The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-09
FOREIGN

girls to dig duGouts under IRE.
Revolutionary juntas favoring Dlas
are being formed all along the Nor
lean border.
Full autonomy for FINLAND was
agreed upon by the Russian provision
al government and Finnish represent
atives.
An appalling story of cold blooded
massacre by Germans OF crews Of
British North sea conveys In a recent
battle 10 told by the Norwegian news
papers,
At London the Norwegian legation
announces that during October nine
teen Norwegian vessels. agsregating
34.577 tons. and forty eight Norwegian
seamen were lost
The Seine federation Of the radical
Socialist party asked its representa-
tives in the Paris municipal council
to propose naming a street in the cap
ital after President Wilson.
Austria's food difficulties. the Allge-
meme Zeitung OF Vienna says 1t
learns, have become notably sharper
III consequence vi lIot
fusal OF Austrian proposals for q sup
ply Of grain.
According to the correspondent At
Gorilla OF the Budapest newspaper
Pasti-Hirlap. the Austrians made their
attack upon Gorilla with a new poi
sonous gas. the invention OF Wen
nese professor.
In a fight between Mexican federal
troops from the Ojinaga garrison and
villa followers near Barancas. oppo-
site Indo, Tex. the federal troops were
defeated and thirty five driven across
the American border.
II is generally believed in diplo-
matte circles at Copenhagen that the
visit to Berlin of Count Ottokara
Czernin, the Austro Hungarian foreign
minister may be preliminary to 4
new peace offer by the central powers.
While the troops OF the central
allies were forcing their way across
the Tagliamento. Germany at home
quietly crossed the political Rubicon
and in the space OF five days changed
from an autocracy into democracy,
declared Matthias Erzberger. leader OF
the centrist party in an>interview at
Berlin
With blood stained floors. shattered
windows and coaches crowded with
frightened Mexican men, women and
children who were shivering. half
naked in the bullet-broken seats, the
Mexican Central passenger train
which was attacked by Villa followers
at Armanderiz station. arrived at
Juarez, Mex. One hundred and TWEEN
tyfive soldiers and passengers were
killed on the train.
SPORTING NEWS
The Utah Agricultural college de-
feated the Colorado Aggie eleven at
Logan, Utah, by a score OF Al to Z.
Pete Herman of New Orleans.
worlds bantamweight champion, was
awarded decision by Referee Gold
man over frankie Burns OF Jersey
City at New Orleans. La
Kid Bronco of San Francisco and
Soldier Bullion of the Twenty-fifth
company of California coast artillery.
on guard at Utah mining camps.
fought six-round draw before the
Manhattan club at Salt Lake
GENERAL
The Democratic state ticket re-
ceived the usual majority in Virginia .
general election.
Massachusetts returns Governor
Mccall and the rest of the Republican
ticket to office by a large plurality.
Complete unofficial returns from
Indianapolis show that Charles w.
Jewett, Republican, was elected may.
or by plurality OF 3.57s.
Work was resumed in the greater
part of the mines in Kansas District
IA in compliance with the order OF
President Alexander Howat
Early returns from the Twenty.
eighth Pennsylvania congressional
district indicate the election of Capt.
U. G. Lyons OF Warren. Republican.
over F. NJ Boshlin. Democrat
Hoarding and speculation in cotton
seed and cotton-seed products, which
are necessary in the manufacture OF
war munitions. are to be prohibited by
the United States food administration.
Taking as its text the announce.
ment of the first American casualties
in the world war, the London Daily
Mail prints a eulogistio editorial on
American participation in the hostil.
tiles.
Schuyler Merritt (Rep) of Siam
ford was elected to Congress In the
Fourth Connecticut district over Lynn
Wilson (Dem.), to fill the vacancy
made by the death of Ebenezer ].
Hill (Rep).
John " W. Reynders Of New York.
a student aviator attached to the
limited Staten naval station at Raw