The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-17
FOREIGN

PEELED the Jugo-Slavs, it was an
nounced by the Montenegrin consul at
Rome.
All of Americas fighting men now
in Europe will be back in the United
States within the next eight months,
according to reports.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen of the
German army has been interned at
Temesvar, Hungary, according to
Budapest dispatches.
Resumption of mail service to Ser
bia, which was suspended at the out
break OF the war, was announced by
the postoffice authorities. Deliveries
will be effected thru Italy, but mail
able matter is restricted to letters and
postcards.
Representatives of Norwegian capi-
talists are arranging for the estab-
lishment in Mexico City of Norwe-
gian bank, which will have branches
in various parts of the republic. par
ticularly the states of Tamaulipas and
Jalisco.
The interests of the Russian pris-
oners Of war still IN Germany TO the
number of 100000 will be looked
after by MAJOR Carl Taylor of the
American Red Cross. who will proceed
into Germany with the Red Cross ex-
pedition.
Immediate withdrawal from Monte
negro of all Italian troops is demand
ed by the Montenegrin National AS
sembly The assembly alludes to the
presence of Italian troops in Monte
negro now a part Of the new state
of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes." as
mot dictated by any military neces-
sity, as stable peace reigns in the
country"
American and British representa-
tives will hold conference with Ger
men admiralty authorities at Treves
for the purpose of acquiring posses
sion Of German and Austrian passen-
ger ships for the transportation Of
troops. The United States will be
represented by f. n Hurley, chair
man of the Shipping Board, and Ad-
miral W s. Benson
SPORT
Indiana University defeated the
University of Iowa at basketball. %
to Ia, in Iowa City.
Phil Bloom of Brooklyn decisively
outpointed Joe yelling Of Chicago in
the twelve-round bout at Providence.
Jtu NidTht VI Joplln was given u
popular decision over Hugh Walker
of Kansas City in twelve-round
bout.
Billy Miske of st. Paul defeated
Tom Cowler of Australia in Philadel-
phia in bout that went the sched-
uled six rounds. 1t was Miske's fight
from start to finish.
Welker Cochran of New York de
I'll ~ nf
cisco, 4,2OO to 1856, in the fourteenth
block, 1872 balkline billiard match,
which were concluded in Detroit.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, is first lieutenant in the
United States Army Reserve Corps.
The commission was offered him as
reward for his work as boxing in
structor at Camp Sherman.
George Hallas, former University
of Illinois athletic star, and one of the
mainstays of the Great Lakes naval
training station football and basket
ball teams, will get tryout for the
outfield with the New York American
league club next spring.
GENERAL
A city labor party has been or
ganized in Chicago and John Fitzpat-
rick has been nominated for mayor.
The transports Rochambeau, Lap
land and Cretic have sailed from
France for New York with $50 off,
GERS and 4.200 men.
James NJ Cox, AT, a Democratic
newspaper publisher of Dayton, Ohio,
Monday was inaugurated governor of
Ohio for a third term.
A remarkable hen that laid 308 eggs
in year is a feature of the National
Poultry Show which is on at Chicago
at the Stock Yards. The hen is the
property of John W. Welch Of Omaha,
Neb.
Despite the great prosperity in this
country during the period Of the war,
with thousands of coal miners and
others earning from IS to $25 day.
the poorhouse shows !. large increase
in the number of inmates.
Charles F. Banning, wealthy Pitts
burg manufacturer, interned at Fort
Oglethorpe as an enemy alien, was
ordered released by Federal Judge
Newman, who granted writ of ha-
beas corpus brought by Banning, q
native of Germany.
A movement to change the name Of
Yellowstone Park, Americas great
est public pleasure ground and game
reserve, to Roosevelt Park, as a ma
tional memorial to Theodore Roose-
welt. was started by Mayor Harry
Davis and leading citizens Of Cleve-
land.
1t will be possible to maintain the
present rations Of bread and meat in
Vienna and the remainder of German
Austria until the middle of February,
the food ministry announced. The
ministry will be able to keep up the
rations, the announcement states, be-
cause Of its having been supplied by
the entente food commission with .
quantity of grain.
All limitations on the kind or
amount of fuel coal, food and other