The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-02-16
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army in Mesopotamia-
French make Two successful raids
at Hill 30i, Verdun front, and In the
Argonne-
Scouting reconnasances and in
fantry firing are proceeding on the
Rumanian 'front.' says Petrograd's Of
ficial announcement.
British forces retain their hold on
the new positions east OF Sailly-Sall-
Nsel, on the Somme front in France
despite German attacks.
A Reuter- dispatch from Berne says
that the German authorities have sud
denly called to the colors all officials
OF trade unions and socialist organi-
cations
Official announcement was made
that the British forces on the Tigris
front have established line across
the Tigris bend west OF Kut-El-
Amara, completely henming in the
Turks
Armed Mexicans, believed to have
been villa followers. crossed the bor-
der sixty miles southwest Of Hachita,
n NJ, and took prisoner three Nor
mons. d number Of Mexican ranch
hands and livestock.
President Wilson rejected Ger
manys proposal to negotiate an un-
derstanding between the two nations
concerning the submarine blockade of
Great Britain and France. The Pres
ident replied that he would enter into
no discussion with Germany until
Berlin calls off ruthless submarine
warfare and returns to observance of
the pledges given in response to the
Sussex ultimatum last May.
-Four British and three Norwegian
steamers were sunk Saturday. London
announces. Total number OF vessels
destroyed since unrestricted U-boat
warfare began is said to be eighty
nine, OF which twenty-one were neu
trail ships. During that period. British
state, more than 100 vessels arrived
at or sailed Saturday unharmed from
allied ports. One OF the ships sunk
Saturday had twenty-five white Amer
ican muleteers on board.
WESTERN
Governor Campbell's appointments
are being held pending a decision in
the Arizona governorship case.
A bill to submit the question Of
statewide prohibition to popular
vote in the general election OF 1918
passed the Illinois Senate, 81 to IS.
Mrs. Helene Halfway Britton, own
sr OF the st. Louis Nationals, was di-
vorced from Schuyler Britton, former
president OF the club. She was
awarded the custody Of two children.
Rumors In army circles that the en-
gagement Of Maj. Gen. J. J. Pershing
TO New York widow will be an
nounced in March. were emphatically
denied by Lieut. Martin Shallenberger.
aide to Gen. Pershing.
Three masked robbers. heavily
armed. entered the barns Of the San
Jose. Cal. Street Railway Company
overpowered, bound and gagged five
employees, blew open three safes and
escaped with about $1,000.
Sergeant William Riggs. OF X com,
pany, of the ThirtyFifth infantry, and
private o. S. Wratchford. OF com
pany of the Eleventh infantry. mem
bers OF the provost guard on duty in
Douglas, Ariz.. were arrested charged
with killing Moses Walker a negro
chauffeur.
WASHINGTON
Ambassador Won Bernstorff left
Washington for New York, where he
sailed for Germany.
Senator Borah offered an amend
ment to the universal military train
ing bill. which seeks to repeal the
present national guard law.
Henry P. Fletcher, new American
ambassador to Mexico, will be &C
companied across the Rio Grande by
. corps OF expert accountants to tabu-
late American losses incurred during
the months OF revolution there.
The House of Representatives
passed a bill to pay Mrs. Joseph C.
Akin Of Dolores, Colo. the sum Of ST.
095 on account of the death of her
husband while he was acting as a
deputy United States marshal in an
effort to arrest Use Ne Cat, q Ute
Indian.
Senator Willard Salisbury OF Della
ware, president pro tenn. Of the Sen
ate, offered a resolution to throw
down the neutrality bars and throw
open all United States ports to allied
warships.
President Wilson will be asked to
approve a 100000 appropriation for
the food price Investigation to be con-
Quoted by the federal trade commits
sion and the department Of agricul-
ture at his direction.
For the first time since 1893 bar
Ill.,, 4. ..ze~d L. ordo~ >,d Me-