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The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Minor Mention.


Work has been resumed on the Big
Forty tunnel at Idaho Springs.
Seventy-three building permits were
issued at Craig during the year 1917.
Routt and Moffat counties during
the past year shipped out 10000 cat
tie.
The stone abutments of the Chap
man bridge near Craig have been COM
pleted.
The Golden Methodist church is dis
playing a service flag containing thir-
teen stars.
The Fountain school at Pueblo re-
Gently was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of $4,000
Fire at the Royal coal mine in
Aguilar district destroyed the fan
house. Loss $4,000.
Honey and syrups instead of sugar
will make victory just as sweet and
bring II much sooner.
Ground has been broken for the S5,-
900 gymnasium for the State Teach
ers' College at Greeley.
Aug. 27. 2S. 20 and 80 have been
set as the dates for the holding of the
Larimer county fair in 1918.
Jesse NJ Boone, great-grandson of
Daniel Boone, famous scout and pio-
neer explorer, died at Pueblo.
The January number of the Rail
road Red Book appeared rich in ma
terial about Colorado resources.
If you have food conserving plan
or recipe pass II on to your neighbors
and your friends. Be lin the service"
Only one state in the union now
sells wheat flour at lower average re-
tail prices than Colorado. That state
is Idaho.
Christy Houx, aged II years, son of
Governor Frank l., Houx of Wyoming.
was drowned in Lindenmeier lake.
near Fort Collins.
William IL. Galley, attorney of Lit
Teton. who figured extensively in pol
itics there. was killed near Santa Fe
in the Cash mine.
The Rio Grande Sheep and Wool
Growers Association still has about
100000 pounds of wool stored at its
clipping pens at Wasson.
The head camp, Woodmen of the
World, in special session in Denver.
decided to keep up the dues and as
sessments of every member who is in
the service of his country.
Directors of the Midnight Mining
Company of Aspen are contemplating
Jr;,,
a further distance of a thousand or
two thousand feet.
Although all of his friends, save one,
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
SPORT

