The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
FOREIGN

the next budget before Parliament.
David r. Francis. American ambas-
sador TO Russia, went to Paris to re-
port on Russian affairs TO President
Wilson and Secretary Of State Ian
sing.
President and Mrs. Wilson made
their entry into Paris Saturday morn
ing, greeted by 1000, 900 OF the popula-
ton not only OF the city but Of the
surrounding districts.
The executive committee Of the
Brussels Chamber OF Commerce has
unanimously adopted a resolution in
favor OF Belgian annexation Of Zee
land and the Msestricht enclaye,
While the official result OF Satur-
days election will not be known for
fortnight. there is every indication
that the Lloyd George coalition gov
ernmen, has been reelected by con
siderable majority.
Occupation OF petrograd, Kronstadt
and Moscow is advocated by Rear Ad
miral Kemp. In letter to the Lon
don Times. He was senior British
naval officer in northern Russian wa
tiers until November.
An order in council adopted at OF
tawa authorizes the seed purchasing
commission to buy in the United
States seed oats required in Alberta
and southern Saskatchewan, and pro
vides that the oats purchased shall moi
be subject TO customs duties.
The Czecho,Sloyak government, ac
eording to adyiees from Prague plans
to present to the national assembly a
| bill providing for the division OF
czeeho- Sloyakia into twenty-five can
tons, four or five OF which would In
clude German language territory.
Premier Lloyd George wound up bis
speech making campaign at Gambler
well by attacking the name Labor
party" because 1t did not represent
all the labor of the United Kingdom
The party represented only a small
part OF labor, whose votes, he declared
would largely be cast for the govern
ment.
President Wilson landed In France
at 1924 O'Clock Friday afternoon. Dec
l3, amid demonstration OF popular
enthusiasm and national sympathy
such as rarely. II ever. has been ac
corded the head of foreign govern
ment visiting France. The President
/ left Brest at o'clock the same after
noon for Paris. where the heart o
France acclaimed him as the natIon'i
guest.
Several thousand former inhabi
tants OF Smyrna and OF nearby locali
ties have arrived In Smyrna the last
few days, coming from inland districts
to which they had been deported by
Turkish authorities. Their condition
Is pitiful II is asserted about hal
the people deported died OF bad treat
ment or lack OF food II is said ais,
that the women driven from thei
homes by the Turks were subjected
to brutal treatment and that ma
iority OF the young girls were sold al
slaves TO Turkish notables.
SPORT
The American association leagu,
baseball season Of 1919 will begir
April 20.
Football claimed the lives of min,
players during the 1918 season. thre,
less than the 1917 toll. nine less thai
in 1916 and seven under the roll o.
1915.
Jack Johnson, cabling from BARGE
Iona to New York, has asked II. T
Booker, Anglo-American baseball pro
moter, 10 arrange bout for him with
either Porky Flynn or Jim Savage.
stephen McGinnity, athlete ant
baseball manager, is dead OF influen
"a. MeGinnity was born in Chicago
and when years old lost his hearin.
from the effects of scarlet fever. Bu
the handicap did not prevent him from
taking an active part In athletics. Al
one time he was 105-pound amateur
boxing champion OF Chicago. Later hs
was interested in baseball, becominl
a noted amateur player
GENERAL