The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-22
FOREIGN

An extraordinary session of the
Peruvian Congress convened to dis
cuss financial projects.
The first heavy fall of snow in the
vinlcity OF Paris occurred Dec. Is.
Railroad and telegraph services were
disorganized.
A TIE Deum was celebrated In the
Cathedral of Notre Dame at Paris in
honor of the liberation of Jerusalem
from the Turks.
Two sailors instead of one were
saved by the Germans from the Amer
lean destroyer Jacob Jones, according
to an official German announcement
at Amsterdam.
Officials of the Philippine govern
ment have issued warning to ship
owners to beware of German raiders
suspected to be near Singapore, one OF
the strait settlements.
Unidentified bodies of 200 victims
of the Halifax disaster were buried
after public funerals conducted by
Protestant and Catholic clergymen.
Nearly 100 of the bodies were charred
beyond recognition.
Francisco Villa. according to re-
ports reaching Ell Paso, Tex, is in con-
troll of all cities and towns in Chi
huahua south of Chihuahua City.
Among the cities said to be held by
villa are Parral, Jiminez and Santa
Rosalia.
Count Czernin and DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann, the Austrian aud German for
eign ministers, notified Leon Trotzky,
the Bolsheviki foreign minister, that
they would be at Brest Litovsk to be
gin negotiations for a general Euro
pean peace.
Former Premier Kerensky has been
elected a member of the constituent
assembly from the province of Sa
mara, it was learned at Petrograd
The latest advices from the interior
show that the Revolutionary Social
lists have a lead over the Bolsheviki
candidates for the assembly.
Unionist candidates, supporters of
the premier, Sir Robert Borden, and
his conscription program. were vic
torious in twelve of British Colum
bias thirteen constituencies in Mon
days election. Skeena alone was car
ried by Liberal candidate, where
Fred Stork, a Prince Rupert mer
chant, defeated Colonel Peck, now
overseas.
The Union government has been re-
turned and conscription confirmed by
the Canadian domestic vote. Early re-
turns received from all over Canada
indicate that the government of Sir
Robert Borden has been elected to
administer Canadian affairs for an
other five years and that Sir Wilfrid
Laurier is as definitely defeated as in
the reciprocity election of 1911.
SPORTING NEWS
Willie St Clair of Sacramento and
| Soldier Bull Young of the California
coast artillery fought six rounds to
a draw before the Manhattan Club at
Salt Lake.
Jess Willard admitted in Chicago
that his contemplated return to the
ring would net at least 100000 for
| the Red Cross-the profits from
single fight.
Napoleon Lajoie, once king of sec
| ond baseman, has signed with the Bos-
ton Red Sox, according to information
divulged at a meeting of the Ameri-
can Association magnates in Chicago.
A purse of 100000, which would be
turned over to the American Red
Cross, was offered at Little Rock,
Ark, for a fight between Jess Will
lard and the winner of the Fulton
Tate fight on Christmas day.
Denver sport followers, congregated
at the Stockyards stadium more than
| 1000 strong, stood with barred heads
for one minute, in mute and sincere
tribute to the memory of Frank Gotch.
former worlds champion wrestler.
who died at his Iowa home.
The most complete cessation of
athletics since the institution was
opened is being observed at the Den
yer Y. M. C. a, where all classes,
games and even practice has been
suspended The reason is the pres
ence of nearly 400 Colorado army re-
cruits who are using the Y. M. G. A.
as barracks.
GENERAL
Speaking at Red Cross rally in
New York, W. H. Taft declared an in
conclusive peace was the greatest
danger facing America.
AS a memorial to his father, ]. Pier.
pont Morgan has given the Metropolis
tan museum $4,OOO.OOO worth of paint
ings and other rare objects of art, it
was announced in New York.
Mrs. Frank D. Adams, wife of Lieut.
Frank D. Adams, assumed his duties
of the pastor of the Universalist