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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-19
From the Soldier Bows

Ou IL luTlOuSu StNcIdl Wtcho dSc
has now been promoted to corporal.
He is still stationed at Camp Fun
ston. Frank Was one of the boys
who left Clear Creek in the very
first draft-the boys who slid away
without any demonstration or fare
well party.
Several cards were received this
week from Ralph +. Wilkins by
his mother, informing her very
briefly that he had arrived safely
in France. The cards were written
on this side, previous to departure,
and mailed by officers here after
receiving official notice of the
ships arrival cover there.
Cards were also received an
nouncing the safe arrival of Oscar
Dumont in France. Oscar is
"some Frenchman" anyway, and
no doubt is feeling quite at home.
Myran Wright, a young man
who formerly lived here and is
quite well known, is now a com
missioned officer in the medica
department of the navy He grad
uated from the medical depart
ment of Boulder last year, and was
here last week on a furlough to
visit with Frank Redding He
has now returned to Washington
to await completion of the ship
destroyer, when he expects to
go to England.
Nothing has been heard from
Lieut.. "Bruz" Roberts since a
couple of weeks ago when he trans
mitted money by express from
Paris TO Idaho Springs. This is
done by the express company's
office in New York receiving ad
wise from their Paris office to the
effect that the money was deposit
ed there and to whom it is to be
paid in this country.
The following letter has been re-
ceiveAfrom private Albert 7. Green,
the young man who worked on the
Siftings for nearly two years, and
who is now with Base Hospital
Corps No. 80, at Camp Cody, N. NJ.
1--WE were called into service on
the 28th of February after wait of
over eight months, and on the 23rd
of March we left on a special train
over the Santa Fe for Camp Cody.
N. Mex, arriving at the camp
Sunday night about midnight, but
stayed on our train until morning.
when we unloaded and marched
about mile to the contact camp,
where we we're placed under quar-.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-19
FOR SALE

A snap.-13O,2OO sh ares out of
10000 issued of The Queen
Silver M. and NJ. Company stock,
at three cents a share.
Fl. J. Hawley,
Central City.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-19

Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 10 O'Clock, as
usual. Glasses for everybody.
Christian Endeavor at $50.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-19

Spare the rod ard spank the
child.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
CHARGE MEN IN
KHAKI OPERATE
K. C. TR0LLEYS
President of State Federation
of Labor Asks Secretary
of War to Investigate
Immediately.

Kansas City, Dec. l6,-Charges
that men wearing the uniform of the
United States army are operating
cars here in the places of motormen
and conductors, who are out on
strike, were contained in telegram
sent to Secretary of War Baker to-
night by R. T. Wood, president of
the state federation of labor and c.
B. Nelson, secretary of the local
central labor union. An immediate
investigation was asked.
Although severan conferences
were held today to devise a way to
end the street car strike that has
been in progress here since last
Wednesday, there was no outward
indication tonight that any of them
had ersulted ip anything tangible.
More cars were operated, however,
today and there was no report OF
disorders. All cars were taken III
at dusk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
German Government Lacks
Power to Prevent Trouble

are crowded The population is
well dressed, he says, but in artificial
materials.
There is scarcity Of bread, but
ter, milk and potatoes and specula-
tors are reported to be holding their
reserves Of foodstuffs. An ordinary
meal costs 25 to 80 marks and an or
der of soup is three marks. The ex-
tremist faction will be of short dura-
ton, the Journal correspondent be-
lieves, because they have not sue
ceeded in obtaining control OF the
money which is still in the posses
sion of the bankers and the mer-
chants. The correspondent thinks
that republic finally will be es-
tablished.
The correspondent visited the
cellars of the imperial palace and
saw the huge stores of provisions
kept there while the people suffered
from hunger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
CHAIRMAN HAYS
ISSUES CALL FOR
c. 0. P. MEETING
Republican Women Executive
Committee Discuss Recon-
construction Problems
at First Meeting.

Washington, Dec, l6.-Chairman
Hays of the republican national
commmittee today issued call for
meeting of the committee at Chi
cago January 10, to discuss the
general situation and to lay plans
for the future.
Republicans feel" said Mr.. Hays,
that they have won a tremendous
victory this last election and realize
thoroughly that by their opportuni-
ties now are their responsibilities
measured
At the rst general meeting here
today of republican women. under
the auspices of the republican wom-
ems executive committee, decision
was reached to invite suggestions
from republican women over the
country as to the best means Of So
cial and industrial reconstruction.
The suggestions will be consid-
cred at a conference of the ex-
ecutive committee January Is.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Five Yankee Flyers
Accidentally Killed
in Practice Flights

West Point, Miss. Dec. l6,-Four
men we're killed IN all airplaine col
l:sion near here today. They are
Lieut.. Alvin w. Spane of Oil Cit,
Pa, and Fred Synnestvedt. of Pitts
burgh, flying instructors of Payne
field and privates Fred P. James OF
L'tchheld, Ill. and Guy c. Wells, of
Reynoldsville, ILL.,, of Bowen field
The men are said to have been
flying from Bowen to Payne field at
the time of the accident. One of the
airplanes, flying about 100 fet over
the other, got out OF control. it is
said, and plunged into the second,
All four men were killed instantly.
Elizabeth, N. ]. Dec. l6,-Leut.
Karl Smith of Brock, Mass, was in
stantly killed today when his air
plane fell 500 feet at the Standard
Aircraft corporations field here. The
aviator apparently tried to change
his position in the machine while it
was flying against the wind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
HERE MAY BE A CHANCE
FOR TRIP TO CHINA.

Who wants to serve his Uncle
Sam as clerk of the United States
court for China. with substantial
salary induCement and travelling cx-
penses: The JOB, in all probability,
will be open and it is the best bet
that it will go to an Omahan. 1t
had already been refused by cx-
Mayor Dahlmam, so it is said, before
he former executive received bet
ter berth in the revenue service.
DR.. ]. p. Connolly of this city,
member of the Board of Public Re
creation and former county COM
missioner, received the appointment
last iall. He accepted and has re-
ceived his passports and sailing or
ders, to include himself, wife and
daughter, but has been impressed by
a presentiment which tells him that
he should not go to China. The
Judge of the United States court for
China is all Omaha man, Judge {, S.
LOblngler.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
HUNDREDS IN LINE FOR
BOOZE AS DENVER GOES DRY

Denver, Dec. l6.-The approach OF
the hour for the initiated "bone-dry
prohibition law to become effective
found thousands of persons besieg-
ing the express office here tonight
striving for an opportunity to claim
liquor consigned to them under the
Horton law, which the new measure.
signed by the governor today,
supersedes at midnight
At 9 o'clock tonight two columns,
four abreast, stretched two and a
half blocks in each direction from
the express Office. Fifteen police
men preserved order with difficulty.
AT o'clock persons who had en-
tered the line. i'll the morning were
lust arriving before the express
:ompany's counter.
Express company officials SAID il
would be impossible to deliver all
he consignments on hand and that
hundreds of those i'll line would be
turned awav.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
EDITORIALS IN
BERGER paper
Read At TRIAL
Milwaukee Socialist Before
Federal Court in Chicago
for Violating Espionage
Act by Writings.

