The Ordway new era., 1916-04-14
FOREIGN

stopped royal parade at Atnehs.
The German government expropri-
ated coffee, tea and chicory and ap-
pointed commission to regulate their
distribution.
Lung Chi-Kuang, governor OF the
province of kwang-Tung, in conform
ity with the wishes of the people, de-
clared the independence of the pro-
vince.
rotary to the treasury in 1891, and
member of Parliament for Cambridge
University, 1S92-l90G, died at his home
in London.
The British governments contribu-
tion for the relief of Belgium and
northern France is about e5Oo,ooo
monthly, Sir Edward Grey, the for
eign secretary, said in the House OF
Commons.
Women will have a great deal TO
say about running England after the
war. If they get the vote they will
were 100000 more British women
than men before the war.
Gen. Zuepelli, the minister of war,
has resigned on account of ill health.
King Victor Emanuel has accepted his
resignation and appointed Gen. Paolo
Morrone, commander OF an army
corps, to succeed him.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Ell
trance of Field Marshal Won linden
burg into military service was made
the occasion of many tributes to the
famous soldier. Emperor William
sent portrait of himself to the field
marshal.
Peace is no nearer in war-torn
Europe as the result of the German
chancellors reichstag speech. Every
British official interviewed scoffed at
the idea that the allies might agree
by Germany.
Gen. Aguilar denied vigorously
stories published in the American
press to the effect that the Carranza
government had given permission to
the United States army forces to use
lol
of foodstuffs and supplies.
SPORTING NEWS
In match play at Colorado Springs
between Fred Eames of Denver, and
S. E. Luke of Chicago. the former won
two out of three games.
Ralph Glaze. former big league
pitcher and coach last year at the
University of Southern California,
was formally appointed football coach
at Drake University at Des Moines,
Iowa.
Charlie White, the Chicago light
weight, was awarded a decision over
Matt Wells, English lightweight
champion, in a fifteen-round bout at
Kansas City.
The suits of John F. Coffey, base
ball captain, and his wife, against ].
y. McGill, baseball owner and man
ager, in which the captain and his
wife each seek to recover $4,000 from
the manager for an alleged attack on
Mrs. Coffee, will be held in the Dis.
trict Court in Denver behind closed
DOORS
GENERAL
The Democrats made material gains
in the Chicago city election.
Five men were stabbed and four.
teen other persons, five OF them girls,
were injured by alleged strikers in a
raid on a shirtwaist factory in Brook.
lyn, N. Y.
Lingerie of Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon
Pelton, erstwhile wife OF Dan r. Han
ma, has been seized by United States
treasury agents, it was learned at
New York. 1t is valued at 81 900.
Detroit newspapers which compiled
returns of the presidential preference
primary held in Michigan were agreed
that Henry Ford of Detroit defeated
Senator William Alden Smith OF
Grand Rapids for the Republican nom.
ination by majority of $500
The total gifts of the Rockefeller
foundation during 1915 amounted tc
$7,527,932. In addition to that amount
pledges were made for the expendi.
ture of $1,OSG,O23 during 1916 to or.
CARNATIONS which are not affiliated
with the foundation
One former Progressive and three
Republicans will make up Indiana's
big four" to the Republican national
convention. The state convention by
acclamation elected Fred A, Sims,
James A. Hemenway, Will H. Hays
and f. c. Toner delegates f-larpe
Harry S. New and James Eli Wat
son were nominated by acclamation
for the long and short term United
States senatorships.
An international anarchistic plot to
assassinate all rulers of Europe has
been discovered at Chicago, according
to formal statement issued by Mac
lay Hoyne, states attorney of Cook
county. The suspected plot was un-