The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
FOREIGN

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Emperor William mas conferred
upon Crown Prince Frederick the star
of grand commander OF the royal house
OF HohenzoIlern. with swords, Berlin
dispatch announces.
In the Memorial Day exercises in
the rear of the American sector In
PIcardy a small American flag and
flowers were placed on each grave OF
an American soldier.
Andrew Bonar Law told the lower
house of Parliament that 300 casuaI-
ties to hospital cases had been caused
BY the bombing of British hospitals in
France by German ayiators.
The combined railway labor fedora
tions OF Argentina decided on gen
eral strike June 30. tying up the trans
portation OF the entire country, 10
force a favorable solution OF Argentine
labor problems.
The epidemic which is sweeping
over Spain. disease which somewhat
resembles grip, is increasing in sever
ity. There are more than 100000
cases in Madrid The mortality. how
ever, continues to be low.
The Germans are paying a heavy
penalty in the fruitless attempts to re-
take Cantigny. Air observers report
that the American artillery Is inflict-
ing terrible losses on the boches 10
the eastward of the new American po-
sltions.
Strong revolutionary detachments
~ lx, GnldiGFS and
peasants equipped with machine guns
and artillery have risen in the dis
trict of Tschigerine in the province OF
Kiey, in an attempt to seize govern
ment power.
Premier Clemenceau had the mar
rowest possible escape from falling In
to German hands, according to the
Parit Petit Journal. He left a certain
point on the front only a few minutes
before the arrival OF patrol OF forty
Uhlans.
The American heavy artillery May
80 obtained direct hits on big ammu-
milton dump of the enemy east OF St
Mihiel. which blew up with terrific
explosion. the burst OF flame and pill
dreds Of yards in the air
From Flanders to Switzerland and
from the battle line TO the sea, the
American expeditionary forces on
Memorial day paid homage TO their
dead. Wherever American flags were
flying they were at half staff and be-
fore the day was over the Star-Span-
r1arad
on virtually every American grave.
SPORT
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons. widow OF
the famous pugilist. has Joined the
Salvation Army 1t was announced in
New York.
Harry Greb OF Pittsburgh won :our-
teen rounds OF his fifteen-round bout
with Soldier Bartfield OF New York at
Toledo. Ohio.
Bert Niehoff. second baseman for
the Giants. suffered broken right leg
in the game between the Giants and
Phillies at the National league park in
Philadelphia.
Sioux City is assured of a berth in
| the Western league for the remainder
of the season. Several business men.
headed by Charles Hagerling, pur-
chased the team from the Lincoln.
| Neb, Baseball Amusement Company.
GENERAL
Japan is to have chapter Of Ameri-
can Red Cross.
| Forty years ago at Lincoln, Neb.,
wheat was sold at 80 to 50 cents a
bushel and corn at % to Is cents.
| James 8. Clarkson. for many years
a member of the Republican National
| Executive Committee. died at Newark
N. j.. aged rs.
The New Bedford (MassD Cotton
Manufacturers Association announced
a Is per cent. wage increase, effective
June 3, for $4,000 operatives in cloth
and yarn mills.
News of the sinking of the Furness
line steamship Cheviot Range and the
loss Of twenty-five of her crew was re
ceived in Boston.
The New York Board OF Education
voted unanimously to discontinue
teaching OF German in the public
schools for the duration OF the war.
Casualties in the British ranks re
ported during May reached total o
166,802. The losses were divided al
follows: Killed or died OF wounds. oil
ficers, 1886; men. 20,5lS. Wounde'
or missing, officers. 6,l62; men, 1888
566.
The nation was warned agaiI
by the food administration tina
there must be no relaxing in the rigor
GUS conservation of wheat II the neces
sary shipments are 10 be made to tn
American fighters overseas and the al
lied peoples.
President Wilson lent hand at Al