer from London
arrived at Maasluis. Holland, with the
crew OF the Empress OF Midland
The war has so far cost Holland
the demands OF the intervening period
at sS.000vVu d month the new minis
ter OF finance, DR.. Anton van Gym,
estimates that BY Aug. l next a sum
OF slS0,000.00e will have been spent
on the modified land and sea forces.
Summarizing the work of the Ger
mans since March -, when their new
program of submarine warfare
against the entente allied ships be-
gan, the London Daily Telegraph says
that they have in less than a fort
night sunk 10000 tons Of shipping. OF
which one-third belonged to neutrals.
The aeroplane squadron. which ac
companied Brig. Gen. J. j. Pcrshing's
expedition, has made good thus fax
in the dangerous work assigned to it
Flying conditions among the Mexican
mountains, where villa is being
sought, have presented unusual diff
culties, and in surrounding them
experiences.
SPORTING NEWS
The Denver city police won the
second annual tug-o'war pull with
the firemen.
The most interested spectator Ut
the first showing OF the pictures of
the Willard-Mora fight in New York
was Frank Moran.
Champion Jess Willard defeated
Frank Moran in a ten-round bout al
Madison Square arena in New York
before $4,000 fans
Jones and Cowell captured the dou-
bles and Howard Parker the singles
in the annual bowling tournament of
the Commercial League on the DEN
yer alleys.
Chicago bowlers won $4,000 of the
$4,000 prize list offered for the five
man prize-winners of the American
Bowling Congress tournament. ac-
cordinp to a resume OF the prize list
at Toledo. Ohio
Jess Willard, heavyweight cham
pion. who grabbed Off the easiest
S55,Ou0 ever paid for a ring fight
when he won over Frank Moran, may
never fight again, according to Dave
Lewiston of Chicago stakeholder ia
the big bout
Noah Young. Jr, OF Glenrock, Wyo..
brother OF Bull Young, who was killed
by Jess Willard in fight at Los An
geles several years ago, has entered
the wrestling game under the direc,
ton of Frank Gotch, the heayyw eight
champion, and hopes to become
Gotch's successor.
GENERAL
Walter Cook, noted consulting ar
chitect, died at his home in New
York. aged 10 years.
The libel proceedings instituted by
the British owners of the steamship
Appam to recover possession OF the
vessel are expected to be heard in
A daughter was born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Francis Boyes Sayre at Phila
delphia She is the second grand
daughter of President Wilson and viii
be named Eleanor Arson Sayre fol
Mrs. Sayre's mother.
Mrs. John Ballow returned from
the home OF a neighbor at Lawton,
Okla, to find her house in ashes aud
her two daughters, one an infant,
aged 5 months, and the other aged
s years, burned to death. How the
fire started is not known
At Media, Pa, William p Pasco, a
teamster. applied for a raise In pay
from his employers. He gave as his
reason the birth of bankruptcies at his
home Three girls and boy were
born during the night and all are do
ing well Twin boys were born to
Mrs. Pasco eighteen months ago
Statements indicating he believed
he was possessed of dual personal