The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-06
FOREIGN

mas Deen tOfpe0oe0, ACCORDING 70 .
news agency from Christiania.
American troops entered the battle
against the Bolsheviki along the Us
surf front Tuesday. Aug. q. II was an
nounced at vladivostok.
A Kiev dispatch received at Amstsr-
dam reports that a disastrous explo-
sion occurred in Odessa. The dis
patch says . number Of Austro-0er-
man officers and men were killed and
that a portion OF one OF the suburbs
OF Odessa was destroyed
The Yukon is turning from gold to
silver mining. While the value Of the
former. or its purchasing power. has
decreased. that OF silver has been
doubled. There is great activity In
two silver bearing areas tributary to
Lawson. the Mayo district on the up
per Stewart river and along the
Twelve-Mile Creek.
First Lieut. Edmund G. Chamber
lain OF San Antonio. Tex. a graduate
OF Princeton and the University OF
Texas. and an aviator attached to the
United States marine corps, has re-
ceiyed simultaneous recommendation
for the Victoria Cross and the con-
gressional medal OF honor for an ex-
plot In which he figured July 2s.
The allied forces on the western
front have taken a total OF 12s
prisoners since July 10, II was an
nounced in an official statement in
Paris. In the same period 2.oG9 guns.
l.734 mine throwers and 1873 ma
chine guns were captured. On the
French front 75.900 prisoners and 700
guns had been captured by the French
since July IS.
Rumors that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has committed suicide. that
the whole German army has gone over
to the Anglo-French forces and that
the British fleet has attacked and de-
stroyed Helgoland have become so
widespread In the Essen district that
the commandant of that town has is-
sued a proclamation advising the peo-
Pile not to believe "extravagant ru-
mors"
Unofficial dispatches say that in the
region east and southeast Of Arras the
Germans are retiring to new switch
line running from Brebieres, five
miles southeast of Drocourt, south
ward TO Moeuvres. where it joins the
Hindenburg line near Grancourt. II
this proves true the new line already
seems menaced as Field Marshal
Haig's men virtually are upon 1t at
Lecleuse and Rumaucourt. southeast
OF Arras and almost abreast OF 1t at
Baralle, three miles north OF Moeu-
vres
SPORT
Cecil Warren. 26, Of Chicago. play
fully pushed a golf ball into his mouth.
1t lodged in his throat and he stran-
gled to death.
The major leagues baseball season
closed with the Labor day games. with
the Chicago Nationals and Boston
Americans winners of the champion
ship OF their respective leagues.
The opening day of the Grand Cir
cult race meeting at Hartford, Conn.
was made noteworthy by Lu Prince
toms performance in the free-for all
trot, Walter Cox plotting the horse in
the two fastest heats ever made by
stallion In a race.
GENERAL
British casualties reported during
the month Of August totaled 4S,379.
New York turned back to the horse
drawn age in its observance of the
first Sunday ban on gasoline.
Favorable report on the bill intro
duced by Senator Henderson OF Ne
vada. providing for government pro-
duction and distribution OF minerals
needed in the war, was ordered by the
Senate mines committee.
According to an official dispatch from
Switzerland an order has been issued
by General Won Liningen, commander
of the district which includes Berlin.
which in effect places 1t under mar
tial law
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Monday issued school call for 1928
white registrants with grammar
school education and qualified for
general military service. They will
entrain Sept. 10.
Capt. Archie Roosevelt arrived at
an Atlantic port from France. He was
wounded last April during the capture
OF Chantigny. On the same ship were
eighteen other officers and 300 men
who also have been invalided home.
Complete failure OF the attempt of
General Horvath. the anti-Bolshevik
leader. to stablish a dictatorship In
Siberia Is reported in advices from
vladivostok Representatives of the
allies at Vladivostok intervened to up
hold the authority OF the new govern
ment there.
Tho naaarfio,, TINT Count Won Rarn.