, 1917-10-04
FOREIGN

price of bread in London at 30 cents
for a f~our-pound loaf.
Thomas .Ashe, a Sim Fem leader.
died in a hospital in Dublin as the
result of a hunger strike on which he
entered some time ago.
The grave warning that the sub
marine situation is extremely serious
was authorized in a statement by the
ministry of shipping at London.
Austrian Liberals are determined to
force the peace question to a practi-
cal and decisive plane, according to
dispatches received at Zurich.
The London Gazette the
temporary honorary captain while spe-
cially employed, from Aug. 22nd last.
Election returns from the second
parliamentary division in Stockholm
show that four Socialists, one Liberal
and three Conservatives were elected.
The vatican denied the report that
Pope Benedict intends to make pro.
posals for peace negotiations involv-
ing mediation by King Alfonso of
Spain.
James Boosey of London was ex-
empted from military service by the
Essex county tribunal because he is
too busy to be a soldier. They found
he is holding down t%hirty-four jobs.
Former Premier Asquith, addressing
n mass meeting under the auspices of
the War Committee at Leeds, reiter-
ated his demand for a plain and sim
pie answer from Germany as to her
intentions toward Belgium and wheth-
er she was willing to restore Alsace-
Lorraine.
1t is said on good authority that an
investigation at Mexico City shows
passage of messages in German code
between the German legation and Ber-
lin by way of the Swedish legation and
Stockholm, as revealed recently by
Secretary of State Lansing, extended
as lar back as the early part of 1916
The latest means of communication
between the German legation in Mex
ice City and New York, it is declared,
is being carried out by means of soiled
laundry. Women travellers proceeding
from Mexico to the United States, to
whom the laundry is given, are re-
quested, 1t is said, to send it to a GER
tain address in New York. 1t is in
ferred that these pieces of linen carry
messages written in invisible ink.
SPORTING NEWS
Charles Fat" Winters, manager OF
Johnny kid" Mex, Pueblo Mexican
mauler, announced that the plucky lit.
tie lightweight has been matched to
fight Sailor Kirke in Denver.
Bets at even money were made in
New York on the world series. No
odds are being offered. One bet of
$4,000 was placed on the curb. Some
are offering 6 to 5 that the White Sox
take the first game.
The Boston Americans at Boston de.
feated, 2 to 0, an all-star team, re-
cruited from leading players of the
American League with Maranville of
the Boston Nationals at shortstop. The
entire proceeds went to the family OF
the late T. H. Murnane, who until his
death last winter was considered the
dean of American baseball writer's.
The receipts we're well i've $4,000.
GENERAL
Exports of merchandise at the port
of New York fell more than $780,
600 for august as compared with Au.
gust, 1916.
Secretary McAdoo announced the
details of the second Liberty loan of
$4,000, 0OO, 900 which will be offered TO
the public Oct. LIST.
Captain Max V. T%hierichens, former
commander OF the German sea raider
Prince Eitel Friedrich, was placed on
trial in the Federal District Court at
Philadelphia, charged with violating
the Mann act by bringing a m
from Ithaca, N. Y, to Philadelphia for
improper purposes.
The desire of Massachusetts, Repub.
licans to continue the war governor
in office for a third term was EN-.
phatically shown when Gov. Samuel
w. Mccall was renominated at the pri-
maries by a majority of $3.50 over
Grafton d. Gushing, former lieutenant
governor. The votes: Mccall, S2,426;
Gushing, 24,246. Frederick w. Mans.
field, who opposed Governor Mccall
in the election last year again was
nominated for governor by the Dem.
ocrats without opposition.
On the platform of the auditorium
where Senator LaFollette at st. Paul,
Mimi, decried American entry into
the war on what he termed a viola.
ton of technical rights" Col. Roose-
welt, CHASING the Wisconsin senator
among the Huns within our gates"
declared he would like to send LaFol-