The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-15
FOREIGN

fact.
A military convention between
America and Great Britain will be rat
flied soon, Lord Cecil, minister OF
blockade, announced in the House OF
Commons in London.
A serious revolt has broken out
among the Austrian troops concen-
trated on the east front, according to
an undated dispatch from Kieff, re-
ceived through Moscow.
The long distance bombardment of
Paris was resumed Tuesday morning.
Two persons were killed and nine
were wounded in Mondays lombard
ment, according to Paris Eclair.
A Belfast steamship torpedoed by a
German submarine while bound from
England has reached an Irish port bad
| ly damaged. Three of the crew were
killed by the explosion of the torpedo.
A dispatch to the London Times
from The Hague quotes neutral who
has arrived there from Germany as
stating that an epidemic of black
smallpox is raging among the work
men of the Krupp plant at Essen.
How the captors of three American
| soldiers on the sector northwest OF
Chateau-Thierry unwittingly led them
back into the allied lines owing to the
tangled conditions of the fighting
front there, is told by the correspond
ent of the London Times with the
American army in France. Corporal
| Sidney w. Rogers and Privates Ray
mond Howard and Frank P. Ridgway
were captured at Hill 204. Two Ger
mans started with them to the rear,
but became confused and walked
straight into the French lines and
themselves were taken prisoner.
Commenting on the new German Of
fenslve the London Star says: "The
third phase of the battles which COM
menced March 81 may well decide the
fate of Germany. 1t cannot decide the
fate of the allies, for whatever may
be the issue they will fight on until
America and the American armies can
turn the scale and deliver the world
forever from Prussian hegemony. The
GermPs are not going to win. There
the British between them and Paris.
We expect those armies, with the rap
idly-increasing American army to beat
them flat We decline to go half way
toward defeat of any kind. We believe
in victory and nothing but victory. We
have beaten the Germans in hundred
battles since Mons. We shall beat
them now"
SPORT
Charlie White, lightweight boxer,
has become boxing instructor at Fort
Sheridan, Ill. He formerly served at
Camps Grant and Custer.
Arthur Duray, the noted French
driver, entered the 100-mile automo-
bile derby to be raced over the Chi
cago speedway course on June %.
Directors of the Southern Associa-
tion of Professional Baseball Clubs at
Birmingham, Ala, voted unanimously
to end the present season on June 2S.
Lack Of interest in the game, increased
transportation costs under the new
passenger rates and the draft expected
to be made on players as the result of
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
work or fight" regulations were as
signed as reasons for the action.
GENERAL
The Slavic agitation in Austria-Hun-
gary is causing the authorities great
anxiety.
Another attempt has been made to
assassinate Nicolai Lenine, the Boil
shevik premier of Russia.
More than 100 Yaqui Indians have
been captured by Mexican forces sent
to hunt down those responsible for the
recent burning of three railroad
bridges between Ortiz and Guaymas,
Sonora, according to reports to Mex
lean customs officials at Nogales, Son
ora, by returning travellers.
1t is understood that the entire
American force participating in the
second battle of the Marne will be
decorated by the French government.
I'VE must go into Russia and make
an eastern 'front.'" declared William H.
Taft, former President, in an address
at the annual commencement of Della
ware College at Newark, Del.
The British transport which was re-
ported May &c to have rammed and
sunk a German submarine on the
other side, has arrived at an Atlantic
port with her stem twisted by the col
lision. She sent every member Of the
crew OF the U-boat to the bottom OF
the sea.
Capt. ]. Mackenzie and sixteen mem.
bers of the crew of the American
steamship Pinar Del Rio, who have
been missing since the vessel was
sunk by German submarine off the