Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-15
FOREIGN


buque, has been selected head of the
diocese of Boise, Idaho.
Emperor Charles has refused to ac-
cept the resignation of the Austrian
cabinet of Dr. Won Seydler, according
to advices received at Zurich.
Remember the Tuscania!" will be
an irresistible call to the colors and
battle cry of victory for the Ameri-
cans in the war, London newspapers
declared
Evidence that the Germans are cen
tering their submarine power on the
American transport service is seen in
the torpedoing of the two great Cum
ard liners Tuscania and Aurania.
A great number of persons were
| killed or injured in consequence of a
| collision between a train loaded with
Red Guards and a government train
sent to intercept the Red Guard train
near Kemi, northern Finland.
Admiral Sir John K. Jellicoe, form
er chief of the naval staff, speaking
at Hull, England, said he was afraid
I'VE are in for bad time for a few
months, but by late summer-about
August believe we will be able to
say the submarine menace is killed"
| Eight thousand of Guatemala's most
beautiful homes, valued at more than
$S0,000,000, were totally destroyed in
the recent earthquake, Minister Joa-
quin Mendez learned officially. Gov
ernment buildings and cathedrals, val
ued at larger figure, are also COM
plete loss, the report stated.
Passengers on ships which accom-
panied the Tuscania and her convoy
express the conviction in London
that Germany had been warned of the
coming of the transport and her con-
voy, and that the U-boats had been
instructed as to the route which was
to be taken by the ships.
The British admiralty Friday night
stated that the latest figures availa-
BILE on the Tuscania disaster showed
that 2,235 persons had been saved and
that about 166 were missing. The
saved, it was added, included 1873 Am
erican officers and 1917 American
men, sixteen officers and 1873 men of
the crew and six passengers. The
bodies of 126 American troops have
been recovered. OF the 14S survivors
landed on the Scottish coast 194 be-
longed to the United States army, in
cluding seven officers.
SPORT
l.. G. Palmer broke twenty-four
birds out of a possible twenty-five at
the Lakewood Country club traps in
Denver.
Broadmoor golf course at Colorado
Springs, will be the scene of the Col
orado state golf championship
Fl to "a inclusive-this year.
Bob Smith, bowling in the Major
League at Denver, put over a brilliant
exhibition, finishing an exceptional
three-game series with score of 672.
He averaged 226 for the evenings
sport t'
Indications point strongly toward
baseball being played extensively by
the troops in France this spring. The
Y. M. G. A. War Work Council has
awarded contract for 59,760 base
balls, probably one of the largest or
ders ever placed.
GENERAL
Fire from a defective tent stove
caused the destruction of seven tent
houses in Camp Newton D. Baker
near Fort Bliss, Tex.
John l.. Sullivan, fighter all his life,
was given the funeral of fighter a.
Boston. He sleeps now in Calvary
cemetery by the side of his father and
mother.
Herbert C. Hoover National Food
Administrator, has confirmed the ap-
pointment of Calvin H. Morse, of Den
yer, as chairman of the hotel and res
taurant division of the Rocky Noun
tain States, including Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado.
These states were formerly in the ter
ritory under the direction of James
Woods of San Francisco.
Secretary Tumulty in a formal state
ment in Washington, declared he was
not a candidate for appointment as
senator from New Jersey nor would
he be a candidate at the election in
November. He said he considered it
more important for him to remain as
secretary to the President.
Five Of the thirteen buildings of the
Indiana state reformatory at Jeffer-
sonville were destroyed by fire, en-
failing an estimated loss of 100000.
Twelve hundred and eighty-five pris-
oners, in cell houses and dormitories
were marshalled in orderly array
and marched to the institutional
were marched to the institutional
school building, 200 yards away from
the fire. None tried to escape.
Announcement that. France will be
able before July 1 to manufacture
enough artillery to supply twenty Am
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