The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-02-02
FOREIGN


from the Russian capital TO London.
A Constantinopie dispatch to Amster-
dam says that the Turkish parliament
on the recommendation OF the govern
ment. has formally adopted the Gre
gorian calendar.
The Prussian minister OF education
has announced at meeting of the
budget committee of the reichstag in
Berlin that lo.95D public school teach
ers have fallen during the war al
that their places have been taken b
women
The king has appointed the duke
OF Connaught to be colonel-in-chief OF
the volunteer force says an official
announcement issued in London. The
duke OF Connaught retired from the
governor seneralship of Canada last
October.
tente allies flag by Greece was car
ricd out Monday afternoon in the
Xappcion in accordance with the ar.
rangement recently entered into be-
tween the Greek government and the
entente powers.
The Ekstrabladet reports the ar
rival at Copenhagen OF twenty-six
Swedish. Norwegian and American
seamen belonging to the crew OF the
British steamer dale. which
Was captured by the German raider in
the south Atlantic. They had been
interned at Neustrelitr.
Russia is experiencing famine In
the midst of plenty. according to an
article in the London Times. The
article refers chiefly. but not exclusive
ly, TO Petrograd and Moscow. The
writer believes that there is enough
food in Russia to supply the entire
population TWO years, but because OF
the inadequacy OF the railroads. lack
OF organization and coordination in
distribution. the people in some dis
tricts find it difficult. even impossi-
Bile, 10 get supplies.
SPORTING NEWS
Johnny Dundee showed in New Or.
leans eonclusiyely that his knockout
AT the hands of Willie jackson was
fiuke. for he beat Jimmie Hanion of
Denver TO whisper in twenty rounds
Hanlon not winning round
Henry lrsllnger of Austria. claim,
ant OF the worlds middleweight
wrestling championship and holder OF
the Lord Lonsdale belt. suffered
probable eoncussion OF the brain in
his match with Michael Yokel at At.
lantic City. y. J.
Fred Winsor. n local boxing pro-
moter in Salt Lake City, announced
that he has signed Jim Flynn OF Pu-
eblo, Colo. and Jack Dempsey of Salt
Lake for fifteen-round match Feb.
"A. AT Murray. Utah. suburb OF Salt
Lake. The men are heavyweights.
stephen Mcuonald WAS killed in Al
bany. \, Y. in the second minute OF
the first round OF his first professional
prigetisht when Teddy Hicks landed
n hard blow with his right hand under
Mcpouald's heart Hicks was ar
rested on charge OF msnslaugater.
The release of John Thompson and
William Stellhauer. ourfielders, MAS
announced in Philadelphia by Connie
Mack. manager OF the Philadelphia
American League Baseball Club
Thompson goes TO the Omaha, Neb.
Club and Stellhauer TO Houston. Tex.
Kid Williams, great little hattler.
didn't lose his ability TO fight to Pete
Herman along with his crown a
month ago That he retains won
drrgul power 10 battle was demon,
strated At Kansas City, Mo. when he
administered TO Benny Mcneil. Brit
ISh bantam. beating that VAS all but
a Knockout
GENERAL
Mrs, s olin Johnson. wife OF one
OF petroit's best known business men
and prominent socially. shot and
killed herself in her home in Detroit,
Mich.
Bernard Barueh. Wall street plum.