The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
FOREIGN

reports from that district.
General Pershing. in general order
has decreed July IA, Frances national
holiday. as day of celebration for
the American expeditionary forces.
A new provisional government for
Siberia, which has the unanimous sup
port of the population and which will
continue TO fight the central powers.
has been established at vladivostok.
The fall of Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann is regarded in Germany as
the introduction of an open Pan-Ger-
man regime under the control OF the
military leaders. special dispatches
from Holland say.
Evidence secured from Austrian pris-
oners. indicates that the Hun
garian losses during the recent often
sive were in the neighborhood OF $780,
00O Other reports made by captives
tend to confirm accounts OF poor
wheat and potato crops in Austria.
Italians from the Trentino, drafted
into the Austrian army and made 10
fight under Arstrian banners under
duress, have suffered maltreatment at
the hands of their Austrian command
ers. according to the story OF an ltal-
ian captain made public at London.
Praise OF President Wilson's leader
ship in the war and his advocacy of
league of nations after the war was
given by Herbert H. Asquith, former
premier. in an address at the National
Liberal Club in London. The occasion
was hospitality dinner to American
officers"
There is the closest union between
the political leaders of Germany and
German army headquarters regarding
their readiness to receive peace pro-
posals from the allies If they are Of
fered in spirit Of sincerity. This
statement was made in the Reichstag
by Chancellor Won Hertling
Major General Biddle. commander of
the American forces in England, an
nounced that American troops were
stationed at from seventy to eighty diff
ferent points in England and Scotland.
In recognition of the valiant services
of the American troops when they
stopped the German rush on Paris in
the second battle Of the Marine, cap
turing Bois de Belleau, routing the
German machine gun nests and estab-
fishing themselves In commanding po-
sitions on the Marne sector, the
French authorities have officially
changed the name of Bois de Belleau
to Bois de la Brigade de Marine, and
have ordered all maps changed ac-
cordingly.
SPORT
BILLY" Miske of St Paul outfought
Gunboat Smith of New York in all but
the fifth round of 10round bout at
Jersey City, N. ].
Tony Zill, Youngstown, Ohio, light
weight boxer, has been appointed box
ing instructor at Camp Sherman, to
succeed Johnny Kilbane.
Harry P. Way. Denver sportsman.
who has been making great progress
in the trap shooting game of late. won
the presidents trophy at the three
day shoot in Indianapolis.
Three favorites and one second
choice won at the closing days meet
ing of the grand circuit at North Ran
dali at Cleveland, Ohio. Close finishes
and fast time featured the racing. Miss
Harris NJ won the free-for-all pace in
sensational time.
GENERAL
The bodies of William Hille. his SIS
ter, Edna, and Ernest Fenze were
found at the Hille farm. near Wauke-
sha, Wis. Evidence OF poisoning was
found in Miss Hilles body. Several
horses were found to have been shot.
After saving the lives Of more than
600 cannery employees, including twen-
ty-one men marooned on an iceberg
for three weeks. and towing three big
vessels to safety, the United States
fisheries steamer Roosevelt. Capt. H.
Bierd, returned to port at Seattle,
Wash, from Alaskan waters.
Worth Bagley Daniels, son of the
secretary of the navy. entered the An
napolis Naval Academy as midship-
man.
DIR. David Roberts, veterinarian of
Waukesha, Wis, in the District Court
was sentenced to one year in the NIL
waukee house of correction after
pieduiH6 Sully W stdtutoTy CudTSes
while in company Of Grace .Lusk at
Milwaukee hotel on April and 27.
1917.
Lieutenant General Horvath, vice
president and general manager of the
Chinese Eastern railway, having de-
clared himself premier of a temporary
Siberian government, has been pro-
claimed provisional ruler of Siberia,
according to dispatch to the London
Mail from Harbin.
| Patrick J. Connolly, the first Sim
Fein "objector" tried before an Amer
/ lean court ma rtial has heen santenced