Taiban Valley news., 1918-09-27
FOREIGN

| Rastaat Baden has been designated
by the German war ministry as the
central camp for American prisoners
of war.
Thirty persons were killed and
more than a score injured in train
collision between Dijon and Daroche,
France.
Prince Eric, duke of Vestmanland,
youngest son of King Gustaf, died OF
pneumonia, which developed from
Spanish influenza. The prince was
29 years old.
A British armed boarding steamer
was torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine ON Sept. IL, the British ad-
miralty announced. Fifty-eight mem
bers of the crew are missing
In long article, which it saken as
reflecting the views of vatican off
cials, if not the pope himself, the Cor
riere DItalia, the semi-official organ
of the vatican, declares that Austria
should be more explicit in her peace
declarations.
Walter Hines Page, the retiring
American ambassador to the court of
st. James, was presented with the
honorary freedom of the borough of
Plymouth" inclosed in silver model
of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower The
presentation was made privately IN
London.
A big detachment of German sol
diers refused to leave Aix-La- Chapelle
for the front recently, according TO in
formation obtained from the frontier
The escort is reported to have fired ON
the mutineers, killing eight and wound
ing many. The remainder were driven
aboard trains, but are said TO have
thrown their rifles out of the windows
The war aims committee of the in.
terallied labor conference in London
made report recommending that the
conference subscribe to the fourteen
points formulated by President Viii
son, thus adopting policy of clear
ness and moderation as opposed to
policy dictated exclusively by changes
on the war map"
The North German Gazette. the
German semi-official organ, reports
that there is serious agitation in
Jassy and the unoccupied parts of Rus
mania, in which the queen is the
prime mover, to renew the assoca.
ton of Rumania with the entente
King Ferdinand il is asserted, is
holding aloof, but under certain cir
cumstances might yield to the pres
sure.
SPORT
The battleplane to be flown by
United States army aviators from FL
lington field Texas, to Denver TO add
thrills to Colorados fourth Liberty
Loan subscription is scheduled 10
reach Denver Oct S.
Augie Kieckhefer retained his title
as the worlds three-cushion billiard
champion by defeating Charles Otis
of New York at Chicago in the third
block of their match by a score of 80
to 4S in sixty-four innings. The score
for the three nights play was Kieek-
hefer 150 Otis 1913.
Farmer" Burns, aged 81 years,
trainer of Frank Gotch, and former
champion of the world, at Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, defeated Dad" Clark of West
Branch, aged 55 years, for the cham
pionship ofsthe world for men over So
years of age Burns won the first fall
in I'll and the second in 1902.
GENERAL
Four Coloradoans were killed in the
troop train wreck at Marshfield, Mo-,
and more than score injured.
Henry V. Borst of Amsterdam, n. Y,
was elected at St. Louis grand sire of
the sovereign grand lodge of the l. o.
o. F. He succeeds Frank c. Goudy Of
Denver.
War Mothers of America" is the
name officially chosen by the first ma
tional convention of the organization
at Evansville, Ind, after spirited
contest.
Cardinal John M. Farley died at his
home at Mamaroneck, N. Y.
Safe arrival in Holland from New
York of the Nieuw Amsterdam, with
cargo of foodstuffs was announced by
the Holland-American line. The
steamer left New York Sept g.
The outbreak of Spanish influenza
at five additional army training
camps was announced by Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas, making a total of nine
camps in which the disease has been
discovered.
Archbishop John Ireland of the ST.
Paul diocese of the Roman Catholic
church, who has been ill for a long
time is gradually becoming weaker, it
was announced at his home IN ST.
Paul, Friday.
Effective Sept. IS. an embargo was
placed against all shipments Of grain
consigned or reconsigned to Duluth,
Minneapolis, St. Paul. Milwaukee, st.
Louis, Peoria. Kansas City. st. Joseph,
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Philadelphia was selected for the
place next year at the closing