Chicago, Dec. l6--A mass OF doc
umentary evidence in support of the
governments charges that Victor
l.. Berger of Milwaukee violated the
espionage law in the antiwar cam.
paign he carried on as editor OF
The Milwaukee Leader, (sociais)
was presented to the jury in Judge
Landis' court today in trial of tive
socialist party chiefs.
Managing Editor Quit.
]. L. Harris, formerly managing
editor Of the Leader testified that
lie resigned his position III May,
1917, because OF dispute with Ber-
ger over an order received to PRINT
for the second time the proclamation
and war program OF, the st. LOUIS
Socialist convention, which Harris
had been advised was seditiouS.
The witness said he previously
had been critised by Berger tor the
way in which the war news had been
handled at times.
Berlin News First.
"My instructions from Berger
we're to use the Berlin dispatches
as leaders in the war news" said
Harris. He always said that the
Berlin stories were more reliable be
cause the news from London and
France was censored. On day we
printed a signed war story received
from the United Press and Berger
was angry because it got III the
paper. He said it was untrue and
rot. 1t do nto remember just what
he story was about. Berger never
wanted anything printed that might
offend German readers. He objected
to stories which referred to the Ger
mans as Huns ,or Boches.' .
District Attdnery Clyne offered
in evidence a cartoon bearing the
caption the snake in the grass,
which showed a reptile labeled es-
pionage law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
CASUALTY
LIST TO Be
COMPLETE
THIS WEEK
General Pershing Advises War
Department That But
40,440 Cases Remain /
to Be Reported. ].
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. l6.-General
Pershing cabled the War depart
ment today that practically COM
plete reports of death in action
among the expeditionary forces
should reach the department by De-
cember 20, and of severely wounded
by December u.
General Pershing said that the
number of unreported casualties in
process of verihcation at the central
records office of the expeditionary
forces December IA, was 40,400.
They were divided as follows:
Killed in action, 800; died of wounds.
rs; died of disease. 353; accidentally
killed, 81; severely wounded in ac-
ton, 39,37l. These included all
suspense cases under investigation"
the general said.
Wildcat Division Hit Hard.
Total casualties to November Is
in the Thirtieth (Wildcat) division
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee national guard), were giv-
en- as 1888. The casualties were clas-
shed as follows: Killed in action.
l,l6S; died of wounds 283; died of
disease, Is; died of other causes. S;
severely wounded, 1,l8l; wounded.
degree undetermined, 805; slightly
wounded, 1878; missing or captured.
1913.
Few Implications.
General Pershing reported THAI
the number of duplicated casualties
in the central records office since
November u would not operate to
reduce the total for the entire ex-
peditionary forces given in his sum-
mary of that date, as additional cas-
ualties reported more than offset
the duplicates.
Feared for Thirtieth.
The report today from the Ameri
can commander was in reply to spe-
cifc questions cabled by the War
department. In asking regarding
the casualties in the Thirtieth divi-
sion, the department said there had
been much apprehension" here
about the losses of this unit which
helped the British army break the
famous Hindenburg line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Deserters from Hun Army
Terrorize Inhabitants of
Berlin; Robberies and
Attacks Numerous.

Paris, Dec. l6.-(Havas. 1.-The
Berlin central government is power
less to preserve order, and deserters
from the army terrorize the in
habitants, according to CORE
spondent of the Journal who has
returned from a visit to Berlin.
Robberies and attacks follow one
another rapidly and apartments and
shops are robbed in midday.
Rec flags are flying over all the
city, but business is going on S
usual.
The theaters. the correspondent
adds, are open and the restaurants
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
u. s. EXECUTIVE
TO CONFER WITH
MARSHAL F0CH
President Will Visit Scenes
Where Americans Distin-
guished Themselves Aft
er Trip to Sen|is.

Paris, Dec. 16.-President
Wilson will proceed tomorrow
to Senlis, Marshal Foch's
headquarters, to confer with
the allied commander. Later
he will visit the battlefield at
Chateau Thierry, where the
first American divisions dis
tinguished themselves, and
also Rheims.
President Wilson, accompanied by
COL E NJ. House, but otherwise
unattended, arrived at the French
ministry of war at 4:40 o'clock this
afternoon. Georges Clemenceau,
president of the council and minister
of war, came with out-stretched
hands to the top of the wide stairs
and greeted the president warmly.
"Old Tiger" Greets Wilson.
The premier took Mr.. Wilson's
hand in both of his and shook it
vigorously in the especially vigorous
manner the old tiger" has when
displaying pleasure.
How do you do, Mr.. President"
said the premier. Quite well: Mr..
President" answered. Mr.. Wilson.
You are not tired?" asked NJ. Gle
menceau.
mo, quite ft," declared the presi-
dent. Mr. Wilson was then ushered
by Premier Clemenceau into his
private Office, Colonel House re-
naming in the chamber chat
ting with General Mordacq Presi-
dent Wilson left the ministry at 5
o'clock.
Visits Greek Premier.
The meeting with the Greek pre-
mier, like that with Premier Gle
menceau, was outside the formal
program for today and constituted
a part of the intimate personal ex-
changes by which the president is
obtaining the views of the European
statesmen and they are obtaining his
views.
The chief regular feature of the
program today was the presidents
visit to the Hotel De Vile at AS
o'clock in the afternoon. He was
escorted there by President Poin-
care. Large crowds had gathered
along the route and there was an
other popular manifestation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
STATES IN
ARM s AT
RAIL PLAN
OF N 'AD00.
Proposal to Keep Control Of
Big Lines Till January,
1924, Meeting With
Much Opposition.
Washington Bureau, Omaha Bee.

