The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-08
FOREIGN

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Northeast of Grodno the Poles have
reached the River Ulla. half way be-
tween Grodno and Wilma, the Llth-
uanian capital. says the official state
ment on fighting operations
Capt. r. w. Schroeder of McCook
field, holder of the world altitude
record. will retire from the air serv-
ice as soon as he returnS from
France, where he flew in the Gordon
Bennett race.
Sixty persons, arrested during anar-
chist riots at Ancona, Italy, last June.
have started hunger strike as pro-
test against delay in being brought to
trial Workmen have proclaimed u
general strike in support of the pris-
oners' claims
King Alexander of Greece was bit
ten by monkey at Athens. The king
rushed in to rescue his dog which was
getting the worst of battle with the
monkey. The animal bit the royal
rescuer on the arms and legs, but in.
flicted no serious damage.
Next years budget for France, total
ing 2dOOO, 100000 francs, is being
trimmed down by President Millerand
and Frederic Francis -Marsal, the fl
nance minister. 1t is proposed to fix
the reparation expenditures which are
recoverable from Germany at 24,OOo,-
100000 francs.
With big cocoa boom on, untold
wealth is being won by the natives of
the gold coast, West Africa. More
than 200 of them now run their own
automobiles and another 200 are i'm
patiently awaiting delivery Of theirs.
European style houses, costing in some
instances as much as $4,000, have
been built by the most prosperous.
Signature of the definite agreement
between employers and workmen,
which Is expected to settle the dispute
which resulted in the occupation Of In
dustrial plants by metal workers, took
place In the presence of the project
Of Milan. The spokesman Of the en-
ployers said they were obliged to bow
to "impositions independent of their
will"
GENERAL
Four armed robbers escaped with
$4,000 after holding up the cashier
and bookkeeper Of the. American
Cigar Company In New York.
Mrs. Elizabeth Niles, 90 years old,
who with close clipped hair and uni
form that concealed her sex, 3 said
to have fought beside her husband
thru the Civil war, is dead at Rari-
tan, N. J.
Twelve members Of the crew Of the
steamer Speedwell, wrecked in a trop
ical hurricane in the gulf, and one
passenger. were picked up in a life
boat by the steamer Lake Superior
according to radio advices received a
New Orleans.
Rosa Raisa, the italian soprano, an
nounced at Bangor, Me-, her marriag,
to Giacomo Rimini, baritone, who II
In Maine with her to take part in
musical festival. The wedding wa.
celebrated in Naples just before tn,
couple left for this country.
Babe Ruth, worlds champion
home-run hitter, on his way t,
Springfield in new roadster, col
lided with q truck in Meriden, Conn
He landed in Z field, with his ca
wrecked, even to the steering post
but he and friend. who was hi
passenger. escaped unhurt except TO
scratches from the broken Wind
shield.
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of tn
Chicago White Sox, sent checks To-
81 1,5O0 each to the ten members O
last years team who were not in
voived in the baseball scandal. Let
ters accompanying the checks state,
the money was sent to reimburse tn
players for the amount they lost whel
the White Sox failed to win the 1911
world series.
The will of the late Jacob Scfiif1
Jewish multimillionaire and philan
thropist, gave $1,35OOOO to charity
mostly to Jewish institutions on New
York's east side. The exact amour
of the Schiff fortune was not mad
known in the will, altho friends hav
estimated 1t at around $8O,OOO,OOO.
President-elect Alvaro Obregon, o
Mexico will be guest at Dallas an
the state fair on International Day
October 10th, according to an ar
nouncement made at Dallas, Texas, b
w. H. Stratton, secretary Of the stat
fair. Mr.. Stratton said he was notifie
by Consul Roberto Garcia of Dallas
who received message from Genera
Obregon stating he will attend the fai
on that date.
Charles Ponzi can pay less than on
dollar in three on the claims o
creditors of his shattered scheme O
high finance. The extent to which tn
millions entrusted to Ponzi had bee
reduced was revealed by G. N. Rltten
house, auditor for the federal receiver
of Ponzi, at hearing on bank
ruptcy petition against Ponzi in tn
| Federal court. To meet liabilities whic]