The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-13
FOREIGN

reply in regard to the coal embargo.
and the situation is much improved.
King Constantine at Athens applied
for and received the regular bread
card which is Issued to all heads of
families.
Announcement that E. H. Sothern
never again will appear on the stage
was made in New York by the actors
physician.
The withdrawal of Greek troops
from Thessaly has virtually been COM
pleted. Women armed with rifles are
replacing the guards on the railroads,
bridges and passes.
M. Herriot, minister of supplies, has
decided that the rations of sugar for
the French people shall be one pound
and one-half a month for each person
after Feb. /, says the Paris Matin.
An article which sought to provide
for the serving in Congress of other
than native-born citizens was voted
down at Queretaro, Mex, by the con-
stitutional convention.
Count Romanones, who has been
premier in the Spanish ministry since
December, 1915, presented to King
Alfonso the resignation of the entire
| Cabinet and Price Golitrine was ap-
pointed premier.
More than forty persons now are
imprisoned as result of the investi-
cations at Rome into the destruction
In September, 1915, and August, 1916,
respectively, of Italian battleships
Bencdetto Brin and Leonardo da
Vinci. The latter was blown up in
Tarento harbor and 24S men per-
| ished.
c. N. Barnes, minister of pensions,
in speech in London, said President
Wilson's sugge stion that the belliger-
ents state their terms for peace was
entitled to all possible respect The
American people, the minister added,
on the whole wanted to be on friendly
terms with England and therefore I'VE
| ought to cultivate that friendship"
The dinner given in Berlin by the
American Association of Commerce
and trade of Berlin in honor of James
W. Gerard, American ambassador to
Germany, who has just returned to the
German capital from visit to the
United States, developed into demon
stration of the good feeling enter
tanned in the higher government cir
cles and banking and business estab-
lishments toward the United States.
The Boersen Zeitung, Berlin's lead
ing financial organ, seiZes upon the
dinner given to Ambassador Gerard by
the American Association of Com
merce and Trade as an opportunity to
discuss peace again. 1t declares that
the banquet had unusual importance
and expresses almost enthusiasm at
the cordial relations existing between
the United States and Germany, as it
finds them in the expressions of the
speakers.
SPORTING NEWS
Wisconsin defeated Northwestern
University, 20 to 81, at conference
basketball at Chicago.
Chris Jordan, champion Greek
wrestler, is scheduled to meet Clar-
ence Eklund, the light-heavyweight
champion of the world, in match at
the Orpheum theater in Sheridan,
Wyo., Jan. %.
Willie Hoppe, in twenty-point
match with Charlie Peterson of ST.
Louis at Omaha, set a new world rec,
ord for three e-cushion billiards with an
unfinished run of 15. The previous
record was IA
| nhah 10 in11 of olr
perts ever assembled in this country
will compete in the fourteenth nation
al tournament at st. Paul on Jan. 20
and 80. Every big club in the country
will be represented.
Following the meeting at Pueblo,
Colo, between Frank C. Zehrung,
president of the Western league, and
the members of the Rotary Club,
comes a persistent rumor that with
Zehrung boosting the deal to have the
franchise of the Topeka club trans
ferred to Pueblo. Ham Patterson one
time manager of the old Pueblo team,
and Doc White, the old So1 pitcher,
are working overtime to become part
ners in the ownership of the franchise
the minute the switch is made.
GENERAL
United States may use Mexican rail
road to withdraw portion of Pershing's
expedition from Mexico.
Dr. E. p. Roberts, negro, has been
appointed a member of the board of
education by Mayor Mitchell of New
York.
Two negro prisoners were suffo
Gated, one was probably fatally burned
and more than fifty others narrowly
escaped death in fire which started
in cellhouse A at the state reforma-
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