The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-28

one hundred American soldiers re-
ceiyed promotions Monday for their
Christmas presents.
Snow has fallen at Monte Asolone,
Monte Pertica and Monte Solaralo,
where the heaviest fighting of the
last few days has occurred.
Five bombs have been dropped on
the town OF Goes, in iceland, damag
ing several houses and seriously injur
ing one man. iceland Is a Dutch
province.
The British armed steamer Stephen
Turness has been torpedoed and sunk
by "a German submarine in the Irish
channel, 1t was officially announced
at London. Six officers and ninety
five men were lost.
A British air squadron dropped a
ton OF bombs ON the great commercial
city of Mannheim. on the Rhine, in
Germany. Numbers OF fires were
started. One British plane was
forced to descend.
Heavy German counterattacks have
regained several important positions
lost to the Austro Germans in the raid
on the Asiago plateau Monday. The
Rome official report says a battery
was completely destroyed
An American soldiers body was
found in a raided German trench with
throat cut from ear to ear, indi-
eating the Sammy was killed after
capture. The account of the atrocity
was given in an official bulletin post
ed in the American camp.
A Bolshevik dispatch announces
that 5000 troops of Gen. Korniloffs
command have been defeated near
Bielgorod by Bolsheviki. chiefly sol
diers and sailors OF the Black and Bal
tic seas fleets. Many machine guns
and much ammunition, il is said have
been captured
Increased cannonading near Yer
dun. especially around Douamont. the
Chaume wood and the Caurieres wood
which year ago We're the scenes of
some of the fiercest fighting of the
war. indicates apparently the inten
tion of the Germans to attempt to
break the line there The allies are
making every preparation to meet the
attack
WESTERN
Mrs. J. l.. Whitman and her six
children. ranging in age from three
to thirteen years, We're burned to
death in their home near Greenwood
S G.
Three names were added to the
Royal Flying corps death list at Fort
Worth, two men being burned beyond
recognition and a third killed when
attempting to start his machine
The death of Senator Francis Grit
fifth Newlands of Nevada. who sue
cumbed to sudden heart attack at
his home in Washington, cast a gloom
over the Christmas activities of of
ficial Washington.
Thirteen million Americans Joined
the hordes of Red Cross fighters. The
membership campaign, designed to
enlist le,900,o00 new soldiers of mercy
by Christmas was great success
Practically every division exceeded
its quota. The Rocky Mountain div
ision, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
New Mexico, with a quota of 900,
reported 100000 members enrolled
with returns incomplete
y SHtNGTON
President Wilson joined with his
grandchildren in celebrating Christ
mas at the White House,
According to reports coming to the
United States food administration.
the pinto and other colored beans are
becoming popular in the West and
the Middle West as a substitute for
the common white bean.
State department officials, it was
learned expect the Buenos Aires so
called neutral conference" to prove
fiasco, as majority of the Latin
American countries have refused to
become associated with 1t.
Victor Roual Lufbery, William Thaw
and 90 other Americans, who have
been flying with the Lafayette esca-
drilla, have been commissioned in the
aviation reserve of the American army
on recommendation of General Per
shing. the adjutant general announced.
Five million deadweight tons is the
shipping boards estimate of Ameri-
cas- 1918 output Of shipping based on
builders reports that show the gov
ernments program of S,246.30S tons
is 1872 per cent. on its way to compile
ton.
Asserting that "a 400 per cent divi-
dend was declared by Armour & Co.
last year" Francis J. Heney denied
the truth of the statement by J. Og-
den Armour that the packing com
pany never had attempted to conceal
its ownership Of stock in the Chicago
Stockyards Company