The Ordway new era., 1917-03-23
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Britain will probably be closed our'
ing the next few months.
Gen. obregon has resigned as min
lister of war in the Mexican Cabine'
and shortly will retire to private hie'
Fernand Labori, who was attorney
for Capt Alfred Dreyfus, died IN
Paris after long and painful illness
Official action by Great Britain
France and Italy in recognition of the
provisional government OF Russia was
take in Petrograd.
Gen. Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyau'
tey, minister of war in the French
Cabinet. has resigned as the result ot
incidents in the Chamber OF Deputies
The pope has decided TO pronounce
an important allocution at the con
sistory to be held al the end of the
month, according 10 a news dispatch
from Rome.
During the funeral of Count Zeppe-
lin at Stuttgart ten airplanes and two
airships flying mourning flags, ap'
peared over the church yard AMI
dropped wreaths
As a special mark of honor to the
late George W. Guthrie, American am
bassador to Japan. the emperor is eX-
pected to detail Japanese warship to
transport the body to the United
l. States.
Mail carried on an American ship
| the Standard Oil tanker John d. Arch.
| bold, was removed by the British au,
| thorities at Halifax, according to the
| officers of the vessel. which arrived
in New York from Bergen, Norway.
On Jan. /, 1913, Grand Duke Mich
ael was banished from Russia by En-
| peror Nicholas and relieved of the
command of the Chevalier guards be
cause OF his marriage. He was also
ousted from his position as regent
designate.
Additional evidence that the Lib
erals have virtually decided to substi
tute a campaign of fire and pillage fol
an organized military movement il
contained in report of meeting
held at Songo, Cuba. the headquarters
of Mai. Rigoberto Fernandez, one o1
the rebel leaders.
The steamship Algonquin, flying
the American flag, was sunk by Ger
man submarine at O'Clock the morn
ing of March II, while on the way
from New York to London. The crew
of twenty-three men, including clever
Americans, was saved, although the
submarine refused to assist the sur
vivors in the lifeboats.
SPORTING NEWS
Play for the national A. A. U
basketball championship started il
Chicago with sixteen teams ccm
peting.
The annual tournament of the Ma
tional Association of Scientific Ang
ling Clubs will be held in Chicago
Aug. 81 and Sept. / and 8.
The racing season at the Denve
City park track. under the manage
ment of the Gentlemen's Driving an,
Riding Club. will open earlier thi
season than last, according to an an
nouncement made by the racing com
mittee.
Entries to the Kentucky handicap
to be run at Douglas park, May 26
and to the Latonia derby, at Latonia
June 16, were announced at Louisvill,
by John Hachmeister, general man
ager of both tracks. He also an
nounced that 45S nominations hav,
been made for the Latonia champion
ship stakes which will have it's frs
running in 1919 for 3-year-olds ant
will be worth approximately $4,000.
GENERAL
A bomb exploded in the Suffoli
county courthouse, Boston, killing
two men and injuring another.
| Casper, Wyo., the recognized centel
of the petroleum industry in the Fal
West, is TO have an oil exchange
Profits from operations of s9,75G,
4 2T9 are reported for 1916 by the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company in tbs
annual statement, as against S2,991,
| 4G5 in 1915
| William F. Sheehan, former lieu
tenant governor of New York and a
lawyer who was prominent in state
and city politics in former years, died
at his home in New York.
Nearly 10000 union workmen, mem
bers of the Building Trades Council
were idle at Cleveland, Ohio, as re
suit of the sweeping lockout order
| put into effect by the Building Trades
| Employers Association.
Mail carried on an American ship
the Standard Oil tanker, John d
Archbold, was removed by the Brit.
ish authorities at Halifax, according
to the officers of the vessel, which
arrived at New York from Bergen
| Norway.
Harry K. Thaw was adiudged a