frankie Fleming, featherweight box
ing champion of Canada, has joined
the Royal Flying corps. He will be
trained as an aviator at Camp Borden,
Ontario.
Harry, Foley's plan to bring Jess
Willard and Fred Fulton to San Fran
cisco for a twenty-round bout for the
Red Cross in an arena to be con-
structed at the exposition grounds has
met with the approval of Judge Thorn
as F. Graham, chairman of the San
Francisco County Council of Defense.
Fred Fulton of Minneapolis, claim
ant to Jess Wizards crown. and Billy
Miske, st. Paul's light heavyweight.
fought ten-round slashing draw at
st. Paul, Mimi, before the largest
crowd that ever witnessed a ring bat
tie in that city Every newspaper
critic at the ringside gave Miske a
draw or better. Some declared he had
slight shade.
FOREIGN
Petrograd was declared under mar
tial law by the Bolshevik safety com.
mission.
Czech leaders of Silesia and Mora.
via met at Prague and adopted resolu-
tions demanding Czech republic.
Japanese financial interests have
arranged to establish a bank at Lima,
Peru. A Chinese bank also is to be
established
Nicholas Romanoff, the former EN-
peror, and his family have escaped
from their prison near Tobolsk. it is
reported in Petrograd.
Bolshevik officials at Petrograd ex
pressed the belief that the attempt on
the life of Nikolai Lenine was part OF
a counter revolutionary plot.
The House of Commons, by vote
of 1856 to As, rejected an amendment
to the man power" bill which pro
posed to apply conscription to Ireland
Whole companies of Austrian troops
have been ordered shot for their sym
pathy with Russian Socialist views
according to reports reaching Petro
grad.
President Carranza returned to Mex
~ N.N' "i'ei to 'Aiis peeh apStht lioi
the capital on birthday holiday since
lee. 2S. He left his train about fiji
teen miles from the city and came ii
by automobile
Closely censored dispatches indi
Gated serious bread riots and strike.
at numerous munition factories a.
well as civil clashes between polio,
and crowds at numerous Austro-Hun
garian cities.
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REDS DEFEATED
in CONVENTION
FIRE ON DELEGATES AS THEY
THDRAW-"WORUD PEACE"
REVOLUTION PASSED.
.BOLSHEv kI VOTED OUT
TcHERNoFF, NEW LEADER, SAYS
RUSSIA CAN AID ALLIES IF
KAISER BALkS PEACE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Petrograd, Jan. 21.-The Bolshevik
members and those of the left wing
of the social revolutionists and the
Socialist revolutionary members with
drew from the constituent assembly.
The constituent delegates, threaten
ed with treatment as a counter revo-
lutionary" organization, hurriedly
adopted DEGREES awarding the LANDS
to the peasants and proposing to send
delegates to all the warning nations
| to arrange n world peace.
The DEGREES were adopted at 4
o'clock in the morning as wall of
mencaing bayonets in the hands of the
sailors on guard pressed toward the
constituent members. The closing
hours of the session were full of ex-
| citing scenes. including the attempt on
the life of NJ. Tsereteli.
NJ Tchernoff, elected chairman Of
the constituent assembly by the So
cial Revolutionists, declared that the
Constituent Assembly should immedi-
ately call a conference of all the En-
tente allies to consider war aims.
NJ. Tchernoff granted an interview
to correspondent during the mid
night recess
DO you think Russia can continue
the war If Germany refuses p ace on
democratic terms?" M Tchernoft
was asked. He replied:
Everybody says that Russia can
not fight because of the extreme state
of disorganization. All know that the
decision in this war will be on the
western front.
But Russia can act as a magnet
to draw German forces and prevent
their being thrown over to the western
front. The Russian army may re-
treat. but in doing so, will benefit
the allies by diverting the Germans
deeper and deeper into Russian terri
tory. with no gain for them"
The All-Russian Railway Mems Con
gress has passed by vote of 273 to
81 resolution supporting the Con-
stituent Assembly and calling upon
the peoples commissioners to agree
with the majority, with view to the
formation of government responsible
to the Assembly.
From Moscow it is reported that
many persons were wounded and 9TH
ers killed as the result of the Red
Guard firing on demonstrators there
in favor of the Constituent Assembly.
The Japanese embassy here, in an
official statement, made denial of the
report that Japanese forces had been
landed at Vladivostok
1t was 8 o'clock in the morning
when NJ. Askokov, Bolshevik dele
gate. announced that the Bolsheviki
were determined to withdraw perman-
emily from the Constituent Assembly,
which he said had proved itself not
to represent the actual proletariat.
Meanwhile" he declared, 'the
Workmen's and Soldiers Government
will consider what to do with tnat
counter revolutionary organization"
Chairman Tchernoff, making him
self heard, Notwithstanding the wild
stamping and shouting of the sailors,
announced that the Assembly would
sit until it had passed the land de-
cree. The decree was hurriedly read
and adopted with standing vote.
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Cotton and Mccarthy at Stock Show.
Herbert Hoover. national food ad-
--'r'e'rator. will not be able to visit

Cotton and Mccarthy at Stock snow.
Herbert Hoover. national food ad-
--'-'e.rator. will not be able to visit
: -. .-4.ing the National Western
Live Stock show, Jan. 1926. His
final answer to the invitations ex-
tended to him has been received by
Governor Julius c. Gunter through
kilograms from Congressman Edward
Taylor. B. C. Hilliard and Edward
Keating. His compliments and best
wishes for the success OF the live
stock show, which he regards as
helpful to the entire country" were
extended by Administrator Hoover
when he said that the pressure of his
duties now makes II impossible for
him TO leave Washington at all. Ad-
ministrator Hoover's inability to at
tend the stock show. however. does
not mean that the food administration
will not be represented at the show.
Joseph p Cotton, chief of the meat
division of the administration. and DR..
Mccarthy, another high official of the
administration. will both attend and
will get into close touch with the
live stock producers of the West to
further the cooperation between the
growers and the administration.
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EIsle Had the Idea. Anyhow.

