Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-02-24
FOREIGN


parties were beaten back.
The Seattle Daily Call is now on a
new list of American papers barred
| from circulating in Canada.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, former Brit
| ish ambassador TO the United States,
died of heart disease at Government
House in Ottawa. Can.
All diplomatic couriers on their way
| 10 Petrograd have been detained IN
Stockholm because of instructions re
ceived by the Finnish minister 10 wise
no passports for foreigners.
| Monday the Australians captured a
number OF prisoners in a successful
raid near Messines. Saturday night a
| Belgian patrol successfully attacked
| hostile post in the Merkam sector.
According TO the lobby correspond
ent OF the London Daily News, facts
| are known which bring the possibility
of separate peace between Austria
| Hungary and the entente allies much
| nearer
In his speech al the opening OF Par
had reached critical stage which de-
manded more than eve.' before the full
| use of the country's energies and re-
| sources.
The American dead as result OF
Z the sinking of the steamer Tuscania.
/ apparently is at least l59. Thus far
las bodies have been buried along the
I Scotch coast and IA additional bodies
were recovered.
| The police at Copenhagen arrested
/ the leader of the Syndicalists, who cs-
capped during the riots. in which be-
I tween $4,000 and S0,001 persons at
/ tempted to storm the treasury. plum
/ der shops and enter the royal palace
Presiden, Wilson stands head and
| shoulders above all Others as the
| spokesman OF the allied peoples. in the
opinion OF the Manchester Guardian
mainly because he is able TO keep firm
| ly and constantly in vieY the reasons
why America came into the war
Mrs. William B. Leeds. a wealthy
American widow, and Prince Chris
topher of Greece. according TO the
( London Daily Sketch, have been quiet
ly parried in Switzerland. where Mrs
/ Leeds has been stopping for time
with a son who is in delicate health.
In the House of Commons former
Premier Asquith. commenting upon
President Wilson's speech 10 Con-
gress, said the President had discrim-
mated justly in regard TO both tone
and substance between the declara
/ tions of the German chancellor and
Z the Austro Hungarian foreign minister
in their utterances regarding war
/ aims.
After declaring the Government will
stand by the considered declaration he
/ made early in the year TO the trades
union representatives, Premier David
| Lloyd George told the House OF Com
mons that he had read with the most
profound disappointment the replies
OF Count Won Hertling, the imperial
German chancellor. and Count Czern-
| in, the Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister. to President Wilson's and his
| own speeches.
SPORT
TEX" Rickard, cattleman and box.
ing promoter, has abandoned the pugi-
listic arena in favor OF the ranch.
Rickard sailed for South America and
will devote his time TO cattle raising.
Jess Willard. champion heavyweight
pugilist. announced in Kansas City
hn Of ..xI
meet in Cheyenne. Wyo July 4, the
winner of a Jack Dempsey Fulton
bout
Death has laid its hand ON John L
Sullivan's animal friends at his farm
at Arlington, Mass. The day after the
former champion was buried, Colonel
Corn, his fayorite horse, dropped dead
in his stall and the next day another
constant companion. a bulldog, given
him by Yank Sullivan Of Syracuse,
N. Y. died. To complete the list the
ring hero's COW and two collie dogs. in
which he had taken great pride, died
GENERAL
The observance OF Lincoln's birth
day in New York City was marked by
an unusually large number Of patriotic
meetings.
Will H. Hays of Indiana was elected
chairman Of the Republican national
committee. Fred w. Upham of Chi
cago was elected treasurer.
Although 5000 men short of war
strength, unofficial figures show that
Camp Logan at Houston. Tex, passed
the 5000. .090. 900 mark in war insurance
when the campaign closed today.
The Rev. s. N. Robinson. formerly
assistant editor Of the Christian Advo-
cate and for many years associated IN
evangelistic work with the Rev. A. c.
Dixon and the late Dwight L. Moody,
died suddenly at Elizabeth. n. j. He
was IS years old.
Chicago's police stations buIged
with prisoners after the greatest
roundup OF suspected criminals in the
history of the city Almost 1000 men
and women were taken in q deter.
mined police drive to curb the recent
epidemic Of outlawry.
The Fortieth division of the United
asstes army, located at Camp Kearny.
a, Linda Vista. Cal. will hold grand
review Feb. %, rs announced by Gen