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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
CONVICT PREFERS "PEN"
RATHER THAN FREEDOM

Portland, Ore, Dec. 29.-Detective
Headquarters was surprised when
Charles Peterson, sixty-five years old,
shambled up to sergeant and begged
to be sent to the penitentiary at
jackson, Mich.
The man had done" twenty-nine
wears on a charge he never recog-
nized. His home, around which
moved his only thoughts Of shelter
and of food, was within the stern
walls of the penitentiary at Jackson.
Peterson, when given his liberty,
desperately strained to regain his lost
art of living, but snatched from a
former generation. at his prime, he
could not keep step with the me-
chanical age" so he turned in bewild'
erment back to the "pen."
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
ESKIMO FEAST ON
CARIBOU TONGUE

Pittsburgh. Dec. 29.-"While tho
Canadian housewives in the North
west pay 81 for a steak that is no.
larger than the dollar bill itself, In
dians and Eskimos few hundred
miles in the interior are Staying
thousands of caribou for their ton
gues only" declared Mrs. Nellie Nc
Clung, of Edmundton, Alberta, who
came here for the Pennsylvania
Woman Suffrage convention.
Caribou tongue is company dish
among the Eskimos and Indians"
said Mrs. McClung. Every year they
kill enough Of these animals to feed
an army just for the sake of the
delicacy"
suffragists, she said, are planning
IA campaign Of education among the
natives In the mtter OF food conser-
yation.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
SMALL IN STATURE, YET
is MIGHTY IN ABILITY

Dayton, Dec. 27.-Major W. A.
Bishop is only twenty-three years OLD
and five feet five inches tall, but
He has been in 10 air battles IN
France. shot down forty-seven Hun
aeroplanes. battled singled-handed
with four enemy airplanes simultan-
eously, wrecking three of them, and
has been wounded only once.
For which accomplishments he now
wears the Victoria Cross, Distinguish
ed Service Order and the British Mil
itarv Cross. He was in action only
five months.
Now he is at the United States
Aviation School near here teacnins
aerial cunning to American air ca
dets.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
FARMER TAKES IN SIGHTS
BUT ALSO WAS TAKEN IN

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 29.-W. w.
Davidson, farmer Of Buntyn, Tenn,
drove his flivver to Memphis and pro-
ceeded to see the sights. First he
stopped at the home Of an acquaint-
apce and when he returnd to his
machine his overcoat had disap-
peared. That night he walked into q
motion picture show with $50 in his
pockets. When he came out the roll
was gone. Discouraged, he decided to
go home. But he remained in town
that night. Somebody had madc away
with his automobile. That broke him
all up.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
USES $4,000 STAMPS TO
MAKE COAT OF ARMS

Aberdeen, Wash, Dec 29.-Twenty-
five thousand cancelled postage
stamps representing thirteen admin
istrations, have been used by Mrs.
Sara Erickson, of this city, to make
government coat-of-arms The
stamps were gathered in the last
twenty-five years.
The coat of arms represents an
American eagle with outspread wings
and below it are five spears and a
shield. Three stamps are from the
George Washington administration
A lodge has offered Mrs. Erickson
$4,000 for the picture. but she has re
fused 1t. She still is gathering stamps
for the completion OF the work. She
viii add the words Liberty" and IF
Piuribus Unum."
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
MISS HARRIS WILL
RETURN AFTER SIX MONTHS
GOVERNMENT WORK

Tallahassee, Dec. 29.-Miss Agnes
Ellen Harris, state agent of home
demonstration work, who for the next
six months will be engaged in doing
emergency war work for the U. s.
Department of Agriculture, will re-
turn to Florida on December 25th,
going to Daytona on the 26th, where
she will preside over the State Teach
er's Association, having been chosen
president of that organization last
year. From Daytona Miss Harris will
come to Tallahassee where she ex.
poets to hold conference with the
women who are to do urban war work
in Florida this. year. At this confer
ence Miss Hannah Wesleyan, who
was written up by the New York
Times as Uncle Sans bread maker,
will give some valuable instruction to
the workers who are TO be stationed
in the following Florida cities: Pen.
sacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami,
and Key West.
During the past month Miss Harris
has visited Louisiana, Alabama and
Virginia, making plans and starting
the new work She writes that al
ready she has learned as much as
she would have i'm six months at Co
lumbia University and that she ex
poets to put all her new ideas into
Florida work when she returns
Miss Harris, is on a six-months' leave
granted by the Board of Control and
her absence from the state is only
temporary.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
Details of Destruction of
Submarine And Capture
of Grew Are Announced
(By Associated Press. }

