The Ordway new era., 1915-04-09
FOREIGN

| Monsignor Jean-Marie.Leon Divien,
bishop of Amiens, died at Amiens
France.
Lord Rothschild, head of the Eng.
lisn branch Of the Rothschild family,
died in his London home.
General Villa is reported from Mon
terey to have received and acknowi-
edged contribution Of 100000 pesos
from Monterey merchants.
At Naco. Sonora, where the Scott
agreement was entered into. the villa
| general. Jose Maytorena. has ordered
the Americans out, of town..
England is very close to prohibit
tion. King Georges letter to Lloyd
George has given the prohibition
| movement u tremendous boost.
The Russky Lovoe prints a note in
timating that the Russian government
has been approached through neutral
channels with overtures from Austria
for separate peace without Ger
many's knowledge.
The British steamer Southpoint, the
crew OF which was landed at Lisbon.
| was not lost in storm, as at first
reported. but was sunk by the German
submarine u-2s. sixty miles off Cape
Finisterre. according to Reuter- dis
patch from Lisbon.
| The United States authorities at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, have been instruct
| ed hy Secretary Bryan TO take steps
looking to the release OF the steamer
Benito Juarez. Of American registry.
which has been held by Carranza
March 1e.
The capacity OF Great Britain in
| meeting the financial burdens imposed
by the war is indicated in the treas.
ury returns for the fiscal year just
ended. The returns show that the
| revenue for the year amounted to ST.
l33,470, 400, an increase of nearly sl42,-
100000 over the revenue OF the prev
ious year.
AS result OF the Navy Depart
ment's authorization of 100000 for the
| work of raising the submarine F-4, be-
lieved to be waterlogged on the ocean
bed just outside the harbor entrance.
officials at Honolulu. under the leader
| ship OF Lieutenant C. E. Smith, sub
marine flotilla commander. have made
plans for salvage operations on big
scale. 80.
1--WE are fighting Germany, Austria
and drink, and, SO far as l can zee.
the greatest of these three deadly
foes is drink said David Lloyd
| George, chancellor. OF the exchequer.
replying to deputation of the Ship
Building Employers federation, the
members of which we're unanimous in
urging that. in order to meet the ma
tional requirements a. the present
time. there should be total prohibi.
tion during the period OF the war of
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
SPORTING NEWS
The woman's golf schedule for 1915
of the Colorado Springs Golf Club con-
tains q greater variety Of play than
those OF former years.
Harry Riede OF Aspen and Harry
| Lewis of Denver fought ten-round
draw at Florence, Colo. Riede had u
shade the better OF the fight. The
| boys are lightweights.
Before $500 spectators, the largest
crowd that ever witnessed hall game
| in Florence. Colo, the Denver Bears
close and exciting game by score
of to /.
| Cheyenne. Laramie, Longmont,
Loveland. Greeley and Windsor will
have baseball teams of about the
same caliber, and the rivalry between
them is expected to endure throughout
the season.
GENERAL
Four lives were lost and 100000
damages caused as result of fire
which practically destroyed the village
of Norfolk in St Lawrence county.
n. Y.
! The killing in Mexico of two Ameri-
cans. which hitherto has not heen
made public, and of two Turkish citi-
zcns recently, was made known at Ell
Paso. Texas.
John Brisben Walker, formerly a
magazine publisher in New York, now
retired TO Colorado estate. announc-
es through the Editor and Publisher
an offer to give site of forty acres
at Mount Morrison, Colo, to establish
a home for newspaper men.
Thirteen thousand dollars has been
sent to the grand lodges of Masons in
eight European countries for the re-
lief of suffering or destitute Masons
there. according to e report issued at
Cincipnati, Ohio, by the executive
committee of the Masonic War Relief
Association of the United States.
Mrs. Maude McElheney, widow of
George b. McElheney, former post
ter at Louisburg, Kan, who was slain
by shot through the window of his
home Oct. IA, 1912, testifying for the
prosecution at the preliminary hear