The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-04
FOREIGN

Mai. Sidonio Paes has been elected
president of Portugal by direct vote.
Princess Marie Antoinette, mother
of Empress Zita, has been ordered to
leave Austria.
Emperor William watched the battle
for KENNEL hill on April rs, says tho
correspondent at the front of the Ber-
lin Lokal Anzeiger.
DR.. Won Seydler, the Austrian pre-
mier, has for the second time pre-
sented his resignation, according to a
dispatch from Zurich.
After long debate the Chamber
of Parliament at Stockholm has re-
| jected a bill calling for woman suf-
frage. The vote was 62 to 86.
Three OF King Albert's palaces in
Belgium have been converted into
German hospitals, according to reports
received at Amsterdam from the from
| tier.
The hanging of eight Mexicans who
were caught working a mine belonging
| to Villa on the Fresno ranch, west OF
Chihuahua City. was confirmed by ar
| lANulb AAOl1 lu0 bbdtO NapA
| tai.
1t was learned from q trustworthy
source says a Zurich dispatch that
| Germany's submarine losses during
the past six weeks were more than
double the losses during January and
February.
The Catholic International Press
agency announced a dispatch from
Basel, says that Emperor Charles OF
Austria is making fresh peace offer,
appealing to Italy to consider it in her
own interests.
Edward Shortt, member of the
House of Commons for Newcastle-on-
Tyne. has been appointed chief secre-
tary for Ireland, to succeed Henry
Edward Duke, who has held that post
since august, 1916.
The Prussian Congress of the
National Liberal party, according to a
| Berlin dispatch, has adopted a resolu-
| ton in favor of equal suffrage in
Prussia within the limits prescribed by
the government reform bill. The vote
was 419 to III.
A bill has been introduced in the
| Second Chamber of the Dutch Parlia-
ment to regulate commerce with for
eign countries. 1t provides for the
Capitalization of imports in order to
obtain from abroad in exchange for
home products such articles as are
necessary to Holland.
A party Of fifty-seven American
army Young Mems Christian associ-
alton workers, under Arthur e.
Hungerford, arrived in London. The
ship ON which they sailed was tor
pedoed and sunk in twelve minutes.
All the passengers and but three OF
the crew were saved. The passen-
gers were picked up in lifeboats and
landed at, British ports.
SPORT
The racing season in Denver is ex-
pected to start during the last week in
May. The Denver Riding and Driving
club expects to get away to an
early beginning of its season, and the
horsemen are anxious to start the
sport for the summer because they
consider their horses are at least one
month farther advanced than usual.
That Col. ]. C. Miller, owner of the
Willard-Fulton championship bout, is
seriously considering staging the
Fourth of July titular match in Ogden
was indicated in a telegram from Mil
Ter to Otto Meek and ii. w. Dunn Og
den stockmen, who made the promoter
an offer recently. In the telegram
Col. Miller said that he was ready to
talk business" with the local men.
GENERAL
An original American Liberty bond,
a bond of the old state of Massachu.
setts Bay, dated Sept. 25, 1777, with a
face value of Ell, brought a subscrip-
ton for S250,000 to the third Liberty
loan at MONDAY rally in front of the
subtreasury in New York
Five thousand switchboard en-.
ployes of the Chicago Telephone Com
pany have been granted 10 per cent
increase in wages.
Vilhjalmur Stefanssop, the explorer,
greatly weakened by two months
siege of typhoid fever, has arrived at
Fort Yukon, Alaska, according to a
telegram received in New York.
A war message to the women of
America from Mrs. Thomas ]. Preston,
formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland was
made public in New York by the Ma
tional Security League. We can win
if America can be held steadfast and
unswerving, and the women of Amer
lea can hold her steadfast," said Mrs.
Preston. Against all temptations to
compromise, the women of America
should stand firm and united"
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker,