The Ordway new era., 1918-12-27
FOREIGN

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buckingham palace in London Dec. q
In honor OF President Wilson.
President Wilson will probably be
the guest OF the king of buckingham
palace during his visit TO England.
German residents OF Danzig held
mass meeting TO protest against an
nexation Of the city by the Poles
Secretary OF State Hanush made the
announcement that because of the
shortage of coal. $4,000 persons were
out Of employment in Vienna. :
There are between 10000 and 10000
unemployed workmen in Berlin. ac-
cording to the Taglisch Rundschau-
or this number 1000 are metal work
ers.
British newspapers are planning TO
establish special aeroplane service
which will carry news OF the peace
conference from Paris TO London
twice day.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. in
termed by Hungarians, is confined
with his entire staff in Count
Karolyi's castle at Foth. according TO
dispatch from Budapest.
The American delegates TO the
peace congress have resolved 10 advo-
cate the sinking of the surrendered
enemy warships, and resist any propo-
sition to distribute them on the basis
of naval losses.
The Congress of Soldiers and Work
mems Councils has decided that cleo
tion to the national assembly shall be
held Jan. 19. Those opposed TO the
summoning OF national assembly
polled only forty votes out of total
of 240.
The German government has de-
cided to convoke "A conference OF rep
resentatiyes OF all the states OF the
former empire on Dec. 20 to elect a
President OF the German republic. ac-
cording to a Berlin report. This step
is said to have been taken in order
to avoid fresh outbreaks.
Il am confident that the big council
of statesmen OF the world will be able
TO reach n just and reasonable solu-
tion OF the problems that will be pre-
scented 10 them, and thus earn the
gratitude. OF the world for the most
critical and necessary service which
has ever been rendered it," said Pres
ident Wilson in an Interview in Paris.
referring to the approaching peace
conference.
SPORT
AT the Chicago horse sale. one of
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11-year-old trotter. with record OF
2:O1 for $4,000. Adverse brought ST.
$50. and Eva Gingham s1.1o0.
The athletic council of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania announced that
it will revive all sports at the begin
ming OF the new term on Jan. 6. and.
as far AS possible. place them on a
normal basis
Jack Hendricks. manager OF the
Cardinals before he went to France as
a hut secretary, has written to friends
at st. Louis that he will be back in
the spring to resume his place at the
head OF the team.
John Cassidy, boxer. baseball player
and marathon runner. is the first out
of-town athlete to enter the annual
Denver Athletic Club boxing and
wrestling tournament, which will be
held at the Glenarm club. starting
Jan. 20. and running for seven con-
secutive nights.
GENERAL
Republican Leader James X. Mann
announced he would be candidate
for speaker of the House in the next
congress.
The Rocky Mountain Club will en-
terrain 1000 soldiers and sailors in
the grand ballroom of the Hotel Ar
tor in New York. Christmas.
I Ukrainian separatist troops OF the
Petlura forces entered Kiev, the capt.
tai of the Ukraine. The hetman OF
the Ukraine abdieated.
Marshal Joffre now is formally
numbered among Frances forty i'm
mortals. The victor of the Marine was
made a member OF the French Acad-
emy
Representatives of agriculture, in
dustry, labor and business from eight
cen states will meet in Omaha, Feb
I. 5 and 8, next, when the transmits
sissippi readjustment congress con
yenes there.
More than 900 delegates already
have been named to attend the pro-
posed general labor congress in Chi
cago on Jan. II to discuss all phases
OF the Thomas b. Mooney case and de-
eide on labor's attitude in that case.
the International Workers Defense
League announced in San Francisco.
A big acreage in sugar beets In the
Rocky Mountain region next year is
predicted by General Agriculturist
Mark Austin of the Utah-ldaho Sugar
Company OF Salt Lake City. who was