Tombstone epitaph., 1918-05-12
FOREIGN

peace offer May 10.
The Germans have established mill
tary rule In kiev, the Ukrainian capi-
tai
The long range bombardment OF the
Paris district was begun again May J..
Three women were injured slightly.
One hundred followers of Luis Ca
ballero were killed and fifty one made
prisoners at La Cruz, Tamaulipas. ae-
cording TO an official message received
at Juarez.
Mothers Day-s day on which every
soldier OF the American forces, young
and old. high and low. is expected 10
write home 10 mother-has been fixed
for May u.
The hanging OF eight Mexicans who
were caught working a mine belonging
TO Villa on the Fresno ranch. west of
Chihuahua City, was confirmed by ar
rivals from the chihuahua state capi-
tai
TO Lieut.. Allen Gerard and Alan Ar
net Mcleod of the Royal Air force
for deeds which stand out even among
the exploits in this branch OF the ser,'
ice.
The strike in the Dombrowa coal
fields. the largest in western Russia,
according to Cracow dispatch 10 the
Zurich Neue Zuricher Zeitung. is the
biggest and most serious OF any out
breaks since the Austrian occupation
of Poland.
Austria is seething aith revolt. anc
the only thing that prevents the com
mon people from rising and striking
the death blow TO autocracy is the
lack OF leader and the insufficiency
of funds. This was the statement OF
q man Just arrived from Vienna. and
who recently has been IN various parts
of the empire. The people are 1T
orally starving and are on bread cards
allowing them a few grams a day.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel at Zeebrugge in
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on
the German submarine bases on the
Belgian coast. is still blocked and will
probably remain so for a considerable
time. in spite of the efforts OF the
Teutons to drsdge a new channe
around the obstacles formed by the
wrecks OF the warships.
Gavrio Prinzip, the assassin OF
ArchtuEe Francis Ferdinand heir an
parent to the Austro- Hungarian
throne, and his wife at Sarajevo. Bos
mia. died in a fortress near Prague Of
tuberculosis. telegraphs the CORE
! spondent al The Hague of the Lon
don Exchange Telegraph Company
archduke and his wife while they were
on a visit TO the Bosnian capital or
June IS, 1914, and out OF this double
murder the European war developed.
SPORT
Robert Fitzsimmons, son of the
| former heavyweight champion of th'
world, is at Camp Dix. Wrightstown
n j., learning to be a soldier
Billy Miske and Jack Dempsey
fought tame tenrouLd bout at ST
Paul, MINI. Neither gained a com
manding lead and draw was the gen
| eral verdict.
Mayor Thomas W. Fairweather
| owner of the Dies Moines Western
League baseball club, announced thai
the team will be transferred to Peoria
ILL.,. unless attendance a, games in Des
Moines increases greatly. II is SAID
Peoria interests have guaranteed 20.
900 admissions for this season. Fair
weather will not relinquish ownership
| II the transfer is made.
GENERAL
A cali for 1886 additional draft mel
was issued by the provost marsha
general.
The government will allow DEALER
in raw wool a commission of 3 PEI
cent for ungraded and 3,z per cen
for graded wool.
One million American soldiers il
France by July is the goal which th'
4 ALUM stiihlhe " dtA6hh
Holders of the second issue of Lib
erty Bonds were asked by Secretary
of the Treasury William G. McAdot
to invest the first dividend, due Ma!
Is. in war savings stamps and certifi
Gates.
The National Association OF Moth
ers OF Defenders Of Democracy, o
which Mrs. John X. Macarthur. New
York city, is president. issued an ap
peal for international victory praye
on May 12 for the mothers Of soldier
and sailors.
Two soldiers were burned to dealt
and eighteen men burned seriousl.
when a captive observation balloon
exploded at Florence field, the arm!
balloon school at Fort Omaha. nea
Omaha, according to q statement b!
Col. II. B. Hersey, post commander
Public feeling approaching jubila
ton has resulted in Christiania from
the announcement in the newspaper
that DR.. Fritjoff Nansen. head Of tn
Norwegian food mission in the Unite,
States, had signed an agreement Their
for an exchange of necessities for tn
people Of this country in return TO
Norwegian shipments.
Falling $50 feet in a straight nos
nose dive. Lieut. James 8. Ennis, Jr
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