The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-22
FOREIGN

involves possibilities OF the utmost
importance to the allies.
Six submarines built for the Chilean
government in the United States ar
rived at an Ecuador port.
Eleven persons were killed, includ-
ing four children, in German air raid
over the French city of Calais.
From January, 1915, to the end of
May, 1918, 407 ships sunk by the Ger
mans in British waters have been sal
vaged.
The official Gacetta of Madrid pub
fishes a royal decree declaring oct.
~, the anniversary Of the discovery OF
America, national feast day.
An incoming steamer reports hav-
ing picked up a floating mine about
four miles off Ship Shoal Island, Va.
which is some distance north of Cape
Charles light.
The bread ration for the city of VI
emma has been lowered from 1850 to
| $50 grammes. Qess than one and half
pounds) weekly, according to Copen-
hagen dispatch.
The Austrians are reorganizing their
| effectives along the British line of the
Italian front after their severe de-
feat" according to an official state
ment on the operations of the British
with the Italians.
Rumors that Villa followers cap
| tured Parral, in circulation at Juarez,
| were partially confirmed by report
from Chihuahua City saying Villa and
his men entered Parral Friday, looted
the town and were driven out by fed
| eral troops.
after three days of attack the Aus
trian offensive has not secured the OBJ
jectives hoped for on the first day."
said Andrew Bonar Law in the House
of Commons in London. He added
that there was reason to believe that
the initiative for the Austrian often
sive had come from Berlin.
Mrs. Lily Busch, widow of the late
Adolphus Busch of st. Louis, arrived
at Cuban port from Germany on her
way to the United States. Harry d.
Hawes, of st. Louis, who accompanied
Mrs. Busch, denied reports that she
had donated $1,000,000 to war relief
in Germany.
Australias tungsten is now con-
troled by the British government. To
encourage the supply the government
of Australia has guaranteed a fixed
price per unit, the price to continue
for ten years after peace is declared.
This gives capital and the prospector
something to steer by.
SPORT
An auto race will be run from Chey-
enne to Denver on July %.
Battling Levinsky of Bridgeport,
Conn, outpointed Charlie Weinert of
Newark, N. j., in every round of an
eight-round bout at Jersey City. N. ].
Ed (Strangler) Lewis won his mat
match at Sioux City, Ia, with John
Freberg, Swedish champion. 1t re-
quired but one fall, which came after
thirty-seven seconds of wrestling.
Miss Corrinne Gould of st. Louis
won the championship in the Central
States tennis tournament for women,
defeating Miss Adelaide Yeager OF
Los Angeles, Cal, in two straight sets.
to and to 5.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight pugi-
list, has been placed in class "A by
San Francisco draft board, it became
known when Dempsey and his manag-
er started for New York. Dempsey is
matched to box Fred Fulton in Con-
necticut July 4. Deferred classified
ton was granted on account of de-
pendent parents.
GENERAL
Total casualties among the Ameri-
can marines overseas from the date of
their landing to June 8 number TT.
Miss Winifred Neptune of Salina,
Kan, announced that she is Repub-
lican candidate for the state Legisa-
ture. Miss Neptune is Kansas first
woman legislative candidate.
Caleb s. Spencer, vice president
and treasurer of the Adams Express
Company. has been appointed to the
same office in the new American Rail
road Express Company, it was an
nounced here.
The commission of twenty-one Mex
lean newspaper editors, who have
been in New York for several days
left for Boston and Chicago. From
Chicago the editors will visit in turn
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Seattle, Port
land, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
San Antonio and Laredo, Tex.
Mrs. Emma C. Cox, 40 years old, of
Omaha, was killed by falling under the
wheels of Union Pacific train at Cor
lett, six miles west of Cheyenne. Her
6-year-old son, who was with her. saw
her fall and his cries attracted the
porter. Mrs. Cox was on the way to
Burley, Idaho, to visit her sister.
AS matter of justice to the farmer,