The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-15
Foreign

Britain and Ireland have decided to
suspend sale and deliveries.
The German government expropri-
ated coffee, tea and chicory and ap-
pointed a commission to regulate their
distribution.
The British success in East Africa
included the capture of more than 800
men, according to an official state
ment issued in London
The British steamship Eastern
City of i,3i2 tons gross is reported
to have been sunk. According to in
formation received at Lloyd's the ves-
sci was not armed.
The Storthing has agreed. by 81
votes to IA, to an amendment of the
fundamental laws enabling women to
be appointed members of the council
of state in Christiania
Monsignor Ginisty, bishop of Yer
dun, is the latest arrival in Paris from
the shell-swept city. whose cathedral
and bishops palace are now in the
center of smoking ruins.
From 10000 to $4,000 sovereigns
have been melted down in India ev-
cry day for the last eighteen months
for the purpose of making up for the
falling off in the imports of gold bull
lion.
An attempt was made at Annoy,
China, to assassinate the chief of the
military police bomb thrown
through window of his residence
damaged the building badly, but no
one was injured. The assassins es-
capped.
Capt. Franz Won Papen. former
military attache of the German en-
bassy at Washington. whose recall
was requested by the United States
government last year, has been sent
from Berlin on a secret service mis-
sion to Holland.
The conference of the entente allies
for discussion of economic and com
mercial questions will assemble in
Paris on April 20. 1t will be attended
by many distinguished delegates, in
cluding number. of cabinet minis
tiers from the various countries.
An attempt to hold nonconscrip-
ton and peace meeting in Trafalgar
square in London was unceremonious-
ly broken up by thousands of persons.
who charged and dispersed the pro-
cession and tore up the banners and
flags. Various peace societies or
ganized the demonstration. Sylvia
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette.
was prominent among the promoters.
Sporting News
Charlie White. the Chicago light
weight, was awarded decision over
Matt Wells, English lightweight
champion, In a fifteen-round bout at
Kansas City.
Satisfied with the sale as result
of which he goes to the Cleveland In
dians, Iris Speaker, the $4,000 out
fielder, left Boston to join the Cleve-.
land team.
The suits OF Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Coffey for alleged assault ON Mrs.
Coffey, against James C. McGill, have
been settled. for $1,000, and the re-
lease of the Denver baseball player.
who will join the San Francisco club.
With the Importation to New York
OF thoroughbred race horses because
of the European war, August Bel
mont. president of the Jockey Club
and president of the Westchester
Racing Association, looks forward to
this seasons racing as the start OF
new and prosperous era for the
American turf.
pah pnr Nf
mobile racer; his mechanician, Eric
Schroeder of Chicago, and track
guard are dead as result of the over
turning of Burman's car in the Corona
road race at Corona, Cal. Several
spectators were injured, five serious
ly. The race was won by Eddie O'Don
nell. who covered the 301 miles in 3
hours, 29 minutes 50 seconds. Joe
Thomas was second with time Of
3:3G:O1, and Eddie Pullen third, with
3:3S:36 2-5.
General
The executive committee of the
Progressive party of Virginia in
dorsed Theodore Roosevelt for prcsi.
dent
About s2,O00,00O was realized at a
sale of the late ]. p. Morgan's col
lection of tapestries, which have been
on view in the Metropolitan museum
in New York.
The Toledo, Ohio. street car strike
has ended. The men were given an
increase in wages of cents an hour,
but they will not be permitted to
wear union buttons and the open
shop rule will prevail.
The Joseph bill, making it felony
for an unauthorized person to manu-
facture. sell, or have in his possession,
an automatic silencing device for fire