The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-27
FOREIGN

COhGxGN
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the entire zone of Hamburg harbor az
consequence of an increase in raids
upon food depots.
Count Won Bernstorff will go to
Rome as German ambassador as soon
as the peace treaty is ratified, it was
learned at Weimar
A divorce craze is sweeping England.
Three courts granted DEGREES in one
day at the rate of fifteen an hour. The
total number on the calendar is SO8,
and in 452 of these husbands are the
petitioners.
The German Officers Association
has telegraphed the Dutch government,
warning it not to deliver the former
kaiser to the allies for trial. I'VE can
protect the kaiser with our bodies, but
we rely upon the generosity of the
Dutch people," the message concluded.
Five million dollars are to be set
aside by the British government to
conduct search for petroleum in
Great Britain, the financial secretary
to the treasury told the House of Com
mons. He also stated that $1,000,0OO
would be devoted to aid flax produc-
ton, principally in Ireland.
Premier Clemenceau has expressed
his intention to resign from office as
soon as the treaty is promulgated, feel
ing that he has accomplished the task
for which he assumed the premiership,
says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris. 1t is expected that parliament
will ratify the treaty late in July.
Fifteen flags captured from the
French, which We're returned after
signing of the peace treaty, We're taken
from museum in Berlin by a crowd of
German officers and soldiers and pub
licly burned near the statue of Freder-
lex the Great. AS the flags burned
great crowd sang Deutschland Uber
Allies"
SPORT
Al Norton of California, a heavy
weight, won the decision over Hersco-
vitz of Canada in ten rounds in the
boxing events of the interallied games
in France.
Joie Ray, crack middle distance run
ner of the Illinois Athletic Club, won
the first annual Chicago Daily News
marathon of six and three-fourths
miles on the boulebard in the time of
35 40 :02
Aggressiveness won for Harry Greb,
middleweight, over Mike Gibbons of St
Paul in their ten-round bout at Pitts
burg. Greb was given six of the
rounds, Gibbons three and one was
even
Mrs. George w. Wightman, Long
wood Cricket Club, won the women's g
national lawn tennis championship
when she defeated Miss Marion Zind-
erstein, her clubmate at the Phladel-
phia Cricket Club, 81, o.
W. S. Hoon of Jewell junction, Iowa
captured the cup for high score in the
state trap shoot which closed at Mason
City with 591 out of 600 targets thrown
in three days. A r. Chalk, Portal
n. D., made score of 592ylout, as {
nonresident, was barred from claiming
the cup. b. F. Elbert, Des Moines, win
ner of individual honors, was the run
ner-up with 800
GENERAL
The steamer Vauban left New Yorl
for South American points with NOR
than S13,O00.000 in gold aboard. Thi
is said to be the largest single carg
of gold that ever left New York
Another of the many clews to tn
lost collier Cyclops of which s
far have been exploded-turned up a
, Columbia, S. c., when the mother o
Otis Ramsey, a seaman on the ship
received a telegram from New Yorb
saying he was safe in this countr
again" and that the missing vessel wa
in German port. The navy record
: show that Otis Ramsey of Columbi
was a seaman on the Cyclops and he i
/ listed as lost at sea- with the shiI
+. Officials think the message a hoa,
l but as they expect to solve the myster
A some day, they are carefully lookin
up every clew.
commencement exercises in Wool
/ sci Hall, in New Haven, were thos