The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-14
FOREIGN

The first meeting of the council of
the League of Nations will be held in
Paris, the supreme council decided. 1t
did not, however, fix a date for the
gathering
The southern provinces of China are
in the market for arms ammunition,
tanks, airplanes and other munitions
TO be used against the provinces of the
north. according to Capt. Herbert Ling
or the southern Chinese army.
The American delegation to the
peace conference has informed the
Supreme Council of its intention to
leave France during the first DAYS of
December, according to semi-officiai
information from the French foreign
office.
Flooding of the French shoe market
with 100000 pairs of American army
shoes, bought from surplus stocks Of
the United States quartermaster, is
expected to materially reduce the al
| most prohibitive cost of footwear now
prevailing in France
official denial is given reports that
the Chinese government contemplates
opening direct negotiations with
Japan over the restoration of Using
Tau. The Chinese attitude is that
China's claims should await decision
by the League of Nations.
For the first time since the declara-
tion of the World war the Pope Off
cia11v in y,vrix- nd;
representative Of the Central powers
Baron Johann Won Gorbsatt, secretary
of the Bavarian legation, who arrived
to prepare for the return of the Bava-
rian minister.
The German government has ad-
dressed to the Supreme council at
Paris note protesting against the re-
tentiOn by France of German war pris-
oners. The note declares the situation
not only dangerous to Germany's own
existence but menace outside the
German frontiers.
The increasing number of marriages
between French girls and Chinese la
borers in France has resulted In the
minister of the interior warning
French women that most of the cool
les already have wives in China,
where, upon arrival with their hus-
bands. they would be regarded merely
as secondary wives.
A wireless message from General
Denekine states that the chief of staff
of the soviet army near Britinsk or
ganized an uprising of workmen, occu-
pied Britinsk and Overthrew the So
Wet authorities Thus, the statement
says. the Red army at the most i'm
portant point on the front lies between
General Denekine's troops and the in
sur gent workmen.
A positive cure for cancer or other
origanic afflictions by transfusian of
the patients blood from the veins of
the forearm to the muscles in back of
| the part affected has been discovered
! by DIR. FerreyroIles, member of the
Academy of Medicine in France. 1t is
announced that several cures already
have been effected The method of
| treatment consists of three injections
of four cubic inches of blood each fort
night at intervals. this to be repeated
if necessary three months later.
GENERAL
| Cary r. Miller, American vice consul
to Stockholm, shot and killed himself
in his suite in the Waldorf-Astoria in
New York.
Seven alleged swindlers, including
Mayor Rollin Fl. Bunch of Muncie,
Ind. and Prosecuting Attorney Horace
found guilty in Federal Court of con-
spring to use the mails to defraud.
The bodies of Ill American sol
diers, who made the supreme sacrifice
in the north Russian campaign, re-
turned home when the army transport
nose through the mists off Sandy
Hook and silently entered the harbor
in New York.
One soldier has been killed and an
other wounded in the coal fields near
Knoxville, according to word received
at Nashville.
Mrs. F. W. Woolworth, widow of the
4 | late Heuu OIL TIE tllHlll Ol . anu IV-
cent stores, will receive an income o.
S443, 900 year from her husbands es-
tate This was revealed when SUI
preme Court Justice Geigerich signed
an order requiring H. I. Parsons,
head of committee of Mrs Wool
worthis property, to file an additional
bond of S2,600,o00. His original bond
was $4,000
Charges that agents of the Amalga-
mted Clothing Workers of America
have obtained more than S500,000 from
clothing manufacturers in Chicago and
other cities, led to raids on the Chicago
headquarters of the union by detec-
| tives from the states attorneys office,
Books and records Of the organization
including bankbooks of the union and
individual officials. were seized. ALE
cations made to the states attorney
were to the effect that union agents
for their own profit called strikes
tong