Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-03
FOREIGN

A safe conduct through France has been granted to Capt von Krohn. the former German naval attache al Mad rid. whose recall was requested by the Spanish government
 The Belgian government has issued a statement concerning the course Of Belgian pariiamentarians in protest ing against the action of Chancellor von Hertling Of Germany in attempt. ing to establish a separate state in Flanders
 Russia is now forced 10 sign peace upon the conditions proposed by Ger many, says an official Russian state ment received in London. The official statement was signed by Premier Le- nine and Leon Trotzky, the foreign minister.
 British merchantmen sunk by mine or submarines in the week ending Feb. 20 numbered fifteen. according 10 the admiralty statement issued al Lon don Of these. twelve were of l.6"0 tons or over and three were under that tonnage. one fishing craft was also sunk.
 Premier Lloyd George and his gov ernment have surmornted another crisis" and the parliamentary waters at Westminster appear 10 run smooth ly once more after week s turmoil, stirred up by the retirement of Gen eral Robertson. chief of the imperial general staff.
 The policy adopted by the Supreme War Council. Premier Lloyd Georg" declared in speech in the Commons, was not the policy oi the British gov ernment alone. but of all the great allied governments in concert. There is absolutely no difference between our policy and the policy Of France, Italy and America in this respect" he said
 made by Leon Trotzky and the Bolshe- vik delegates at Brest-Litovsk. accord ing to a statement by the Bolshevik foreign minister included the cession of Courland, I.ithuania and the Baltic provinces. the retention Of Poland, Riga and Moon island, and the pay ment Of s4.ooo. .oe". 600 A indemnity to Germany.
 SPORT
 Pete Herman. world champion ban tamweisht, was accepted by the Unit ed States naval reserves al New Or leans. Ls.. and will join the colors at once.
 Victor L. Dennis of Detroit, Mich, cadet aviator. who was burned al Love field. near Dallas. Tex. when his ma chine fell 100 feet, died in the field hospital.
 Ensign Albert D. Sturteyant. Wash ington, D. C., of the navy aviation re- serve corps, was shot down by ten en- emy planes. according to a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims. made public by the Navy Department.
 Amalgamation Of the National Trot- ting Association, :hs American Trot- ting Association and the American Registration Association is sought in . resolution adopted at the annual meet ing of the American Trotting Associa- tion at Chicago.
 Honors befitting hero were ac- corded at the funeral services in New York of Capt. Vernon Castle. famous as the originator and interpreter of modern dances. a member of the Brit. fish Royal Flying corps. who was killed at Fort Worth, Tex, when his airplane crashed to the ground. GENERAL
 Thomas A. Morrison. a witness h the Felix R. Jones murder trial in progress at Fl Paso. Tex. was ar rested on a charge of conspiracy to murder The complaint alleged that he was a party to conspiracy to murder W. c. Clark on the night of Feb. Is. when Clark was being taken from Fl Paso to Paducah. Tex, to an- swer a charge Of murder there. Clark is the principal witness for the state in the trial of Jones for the murder of Thomas Lyons of Silver City, V. '.
 John D. Rockefeller came to the aid of the people of Pocan,ico Hills and Ossinging. N. Y.. in the coal shortage. and with his own motor trucks saw to it that 1Ss families received a supply of fuel.
 Urging a permanent policy Of uni versal military training and definite financial program for this war. Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois opened the Congress Of National Service ct Chicago.
 Socialist members Of the Austrian Parliament passed a resolution call ing upon the government to adopt the principles snunciated by President Wilson as the basis for general peace and asking that negotiations be begun as soon as possible.
 Henry Japson. sheriff of Reasoa county. Tex, shot and killed James BeIchor at the railroad station in Big Lake, near San Antonio. and then turned the weapon on himself and ended his life. Both men were mil lionaire cattlemen Of West Texas.
 Meatless days, for . while. at least, are not to be either muttonless or lambless. By . special food admins. tration order. lamb and mutton may be served on meat:ess days in Colo. rndo and fn fart throu9hout the ror