The Ordway new era., 1918-10-11
FOREIGN

In PaleStne TIE Brita@E nave orcs
pied Damascus and taken more TIA.
1000 Turks prisoner.
Three hundred and ifty Dersors
have been Killed. Il Is feared. in a
railway accident at AaIno. Sweden
Turkey has notified Germany OF her
intention 70 make peaes. according 10
a Zurich dispatch 10 the London Daily
News
Several cases Of Asiatic cholera
have been discovered In Vienna and
deaths have occurred from this DIS
ease there
In aerial fighting on the Flanders
front British ayfafors destroyed four
German machines. the Belgian war Of
flee announced
The German situation on the vest
ern front Is grave. the Frankfort zei-
tung admits. adding that the German
front is gradually erunnblins-
Roman Catholic priests. Who, like
all Frenchnen Of military age. had TO
Join the army. have distinguished
themselves in the aviation service.
Reports are 10 the effect that Aus
trfa-Hunsary again Is seeking peace,
having invited Holland TO request the
beiligerents 10 participate In negotia-
lions
The Berlin Vossische Zeltung says
the appointment Of Prince Macmillan
Of Baden as imperial German chanceL
lor may be regarded a. an accom-
pIisbed fact.
Newton d. Baker. American secre-
tary Of war. reached Paris from Lon
don. He resumed the conferences in
which he was engaged before his visit
to England.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is re-
ported to have abdieated in favor o:
Crown Prince Boris. who has already
assumed power, according 10 a Basel
dispatch TO the Havas agency quoting
advices from Vienna
Owing to Gernany's continued fall
ure to ratlfy the exchange OF prison
ers agreement with Great Britain and
her raising the questions concerning
prisoners In China and the release Of
U-boat crews. which Great Britain de
clines 20 do. The British government
has dispatched to Berlin a peremptory
demand for an immediate answer.
SPORT
Golf and country clubs Will do their
bit In saving fuel to win the war by
from using coal to heat
their premises.
Harold Mcmahon. star hsifback of
the University of Nebraska football
team and a member OF the naval re-
serve. has received call TO report for
duty at the Great Lakes naval training
station.
Roy l.. Riley. former crack Denver
soccer player. who has been a mem
ber Of the Canadian army for several
months, has received his honorable
discharge SO that he can enter the of
ticers' training school.
GENERAL
Prices and distribution of practical
ly all articles of wearing apparel are
to be controlled by the War Industries
Board.
The five civilized tribes OF Indians
will subscribe S2.G00.000 30 the Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds. 1t was announced
at Muskogee. Okla. by Supt. Gabe
Parker.
Untimely rain in the Fresno, Cal,
section OF the San Joaquin valley has
ruined large part of the raisin crop
which was in process of drying in the
open vineyards.
Lower Columbia river fishermen
have organized union at Chinook
Wash. From the 100 organizers the
membership is expected to grow to
include 1.50O boats.
Buffalo. N. Y, people are walking.
Motormen. conductors and electricians
way Company suspended work when
$500 men walked out.
Many men were killed and scores in
Jured in tremendous explosion Fri
day night at the plant OF the r. A.
Gillespie Shell Loading Company at
Morgan. near Perth Amboy. N. j.
Further spread of Spanish inilu-
enZa over the country and in army
camps with an increasing death rate
was Indicated In reports received by
the public health service and at the
office OF the surgeon general of the
army.
Never in this war have we seen
keener or braver soldiers or more in
telligent, high-minded men than tho
two divisions in the fighting north OF
st. Quentin" writes the official cor.
respondent with the Australian forces
in France in describing the American
assault on the Hindenburg line in the
direction OF Joncourt.
Frank Lewis. alleged leader OF the
bandit gang which terrorized many
Western states for months. departed
from Denver under n heavy guard of