Washington, D. c., Dec. l6.-(Spe.
cial Telegram There is every i'll,
dication, through letters being re.
Ceived by senators and representa-
tlves. that strong opposition is de-
veloping among the states railway
and utility commissions to Director
General McAdoo's plan to extend
government control of the railways
until January, 1924 1t is said that
representative of these commissions
are planning to come and urge con-
grcss to vote Mr.. McAdoo's proposal
down unless the legislation should
include a return of the suspended
powers.
Opposes State Control.
Mr.. McAdoo is known to be op-
posed III sharing the administration
OF the railways with safe organiza-
ton. He has never gwen any en-
couragement to the view that inter
state rates should be fixed by COM
missions created by the several COM
monwealths. He believes that COM
mcrce is national, not local, and
that if there is any rate fixing to be
done it should be done in the inter-
csts of the whole people.
Senator Hitchcock Investigating.
Inquiries from many of the larger
cities of Nebraska, where home
guard companies has been organized
as to the likelihood of securing guns
and equipment for these organiza-
tons started Senator Hitchcock on
tour of investigation. AS a result
of his search for information. he
stated today that he had been ad-
vised by the War department that
equipment would be available in the
near future for home guard COM
panies organized in Nebraska; that
the department had allotted the
state i'll the neighborhood of $500
guns, but these had not been requi-
sitioned because of the smallness of
the allotment and their acceptance
might initiate against any future
request for additional arms.
Lieut. John Lawler of Hastings,
Judge advocate of the Nebraska ma
tional guard, who has been on duty
at Camp Upton. has reported for
duty in the judge advocate generals
office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Red Cross Week to Bring
Great Membership, Is Hone

Washington. Dec. l6.-Christmas
enrolment week of the American
Red Cross opened today with Off
cials of the organization hopeful of
a large increase over the present
membership of 22,000,000
The money obtained through
membership fees will be used to
carry out the great Red Cross peace
time program, not only in the Unit
ed States. but in every land where
a suffering people may need assist
anCP
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
DRAFT BOARDS
WILL D|SpAND
BY END OF Year
Secretary Baker Addresses
Conference of Governors
on Reconstruction; Nc
KeIvie at Meeting.

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 16.-Thirty
six state governors or governors
elect in annual conference here to.
day were told by Secretary Baker
that the war had proven the indis.
pensability of strong state govern
ments in peace as well as war times
as the principal agencies for mobi.
lizing and demoblizing armies. find.
ing work for returning soldiers and
developing better methods OF physi'
cal training for young men. At the
some time he pleaded that state
authorities give cities more freedom
to work out their individual local
problems.
Draft boards will be disbanded =,
the end of this month and state
branches Of the council of national
defense will cease functioning as
federal agencies as soon as possible
Mr.. Baker said. He urged that both
cooperate with employment agen-
cies in finding work for soldiers.
Among those attending are Gov
ernor-Elect S. r. McKelvie of Ne
braska, Governor Harding of Iowa
and Capper of Kansas.
Governor hamburger will invite
the conference to meet next year at
Salt Lake City.
Secretary Houston, addressing the
governors today suggested that state
governments ascertain Immediately
what farming lands might be avail
able for use of returning soldiers. He
cautioned, however, against throw
ing these men indiscriminately into
agricultural pursuits without pre-
vious experience or adequate train
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Mrs. Bryan III; Taken
Johns H0pkinS HoSpita|

