Taiban Valley news., 1918-04-12
FOREIGN

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the French war cross for capturing 9
German sentinel.
Emperor William has conferred up
on Baron Won Richthofen, the German
aviator, the Order of the Red Eagle
with crown and swords.
The admiralty reports that only six
British merchantmen of 1000 tons OF
over and seven under that tonnage
were sunk in the week ending March
80.
AS the excitement incident to the
first few days of the German offensive
dies down reports come in of the BRAY
cry in face of danger of various work
ers in the American Red Cross.
Italians are warned against the
speech of Count Czernin by the Gior-
male DItalia, as, it says, Austria,
Hungary has spoken of peace before
every new offensive against Italy"
The Bolshevist government has
crushed all it's enemies, but cannot
consider its power lasting owing to
the disorganization of the country,
Leon Trotzky declared in a speech al
Moscow
1t is persistently rumored in well in
formed circles at Copenhagen that
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, intends to resign as
soon as peace with Rumania has been
finally secured.
Erzerum, the principal city of Turk
ish Armenia, is reported in an Elk.
change Telegraph dispatch from Mos
COW to have been recaptured from the
Turks by an Armenian corps, aided by
a detachment of Armenian volun.
teers.
In an official statement issued by
the government at Paris, Premier
Clemenceau's denial of the truth OF
the assertion of Foreign Minister
Czernin, that a conversation concern.
ing peace had been held between Aus
tria and France, was given confirma,
ton.
The queen of Montenegro has pre-
sented to Mrs. Nina Larrey Duryea,
Mrs. Laurence V. Benet and Mrs. Hu,
bert Tuttle the gold medal of the
queens order, the highest distinction
in her gift, in recognition of the serv
ices of the Duryea committee for the
relief of Montenegrin refugees.
I'VE cut down the Germans as
harvester cuts down wheat" said
wounded lieutenant back from elias
signy. 1--WE went on cutting them
down until we emptied our cartridge
boxes. Then our dragons on their
mounts came right up to the firing
line and brought us more cartridges
Russia will form an army of 1900,
900 men, not inferior in power and
equipment to the Germans and Japan
ese, M. Podyoisky, assistant secretary
of war, declared at a conference in
MOSCOW of the various military de,
partment heads. This would be the
first step in arming the whole Russian
nation.
SPORT
Rail birds at the track at Louisville,
KY, are picking Sun Briar to win the
historic Southern classic, the Ken.
lucky derby
Jess Willard began training for his
match with Fred Fulton, scheduled for
July A. His work consisted of a five
mile walk. He will walk that distance
each day for week. Then will be-
gin the work in the gym. He is now
lining up his sparring partners. The
champion believes Colorado will get
he fight.
Joseph L. Turre, Denver wireless ex-
pert, former Manual and Colorado |
Mines football star, left Denver for
washington, d. c., where he will en-
list in the special radio section of the |
United States Army Intelligence Divi-
ion, his work in Denver having won
lin an appointment to that branch of
he service.
A pretentious golf program for the
918 season was adopted for the Lake
wood Country Club by the tournament
ommittee at Denver, including a long
cries of events starting with sweep
axes on April 13 and continuing until
ate in November.
GENERAL
The Cunard line steamship Valeria,
vessel of 5,S65 tons gross register.
as been sunk in the Irish sea.
Robert P. Prayer, 45, was hanged by
mob at Collinsville, ILL.,, paying with
is life for alleged pro-Germanism.
Fire, supposedly of incendiary orKi-
l, swept the west bottoms wholesale
usiness section of Kansas City, de-
,roying property estimated at be-
Veen $S,0oO,OOO and $5,OOO,OOO.
Burro beef is the latest addition to
lie list of foods brought to the fore
war conditions. In the Altar dis
let Of the state of Sonora, Mexico.
lrros are now being slaughtered for
leir food value.
United States Senator-elect Irvine
Lenroot declared in a statement at
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