, 1918-03-14

Russians may back out Of peace
agreement with Germany.

StO Va NhS navy Woo
Canton, China. The assassin escaped.
John E. Redmond, the Irish Nation
alist leader, died in London. Death was
due to heart failure, following a recent
operation for an intestinal obstruction.
The Spanish cabinet, recently recon-
structed by the Marquis De Alhuce-
mas, who in addition to being premier
held the portfolio of foreign affairs,
resigned.
Moscow is to be declared the new
capital of Russia and the government
proposes to publish a statement to this
effect. Petrograd will be proclaimed
a free port.
A San Juan, Porto Rico dispatch
says ten thousand cane field laborers
in the eastern end of the island are
on strike, causing the closing down
of three sugar c%entrals.
Maj. James r. Barbour of the Amer
lean Red Cross, and Ralph Preston of
the American relief clearing house,
have beer decorated with the legion of
honor by the French government.
The Finnish government has asked
the German emperor to appoint Prince
Oscar, the fifth son of the emperor,
king of Finland, the Alton Tidningen
of Stockholm says 1t learns from dip
lomatic circles.
Great Britain's loans to her allies up
to Feb. 9 had totaled G1,264 000, 200,
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, announced in the House of
Commons. Loans to the dominions
had reached the sum of ESQ., DOC, 900.
An agreement has been arrived at
between the consular corps at Hardin,
Manchuria, railway officials and the
Chinese customs service to permit the
export of foodstuffs by way of Irkutsk
and V~ladiyostok and also for the ship
ment of M~anchurian products to Vladi-
vostok for export to the allies.
Five of thirty Mexican bandits who
raided the Tom East ranch, south of
Hebronville, have been killed by
posses headed by Texas rangers, and
thirteen others of the band have been
located II will be accounted for"
according to a message received at
Corpus Christi. Tex, from H~ebronville.
None of the posse members was in
Japan, according to a dispatch from
Tien-Tsin to the Daily Mail, is re-
ported to have intimated that she
would welcome Chinese cooperation
in the event hat extreme measures
were necessary in Siberia, thus desir-
ing to demonstrate her unselfishness.
The Chinese government, 1t is added,
is said to have obtained documentary
proof that the Germans nave made
definite offers of assistance to Rus
sian revolutionary leaders If they
would cause trouble.
jured.
SPORT
Earl Puryear, Denver bantamweight,
won the decision over Billy Cepak,
Chicago, in a ten-round bout at Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
The United States Food Administra-
ton is taking a more determined stand
than ever to prevent the boarding and
waste of flour and sugar.
At Camp Custer, Mich, women
nurses of the base hospital will learn
boxing under the instruction of Charlie
White, division boxing instructor.
The Yanks were further reinforced
in New York by the arrival of signed
contracts from Outfielder Camp, In
fielder Ward and Pitcher McGraw all
youngsters.
GENERAL
The steamer City OF Parkersburg
was sunk at Ironton, Ohio, in thirty
feet OF water after hitting a sunken
barge. There were no casualties.
President Carranza issued a call for
an extraordinary session of Congress
to meet April l for the purpose OF
framing laws for the election OF depu-
ties, senators and president OF the re-
public of Mexico.
Meatless meal scheme is temporarily
abandoned.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
drinks beer, wine and whisky until he
is purple in the face" Nine. Laura
TurcZnowicz, an American married to
a Pole. declared in New York. She OBJ
served Von H~indenburg's designations
when he quartered himself in her
housa in Poland in 1915, she said.
Formation OF a national dry fedora
ton, which will be composed of prac-
tically every leading prohibition soci
ETY. in the country and will be the big
gest organization in the world oppos
ing liquor, was announced in Chicago.
William Jennings Bryan is president
of the organization, and active speak.
ing campaigns will be started.
Fifty-one delegates to the Prohibi-
ton national convention bolted to the
new National party, and approximate