The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-11
voREIGN

cording to reports in London.
Several persons were killed and
large number wounded in disturbances
at Kattowitz Upper silesia, according
to advices from Beuthen. Germans and
Poles took part in the disorders
The doctors of Paris have decided
to increase their fees and they will
charge double their rates before the
war. Fees for services at night will
be three times the pre-war rate.
Field Marshal Hindenburg has ad-
dressed an open letter to Marshal Foch
begging him to use his influence to
save the former kaiser from trial by
the allies. He repeats his offer to sub
stitute himself for the former emperor
for trial
Through the mediation of allied rep
resentatives an armistice between the
Esthonians and Germans has been
signed at Riga. 1t provides that all
German troops shall leave Riga and
that the Germans evacuate Letvia at
the earliest possible moment.
Approval of plan for a concerted
attack upon Petrograd by Finnish
troops and the forces of the Kolchak
government at Omsk was given by the
council of five. A joint note has been
sent the military attaches of the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, France and
Italy at HelsingforS, instructing them
to support the Finnish government if
it decided to accede to the request of
A y II
campaign.
Premier Clemenceau has begun his
visit to the devastated regions, enter
ing the zone of protracted warfare at
ST. Quentin. The premier encouraged
the people to question him and bring
forward any complaints which they
had to make, and they We're not slow
in so doing. In addressing the popula-
ton of St Quentin, NJ Clemenceau de-
clared now that peace is concluded. the
work of reconstruction and reform
would be the governments foremost
care.
SPORT
Jack Dempsey won the heavyweight
championship of the world from Jess
Willard in three rounds at Toledo, O..
July 4th. Dempsey received s27 600.
while Willard got 100000
Carl Macke knocked out Young Jack
Dillon of Denver In the fourth round
of scheduled ten-round fight at Wal.
lace, Idaho. The battle was fast and
furious while it lasted.
Tex Richard may promote another
| championship fight and it may be helt
| in the arena built for the Willard
Dempsey fight. If he does it will b.
between Lightweight Champion Benn,
Leonard and Charlie White of Chicago
| There was a difference of fifty-sil
pounds in the weight of Jess Willard
and Jack Dempsey when they entered
the ring for their heavyweight cham
pionship contest. The new champion
weighed 1877 pounds, while Willar,
scaled 243.
A worlds record for two-year-ol
trotters was broken at North Randall
when Mr.. Dudley, bay gelding, owne
and driven by Lyman Brusie of Ches
ter, n Y. was timed :02 "a in hall
mile dash during the Grand Circul
races. The quarter was raced in 81
seconds.
GENERAL
Calumet and Hecla and subsidiar
mines in Michigan announced. re-en
ployment for all underground mel
Three thousand men returned to worl
Three of the men who robbed TIL
First National Bank of Downers Grov
of $1,000 on July 3, are under arres
the police declare, and $4,000 of tn
loot has been recovered.
As the Princess Matoika with 1,Se
Germans slipped out of the harbor fC
Holland, she passed the transport o
sego with 1000 Yankees returnin
from France. With the sailing of til
Matofka almost 5000 Germans hay
been repatriated through the loci
port.
Arthur S. Raymond, a mining eng
neer from Joplin, Mo, leaped to HI
, death from the roof of the twenty-stor
Commodore hotel in New York n
reason for his. act is known
President Wilson set foot on Amer
can soil for the first time in flv
months at the port of embarkatiol
Hoboken, n. j. Just before the Georg
Washington was made fast, Presider
Wilson stood on the bridge of tn
steamer, which had brought him bac
from the peace conference in Pari
acknowledging the cheers of thousand
of persons, afloat and ashore.
A mob of 5000 persons at Lancaster
Pa, attacked w. w. Cox while he wa
addressing a street meeting at Colun
bia. Cox, who was severely beater
was placed under arrest. The crow
then turned its attention to the Socia
ist headquarters and completely rar
sacked it, later marching to the hom
of ]. T. Brenner, prominent Socia
ist. Constable Blair of the boroug
appealed to the crowd to be calm an
promised to place Brenner under al
rest. The officer entered Brenner'