The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-13
FOREIGN

retary OF English FreemasonB, died In
London. He was 81 years old.
The military commandant at viborg
has published . warning to all Rus
sian families in Finland to leave the
country.
Dec. 1st has been fixed for calling
the first increment of men to the col.
ors, under the Canadian selective con.
scription act.
The danger from submarines having
decreased. insurance on Norwegian
cargoes in the North sea has been re-
duced from 8 to per cent.
DR.. Perl, the German minister to
Peru, was handed his passports by the
Peruvian government. II was report
cd from Lima that he would 60 to
Ecuador.
Germany, facing a coal and gas
shortage, plans to crowd school chill
dren into fewer rooms, limit heating
water for bathing purposes and urge
housewives to use fireless cookers.
News Of the destruction OF the Nor
wegian steamship Majoren by Ger
man submarine, off the Irish coast, on
Sept. Srd, was brought to an Atlantic
port by survivors, passengers on a
British vessel.
Semi-official announcement is made
In Berlin that the August estimate OF
the German grain crop has shown that
reduction of 10 per cent In the bread
ration from Nov. will be a necessity
If the grain supply is to last out the
year.
In response to the kings appeal for
unity, the leaders of all parties, Con-
servatives, Liberals and Socialists in
Sweden have sent replies that all
agree to the absolute necessity of the
new government observing strict neu-
trality.
Arrivals at Amsterdam from Ham
burg report that a new battle cruiser,
while on trial run off Helgoland,
struck mine and was seriously dam
aged. Three officers and twenty sail
ors were drowned. The vessel was
towed to port.
The Argentine government is not
prepared to follow the action of Uru-
quay in severing diplomatic relations
with Germany, according to Foreign
Minister Pueyiredon. Argentina has
not pledged her neutrality, the foreign
minister added, but is attempting to
safeguard her own interests.
Germany and Austria Hungary have
agreed to make another peace offer
to the allies, the Deutsche Zeitung OF
Berlin says it learns on good author
ity. The offer will have as its basis
no territorial aggrandizement, the sur
render Of Belgium and French terri
tory, the remuneration of possible
territorial acquisitions of payments In
money and no indemnity on either
side.
SPORTING NEWS
George Sherwood, breeder of race
horses. among them Lockhart, cham
pion trotter of two decades ago, died
at st. Paul, Mimi, aged "a years.
Sailor Kirke, California lightweight,
was awarded the decision in a fifteen
round battle with Kid Mex of Pueblo
at the Lakeside stadium in Denver.
Whichever of the crack 3-year-olda
-Hourless or Omar Khayyam-comes
first under the wire in the match race
at Laurel, the Red Cross will be the
winner of the $1,000 purse hung up
by the Maryland Fair Association.
Eddie Cicotte of Detroit, pitcher ex.
traordinary to the Chicago Americans,
piloted his team to victory at Chicago
over the New York Nationals by a
score of to 1 in the first game of the
1917 worlds series, and the Sox won
the second game Sunday. 7-2.
Miss Katherine Flaherty, age IT.
broke the woman's record for the swim
across the Golden Gate at San Fran.
cisco, her time being 28 minutes 80
seconds. The previous record of 81
minutes 35 AS seconds, was made by
Miss "Bage Wright" last year. The
distance is seven-eighths of a mile.
GENERAL
Fifteen persons were injured, sever.
al seriously. when two passenger
A total of $4,000 has been sub.
scribed in st. Louis for the Knights of
Columbus army fund.
Convinced that the strike of 1000
longshoremen, which went into effect |
in New York, is due to German activi. |
ties, steamship officials planned to ask
for government investigation.
AS the result of a conference be- |
tween Ambassador General Alfred L |
Becker of New York State, held in
Washington. I2w Bolo Pasha in
quiry has been started in France.
The predicted winter coal famine |
has already struck Chicago. Dealers
throughout the city. both large and
small. are limiting their sales, especial
ly Of Pocahontas coal, to their regular
customers.