The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-05
FOREIGN

Benito Caeiro, q Portuguese enS1n-
eer, il said by the Seculo to have In
vented a gun which will throw . shell
ninety miles
An American patrol which captured
four German prisoners has been cited
in French orders OF the day and will
receive the French war cross.
Mile Germaine Franciere, auxiliary
nurse at the American ambulance at
Neuilly. was one of those killed in the
Paris church which was struck by
German shell on Good Friday.
The bombardment of Paris by long
range German guns was resumed
Monday. Four persons were killed and
nine injured by the bombardmen mt, &C
cording to the official announcement
The amount OF tonnage to be turned
ever to the United States by Japan
under the arrangement made by the
Japanese shipping commission is esti-
mated by the Toxic press at about
250, 900.
Great masses of enemy troops con
tinue to concentrate in the region OF
Albert. according to the Reuter- cor
respondent at British headquarters
Fighting is in progress toward Villers
Bretonneux. to the north OF Hangard-
A woman named Rosinia Flutter.
who appeared at Chertsey, England.
recently, was stated to be the mother
of twenty-five children. including five
pairs OF twins. She summoned a sim
gle munition worker for alleged as
saut. She admitted an infatuation
for him
A big drive is on at Manila for men
who will offer themselves in any capa-
city to the Philippines militia. The
passage by the United States Con
gress OF the bill which would permit
the President to call into federal serv-
ice division OF 27.000 Filipinos, has
put new activity into the men at the
head OF the Philippine National guard.
The American secretary OF war,
Newton d. Baker, accompanied by the
members of his staff, arrived at the
Italian headquarters. He was joined
by Ambassador Thomas Page. who
came from Rome. and Maj. Gen. Eben
Swift, the head OF the American mill
tary mission to Italy The party pro-
ceeded to the supreme command.
where a handsome villa was placed at
the disposal of the American war sec
retary
Il am delighted at General PERISH
ing's prompt and effective action in
placing all the American troops and
facilities at the disposal OF the allies
in the present situation" said Secre-
tary of War Baker, in statement
given out at headquarters In France.
1T will meet with hearty approval in
the United States, where the people
desire their expeditionary forces to be
of the utmost service in the common
cause" the secretary added.
SPORT
Jack Dempsey. heavyweight boxer.
signed to meet Bob Devere of Camp
Funston, April s. at ST. Louis. Demp-
sey Cancelled his match with Tom
Cowler for that date.
w. S. Chapman. ~ years old, is in
Chicago. having completed 5000
mile walk Chapman started from
Baltimore, Md, March 9, 1916, on his
long hike to win wager of SO. 800 put
up by club of New York.
Tedford Cam. 2O-yea--old champion
swimmer OF New York university, now
in the United States navy, who was
| awarded the congressional medal OF
honor February 9 for saving the U. s.
S. May. has been commissioned an en-
sign by Secretary Daniels
The Pacific Coast league baseball
season opened with prospect OF ideal
playing weather in all three Califor-
mia cities where six teams met for in
itial honors. In each OF the cities
San Francisco. Los Angeles and Sacra-
mento-a parade of citizens, headed
by the teams, preceded the games.
GENERAL
Capt. Henry l.. Ransom of the
Texas State rangers, was shot and in
stantly killed in a hotel at Sweetwa-
ter. Texas.
| To further demonstrate what wom-
en- of the United States are doing to
help prosecute the war, nine young
women chaffeurs, attired in military
uniforms left Lansing, Mich, each
driving an army truck with govern
/ ment supplies for Atlanta, Ga.
Municipal elections were held in
many Montana cities and on the face
of returns John Dryburg, nonpartisan,
was elected mayor of Helena The
Democrats carried every ward in
Butte and elected eight aldermen. In
Bozeman three Democrats and one
Republican were elected councilmen;
II. T. Wilkinson was elected mayor of
Missoula; j. E. Toteman mayor OF
Hamilton and Robert Pauline mayor
OF Kalispell
President Wilson has not changed
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