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

| Berlin
The resignation Of General kale
dimes and his associates in the mill
tary government of the Cossacks. who
have been resisting the Bolsheviki, Is
reported in a Petrograd dispatch.
The smallpox scare prevalent dur
ing the last fortnight has been con
siderably abated by the arrival at
Florence. Italy. OF vaccine rushed
from Rome by the American Red
Cross
Importation of intoxicating liquors
into Canada is prohibited. and their
manufacture will be prohibited after
a date TO be determined later. Pre-
mier Borden officially announced at
Ottawa
The japanese foreign office is indif-
ferent to the Bolsheviki disclosures OF
Ru s-Japanese treaty. it was
learned. 1t was pointed out that the
British and American interests in
China are not threatened
A Vienna dispatch to the Berlin Lo-
kal Anzieger says that Field Marshal
Won Hoefer the Austrian minister OF
public subsistence. has announced
that the Austrian food supply would
shortly be improved by the arrival OF
supplies from Russia.
Seven thousand decorations have
been conferred during the war on
members OF the Canadian expedition
AIRY force for valor in the field and
for outstanding war service. Seven
officers and twelve men have gained
the coveted Victoria cross.
Pope Benedict on Christmas re
ceived the members of the sacred col
lege for an exchange of Christmas
greetings. In answer to an address
delivered by Cardinal Vannutelli.
dean of the college, the pope renewed
his recommendations for incessant
prayers for peace.
Ten sons from the home of Mr.. and
Mrs s. G. Ball OF Vancouver have
been killed in action during the war.
it became known at Vancouver. B. C.
Mrs Ball. a widow with five sons.
was married six years ago to Mr.. Ball,
who had eleven sons. Mrs. Ball served
as nurse during the Boer war and
was wounded
SPORTING NEWS
Kid Herman of Pekin, H. was given
the popular decision over Johnny
Richie of Chicago in a ten-round bout
at Peoria, III
Horace Milan, utility outfielder for
the Washington Americans has joined
hn
Murray. one of the newly-acquired
outfielders, has joined the army quar-
termaster corps.
Elmendorf and Hawkins are the
leading pair in the merry-go round
bowling tourney at the Denver Ath-
letic club alleys. Their score is ,304.
Hawkins and Giffen are second with
1,29i, and Paper and Hawkins rolled
1878 last night, going into third place.
The scheduled ten-round no-decision
bout at Little Rock, Ark, between
Fred Fulton OF Rochester, Mimi. and
Harry tTeXas) Tate of Nowata Okla,
was stopped in the first round by
Referee Billy Hack after Fulton had
repeatedly used foul tactics Tate
forced the fighting from the first tap
of the gong.
GENERAL
Missouri grew s546 263, ,624 worth OF
farm crops during the last year ac-
cording to report by the State Board
of Agriculture,
A cargo of Australian wool, valued
at s7,0o0,o00 reached the Boston port.
1t is the first lot to be released by the
British government since last spring,
A vigilance committee was formed
by the Cook County Bankers Assoca-
ton to cooperate with the Chicago
authorities in an effort to curb bank
robberies in Illinois.
Christmas mail and passenger traf-
fic on coast trains was seriously ham
pered by washouts in the Cascades, ac-
cording to reports received by the
Railway Postal Service at Fargo, N. D.
After forty-one years OF welded life,
Mrs. Mary Pierson has been granted
divorce from William Henry Pier
son. prominent landowner and pion-
eer resident at Reno, New, on the
grounds of cruelty. She was also
awarded half the community proper
ty, valued at 100000
The Minnesota minimum wage law
fixing a living wage" of $3.50 and
$S.25 for women in industrial occupa-
tions in the second, third and fourth
class cities, according to the occupa-
ton. was held constitutional in de-
cision handed down by the Supreme
Court at St. Paul.
Maury Diggs, who has been serving
sentence in the federal penitentiary
at McNeal's Island. Wash, returned
to his California home. having been
paroled by the prison parole board.
IAinu, With Drou. Gaminetti uaS con.