The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
FOREIGN

says a dispatch from kiev.
The Versailles conference. according
10 the report current in London. has
agreed on the main points OF the
armistice terms, which will now BE-
considered by the military command
| ers.
King Victor Emmanuel saw the al
lied soldiers make the difficult cross
| ing of the Piave river. He was dressed
| as usual. in a uniform made of the
same material as that OF the private
| soldiers.
The Social Democrats of the Rhine
| province have issued a manifesto de
| claring that if the Kaiser does not alb
| dictate they will organize the laboring
masses and remove him. las well a.
every other hindrance to peace
| Before the war a dozen boxes O.
safety" matches sold in England for
tho equivalent Of 3 American cents
| Today Londoners are lucky il they
have the chance to buy dozen boxes
for 81 cents
An Independent and antidynastic
state has been formed in Hungary
| under the leadership OF Count Michael
karolyi in agreement with the Czechs
and South Slavonians. according to
| Vienna reports received by the Copen-
hagen Politiken
The overflow into Scandinavia o!
Russian refugees seeking asylums In
Finland has created such a problem
that DR. Hellner. the Swedish foreign
minister. has taken up the question
with Great Britain. informing Great
Britain that Sweden has had to refuse
to receive a new invasion OF the Rus
slams.
Austria. IN her reply to President
! Wilson. accepts all the views en
pressed by the President in his note
of October ~. Austria says she l.
willing and ready. without awaiting
the result of other negotiations. TO
| negotiate a peace and an immediate
armistice on all Austro- Hungarian
fronts
Archduke Joseph has issued a proc
lamation stating that Emperor Charles
has charged him with the task of Sc
curing the complete independence OF
Hungary, a dispatch from Budapest
says. The proclamation adds that
peace will be aspired to at once and
Hungary will join league of nations
her integrity and unity being the first
aim.
SPORT
The United States marines at Ma
rine barracks, Mare Island, have
added basketball to their list OF sports
| July 81 last. over 81 900 balls of all
/ kinds were sent to France for the use
! OF the enlisted men by the Canadian
/ Y. M c. A. They include balls for in
| door and outdoor baseball. soccer,
| rugby, la crosse, tennis and volley
balls
! Flying at an average speed OF more
than TWO miles minute. James VI
I Shoemaker Jr., son of the vice
| president of the Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie railroad, covered the distance OF
22s miles from the Wright flying field
at Dayton. Ohio, to Pittsburgh in one
hour and forty-five minutes Schoon.
maker was piloted by Howard Rine.
hart
GENERAL
Turkey independently has presented
peace proposals to the entente nations
according TO report from Constant.
nople.
The Austro-H Hungarian government
has communicated its latest note to
the French british 10
Italian governments, begging the ap
prevail and support of these nations.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says a
congress of German bishops has asked
the pope to exercise his influence in
favor OF just peace which will pre-.
vent the allies from destroying Ger
many.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt was GO
years old on Sunday.
Ausrias reply to President Wilson
is viewed as an unconditional sur
render. Additional interest is given
the note in view OF the effect it will
inevitably have on the position OF
Germany.
| Upward revision of wages in all
shipyards of the country to provide
uniform national rates for practically
all the shipyard trades. effective i'm
mediately, was announced by the ship
building labor adjustment board
Representative Timberlake is the
first Colorado candidate for Congress
to file a prediction report of dis
| burSementS with the clerk OF the
house as required by the federal cor
rupt practices law. He reports he
spent 1927. including 5000 paid to
the state committee.
The Mexican government is builG
ing a S50,o00,0O0 railroad from ocean