The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-07


completely cleared OF the enemy"
The expected drive OF the Austro-
Germans In Italy has not begun
Americas Rainbow Division is in
France. along with other National
Guard units.
On the Aisne and Meuse fronts the
French and Germans are continuing
their artillery duels.
In Palestine the battle between the
British and the Turks for the posses
sion OF Jerusalem has not begun.
Ten divisions strong. the Belgian ar
my IS ready to take its part in the
offensive in Flanders whenever the
word Is given.
A forty yeight hour armistice be-
tween Russia and Germany was
signed at the headquarters OF Prince
Leopold of Bavaria
The Germans evidently have
stopped their tactics of sacrificing
men in an effort to break through the
British lines near Cambria.
The Germans realize that they can
not much longer endure the strain of
trench warfare imposed upon them by
the allies. They must attempt to
bring the war to crisis.
The Germans claim the capture of
5000 men and 100 guns around Cam
brai. but the British war office says
the number OF captured prisoners on
each side is far in excess OF that fig
ure.
The Norwegian legation reports
that thirteen Norwegian steamers of
a gross tonnage OF 1902 were lost
in November by causes arising from
the war. Forty-one Norwegian lives
We're lost
The British steamer Apapa has
been torpedoed and sunk according
to London adyices. Eighty passengers
and the crew of the vessel perished
About 12O passengers were saved 1t
is reported that the submarine firea
on women and children in open boats.
Thirty-five Mexican bandits were
killed and many wounded in battle
at Buena Vista, Tex, between United
States cavalrymen and force of POO
MeXicans which crossed the interna-
tionai line and attempted raids on the
cattle ranches. One L. $. soldier and
two ranchmen We're slain
WESTERN
The principal grades of crude oil
were advanced by the purchasing
agencies at Pittsburgh, Pa.
DR.. r. ii. Treacy of Bismarck n
d. chief OF the animal husbandry div
ision of the department of agriculture,
died in hospital in Chicago
The balloon which broke from its
mooring at Fort Sill was brought to
the ground safely at Rush Springs,
Okla. about thirty miles from Fort
Sill.
Jacob |. Fulton, IS, commercial
traveller from Lincoln. Neb, was
crushed beneath his automobile and
killed at point on the Greeley road
fifteen miles south of Cheyenne Wyo.
Butte, Mont, is soon to witness a
triple execution, when Sherman A.
Powell, colored, Frank Fisher and
John O'Neill, all convicted of murder
in the first degree. will be put to
death.
Otis d. Slane. 23 years old, who
said he formerly lived at Bonanza.
Colo. was found guilty at San Diego.
Cal, by jury in the Superior Court
OF murder in the first degree for the |
killing of Israel Botwin. an automo- |
bile stage driver, on Oct. 8.
WASHINGTON
f. Bishop Grandin, II, prominently |
identified with oil and lumber inter |
ests. died at his home in Washington |
from pneumonia
Regulations to restrict the trans |
mission to or from the United States
Of letters or communications except |
through the regular course OF the |
mails were issued to customs collect |
ors by the treasury
Increases in freight rates on iron |
and steel articles ranging as high as |
40 per cent were allowed to Western |
railroads by the interstate commerce |
commission. The increases. however. |
were not so great as the railroads |
asked.
Nationwide prohibition and nation. |
wide woman suffrage constitutional |
amendments will be voted on in the |
House judiciary committee.
Representative Fitzgerald of New |
York, chairman of the house appropri- |
atoms committee, announced his res |
ignation from Congress to take effect |
Dec. 81.
A blacklist OF 1000 firms in twenty |
Central and South American countries |
with whom merchants of the United |
States are forbidden specifically to do |
business was promulgated by the War |
Trade Board