The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-09
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has been held on the Mexico Doruei III
six years was staged at Matamoras,
Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Texas
Sunday afternoon.
John Greber, farmer living near
White Deer, Texas, shot and killed his
mother and younger sister, wounded,
probably fatally. an older sister, ana
then shot himself. He is expected TO
die. The cause of the tragedy is un-
known
Twelve persons are reported wound
ed. TWO probably fatally, In an ex-
change of shots between officers and
citizens and negro who ran amuck at
Plano, Texas. The negro is reported
to have FABRICATED himself in II house
and stood off the officers with ii re-
volver and shotgun.
George Stage ex-army aviator,
leaped 1000 feet from an aeropane
piloted by Percy Barnes into Spana-
way lake. near Tacoma, to test out "A
new "double-decked' parachute. He
landed safely in the lake and was
equipped with cork vest, which held
him safely on the surface.
Two masked men robbed the Clarke
County bank at Washougal, Wash, of
$1,000 In currency and silver and es-
capped in an automobile. Both men
entered the bank and one forced the
cashier and two young woman assist
ants to hold up their hands, while the
other took the money from the open
safe
Alarmed at Francisco Villas recent
show of strength in northern Mexico,
President Carranza has ordered Gen.
Jesus Austin Castro, subsecretary of
war in command of the northeastern
zone. to begin his campaign against
Villas forces Immediately, according
to reports brought to the border by
passengers from chihuahua City.
More than one million barrels OF
flour were purchased by the United
States government through the Food
Administration Grain Corporation at
Portland The purchases were made
from mllers Of the Pacific Northwest.
Deliveries of the flour are to be ex-
tended over two months, and the flour
is for export to Europe. Shipment will
be made from Portland and Puget
Sound points. Exact figures as to the
amount purchased were not available,
but it is said to be between 100000
and 1,250,0oO barrels.
WASHINGTON
May day enlistments in the United
.s,l,. ut-,y. hr1 n
the total number of children enrolled
to nearly 100000, including members
in the United States, Hawaii and the
Philippines.
Air mail service between Cleveland
and Chicago will be established May
Department said the service would be
extended to New York as soon as suf-
ficent machines were obtained
Brig. Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord, army
Liberty Loan officer, and his assistant,
Capt Robert w. Daniel, have been
awarded Treasury Department medals
for distinguished service in behalf OF
the various Liberty Loans.
The public debt Of the United States
government reported by the Treasury
is S24S24,345, 900
Restrictions on the export Of silver
and Standardization of the price a,
Slolk per fine ounce has been re
moved by the federal reserve board
thus in effect establishing free mar
ket for silver in the United States ant
throughout the world. Wartime restric
tons were imposed last Aug. 10.
Only 474 persons while in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States have been awarded the frencl
croix de guerre and are authorized tt
wear that decoration or ribbon there
Of" an order issued by the War De
partment says. The list OF persons wh'
may wear the French decoration in