Washington. Dec. 29-Full details
of the destruction by American de-
stroyers of a German submarine and
CAPTURE Of its crew were made pub.
lie today by the navy department,
and show the destroyers Tanning and
Nicholson were the ships engaged
The incident was reported Nov. "a,
but few facts were given The sub
marine was sunk according to re-
ports as it was preparing to attack
a merchant ship fotilla conveyed by
destroyers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
AGINOM0TO IS LATEST IN
CAMOUFLAGED DISHES

Denver, Col, Dec. 2s.-War prices
for foodstuffs will have no terrors
for citizens Of the United States II
they adopt the "meat camouflage' in
vented by DR.. X. Ikeda, Japanese
chemist of note.
"Aginomoto," or taste creatioh'
the brown men call 1t.
Yutaka Tanaka, Japanese com
merc;al agent visiting in Denver. oe-
scribes "aginomoto" as prepara.ioii
made mostly from the humble tur
nip. 1t is manufactured in poWuei
form and when spread on any artici'
of food It imparts delicious me"
faver.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
BUSINESS WORLD OF
ORIENT PENETRATED BY
YOUNG GIRLS OF JAPAN

Denver, Col, Dec. 29.-The work
ing girl has penetrated the business
world of the Orient, according to
Miss Elsie Green, Denver girl, who
has just returned from Japan for \
visit among home folks. Miss Green
is secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association in Yokohama.
Women in Japan are rapidly forg-
ing to the front in the business
world, Miss Green says, and their
energetic force in the commercial
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
(UN0RS RIFE THAT king
FERDINAND, OF RUMAN|A.
| HAS ADVOCATED IN favor
OF crown PRINCE CHARLES
BURNING ONES BARN IS NO
CRIME OUT IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 29.-It's no
crime in Arkansas 70 burn your own
property, the Arkansas Supreme
court has ruled. 1t reversed the de-
eision of the Benton county court, in
convicting a man accused of burning
his Eouse which was insured for more
than it's value. The court ruled the
State laws do not mention cases
where owners burn their property.
According to the State fire marshal
his department will be forced to drop
about twenty cases. He will ask the
next legislature to amend the law.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
BANKS SHOW PATRIOTISM
BY DISCARDING GERMAN"

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-There are five
largo banks here with the word
German" In their titles. Four OF
them have decided to drop the word.
believing that 1t will be an evidence
of their undiluted Americanism. One
of the banks Is in the national bank
ing system and the other three in
tho state. Americans OF German an
cestry make up a large portion of
their depositors.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
BOY. PLEASE PAGE GEORGE
C0HAN-sOMETH1NG NEW!

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 2s.-Coun-
tess Isabel, probably unknown to the
titled heads of Europe. has Joined
hands with the Allies In the latest
patriotic move.
Tabby has three new children. One
* the color of a Rhode Island Red
chicken. one Is pure white and the
third is a Maltest blue.
Can you imagine such patriotism
wren one considers the fact that the
mother, the Countess, is Persianf
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29

life Of the larger cities is being KEEN
ly felt
THE business girls of Japan" she
said, though few in number as yet
are very proud Of their work and are
generally liked by their employers.
Girls are being employed as fling
and card indexing clerks, for sorting
stock in large warehouses, and many
are engaged in the intricate Japa-
nese shorthand system"
Miss Green declared that the Jap
anese telephone girls were extreme
ly polite. ''Moshi, moshi," is their
greeting when they plug in," which
means, see here, thank you"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29

Every man who can handle sno'
Ell, axe, oyster tong. row p'as
pull on a shrimp net. has been IN w
mand in Apalachicola for weeks pas.
at advanced pay. In fact, TIE sup ..
of men has not been sufficient TO mes'
the demand. This means the eii.u ,.s
ton of large volume of money sn.s WI"
increased business for the mercnanss
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
Railroads Refuse
Wage Increase !
OF 40 Per Ct,
Putting 1t Up
Tc Cove e..nment
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 29.-The Rail-
roads have definitely refused the de-
mapds Of organized employees for a
40 per cent increase in wages and
turned the responsibility entirely
to the government. Railway execu-
tives here today in making known
their decision made no concealment
their feeling that the government
operation was step towards govern
ment ownership, and made clear they
felt the public and stockholders
would demand it.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
COLD
WAVE GRIPS
THE ENTIRE
EASTERN PART
Of THE j, S.
COLD WILL EXTEND AS FAR
SOUTH AS CAROLINAS AND
GEORGIA; GREAT SUFFERING
ON ACCOUNT OF LACK OF FUEL
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. ga great
thick blanket of intensely cold air.
lying over the country from the up
per Mississippi to the seaboard, has
plunged the whole eastern section of
the United States into q cold snap
from which the Weather Bureau sees
no immediate relief. Cold wave
warnings have been issued for the in.
terror Of South Carolina and Central
Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
Carrying
CAPT. MCCULLOUGH
AND STUDENTS
UNHFARD OF
PAST Sc HRS.
(By Associated Press. }