Elsie came home from school before
the holiday with her little nose tilted
nj an angle that her mother recognized
Immediately was to register" deep.
irreconcilable scorn. Her mother of
course asked the questions that would
bring forth an explanation.
"Oh, it's Hilda; believe me, I'm not
going to play with her any more" said
the aggrieved one.
"Why, l thought Hilda was one of
your best friends. What has she done
to you?"
''She hasn't done anything. It's her
father. He was born in Germany and
he's never taken out his civilization pa
pers."
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Coal Miners Ban Strikes ourino War

Indianapolis, Ind.-After two days
of stirring debate, the United Mine
Workers of America in biennial con-
vention by an overwhelming vote rat
ified the Washington agreement of
Oct 6, which grants substantial wage
advances to bituminous coal miners.
and provides penalties for violation of
contracts. The agreement became ef-
fective Nov. l last. and remains N
force until April /. 1920. unless the
war ends before that date, in which
event it automatically terminates.
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THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

Germany and Pope Benedict, Sen
ator Lewis of Illinois declared, both
are planning new, early peace move
ments.
Fuel Administrator Garfield issueo
statement reminding the public that
while the fuel restriction order was
drastic, war was drastic and the order
was a necessary war measure.
Framing of legislation contemplate
ing drastic changes in the govern
ments war machinery. including Gre
alton of an American war council
similar to those of England and
France, and director of munitions,
was begun by the Senate military
committee.
A sweeping governmental order al
most completely stopping the wheels
of industry east of the Mississippi riv-
er for five-day period, beginning
Friday morning. Jan. IS, was issued
by Fuel Administrator Garfield at the
direction of the President. Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield's statement in ex-
PLANTATION of his order follows: The
l hAoSt ia t'hN NiAhe " bt uoht 10 "
send to the American forces abroad
and to the allies the food and war sup
plies which they vitality need. Wars
munitions, food, manufactured articles
of every description are lying in At
lantic ports in tens of thousands of
tons, where literally hundreds of
ships, loaded with war goods for our
men and the allies cannot take the
seas because their bunkers are empty
of coal, The coal to send them on
their way is waiting behind congested
freight that has jammed all termi-
nails"
WESTERN
William Jennings Bryan, Jr., assist
ant United States district attorney for
the Tucson, Ariz., district, has been
granted six months leave of abb
sence because of impaired health.
Following a referendum vote. the di
rectors of the Pixies Peak oceanic
Ocean Highway Association have Sc
lected Feb. and Z for the annual
meeting of the association at St
Joseph. Mo.
A telegram from Fort Collins stated
that Christy Houx, son of Gov. Frank
Houx, of Wyoming, had been drowned
in an accident there. Governor Hour
is in Washington, and wac immediate
ly notified.
Good roads b osters from foul
states will attend the meeting of tn,
OLD Highway Association at Nc
| Cook. Neb.. Jan rs. to lay plans fol
spending 100000 on the Omaha Lin
coln-Denver highway in 1918.
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ABOUT THE WAR

An official communication says
that the Italian shipping losses last
week were two steamers of more than
$500 tons sunk.
Paris reports that the period OF
Jan. l to 10 French pilots brought
down fifteen German airplanes and
one captive balloon.
From 100000 to 100000 troops must
be raised at once in England, Sir
Auckland Geddes. minister of nation
al service. told the House of Com
mons in London.
King Ferdinand of Rumania, whose
arrest had been ordered by the Boil
shevik government, is now under the
protection of the Allies, according to
a Petrograd dispatch to the London
Daily Express.
According to telegram received in
London. German Chancellor Count Won
Hertling has again postponed the
speech which he was to have made in
reply to the definition of war aims by
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George.
Five French merchantmen of more
than l,600 tons and one under that
tonnage We're sunk by submarines or
mines during the week ending Jan. II
Ships entering French ports during
the week ending Jan. 12 numbered
1893, while those clearing were ISL.
Two vessels were attacked but es-
capped.
Only eight British merchantmen
were sunk by u-boats the past week
In the previous week the admiralty
reported the loss by mine or subma
rine of eighteen merchantmen of /.
600 tons or over three merchantmen
under that tonnage and four fishing
vessels. The report of Jan. 9, gave
the sinkings as twenty-one, eighteen
being 1.600 tons or over.
The capture OF thirteen officers, 47S
men, eighteen machine guns and two
homb-throwers in engagements east o
Caposile and Monte Solone. was re
ported by the Italian war office. TIL,
Germans made two raids on the Cham
payne front. The raiding parties wer,
repulsed. the Paris war office an
nounced. The Japs are reported I,
have landed an army at Vladivostok
but will not interfere in Russian al
fairs.
WASHINGTON
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Canon City Man Kills Self.

