The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-09-26
FOREIGN


of France that French general be
given supreme command of allied
forces on the Rhine.
The council of five at Paris has de-
cided to permit German representation
at the international labor conference
in Washington next month, according
to an official cable from Paris.
The spread of gambling among the
soldiers has prompted General Noske
of Germany TO issue an order prohibit
ing all gambling in barracks. canteens,
mess halls, on parade grounds or in
public places.
A left hand, with one finger miss
ing, was brought to Barreal station,
fifty-nine miles southwest OF Juarez
as proof that Epifanio HOlguin. for
mer Villa colonel, had been killed by
one of his own men with whom he had
quarreled.
The Recommendation of the French
army is now entirely completed, all
troops except those on the Rhine hav-
ing returned to their usual garrison
posts The transportation of demob-
ilized soldiers to their homes by regu-
lar passenger trains also will be fin
ished in a few days.
The new British profiteer act is now
in effect and prices have begun to
fall. A drop of $40 ton is registered
in the price of potatoes. Chickens
are lower than the maximum of the
food control prices. Eggs have dropped
to S1.20 a dozen. California oranges
are considerably cheaper, now costing
only - cents each.
A peacetime army of 100000 men
and reduction of the term of military
service from three years to one are rec
commended to the military committee
of the French Senate in il report sub
mtted by Paul Doumer, its president.
Under his plan. 100000 men would be
called to the colors annually by con-
scription and |. 100000 others recruited
through voluntary enlistment.
The German consul general in Mexi-
co has received information from his
government that 10000 immigrants
from Germany will soon arrive in Mex
leo to make their future home. This
is the first considerable body of Ger
mans to come. according to advices
from Mexico City. in answer to the
overtures made by the Mexican gov
ernment Immediately after the armis-
tice was signed.
GENERAL
Joe Burman, the Chicago bantam
sensation, had n good workout for his
bout with Joe Lynch in Philadelphia
by beating Roy Moore in every round
of ten-round fight at Chicago.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and af-
filiated bodies, the Patriarchs Militant
end Association of Rebekah Assemblies
finished their annual convention at
| baltimore and adjourned to meet in
| Boston next year.
The Italian auxiliary barkentine
City of Biloxi, with a cargo of explo
| sives blew up twenty miles off Mo
bile bar. burned to the waters edge
and sank. according to reports reach
ing shipping circles at Mobile, Ala
The fate of the crew is unknown
Control of all stock in the Ford Mo
tor Company has been secured by
Henry Ford and his son. Edsel ii has
been announced in Detroit, through
purchase of the minority holdings oi
James Couzens, millionaire mayor o1
Detroit and former vice president o1
the company.
The cost of the war to the United
States in man power is now estimated
officially rs 1892 dead and 2o5,69'
wounded. Il total of 322.1S2 Thes,
figures include losses TO army and ma
rine units on all fronts to Sept l
Killed in action totaled 35,5S5, or L
per cent of the entire list died o
wounds. 14,T42; died of disease. 5S,
073; died of accidents and othe
causes, S,092.
Early and favorable action is expect
ed in the Senate ON the bill providing
punishment by fine or Imprisonment
or both for the transportation of stoler
motor vehicles in interstate or foreigI
commerce.
Cincinnati won the toss for til,
opening game of the world series a
1
the meeting of the national baseball
commission at Cincinnati. The frs
two games will be played in Cincin
natl. the next three in the American
league city winning the pennant OF
that league. then two i'm Cincinnati il
necessary, followed by one in the Am
erican league city The place for tht
ninth game, If necessary, is to be de
cided by lot
Work will he begun at once on de
velopment of n farm colony at Wins
low, n. j., for returned soldiers ant
sailors. The organization has acquired
4,200 acres for the project The pro
ject consists of village of fifty
houses, an inn, store and church and 8
tract of good forest land on which
stand sturdy oaks. This property vii
| he divided iutn 400 tau-arrp farms M