The Ordway new era., 1918-07-05
FOREIGN

The Canadian Pacific stehihship"
Pomeranian and Medora have been
sunk by German submarines.
A rumor has reached Basel, Switz-
erland. from Berlin that Or. Richard
Won Kuehlmann, the German foreign
secretary, will resign his portfolio.
Rumors are In circulation. says the
Amsterdam Echo Beige, that an cpl
demic of typhoid is raging among the
German soldiers in northern France.
The labor conference in London dis
cussed and passed a resolution recog-
nizinE the claim of the Irish to the
right OF home rule, along the lines laid
down in the report of the Irish conven-
ton.
Il am certain the Russian people
cause OF freedom" Alexander keren-
sky, former Russian premier. declared
in an address at the British labor con-
ference in London.
A luncheon in honor OF Herbert
Hoover. the American food admins
TRAITOR. is being arranged at Guild hall
in London. II will be held on Aug. 1
and Premier Lloyd George will be
among the guests.
There have been rebellious out
breaks among the garrisons OF the
cities of Gyor and PEGS, Hungary as
result of which 1000 of the military
involved In the mutiny have been con-
demned to death, according to reports
received by the Paris Matin.
On the fourth anniversary Of Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand's murder the
German militarists gathered together
in anxious conclave because the Ger
man government has been compelled
to declare to the Reichstag that peace
cannot be won on the battlefield.
The Ukraine bureau at Lausanne an
nounced at Geneva 1t has received con-
firmation OF the report that the Boil
shevik authorities at Yekaterinburg
condemned Nicholas Romanoff, the
former Russian emperor, to death aft
er a short trial and then shot him
Homes and chateaux of Frances
aristocracy which before the war
we're probably the most exclusive in
the world have been thrown open to
the American officer and the Ameri-
can soldier. There tie chap with the
cowboy hat is entertained as royal
guest, sick or wounded, these days.
According to unconfirmed reports.
the Bolshevik government in Moscow
has been overthrown. says dispatch
to the London Exchange Telegraph
Company from Copenhagen. Moscow,
the reports add. has been captured by
General Korniloff, supported by Ger
man troops. Advices from the same
sources assert that Grand Duke Mich
olas has been proclaimed emperor.
SPORT
Jack Dempsey and Bob Devere have
been matched for twelve-round bout
at Joplin, Mo-. July 4.
The work or fight order took all men
ushers from the Chicago Cubs PARK.
Now there are usherettes in the grand
Sandstone blondes. but no bleach
ers
Although one of the busiest oil sec
tions of the country. Casper. Wyo.,
seems to have temporarily side
stepped the trail of the petroleum bug
to give ear to the buzz of the sport
ing bee. Articles of agreement have
been signed and world champion
ship in the wrestling game will be de-
cided in Casper on July 4. The prin-
cipals In this match are Sergt. Earl
Caddock, present champion OF the
world, and Yussif Hussane, the ter
rible Turk who will go to finish,
catch.as-catch-can. two best out OF
three falls.
GENERAL
Fire destroyed the property of the
Superior Glass Company at Martins
Ferry. Ohio.
The Georgia Legislature ratified the
federal prohibition constitutional
amendment shortly after the annual
session began.
Matthew Allen, widely known in the
United States and England as train
er OF racing horses, died in New York
| He was S3 years old.
The municipal council OF Paris voted
unanimously that the Avenue Troca
dero should henceforth bear the name
of President Wilson avenue.
The Massachusetts, constitutions
convention, without debate and with
out roll call. defeated the proposed
state prohibition amendment.
Backers OF alleged fake war charity
enterprises and soliciting schemes de
frauded the public of between $4,000.
900 and 100000 in New York Cit,
during the last year. according to T. re
view of evidence.
King George and Queen Mary tastet
American buckwheat cakes for this
first time at the Eagle hut of the
American Y. NJ. C. A.. near London
| The visit WAS a sIrnrise nna rnad.a at