The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12
FOREIGN

Lieut. c. r. Holmes and Private J.
A. Murphy have been decorated with
the French war cross for capturing a
German sentinel.
Emperor william has conferred up
on Baron Won Richthofen. the German
aviator, the Order of the Red Eagle
with crown and swords.
The admiralty reports that only six
British merchantmen of 1900 tons or
over and seven under that tonnage
were sunk in the week ending March
80.
As the excitement incident to the
first few days of the German offensive
dies down reports come in of the brav-
cry in face of danger of various work
ers in the American Red Cross.
Italians are warned against the
speech OF Count Crernin by the cior-
male D'ltalia. as, it says. Austria
Hungary has spoken of peace before
every new offensive against Italy"
The Bolshevist government has
crushed all its enemies. but cannot
consider its power lasting owing to
the disorganization of the country,
Leon Trotzky declared in speech at
Moscow.
II is persistently rumored in well in
formed circles at Copenhagen that
Count Czernin. the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister. intends to resign as
soon as peace with Rumania has been
finally secured.
Erzerum, the principal city of Turk
ish Armenia. is reported in an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Mos
COW to have been recaptured from the
Turks by an Armenian corps. aided by
detachment OF Armenian volun
teers.
In an official statement issued by
the government at Paris, Premier
Clemenceau's denial OF the truth OF
the assertion of Foreign Minister
Czernin. that conversation concern
ing peace had been held between Aus
tria and France. was given confirma
tion.
The queen of Montenegro has pre-
sented TO Mrs. Nina Larrey Duryea
Mrs. Laurence V. Benet and Mrs. Hu
bert Tuttle the gold medal of the
queens order. the highest distinction
in her gift, in recognition OF the serr
ices of the Duryea committee for the
relief of Montenegro refugees.
we cut down the Germans as a
harvester cuts down wheat" said a
wounded lieutenant back from Las
signy. We went on cutting them
down until we emptied our cartridge
boxes. Then our dragons on theii
mounts came right up TO the firing
line and brought us more cartridges.'
Russia will form an army of 500,
900 men, not inferior in power and
equipment to the Germans and Japan,
ese, NJ. Podvoisky, assistant secretary
OF war. declared at conference in
MOSCOW of the various military de
partment heads. This would be the
first step in arming the whole Russian
nation.
SPORT
Rail birds at the track at Louisville,
KY, are picking Sun Briar to win the
historic Southern classic, the Ken
lucky derby.
Jess Willard began training for his
match with Fred Fulton. scheduled for
July 4. His work consisted of a five
mile walk. He will walk that distance
each day for a week. Then will be-
gin the work in the gym. He is now
lining up his sparring partners The
champion believes Colorado will get
the fight
Joseph L. Turre, Denver wireless ex-
pert, former Manual and Colorado
Mines football star, left Denver for
Washington, d. c., where he will en-.
list in the special radio section of the
United States Army Intelligence Divi.
sion, his work In Denver having won
him an appointment to that branch OF
the service.
A pretentious golf program for the
1915 season was adopted for the Lake.
wood Country Club by the tournament
committee at Denver, including a long
series of events starting with sweep
takes on April Is and continuing until
late in November.
GENERAL
The Cunard line steamship Valeria,
vessel of 5,s65 tons gross register,
has been sunk in the Irish sea.
Robert P. Prayer, As, was hanged by
mob at Collinsville. ILL.,, paying with
his life for alleged pro-Germanism.
Fire, supposedly of incendiary orgi.
in, swept the west bottoms Wholesale
business section of Kansas City, de.
stroytng property estimated at be
tween sS.ooo,000 and $4,000. 900.
Burro beef is the latest addition 10
the list of foods brought 10 the fore
by war conditions. In the Altar dis.
triet of the state of Sonora, Mexico
burros are now being slaughtered for
their food value,