The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-12
FOREIGN

| Cologne caused 24S deaths. max Oh
whom were soldiers. according to the
latest reports received at Basle.
| David Lloyd George. the British
prime minister. Tuesday made the
boldest stroke OF his career by coup
ling home rule for Ireland with the
conscription Of Irishmen.
"As long as we have a ship afloat
we will not accept q German peace"
declared Premier Lloyd George IF
we win the present battle. the doom
| Of Prussianism Is sealed"
The corporation of the city of Dub
lin has adopted a resolution warning
the British government against dis
astrous results Of any attempt to force
conscription upon Ireland"
Americans may determine the issue
Of the battle on the west front, Pre-
mier Lloyd George declared in the
House of Commons. in referring to
the dramatic assistance rendered by
President Wilson
II is reported in semi-official circles
that Japan has proposed to send
2O0.0 900 troops to China to cooperate
with 100000 Chinese troops differed
by the Japanese. to restore order
| throughout China and to protect the
borders
The official announcement at Paris
that no casualties resulted from Sun
days bombardment of Paris by the
Germans says the Petit ParisIen was
not in strict accordance with the facts
. ~NH ~
eight chickens
All London was talking about the
latest war rumor-the landing In Eng
land Of an American aeroplane after
a nonstop flight from New York with
twelve passengers. The authorities
| declared there was no basis for the
| story. but this denial served merely
to give it additional currency.
Official kilograms from Toxic say
that the landing of japanese and
British forces at Vladivostok was a
| purely local affair and has no relation
| to any japanese Intervention in 81
IBERIA. The landing followed the pill
Laying OF Japanese business houses,
during which three Japanese were
killed.
Extracts from German newspapers
giving circumstantial narratives of 4
panic in Paris and riots after the re-
ceipt of official statements from the
front. reached Paris at the moment
when the confidence OF the French
was never SO high, and were greeted
with characteristic French railery. At
no time since the victory Of the Marno
have the French people looked for
ward to the issue OF the conflict with
greater faith and sincerity
A brilliant asseblage. including
French officials and diplomats and
Americans at Paris, celebrated the an
niversary of Americas entry into the
war In the magnificent festival hall Of
the Hotel de Vile. Ambassador Page
spoke on the efforts America had made.
saying the United States had built q
vast military structure on broad bas
Is The reading by the ambassador Of
General Pershing's words to General
Foch when the American commander
placed the American troops in France
at the disposal OF the entente allied
commander. evoked a great round of
applause as did his reference to Presi-
dent Wilson's resolve ito see the
struggle through to the end"
SPORT
intercollegiate athletics will be sus-
pended for the duration of the war at
Stanford University. it was announced
at Palo Alto. Cal, by the Board Of
Athletic Control.
j. A. Metzger and William Nicholl
worked their way into the finals in
the handball tournament, class B, OF
the Denver Athletic club. Thorwald
Birkedahl already has won in class A.
Prize fighting would hc, taxed out
of existence by bill Introduced b,
Representative Blanton of TeAds
Each spectator would be required to
pay tax of $25. and 75 per cent Of
receipts, exclusive of the $25 tax,
would go to the government.
GENERAL
Orders have been issued to increase
size Of ships being built.
An airplane convoy from Richfield
escorted Miss Margaret Wilson.
daughter of the President, when she
left Waco, Tex, for Austin.
National recognition for the first
place in the race for third Liberty
loan honor flag will have to be divid-
ed among probably 100 communities
which subscribed their full quota
within a few minutes after o'clock
Saturday morning. April s. and report
ed in such close order that 1t 10 i'm
possible to give each an individual
rank.
A boy In knee pants played . Load
ing role in the 1ynching Of Robert
Praeger. alleged pro-German. wit
nesses at the coroner's inquest testi-