Canon City.-Barney Kelley, So
years old. and for many years a well
known resident q, Fremont county
threw himself into The drive wheels
of east bound Rio Grande passenger
train No at the Fruitmere crossing
in East Canon. Kelley was instantly
killed, his body being torn TO pieces
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Bee Keepers Elect Officers for Year

Fort Collins.-Delegates to the an
nual convention of the Colorado Bee
Keepers Association, in session here,
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, w. p. Collins, Boulder; vice
president. ]. N. Pease. Littleton; sec
retary and treasurer, Wesley Foster,
Boulder.
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Murderer Sentenced 10 nj.

Chicago.-Edward wheed, convicted
pay roll robber, recently convicted of
murder, was sentenced to death by
hanging Feb. 15.
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Proper Place.

"Pop, where are they going to put
the bulls they are driving on the ship?'
''In the steerage, my son.
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WASHINGTON

Authority to call into the United
States service Philippine military or
ganizations is given the President in
q House bill passed by the Senate ana
sent to the White House.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
CENTRAL PITCHER
MAKES HIS START
WITHCLARENDONS

Reds Schafer, CentrAfs crack south
paw, is slated to make his debut
with the Clarendon Athletic Club Sum
day afternoon in the second game OF
double bill.
The famous Central s0uthpaW has
completed his championship series,
having won handIly in the three
games in which he competed. SchAfer
was the one best school-bOy bet in
the city last spring.
Sunday two fast teams VIII tackle
the Clarendons. Emil Pfeil, one Of
the best hurlers in amateur ranks,
has gotten together team known
as the Georgetown Stars. Pfeil will
pitch the opener for his team The
game starts at 1 80 p. m.
Otto Won Herbulis. Clarendon's star
for several years and veteran Of many
diamond battles, will pitch the second
game for the home team against the
ArlingtOns.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

Emmons halls from New York. while
Lansche is George Washington UnIver-
sity man.
George Elder. shortstop. Is hsraldcd az
one Of the best shortstops in the city.
He is a reliable batter and bassrunner.
Elder distinguished himself on the I'LL
nois University team several years ago
and seems to be in his old-trme form.
Erdrich. first baseman, halls from New
York and has been playing during the
last season with the New York City Col
lege. He is a valuable asset on the team
Bill Rade. second baSeman, is the vet
eran Of the team. He, like Emmons,
comes from New York. His work ac-
counts in a 6 eat measure for placing
the Aggies in FIRST place.
Manager Jack O'Leary. third baseman.
comes from Milwaukee, Wis. He has
played high-class amateur baseball for
many years and deserves considerable
praise for the manner in which he han
dies his men.
OLeary. like Lansche, is a student
at the George Washington University,
pursuing the study OF Jurisprudence
Custenborder left fielder, halls from
Ohio. He has starred with the Miami
University team for several seasons
wonderfully. Moore, a Washington
product, is a first-class hitter. His
present average is ZIG, and he is
keeping it up.
Carroll, right fielder, is an old-time
Departmental League star, and is one
Of the steadiest players OH the team
Walsh, Nestor, McClesky. Copeland,
Hess, and Young, are the other mem
bers OF the team. Each and every one
Of these men is of the best local
'aliber. and is aiding the team con
siderably.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

Many fans who journey down to
the White Lot ellipse, which is now
known as the Presidents Park. know
the Aggies. as they are known When
ever the Aggies play the fans flock
to see them perform
As the inaugural attraction OF the
league Agriculture was picked to bat
tie the 43Tth Engineers. First OF all
it was only a five-inninE AFFAIR and
the lnaI result was G 10 3. 1t must
also be remembered that the En-
Gineers have a hiEh-class oTganiza-
tlon and are putting up a. stubborn
Bght for the pennant
Since the hrst game the AEEies
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

soldier BartheIa, one Of the ruggsdesr
men in the ring.
yelling and Dundee have met three
times in the past and in each case
the combat was exciting. Greb and
Bartheld are both aggressive. rushing
fighters. and there win be no idle mo-
ments while they are IN the ring.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
FORMER INDIAN HURLER
LANDS HIS COMMISSION

CLEVELAND, June 14.-Admirers
Of Clark Dickerson, former pitcher
with the Cleveland Americans, are
pleased with the announcement that
he has been appointed a lieutenant in
the national irmy.
Dickerson was drafted last fall. he
soon was promoted to corporal, and
later to sergeant. He had experience
in a military school before he took
up professional baseball
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
HOUSTON'S AGGIES BID
FOR BASEBALL HONORS

