The Colorado statesman., 1918-11-02
FOREIGN

Inc versailles conference, ACCORDING
to the report current in London, has
agreed on the main points of the
armistice terms, which will now be
considered by the military command
ers.
King Victor Emmanuel saw The al
lied soldiers make the difficult cross
ing of the Piave river. He was dressed,
as usual, in a uniform made of the
same material as that of the private
soldiers.
The Social Democrats of the Rhine
province have issued a manifesto de-
claring that If the Kaiser does not abb
dicate they will organize the laboring
masses and remove him, "as well as
every other hindrance to peace"
Before the war dozen boxes OF
safety" matches sold in England for
the equivalent of American cents.
Today Londoners are lucky IL they
have the chance to buy dozen boxes
for so cents.
An independent and antidynastic
state has been formed in Hungary
under the leadership OF Count Michael
Karolyi in agreement with the Czechs
and South Slavonians, according to
Vienna reports received by the Copen-
hagen Politilken.
The overflow into Scandinavia OF
Russian refugees seeking asylums in
Finland has created such problem
that DR.. Hellner, the Swedish foreign
minister. has taken up the question
with Great Britain, informing Great
Britain that Sweden has had to refuse
to receive a new invasion of the Rus
slams.
Austria, in her reply to President
Wilson, accepts all the views ex-
pressed by the President in his note
of October 10. Austria says she is
willing and ready, without awaiting
the result of other negotiations, to
negotiate a peace and an immediate
| armistice on all Austro-Hungarian
fronts.
Archduke Joseph has issued a proc
lamation stating that Emperor Charles
has charged him with the task of Sc
curing the complete independence OF
| Hungary, a dispatch from Budapest
says. The proclamation adds that
peace will be aspired to at once and
Hungary will join league of nations.
her integrity and unity being the first
aim.
SPORT
The United States marines at. Ma
rine barracks, Mare Island, have
added basketball to their list of sports.
During the seven months ending
July 81 last, over 1000 balls of all
kinds were sent to France for the use
of the enlisted men by the Canadian
Y. NJ. c.. A. They include balls for in
door and outdoor baseball, soccer,
rugby, la crosse, tennis and volley
balls.
Flying at an average speed of more
than two miles a minute, James M.
Schoonmaker, Jr., son of the vice
president of the Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie railroad, covered the distance of
22S miles from the Wright flying field
at Dayton, Ohio, to Pittsburgh, in one
hour and forty-five minutes. Schoon-
maker was piloted by Howard Rine-
hart.
GENERAL
Turkey independently has presented
peace proposals to the entente nations,
according to a report from CONSTANT.
nople.
The Austro-Hungarian government
has communicated its latest note to
the French, British, Japanese and
Italian governments, begging the ap-
proval and support of these nations.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says a
congress of German bishops has asked
the pope to exercise his influence in
favor of just peace which will pre-
vent the allies from destroying Ger
many.
Col Theodore Roosevelt was co
years old on Sunday.
Austria's reply to President Wilson
is viewed as an unconditional sur
! render. Additional interest is given
the note in view of the effect it will
inevitably have on the position of
| Germany.
Upward revision of wages in all
shipyards of the country to provide
uniform national rates for practically
all the shipyard trades, effective i'm
mediately, was announced by the ship
building labor adjustment board.
| Representative Timberlake is the
first Colorado candidate for Congress
to file a prediction report of dis
bursements with the clerk of the
house as required by the federal cor
rupt practices law. He reports he
spent s1,227, including $500 paid to
the state committee.
The Mexican government is build
ing s5O,OOO,OOO railroad from ocean
to ocean, opening up the richest mines