The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
FOREIGN

is negotiating with the United Statea
for cancellation Of war debts.
Three vessels, including an unldenti
fled masted schooner, were ashore or
the Nova Scotian coast as the result
of a terrific gale at Sydney, N. s. The
gale, which is said to have been thu
worst that Cape Breton has expe
rienced since 1875, did considerable
damage.
Two companies of military police
proceeding to spot near yayakad
where depredations had been reported
were attacked by Moplahs, intrenched
on the hillsides. The policemen re
piled, killing twenty-three Of the tribes
men. One policeman was killed and
eight were wounded.
The Novy Put, Bolshevist organ al
Riga, reports that an American bank
with capital of $10,0O0.OO0, is being
opened In Hardin, Manchuria, with
branches at Chita, Blagovestchenss
and Khabarovsk. The newspaper as
serts that the bank intends to assist
American trade in Siberia.
The allies have decided to demand
the entire Hapsburg family relinquish
its claims to the Hungarian throne, 1t
was learned in Paris. This decision
followed reported dispatch to Buda-
pest of an ultimatum requiring former
Emperor Charles, whose most recent
attempt to regain the throne failed, to
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Local authorities have placed the
port of Petrograd under military con
troll in an effort to prevent pilfering,
smuggling of liquors and intoxication
Offenders will be punished by court
martial This step was made neces
sary by workmen concealing quantities
of grain, flour and other products in
their clothing when they left work.
Two thousand corpses of Spanish
soldiers have been buried in the Monte
Arrlit sector of the Moroccan battle
front within two days, according to in
formation received from Melilla. The
soldiers We're killed in the siege con-
Quoted by the rebellious Moors. A new
native attack against Monte Arruit has
been repulsed. Fighting continues in
the Gomara zone
A dispatch to La Nacion from
Asuncion says that President Gondra
of Paraguay has handed his resigna-
ton to DIR. Felix Palva. the vice presi.
dent, owing to a revolutionary move,
ment by the followers of ex-President
S,,l,n ,,,t.s
ported to have the support of all the
troops and police in the capital and
country districts.
GENERAL
The Supreme Court ordered the re-
argument of the Wisconsin rate case
Dec. ). This case involves constitu-
tionality of the transportation act OF
1920.
An unidentified body, apparently
that of junior at Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Middletown, Conn, was found in
the Niagara river A knife wound in
dicated that the young man had been
stabbed to death anG thrown into the
water.
Tex Richard, fight promoter, was
fined $500 by Judge George A. Car
penter in Federal Court at Chicago
when he pleaded guilty to violation of
the law prohibiting transfer of moving
pictures of the Carnentier-Dempsey
| fight from New York to Chicago.
Jack Dempsey filed papers denying
the allegations in Il complaint of AL
bert Siegel which has not yet beer
filed. Siegel is the husband of Bee
Palmer, dancer. Dempsey is said to
have been served in Minnesota with &
complaint in suit for alienation.
Although blind since he was 10 year
old, Albert Barnhard has been award
ed the degree of eagle scout by Bloom
ington Normal Council Boy Scouts o
America, satisfactorily passing TIL
qualify Albert is said to be the frs
blind boy to attain the eagle scout
degree.
Mrs. A. o. eagle, wife of farmer
and her 6-year-old son were burned t,
death at their home near Jonesboro
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which he had rugged a can of fire il
imitation of his fathers tractor, over
turned, the fire igniting his clothin.
and that of his mother when she wen
to his aid.
What was thought to be gold ore ha
been discovered on farm near Pear
City, ILL.,, it was reported. with the an
nouncement that n company had beel
formed to begin mining operations OF
i 1,S00 acres of land leased near the vii
lage. 1t was said the ore was discov
cred by well diggers and that it wa
expected to yield about S11 a ton.
Collection of funds of the United
Mine Workers Of America through th
checkoff system, by which union mem
bership dues are deducted from min
ers wages by operators, has been en-
Joined by Federal Judge A. b. Ander
son. His order enjoined all union Off
cials and members from seeking t,
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