The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-06
FOREIGN

held at FrankfoIt-on-the-Ma Main.
The Swedish ministry has resigned.
but King Gustav has requested the
ministers to retain their portfolios
for the present.
A German airman has dropped
bombs on two hospitals behind the
British lines. Three British nurses
and some wounded soldiers were
killed.
The American dollar is quoted at
Annoy, China, as worth $1.33 silver in
Chinese coin. This is a drop OF IT
cents since Aug. g. The normal rate
is about 1925 silver.
An imperial ordinance promul-
gated at Toxic prohibits, without per-
mission of the government, the sell
ing, chartering or mortgaging of jap
anese ships to foreigners.
The vatican has delivered to the
British minister the text of the re-
plies of Germany and Austria to the
popes peace proposal. The replies
are accompanied by a short note from
the vatican.
President Poincare at a cabinet
meeting signed a decree providing for
the requisitioning of cargo accommo
dation on all vessels-French, allied
and neutral-for the service of the
government.
Members of the unions of the rail-
road crafts, especially shopmen, pro-
test in the Mexico City newspapers
against the sending of cars and loco
motives from Mexico to shops in the
United States for repair.
The Amsterdam Telegraaf says q
bill is being prepared in Berlin au-
thorizing the German government, In
view of the scarcity of foodstuffs, to
remove from the country all foreign
ers not employed in war industries.
Maurice Long, the new minister of
provisions, announced in the Chamber
of Deputies at Paris that the program
of two meatless days a week would
be abandoned Oct. Is, as the economy
resulting therefrom has been insig-
nificant. Bread cards will be insti-
| tuted.
The first new group of hospital am
balances donated by Americans. large
ly through the efforts of Col. Andrew
Kolpaschnikov, ex-commander of the
twenty-first mobile column of the Red
Cross, will be on the battle front in
service in close contact with the
American mission to Rumania within
fortnight.
President Wilson will bestow an
| American flag with an attached
Iet,- - ia
from him, upon the Boy Scouts of
America troop that does the most ef-
| fective work in selling bonds in each
state during the campaign for the
second liberty loan, it was announced
| in New York.
SPORTING NEWS
Carl Morris, Oklahoma heavy
weight, knocked out Tex Mccarthy
of California in the second round of
their ten-round match at Albany,
N. Y.
William H (Knap) Mccarthy, vet
eran trainer and driver of harness
| horses, died at Terre Haute, Ind, of
| injuries received in a collision with
a woman driver in race at Carroll
ton, Ill.
For the second time, trial of Dan
| Shay, former manager Of the Milwau-
kee American Association Baseball
Club, charged with the murder of
| negro waiter at Indianapolis, Ind,
has been postponed.
Francis Ouimet, western amateur
| golf champion, defeated M. ]. Brady.
| Massachusetts open champion, up
| and to play, in 36-hole match for
! the benefit of the American Red
| Cross on the links of the Belmont
Springs Country Club at Belmont,
| Mass.
GENERAL
James Clarence Harvey, actor, poet
| and playwright died in New York.
New York observed it's first beef
less Tuesday, and hotel patrons
beefed about it.
Mayor Mitchell of New York, an
nounced he would run for reelection
as an independent
Some notable gains were made by
the no-license forces in the little
town elections in Connecticut in the
annual battle against the saloon.
Delegates to a national political
| conference of Progressives, Social
Democrats, Prohibitionists and Inde-
pendents arrived in Chicago and an
nounced their desire to mobilize all
but the dominant parties.
Gov. Keith Neville has accepted
the colonelcy Of the Seventh Ne
braska National Guard regiment, now
nearly organized, and will resign the
office of governor of Nebraska when
ever the regiment is mustered into
the government service.