San Antonio, Dec. 29-After near
ly thirty-six hours no word has been
received from the balloon sent up on
Thursday at midnight from the bal
loon school here carrying Captain
Paul Mccullough, instructor. and
several students. The balloon drift
ed southwest. In the opinion of off,
GERS 1t may be across the border in
Mexico or lost in the Gulf.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
italian Attack
Broke Down
Under Heavy
Teuton Fire
LULL ON OTHER BATTLE
FRONTS IS EVIDENT FROM THE
REPORT THERE IS NOTHING
TO REPORT
(Bv Associated Press.)

petrograd, Dec. 29.-There are
Derslstent rumors here that King
rera,nand of Rumania has abdicated
lin favor Of Crown Prince Charles.
Disturbed conditions of Rumania
reported the past few days, together
with reports from Bolsheviki, prove
that German propagandists have
|been at work among the Rumanian
|tyoops. King Ferdinand is a memoef
Of the Hohenzollern family ana sue
ceeded his uncle to the Rumanian
throne in 1914. Two of his brothers
are generals in the German armies.
Crown Prince Charles was born 10
1888.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
Suffering Widespread
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 29.-Suffering duo
to lack of fuel is widespread today,
with the mercury registering one be-
low zero at o'clock and falling.
accompanied by snow and high
winds.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
fRy Associated Press. J

Stockholm, Dec. 30. sympathy
with Finland's movement for inde-
pendence was expressed today oy
King Gustayein addressing deputa-
tior of Finnish publicists who pre-
sented an appeal for recognition OF
an independent Finland.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
CLOUDY, RAINY
WEATHER IS
PREDICTION FOR
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec. 20. - Cold.
cloudy weather the first half Of the
week, moderating after Wednesday
with rain Friday and Saturday is
the forecast for the South Atlantic
States the coming week.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
ATTACHES Of
NIl CITY BANK
Of n. y, ARRESTED
RELEASED
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 29.-B. R. Stew
ems, manager of the Petrograd
branch of the National City Bank OF
New York. and his assistant, Mr..
Link, have been released, American
Ambassador Francis reported today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
(By Associated Press. }

Amsterdam. Dec. 29.-Pan-Germah
newspapers angrily condemn the
peace terms of the Central Powers.
The Berlin Deutsche Zeitung says
the Entente has won the greatest VIC
tory Of the war, that diplomats have
destroyed all that has been fought
for.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
Most Severe Weather Since 1914
(By Associated Press.)

Boston, Dec. 80 The most severe
cold wave since 1914 swept New
England from the northwest today,
and caused widespread suffering be-
cause of the lack of fuel. The tenn
pcrature here was four below zero
this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29

Sarasota is trying for one oil .ne
auxiliary aviation camps tnat
Federal government is gong 70
tablish, The Board of Trade mas 'ne
matter in hand.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29

n. Fsb. 18th volusia county VIII
an election to decide whether or
@ llo.' .sey ~ will issue 100000 worth
:. - bonds to build a road from De
- ~ Putnam County line.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
ZEPPELIN AND
SEAPLANE
WRECKED IN
NORTH SEA
lBy Associated Prees.)

London, Dec. 29.-A Zeppelin and
seaplane accompanying it has been
wrecked in the North Sea, according
to a Central News dispatch from Co.
penhagen, quoting advices from West
Jutiand.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
LAKELAND, FLORIDA SATURDAY, DEC. 20. 1917
3 BRITISH BOATS
SUNK WITH LOSS
OF IS OFFICERS
and $50 MEN
(By Associated Press. }

London, Dec. 29.-Three British
torpedo boat destroyers were sunk
by torpedoes or mines off the Dutch
coast the night of Dec. 20 with loss
of 13 officers and $50 men, the ad-
miralty announced today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
(By Associated Press. }

Berlin, Dec. 29.-An Italian attack
against the Austro- German positions
at Monte Tomba broke down yester-
day under Teuton fire, 1T was on
cially announced today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
french Have Nothing to Report

(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 29.-There Is nothing
to report for last night except patroi
encounters north of ChemlD oes
Danes, near Sapigneut, says todays
official statement.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-29
NOTHING TO REPORT .
SAYS BRITISH

