The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
FOREIGN

The French military class Of 1920
will be called to the colors late In Feb
ruary and the class of 1918 will be lib
Grated the second FORTNIGHT in April,
according to newspapers ut Paris.
The situation in soviet Russia is
growing more serious. In several
towns workers are without employ
ment and desperately hungry, and
have revolted against the Bolsheviki.
The order for the discontinuance of
the general strike called after the
opening of the parliament in Italy, has
been generally obeyed. Quiet has been
restored in Mantua, where disorders
occurred
For the first time in history there
is every prospect of the Irish question
being settled satisfactorily, according
to statement made in speech in
London by Walter Hume Long, first
lord of the admiralty.
Milk and cream have been barred
from Paris bars and restaurants and
now the authorities are going after
eggs as well. They have decided to
prohibit the concoction of any egg
drink, in order to conserve the sup
plies of eggs for children, the aged and
the sick.
Domingo Saaberry, Argentine min
lister of finance. during his coming visit
to the United States as chairman of
the Argentine delegation to the Pan
American financial congress, will take
up with American banks the possibil-
ity of obtaining loan for Argentina
of $500, 100000 in gold
The United States government has
notified Japan that America has
adopted the "hands Off policy in 81
IBERIA and will send no further assist
ance TO the Kolchak forces, according
to Toxic cable published by the Nip
pu Jill, Honolulu Japanese news
paper.
The Japanese government, through
Ambassador Shdehara, has conferred
decorations on fourteen ranking Off
GERS of the American navy in recogni-
ton of war service. Among those dec
grated were Rear Admirals Benson,
Sims, Mayo and Knight, who received
the Grand Gordon of the Rising Sun;
Admirals Gleaves and Wilson, Grand
Gordon of the Sacred Treasury Adj
miral Hodman, Order of the Rising
Sun, second class.
Evan E. Young of the United States
consular service has been ordered to
Odessa, South Russia, to open a con-
sulate general. An adequate staff will
go with him, the state department an
nounced, and it is. possible that two
or three consuls will soon be placed
under his Jurisdiction at important
points on the Black sea and in South
Russia industrial and agricultural CEN
tiers. Mr.. Young was consul general at
Halifax for some years, and is rated
as one of the ablest men in the service.
GENERAL
H. S. Wilkinson of Pittsburg has
been elected president of the Crucible
Steel Company of America and chair
man of the board, taking the place of
C. H. Wharton, who declined re-elec-
ton.
City officials stopped twenty-five
tons of sand and gravel from being
sold at 30 cents pound in New York
The real estate was in the crops OF
$4,000 chickens bound for the New
York market.
The steel shipyard of the Todd Dry
dock and Construction Corporation
employing $500 men, has resumed op
erations at Tacoma, after having beer
closed since Oct l by strike, accord
ing to an announcement by f. P
Marsh. federal labor commissioner
Expressing appreciation of the serv
ices rendered patriotic agencies by
stage people during the war, John ID
Rockefeller, Jr, contributed $4,000 tC
the Actors Fund of America. In max
ing the contribution he expressed graf
itude, especially for the help actors
gave to the United War Work cam
paign, of which he was an official.
Chicago ranks second in point o
negro population in northern cities
| the report of the Urban league shows
''New York is the only city in thu
| North surprising Chicago in point o
cOlOfeQ residents, Stlu l. n liiii' SeC
| retary. ''Since 1915 Chicago has added
| $4,000 to its negro population. Detroi
and Newark have had 400 per cent in
| creases in the last four years"
The main body of the Atlantic flee
will leave Eastern seaports for Guam
| tanamo, Cuba. Jan. Sth, Secretar.
Daniels announced in Washington
The flagship Pennsylvania, flying TIN
| four-starred flag of Admiral Wilson
will lead the force. Particular atten
tion will be paid to main battery tar
get practice on the winter drill ground
this year, Secretary Daniels said.
Trial of Industrial Workers of th'
Canton Lumber Company at Baltimor
spread to the Spedden Shipbuldini
| Company adjoining, and a half dozei
or more ships, and caused a propert'
loss of more than S1,000,000. One lif
was lost, several men injured and sev