, 1918-08-29
FOREIGN

CasaS -
new vessel, was sunk by a submarine
about $50 miles off Sandy Hook.
The municipal authorities of Buenos
Aires have taken over the supervision
of the sale of meat to the public.
Jonkheer Colyn, former minister of
war, win become Dutch premier, ac-
cording TO an announcement made by
the Amsterdam Telegraf.
The Yorkshire coal strike came to
an end in London, it was announced,
when the employers granted the de-
mands of the miners, who returned to
work.
There is promise of the best and
largest wheat crop in fifteen years in
Great Britain. according to Sir
Charles Fielding, director of the Brit
ish God production department.
Five important towns in Germany
and five hostile aerodromes were
heavily bombarded by British aerial
squadrons on the night of Aug. 21-22,
according to an official statement is
sued by the British air ministry.
Virtually the entire fleet of the
u itliue rlSu CuIDOTdllOH has Detii
destroyed by the trawler Triumph,
which was captured by a German sub
marine crew and armed, according to
reports OF the corporations office at
Montreal.
Russian Red Guards, after the cap
ture of Simbirsk on the Volga, accord
ing to a Moscow dispatch to the Ham
hnrD Nanhrirhtan nrhito1u honCad in
the market place 800 Czecho- Slovak
prisoners. The hangings, it is de-
clared, were a reprisal for atrocities"
committed In the town during it's oc-
cupation by the Czeehs.
According to an official report of
the French Sixth army, operating
north of the Marine, an American d.
vision, composed almost entirely OF
German-born men, advanced eleven
miles in seven days during the coun-
ter offensive, captured eight villages,
not including Fismes, and stormed
three woods, n hill and one farm in
hand-to-hand fighting. The division
once fought seventy-two hours contin-
uously.
The fishing schooner Lucille
Schnare of Nuremberg was sunk late
Wednesday by the trawler Triumph,
which a German submarine crew has
converted into a raider. Both bombs
and gunfire were used. The crew ar
rived at Canso. Vessels known to
have been sunk by the converted
raider are the Una P. Saunders of
Nuremberg, the E. Pratt Andrew of
Gloucester, Mass, n the Francis /.
O'Hara of Boston.
SPORT
The worlds series will be played
with the full permission OF Secretary
of War Baker.
Jess Willard, worlds heavyweight
champion, accompanied by Mrs. Will
ard, arrived in Denver Friday for a
few days visit.
Sam Langford of Boston and Jim
Johnson of New York fought an eight
round draw at the Lafayette Athletic
Club in st. Louis. Both negro heavy
weights fought wickedly, Johnson do
ing most of the offensive fighting.
G.. G.. CHAT of Chicago made a new
worlds record in the salmon fly ven
at the opening of the international
bait and fly casting tournament at Chi
cago. Chat made a cast of 155 feet,
which beats by five feet the record
for water back cast made by c. 70.
Lingenfelter last e
GENERAL
Buffalo, N. Y, voters voted down
the 6-cent fare by an overwhelming
majority.
Sinking of three American vessels
in foreign waters by German sub
Department.
The motion picture industry in all
its branches has been recognized as
an essential industry by the War In
dustries Board.
Increase in the wages-of coal min
ers as a substitute for the payment of
bonuses will not be approved by Fuel
Administrator Garfield.
Lieut.. Blair Thaw of Pittsburg, a
member of the American aviation
service, was killed when his airplane
fell as a result of engine trouble.
Explosion of a depth charge on
board the U. S. S. orizaba at sea on
Aug. IT killed Lieutenant Commander
William Price Williamson and three
enlisted men and wounded Comman-
der r. D. White and eighteen men.
The right of workers of ammuni-
ton plants to organize in trade unions
or groups, and to bargain collectively
through chosen representatives, is
recognized n affirmed In an award
made public by the National War La
Dor Board.
The army. navy n Red Cross re-
quire SOC, 900. 900 pounds of wool and
the country's production this year
will be $50. 0OO. 900 pounds. consequent
ly no wool will go into clothing for
Civtlfona thia war said Tnuio Pam