The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-28
FOREIGN


rounds OF ammunition found in con-
signment OF grain in the market.
Princess Mary. daughter of King
George. will begin course OF regular
training as a nurse at the Children's
hospital in London
Snip tonnage sunk by German sub
marinees in the month OF May
amounted to $4,000 gross tons, &C
cording to an official statement issued
at Berlin.
1t is reported that Nicolai Lenine.
the Bolshevik premier OF Russia. has
decided to resign. in spite OF vote
of confidence given him by the soviet
committee
Russian Red guards have broken in
to the residence OF Nicholas Romanoff.
the former Russian emperor. at Ekat-
erinburg. and murdered him. accord
ing to the Russian newspaper Via.
says a Stockholm dispatch,
The much bombarded city Of Nancy
will celebrate the Fourth OF July, the
municipal authorities have decided.
The city hall and public buildings will
be decorated with the American col
ors and appropriate exercises will be
held
On the occasion of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of his birth. the Rev. Clay
McCanley Of Boston. head OF the Uni
tartan mission to Japan. was the guest
OF honor at dinner given by large
gathering OF representative Japanese
and Americans at Toxic
The body OF Captain Beracca, Italy's
famous aviator. whose machine fell In
flames inside the Austrian lines on
June 81, after battle with enemy air
men. was found during the Italian ad
vance. The aviater's body was only
slightly burned The Austrians had re-
moved the machine
The ultimate defeat OF Germany is
now seen by the allied powers. This
flat and transcendentally important
statement was made by Premier Lloyd
George in the House of Commons He
told his auditors that the scales were
being turned fast by the continually
arriving American army.
Responding to hurry call from the
army to provide sweaters for the boys
of certain regiment ordered to
France, women of Honolulu. under di.
rection of the Red Cross worked night
and day for one week to complete l.
500 sweaters The wool was provided
by the Red Cross
Germany's war aims were briefly
set forth, peace ideas outlined. the idea
that she desired to secure world dom
ination through the war disclaimed.
and the responsibility for the conflict
primarily placed upon Russia by Dr.
Richard Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign secretary. in speech to the
Reichstag In Berlin.
SPORT
With lead of only three targets.
w. H. Heer OF Guthrie, Okla. won the
intersectional trap shooting champion
ship and purse OF $4,000 in Liberty
bonds from Frank Troeh of Vancou-
yer, Wash. at Seattle.
With the announcement that the
Jack Dempsey Fred Fulton fight,
scheduled for July at Baltimore, had
been postponed to July 13. Jack
kearns. manager of Dempsey, opened
negotiations for a bout between Demp
sey and Billy Miske or Bill Brennan
at Milwaukee July 4.
Arthur Bluethenthal, Princeton 1912.
is dead. Word reached New York
from France that the famous Tiger
football player, who had been flying
over there, had been shot down be-
hind the German lines on June 7.
while on bombing expedition. Blue
thenthal was q years old and hailed
from Wilmington. n c.. where memor
ial services for him were held.
GENERAL
An incoming vessel landed twenty
men at Norfolk, Va, who according
to reports, had suffered severe hard
ships
Plans for general strike of com
mercial telegraphers are still simmer
ing. President s. j. Konenkamp of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union said
in Chicago
Archbishop S. G. Messmer of Mil
waukee. Wis, sent pastoral letter to
all clergymen Of his diocese in which
he forbids them assisting prohibition
propaganda.
DR. James Douglas. for many years
president and lately chairman OF the
board of directors Of Phelps, Dodge 4
Co.. copper mine owners. died at his
home In New York In his S1st year.
five square miles Of the town The
Odessa arsenal has been blown up. A
flotilla of improvised monitors under
command of sailor has bombarded
Nagsuren.