The Ordway new era., 1915-04-30
FOREIGN

ngc Of s5 years.
| II is reported In Vera Cruz that
GuadalaJara has been occupied by the
constitutionalists and that General
Obregon IL still advancing north.
Declaration OF intention To become
mn American citizen Will not exempt
n native OF Germany, Austria or Tur-
key from arrest II found In Canadian
territory.
Queen Helena Of Italy may suffer
the loss OF her right arm a result
OF injuries received seven years ago
while working among tho Messina
earthquake sufferers,
Tho Third Australian expeditionary
force, to consist OF 10000 men. which
will soon leave the comiponwealth for
the front. will be made up largely OF
recruits from New South Wales nnd
| Victoria.
Seven million Polos, of whom 2.000.,
900 are Jews. are In dire need OF food
This statement was made by Her
mann Laundau, n jewish philanthrop.
list associated with various Jewish
charities In London.
The young Egyptian merchant
named Khalil, who, on April S. made
an unsuccessful attempt in Cairo to
assassinnte Hussein Kamel. the Sui.
tan OF Egypt, was sentenced by u
military court to death by hanging.
Vera Cruz officially houored the
memory of her citizens who defended
the city one year ago against occupa.
ticn by the American forces. The
troops of the entire garrison paraded.
and there were also civic ceremonies
In which Gen. Cnrrnnza participated.
The lower house OF the Territorial
LEGISLATURE passed the bill abolishing
capital punishment In Alaska. The
bill has already passed the senate and
awaits only Governor j. F. A. Strong's
signature to become effective. It
was fathered by Senator Charles A..
Sulzer. brother OF former Governor
Sulscr of New York.
Thousands OF persons homeless.
thousands OF buildings burned to the
ground. and hundreds OF thousands. II
not millions of dollars worth of dam
age done-such is the toll of the Rus.
sian invasions Of East Prussia. which
eliminated In raid on the little city
OF Memel In the northernmost corner
OF the province.
SPORTING NEWS
or the forty eight states In the union
the box'fight game is permitted in
eighteen.
Joe Rivers of Los Angeles won q
decision In fast ten.round bout with
frankie Burns Of Oakland, Cal, at
Kansas City.
AZ Lincoln. Denver defeated Lin.
coin in the opening game of the West
ern league. s TO 0. Des Moines de-
fcated Sioux City, 10 to ).
Seventeen strong the Grizzlies left
Denver for Lincoln. where they
opened the 1915 Western league sea.
sou, Governor Morehead pitching the
first ball.
Benny Allen Of Kansas City de.
tcated Charles Whitford OF Des
Moines, Ia, 1e5 to 50. in a Western
pocket billiard tournament match at
Kansas City.
The Louisville Jockey club an.
nounced that ut the spring meeting,
beginning May s, there will be seven
races day. The extra race will be
for purse of not less than $500.
A report at Paris says William
Thaw, AN American aviator. serving
with the French army, has been killed
near Nerdun. The report has not been
confirmed. however. A postcard dated
oh sod hat No,
health then.
GENERAL
Mrs. A, r. Garfield. "A years old.
was elected mayor of Warren, Ill.
Attorney General Woodbury. said at
Albany. y. V, that he would appeal
from Justice Hendricks decision
granting Harry X, Thaw Jury trial.
Two hundred ovens in the Connels.
VILE, Pa. coke region were fired dur.
ing the week and production for the
first time this year reached 800, 900
tons,
Capt. George Woods Logan. com
mander OF the battleship Nebraska, is
dead at the naval hospital at Ports.
mouth, after an operation for intes,i.
nal troubles,
At least twelve persons were killed
at Btrmtnsha Ala, when two retail
stores, crowded with shoppers were
crushed by a tive,story wall blown
down in wind storm
At Erie, Pa, Sam Leonott. CO, was
killed, his wife, katherine. injured.
and fifteen others badly hurt when
the lecnotf home was destroyed ey
n dynamite explosion,
After n ntne-yesr fight for Jury
trial to determine his sanity. Harry
X, rhaw was overioyed as he listened
TO the opinion Of Judge Henrsck in
the New fork Supreme Court. which
| GRANTED him 3 trial hy iMnlYs nf his