The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-22
FOREIGN


All diplomatic couriers on their way
to Petrograd have been detained in
Stockholm because of instructions re-
ceived by the Finnish minister to wise
no passports for foreigners.
Monday the Australians captured
number of prisoners in a successful
raid near Messines Saturday night
Belgian patrol successfully attacked
hostile post in the Merkam sector.
In his speech at the opening of Par
lament King George said the struggle
had reached critical stage which de-
manded more than ever before the full
use of the country's energies and re-
sources.
The American dead as result OF
the sinking of the steamer Tuscania,
apparently is at least 159. Thus far
145 bodies have been buried along the
Scotch coast and IA additional bodies
were recovered.
Germany desires peace, but before
it can be attained, her enemies must
recognize that Germany has been vic
torious, Emperor William said in reply
to an address presented by the burgo-
master of Hamburg on the conclusion
of peace with the Ukraine.
The peace treaty between the cen
trail powers and Ukraine is not taken
seriously in French official or semi
official circles, first, because no one
knows whether it will ever become eff
fective and, second, because, whether
effective or not, the people of Ukraine
have not been able under the present
circumstances to have their say
"All the entente allies will approve
the laws formulated in President Will
sons message" says the Paris Temps
in an editorial dealing with two strik-
ing items of news-the declaration of
peace made by Leon Trotzky, the Boil
shevik, foreign minister, and President
Wilson's reply to Count Won Hertling,
the German imperial chancellor, and
Count Czernin, the Austrian foreign
minister.
After declaring the Government will
stand by the considered declaration he
made early in the year to the trades
union representatives, Premier David
Lloyd George told the House of Com
mons that he had read with the most
profound disappointment the replies
OF Count Won Hertling, the imperial
German chancellor, and Count Czern-
in, the Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister, to President Wilson's and his
own speeches.
SPORT
Jess Willard, worlds heavyweight
champion, and Jack Dempsey, the
Utah heavyweight, will battle for the
title and purse of 100000 at Chey-
enne, Wyo., the afternoon of July 4,
according to announcement made in
Chicago by Jack Kearns, manager OF
Dempsey.
Sub-Lieut Raoul Lufbery, of Wall
ingford, Conn, credited with destroy
ing eighteen German airoplanes, is the
first American airman to learn the
newest and most dangerous air stunt,
the falling leaf" Lufbery has been
decorated by King Nicholas of Monte
negro with the Order of Michael the
Brave. Lieut.. William Thaw of Pitts
burg and Sergt Chouteau Johnson, of
st. Louis, also have been decorated by
King Nicholas.
The passing of John L. Sullivan, the
first acknowledged worlds heavy
weight glove champion, removes one
more ex-champion from the game of
life. Until couple of months ago
seven men who had at one time or
another held the exalted position of
titleholder were among the living. To
day there are only five. Those to pass
on were Bob Fitzsimmons, the Cornish
man, who succumbed in Chicago to an
attack of pneumonia. The other was
John L., victim of heart disease. The
surviving ex-champions are Tommy
Burns, smallest of the entire list; Jim
Jeffries, the largest Marvin Hart of
Louisville, Jim Corbett, the actor, and
Jack Johnson, the negro.
GENERAL
L AS OUS6I NduC0 OI LIuCOlu DlrLn-
day in New York City was marked by
an unusually large number of patriotic
meetings.
William Blakeney widely known as
blackface minstrel in the decades be-
fore and after the Civil War, died at
his home. in New York at the age of
sc years He retired twenty years
ago.
Forty freight cars loaded with muni-
tions and uniforms for the United
States troops, were destroyed by fire
which swept through the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad transfer plant at Newark,
N. j.
Peyton G.. March, son of the new
chief of staff of the American army,
arrived at Fort Worth, Tex, to be-
come an officer of the Government Av-
iation School. He has rank as a second
lieutenant.