The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
FOREIGN

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900 casss of infiusnza in the Dutoh
East Indies.
Chancellor Ebert has decided "a
form . Bocialist army to offset the
forces OF the SpartRcus group.
Rumors are current In Berlin thai
the Spartacus Socialists would name
Dr. Lcbknecht president Of the repub-
lie.
The Austrians, before the evaoua,
tion. sacked Belgrade. according to
Deputy Pavisic of Croatia, who arrived
at Geneva.
Reports from Sarreburck. Rhenish
Prussia, Indicate that the delivery oi
German railway material is being car
ried out very slowly.
The London Daily Express says that
Il understands that Viscount Miner
the secretary of state for war, is about
to quit'the government.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter oi
President Wilson. arrived at Brest tc
meet the presidential party. She will
accompany the President to Paris.
The value Of the German mark has
fallen below AZ to the British pound
Before the war the mark was worth
approximately / shilling. or 20 mark
to the pound.
DR.. Francisco Tudela. former Peru
Wan foreign minister. sailed from
Lima for Washington to assume his
post as first Peruvian ambassador tc
the United States.
Prince Henry. OF Prussia, brother oil
the former German emperor, has pro
claimed the establishment OF a royal
list party in Germany. according to re
ports from Holland
Premier Lloyd George in a speech to
women In London declared that gigan
the future. because they tempt nations
to make war. He said he is 4 firm be
lever in the league OF nations.
The former German emperor is en-
titled to the right Of sanctuary In
Holland and therefore his return to
Germany cannot be demanded. accord
ing to a statement made by JonkheeI
Beerenbruck in the lower chamber q
Parliament during . debate on ths
visit of the former emperor to HoI
land.
Legal action against the forme
German emperor has been commenced
by an organization of Lille Mothers
The demand for prosecution states
that the commanders OF the Germar
army in April. 1916. directed that girl
be carried away from their families
hat 80 o1f
treatment and forced into close con
tact with notorious women.
SPORT
Earl McTavish. fullback. was electee
captain .f the 1919 football squad oil
Colorado College at meeting held In
Denver
Lieut.. Dagoberto Godoy of the
Chilean army crossed the Andes noun
tains at their highest point in Bris
tol airplane.
Levant NJ. Richardson. known ~
the father of roller skating" died IT,
Chicago after several years illness
He is said to have put the first steel
ball bearings in roller skates.
The Metropolitan Golf Association
| has decided at Its annual meeting IL
New York to resume the champion
ship matches which were suspended
when the United States went into the
war.
The six-day bike race in New York
which was won by McNamara anc
Magin. was record-breaker In attend
ance. though the mileage record wal
away behind previous years. Ths
amount of receipts was close Il
$4,000.
GENERAL
Welcomed home as heroic sons o;
the nation. 7,740 more soldiers. sail
ors. marines and aviators. represent
ing virtually every state in the Union
entered fog-bound New York harboi
on six large transports from Euro
pean ports. The tales these men tolt
about one another were narrations oi
American high courage on French
battlefields, on the open seas and in
the air above France and England.
Gustave Adorm, the newly elected
president of Switzerland. in an inter
view with "A correspondent of the Jour
nal, declared that he believed the
visit OF President Wilson to Europe
was guarantee that the future SO
ciety OF nations would be based or
right. justice and a respect for the
popular will
Pope Benedict is an advocate of o
league OF nations so constructed as to
prevent the possibility of future wars
Monsignor Sigourney Fay declared in
New York in an address before the
League for Political Education, out.
lining the features of recent conver
sation he had with the pontiff.
With total value of s12.272, AZ, 900.