The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13
FOREIGN

CAleC.
Spain has officially declared her
| neutrality in the war between the
United States and Germany.
The official journal at Madrid pub
lished decree declaring the neutral
ity OF Spain in the war between the
United States and Germany.
Chile will maintain an attitude OF
neutrality. so long as she is not made
the object of a direct attack. accord
ing to assurances given by govern
ment officials.
The arrival at Zurich of Frederic c.
Penfield, American ambassador to
Austria. Mrs Penfield and three men,
bers OF the embassy staff. is reported
in Havas dispatch from ST. Gall,
Switzerland
President Machado sent a cable
gram from Lisbon to President Wilson
congratulating him on Americas
noble resolution" A popular demon
stration was held outside the Ameri-
can legation
Martial law has been declared in
Guatemala The action was taken on
information of disturbances along the
Mexican and Salvadorean frontiers.
supposed to have been created with
German assistance.
A decree was published at Mexico
City providing punishment OF fine
OF so to 500 pesos or Imprisonment
from one to eleven months for SLAM
der, libel or the Issuance of false or
distorted information.
The Austrian merchant ship Vir-
ginian, the only Austrian vessel in
termed in Cuban waters, has been
seized by the government following
the diplomatic break between Aus
tria and the United States.
The provisional government has is
sued proclamation directing atten-
ton to the grave danger of a German
effort to deliver a decisive blow at
Russia and the necessity OF immedi-
ately concentrating all Russia's forces
for the defeat OF the enemy
Aerial fighting of unusual intensity
reported on French and British fronts
in France. Total of rs aeroplanes shot
down in series OF engagements and 10
German war balloons destroyed Lon
don says LOO photographs were
taken behind the German lines, re-
vealing troop positions and artillery
emplacements
SPORTING NEWS
Joe Flynn and Otto Wallace of Mil
waukee struggled to hard fifteen
round draw at the N. A. c. in Denver.
The bout was fast and exciting
throughout
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the fifteen-round bout be-
tween Sailor kirke of San Francisco
and Pete Jensen, the Battling Dane.
before the Woodmen of the World at
Longmont, Colo, on the night OF
April 10.
Andy Anderson. Chicago heavy
weight. did not retain his equilibrium
long when he attempted to stand up
before the ferocous rushes of Carl
Morris, the Oklahoma engineer with
championship aspirations, at Balti-
more, Md.
GENERAL
United States customs officials
seize Austrian vessels interned in
American ports.
Richard Olney. secretary of state
under President Grover Cleveland,
died at his home in Boston.
The jury which tried Fritz Kolb, =
German, on charge of having bombs
in his room brought in a verdict OF
guilty at Jersey City. N. ].
The general federation of womeNs
clubs opened its biennial session at
New Orleans, La, by pledging support
to President Wilson and the United
States in the war with Germany
No strikes or labor disputes Of any
kind during the war is the program Of
the Labor Committee OF the Council
of National Defense's Advisory Com
mission headed by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
OF Labor.
Calling upon the farmers of the
country to enlist "as soldiers OF the
commissary," President Wilson said
that upon the patriotism of the farm
ers depended whether this country
WAS to answer the call OF it's own and
allied peoples for food.
German submarines have sunk dur
ing the war grand total of $50 neu-
trail vessels. including nineteen Amer.
lean, and have attacked unsuccessful
ly seventy-nine others, including
eight American, according to an Off
cial tabulation given out at the State
Department and complete up to
April 3.
Much OF the uncertainty as to
Latin-America's attitude in the war be-