Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-23
FOREIGN

clded against placing cotton OH tue
contraband list.
The cabinet at Toxic fixed Nov. 10
as the date for the coronation of EN-
peror YSshihito
Pope Benedict has sent to Cardinal
Mercier $1,000 for the Belgian suf-
ferers from the war.
w. C. G. Gladstone, grandson of the
late William Ewart Gladstone and a
member of parliament from Kilmar-
mock. has been killed in action.
The British government during the
last fortnight has bought wheat in
Argentina to the value of 100000
900, according to the London Daily
Express.
The work of fixing lines to the
wrecked submarine F-4 was continued
at Honolulu. Three lines are fast to
the craft, which lies in 2SS feet of
water outside the harbor entrance.
The Alaska Senate passed bill
submitting territorial prohibition to
the voters at the November election
in 1916. If the voters approve pro-
hibition, it will become effective Jan.
l, 1918.
Four men and a boy were blown to
pieces, forty persons badly injured
and the big city herring market
gutted by fire In a mysterious explo-
sion at Lerwick, capital of Shetland.
to wireless message re-
ceived in London.
Advices from Mexico City stated
that all was prepared at the capital
government to Chihuahua City, near
the northern border. Villas army is
said to have been annihilated, $4,000
of his men being lost
The British government has con-
sented to allow two cargoes of dye
stuffs which the American textile al
lance secured in Germany in pay
ment for cotton before the allies or
der-in-council placing an embargo on
exports from Germany came into
force, to pass the blockade.
SPORTING NEWS
Rube Marquard pitched no-hit
game in New York and shut out the
Brooklyn Nationals, 2 to 0.
Eddie Campi of San Francisco out
pointed Frank Burns of Jersey City,
N. j., in an eight-round bout at st.
Louis.
Reports from Waterbury. Conn, tell
of a smothering defeat by Leach Cross
of Walter Mohr of Brooklyn in fifteen
rounds.
fnr
the undisputed champion heavyweight
wrestler at the Graeco- Roman style.
died at his home in Cincinnati. He
was fifty-five years old
George Brogan, an amateur boxer,
died in a hospital in New York from
the effects of blow over the heart in
boxing exhibition at the Loughlin ly-
ceum in st. Cecilia's Roman Catholic
church in Brooklyn.
AL Reich and Jim Coffey, two of
Jess Wizards foremost challengers,
will get together in the ring with the
champion as referee some time In
May, If statements by their respective
managers issued in New York count
for anything.
Rube Smith, a light heavyweight of
Denver was knocked out in the twelfth
round of bout at Cripple Creek by
George Coplan of Cripple Creek. The
fight was staged by the Cripple
Creek Athletic Club and crowd of
l,i00 attended.
President Wilson, several members
of his cabinet and huge crowd saw
Washington defeat New York by
score of to 0 in the opening game
of the baseball season at Washington.
The President began the game by
throwing out the first ball to Umpire
Billy" Evans. With Secretaries
Bryan, Lane, Daniels and Garrison, he
remained throughout the game and
warmly applauded the best plays.
GENERAL
Gen. Sauio Navarro. second in COM
mand of the Villa forces before Mata-
moros, died at Brownsville, Tex, of
wounds received in the Carranza
sortie.
President Wilson has decided de-
finitely not to accompany Secretary
Daniels on his contemplated trip
through the Panama canal to San
Francisco in July.
Mayor Blankenburg of Philadelphia
signed the resolution passed by the
city council authorizing the taking of
the Liberty bell to the Panama Pa
cific exposition.
Accused of threatening to kill vim
cent Astor if he should refuse de-
mand for $500, John Meriella a youth
CT nineteen, was arrested at the
Grand Central terminal in New York
on complaint of Mr.. Astor's business
| agent, William A. Dobbyn.
Chief Gunner's Mate Frank Crilly