The Colorado statesman., 1918-07-06
FOREIGN

ell.
Three hundred Czecho-Slovak sol
diers captured by the Austrians at
according to the Vienna Neue Freie
Presse.
King George consented to follow the
presidential precedent in the United
States by throwing the first ball at
the American baseball game on the
Fourth of July, in London.
The Berlin press is now predicting
that DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign secretary, will retain his of
flee. In fact it is certain, the news.
papers declare, that he will remain al
his post.
Between $4,000 and 10000 German
and Finnish mercenary troops are con
centrating around Viborg. preparatory
to what is believed by military Off
cials to be a drive on the Murman
coast and Kola.
Alexander Kerensky, the former
Russian provisional premier, arrived
in Paris from London. Shortly after
his arrival he had a long conference
with NJ. Maklakoff, the Russian ambas
sador in Paris.
The United States government has
formally presented the Turkish gov
ernment the report that Turkish
troops attacked and sacked an Amer.
lean hospital at Tabriz, Persia, and
seized the American consulate there
with request for an explanation.
Two hundred and thirtyfour mem
bers of the crew and medical compile
ment of the Canadian hospital ship
Llandovery Castle. torpedoed and sunk
were still missing Tuesday Patrol
boats and destroyers are securing the
adjacent waters in search of possible
survivors.
With the peasantry of the Ukraine
fighting desperately to save their
crops from the Germans, the 'Bolshe
Wiki do not want allied assistance. The
soviets will resist any army of inter
vention sent by the allies, War Min.
lister Trotzky announces. according tc
word from Moscow.
Eight hundred and forty-two Ameri.
can citizens. suffering 'privations and
indignities,' are virtual prisoners OF
the Turks in Damascus and other cit.
les of Galilee, according to a cable
gram received in New York by the
joint distribution committee of the
American funds for Jewish war suf
ferers.
Nearly 100 natives of the Kuskok
vim mining district OF western Alas.
ka died this spring from want of food
according to officers of Seattle
schooner which arrived at Seattle
Wash, after carrying supplies to the
north. Last winter was so severe. the
officers said, that the natives were un
able to hunt or fish.
SPORT
Lieut.. Pitman, of an American pur
suit squadron, brought down Ger
man bi-plane near Regnieville, NORTH
of Toul, France.
Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City
Utah, knocked out Tommy McCarty
of Lewiston, Mont, both heavy
weights, in the first minute of fight
ing in the scheduled twelve-rouno
bout at Tulsa, Okla
Clifford N. Markle, who was report
ed by the War Department as being
among the United States prisoners OF
war in Germany, was formerly stai
pitcher of the New York American
League Club.
GENERAL
More than 5000 union workers ir
the textile mills in Lowell, Mass.
went on strike for Is per cent in
crease in wages.
The price of copper has been fixed
at &c cents per pound, an advance ol
21s cents over the former price, the
War Industries Board announced. The
new price, which Is subject to the ap
proval of President Wilson, went into
effect July and will continue until
Aug. 15
Freight traffic matters will be
handled by state committees, so faI
as possible, under the plan adopted by
the United States Railroad Admins
tration.
A bulletin of the National Sheep and
Wool bureau states that large part
of the present raw wool stock in this
country. and all of 1t to be produced or
imported to about June 20, 1920, will
be required for military use.
Official announcement from The
Hague that the Netherlands has
agreed to export potatoes from the
new crop in equal quantities to the
belligerent nations, brought the dis
closure that the United States has in
formation of Hollands intention to ex
port $4,000 tons of potatoes to Ger
many.
With $500 local boards acting as