The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-10
FOREIGN

The Belgian minister OF justice An
nounces that all fore.g .gners OF enemy
origin who had relations with the Ger
mans during the " ar will be expelled
from Belgium
The fourth son OF William Hohen-
zollern the former Prince August Viii
liam, has taken situation with
German automobile firm, according TO
Berlin dispatch.
President Poincare probably will
visit the United States late in June or
early in July This announcement
was made by the president himself ia
Paris this week.
Herbert Hoover has been designat-
ed director general o: food relief
measures in restored. neutral and
enemy territories. il was officially
announced in Paris.
1t has been learned in London that
a hitch has occurred in the negotia-
tions of the American Shipping Board
for the purchase OF the White Star
line and that probably the proposed
transfer will not take place.
The Seine is steadily rising under
the continuous rain and is threatening
Iaris with repetition of the floods
OF 1910. River transport, which at the
present time is more important than
in normal times. already is almost
suspended.
The Dutch government has met fav-
orably the request OF the British gov
ernment that facilities be granted for
I he. of Vie fnr
of occupation in Germany through
Dutch waterways. and for the use OF
the Scheldt river for the passage OF
demobilized troops.
Beginning the Russian New Year.
the kolchak government removes the
prohibition on manufacture and sale
OF vodka. The prohibition was i'm
posed by former Gar Nicholas. A IL
cense system will be adopted with
high excise taxes to raise money to
defray the cost of the new army.
Count Won Bernstorff. former Ger
man ambassador to the United States,
is working every day at the German
foreign office preparing data for the
peace conference. according to a Ber
lin dispatch to the Express. To the
Express correspondent Count Won
Bernstorff said that he indorsed the
plan for a league OF nations.
SPORT
Willie Jackson OF New York
knocked out Dick Stoush OF Cleveland
in the first round OF a scheduled six
! round bout in New York.
The Great Lakes naval basketball
team defeated Northwestern univer
sity, 80 to 16, in game characterized
| by many personal and technical fouls
Jack Dempsey started west to open
| theatrical tour, after having dis
posed of Gunboat Smith in the sec
ond round of their bout at Buffalo,
n. Y.
Pacific Coast International League
| directors will meet in Seattle to CON
| slider a proposal that northwestern
cities be included in the Pacific Coast
! League.
| Six clubs are in the field for the
services OF Bobby Roth. Cleveland out
| fielder. President Dunn is determined
| to trade Roth before the start OF the
| 1919 season.
John j. McGuigan, "A widely known
4 boxing referee and matchmaker, is
/ dead at Philadelphia. McGuigan was
until recently owner OF the National
| Athletic Club in this city
| Ty Cobb, while passing through
Montgomery. denied the report that
he would leave the Detroit team. He
said that all the players who entered
the war were given their release, how
| ever and that he probably will play
with Detroit this year.
GENERAL
! The Ohio Senate adopted the joint
resolution ratifying the national pro-
| hibition amendment
| 1t is not beyond reasonabl doubt
| that the former kaiser of Germany
will surrender to the American army
! President Wilson was made mem
Der of the Reale Academia de Lincei,
or Royal Academy of Science. in
Rome.
| John Walter Scott, one of the most
| widely known stamp collectors in the
world. died at his home in New York.
| He was born in London rs years ago.
/ Irwin S. Cobb, writer and humorist.
was notified at Detroit by Deputy
| High Commissioner De Billy of
| France that he had been made che
Waller of the Legion of Honor
| In order to give permanent express
sion to all Colonel Roosevelt stood
for the boys of the nation, 10000
troops OF the Boy Scouts of America,
comprising 100000 members, were in
structed to plant one or more trees
with suitable inscription and cere-
mony in memory of the former Pres
| ident.
| When Scott Peters, cleaner at
| Waukegan. H.. announced he would