The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
FOREIGN

dTHly engineer corps, SHot anu idtuils
wounded himself.
Prince Vigso. youngest son of
Prince Waldemar of Denmark, will go
to Canada next year to be educated
| there In practical farming.
Count Alvaro de Romanones was
| Spanish government in succession TO
the Dato cabinet which resigned.
Peace manifestations have occurred
not only at Berlin. but at Dresden and
Leipzig, according 10 the German cor
respondent of the Bernc Tagwacht.
Emperor William has fixed the date
for the marriage of his youngest son.
Prince Joachim. to Princess Marie OF
| Anhalt for the end of Februar:; at
| Potsdam.
The Globe alone OF all the London
| newspapers professed to see possible
danger for other world powers in
President Wilson's demand on Con
gress for increases in the American
army and navy.
| The largest labor organization In
| the history of England, representing
the purpose OF offensive or defensive
action In matters respecting wages
and conditions of work.
IF our enemies make peace pro
posals compatible with Germany's
dignity and safety. then we shall Al
ways be ready to discuss them" said
the imperial chancellor. Van Beth
mann-Hollweg. in addressing the
rcichstag at Berlin,
At st. Catharines. Ont. mystic
rious fire destroyed the big mill and
stock of the Maple Leaf Milling Com
pany. with a loss of between $30O,000
and 100000. The Maple Leaf Com
pany had huge contracts for supply
ing foodstuffs to the allies.
Tell the American people that the
government of Greece has only two
aims-to safeguard the sovereignty
of Greece, and not to abandon neu-
trality. no matter for what reason she
may be urged to do SO, no matter
what Inducements or pressures are
brought to bear" said Premier Skou-
loudis to the Associated Press cor
respondent in an Interview at Athens.
SPORTING NEWS
Freddie Andrews of Milwaukee de-
feated Matty McCue of Racine In
ten-round contest at Kenosha. Wis.
With the first big snow Colorado
Springs may be the scene Of ski
jumping contests. II the plans Of Tod
Powell, a sport enthusiast. are car.
ried out
Benny Chavez of Trinidad was
given the decision over Matty Smith
Of Racine, Wis. in twenty.round
Colorado Springs.
Joseph A. Gilman of Honolulu was
eieeted captain OF the Harvard not
ball team for 1916 at meeting at
Cambridge, Mass. OF eligible members
OF this years eleven.
Friends of Harry Cassidy. former
member of the Grizzly contingent,
and still the property OF the club,
launched boom for him as manager
of the Denver Club to succeed Jack
Coffey.
Discussing report that James Nc
Gill. the Denver and Indianapolis
baseball magnate, might seek TO buy
out Charles Somers' interest In the
Cleveland American League Club,
President Ban Johnson OF the Amer
lean League, said that McGilI would
be acceptable to the league. McGill
owns the Denver Western League
club and the indianapolis American
Association Club.
GENERAL
November exports through the New
York port broke all records by ex.
ceeding $lS0.000.00O in value.
AS the result of an operation for
what was believed to be gall stones.
George NJ. Pike. grand commander of
the grand commandery, Knights
Templar of North Dakota, died at his
home at New lockwood.
Theodore Roosevelt. as President.
was responsible, Charles S. Mellcn
testified, for the failure of Attorney
General Bonaparte to include control
of steamship lines in the bill OF equity
he filed against the New York, New
Haven g. Hartford railroad in 1908
under the Sherman antitrust law.
President Wilson made strong
plea for business preparedness at Co
lumbus. Ohio. His address was de.
livered to nearly 1900 persons assem-
bled in the Masonic Temple, at
luncheon given by the Columbus
Chamber OF Commerce. The Presi-
dents words, however. constituted a
message to the business merr of Amer
lea and was in theme The States
manship of Industry"
ConfessiEg, according to George w.
Armstrong. county prosecutor of
Hennepin county. Mimi. that he aided
Frederick T. Price of Minneapolis in
hurting Prices wife to death over A