, 1918-05-30
FOREIGN

land may be settled by the formation
of an Irish army.
1t is reported at Valparaiso, Chile
that there IA loss of life in the
earthquake at La Serena.
The military agreement between
Japan and China has caused increased
attention to be given the question OF
Intervention in Siberia.
The address delivered by a French
general at the grave of Major Luf-
berry, the American ace, who was
brought down on the Toul sector by a
German airman, was an unusual trib-
ute from one soldier to another.
Zurich.-The Zuricher Zeitung says
the German military authorities have
demanded of Poland to supply Ger.
many with 100000 head of cattle, and
10000 pigs. The amount demanded
represents one-fifth of ,Poland's live
stock.
Under the white guard and German
regime in Finland LISP persons were
executed VI to May /, according to a
Finnish socialist who escaped to Swe-
den and whose interview with the
Folkets Dagblad is transmitted from
Copenhagen.
The Prince of Wales arrived in
Rome May "a from the Italian front to
participate in the patriotic celebration
of Italy's entrance into the war. He
was given a magnificent welcome by
thousands of school boys, who cheered
and waved flags.
The admiralty official statement
gives the losses to British, allied and
neutral merchant tonnage due to enc
my action and marine risk in April
as follows: British, 220,709 tons; al
lied and neutral, S4,393; total, 305, 1902
C~learances in and out of ports, 7,040,.
800 gross tons.
For the Germans, as well as for us.
the next few weeks will be a race be-
tween Hindenburg and President Will
son." said Mr.. Lloyd George in an adj
dress at Edinburgh. 1.-THE Germans
are straining every muscle to reach
the goal first, on the eve of American
help becoming available for the al
lies"
One million of the 100000 Russian
war prisoners held in Germany and
Austria-Hungary are total inval-
ids. In Germany there are l.
900. 900 and in Austria 1,200,-
600. Half of the invaiids are tuber.
cular, most of them in the last stages
of that plague. Many of the remain
der are suffering from other serious
contagious diseases.
The American dead, sleeping in the
soil Of France, will receive the homage
of the American army on Memorial
day. Many of those who have given
their lives for their country arc bur
led in graves over which shells and
bullets are flying close to where they
fell. But wherever they are resting,
their comrades will bear them in mind
and pay tribute tt their memory.
SPORT
Twilight baseball was given a trial
in the American Association, begin
ming at Minneapolis, President Hick-
ey announced. The game was started
at 6:45 o'clock.
The first game of professional base
ball ever played in Boston on Sunday
was held in Fenway park between the
Chicago American champions and the
Boston Red Sox.
Tommy Gibbons, mi ddleweight box
he has accepted an offer from the di-
rector general of army recreation and
is awaiting assignment as a boxing in
structor.
GENERAL
Secretary of War Baker announced
in an address in New York May "a, in
celebration of Italy day, that American
infantry, machine gun units and artil-
lery would soon be fighting shoulder
to shoulder with the Italians on their
front.
The condition of Charles w. Fair.
banks. who is i'll at his home in In
dianapolis, Ind, was considered more
satisfactory May 90 by the attending
physicians.
American troops are now taking "a
magnificent part in the great battle on
the western 'front.' Prince Arthur OF
Connaught declared upon his arrival
at an Atlantic port en- route to Japan.
Shadow Lawn, former summer home
of President Wilson at Sea Grit, N. J..
has been sold for nearly $1,OO0,600 to
Hubert It. Parson, treasurer and gen
eral manager of the F. W. Woolworth
company, it was learned in New York.
THE storm of Mackensen," Ger
many's third and perhaps final great
drive on the western front. will be
launched about June 1, according to
the prediction of Gen. w. A. Bridges,