The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-20

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srn coast OF the Gulf OF Finland
Czech forces have occupied Kars
bad 1t is reported az Amsterdam
karlsbad is situated near Prague III
Bohemia
approximately 10000 American
troops have arrived al Coblenz since
the advance guard reached there q
week ago.
Field Marshal Won Mackeusen, com
mander of the German forces in Ru-
mania, has been interned by the Hun
garian government.
The situation in Smyrna is critical.
according to dispatc ches from Mitylene.
Young Turk officials have posted
armed bands in the town and these
have been bombarded by the allied
fleets.
General Pershing cabled the War
Department that practically complete
reports OF deaths in action among the
expeditonary forces should reach the
department by Dec 20 and of severely
wounded by Dec 81.
The American dreadnought fleet OF
ten ships which escorted President
Wilson into port at Brest, Friday.
sailed Saturday for New York The
fleet is expected to reach its destina
tion before Christmas.
The German armistice has been ex
tended until O'Clock on the morning
OF Jan II and the Allies have notified
Germany that they reserve the right
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Rhine from the Cologne bridgehead
to the Dutch frontier.
Italy, with a population OF only So,
100000 and with 5.5oo.0o0 men called
to the colors. suffered approximately
10000 casualties in the war, Gen.
Emilio Gugliemetti. military attache of
the Italian War Mission. announced
in an address at a Red Cross rally in
New York.
Demobilization OF the military
forces at home is gaining momentum.
General March. chief of staff. an
nounced in Washington. with approx
mately half of the l.700, ,00o men in
the home camps on Nov. II specifi-
cally designated for early discharge.
Reports to the War Department Gen
eral March said, indicate a rate OF
discharge of about 5000 men a day,
WESTERN
The Butte Mont. board of health re-
moved all restrictions that have been
on due to the epidemic OF influenza.
Hundreds of Indians on reservations
in Montana have died of influenza and
ceived at various agencies.
Duluth and Superior elevator re-
ceipts of all grains for the 1918 navi-
CATION season aggregated S5.149. 500
bushels, as compared with - 406. 200
bushels during the same period last
year
Two thousand Navajo Indians. resid.
ing on that part of the reservation in
Apache county. Ariz under the juris-
diction of Fort Defiance. have died
from Influenza according to F. Robins
chief clerk of the Navajo agency at
Fort Defiance
WASHINGTON
Carter Glass OF Virginia was sworn
in as secretary of the treasury
Vice President Marshall presided
over the regular cabinet meeting
again.
Gloomy reports OF the situation in
Russia, particularly al Petrograd con,
tinue to reach the State Department
The fuel administration announced
that the oil industry has bee masked to
suspend its plan to stabilize prices OF
crude oil
Four ships have been assigned to
the overseas cotton trade, and five
others to trade routes along the east
coast Of South America
The danger OF relaxing efforts to
check the spread of influenza was EN-
phasized again by Surgeon General
Blue OF the public health service.
Villa bandits raided the ranch of an
American, John B. Hibler, at Galena,
in northern Mexico, Dec 8, according
to a report to the State Department.
The Bulgarians continue to mistreat
the Greek and Serbians who were
taken to Bulgaria during the war, ac-
cording to information reaching the
semi-official Athens news agency.
The resignation of +. P. Bass as di-
rector OF the marine and dock indus
trial relations division OF the shipping
board has been accepted, effective
Jan. l.
A huge winter wheat crop, larger by
SO,O00.OOO bushels than any yield in
the history OF American agriculture,
was forecast by the Department OF Ag-
riculture.
All questionnairss which have been
filled out and returned to local draft
boards are to be kept as historical rec
ords in War Department vaults in