The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-24
FOREIGN

Alexandra Ribot, in setting up the
French Cabinet in forty-eight hours, is
understood to have beaten all speed
records.
The entire Russian Baltic fleet and
the fortresses at Viborg and Sveaborg
have Joined the revolutionary move
ment in Russia.
Premier Lloyd George announced in
the House of Commons that he would
the Russian duma.
The ashes of the Duchess of Con-
naught, whose remains were cremat-
ed, were inferred in the crypt of the
Albert memorial chapel at Windsor
The abdication of Emperor Nicholas
was signed at the town of Pskoff,
where the train on which he was tray-
cling toward Petrograd was halted.
All clocks in France will be put for
ward one hour at midnight March "a.
according to the summer time bill,
which has been passed by Parliament.
One of the most notable movements
among the politically rejuvenated pop
ulace of Petrograd is the growing agi-
tation for the participation OF women
in the political life of the country.
Russia's government, it was learned
at the foreign office in Petrograd, will
rest exclusively on the control of a
council of ministers until the convoca-
tion of the constitutional assembly.
During the month of February says
an admiralty statement from Berlin,
altogether 36S merchant ships of an
aggregate tonnage of 800 gross
were lost by war measures of the cen
trail powers.
Three American steamships have
been sunk by German submarines.
The vessels destroyed were the City
of Memphis, the Illinois and Vigilan-
cia. Thirty-nine persons, including a
number of Americans, are missing.
Fifteen members of the crew of the
American steamer Vigilancia lost their
lives when the steamer was torpedoed
by German submarine. The surviv-
ors were in lifeboats from Friday
morning until Sunday afternoon.
An energetic defence of the late Lord
Kitchener was made in the House OF
Commons by former Premier Asquith,
who replied to criticisms leveled at
his government by the recently pub
lished report of the Dardanelles COM
| mission.
Republic or democratic monarchy, a
united Russia, and an intention to
fight the war to the bitter end, will
rise from the ruins of the old autoc-
racy. There will be no separate peace
with Russia's enemies. This was the
outstanding development Of more than
week of startling developments, ac-
cording to a Petrograd report.
SPORTING NEWS
Sailor Kirke was awarded the deci-
sion over Joe Flynn in Denver at the
N. A. C. at the end of hard fifteen
round bout.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, defeated Eddie Shannon OF
San Francisco in a six-round bout at
Philadelphia.
BY breaking &c out of % birds.
Blaine led the marksmen at the regu,
lar weekly practice shoot of the Pu
eblo, Colo, Trapshooters' Association
Another worlds record was made in
the American Bowling Congress tour
nament at Grand Rapids, Mich. r
Meyer and Louis Waldecker of St
Louis cut down 511 for the highest
game ever shot in the doubles.
The Pinehurst, N. c., tennis tourna
mept ended with the finals in the
women's singles and the mixed dou
bles. Miss Caroline Bogart of Eliza
beth Town and Country Club defeated
Miss Eleanor Gates, Nassau Country
Club, in the singles, Ga, GA, and
paired with Jack Latting of Locust
Valley, defeated Miss Gates and r. A
Balfe, South Shore Club, in the dou
bles, GA, Ga.
GENERAL
Oscar G. Murray of Baltimore, Md.
formerly president of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, left the bulk of his ST.,
100000 fortune to found home for
widows and orphans of employees OF
that railroad.
w. G. Lee, head of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and leader OF
the four brotherhoods in their fight
against the railroads, declared in New
York he would have been better
pleased had the Supreme Court found
the Adamson act unconstitutional.
Under cover of darkness seven sail
ors of the German commerce raiders
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friederich, interned at the Philadel.
phia navy yard, made an attempt to
escape, all seven being captured by
marines and police after shots were
fired at the fugitives.