(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec 29.-Nothing of In
terest to report, says the war ONCE
today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
FAIRGROUNDS WILL
Be OPENED MONDAY

Fairgrounds for school children
will be opened next Monday morning,
according to announcement made to.
day by Supervisor Nohr. There will
be four Fairgrounds under the direc-
ton of city teachers and one at Glen
Miller park, under the park superin.
tendent.
The Fairgrounds will be opened at
Hibberd. Whitewater and Baxter
schools and at the South Twenty-sec.
ond street public grounds. Nohr will
have supervision over all the grounds,
Lyman Lyboult will be in charge at
the public Fairgrounds. w. w. Cot.
tjngham at Hibberd school, D. D.
Ramsey at Whitewater school and
Frank Walker at Baxter. The play
grounds will be open from o'clock
in the morning until o'clock in the
afternoon six days in the week
Plans are being made for Sunday
school baseball tournaments and open
tennis tournments at the Twenty-sec-
ond street grounds and indoor base
ball leagues will be organized at the
other grounds in the city. A silver
loving cup will again be offered for
the winner of the tennis tournament.
Last year Sheldon Simmons won the
cup by defeating about Is other en-
tries and will be entered in this years
tournament.
The Fairgrounds will be continued
until the opening Of school in Sep
TENDER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
STUDENT
ENTERED IN meet

FORT WAYNE. Ind, May 31-The
third annual intercollegiate discus
sion contest under the auspices Of the
Citizens League Of Indiana will be held
here the night of June 1, with nine
colleges of Indiana represented. Sam
uel NJ. Foster of this city, who will
preside, has offered prize of $50 to
the winner of the discussion, and SIS
for the one taking second.
The subject for the discussion this
year is: Needed constitutional revis-
ion in Indiana from the standpoint of
representative government" Each
speaker will be allowed twelve min
utes to present his arguments and the
order of speaking will be determined
by lot Immediately before the discus
sion 1890 --~ -s. s-----+
The contestants entered, with the
university or college they represent.
are: r. L.. Case, Purdue University;
Lloyd Sheppard. Indiana University;
Simeon e. Leland, Jr, DePauw Uni
versity; Donald B. Snyder, Earlham
College; Earl McRoberts. Butler Col
lege; Nj. r. Smith, Indiana Law
School; Alfred C. Lee, Taylor Univer-
sity; David e. Sites. Manchester Col
lege; and Dale Kelly, Muncie Nation
al Institute.
The discussion last year was held at
Muncie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
Human U-Boats in
"Y" Pool Amuse Crowd

Would-be spectators were turned
away last night when Schwan's as
ISOLATION fishes" splashed their way
to fame and finance in the association
natoriurn.
Money, the real thing, was literally
thrown away-into the pool. None OF
it was wasted. Charles Stevens, a
juvenile swimmer who profited hugely,
vouches for this.
The varied program arranged by
Schwan included everything in the
aquatic art from life saving to sub
marine tag, the newest water sport at
the "Y''
Individual stars we're Cap Parker,
who cleaned honors In the dives and
wrestling contests Mahlon Walls. Har.
ry Eikenberry, Pete Hayward and
Charles Stevens.
A game of submarine tag" amused
the big crowd after the human fishes
had tired of the fancy and spectacular
stunts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
From Base to Base
Last game of the Evansville series
this afternoon.

Last game of the Evansville series
this afternoon.
Tomorrow the Quakers open three
game series at Dayton, then go to
Springfield for three games.
On Thursday June Z the Quakers
open a twelve game series on the
home lot, Grand Rapids, Muskegon,
Fort Wayne and South Bend playing
here in the order named, each team
being here for three days.
Muskegon plays the first Sunday
game here on June 10. Hamilton and
his Muskies have an intense enmity
for Babe Myers and this series will be
for blood.
Paid attendance at the game yester.
day. was 2,493, an attendance not sur
passed by any of the largest cities in
the the circuit 1t was the largest
crowd Evansville had played to this
year and President Stahlhefer was de-
lighted.
Central league magnates now fully
realize that in taking Richmond into
their circuit they did not pick a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
Local Sport News at a Glance
ATHLETES ENTERED
BY nine SCHOOLS
IN CHURCH GAMES

