Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-24
FOREIGN

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Italian destroyers sank an enemy
transport in the Adriatic sea near the
entrance to the Durazzo.
A Helsingfors dispatch says the
Russians have begun evacuation OF
territory along the border of Finland
An order for the demobilization OF
the Rumanian army was published in
the Official Gazette at Jassy on
May IA.
The German birth rate has dropped
40 per cent below that Of 1913. Sta
tistics show that the infant death rate
is normal.
Henry George Percy, seventh duke
of Northumberland, died at Alnwick
castle, Northumberland, in his seven
ty-second year,
Two of the German long-distance
guns which have been bombarding
Paris, have been removed to the
Krupp plant for repairs, the Geneva
Constance Zeitung states.
Fire broke out in the boiler room of
the j. Coughlin & Sons ship yards,
Vancouver, B. c., and did damage esti-
mated at $1,500,000. One fireman was
killed and several injured.
An Austrian battleship was tor
pedoed by Italian naval forces in Pola
harbor, it was officially announced in
Rome. The battleship was of the
Viribus Units type 2O,O00-ton vessels.
Rostov-on-Don, the largest CITY in
the Don Cossack territory, was recap
tured May 10 by the Russian soviet
troops, who drove out the Germans
The Germans, who held Rostov for
only day, retveated.
Great Britain is prepared to con-
slider proposals from the enemy, pro-
vided they are put forward by ac-
credited persons in a Straightforward
manner, Foreign Secretary Balfour de-
clared in the House of Commons.
Sergt. Frank L. Baylies of the Stork
escadrille has brought down another
German machine, the eighth to his
credit since Feb. 49, The sergeants
home is in New Bedford, Mass, and he
formerly served in the American field
ambulance.
Dispatches received at Zurich from
Vienna say that while the German
parties express great satisfaction over
the alliance with Germany, the Czechs
and the South Slavs have declared
their intention to offer most deter
mined opposition to the Parliament
delegations.
In a wireless message to Ambassa-
dor Joffe at Berlin, the Russian for
eign minister, H. Tchitcherin, instructs
the ambassador to "try to obtain from
Berlin cessation Of every kind of hos
tility." The dispatch adds: Captures
of our territory are in violation of the
state of peace with Germany, and are
causing great unrest among the mass
es of our population"
SPORT
Jack Dempsey and Fred Fulton are
going to do battle in Milwaukee some.
time in June or July.
Jess Willard, world heavyweight
champion pugilist, has given up his
Chicago home and started by motor
for his farm near Lawrence, Kan,
where he said he intends to spend the
rest of his life.
Miss Fanny Durack, holder of all
women's free style swimming records,
and Miss Minna Wylie, world cham
pion breast stroke swimmer, sailed for
the United States, according to ca
Bile received at San Francisco from
Sydney, N. S. w. A tour has been ar
ranged extending from the Pacific to
the Atlantic coast, during which the
Australian girls will meet the best of
the American girl swimmers.
GENERAL
The Third Liberty Loan exceeded
four billion mark.
Five thousand teamsters and truck
chauffeurs went on strike without
warning in Chicago. They demand on
approximate advance of SO a week in
wages.
Germany will begin to draft boys of
16 into the army in October, accord
ing to the Amsterdam Telegraafe.
"War to the DEATH" demanded for
mer President Taft in his keynote
speech at the opening session of the
win-the-war convention of the League
to Enforce Peace, at Philadelphia.
Twelve German submarines were
sunk or captured in British waters by
the American and British destroyers
during the month of April, which was
record, according to an American
war correspondent who has returned
to New York from London.
William B. Grisson and Horace st.
John Clark were placed on trial be-
fore general court-martial at Camp
Kearny San Diego, Cal, accused of
murder desertion and grand larceny.
They are charged with killing Francis
McCrary, a chauffeur, near Lemon
Grove San Diepo county Ton 1aat