Tombstone epitaph., 1918-01-20
FOREIGN

The Bolsheyik government. a Reut-
er's dispatch from Petrograd says. has
issued a decree suspending all pay.
ments of dividends by private COM
panies.
The German government has Of
fered to pay the family of Enrique
Granados. the Spanish composer, 666..
900 pesetas as indemnity for the loss
OF their father.
Notwithstanding the pledge given
in September the Germans have sunk
another hospital ship. it is announced
in London. All the wounded and 9th
ers on board $50. were saved.
Four children lost their lives in a
fire which destroyed the east wing OF
the Catholic general hospital in Water
street al Ottawa. Ont, with a property
damage amounting TO 100000
Children of the public schools OF
Paris have sent circulars to the school
children throughout France asking
them TO subscribe cent each for the
adoption of American war orphans
President Wilson's statement OF
peace terms has been received in the
allied countries with singular enthusi-
assn. although flat refusal 10 con
slider the offer is expected from Ger
many.
Germany was never in such danger
OF collapse from internal and external
difficulties as at present. says the cor
respondent in Germany OF the Amster-
day Tiid. in an analysis of the exist
ing situation.
The Chamber of Deputies resumed
its sessions at Paris after the holiday
recess. II was called to order by
Jules Siegfried. a native Alsatian, who,
in the absence of Baron Ale ID. Mack
au. was the eldest member present
A British torpedo boat destroyer has
been 'orpedoed and sunk in the Medi-
terranean sea. according 10 an Ad-
miralty announcement issued in Lon
don. All the officers of the destroyer
were saved. but ten members of the
crew were lost.
Earl Reading. Lord Chief Justice.
has been appointed British high COM
missioner in the United States. Be
sides taking over the work of the
British Embassy in Washington. he
will have charge Of the work of the
pr;,isb VA N;ss;or ana ,,s as,.,,;.h
ments in New York and Washington.
The additional strength which the
enemy can obtain from the events in
Russia and Italy already have haen
largely discounted and The Intimate
destruction of the enemy's field forces
is the confident summing up by Field
Marshal Haig. the British commander
in-chief in France and Belgium. OF
last years work by the British army
on the Western front.
SPORT
In a fac, mound ho,,, q, N,w
kee Wis Joa Eag.r 81 pos,o, sh.a-
ed Rrvan Downev of Columbus ohio
p,.n
Camp Funs,on.Camn nosrs athletic
carnival in Convention hail at Kansas
City.
Fred Fulton OF Rochester, Mimi,
knocked out Harry Texas Tate OF
Nowata, Okla. in the second round Of
scheduled tweive-round bout at Jop-
lin. MO.
Roy Wood. former first baseman
ior the Cleveland Americans. was ap-
pointed by Governor Brough cap
tain in the Fourth Arkansas regiment
that now Is being organized.
Owen Moran, former featherweight
ooxer' is sergeant IN the British
army according to adVices received
at san Francisco from Australia He
enlisted under the name OF Owen Nor
gan.
Backers of a Sunday baseball bill,
already introduced in the New York
legislature are convinced II Will
pass. Inc Dill "ouid allow PROBES
sionai as well as amateur games on
sunday after 2:3o p. m.
GENERAL
Floods in Siam wors, since Isa,
are devastating the country
constitutional BY the Supreme Court
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