Some 125 boy athletes representing
twelve Sunday schools of the city are
entered in the s. s. track and field
lists scheduled for the Playground Fri
day afternoon at O'Clock.
The schools entered are: First
English Lutheran, West Richmond
Friends, First Christian, First Metho
dist, Second Presbyterian, South
Eighth Street Friends, Reid Memorial
First Presbyterian and Whitewater
Friends.
The track colonies of the high school
and Garfield junior high school are
we'll represented
The First Lutherans have Shelton
Lahrman, Van Allen and Letter, all
high school crackers of more or less
ability.
Big "Cy" Pitts, the high school and
Earlham star, heads the contingent
hailing from the West Richmond
friends. Ray Jenkins and Louis Nor
rison. Earlham lights. will be assoc.
lated with Pitts and his endsavors.
The First Christians have Ivan
Toney, Kenny Schaefer, Bill and John
Dunn, back from Purdue University
promises to do big things.
Charlie Chrow and Wilson Hurrell
head the First M. E. delegation.
Bus Parker, r. H. s. basketball cap
tain, is listed as the main cog in the
scoring machine lined up by the South
Eighth Street Friends.
The remaining schools claim any
number of dusk nag propositions tc
offset the workings of the sure
things
L. A. Schwan. Of the "Y," who Is
directing the meet, has announced the
following list of officials: N. C. Heir
onimus, Ross Williams, Don Warfel
d. d. Ramsey, Lyman Lyboult and Rus
sell Brown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
RICHMOND GIRLS
BROTHER IN CAR
THAT WINS RACE

Louis Chevrolet. driving Fronte-
nae, won the second race on the Gin
cinnati speedway yesterday He es-
tablished a new record of 1923 miles
an hour, for the Cincinnati track.
Roscoe Sarles, brother of Miss Hazel
Sarles,. of the Palladium staff, was
Chevrolet's mechanician yesterday.
They drove the same car that won
for them the Universal Sweepstake
races in Uniontown, Pa, last fall
Castor Chevrolet, brother OF Louis.
driving Frontenac came in second,
Ira Vail, driving a Hudson super-six
was third, and then Tom Milton in
Dusenberg.
Many persons from Richmond at
tended the races yesterday. The day
was ideal and many motored over.
Few accidents of any kind are report
ed, either at the race or along the
roads leading to Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
VANDAGRIFTS LOSE
BOTH TO RENDERS

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 31-South
Bend took a double-header from Fort
Wayne by heavy hitting. HOFFMAN,
making his first appearance for South
Bend, hit the ball over the center
field fence.
First Game
r.. II. E..
IT Wavne 900 900 300-3 / 4
South Bend 2O1 221 O1*-9 IL 2
Batteries Peterson and Smith;
Willis and Kelly.
Second Game
South Rend -. 0O2 01O 14-17 16 0
IT Wavne 1O1 600 90 4
Batteries - Wheatley and Kelly;
Richardson and Smith.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
lemon. The Quaker City - already
one of the mainstays of the league.

.
|. Scrappy Punch Knoll. Eva manager,
had a run in with the newest addition
of the umpiring staff, Bush, and was
promptly chased off the lot. He wit.
messed seven innings of play in the
first game from a pavilion seat. He
was permitted to return to the field
for the second game but he was very
meek and seldom heard from.
81 expect five or six hundred of this
big crowd would have spent the holi-
day and a considerable amount of their
money out of the city if it hadn't been
for this baseball game" said an in
terested business man. He figures that
Central league baseball here is both a
good sporting and business venture for
Richmond.
Skip Crouch, the Quakers new out
fielder. won place for himself in fan
dom's heart yesterday He fielded his
position splendidly. cut off an Eva run
by a beautiful peg In the first game
and was responsible for three runs IN
that game. He had batting average
of 1000 in the first game.
Supiu DOuciSOu dlSO ptCdSCd Lie iono
with his fielding yesterday. This
youngster is coming fast.
Rapp made a desperate effort to
field Mathews bunt in the ninth in
ming of the second game. hit which
resulted in the Evas one and winning
run He lunged for 1t with his bare
hand but the ball took trick swerve.
rolling just out of his reach. Rapp's
play was In finished form throughout
the game
There are few local amateurs who
can step out Of the Saturday After
noon League into the Central league
and put up as good a game as did
Everett Haas, who caught for Evans
vile yesterday.
For RED" Hart to lose such a well
pitched game as he turned in yester-
day was tragedy. He was in top
form but the breaks IN the game went
against him. Hart pitched a game that
would be. a winner ninety-uine times
out of one hundred.
MAY GOES TO CHINA
PEKING,. May .31.-Paul May. has
been appointed Belgian Minister to
China. Mr. May formerly was Belgian
Minister to Mexico. The Chinese goy-
eminent has approved his designation
as Minister Mr. May is now in
France.