The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-14

an advance guard of British troops.
French and American troops Off
cially entered Aix-la-Chapelle and took
over the occupation of that German
city from the Belgians.
Zwickau, a town in Bohemia, south
cupied by Czecho-Slova troops
Dresden, the Saxon capital, is forty
miles northwest of Zwickau.
The British transport Orca, with l.
922 American troops aboard, arrived
at New York from Liverpool. She is
the fourth transport to bring return
ing soldiers.
Great Britain will demand GS,0O0.-
100000 ($4O,O0O,O00 sterling for
Great Britain and her dominions as
reparation for the war, according to
the London Daily Mail.
The British admiralty has notified
| Brazil that there is no further need
of Brazilian warships for patrolling
European waters. The vessels, there
fore, have been ordered home.
British troops are in possession of
all the great bridges across the Rhine
Mt Cologne, as result of the sudden
ind unexpected withdrawal of Ger
man sentrles from the eastern end OF
the crossings.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaie-
| witch, former commander-in-chief OF
the Russian army, is now in command
OF force of Cossacks in southern
Russia, according to a Russian wire
less message received in London.
The military side of rehabilitation
of Canada's army overseas has been
completed and is ready to be put into
operation Immediately peace is de-
ciared and the higher command Of the
allies consents to the withdrawal of
troops.
The three brdgeheads to be occu-
pied under the terms of the armistice
are now in the hands OF the allies.
French troops entered Mayence
(Mainz). Previously the Americans
mad reached Coblenz and the British
Cologne.
Twenty-siX hundred American pris-
oners of war interned at Camp Ras-
TAFT left there for Switzerland. Two
hundred other Americans who have
been scattered in camps in Germany
are leaving by way of Holland and
Denmark. 1t is expected that the last
of the Americans will be out of Ger
man camps soon.
Marshal Foch has refused the re-
quest of the German armistice dele
gates that they be permitted to com
municate with the provinces west of
the Rhine now being occupied by the
allies. The commander-in-chief de-
clared that it was necessary to main
tain the blockade of Germany as pro
vided by the armstice
WESTERN
Stunning advances in the price of
corn resulted Dec. ~ from the gov
ernment crop report showing that the
yield for 1918 is the smallest in five
years. Values ran up as much as Z
cents a bushel over Wednesdays
finish.
William H. Bartlett, for many years
head of the Board of Trade firm of
Bartlett. Frazier C Co., suddenly died
at his ranch at Vermejo Park, N NJ
Bartlett retired some years ago. and
had made his home on his ranch,
Reports received at Sacramento by
the California State Board of Health,
showed 2,12S new cases of influenza
developed in the state Dec. IL. OF
this number Los Angeles reported
sos.
c. l.. Landry, a private detective of
Denver, is in jail in Torrington, Wyo.,
charged with manslaughter as a re-
suit of his killing Miss Sylvia Kelley
of Torrington, near Henry, Neb, nine
miles ease of Torrington
John Lee, probably one of the best
known cowmen in the Southwest and
hero of Zane Grey's famous novel,
THE Rider of the Purple Sage" was
found dead in his cabin at Red Lake,
San Juan county, Utah, apout $50
miles south of Salt Lake.
WASHINGTON
Abandonment of nineteen construc-
ton projects including a number of
nitrate and other chemical plants was
announced by the War Department.
Government supervision over the
steel industry and steel price fixing
will end Dec. 81, the War Industries
Board announced.
Extension of the period of govern;
ment control of railroads for five
years, until Jan l, 1924, was recon-
mended to Congress by Director Gen
eral McAdoo.
Cancellation of all outstanding CON
tracts for construction of wooden
ships where builders have not spent
moro .han 5000 600 ON a shin has hean