The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
FOREIGN

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Newton d. Baker American secretary
| OF war.
How a British air squadron captured
| two German aeroplanes in full flight
near Client, Belgium, is told in tel
egram from the Dutch Belgian from
| tier.
The anathema against the Bolshe-
Wiki. pronounced by DIR. Tikhon, patri-
arch OF all Russia and metropolitan OF
Moscow, was read in all the churches
| Sunday
The government at Toxic presented
bill In the diet authorizing the mob
ilizing and requisition for war pur-
poses OF all factories producing war
supplies
The Germans advancing on Odessa
are meeting with determined resist
| ance along the Slobodka Tznamenka
| line. The typhus epidemic In Petro-
grad is increasing.
The British in Palestine arc contin-
uing their northward progress An ad-
ditional advance on both sides of the
Jerusalem Nabulus road is reported in
an official statement.
Two American engineers, Nyl and
Purcell. have been robbed and cap
tured by bandits near Yehsien, in the
province Of Honan, China. A Chinese
assistant also was taken prisoner.
The British government has granted
a safe conduct to Holland for Count
Won Luxburg, former German am bassa-
dor to Argentina, but has refused to
allow his German physician to accom-
pany him.
Capt. William Redmond has become
| candidate for the Parliamentary
seat for Waterford, made vacant by
the death Of his father, John Redmond,
the Nationalist leader. He is opposed
by DR.. White. Sin Feiner.
The cabinet at Peking has decided
to dispatch 10000 Chinese troops to
Manchuria. Expenses of the expedi-
tion. to the amount OF 10000 900 yen,
were authorized through the floating
of foreign loan
The Chinese commander at Harbin,
Manchuria. has warned the leader of
LIZ ipoiohCfih iolCtS III 5iDtTIa lnAt
the invasion of Chinese territory will
be considered an act OF war, according
to Harbin advices forwarded by Reu-
ter's Peking correspondent
According to the London Morning
Posts Berne correspondent, prepara-
tions are being made through the Ger
man newspapers and German press
agents for new political move. The
correspondent says 1t is possible q
fresh peace move is contemplated on
the basis OF the status quo prior to the
war in the west and recognition of the
| present state in the east.
SPORT
A. r. Jones, Pueblo, Colo, sopho-
more runner, who captured the con.
ference SSo-yard race for the Univer-
sity OF Chicago in last years annual
| meet, now is in France as an aviation
cadet.
Corwin Huston of Detroit won the
Glass national amateur billiard
championship at Detroit, Mich, by de-
feating Charles Heddon OF Dowagiac,
Mich, 300 to 204. in the final game Of
the tournament.
Jess Willard will fight someone July
4 next according to word reaching
New York from Jacksonville, Fla Col.
J. c. Miller. owner of the 10l ranch,
near Oklahoma City, telegraphed that
he had secured Wizards signature to
contract calling for the champions
appearance next independence day
| against some opponent
GENERAL
Mrs. Mary Hitchings, who cut new
teeth two years ago. died at Laurel,
Del, aged Sc
Seed profiteers are TO be prosecuted,
Secretary Houston of the Department
of Agriculture intimated
Nine hundred cases OF eggs from
China We're received at Ogdensburg,
| n. Y, They were consigned from
Shanghai to New York.
The worlds record for women for
| the 44o-yard swim was roken by
Miss Fannie Durack at the Australia
sian championships at Melbourne,
| Feb. 16
A detail Of bluejackets from the ma
Wy yard served as active pallbearers
at the funeral of George Won Lengerke
Meyer. former secretary of the navy
and diplomat, who died at his homo
in Boston.
The Germans have invented new
and deadlier varieties of poison gas
now being directed against the Ameri-
| can sector, but American defense from
gas attacks is pronounced by the War
Department as perfect as can be made.
Copies of manifesto submitted to
| the Austrian Reichstrat by DR.. Anton
Koroshetz. signed by thirty-five Jugo-