Secretary Houston, Of Department of Agriculture putting
claims prominence
en head evidently quite Secretary Daniels lads
win track honors and Secretary Bakers boys gaop off with all
Of baseball titles.
There few fans who know this little secret It doubtful if the
honorable that he has sass baseball
team representing his department winning
right along and putting grand old battle the
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

have improved greatly and have de-
fCated the remaining teams of the
league.
In order to get better acquainted with
the Aggies here is the way they line up
and Is q little line on their past perform
ances.
Albert Mills. catcher. IL = promising
youngster. good catcher and batter
EmmOns and Lansche. the tWfrlers, have
much praise for his work The fans are
distinctly for him.
Ed Emmons and Bill Lansche, two Of
the best twirlers in the league. are well
known here. due to their mound work
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
Take A Chance On
Evans Club.

Chick Evans golf club will go
to the person who makes the
longest drive at Columbia to-
morrow. Are you going to take
a crack at winning the club?
1t doesn't matter whether you
have ever played golf. II you
want to take a chance, pay 81 at
Columbia tomorrow and take a
crack at the little white ball.
The person who makes the long
est drive will get Evans club to
keep for his very own
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

Torpedo Division. captained by
Buck Sterzer. a Washington man. and
right next door to the leadership in
the Navy Yard League, plays the Gun
Division team at Fifteenth and H
streets northeast today.
Torpedo held the lead for the first
three weeks OF play in the schedule
and has been tied up with Cloffeps
for awhile. Clofreps forged to the
front the other day and Torpedo is
out to regain lost ground at the ex-
pense OF the Gun Division team.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14

den next Thursday under the aus
piees OF the War Hospital Entertain
ment Association. Joe yelling, one
Of the ablest lightweights in the
world. will clash with the peppery
italian, Johnny Dundee, and Harry
Greb. the combative Pittsburgh mid
dleweIght, viii exchange thumps with
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
GO NINETEEN FRAMES.

PHILADELPHIA. June II. - The
Cardinals and Phillies Travelled nine
teen frames to a tic yesterday, to g.
with no scoring in the last twelve
innings. Heathcots, the former Penn
st = collegian, got a single, double,
[. > and home run in nine times
at uat. The game ended at sos be-
cause Of darkness.
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
YELLING AND DUNDEE
WILL MEET IN RING

NEW YORK, June 1.-Two bouts
were yesterday arranged for the box
Ing carnival at Madison Square Gar
The Washington times., 1918-06-14
MAY DECIDE 10 GO ON.

BIRMING HAM, June 1A-witA
every indication that the Government
will rule in favor OF professional
baseball within a day or 50, Southern
Association magnates are thinking Of
resembling their recent suspensioa
order and continuing their season
until Labor Day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
SOLDIERS KILLED
AS GUN EXPLODES
NEAR SEC. BAKER

Baltimore. Md, June 81. - Two
soldiers were killed and third Sc
Vcrely injured by the premature
explosion of trench mortar bomb
at the army proving grounds at Alb
erdeen, Md, yesterday. Secretary
Baker and several ordnance Off
GERS were standing less than three
hundred yards away at the time
but as the explosion occurred in i
bomb proof enclosure. none of the
party was endangered, it was de-
clared at the proving grounds to-
day.
Sergeant Elmer St John of st,
Louis, Mo-. and Corporal James p.
Roden of Brooklyn, n. Y, were
killed and a private soldier named
Calder Wood was injured. The ev-
plosion wrecked the mortar amt
other members of the batter mar
rowly escaped being hit by the fly
ing bits of wreckage
Hrif
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
YANKS HOLD SO
MILES OF Line
Strictly American Forces at Six
Different Points Occupy Long
Strip Battle Front.

With the American Army in
France. June 21.-(By the Associa-
ted Press. THE American forces
northwest of Chateau Thierry this
morning further Strengthened their
line by a series of small but brill
liantly executed attacks on the
north side of Belleau wood.
Washington. June 2l.-American
soldiers are now holding the fight
ing line for a distance Of 3S miles
on the western front. according to
information given members OF the
house military committee today at
the weekly conference with Secre-
tary Baker and General March,
chief of staff
This mileage Is held by "all
American" forces under command
OF American officers. located at six
different places along the fighting
line. Other Americans are at the
front with British and French units.