The Ordway new era., 1918-08-30
FOREIGN

Inc Br1tlsn steamship DlOmeu, a
new vessel. was sunk by submarine
about $50 miles off Sandy Hook.
The municipal authorities of Buanos
Aires have taken over the supervision
OF the sale of meat to the public.
Jonkheer Colyn. former minister OF
war. will become Dutch premier. ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the Amsterdam Telegraf.
The Yorkshire coal strike came to
an end In London. 1t was announced,
when the employers granted the de-
mands of the miners, who returned 10
work
There is promise of the best and
largest wheat crop in fifteen years in
Great Britain, according to Sir
Charles Fielding. director of the Brit
ish food production department.
Five important towns in Germany
heavily bombarded by British aerial
squadrons on the night OF Aug. 2l-22.
according to an official statement is
sued by the British air ministry.
Virtually the entire fleet of the
Maritime Fish Corporation has been
destroyed by the trawler Triumph.
which was captured by a German sub
marine crew and armed. according to
reports of the corporations office at
Montreal.
Russian Red Guards. after the cap
ture of Simbirsk on the volga, accord
ing to a MOSCOW dispatch to the Ham
burg Nachrichten, publicly hanged in
the market place 800 Czecho-Slovak
prisoners. The hangings. 1t is de-
committed in the town during its oc-
cupation by the Czechs.
According to an official report of
the French Sixth army. operating
north of the Marne, an American di-
vision, composed almost entirely of
Germanborn men, advanced eleven
miles in seven days during the coun-
ter offensive, captured eight villages.
not including Fismes. and stormed
three woods. one hill and one farm in
hand-to-hand fighting. The division
once fought seventy-two hours contin
uously.
The fishing schooner Lucille
Schnare of Lunenberg was sunk late
Wednesday by the trawler Triumph,
which German submarine crew has
converted into raider. Both bombs
and gunfire were used. The crew ar
rived at Canso Vessels known to
have been sunk by the converted
raider are the Una p. Saunders OF
Lunenberg, the e. Pratt Andrew OF
Gloucester, Mass, and the Francis l.
O'Hara of Boston
SPORT
The worlds series will be played
with the full permission of Secretary
of War Baker.
Jess Willard. worlds heavyweight
champion, accompanied by Mrs. Will
ard. arrived in Denver Friday for a
few days visit.
Sam Langford of Boston and Jim
Johnson of New York fought an eight
round draw at the Lafayette Athletic
Club in st. Louis Both negro heavy
weights fought wickedly, johnson do
ing most of the offensive fighting.
G. G. Chat of Chicago made new
worlds record in the salmon fly event
at the opening of the international
bait and fly casting tournament at Chi
which beats by five feet the record
for water back cast made by G. e.
Lingenfelter last year.
GENERAL
Buffalo. N. Y, voters voted down
the 6-cent fare by an overwhelming
majority.
Sinking of three American vessels
in foreign waters by German SUBJ
marines was announced by the Navy
Department.
The motion picture industry in all
it's branches has been recognized as
an essential industry by the War In
dustries Board.
Increase in the wages Of coal min
ers as a substitute for the payment Of
bonuses will not he approved by Fuel
Administrator Garfield.
Lieut.. Blair Thaw of Pittsburg,
member of the American aviation
service. was killed when his airplane
fell as a result of engine trouble.
Explosion of a depth charge on
board the U. S. S. Orizaba at sea on
Aug, II killed Lieutenant Commander
William Price Williamson and three
enlisted men and wounded Comman-
der h. ID. White and eighteen men.
The right of workers of ammuni-
tion plants to organize in trade unions
or groups, and to bargain collectively
through chosen representatives, is
recognized and affirmed in an award
made public by the National War La
bor Board.
The army. navy and Red Cross re-
quire 90o.0O0.00O pounds of wool and