The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
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thC ihIAiit ctiL SpNtAA'"'N -
Swiss border. distance of nearly loo
miles
Polish troops captured Lemburg, the
capital OF. Galicia and its envIrons, &C
eording to the Polish telegraph bu-
reau at Cracow
Gen Franchet dEsperey entered
Constantinople on the battleship Pat
rie, 1t was officially announced. HIS
staff OF twenty-three officers accom-
panied him.
The osphorus having been cleared
Of mines. allied warships have entered
the Black sea and visited various ports
from Varna around the southern coast
TO Novorossyk.
Gouraud entered Strasbourg at the
head OF the Fourth French army amid
the tremendous enthusiasm OF 100000
people. Never did an army have such
a triumphal greeting.
The lost provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine are again wholly French.
through the formal occupation OF their
capital by French troops. The popu-
lation received the poilus with great
Italian troops occupied Innsbruck,
The capital OF the Austrian Tyrol. in
accordance with the terms of the Aus
Iian armistice. They also took pos
session OF Landek, west of Innsbruck,
on the Inn river
Total American casualties to Nov.
IL, when hostilities ceased. were 1885,
{ro aaid
killed and died of wounds. died OF
disease. unclassified deaths, wounded.
prisoners and missing.
German casualties up to Oct. 81
were 6,32o.o00. according to the So
cialist newspaper Vorwaerts in Ber-
lin They were divided as follows:
Killed. 1,5S0,O00; wounded. 100000;
prisoners. 4so. 1000; fate unknown. $780,
0O0
The Bolsheviki have undertaken to
rule Germany. A Berlin dispatch re-
ceived by way OF Copenhagen said
that the Berlin workmen's and sol
diers' council had Issued a proclima-
ton extending the authority OF the
council thruout Germany
Western
The week of Dec. 2 to has been
named as World Relief Week by Her
bert Hoover, food administrator OF the
United States. and a spirited cam
paign is to be carried on during that
period In the interests of food conser-
vation
Two thousand boilermakers At the
Alameda, Cal. plant of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding corporation struck for
payment on company time. q forty
four-hour week, cessation OF alleged
discrimination against certain crafts
men and for improved sanitary condi-
tions.
Eighty Villa followers, said to have
peen under command OF General Hol-
gum. attacked and set fire to villa
Ahumada. eighty miles south OF Juar-
ez. after wrecking southbound
freight train on the Mexican Central
railway by explosives. according to
advices received at Ell Paso. Tex.
In the presence OF Sir Eric Geddes.
first lord OF the admiralty. twenty
eight more German Uboats sur
rendered at Harwich. England
Washington
The Supreme Court recessed for
Thanksgiving until Dec. g.
Farmers have borrowed $139. .37s 900
from the twelve federal farm loan
banks since their organization in
March, 1917
The treasury extended another cred
It to Belgium Of $6.600.000 making to-
tai loans to Belgium 3198. .l20 900 and
a total for all allies OF 3s.1s4.576.666.
News Of the coup at Omsk by which
Admiral Kolchak virtually has become
dictator OF the allRussian forces is
regarded at the State Department as
another sign pointing to stabilization
OF the movement relied upon to regen-
srate Russia.
Theodore n. Vail president OF the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company. is to become the personal
adviser of Postmaster General Burle-
son in the organization OF the tele.
,hone, telegraph and cable systems
inder government control.
Naval estimates for 1920 have been
reduced $1.1S0.315 5000 as the result of
he signing of the armistice, Secre-
.ary McAdoo was informed by Secre-
.ary Daniels. The original estimate
IN a war basis was $2,644. .307 900 and
his has been reduced to 81 ,463. 1892, 900.
First units OF the American expedi-
ionary forces to return from overseas
are expected to arrive in New York
about Nov. 30 General March, chief
If staff announced that 1892 officers
and 6,614 men OF the air service and
ther detachments training In England