The Ordway new era., 1918-12-13
FOREIGN

Brazil is reported from Rio Janeiro.
The Chilean consul at Callao, Peru,
reports hostile demonstration at
Lima.
Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm
has renounced his right to the German
throne.
DR.. Antonio Sagarna has been ap-
pointed Argentine minister to Peru. .
post vacant several months.
Machine guns were used in suppress
| Ing food riots In Cologne. according to
reports received at Copenhagen.
La Maison Blanc de Paris is rapid
| ly being made ready for President and
| Mrs. Wilson when they reach Paris.
The population OF Berlin. according
| to reports, Ia at the mercy of gangs
| of marauders and there appears to be
no authority there.
| The Duke of Grafton, head of the
Fitz-Roy family and a retired general
| In the British army, died in London.
He was 81 years old.
As illustrative of travelling condi-
tions in the former Austro-Hungarian
empire. the robbery of trains along the
frontier OF the various republics is
daily reported.
No confirmation has reached official
Rumanian quarters in London OF the
recent German report that Bucharest
was burning and that the peasants
had revolted in Rumania.
The Council OF Peoples Commits
sioners has fixed Feb. 16 for elections
to the constituent assembly. condi;
tional on the approval of the soldiers
and workmen's congress, which meets
Dec. 1G.
"In Rumania at present a suit OF
clothes of Il cheap variety costs more
than 5000. a pair of shoes $12O and a
pound of chocolate $25. The needs oil
the country are clothing material.
shoes and fats
The Dutch government has decided
to stop all exports to Germany in re-
prisal for the stoppage of the export
of German coal to Holland, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam.
In reviewing the question of wheth-
er Germany is able to pay war dam
ages and the war expenditures in
CURED by the allies the London Mail
declares that the estimated allied ex-
penditures of e25, 1000 900 900 are less
than one-seventh of the main German
assets in sight. The railway systems
in the German states are the property
OF the various governments which, in
addition, own forests, mines and large
areas of land. The newspaper says
that moderate estimate of the value
of German mineral deposits is e191,-
100000 900
SPORT
Lieut. Leslie Jacobs, former Denver
boy, piloted the first flying boat to
make the trip in the naval air service
between Hampton Roads and the Navy
Department in Washington.
What splendid progress is being
made by trotters is shown in the lat
est figures. which place the additions
to the 2:10 list this year at seventy
one to date. against a total Of sixty
two in 1917.
1t is reported in college circles at
Athens that the University of Georgia
athletic authorities have offered
football team 10000 year salary.
effective next spring, to take charge
of their athletic teams.
GENERAL
Yale University's war losses total:
Dead, 149; wounded, missing or pris,
oners, III,
The resignation OF Frank p. Walsh
| No Nur
Labor Board was accepted by Presi-
dent Wilson, and Basil NJ. Manly ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Turkey is expected to invite the
peace conference to send an interna'
tional commission to that country to
: establish sound government, accord
ing to diplomats in Washington.
Mrs. John Drew. wife of the actor
and an actress until her marriage
died in New York.
1t is estimated that 5000, 900 tons Of
copper metal on French and Belgian
tattlefields may be recovered.
Work was begun in Rome in the
capitol building. in preparation for th'
, reception to be given in honor of Pres
ident Wilson when the citizenship o
, Rome is conferred on him.
I Any action looking to demand oil
. Holland for the extradition of William
Hohenzollern will be held in abeyanc'
until President Wilson reaches Eu
rope. according to information at tn
I state department
The shell plant of the Minneapoli
Steel and Machinery Company was re
. stroyed by fire at Minneapolis with
/. loss estimated at s500.O00. fully co,
cred by insurance. One man lost hi
, life, being burned to death,
: President Wilson has accepted tn