Baltimore, Dec. l6.-William ].
Bryan brought Mrs. Bryan to Johns
Hopkins hospital today for a consul
tation with DR.. L. F. Barker. They
came from their summer home at
Asheville, N. c. Mr.. Bryan said
Mrs. Bryan had been ailing for six
months and that he was here to find
out if she could get we'll.
1t is understood that Mrs. Bryan
will remain at the hospital for at
least two weeks. Mr.. Bryan expect
ed to go to Washington tonight and
make daily trips to the hospital
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
TO SELL BONDS
FOR ERECTION
OF new SCHOOL.
Work to Start on Commerce
High Building Early Next
Spring Board De-
CideS.

The Board of Education last night
voted unanimously to sell $1,000
600 bonds authorized at the election
last spring for the construction of a
new High School of Commerce.
The endorsement Of the sale by
the federal capital issues committee
was read and a resolution passed
authorizing the advertising for bids
on the bonds.
The sale of all these bonds at
once has many advantages" said
President Reed. "At first glance
people might think it would involve
loss of interest, and no compensat-
ing advantages. As matte. of fact,
we will be able to use $500,000 of
the bond receipts to carry that
amount of school warrants, now out
standing. And we will get interest
in the banks on the rest. The net
outlay for interest willbe small and
the advantages of having the cash
on hand will be large"
Work to Start in Spring.
Actual work of construction will
start early in the spring, and the
board will push completion of the
new building with vigor.
Ventilation of some of the schools
was criticized by Mr. Talmage. He
declared the Central High school
"has a ventilating system that
doesn't ventilate," and said the same
condition exists i'll the Dundee
school.
"The janitors tell the teachers
they must keep the windows
closed" he said, "and the only way
they know the air is bad is when
someone gets a sick headache" The
superintendent of buildings was or
dered to investigate any specific
complaints received.
A resolution was adopted stating
the policy of the board 10 be the res
toration to service of all former en-
plOytS WHO Welll lHtO any klnu Ol
war work
The resignation of F. P. Durand
as teacher of telegraphy and radio
at the High School of Commerce
was accepted and H. Z. Bennett was
appointed to the place
The following teachers were
placed on the assigned list:-Ellen
Auchmuty, Marie Bailey, Ruth
Beatty, Margery Beckett, Kathryn
Breneman, Ellen Egan, Florence
Freeman, Lucille Fleming, Zorah
Carey, Edith Halverson, Vera ,iar-
vey, Cecilia Hecht, Cell Mitchell,
Louesa Morey, Erma Nelson, Elsie
Patsch, Mathilde Pieper, Mayme
Phillpot, Edith Purdy, Margaret
Randall, Florence Roush and Dora
Sanders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Stores Thronged With
Christmas Shoppers;
Morning Hours Best

Christmas shoppers are taking
advantage of the nice weather to
make their holiday purchases, and
are literally keeping the merchants
on the jump these days.
The immense crowds which visited
the stores of the city on Saturday,
were all but repeated again on
Monday. Merchants are pleased
with the fine trade they are enjoy
ing and are exerting every effort, to
take care of it to the best advantage,
but wish to urge that as many as
can do their shopping in the fore
noon. People who do so find it
much more pleasant as they haze
more time in which to make their
selections without interruption and
avoid the crowds which throng the
streets in the afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Portugal in Mourning
for Its Dead President

Lisbon, Dec. l6.-The body Of DR..
Sidonio Paes, president of Portugal,
who was assassinated Saturday by
man named Jeetne, was taken to-
day to the Belem palace to await
the funeral ceremonies, meanwhile
the Portuguese government is con
tinuing in office under Ossorio Cas-
tro, the minister of justice, while
both chambers of the Parliament
have been summoned today to dis
cuss the question OF successor to
the presidency.