The Ordway new era., 1918-07-26
FOREIGN

diet has rejected the governments
measure giving the vote to women.
The congress OF the general Fedora
ton OF Labor at Paris approved Presi-
dent Wilson's peace principles.
| In order to show their appreciation
OF General Gouraud's defense OF
Rheims. the authorities have donated
| 10000 bottles of champagne TO the
troops of General Gouraud's arm.
The Austro- Hungarian war minister
says Vienna dispatch TO the Vos'
sische Zeitung. announces that far
more than 100000 Austrian war pris'
oners already have returned from
Russia.
The Cologne Gazette says thirteen
revolutionary Socialists implicated in
the assassination OF Count Won Mir
bach. the German ambassador to Rus
sin, have been executed and many 9th.
ers are under arrest.
France was thrilled by the news that
| on the fourth day OF the German OF.
fensive French and American troops
snntched the initiative from the enc
my by surprise and soundly beat off
his divisions on u thirty-mile front.
The decision of the Poles of Austrian
Silesia TO Join the Czechs in common
opposition to the governments OF the
central powers has provoked great en-
thusiasm In Bohemia and Moravia.
said an official dispatch from Zurich
American troops continue to hold the
plateau southwest of Soissons, where
>l..... a. L. .h.l-
first organized counter attack. This
fell down, however. as soon as the
American heavy artillery got into ac-
ton on Friday.
Gen. John ]. Pershing has been
awarded the grand cross Of the Order
of the Bath. and Gen. Tasker II. Bliss.
American representative on the su-
grand cross of the order OF st. Michael
and St George.
The heart of the American nation
was In France Thursday night. II
marched and fought proudly with the
boys who went over the top during the
morning and still were gallantly
smashing their way ahead beside their
French comrades late IN the day.
SPORT
The Southeastern Fair Association
will give over $4,000 in purses for Its
grand circuit meeting. which Will be
held at Atlanta, Ga. Oct. II TO 10.
Professional baseball was held non
essential occupation under the army
work or fight order by Secretary Bak-
er, II have decided that the work or
fight regulations include baseball"
said Mr.. Baker in announcing his deci-
sion.
Pop" Geers, the veteran reinsman.
sweep of the three events that marked
the closing OF the Grand Circuit meet.
ing. He won the free-for.ali trot with
st, Frisco; took the 2:11 trot with
Heir Reaper and headed the field with
June Red In the e:l3 trot. The free
for-all trot was the feature. St. Frisco.
Lu Princeton. Royal Mack and Bacilli
starting
GENERAL
One hundred Czecho- -Slovaks were
given permits to leave the country to
Join the allied forces in France by the
enemy alien bureau in New York.
Mrs, H. C. Macdonald of Butte.
Mont. filed with Secretary OF State
Stewart. as u candidate for Congress
on the Democratic ticket in the west
ern district.
Yale University is beQueathed near
~ $40, 100000 by the will OF the late
John W, Sterling, New York lawyer.
who graduated from the institution in
1864 and died bachelor July 5.
The British transport Carpa,hia. ls,,
SOS tons gross. has been sunk by
German submarine off the Irish coast
while outward bound from British
port, II was learned in New York.
The work of enrolling 100000
women OF the United States pledged to
sell onehalf OF the fourth Liberty Loan
OF $4,000. .o00. 200. was begun at a con.
ference of representatives from all
parts of the country at Chicago under
the auspices OF the national woman's
Liberty Loan committee
The Anchor line steamship Elysia,
sss tons gross, was sunk by German
submarine May IS In the Mediterran-
can while carrying carso from the far
East, II was reported July is by a
passenger arriving on q British steam,
ship The Eiysia WAS one OF convoy
OF twenty-five vessels, The crew was
saved.
The largest crops OF beans, sugar
beets and peanuts ever grown in the
United States are in prospee, for this
years harvest Department OF Agri
culture production forecasts show an
increase over last year OF 1880 900
bushels In the peanut crop, with q to-