The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-27

first visit to the Rhineland Dec Il.
The British army OF occupation is
entering Dusseldorf. on the Rhine, it
is officially announced
ltaly's war damages amount TO morn
than 100000, 900. 900 lire iabout sl3.'
600, 0,o00,0 ,0U0J according to Finanza
Italia OF Rome
The French threw a pontoon bridge
across the Rhine at Nlerstein. This
bridge, over 1000 feet in length, was
built in five hours,
The German government has ac-
cepted Field Marshal Won linden
burg's plan to form a peoples guard,
or national army
The total casualties OF the Ameri-
can air service in action are given as
442, including 109 killed, l03 wounded
200 missing. twenty prisoners
and three interned
Two groups of manifestants. one
shouting against Spain and the other
crying for Spain, collided at Balboa
one OF the persons in the loyalist
crowd was killed by a pistol shot
The German armistice has been ex-
tended until o'clock on the morning
of Jan. II and the Allies have notified
Germany that they reserve the right
10 occupy the neutral zone east OF the
Rhine from the Cologne bridgehead
to the Dutch frontier.
With total of lSs.562 men dis
charged from the army during the
week ended Dec. IA, General March
announced Saturday the War Depart
ment has about reached the average
OF 10000 discharges daily for which
the demobilzation plan calls
The United States has a fleet on the
Rhine. Nine river steamers which
have been taken over by the Ameri-
can army of occupation will be armed
and used as patrol on a stretch OF
the Rhine along the Coblenz bridge,
head The Stars and Stripes were
hoisted over these ships Dec 81,
A Bolshevik army is advancing to-
ward Germany in the region of Mitau
according to the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger. as quoted in a Copenhagen dis
patch to the London Times The Boil
sheviki are said to be planning to en-
courage the German radicals with a
view to unloosing great social revo-
luton throughout central Europe
WESTERN
One thousand homes we're placed
under quarantine in Omaha Dec. "a
Gen Antonio l. Villareal came out
openly at Ell Paso. Tex. in a state
ment to the United Press for the re
ported anti-Carranza coalition rebel
lion.
Villas main command, which
passed through Cusihuiriachic, Chihua-
hua, destroyed property of the Cusi
Mining Company, an American cor
poration, to the value OF $4,000.
American airmen in France brought
down a total of S54 German aero
planes and eighty-two German bal
looms, against an American loss of
271 planes and forty-five balloons. ac-
cording to a report cabled to Maj.
Gen. Harbord on Dec. Is and made
public by the War Department
Charles NJ. Schwab for president OF
the United States was the choice
voiced by $50 representatives of the
machinery construction anl metal in
terests OF the United States at din
ner given by the Machinery Club OF
Chicago
WASHINGTON
Assistant Secretary William Phil
ipps was designated to represent
the State Department at the funeral
at Aberdeen, n. C.. of Walter Hines
Page, former ambassador to Great
Britain. who died there Dec 21
Without a record vote, the Senate
passed the war revenue bill, reduced
to raise about $4,000, 100000 in 1919
and $4,000, 100000 in 1920, as com
pared with the levy of $1,000. 900 900
for next year proposed in the bill
passed by the House three months
ago.
All restrictions on German enemy
aliens except those applying for de-
parture from United States, and those
affecting the power of internment
have been ordered removed by Attor-
ney General Gregory and were effec-
tive Christmas day, on cable instruc-
tions from President Wilson, and eff
fected about 100000 German men and
women.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,,
the Republican leader, in an address
to the Senate. advocated postponement
Of the formation Of league of ma
tions until after the peace conference.
He said the question should be con
sidered separately and later.
Although influenza still prevails in
virtually all army camps at home, a
report by the surgeon general showed
Q decline in the number of cases for
the week ending Dec. 13 - compared
with the preceding week. Total cases