Tombstone epitaph., 1918-06-30
FOREIGN

Russian Black sea fleet.
Strikes following the recent bread
riots are spreading throughout the VI
emma district, according to dispatches
received by way of Zurich.
Signor Baracca, considered Italy's
premier aviator, is missing His ma
chine fell inside the hostile lines aft
or il had caught fire during fight.
Philip Edward Morrell, Liberal. rep
House Of Commons, started debate
on the question OF peace by agree
ment.
Austria's grave food situation, cou-
pied with the apparent failure Of the
new offensive against Italy, is excit-
ing pessimistic comment in the Vienna
press
The execution at military headquar-
tiers at Tientsin Of Gen. HUI Chen
Chang because OF monarchist propa-
ganda among his troops. Is confirmed
by a presidential mandate issued at
Picking.
Four residents Of Berlin attempted
to escape from Germany in two aero
planes. One succeeded in landing in
| Denmark, but the other was brought
down in the Baltic sea BY German
guardships.
In many provinces of Hungary there
is only one-third or one-quartef the
| food necessary 10 maintain the popula-
| ton in health, former Premier risza
| declared in a speech TO the Hungarian
Parliament
The transport Santana, proceed
| ing from Bizerta for Malta, was tor
| pedoed and sunk on the night OF May
10-ll. according 10 the Havas agency.
There were on board 2.150 soldiers
and native workmen, Of whom l,5l2
were saved.
More than 100000 persons have
gone on strike in the Volcan arsenal
and the Warschalowski airplane works
| In Vienna. according 10 dispatch
| from Zurich to the Exchange Tele-
| graph. The dispatch adds that riots
have occurred at Favoriten. Margere-
then. Ottaking and Brigi;,enay, sub
| urbs of Vienna.
| The food situation and the war
WEAKNESS Of the people within the
dual monarchy again are making trou-
| BILE for the authorities. Troublous
times also seemingly are in store for
the German government owing 10 the
lack of bread. In Vienna mobs are re-
| ported to have raided bakeries and
| stoned the residence OF the premier
and even 10 have attacked one of the
wings OF the imperial palace Troops
had TO be called out to restore order.
SPORT
Hubert Dutch Leonard, pitcher
for the Boston American league base
ball team, was placed In class one by
the Fresno, Cal, city board.
Marty O'Toole and Billy Kelly. the
battery for whom Barney Dreyfuss
members of the Omaha team.
New regulations issued to draft
boards by Provost Marshal General
| Crowder to govern application Of the
work or fight order do not rule specifi-
cally upon the status of professional
baseball players or other classes
which may be affected, but emphasize
the section of the order placing games
and sports among the occupations
! classed as nonuseful
GENERAL
According to reports made to The
emergency fleet corporation At least
| sixty-three ships will be launched On
the Fourth Of July.
Deliveries of steel ships to the ship
| ping board in the first two weeks Of
| June numbered sixteen. with a total
| lightweight tonnage of S9,162.
Confidential information received
! by the Navy Department in the Brit
ish admiraltys pink book shows
| that such progress is being made by
the allied naviss in combating the u
boat as to score practically a subma-
rine sunk for every new one turned
out of German shipyards.
The sundry civil bill, carrying ST.
1Gi, 70I 600 for the ship building pro-
gram; $50,000.000 for the Presidents
emergency war fund, and $3.50. 900
for the committee on public informa-
ton, was passed by the House.
Tentative plans for the fourth Lib
erty Loan as indicated by the treasury
| are: Amount at least $4,000. 0O0. 900.
| Interest rate ~ per cent. Campaign
to open early in October. Denon.ina-
ton Of bonds same as the third Loan.
Postal inspectors arrested a number
Of travelling agents Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company on trains
between Boston, New York. Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington and
seized suitcases they were carrying
filled with messages filed for trans
mission by telegraph.
A woman known at Trinidad as
Mrs. Frank J. yanders, and who. with
a man giving the name Of Frank
Thomas. was arrested at Ration, N. NJ.
in connection with the death OF Joe
Marine. a pawnbroker. In Kansas
1 Cifv Mo Nav "a last ~aG identified